Joint School District No. 2; Boise, Eagle, Meridian, Star

21st Century Skills Webinars

Tips:
You may need headsets.
You may want to make the videos full screen (click on the four arrows to make the video larger). 
If you have any issues with this training, Bernadette Sexton, Tammy Neptune and Pam Juel will be available to help. 

I. Idaho's ICT Standards
(New ICT Standards for ID, adopted January 2011) 

• Idaho ICT Standards -- Information & Communication Technology Standards

II. Wordle

• Wordle.net
• Using Wordle in the Classroom -- links to Wordle classroom resources
• Wordle, Textual Analysis Ideas -- article from The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Wordle Ideas -- 24 frame slide show on ways to use Wordle in education

III. Efficient Google Searching

• Quick Searches   -- (District training document)
• All about Internet Searching -- (PDF document; 97 pages) Becoming a Super Internet Searcher
• How to Search Specific Sites with Google  -- (2:12) video: How to use Google to search within a site
• Google Search Basics -- (6:04) video: Basic search techniques
• Google Tools for the Classroom -- list of Google tools and how to use them in the classroom

IV. YouTube

• YouTube.edu -- Explore the many educational YouTube videos at YouTube.edu
• How to Upload a Video to YouTube -- (2:18 minutes) video: upload a video to YouTube
• 10 Reasons to Use YouTube in the Classroom -- (4:28 minutes) video: using YouTube in the classroom
• You-tilizing YouTube in the Classroom -- (4:10 minutes) video: how to make a YouTube channel
• Intelligent YouTube Channels -- blog post: links to various educational YouTube channels

V. ViewPure and Tube Chop

• ViewPure -- Use ViewPure website to view YouTube videos without comments or "related videos"
• TubeChop -- Use Tube Chop to select a specific segment of a YouTube video
• How to Use TubeChop -- (1:50 minutes) video demonstration of Tube Chop

VI. Google Docs

• Google Docs in Plain English -- (2:51 minutes) video: introduction to Google Docs
• How to set up a Google Account -- (1:11 minutes) video by Kate Stucker
• Using Google Docs -- (8:27 minute) video: how to use Google Docs
• Google Docs the Basics -- (7:22 minutes) video: Google Docs basics
• Google Docs--Writing in the Classroom -- (4:22 minutes) video: collaborating with Google Docs
• Google DocsTutorial for Teachers -- (4:35 minutes) video: setting up a Google Docs account and creating a document
• Introducing a New Google Docs -- (1:48 minutes) video: Google Docs features
• Many Google Apps Tutorials 
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VII. Google Forms

• Forms: Creating Forms -- Directions on how to set up Google Forms
• Google Form Tutorial -- (9:20 minutes) video: how to set up and use Google Forms
• Google Form Tutorial -- (47:18 minutes) video: in-depth use of Google Forms
• Google Forms Advanced Tutorial -- (1 hour) self-grading of papers using Google Forms
• Using Forms in Google Docs -- (2:00 minutes) video: how Google Forms can be used
• Creating Forms--Surveys in Google Docs -- (5:30 minutes) video: how to set up and use Google Forms
• Grading with Google Forms (this software is free, however not approved district wide- someone who will use needs to submit an SRC to see if it will be approved.)

   

VIII. Google Sites & Linking Your Google Site to PowerSchool
(series of videos created by Kate Stucker, a teacher in our district)

• Tour of Google Site -- (5:11 minutes) video: tour of a website created with Google Sites
• How to create a Google Site -- (2:10 minutes)
• Creating a Google Site Filecabinet -- (1:52 minutes)
• Linking Documents to PowerSchool -- (4:05 minutes)
• Adding Information to My Content and Linking it to Your Assignments -- (5:20 minutes)
• Why Linking Works -- (1:41 minutes)
• How to add audio to your Google Site (3:43 min)

