2010 Celebration and Countdown Smackdown

Date:  
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Time:
9:00am Pacific/10:00am Mountain/
11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Elluminate



Recording (full): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2010-12-30.0846.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for recording:  http://tinyurl.com/cr20live-smackdown

Recording (chat): http://wiki.classroom20.com/CR20LIVE+DEC302010

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Recording (video):  https://youtu.be/fIKs-R9gIo0 
Animoto Video: https://youtu.be/-ARcoSHpHjs

Topic: 2010 Celebration and Countdown Smackdown

Special Guests:  All of US!

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

http://twitter.com/liveclass20 (Classroom 2.0 LIVE on Twitter)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Archives and Resources for all recordings and links)
http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom-20-live (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Diigo Group-please join and share your links with everyone.

Compilation of our Special Guest blogs for all of 2010! Thank you all for sharing with us!
Angela Maiers Passion-Driven Classroom  http://www.angelamaiers.com/
Amy Sandvold Passion-Driven Classroom  http://thepassiondrivenleader.wordpress.com/
Lee Kolbert Featured Teacher http://macmomma.blogspot.com/
Donalyn Miller Book Whisperer  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1970104.Donalyn_Miller/blog
Lorna Costantini Connecting with Parents Using Technology http://www.ourschool.ca
Lisa Neilsen, Willyn Webb Teaching Generation Text: Harnessing the Power of Cell Phones in Education
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/ (Lisa Nielsen's blog)
http://www.willynwebb.com/ (Willyn's website)
Dan Meyer Math Class Needs a Makeover  http://blog.mrmeyer.com/
Barbara Bray Joy in Learning  http://barbarabray.net/
Matt Montagne Design Thinking and Project Based Learning  http://middleschoolblog.blogspot.com
Karen McMillan/McTeach Featured Teacher  http://www.notesfrommcteach.com/
Wes Fryer & Conference Co-Conveners K12online Conference  
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/ (Blog for Wes Fryer)
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=51141  (Classroom Blog for Maria Knee)
http://thirdgradediscoveries.posterous.com/  (Classroom Posterous for Jose Rodriguez-3rd Grade Discoveries)
http://2mgems.blogspot.com/  (Classroom blog for Amanda Marrinan)
Zoe Branigan-Pipe Featured Teacher  http://pipedreams-education.ca/
Connie Swiderski Virtual Online Conference Hosted on Moodle  http://moodle.esc11.net/vtc
Lucy Gray, Steve Hargadon Global Education Conference  
http://www.stevehargadon.com/
http://www.lucygray.org/weblog/
Adam Bellow eduTecher  http://www.eduTecher.net
Karen Bantuveris VolunteerSpot  http://blog.volunteerspot.com/
Scott Meech IEAR (Education Apps Review)  http://www.iear.org
Brian Cheek, Jill Tinsley yolink Overview   http://www.yolinkeducation.com/education/
Brian Cheek, Ken Shelton, Lucy Gray-yolink Update  http://yolinkedu.blogspot.com/
Maggie Tsai, Jason Schmidt, Shannon Miller Diigo v. 5  
Diigo  http://blog.diigo.com/
Jason Schmidt  http://iisquared.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/what-i-like-about-diigo/
Shannon Miller  http://sites.google.com/site/unishannonmillerportfolio/home
Miguel Guhlin Moodle Mayhem http://www.mguhlin.org/
Toronto District School Board  Panel: Stuart Oakley, T.J. Goertz, Manny Da Luz, Aveline Ristuccia Using Social Media to Support Staff, Students and Families
http://www.facebook.com/toronto.dsb  (Toronto District School Board Facebook account)
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=108026 (Blogmeister, Manny Da Luz’s 2008-09 classroom blog at Deer Park PS)
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=10391&menuid=23419&pageid=20297  (Director of Education Chris Spence’s Blog)
Aviva Dunsiger Technology Integration in Grade One Classroom  http://grade1ad.litcircuits.com
Scott Newcomb, Kyle Menchhofer Smartphone Computers in Rural Schools
Kyle Menchhofer  http://www.smriders.net/Administration/kmench/home.htm
Scott Newcomb  http://www.smriders.net/Mobile_Learning/
Tammy Moore-Moodle and Elluminate for Online Learning  http://www.virtualhomeschoolgroup.com/
Terry Friedlander,Carry Lightner PicLits http://www.PicLits.com
Mike Herrity Connecting with Parents Using Sharepoint  http://www.twynhamschool.com/supportinglearning
David McGeary Preparing Effective Online Learners  http://trngexamples.wikispaces.com
Matt Montagne, Jose Rodriguez, Sheila Adams EARTHCAST 2010 http://earthbridges.net/
Carly Shuler-Joan Ganz Cooney Center Awards for Innovation in Mobile Learning http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/
Adora Svitak Technology Integration-Student Point of View  http://www.adorasvitak.com
Mark Moran Sweet Search and Finding Dulcinea  http://blog.findingdulcinea.com
Colleen King Interactive Math games  http://mathplayground.com/
Sandy St. Louis, Ramona Pringle, Kim Flack PBS Frontline-Digital Nation  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/#forum
Jeff O’Hara Edmodo  http://blog.edmodo.com/
Scott Snyder Back Channel in the Classroom  http://thespian70.blogspot.com/
Kim Caise Web Conferencing  http://kcaise.wordpress.com
Sarah Beeghley and Jim Beeghley Civil War Sallie Technology Projects  http://www.civilwarsallie.blogspot.com/

