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| Arizona Technology in Education Alliance (AzTEA | A professional nonprofit organization devoted to increasing student achievement through technology in teaching and learning. AzTEA is the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) affiliate for Arizona. |  www.aztea.org | |||||||||
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| Brainstorming Made Simple | Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online. 12/1/10 | www.bubbl.us/ | |||||||||
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| Chrome | This is a GREAT browser to use with our C3 environment. Click on the button that says DOWNLOAD CHROME. 9/6/11 |  www.google.com/chrome | |||||||||
| Firefox | Firefox is an excellent browser option that works well with C3. Click on the button that says FIREFOX FREE DOWNLOAD. 9/6/11 |  www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ | |||||||||
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| GMail Help | Link to the Google- Gmail online help center. | support.google.com/a/users/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ans wer=164211&rd=1 | |||||||||
| Creating Contacts | Directions on how to create contacts in Gmail. | support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer =8933 | |||||||||
| Email - Gmail Tips | Become a Gmail Ninja--Learn tips and tricks to save time, increase your productivity, and manage your email efficiently. Start with the tips that are right for you, based on how much email you get each day. | www.google.com/mail/help/tips.html | |||||||||
| Gmail Help - Google Apps Learning Center | Gmail help for users | learn.googleapps.com/gmail | |||||||||
| Gmail Lessons | Short video lessons on how to use Gmail - have to register but it is FREE! | www.grovo.com/gmail | |||||||||
| GMail Quick Tip Videos | Link to YouTube list of Gmail quick tip videos. Less then 1 minute videos on items like Threaded Conversations, Searching your Gmail, Managing your Spam (junk mail), Chatting, etc. 3/7/12 | www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A1A601548F380D8&f eature=digest_sat | |||||||||
| Google Apps Mail | Learning module covering how to use mail on your school apps domain. | edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-2- | |||||||||
| Google Online Help | Online interactive training modules on different components of Google Apps | services.google.com/apps/resources/overviews/welco me/topicWelcome/page05.html | |||||||||
| How To Use GMail Video List | Link to YouTube list of videos on how to use GMail. | www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8A0C9023238F7724 | |||||||||
| Organizing Your Mail | Ideas on how to organize your mail in Gmail - explains folders, labels, filters and starred messages. | support.google.com/mail/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=1 669016&parent=1668963&ctx=topic | |||||||||
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| Google Apps Help | Help site for Google Apps including articles, forum, and video tutorials. | google.com/support/ | |||||||||
| Google Apps K-12 Lesson Plan Database | Easily incorporate Google Apps into your curriculum with these classroom-ready lesson plans. Have a Google Apps lesson plan? Submit it for review. | www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/lesson_plans.htm l | |||||||||
| Google Tools to support Bloom's Taxonomy | Ways to use Google Tools to support ALL levels of Bloom's Taxonomy (developed by Kathy Schrock) | kathyschrock.net/googleblooms/ | |||||||||
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| Calendar--Creating & Connecting a Public Google Calendar to your Teacher Website Calendar Button | This document will lead you through creating new Google Calendars, making them public, and connecting your new calendar to your SUSD Teacher Website CALENDAR BUTTON. 9/8/11 | docs.google.com/a/saffordusd.com/viewer?a=v&pid=ex plorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B1M6giC3maABYjc2YWNlYzMt OTYyNi00MmRlLWJmYWEtOWYyZmFhMDg5YjQy&hl=en | |||||||||
| How To Use Google Calendar | Link to YouTube Videos on how to use the Google Calendars. | www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86393B62706987AD | |||||||||
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| Docs - Google Docs Webinar | Introduction to Google Docs in the Classroom webinar. | www.youtube.com/user/GoogleApps#p/u/15/4xEtdWArVms | |||||||||
| Docs - Mathematical equations in Google Docs | Directions on how you can easily insert mathematical equations into your documents, and collaborate on a single equation at once with multiple people. | docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer =160749 | |||||||||
