Technology

Technology

This page contains information provided at Promethean Board Trainings, Wiki How-To Documents, and additional technology information/resources provided as professional development at NSJH. Please feel free to upload any additional helpful documents or effective lessons using technology to this page



=**Helpful Wiki Sites** =

1. Wikispace video tutorials: This site provides six video tutorials on how to develop and manipulate Wikispaces. []

2. Wikispaces examples: Here are just a few ideas on how you could use Wikispaces. http://www.wikispaces.com/examples

3. Teachers First: An awesome website created exclusively for teachers. This site gives some basic information on Wikis, but the neatest thing is they give specific examples how Wikis can be used in Social Studies, Science, Math, Language Arts, and other subjects. []

4. Educational Wikis: This is the mother of all informative Wikispaces. This Wiki lists examples of practicing Wiki users pages and more ideas on how to use a Wiki in the classroom. http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

5. With in the Wiki-Best Practices for Educators: A scholarly article about the best practices in the use of Wikis in education. Pages 9-18 address best practices for using Wikis. [] = = =

= =Useful Applications of Social Media =

__**Twitter:**__ There is a huge following of tech-savvy teachers who use Twitter to interact and share ideas. Follow curriculum directors, principals, other teachers, and others to stay on the edge of current discussions in the educational world. Hashtags (ex.: #iowacore, #edchat, #mathchat) help get involved in different discussions going at different times. A group from the Cedar River Valley Corridor frequently have a chat about implementing & preparations to meet the Iowa Core. Also, different schools have set their own hashtags to be able to chat across the district.

https://twitter.com/

__Interesting persons & groups to follow:__ @jasonglassia (Director of Education, IA) @IADeptofEd (Iowa Dept. of Education) @RickWormlei (Author on Differentiated Instruction practices) @sai_iowa (School Administrators of Iowa) @B_Wagoner (Curriculum Director, Waverly-Shell Rock CSD) @mctownsley (Curriculum Director, Solon CSD) @EricTownsley (Middle School Principal)

__**Skype:**__ Similarly used as Twitter, but with video & real-time interaction. Different educators across the country/world are using Skype to interact & share ideas. It is also easily used to "invite" guests into the classroom to present (like a guest speaker from across the country, or across the county). Another great use has been to meet with students who are frequently ill & miss a lot of school.

http://skype.com/

The software will need to be downloaded & installed from the website. An account will then have to be established.