Countdown Smackdown Links and Links shared in the chat!

Laura Candler    [email protected]    "Interactive Fraction Bars”
To find it online, go to http://www.lauracandler.com ->File Cabinet ->Math->Fractions and click on link  
http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/math/fractions.php
or go directly to URL: http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/47750
I chose this tool because it's extremely effective for teaching fractions in elementary school. It's a free interactive tool that can be used on a whiteboard or just projected onto a screen. I wanted to explain it because it's not that user friendly and a 2-minute explanation could help people understand how to use it.

Lorna Costantini     Screensteps     http://www.bluemangolearning.com/screensteps/
Screensteps is a web application good for authoring tutorials and how-to-guides. I find it very helpful to quickly create blog posts, webpages and pdf's with  screenshots and embedded videos. I use the tool for my blogs and Moodle courses.

1.http://screensteps.me/lornacost/jd9yen  what is screensteps lesson
2.http://www.classroomblogging.com/what-is-screensteps.html
what is a screensteps - blog format
4.http://screensteps.me/lornacost/hmwhj7 Screensteps lesson What is twitter
5.http://www.bluemangolearning.com/screensteps/ Screensteps website

Paula Naugle       I would like to share Edmodo. I created a group for us called CR2.0 Live Friends. The code to join the group is jp8hww     
http://www.edmodo.com
This is my second year using Edmodo with my 4th graders and they love it. I like that they can use Edmodo without having to have an email address. They are learning how to interact in a free and secure online social networking space. I can post assignments, polls, embed videos and so much more with Edmodo.

I belong to several groups on Edmodo and it helps me continue my learning. I just set up a collaborative group for the fourth graders in my district that we will use in the new year. I am excited by the possibilities it will provide us to connect and collaborate.

Scott Merrick    Second Life :)    
http://www.iste.org/connect/communities/second-life.aspx
and http://secondlife.com
I think this tool actually chose me. We meet in Second Life once a month for information sessions about how this "sense of place at a distance" tool can create valuable shared experiences amongst collegial colleagues.Scott Merrick: http://opensimulator.org   

Mike DeFoe   LiveBinders    http://livebinders.com/
I use LiveBinders for my staff professional development because:
LiveBinders is my 3-ring binder for the Web
It collects my resources
Organizes them neatly and easily
Presents them with pride
and best of all, it's free!

