Date: Saturday May 30, 2015
Time:9:00amPacific/10:00am Mountain/11:00amCentral/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Blackboard Collaborate
We are excited to welcome back one of our favorite presenters for today's show, Letia Cooper (@techwithtia). Her enthusiasm coupled with amazing tips for using the tools, apps and websites she will share with us will make you immediately want to get started using them with your students! Would you like to discover ways for your students to connect, create, and collaborate as they investigate and explore a variety of scientific ideas, models, and concepts! Are you looking for new ways to jazz up your science curriculum? This webinar will focus on a variety of interactive science, websites, web tools and apps that will enhance learning! Join Letia Cooper as she shares examples of how to use these tools and discusses easy ways to integrate technology in science classrooms for all grade levels.
Tia is passionate about teaching and learning through technology. She believes that "When technology is integrated into the classroom, all students are motivated to learn." She is proud to offer you a variety of resources and ideas that will help you to integrate technology into your classroom. She is a 1998 graduate of South Carolina State University and a 2008 graduate of Grand Canyon University with a M.Ed in Instructional Technology. She currently works for CCEL (Carolina Consortium for Enterprise Learning) as a Instructional Technology Specialist for grades K-12. Letia has presented at various conferences such as SC Edtech, NCTIES, SCEA Common Core, GAETC & FETC. She is a Verizon Thinkfinity Field Trainer and Promethean Social Media Council Member and Simple K12 presenter. Feel free to email Letia at techwithtia@live.com or visit her blog at www.techwithtia.com. Don't forget to visit her Livebinders page or download one of her free website of the month calendars for teachers and students.
Audio Recording (mp3):
Time:9:00amPacific/10:00am Mountain/11:00amCentral/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Blackboard Collaborate
We are excited to welcome back one of our favorite presenters for today's show, Letia Cooper (@techwithtia). Her enthusiasm coupled with amazing tips for using the tools, apps and websites she will share with us will make you immediately want to get started using them with your students! Would you like to discover ways for your students to connect, create, and collaborate as they investigate and explore a variety of scientific ideas, models, and concepts! Are you looking for new ways to jazz up your science curriculum? This webinar will focus on a variety of interactive science, websites, web tools and apps that will enhance learning! Join Letia Cooper as she shares examples of how to use these tools and discusses easy ways to integrate technology in science classrooms for all grade levels.
Tia is passionate about teaching and learning through technology. She believes that "When technology is integrated into the classroom, all students are motivated to learn." She is proud to offer you a variety of resources and ideas that will help you to integrate technology into your classroom. She is a 1998 graduate of South Carolina State University and a 2008 graduate of Grand Canyon University with a M.Ed in Instructional Technology. She currently works for CCEL (Carolina Consortium for Enterprise Learning) as a Instructional Technology Specialist for grades K-12. Letia has presented at various conferences such as SC Edtech, NCTIES, SCEA Common Core, GAETC & FETC. She is a Verizon Thinkfinity Field Trainer and Promethean Social Media Council Member and Simple K12 presenter. Feel free to email Letia at techwithtia@live.com or visit her blog at www.techwithtia.com. Don't forget to visit her Livebinders page or download one of her free website of the month calendars for teachers and students.
Audio Recording (mp3):
Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1704317 (Note: Click on tab for "Science Websites, Tools, Apps-@TechwithTia " in the LiveBinder)
https://twitter.com/techwithtia
http://www.techwithtia.com/ (Letia Cooper’s website)
http://techwithtia.blogspot.com/ (Letia Cooper’s older blog)
https://www.facebook.com/techwithtia (Letia Cooper on Facebook)
Livebinder for her resources. She’ll focus on this tab: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/126258?tabid=7f082402-a88c-4ba6-acc5-daa8ae25c8d2
http://www.mediafire.com/view/fc9tar8a3tbuwmj/April_2015.pdf (April 2015 calendar: “Full STEAM Ahead”)
http://www.techwithtia.com/hispanic-heritage-month-trivia-answers.html (Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia Calendar)
http://sciencenetlinks.com/ (Science NetLinks)
http://www.teachersdomain.org/collection/k12/sci/ (PBS Learning Media-Science Collection)
http://braingenie.ck12.org/courses/5 (BrainGenie Science-Gr. 6-8 example)
http://www.instagrok.com (Instagrok-teachers use instaGrok to engage students in self-directed learning, foster their curiosity, and help them develop critical research and digital literacy skills. The core research functionality is 100% free, and no registration is required. But for educators who want more, instaGrok Classroom is available-$45/year)
http://www.biodigitalhuman.com/ (BioDigital Human: great site for exploring and learning about parts of the human body. Hear the correct pronunciation of body parts, learn what conditions affect organs, nerves, tissue and muscles. Turn on and off the different systems.)