| Docs - Using Google Docs in the Classroom - Tips and Tricks | This guide provides some tips and tricks for teachers who've mastered the basics of Google Docs. It covers how to keep student work organized, revisions and revision history, and how to publish student work. | docs.google.com/View?docid=ddnctvgt_216hf44mcfn | |||||||||
| Docs - Using Google Docs in the classroom: Simple as ABC | Basic guide on how to use Google Docs in the classroom. | docs.google.com/View?docid=dcdn7mjg_72nh25vq&revis ion=_latest | |||||||||
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| Associate File Types in Chrome | This document will help you associate certain type of files you download to certain programs so the download will automatically open once it downloads. You could use this so PowerTeacher automatically launches, PDF's, .wav files, etc. |  docs.google.com/a/saffordusd.com/document/d/1AkRge 4s_Ut3tq8SNw85DO9Tc62EDC0rebeVXlZKCS9s/edit | |||||||||
| Help Site For Using Chrome | This contains easy to follow hints for using Chrome. 3/7/12 |  support.google.com/chrome/?hl=en | |||||||||
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| Flipsnack | Convert a pdf document into a flip book. | www.flipsnack.com/ | |||||||||
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| AVer+ Software | Online tutorial on AVer+ Software | www.averusa.com/presentation/tutorial_av3win.asp | |||||||||
| Lesson Plans for Document Cameras | Check out this website to find: *Lesson plans *Education about Document Cameras *Available features and classroom benefits | www.schooldocumentcameras.com/document-camera-less on-plans | |||||||||
| Video Tutorials on how to use your Document Camera | Avermedia has compiled great video's on how to use the different features on your document camera. |  www.avermedia-usa.com/presentation/videos.asp | |||||||||
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| To EXCEL is ELEMENTARY! | Excellent site with EXCEL resources for K-6 teachers and students. | www.forsythcountyschools.org/its/kadkins/abc.htm | |||||||||
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| Faxzero.com | Send a fax from your computer for free using this link. Here are the limits: There is an ad on the cover page Faxes can only be a maximum 3 pages + cover You can only send 5 free faxes per day Faxzero.com | faxzero.com | |||||||||
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| GradeCam on-line help tutorials | Review how to use GradeCam. |  www.gradecam.com/GCHelpFiles/index.html | |||||||||
| Video Demonstration of GradeCam | Video of how GradeCam works. |  www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWgZ3NH9AdY | |||||||||
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| LIVE Homework Help! | Help From Real, Live Tutors via the Internet! It’s FREE. Live Homework Help® is available for Kindergarten–college students, and adult learners from 2PM to midnight daily. Connect to a live tutor to receive help in math, science, social studies or English. If you’d like to get a free password to use Live Homework Help®, please call the library at 348-3202. |  lhh.tutor.com/?ProgramGUID=696faf49-a141-4067-a34b -324018573d08 | |||||||||
| High School Hub | High School Hub offers free online learning materials for high school students, gathering quizzes, lessons and reviews. | highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm | |||||||||
| Homework Spot | Homework Spot is a reference center and homework portal divided by curricular area and arranged in grade-appropriate categories for elementary, middle and high school. | homeworkspot.com/ | |||||||||
| Multnomah County Library Homework Center | Multnomah County Library Homework Center is a magnificent public library effort to respond to students’ curricular needs. | www.multcolib.org/homework/ | |||||||||
| ProQuest - Internet Resources for Students | List of links sorted by subject and grade level. | www.proquestk12.com/curr/homework/students.shtml | |||||||||
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| Dropitto.me Set Up | This new C3 Cloud-based tool for homework turn-in folders works on any platform (Mac or PC). It DOES NOT require students to have a DropBox. 4/2/12 |  dropitto.me | |||||||||
| Dropitto.me Video | This video will show you how to setup and use Dropitto.me with your students through your DropBox account. It DOES NOT require students to have a DropBox. 4/2/12 |  www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8XrAuOic2A | |||||||||
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| Color Codes | Excellent reference for adding color to your web site. Use these hex codes to add color to your site. | webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/reference/color_code s/ | |||||||||
