Evernote in Education Part 2

Evernote is one of my favorite tools both in my personal life and professionally.  In this post I am compiling resources that will help you get started using Evernote as a tool both as teacher and to help organize your life.  I have listed resources below that will provide you with plenty of information on how to use Evernote and how other teachers are utilizing this tool.

Evernote in Education Livebinder - This online binder is filled with tons of great resources and ideas to help you get started using Evernote.

Evernote for Teachers - Evernote itself has created a page for teachers.  This page includes programs that Evernote works with and also has an hour long webinar about Evernote for teachers.

Pinterest Board of Evernote in Education -This Pinterest board has tons of great resources to get started using Evernote

The Ultimate Simplified Guide to Using Evernote - This final resource is a simple guide to using Evernote for instruction and how your students can use it as well.

Remember Evernote is one of many tools out there, but this free tool has many implications for data collection, goal setting, and instruction.  I would love to meet and plan how you could use this tool in your classroom.

Primary Docs, Live Stats, and Game Based Vocabulary

This week we are taking a break from iPads and I found some resources that focus on some specific areas and grade levels.  I will list the grades and skills I would recommend using each of these sites for.  If you have any implementation questions let me know.

Social Studies - 7-12

I came across this presentation by Richard Byrne about using primary sources in your classroom.  He gives some great suggestions in his presentation of various sites that you can use.  I would highly recommend checking these out.  If you view his presentation you can click on the slides and it will take you directly to the site he is talking about.  Here is his Link to information and presentation 

Math - 5-12 - Stat Silk
As you are teaching various levels of math I am sure you have searched for real life data to analyze in your classrooms.  I came across this interactive map site called Stat Silk which allows you to select the data you want to analyze and it will create a graph and data table for you to use.  This site seems really easy to use and allows you to quickly sort and analyze data on the fly.  Please leave a comment below on how you have been able to implement this tool.  

Here are some implementation ideas:

• practice reading graphs (great for MCA practice)
• critically analyzing data and brainstorming cause and effect 

Vocabulary Building K-12:

I also found this great site on Richard Byrne's site Free Technology for Teachers.  This site is a game based learning site based on the foundations of the dictionary.  This site blends interactive video vocabulary with word-based learning games.  Teachers can measure progress and performance through this site and students can learn through games.  Check out this site at Wordia

 (adapted from posts by Richard Byrne - Free Technology for Teachers

Educational Video Sites

Over the past few weeks I have posted ways in which you can use YouTube videos safely in your classroom.  This week I want to share a few alternative video sites that you can utilize in your lessons.  These sites allow you to search by standards, content, and grade level.  Video is such a powerful instructional tool and I hope these sites can save you time while you are trying to find videos to use in your lessons.

PBS Learning Media:
PBS LearningMedia provides you free access to videos, interactives, audio, photos, and in-depth lesson plans.

WatchKnowLearn:
WatchKnowLearn has thousands of K-12 educational videos which are organized and free to use in your lessons.

Knowmia:
This site has over 8,000 video lessons which are tailored for high school students.

2 sites full of K-12 Interactive Resources for SMART Board

I usually do not post huge lists of resources, but this Livebinder and website are definitely exceptions.  We have so little time in the day and sometimes finding time to create our own resources can be difficult. These websites have tons of interactive resources organized by topic that you can use on your SMART Board.  I would highly recommend checking these out!

1. http://bit.ly/SIVXCI
2. http://bit.ly/S5IIuR

2 Tools to Help Eliminate Distractions Around YouTube Videos

YouTube is wonderful tool to use in your classroom.  What isn’t so great: all of the garbage that can come along with it (i.e. advertising, comments, related videos…in short-distractions). Here are two resources that will allow you to safely view and share YouTube videos without all the garbage.

YouTubeXL- This is a service that YouTube provides that lets you watch videos on large screens without the ads and comments.

Safe Share TV is a fantastic way to share You Tube videos with your students. Safe Share TV removes all distracting and offensive elements that surround a video on You Tube and allows you to share the video with a unique link. Safe Share TV also gives you the option to crop videos before sharing them.

Implementation:

• Spark interest in certain topics
• Make real world connections to various topics
• Explain concepts to students

(adapted from original post found on http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=4695)

Utilizing YouTube and Discovery Ed Videos in Your SMART Notebook Lessons

Video is a powerful tool that you can use within your classroom for many purposes.  Today we are going to focus on how to put these videos into your SMART Board lessons so you can easily access them during your instruction.  Our distritct has access to Discovery Ed and the other type I will show is YouTube.  I will show how these videos can be downloaded and embedded, and also include some implementation ideas.  Please remember when you are using a video this way that you should give credit within your lesson to the original video creator.  This is a great way to model digital citizenship to our students.

YouTube:

Discovery Ed:

Implementation Ideas:

• Create lessons utilizing videos for discussion or to build anticipation for the content
• Build your SMART Notebook documents to include these videos to avoid buffering/having them become unavailable
• A great way to have students create presentations so they can use video without having to wait to view it during the presentation (remember to cite the video)
• A way to include only the segments of a video you want within your instruction instead of having to search and find the exact spot within the video

Math Resources for SMART Board and Secondary Math

I was asked some questions about math resources for the secondary level.  They specifically were looking for things they could use with their SMART Board to enhance their instruction.  I have put together a list of some helpful tools that will come in handy for teaching math at the secondary level.

Websites with great math instruction tools:

 Illuminations NCTM - This site has many activities that are prepared for you and can be used on your SMART Board or projector.

Interactive Math Activities - Huge list of interactive math activities

Cool Math - Fun math lesson explanations, review, and games.

Chart Gen - Online chart generator

Chart Go - Online chart generator

Interactive Mathematics Classroom - Interactive math lessons that can be used on SMART Board or projector

Interactive Calculus - Interactive resources for calculus on the web

EMath - Math explanations followed by practice problems

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Tons of virtual manipulatives to use with your SMART Board or projector

Longwood School District - SMART Notebook files (towards the bottom of the page) there are a few SMART Notebook lessons created on various topics

Online Calculators

Scientific Calculator

Scientific Calculator 2

Graphing Calculator