http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ (Sixty Symbols: videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy)
http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html (Stop Disasters Game: Great site for learning about hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, tsunami, earthquake. This is a great economics activity too.)
http://www.csitheexperience.org/ (CSI: The Experience. A great activity to do over the course of the school year. Motivate students who are interested in police works and forensics.)
http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/science.shtml (Utah Education student interactives for science students in grades 3-6)
http://www.edheads.org/ (EdHeads-great activity starter and for kids who are interested in the medical field)
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm (StudyJams Science and Math from Scholastic)
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology (American Museum of Natural History’s science website for kids)
http://www.arkive.org/ (ARKive is a 'virtual' conservation effort - gathering together films, photographs and audio recordings of the world's species, prioritizing those most at risk of extinction, and building them into comprehensive multimedia digital profiles)
http://www.chemeddl.org/ (exemplary digital resources, tools, and online services for teaching and learning chemistry. A collaborative, community-driven effort, ChemEd DL is the place for sharing your work and benefitting from what others have done)
http://eisforexplore.blogspot.com/ (E is for Explore: one stop resource for teachers and parents-unique learning activities, and compilation of additional great ideas from other sources)
http://www.favscientist.com/ (My Fav Scientist: short videos of an assortment of men and women from the past and present)
https://www.blendspace.com/ (BlendSpace-formerly Edcanvas: Great for building Science presentations. Fully integrated with Youtube, Edmodo,Power Point, Google Drive, dropbox, Flickr and More! QR code embedded. Collect web resources in one place and share with just one link, measure student understanding with built-in quizzes, monitor student progress and adapt to student needs in real-time)
http://www.padlet.com (Padlet: Students collaborate on science experiments, Create a biographical sketch of an important scientist)
http://www.wevideo.com (WeVideo: cloud-based, collaborative video creation platform)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leafsnap-for-ipad/id433522683?mt=8 (LeafSnap for iPad: electronic field guide, free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves. Leafsnap contains beautiful high-resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole, seeds, and bark)
https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/animated-essential-atlas-anatomy/id558757178?mt=8 (Animated Essential Atlas Anatomy: iPhone/iPad app-Take pictures from the app to create a powerpoint with the Office HD App or to use in Edcanvas, Popplet)
http://popplet.com/ (Popplet app: Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xperica-hd/id417221081?mt=8 (Xperica iPad app: Makes science fun and interactive, understanding science through textbooks can be hard, brings the experience of touch to various science experiments to foster better understanding. Users can interact with various elements to see how the experiment as a whole reacts. Free download)
http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Science+Apps (Science apps for iPads)
https://getkahoot.com/ (Kahoot: game-based classroom response system)
Additional STEM resources not included in Letia’s Livebinder:
http://students.egfi-k12.org/eGFI-Engineering-Go-For-It-Magazine.pdf (Fantastic teaching resources for engineering)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=170088 (Science Livebinder created by Linda Kellim, Delta STEM Education Center - Science Specialist for Arkansas State University)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=39933 (Science Games Livebinder created by kbeane, K-5 Supervisor of Math and Science, South Orange and Maplewood District, NJ. Games are grouped by topic.)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=18369 (Earth Science 6th Grade Livebinder created by McCormick. Many resources including Earth Science as a career, Scientific Method Interactive, Design and Test a Catapult Interactive, Women in Geoscience, Geoscience Career Webquest)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=121964 (Science resources Livebinder created by Erin K Brabant that contains links and information for performing scientific investigations. Links to physical science resources with earth and life sciences highlighted)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=145153 (STEM engineering Livebinder resources created by Michelle Roberts, Braden River Elementary, FL. Includes an excellent tab for sites for students)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home (STEM Curriculum Resources compiled by Wes Fryer for grades 4-5)
http://www.discoveryeducation.com//search/page/k-5/science/-/-/index.cfm (Discovery Education free resources for Science K-12)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/science/ (Shamblesguru: Science Resources)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ScienceP/scgames/ (Shamblesguru: Science Games)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/students/scfair/ (Shamblesguru: Science Fair Projects)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links shared by participants in the chat log during the session have been added here and also to the Livebinder.