IX. Email--Outlook Web Apps 2010
(note: we are not updating to Office 2010, but are updating to OWA 2010)

• New Features in OWA--District document on recent OWA changes
• Outlook 2010 Training Video 1 -- (9:19 minutes) review of new OWA 2010 features
• Outlook 2010 Training Video 2 -- (2:11 minutes) review of OWA 2010 features
• E-mail Etiquette -- Guidance on how to use email in a business setting

X. Editing Graphics and Using Zamzar to convert file types

• Using Microsoft Office Picture Manager to Edit Pictures -- District training document
  Zamzar -- Zamzar website allows you to convert files to a different format
• How to use Zamzar and Download Videos for free  -- (1:46) video: how to use Zamzar
• Zamzar Training Documentation -- District document on using Zamzar

XI. Google Lit Trips

• What is a Google Lit Trip? -- (6:43 minutes) Explores the Google Lit Trip website
• Google Lit Trip Site -- Instructions for making a Google lit trip; sample lit trips
• How to Create a Google Lit Trip -- (2 hours, 36 minutes) video

XII. Google Earth

• Google Earth Basics -- (6:17 minutes) Using Google Earth
• Googe Earth #2 -- (5:31 minutes) Using Basic Navigation Tools
• Google Earth #3 -- (1:37 minutes)  Adding a Placemark
• Google Earth #4 -- (4:22 minutes) Using the Online Gallery
• Google Earth #5 -- (5:36 minutes) Create a Basic KMZ File
• Google Earth #6.1 -- (8:48 minutes) Telling Your Story Part 1
• Google Earth 5.0 New York City -- (2:16 minutes) 3D images of New York City
• Google Earth 3D Tour -- (7:32 minutes) Several cities in Google Earth completely modeled in 3D
• Google Earth 3D Ocean -- (3:27 minutes)

XIII. ePub
(ePub is a file format for ebooks that allows searching and linking within the text, scaling the text, and bookmarking. You might want to convert a file to epub format so you can view it on an ereader device such as an iPad, Kindle or Nook. Note: You can also view a pdf document on those devices, but in pdf format, you can't change the text size, etc.)

• Online ePub Converter -- example of a website that facilitates uploading a file and converting it to epub format
• Creating an ePub File with Pages -- tutorial: (Pages software is required on an Apple computer)
• How to make an ePub eBook by Hand -- tutorial
• How to Create ePub for iPad -- (8:34 minutes) Explains how to export your manuscript or screenplay as an ePub file and how to use iTunes to transfer it to an iPad
• Creating an ePub file using Pages -- (6:54 minutes) Creating an ePub file with Pages software
  

XIV. QR Codes
(Those little boxy bar codes that are being used for a wide variety of applications)

• QR Codes in Education -- videos, directions, examples
• Boise State Guide to QR Codes -- (15 minutes) videos and articles
• Discussing Ideas for QR Codes in Education -- (4:04 minutes) video
• QR Codes: Applications in Education -- (13:02 minutes) video

XV. Office 2007 Training (choose Office 2207 training modules)

• Office Support and Training -- (20-30 minutes each) Training modules on Word, Excel, and Access

 XVI. Cloud Computing

• What is Cloud Computing -- (3:20 minutes) video
• Cloud Computing in Plain English -- (4:51 minutes) video

XVII. Khan Academy
(use this as a classroom tool or as links on your website, so students have access to a "tutor" at home)

• Khan Academy -- (20:05 minutes) video: Sal Khan speaking about what Khan Academy is and how it started.
• KhanAcademy.org -- Videos lessons about various curriculum topics, primarily math, but also includes biology, brain teasers, chemistry, astronomy, economics, finance, history, and physics.
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• At this time the district is not set up to manage every student having a gmail account- students and teachers can use Khan Academy without a gmail account. To the best of our knowledge, Google Accounts do not meet FERPA standards, and because of this teachers cannot create Gmail accounts for their students, parents however may create these accounts for their children.  Google also requires students to be 13 to have an account.

