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Technologies in the Classroom



Social Bookmarking Sites such as Delicious.com give educators and students the opportunity to "bookmark" or keep track of any websites they find interesting or helpful in their educational experience.They are able to put tags on each website to keep them organized and easy to find. Not only does this website allow students and teacher to keep track of their own website, they are able to network with other users who have bookmarked the same websites. You are able to see other websites this user has saved, which you might find useful as well.



Concept Mapping Concept mapping is a fun and helpful way for students to organize and display their thoughts. They are able to use their imagination to create the map however they see fit to display their information properly. By using tools such as Inspiration or Mywebspiration, they are able to take the graphic organizer to the next level. They are able to add pictures to allow them to visually see any concept. Also, students are able to link their ideas to one another to help make sense of multiple concepts included in one map.



Google Docs Using a Google Docs form is an easy way to collect data from your students. Making the form is simple, and you can have students answer in a variety of ways including multiple choice, check boxes, and text form. After the students have filled out the form, the results are automatically updated into a spreadsheet on the Google Docs website. You are able to see the answer to every question provided by each student. This is an easy and organized way to compare student answers to see where the strengths and weaknesses are in the class.

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Digital stories are a way for students to explain an educational concept using their own pictures and words. Making a digital story about information they have learned is much more interesting to create and watch than writing a paper about it. Also, students are able to share their stories with each other to see how each student learned the information differently.

Wordle This tool is a way for students to see the importance and repetition on certain words in a piece of writing. This could be used as an opening in a lesson to visually show students which words are important after reading a selection. Also, students can put their own work into the Wordle tool in order to show what is the main focus of their writing and which words, if any, are repeated through out the writing.

Tutorial Using tutorials in the classroom is a great way to show students step by step how to do something without having to repeat the same directions to every student. The student is able to play the video as many times as necessary, and they can follow right along with the video. It allows students to both see and hear the instructions.

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