| HTML Cheat Sheet | A quick list of basic HTML coding to use as you edit your web page. | webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/reference/html_cheat sheet/index.html | |||||||||
| HTML Help | . | www.w3schools.com/html/DEFAULT.asp | |||||||||
| HTML Help | . | www.htmlcodetutorial.com/ | |||||||||
| HTML Help | . | www.echoecho.com/html.htm | |||||||||
| HTML Special Character Chart | Chart containing special character name codes. | webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/reference/special_ch aracters/ | |||||||||
| HTML Tutorial | Good tutorial to use to learn HTML. | www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors/index.html | |||||||||
| Writing HTML - Tutorial | A great tutorial for editing web pages. | www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/ | |||||||||
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| iLife Tutorials | Video tutorials on using iLife (Mac) applications. | www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/ | |||||||||
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| Pics 4 Learning | Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. | www.pics4learning.com/ | |||||||||
| Cyclo.ps | Search engine that searches the most popular free image engines around and provides one-stop shopping. 2/1/11 | cyclo.ps/ | |||||||||
| Discovery Education Clipart Gallery | Add graphics to your next project, whether it’s for home or school. Choose from hundreds of original clip art pieces, including animations! | school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/?pID=clipart | |||||||||
| Find Icons | Nice site for free icons. 2/1/11 | findicons.com/ | |||||||||
| Free Photo Bank | Easy way to find creative common images. 2/1/11 | www.freephotobank.org/main.php | |||||||||
| Google Swirl | Innovative way to search for images and see their relationships with each other (use with Google Safe Search enabled). 2/1/11 | image-swirl.googlelabs.com/ | |||||||||
| Ookaboo | Creative commons (free) site for finding great images for class work. 2/1/11 | ookaboo.com/o/pictures/ | |||||||||
| Open Clip Art | Great way to find free clip art. 2/1/11 | www.openclipart.org/browse | |||||||||
| Photo Pin | Free photos via Creative Commons | photopin.com/ | |||||||||
| School Clip Art | Great site for free school clip art. 2/1/11 | www.school-clip-art.com/ | |||||||||
| Smithsonian Galaxy of Images | Smithsonian Libraries encourage the use of images and other content from this website for not for profit educational and classroom use. | www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/ | |||||||||
| Veezzle | Wonderful free stock photo search engine. 2/1/11 | www.veezzle.com/ | |||||||||
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| OnGuard Online | Website provides practical tips to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. | www.onguardonline.gov | |||||||||
| NetSmartz Workshop | NetSmartz provides on- and offline learning activities for parents to facilitate discussions with their children and teens about Internet safety. | www.netsmartz.org/netparents.htm | |||||||||
| Common Sense Media | Media and Technology resources for educators on digital literacy and citizenship | www.commonsensemedia.org/educators | |||||||||
| Cybersmart | Cybersmart provides activities, resources and practical advice to help young kids, kids, teens and parents safely enjoy the online world. | www.cybersmart.gov.au/ | |||||||||
| i-SAFE | i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible. The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. | www.isafe.org/ | |||||||||
| My Space for Parents | A parents guide on how to use MySpace. Learn who your teenagers are talking to and what is being said. | myspaceforparents.com/ | |||||||||
| Webonauts by PBS Kids | Webonauts Internet Academy is a web original game for PBS KIDS GO! that gives kids 8- to 10-year-old an opportunity to have some fun while exploring what it means to be a citizen in a web-infused‚ information-rich world. | pbskids.org/webonauts/ | |||||||||
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| Four NETS for Better Searching | Learn four things to help you become better at using the Internet to search for information. | webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm | |||||||||
| New Search Engine for Secondary Students | Find millions of free educational resources for every 5th through 12th grade math, science, ELA, and social studies subject with the new search engine Gooru. The search engine returns results from its collections of multimedia resources, digital textbooks, videos, games, and quizzes created by educators in the Gooru community. All of the content in Gooru has been vetted by teachers and is aligned to the Common Core standards | www.goorulearning.org/ | |||||||||