http://cposcience.com/html/homepage/index.html (CPO Science resources and investigations)
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science.html (Paula Naugle: one of my favorite interactive science sites that I use with 4th graders)
https://www.glasslabgames.org/ (Sheri Edwards: Glass Lab Games-Free Premium trial plan for 60-day access to premium & free games, All devices, Up to 30 students. Premium plan: $25/year, 365-day access to premium & free games, Tailor to your device environment, Tailor to your class size, Credit card or purchase order required)
http://www.wonderville.ca/ (@plnaugle (Paula): Check out Wonderville -Wonderville is a site that gets youth excited about science by providing innovative online science games, activities and stunning videos)
http://techwithtia.blogspot.com/p/website-of-month-calendars.html (Peggy George: Tia’s older calendars - you could use the links and update to next year's calendar)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=247146 (Susie @shighley:
Tia’s "super" Livebinder site)
http://teachersfirst.org/ (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Teachers First is excellent. a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using the robust search tools)
http://teachersfirst.org/content/edge.cfm (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: safe web2.0 tools to use. TeachersFirst Edge reviews these web 2.0 "tools on the Edge" carefully, and with specific ideas for using them safely and effectively in teaching and learning. Reviews point out any safety or policy concerns for the tool and offer links to management tips for each concern)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1704317 (Note: Click on tab for "Science Websites, Tools, Apps-@TechwithTia " in the LiveBinder)
https://twitter.com/techwithtia
http://www.techwithtia.com/ (Letia Cooper’s website)
http://techwithtia.blogspot.com/ (Letia Cooper’s older blog)
https://www.facebook.com/techwithtia (Letia Cooper on Facebook)
Livebinder for her resources. She’ll focus on this tab: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/126258?tabid=7f082402-a88c-4ba6-acc5-daa8ae25c8d2
http://www.mediafire.com/view/fc9tar8a3tbuwmj/April_2015.pdf (April 2015 calendar: “Full STEAM Ahead”)
http://www.techwithtia.com/hispanic-heritage-month-trivia-answers.html (Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia Calendar)
http://sciencenetlinks.com/ (Science NetLinks)
http://www.teachersdomain.org/collection/k12/sci/ (PBS Learning Media-Science Collection)
http://braingenie.ck12.org/courses/5 (BrainGenie Science-Gr. 6-8 example)
http://www.instagrok.com (Instagrok-teachers use instaGrok to engage students in self-directed learning, foster their curiosity, and help them develop critical research and digital literacy skills. The core research functionality is 100% free, and no registration is required. But for educators who want more, instaGrok Classroom is available-$45/year)
http://www.biodigitalhuman.com/ (BioDigital Human: great site for exploring and learning about parts of the human body. Hear the correct pronunciation of body parts, learn what conditions affect organs, nerves, tissue and muscles. Turn on and off the different systems.)
http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ (Sixty Symbols: videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy)
http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html (Stop Disasters Game: Great site for learning about hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, tsunami, earthquake. This is a great economics activity too.)
http://www.csitheexperience.org/ (CSI: The Experience. A great activity to do over the course of the school year. Motivate students who are interested in police works and forensics.)
