Transcript Looking Forward. - Buncombe County Schools System

Looking Forward.
USING FREE TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR FAMILY
& CONSUMER SCIENCE CLASSROOM.
AMY WHITE, NBCT
NORTH BUNCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL
Technology Tips
 Take time – or make time – to play.
 Don’t be afraid.
 Stop looking back.
 Be a lifelong learner.
 Keep it simple.
 Swallow your pride.
 Ask for help.
“The Old Way”
 http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/13574749/the-
old-way
xtranormal
 Free – educator plan
$10 a month.
 Make videos.
 “If you can type, you
can make videos.”
Wallwisher
 Ongoing
 Allows for
http://wallwisher.com/wa
ll/CTESummerConference
collaboration
 Can log in (free) or be
anonymous
Moodle
 Share.
 Don’t complain if you
don’t share. 
 Keep an open mind.
Technology PLC
 http://moodle.learnnc.org
 Create an account if you have not already – login
 Click all courses…
Technology PLC (con’t.)
 Under Courses by County, click
Buncombe.
 Choose Using Technology in the
FACS Classroom – White – Fall
2012
 Enrollment Key = TECH_NERD
 Let’s Check It out!
Pinterest
 So many ideas!
 Like a bulletin board
 Follow people
Voki & Prezi
 Jill Cohen & Sue Way
 Great sites to get kids using
technology for a project.
 (I won’t beat a dead horse for
those of you that went to their
session.)
Animoto
 http://animoto.com/pl
ay/0Wl8I9zIrvvbiW1h1
KKybQ
 http://animoto.com/pl
ay/hwyKn1IQiPVbn1I8
t1E72w
Penzu
 Online Journaling
 Students like to type
 They can email the
journal to you.
Warning Sign Generator
 Make your own
warning signs.
 Download and post in
your classroom.
Tagxedo
 Word Cloud
 Uses shapes
 Search through the
ones already made. 
Pandora
 Make the classroom
fun.
 Use music as a
privilege that students
can earn.
Fakebook
 Allow students to
http://www.classtools.net/fb/ho
me/page
create fake Facebook
wall.
 Great for biographical
assignments
 Use in
entrepreneurship
projects – business
page
60 Sites in 75 Minutes
 Find new ideas.
 Descriptions are given
 Teacher tools and
student tools
 http://www.wix.com/h
carroll/60sites
Blogs
Get ideas from
other teachers
 Check out blogs
or other websites
made by teachers
 Google search! 
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http://www.pennilessteacher.com/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://www.teachhub.com/
Teacher spotlight http://www.teachhub.com/ms-amywhite
http://www.teachingblogaddict.com/
http://www.homebeccanomics.com/
http://justfacs.com/
FREE PRIZES
 SimpleK12.com – AWESOME WESBITE
 Some things require an account, but some is free to
anyone.
 Definitely worth it.
Thanks!
 Contact me –
 [email protected]
 http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us//Domain/2326
 Come see me tomorrow – “Fun Science” Thursday at
10:30 in Cedar A