| Seven Steps Toward Better Searching | You can become a better searcher by simply mastering 7 tricks. | webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/sevensteps2001.html | |||||||||
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| 100+ iPad Apps for High School | List of 100+ apps for high school students | ilearn.empowerbpo.com/2011/11/100-ipad-apps-perfec t-for-high-school.html | |||||||||
| Appitic | Collection of over 1,300 apps for education. | appitic.com/ | |||||||||
| Ask3 | Video Lessons- Allows teachers & students to quickly ask & answer each other's questions with text & their own videos. This FREE app turns each iPad into a whiteboard that can record voice & visuals for instant classroom sharing. | itunes.apple.com/us/app/ask3/id572042047?ls=1&mt=8 | |||||||||
| Autodesk Digital STEAM Applied Mechanics | Autodesk Digital STEAM Applied Mechanicsis a free iPad app that contains five simple games. The games are designed to let students experiment with five connected physics concepts. The concepts in the games are energy and work, force, power, loading, and mechanisms. In each game students control one variable to see how changing that variable affects other aspects of the equation. | itunes.apple.com/us/app/autodesk-digital-steam-app lied/id605304785?ls=1&mt=8 | |||||||||
| Doceri - use your iPad to control your computer | Doceri™ is a revolutionary iPad software suite for classrooms, conference rooms, and auditoriums – any place where you give presentations, teach, or collaborate. | doceri.com/ | |||||||||
| Educational iPad Apps | Educational iPad Apps for Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School and High School. | www.appolearning.com/ | |||||||||
| Educreations | Educreations is a free iPad app that turns your iPad into a whiteboard. You can use the app to illustrate concepts and narrate what you’re doing on the screen. | www.educreations.com/ | |||||||||
| Fizzy's Lunch Lab Fresh Pick | Fizzy’s Lunch Lab Fresh Pick is a free iPad app from PBS Kids. The app is based on the popular PBS web seriesFizzy’s Lunch Lab. The purpose of the app is to challenge students’ math and problem solving skills. | itunes.apple.com/us/app/fizzys-lunch-lab-fresh-pic k/id573537290?mt=8 | |||||||||
| iPad Apps for Higher Order Thinking | Kathy Schrock recently developed a page that recommends Apps that are free, content neutral, and targeted toward higher order thinking skills as suggested by the levels of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy. 7/28/11 |  kathyschrock.net/ipadblooms/ | |||||||||
| iPad in Education | Wiki created by the Department of Educational Technology in the school district of Palm Beach County. | palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/ | |||||||||
| IPad: the Basics Resources | Edmodo folder sharing apps by curriculum and project based topics | www.edmodo.com/folder/103932 | |||||||||
| Knowmia Teach | Video Lessons- Knowmia Teach is a new free lesson planning and recording tool for teachers. It helps you create short video lessons on any subject and publish them on Knowmia.com so your students and the public can find them. | itunes.apple.com/us/app/teach/id527216211?mt=8 | |||||||||
| Math Champ | Math Champ is a neat system of two apps working together to deliver math challenges to your students’ iPads. Math Champ Host App Math Champ Client App | www.inkids.com.au/2012/08/math-champ-quick-start-g uide/ | |||||||||
| Recommended iPad Apps | This is a comprehensive list of recommended iPad apps for all subject areas and grade levels. 4/26/11 |  www.tcea.org/ipad | |||||||||
| Rocket Speller | Rocket Speller is a fun and engaging spelling app for 3-7 year olds. | itunes.apple.com/ca/app/rocket-speller/id492504689 ?ls=1&mt=8 | |||||||||
| ScreenChomp | ScreenChomp is a free app for creating and sharing short tutorials or lessons on your iPad. ScreenChomp provides a whiteboard on which you can demonstrate things by drawing and talking people through your instructions. | www.techsmith.com/labs.html | |||||||||
| ShowMe | Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard! ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. | itunes.apple.com/us/app/showme-interactive-whitebo ard/id445066279?mt=8&ls=1 | |||||||||
| Top 30 Starter Apps for Special Education | iTaalk has created an affordable Top 30 list of apps that have been successful with children on the autism spectrum. | itaalk.org/images/iTaalk_Top_30_Starter_Apps_for_S pecial_Education.pdf | |||||||||
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| APPitic | Collection of over 1,300 apps for education | appitic.com/ | |||||||||
