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Integration resources

knowledgefarmer — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:59:21 +0000

1. Google Earth Resources – I am a big fan and advocate of using Google Earth (GE) in the classroom for just about any subject. These are some great overlays or layers you can add to GE. Click on the GE tab at the top of this page to view a presentation about learning how to integrate GE in your class.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/04/nearly-400-google-earth-files-for.html

2. The Thomas Jefferson Papers. More than 20,000 digitized images from Jefferson’s documents!

http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=193

3. FunnelBrain.com is an academic question and answer site that provides an environment for collaborative online learning. Create flashcards with videos, photos, audio, text, and math equations!

http://www.funnelbrain.com/

4. Powerpoints and interactive activities galore! Mostly geared towards elementary use.

http://www.pppst.com/index.html

5. Twitter Handbook for Teachers. I’m sure you have heard of Twitter and if not this very helpful document will help you learn all about it as well as the many uses it has in education. Feel free to follow me as well – http://twitter.com/jfarm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/14062777

Google Documents

knowledgefarmer — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:06:57 +0000

Google Documents allows you to create word processing documents, spreadsheets, forms and presentations. The beauty is in the simplicity and ease of use. I can start a project at work on one computer and then complete the presentation, letter, spreadsheet or whatever it happens to be on any other computer that is connected to the internet. All your work is done on your Google Documents web page. You do not have to download a word processor, spreadsheet, or presentation program. Did I mention that all this is free; all you have to do is sign up for a free Google account.

Here is a presentation that I have created and shared at conferences.

Online Office Tools

knowledgefarmer — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:06:00 +0000

The first tool that I would like to share is a very powerful one. Working on Word or Office documents in multiple places can be quite challenging. One computer might have the program and another might not. The versions may be different or a host of other issues can cause it to be very difficult. ThinkFree.com, Writely.com*, and zohowriter.com are all web based “Word-like” word processors. They look very similar and function almost exactly the same as Word. In some cases, they even have some more features if you are using an older version of Word. These tools can be very powerful for the whole writing process as well because they allow multiple people to work on the same document. You can collaborate, edit, and share very easily. If you have access to the internet you can create, open, and save your documents even if you do not have Word on that computer. Click the links below. Each site will have a tour of their offerings.

* ThinkFree

* Writely

* Zohowriter

*Update: Writely.com was purchased by Google a while back and it is now part of Google’s docs & spreadsheets. This is great because now you have word processing and spreadsheets in one online tool.