http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/science.shtml (Utah Education student interactives for science students in grades 3-6)
http://www.edheads.org/ (EdHeads-great activity starter and for kids who are interested in the medical field)
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm (StudyJams Science and Math from Scholastic)
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology (American Museum of Natural History’s science website for kids)
http://www.arkive.org/ (ARKive is a 'virtual' conservation effort - gathering together films, photographs and audio recordings of the world's species, prioritizing those most at risk of extinction, and building them into comprehensive multimedia digital profiles)
http://www.chemeddl.org/ (exemplary digital resources, tools, and online services for teaching and learning chemistry. A collaborative, community-driven effort, ChemEd DL is the place for sharing your work and benefitting from what others have done)
http://eisforexplore.blogspot.com/ (E is for Explore: one stop resource for teachers and parents-unique learning activities, and compilation of additional great ideas from other sources)
http://www.favscientist.com/ (My Fav Scientist: short videos of an assortment of men and women from the past and present)
https://www.blendspace.com/ (BlendSpace-formerly Edcanvas: Great for building Science presentations. Fully integrated with Youtube, Edmodo,Power Point, Google Drive, dropbox, Flickr and More! QR code embedded. Collect web resources in one place and share with just one link, measure student understanding with built-in quizzes, monitor student progress and adapt to student needs in real-time)
http://www.padlet.com (Padlet: Students collaborate on science experiments, Create a biographical sketch of an important scientist)
http://www.wevideo.com (WeVideo: cloud-based, collaborative video creation platform)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leafsnap-for-ipad/id433522683?mt=8 (LeafSnap for iPad: electronic field guide, free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves. Leafsnap contains beautiful high-resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole, seeds, and bark)
https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/animated-essential-atlas-anatomy/id558757178?mt=8 (Animated Essential Atlas Anatomy: iPhone/iPad app-Take pictures from the app to create a powerpoint with the Office HD App or to use in Edcanvas, Popplet)
http://popplet.com/ (Popplet app: Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xperica-hd/id417221081?mt=8 (Xperica iPad app: Makes science fun and interactive, understanding science through textbooks can be hard, brings the experience of touch to various science experiments to foster better understanding. Users can interact with various elements to see how the experiment as a whole reacts. Free download)
http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Science+Apps (Science apps for iPads)
https://getkahoot.com/ (Kahoot: game-based classroom response system)
Additional STEM resources not included in Letia’s Livebinder:
http://students.egfi-k12.org/eGFI-Engineering-Go-For-It-Magazine.pdf (Fantastic teaching resources for engineering)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=170088 (Science Livebinder created by Linda Kellim, Delta STEM Education Center - Science Specialist for Arkansas State University)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=39933 (Science Games Livebinder created by kbeane, K-5 Supervisor of Math and Science, South Orange and Maplewood District, NJ. Games are grouped by topic.)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=18369 (Earth Science 6th Grade Livebinder created by McCormick. Many resources including Earth Science as a career, Scientific Method Interactive, Design and Test a Catapult Interactive, Women in Geoscience, Geoscience Career Webquest)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=121964 (Science resources Livebinder created by Erin K Brabant that contains links and information for performing scientific investigations. Links to physical science resources with earth and life sciences highlighted)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=145153 (STEM engineering Livebinder resources created by Michelle Roberts, Braden River Elementary, FL. Includes an excellent tab for sites for students)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home (STEM Curriculum Resources compiled by Wes Fryer for grades 4-5)
http://www.discoveryeducation.com//search/page/k-5/science/-/-/index.cfm (Discovery Education free resources for Science K-12)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/science/ (Shamblesguru: Science Resources)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ScienceP/scgames/ (Shamblesguru: Science Games)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/students/scfair/ (Shamblesguru: Science Fair Projects)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links shared by participants in the chat log during the session have been added here and also to the Livebinder.
http://cposcience.com/html/homepage/index.html (CPO Science resources and investigations)
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science.html (Paula Naugle: one of my favorite interactive science sites that I use with 4th graders)
https://www.glasslabgames.org/ (Sheri Edwards: Glass Lab Games-Free Premium trial plan for 60-day access to premium & free games, All devices, Up to 30 students. Premium plan: $25/year, 365-day access to premium & free games, Tailor to your device environment, Tailor to your class size, Credit card or purchase order required)
http://www.wonderville.ca/ (@plnaugle (Paula): Check out Wonderville -Wonderville is a site that gets youth excited about science by providing innovative online science games, activities and stunning videos)
http://techwithtia.blogspot.com/p/website-of-month-calendars.html (Peggy George: Tia’s older calendars - you could use the links and update to next year's calendar)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=247146 (Susie @shighley:
Tia’s "super" Livebinder site)
http://teachersfirst.org/ (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Teachers First is excellent. a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using the robust search tools)
http://teachersfirst.org/content/edge.cfm (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: safe web2.0 tools to use. TeachersFirst Edge reviews these web 2.0 "tools on the Edge" carefully, and with specific ideas for using them safely and effectively in teaching and learning. Reviews point out any safety or policy concerns for the tool and offer links to management tips for each concern)
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