| Recommended iPod Touch Apps | A comprehensive list of recommended iPod touch apps. 1/26/11 |  spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0At6rnmB5cDEPdDFkc mhoTUpQNUZzMlZMNXc3SEwyRmc&hl=en&authkey=CM_S9ucF# gid=0 | |||||||||
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| Math is Fun! | Great math website for all grade levels. Lots of virtual manipulatives! | www.mathsisfun.com/links/index.html | |||||||||
| Tessellations | Tutorial for creating tessellations using Paint. | www.wsd1.org/bitsbytes/9798/bboct97/default.htm#ST ORY4 | |||||||||
| Yummy Math | Website providing teachers and students with mathematics relevant to our world today! | www.yummymath.com/ | |||||||||
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| Microsoft Excel 2007 Demos | On-line Microsoft Excel 2007 demos | office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/CH100740791033.as px | |||||||||
| Microsoft Word 2007 Demos | On-line demos on how to use Microsoft Word 2007 | office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/CH100740901033.asp x | |||||||||
| Microsoft Office 2007 Interactive Guides | If you want to explore the rich, new design with some guidance, try the interactive guides to help you quickly learn where things are. | office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033 .aspx#1 | |||||||||
| Microsoft Office 2007 On-Line Training | Free self-paced training courses on Microsoft Office 2007 | office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/FX100565001033 .aspx | |||||||||
| Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Demos | On-line Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 demos | office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/CH1007408710 33.aspx | |||||||||
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| Microsoft Office Templates | Templates you can download to use with Microsoft Office products. | office.microsoft.com/en-gb/templates/CT06199330103 3.aspx | |||||||||
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| Kitzu - Media Kits | Digital media kits you can download for free. | www.kitzu.com | |||||||||
| Pics 4 Learning | Database of copyright-friendly images for education. | www.pics4learning.com/index.php | |||||||||
| School House Video | Free kits with images, sounds and videos to use in Moviemaker projects. | www.schoolhousevideo.org | |||||||||
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| Multimedia Training Videos | Multimedia Training Videos is a series of completely free and open educational resources for learning a variety of multimedia and ICT tools. 12/1/10 | www.multimediatrainingvideos.com/index.html | |||||||||
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| Pics4Learning | Copyright-friendly image library for classroom use. | www.pics4learning.com/ | |||||||||
| PSB Learning Media | Video clips from PBS programming. 9/6/11 | az.pbslearningmedia.org/ | |||||||||
| The National Science Digital Library | STEM resources. 9/6/11 | nsdl.org/resources_for/k12_teachers/ | |||||||||
| Thinkfinity | Interactive and videos. 9/6/11 | thinkfinity.org/in-the-classroom | |||||||||
| Voki | Voki is a FREE service that lets you create speaking avatars and use them as an effective learning tool. | www.voki.com/ | |||||||||
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| Apple iLife: Getting Started with Garageband | Video tutorial on how to use Garageband | www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#garageband-hero | |||||||||
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| ESL Reading Smart | The ESL ReadingSmart program offers comprehensive learning resources to ESL teachers and students. Students and teachers must receive a username and password to access this website. | www.eslreadingsmart.com | |||||||||
| Internet 4 Classrooms | I4C as the founders call it is a collection of internet-based resources for K-12 teachers, students, and parents. Resources for technology integration, tutorials, assessment and more are posted and updated regularly. The site is free. | www.internet4classrooms.com | |||||||||
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| Dynamic Paper | Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web. 12/2/10 | http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx? ID=205 | |||||||||
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| PDF to Word Converter | Using PDF-to-Word conversion technology, you can quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files, making it a cinch to re-use PDF content in applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, OpenOffice, and WordPerfect. Best of all, it's entirely free! | www.pdftoword.com/Default.aspx | |||||||||
