These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

Today I had an opportunity to talk to a group of educators from Brazil about my experiences and resources I use as part of our school's laptop 1:1 program. I love sharing some of the great things I have learned teaching in a 1:1 computer environment and what I use with my students. I know I am very fortunate to work in a school where students have access to MacBook Computers. It is a challenge to squeeze in a year's worth of activities, lessons, that we do in my class in a 30-40 minute presentation but below in honor to Julie Andrews here are "A Few Of My Favorite Things."

Beyond the Textbook: 

• Brainpop: http://www.brainpop.com/
• HippoCampus: http://www.hippocampus.org/
• DocsTeach: http://docsteach.org/

Virtual Field Trips

• Google Earth (See Heart of the Appaloosa kmz file) 
• History Animated: http://www.historyanimated.com
• Antietam 360: http://cdn.civilwar.org/antietam360/
• Gettysburg 360:http://cdn.civilwar.org/gettysburg360/
• Google LitTrips: http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html
• World War I Virtual Trenches: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_vt_dogfight.shtml

Games and Virtual Simulations:

• iCivics: http://icivics.org/
• My Favorite Games: 
• Do I Have A Right? http://www.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-right
• Argument Wars: http://www.icivics.org/games/argument-wars
• Win the White House: http://www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house
• Branches of Power: http://www.icivics.org/games/branches-power
• Over the Top (World War I Simulation): http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/games/overtop/index_e.shtml
• Immigration Experience: http://www.tenement.org/immigrate/
• Keynote Simulations (Cuban Missile Simulation)

Exit Tickets & Other Quick Formative Assessments: 

• Socrative: http://socrative.com
• Survey's in Google Drive (GoogleDocs) http://learn.googleapps.com/docs
• Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/

Websites Creation or Classroom Enhancers:

• Glogster Edu: http://edu.glogster.com/
• Prezi: http://prezi.com/
• Animoto: http://animoto.com/
• Padlet: http://padlet.com/
• Coverit live: http://www.coveritlive.com/
• (Atom Bomb Debate)
• Timetoast: http://www.timetoast.com/