ISTE 2010 - Google Lit Trips

Friday, February 4, 2011

Cforum - Jordan District

Long discussion of Common Core and the role of technology.
CBT/CRT testing - new feature - audio text accommodations for IEP students. Options for multiple choice questions.
Geometry 6th grade:
http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/courses/CAHSEE/Geometry/Plane.htm
Interactive Geometry Sites
Graphing on the coordinate plane

Great iPad ideas here.

Create your UCET schedule online

African American History

Utah and U.S. Flag Resources

Instructure Canvas is open source - new online instruction tool - see overview

iPhone Configuration Utility: How do you get all devices looking the same. Apps organized by subject area. Downloaded all apps to an iTunes account (460) put them in folders. They have 10 laptops (masters) They sync 200 ipods per laptop. They restore from backup. Allows them to remove the app store. Removes face time, push out weblinks to them - school website, resources. Should have created a passcode.
Problems: ear buds: School wide policy: Teachers can confiscate at any time. email: kids are emailing each other all day long. Teachers can require notes and have students send them or display them during the lesson.

Sweet Search - Filtered, student friendly search engine - Try it! Yahoo Kids is another one.

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