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| PowerPoint Templates for Teachers | Great site with PowerPoint presentation templates for grades K-12 in the following subject areas: the Arts, Language Arts, Library Science, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, Games and teacher resources. | jc-schools.net/ppt.html | |||||||||
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| Creating Single Sign-on Parent Accounts | Directions on how to create your PowerSchool parent account. | docs.google.com/a/saffordusd.com/presentation/pub? id=1JkHxwJVSZPX5qMyLd5FJ-c1kynqUFxxjh5QLwxIHEtU&st art=false&loop=true&delayms=5000#slide=id.p22 | |||||||||
| PowerSchool Resources Links | This page contains LINKS to useful PowerSchool related pages. | web.mac.com/tstaal/iWeb/Staal/PowerSchool%20Links. html | |||||||||
| Substitute Link | Use this link to log in as a substitute to take attendance. | powerschool.saffordusd.k12.az.us/subs/pw.html | |||||||||
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| 50 Ways to Use Prezi in the Classroom | Great powerpoint on using Prezi in the classroom. | docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AcfqYdjqKr8pZGZmc 2c2NmpfMTEzYzR4cDgyZzg | |||||||||
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| Concept to Classroom | An online series of free, award-winning professional development workshops that are self-paced sessions sponsored by Thirteen Ed Online. Each workshop follows the same process with Explanation, Demonstration, Exploration and Implementation strategies. A step-by-step planning guide makes it easy to replicate the activity for successful implementation. Every workshop topic has a rich database of books, articles, Web sites, videos and materials. Resources for K–12 teachers, administrators, and librarians. COST: Free | www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html | |||||||||
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| Free Online Books for Children and Parents | Learndirect has launched two free online storybooks to help families make the most of their time together and have fun while learning. The new storybooks The Journey to Darkest Somewhere and The House of Scary Words let kids become the lead characters and change details within the stories. Children can then add their name to the personalized books and print them out to read again and again. 12/2/10 |  www.wheredidtherivergo.co.uk/storybook/ | |||||||||
| Reading Bear | Teach children to read by introducing phonics and teaching new vocabulary. FREE! | www.readingbear.org/ | |||||||||
| Very Cool Interactive Reading Site | Oh my gosh…..AMAZINGLY COOL! The Guided Reading story is great and has before and after activities! |  www.roythezebra.com | |||||||||
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| SAS Curriculum Pathways |
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This resource is your online partner for teaching the core curriculum: English, history, science, mathematics, Spanish Learner-centered tools, lessons, and resources with measurable outcomes Interactive components that foster higher-order thinking skills Twenty-first century skills integrated into content |  www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ProductEntrance/Logi n/login.jsp | |||||||||
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| Student Computer Requests | Use this link to access the Student Computer Request Form. 10/15/10 | spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEtldTk0Z U9QTDBaX0h1VjJ4VHNreEE6MQ | |||||||||
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| SMS Student Password Request Form | Please complete this form to request your network password. | spreadsheets.google.com/a/saffordusd.com/spreadshe et/viewform?formkey=dE9FRE80aElQQllxcmdXcWlCNEh0ck E6MQ | |||||||||
| File Management -- Mac | Learn how to save and organize files on your Macbook. | www.screencast.com/t/NzhjZDUxZDIt | |||||||||
| Force Quit -- Mac | This information will demonstrate how to force a program to quit when your Mac has locked up. 11/9/10 | www.screencast.com/t/c3eyA0CQMney | |||||||||
| Mac 101 | New to the Mac or need a refresher? Look no further. | www.apple.com/support/mac101/ | |||||||||
| Saving / Backing up to H Drive -- Mac | This information will demonstrate how to move files between your Mac and your H Drive or a jump drive. 11/9/10 | www.screencast.com/t/p4Vj9d4oj5oL | |||||||||
| Sound Problems -- Mac | This information will demonstrate the several places to check if your Mac does not have sound or is not playing sound files. 11/9/10 | www.screencast.com/t/hEhLdjYa | |||||||||