Peggy George    Evernote (both for iphone and computer)    http://www.evernote.com/
Evernote is one of the most valuable tools I use every day. I can add notes from my iphone or my computer and sync to access them either place. I use it to capture chat during webinars and even full day virtual conferences so I have all of my notes and clickable links in one location. The notes are searchable and I can find things easily. You can store PDFs and even add photos. You can clip text from web pages to paste into Evernote. If you're a premium user you can even add docs and spreadsheets to your notes. Evernote is also integrated with yolink search enhancement to clip notes and links.

Donna Baumbach     Qrait    http://qrait.com
I was looking for something different to continue to show teacher ed students the possibilities and stumbled upon Qrait.  It allows you to build a collection of resources on a topic.  It could be used by students to gather and Qrait information on their research topic or to build a tutorial.  I used it for a quick overview of Animoto: http://qrait.com/users/baumbach/animoto  combining Animoto Videos, blog posts, web links, and Tweets.  Each topic is called a molecule and each element added is an atom.  You can search for and use other people's molecules, and molecules can be embedded in a wiki or webpage.  Still in beta, the developer has been very responsive to suggestions from an educator.  (I like that!)   Similar to Montage ( http://montage.cloudapp.net/ ) but I think easier for students...especially elementary-aged students.

Melissa Getz     "Delicious-For me it is more than a mere bookmarking tool. "    http://www.delicious.com/home
I am new to Web2.0 and learning without pen and paper nearby.  For me, I learn best when I write down what I hear being said.  I rarely remember things that are presented orally unless I write them down.  This summer I took a training course that used lots of Jing videos.  I will use Delicious to tag the video so I know where to go for future reviewing and use the notes area to do the kinesthetic listening. Since the videos were technically proprietary, I have them labeled as private so nobody but me should see they exist.  (I hope).  The next thing I need to figure out is how to selectively share links with people.  I understand that can be done with de.li.cious, but I have not figured it out yet.
Video overview Melissa shared during the session:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U26yPdOpyqwRobin Cochran-Dirksen    Biomolecular Explorer 3-D from U-Mass Ed    http://www.umass.edu/molvis/bme3d/materials/explore.html
I use this tool to visualize biological molecules ALL THE TIME in lectures.  The jMol javas lets you rotate molecules so the students can see what the heck you're going on about.

Patti Duncan    Tagxedo (like Wordle, but better)    
http://www.tagxedo.com/
I chose this tool because I like the creative aspect of it along with the word cloud concept.  I see it as a powerful alternate assessment opportunity when students can not only arrange key words for a concept into a cloud, but also do it in the shape of an image... that also represents the concept...

Christopher Lee    Floorplanner.com is an online tool for creating simple floor plans. It does require an email address for setup, but it can save designs online and has export capabilities.    http://www.floorplanner.com/
I used to use it when I first started teaching Intro to Drafting (because our kids needed training wheels before AutoCAD). Now that I teach Business, I use it for my Entrepreneurship class to do the layout of their startup businesses. It is fabulous and has a very small learning curve.

Barbara Bray     Wall Wisher    www.wallwisher.com
This is a great brainstorming tool that I use with students and teachers for PD. Go here for an example how we're using it with ISTE SIG ILT

rene palafox      http://www.wix.com/rpalafox/tintero http://www.wix.com/karinah2525/Karinah
I chose this site because it's a great tool for teachers and also allows students to create their own pages

Trent Robertson     Jing from TechSmith    http://www.jingproject.com
In the teaching position of creating "how to" documents for technology training sessions, I stumbled across several products that help me reduce the immense amount of time in creating a "how to" document.  Simply, I use Jing to create "how to" videos.  Jing is a FREE application.  However, there is a Pro version available.  There is a maximum of 5 minutes recording time per video.  Jing is also a screencapture program as well.  Jing records audio.  When I find myself needing a substitute teacher, I use Jing for my lesson plans. Enjoy-:)

Diethild Starkmeth    World clock    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
The tools helps me to create communication with people around the planet.

