Tech+with+4th+Grade

February 1, 2010
Content Objective: Teachers will be able to use a concept mapping tool to create a template for their students to use in an upcoming lesson. Language Objective: Teachers will examine different concept mapping tools, pick one tool to focus on, and create a template for an upcoming lesson using that tool.

1. Overview of site (bookmark): Funny Clips 2. Tech Tidbits: Mac Basics 3. Graphic Organizers/Concept Maps
 * Why use them?
 * What we have available and what is online that you and your kids can use. General overview and then time to work.
 * 1) At School: Inspiration and Kidspiration
 * 2) Online: http://www.spinscape.com, http://www.text2mindmap.com/, http://www.bubbl.us, http://mywebspiration.com

4. Time to work. 5. Share with others.

February 22, 2010
Content Objective: Teachers will construct a wikispace for their classroom and learn how to post content on that space. Language Objective: Teachers will observe how to make a wikispace, create one, and then practice posting content to that space.

1. Saving Passwords in a secure way: [|Advice] 2. [|Tag Galaxy] 3. Teacher Page Features

March 1, 2010
1. Google Searching Features 2. iMovie: Take your own notes and take screen shots

Content Objective: Teachers will be able to use a wikispace with their students.
Language Objective: Teachers will set up their wikispaces.

1. Tech Tidbits

2. Wikispaces Discussion
 * What do you know about wikispaces? Why are you interested in them for your students?
 * Features: Free, great place to post video, doesn't require email accounts for kids, can hold discussions there, you can view everything the kids do
 * Things to consider when setting them up: Permissions (public site or completely private), can your student post work?, only use first names of kids!!!!!

4. Setting up your wikispace: [|Wikispaces.com]

5. Sharing how you might use it in the near future