| Toolbar Removal--Macs | Toolbars can slow your Internet access down. This information will help you remove toolbars from Firefox. 11/9/10 | www.screencast.com/t/cxJiNk10gw9 | |||||||||
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| SMS Student Password Request Form | Please complete this form to request your network password. | spreadsheets.google.com/a/saffordusd.com/spreadshe et/viewform?formkey=dE9FRE80aElQQllxcmdXcWlCNEh0ck E6MQ | |||||||||
| File Management -- PC | Learn how to save and organize files on a mobile PC. | www.screencast.com/t/NDNmYTNmZG | |||||||||
| Force Quit / Task Manager -- PC | This information will demonstrate how to us the Task Manager to force a program to quit when your PC locks up. 11/9/10 | www.screencast.com/t/yxqhqCBT1EP | |||||||||
| Saving / Backing up to H Drive -- PC | This information will demonstrate how to move files between your PC and your H Drive or a jump drive. 11/9/10 | www.screencast.com/t/xZJfXKCzQxB8 | |||||||||
| Sound Problems -- PC | This information will demonstrate the several places to check if your PC does not have sound or is not playing sound files. 11/9/10 | www.screencast.com/t/aFBdap7qq | |||||||||
| Toolbar Removal--PC | Information on how to remove toolbars from Internet Explorer | www.screencast.com/t/N2Y1ZGUxZD | |||||||||
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| 103 Tips for Substitute Teachers | Advice for substitute teachers by substitute teachers! | stedi.org/blog/2009/04/06/103TipsForSubstituteTeac hersFromSubstituteTeachers.aspx | |||||||||
| Education World Online Substitute Survival Kit | Are you a substitute -- or potential substitute -- wondering whether you'll survive the challenges that lie ahead? Are you an administrator or a classroom teacher wondering how to help a substitute get through the day? If so, the Education World Online Substitute Survival Kit is for you! | www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr260.shtml | |||||||||
| Substitute Teacher Resources | Resources for substitute teachers | www.teachervision.fen.com/classroom-management/res ource/6284.html | |||||||||
| Substitute Teacher SubPack | Site with information about creating a SubPack | stedi.org/subs/subresources/SubPackSWF/subPack.asp x | |||||||||
| Substitute Teaching - Tricks of the Trade | A complete description of the good, bad, and the ugly of Substitute Teaching. From the Book, SUBSTITUTE TEACHING, -Tricks of the Trade-, this homepage describes what a Substitute Teacher does, and why some choose this type of work. | www.qnet.com/~rsturgn/ | |||||||||
| Teach-nology | Free and easy to use resources for teachers | www.teach-nology.com/ | |||||||||
| Thinkfinity | Great resources for (substitute) teachers | www.thinkfinity.org | |||||||||
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| Cool Online Books You Can Personalize | Let kids become the lead characters and change details within the stories. Children can then add their name to the personalized books and print them out to read again and again. | www.wheredidtherivergo.co.uk/storybook/ | |||||||||
| Dynamic Paper | Customize activity sheets for the classroom based on your specifications. You can also make pattern blocks, number lines & grids, graph paper and more! | illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=205 | |||||||||
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| Web 2.0 Training Videos | Check out these free technology training videos from Russell Stannard. The videos show how to use a wide range of tools in the classroom, including: Dreamweaver, Audacity, Wordpress, Photoshop, downloading from Youtube, Moodle, podcasting, Director, online surveys, iTunes, RSS feeds, online surveys, Jing, Blogger, Twitter, Wolfram Alpha, Flash, and more. 12/1/10 | www.teachertrainingvideos.com/general.html | |||||||||
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| Dance Mat Typing | The BBC offers the fun-filled Dance Mat Typing for elementary students. Four levels and 12 stages provide basic keyboarding practice. 2/1/12 |  www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ | |||||||||
| Sixth Grade Keyboarding Unit | Whitley County School System offers their Sixth Grade Keyboarding Unit online. It includes 20 lessons. 2/1/12 |  www.whitley.k12.ky.us/Whitley_Board/techweb/6th_Ke yboarding.html | |||||||||
| Glencoe's Online Keyboarding | An online typing tutor for kids or adults that is divided into 16 individual typing lessons ranging from home keys and space bar to symbols. Each lesson on this free typing program includes a demonstration movie, typing exercises, a drill, and a printable lesson report to show completion of the lesson. 2/1/12 | www.techconnect.glencoe.com/techconnect/keyboardin g/start.htm | |||||||||
