Idea+Rich,+Technology+Poor

Idea Rich, Technology Poor: Management Strategies for Teachers with Limited Resources Ge-Anne Bowdoin, Walker County Schools

everything here you can teach yourself -- the presentation can be found GoogleDocs

Productivity Suites

Purchase -- Microsoft Office 2008 (Mac and Windows) -- $150 -- don't want to have to purchase for something that her county wouldn't reimburse

No Charge -- Open Office -- Mac, Linux, PC -- like Word Google Docs -- Must have Internet access

Time Savers Learn your shorcuts! (cmd-S, ctrl-S) Built into your system Cheat sheets are a Google away check on YouTube -- YT now owned by Google --

Learn to Hyperlink Use MS Office Templates - Steal! -- search Google --

Download YouTube videos [|Zamzar] -- let you convert YouTube video and email to yourself to be used -- does take time

Make Your Own Videos
 * add narration to PowerPoint presentations
 * Use Wink or Jing -- for screencasting -- video yourself
 * Got a SMARTBoard --use the recorder(stand alone application)

Everything being shown is FREE!

Social Networking Works! Social Bookmarks -- allows sharing with as many people as you like Twitter -- allows parents, colleagues,and others to keep up in real time and to respond, if you like -- can set up a classroom account and Tweet things like homework reminders (cool IDEA!!!) [|delicious] Follow GeAnne -- lovemymacs BrainPop?????

Google has Google for Educators -- sign up Google maill -- make an account for the class and give the kids the password to upload (REMEMBER THIS!!!!)

Blogs as newsletters -- edublogs.org (FREE) idea for Rachel

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