Links shared during live session in chat or on mic:
Maureen(@bcdtech): I use http://www.myebook.com to publish student work as embeddable books- easy to use, can add audio, video

Maureen(@bcdtech): is anyone talking about QR codes today? I just started trying them out. http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=51894. I'm using them in the hall- audio embedded in qr codes to go with the work displayed

Bob Pocklington: The best tool I have found and implemented this year has been microsoft onenote.  it has allowd me to become much more organized and access all my information, saved notes, documents, videos, etc in on place for each class i teach. Microsoft Office OneNote
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/demo-what-is-onenote-HA010168634.aspx

http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/36989
this is a livebinder I created to compile all of the links shared during our last mini-geekfest session: http://livebinders.com/edit?id=51493

ColetteC: Diigo has a tool a little similiar to livebinders called WebSlides -takes your links and displays as webpages but you cannot add extra pds, images, etc  Check out my example of STEM resources:  http://slides.diigo.com/list/ccassinelli/STEM

Lucy Gray: http://postpost.com

atruger: http://www.engineeringinteract.org/
Be sure to check out “Forces in Motion”

Maureen(@bcdtech): Another web publishing tool I've tried out this year is http://simplebooklets.com/
Like mybook, an easy to use, embeddable book to display student work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=631K_lKPuQs  Gapminder video tutorial by wackjacq  Joe Jacquot

Terry Friedlander (PicLits): I am always willing to share my enthusiasm for our site 
( http:// PicLits.com )  [email protected] for more. Edutainment !!!! pure & simple. View PicLits show on Classroom 2.0 LIVE that demonstrated the tool and uses: http://live.classroom20.com/1/category/piclits/1.html

ColetteC: Cool site - check out:  http://primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/

Jan Wells @janwells: My tech tool to share: using Skype in the Classroom http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=704
https://sites.google.com/site/seedstosuccesswithskype/home

jan wells" Seeds to Success was part of the 6th day of Christmas in http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=52057

Kevin Honeycutt:  http://singsnap.com  Site for karaoke songs

jodi: I didn't sign up to share but Kevin reminded me of a tool I have my teachers use in the classroom. One for newcasting and for remedial reading.  It is http://www.cueprompter.com/
It allows you to type in your words/script or copy and paste them. Then students can read this for practice in fluency or more difficult words....works for newscasting classes as well as for reading fluency. Free and very easy to use.

Maureen(@bcdtech): This is a promo from tales2go good thru 1/15.... free subscription for schools/teachers http://www.tales2go.com/schoolpromo/

aforgrave (Andrew): A few of us have been experimenting with online musical collaboration over the holidays at kompoz.com http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.minisite?siteId=1245

McTeach (Karen): http://www.only2clicks.com/pages/mcmillan
Moderator (McTeach (Karen)): http://guest.portaportal.com/ctkteachers
McTeach (Karen): Will make a only2clicks tab with today's links


Francie Kugelman
5th grade, Los Angeles 
Great index of whiteboard activities:

http://www.tes.iboard.co.uk/player/index.htm
http://www.tes.iboard.co.uk/player/frameset.htm?id=2989&view=history&name=Transport%20Timeline

It has dawned on me recently that whiteboard activities can be used by people like me that don't have a whiteboard, but do have an optical projector to share online material with my students.

Something I found on the index listed above - Great activities for an inventions unit, or the history of transportation:

To find the transportation links, go to History on the whiteboard activities link listed above.  There is a timeline for transportation called Transport Timeline, and an accompanying encyclopedia called Transport Mini Encyclopedia.

The Transport Timeline website has illustrations of various ships, cars, airplanes. You place them on a timeline.  After you have placed the illustrations on the timeline, click the button entitled "period" to find if you are correct. 

This interactive tool would be a great way to introduce the history of modern transportation inventions. You could display this in class using an optical projector and have different students come up to move the transportation vehicles to various parts on the timeline.