| Keybr.com | Practice typing full words and sentences with Keybr.com. You have the choice to practice typing random words/non-words, to practice custom text, or to practice the text from any website or blog. Keybr.com shows the student's speed, errors, as well as the particular keys which are the weakest. 2/1/12 | keybr.com | |||||||||
| PowerTyping.com | Includes a words-per-minute goal that can be set for each lesson, and most lessons include a radio player at the bottom to encourage a rhythmic pattern while typing. The site also includes a series of five typing games to make learning to type more exciting for children. 2/1/12 | www.powertyping.com | |||||||||
| Second Grade Keyboarding Unit | Whitley County School System offers a Second Grade Keyboarding Unit. 2/1/12 | www.whitley.k12.ky.us/Whitley_Board/TechWeb/2nd_ke yboarding.html | |||||||||
| Typing Test Online | Typing Test Online measures words per minute, net typing speed, and typing errors. This is a great way to measure progress and improvement. You may choose the length of the test from one to three minutes. You may also select what language you wish to use in typing. 2/1/12 | www.typingtest.com | |||||||||
| Typing Tutorial Links | THIS IS AMAZING. It is an entire list of keyboarding programs. These tutorials, drills, games, lessons, and diagrams break down the functions of the various keys on the keyboard and help to improve typing skills. | www.screentekinc.com/Laptop-Typing-Tutorial.html | |||||||||
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| KeepVid | Download and save YouTube (or other streaming) videos. Also has a Bookmarklet you can add to your Links toolbar to allow you to quickly download a video while watching it online. 10/22/2012 | keepvid.com/ | |||||||||
| YouTube Clean Video Search | Use this link to search for YouTube videos that are filtered as clean. 10/13/11 | www.cleanvideosearch.com | |||||||||
| YouTube Downloader | FREE program you can use to download Youtube videos to use in your classroom. | youtubedownload.altervista.org/ | |||||||||
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| BCISD - Videoconference Program Database | This database contains programs from content providers such as zoos and museums that offer ISDN or IP based videoconferencing. | www.bcisdvc.org/default.htm | |||||||||
| Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration | Free registration allows you to access any CILC sponsored videoconference, free newsletter and e-mail updates. Some activities require a fee. |  www.cilc.org/ | |||||||||
| Global Leap - Videoconferencing in the Classroom | Become part of the international videoconference classroom network. Register your site at Global Leap. |  www.global-leap.com/ | |||||||||
| Polycom Special Events | Special Events include connections to renowned authors, experts in the field, famous locations and many other events that provide FREE rich content to Polycom customers to enhance curriculum an increase student achievements. | www.polycom.com/usa/en/solutions/industry_solution s/education/programs_resources/special_events.html | |||||||||
| SBC Videoconference Adventures | The "yellow pages" of videoconferencing from Knowledge Network Explorer. Download the thirty-eight page guide (PDF) for an extensive list of educational videoconference providers. | www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/adventures.html | |||||||||
| TWICE - Two Way Interactive Connections in Education | Search the field trip data base or access tips on videoconferencing. | www.twice.cc/ | |||||||||
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| Online Virtual Fieldtrips | Virtual field trips open up the world and the universe to students and their teachers. Whether it's a teacher-guided group field trip or individual student projects, the wide array of virtual tours freely available online can add an exciting dimension to the classroom. Click on the link to learn more! | www.onlineeducation.net/resources/virtual-field-tr ips | |||||||||
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| Explore Windows 7 | Learn about some of the new features of Windows 7 | windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/feat ures | |||||||||
| Getting Started with Windows 7 | Information on some basics in Windows 7 | windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/getting- started | |||||||||
| Windows 7 How-to Videos | Link to videos on a variety of how-to topics | windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/videos | |||||||||
| Windows 7 Reference | Welcome to Windows 7. Great information to get you started. 12/10/12 | docs.google.com/a/saffordusd.com/document/d/1rFoUA tBM5vwGpVeV5DNkKVYCuglt5YO3cjue7xS_NLk/edit | |||||||||
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