XVIII. Library of Congress
(LOC has an extensive collection of primary sources, lesson plans and learning activities)

• Introductory to the Library of Congress -- (1 hour module)
• Supporting Inquiry with Primary Sources -- (1 hour module)
• Copyright and Primary Sources -- (1 hour module)
• Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints -- (1 hour module)
• Analyzing Primary Sources: Maps -- (1 hour module)
• Finding Primary Sources -- (1 hour module)

XVIX. Photosynth
(Photosynth is a photo technology that "stitches together" individual photos to create panoramic displays)

• How to use Microsoft Photosynth -- (7:33 minutes) video: how to use Photosynth
• Photosynth Website

XX. Bing
(MicroSoft search engine)

• Bing Help -- Links to tips on using Advanced Search in Bing
• Bing Map Apps -- (3:45 minutes) Video introduction to Bing Map Apps
• Bing Map World Tour -- (1:23 minutes) Video about Bing Maps

XXI.  Infographics
(Understanding "data visualization" and how it enhances education)

• TED Talk: The Beauty of Data Visualization -- (18:17 minutes) video: David McCandless about data visualization
• Teaching with Infographics -- (about 8 minutes) video: NY Times blog post
• Best infographics for Social Studies, Economics, and History -- NY Times blog post
• Best infographics for Science and Health -- NY Times blog post
• Best infographics for Language Arts, Fine Arts and Entertainment -- NY Times blog post
• Tips for creating infographics -- blog post by Randy Krum
• Kathy Schrock infographics resources -- Help for busy teachers 
• Many Eyes - (NEW)
•  ManyEyes is a free "cloud" service from IBM. You can register yourself as a user, much like Google. Once you have an account you can download (easy as copy and paste) from text or spreadsheets and then select any visulation of the data that you would like. The visulations (charts, graphs and the like) are easier to use than charting and graphing in Excel, and more extensive than the Wordle options. The main drawback to using ManyEyes is that the information you upload IS NOT SECURE, so you can only use it for non-confidential data.

XXII. Subscription Databases
(digital collections of reference  and research quality resources)

To use these with students, go to your school's library home page: from the district home page, choose the Student tab, then Library Resources, then choose your school. You need passwords to access these databases at home. Training resources are linked on the Library Wiki.

Database about countries, cultures, statistics: 

• Country Reports; Teacher Resources

Database about books (authors, illustrators, multimedia, discussion guides): 

• Teaching Books; Teacher Resources

eBook Collections:

• Gale Virtual Reference Library (collections vary per school so use the link on your school's library home page!); Support and Training Links
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XXIII. Tips for Using Technology in the Classroom

• Top Ten Tips for Using Technology in the Classroom  -- (4:04) video
• Using Technology in PE -- (2:43 minutes) video
• 3 Phases of Educational Technology -- (3:06 minutes) video: the phases teachers go through to systematically integrate technology in the classroom
• Technology Integration Workshop -- (4-6 minutes each) videos: various technology topics

XXIV. Educational Video Sources

• TED: Ideas Worth Spreading  -- videos: lectures by experts on a wide variety of topics
• Ted Talk: Beware Online "Filter Bubbles"  -- (9:05 minutes) video: explains how filters work on search results
• Kideos -- YouTube videos selected for children; sorted by age group
• NeoK12 -- videos for children, sorted by topic
• WatchKnow - educational videos, sorted by topic 

XXV. Online Presentation Tools
(PowerPoint on steroids!)

• Prezi -- create a nonlinear, animated presentation
• Prezi Cheat Sheet -- Tips and Tricks for Prezi
• VoiceThread -- create a presentation that facilitates interaction with other students 
• Animoto - create an animated slide show
• Glogster.edu -- create and share a digital poster with links to digital content
• Read.Write.Think Printing Press -- online tool for creating a newspaper, booklet, flyer or brochure
• Tikatok -- create a digital book; can order($) a print or digital copy
• Kerpoof -- create and share an animated movie
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• XXVI. Computable Document Format (CDF) (NEW)