The website also has a fun link for painting with symmetry.  Go to the index link listed above.  To find the symmetry activity, go to ICT, then Draw an Egg. Click on mirror for symmetry. By the way, this index link is for early readers.  However, I will use whatever works for my fifth graders!  They will never know that these links are for Kindergarten students!


jackiegerstein: http://anserupperchildhood.pbworks.com/w/page/31957878/Student-Picasso%27s

Kevin Honeycutt: Sign 4 Me  iphone/ipad app-provides sign language instruction in 3D
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sign-4-me-a-signed-english/id312882992?mt=8

Kevin Honeycutt: Google Sketchup used with A-R Media that makes it virtually interactive
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/

Paula Naugle (@plnaugle): Check out http://www.neok12.com/
Great list of videos group by topic. The videos are all hosted on YouTube though so my students have to access this site from home.

Peggy George: Appolicious app for sharing your app recommendations with others.  http://appolicious.com
Register for free, sync your app library, and then when you follow someone you can see what apps they are using.

Mike DeFoe: http://thinkfinity.org/  Used to be Marco Polo and now Thinkfinity. Fabulous resources for teachers.

Kim Caise: http://freedigitalphotos.net  Free site to download stock images and great quality. Another photo site is: http://wylio.com/
Creative commons images you can download and reuse-pay attention to the license permissions.

jackiegerstein: http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/4554-best-iphone-apps-of-2010

wackjacq: World Geography: http://www.worldmapper.org

Kim Caise: http://www.backupify.com/

Beverly Dennis Alaska Pacific University: Don't forget wikimedia common for a fabulous archive of photos and other free resources.

Kim Caise: http://mathcasts.org

wackjacq: 1800 video tutorials: http://www.khanacademy.org

Nadia: ReadWriteThink notetaker - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/readwritethink-notetaker-30055.html

jackiegerstein 2: Vi Hart Math Doodling - http://vihart.com/doodling/
some my favorite new math videos - she is brilliant!
Moderator (jackiegerstein 2): Student  Picasso drawings: http://anserupperchildhood.pbworks.com/w/page/31957878/Student-Picasso%27s

jackiegerstein 2: Like the new Hallmark AR cards http://www.hallmark.com/online/webcam-greetings.aspx

Paula Naugle (@plnaugle): Zooburst. AR tool I saw this summer.
http://zooburst.com/

Zoe (@zbpipe): http://livewithlivescribe.edublogs.org/

Kim Caise:
http://www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/CommunityOverviewPage

jodi: http://cooltools4integration.wikispaces.com/

mauilibrarian2: I use http://moreofit.com  a lot to find sites that are similar.

Nadia from Russia: how to use voki in a classroom - http://www.voki.com/

aforgrave (Andrew): There is also an iPhone/iPod app that lets you view pencasts on iDevices (as well as the web) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pencast-player/id389244675?mt=8

KevinHoneycutt: http://cosmospherelearningnetwork.ning.com

Zoe (@zbpipe): Have you all played around on GOOGLE LABS?  http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/  and http://scribe.googlelabs.com/ are worth exploring

jackiegerstein 2: http://www.reelseo.com/free-online-moviemaking-service-xtranormal-longer-free/

Zoe (@zbpipe): Fun site: http://www.sumopaint.com/app/

Nadia: icebreakers  http://www.icebreakers.ws/

jackiegerstein 2: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132369313

Zoe (@zbpipe): http://www.timetoast.com/
another fun one that my students really enjoyed

Nadia: eGraphics for teaching / learning
http://www.saffroninteractive.com/2009/blog/top-five-tips-for-designing-engaging-graphics-for-e-learning/

mrg_3: new to http://www.diigo.com/ make sure to get the free teacher upgrade

Moderator (KevinHoneycutt): http://artsnacks.org

mrsdurff: be sure to visit my class blog http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=56473