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=Andrew Halter = Instructional Coach, Hampton Township School District email: halter@ht-sd.org [|www.cffresources.wikispaces.com]

=Prezi Presentation: = media type="custom" key="5868053" =Tools Referenced : = While certainly not a definitive list of technology tools, all of these were mentioned during the presentations and most have been personally classroom tested. **Research Tools**: **Collaborative Editing Tools:** 
 * Multipurpose Tools:**
 * [|Wikispaces]--In my experience, one, if not the most used and most versatile teaching tool in the last five years. Use for website creation, student projects, collaborative learning, webquests, etc. For wiki examples and tips, check out http://cffresources.wikispaces.com/Wikis+and+Blogs, [|WaystoWiki] or Educationalwikis
 * [|Edublogs] or [|Wordpress]--a great blogging platform to create teacher or student blogs. Great for literary response or any type of self reflective writing or even for creating an online newspaper or magazine. Click here for a classroom model.
 * D****iscussion Tools:**
 * [|Chatzy]-Create a chat website in seconds. The easiest chat I have encountered, although it has no monitoring capability.
 * [|Cover it Live]--Create a chatroom that can be easily monitored and embedded onto a wikispace
 * [|Wallwisher]--create a website in seconds where students can post sticky notes.
 * [|Delicious-]-Social bookmarking tool to help organize and share web resources
 * [|Diigo]--Social bookmarking tool to help organize and share web resources
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Zotero]--Sophisticated web-based research management tool
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Jog The Web]--Create annotated web tours
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Many other research tools and resources at my [|Delicious research tag]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Google Docs-]-word, spreadsheet and powerpoint power point documents, plus a form tool for creating surveys and quizzes online.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Zoho]--Collaborative web based office tools similar to Google docs.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Office Live]--Office version of shared document editing...very similar to Google Docs.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Webspiration-]- an FREE online version of the graphic organizer software Inspiration.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Etherpad]--create a common workspace in seconds that can be accessed and edited by anyone you invite
 * Project/Publication Tools:**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Toondoo]--create graphic novels and comics on line
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Photostory--Create basic photo slideshows with narration, text and music
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Animoto]--Create impressive slideshows with video, images, minimal text and music. Don't forget to apply for your free classroom passcode at animoto.com/education
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Glogster]--Create multimedia digital posters.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Wix]--Create a flash based website in no time.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Weebly]-Create a flasbased website
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Prezi] --a multi-dimentional zooming presentation tool.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Time Glider-]Create interactive, multimedia digital timelines
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Museum Box]--create a digital diorama to showcase information
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Xtranormal-]-Create animated films

=Sample Web-Based Teacher and Student Projects:= NOTE: Many of these pages are private, so you may have to request permission to view them. Please write a brief message indicating who you are. It might help to email me as well since these are teacher sites and your request may go unanswered. (halter@ht-sd.org).
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Grammar Stuff--a grammar wiki created by 11th grade students to teach grammar concepts
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Modern Materials Project --Wikis created by 10th grade chem students to teach modern applications of chemicals
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cross District Collaborative Wiki--A discussion based wiki between two schools
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://rossienglish.wikispaces.com/ -- a good example of a wiki used as an online learning community
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://hmslagnese.wikispaces.com/ ---wiki based project site
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://evolutionintheclassroom09.wikispaces.com/ --a cross curricular/class discussion wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://wsp1.wikispaces.com/ ---a cross district literary discussion
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://isearchenglish10-7.wikispaces.com/ --A wiki designed to make research done for an I-Search project more transparent
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/Podcast+Project --podcasts hosted on a teacher wiki...also uses Survey Monkey as a tool for student evaluation and reflection.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://mrsthomsonenglish11.edublogs.org/ --an example of a multipurpose classroom and student blogs

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Referenced Sources: =
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//[|21st Century Skills Framework]//--A detailed look at today's essential skills from the Partnership for 21st Century Learning. A great place to start!
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//[|The Nine (now ten) Roles of a School Based Coach]//, by Joellen Killion and Cynthia Harrison
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|TPACK -Technological Pedogogical Content Knowledge] model
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|LotI: Heating Up 21st Century Learning] --A great resource for teachers to help them analyze and develop their 21st century teaching skills.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Daggett, Willard R. //Rigor and Relevance from Concept to Reality//. International Center for Leadership in Education, 2008.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] article that discusses the “eroding role” of libraries in higher education, but with many implications for public education as well.