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=Welcome to the Brookstone School Technology Wiki=


 * Session One**

Learn about effective classroom management strategies to use with technology including how to start classes, use technology, monitor students, and assess their work.
 * Belle Harrell - Classroom Management Techniques When Using Technology**

Is it copied or only slightly modified?Let "Turn-It-In" do the work to find out for certain! Turn-It-In allows educators to check students' work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against continuously updated databases. "Turn-It-In” plays an extremely important role in helping our students understand intellectual honesty... For our students, being able to see a highlighted line that is similar or exact to another document gives us that "teaching moment." TRIO Training, University of Washington
 * Sherry Tomblin - How to Use "Turn-It-In" Plagiarism Software**

A Student Response System (SRS) provides students with a wireless hand-held unit that allows them to electronically reply to classroom questions and receive immediate feedback.The SRS software quickly tabulates student results and presents the findings. The types of questions programmed into the SRS can be multiple choice, true/false, and rank order items.Find out immediately if your students understand a topic and are ready to proceed.
 * Shirley Garrett & Kimberly Voltz - How to Use Student Response Units in the Classroom**

Using free software tools, and microphones made available by the BPA, let your students record podcasts that can enrich the learning, revision, review, and assessment experience.Post them on the web for students to use for review materials or for parents to view, too.
 * Georgia Haywood - Podcasting Power**

Get a taste of del.i.cio.us, a social bookmarking site that allows Internet users to store all of their saved websites online.If your link is stored here, you can access it from any computer with an Internet connection.Explore some introductory tools of del.i.cio.us and create your own del.i.cio.us account.
 * Nancy Collier & Allison McGregor - It's Del.i.cio.us:Working with Social Bookmarking**

OneNote is a place for gathering, organizing, searching, and sharing notes, clippings, thoughts, reference materials, and other information. All your notes can be stored here — organized by notebooks, sections, and pages. Learn how this powerful tool can help you organize your classes, (and even your life.)
 * Peter Parisi - One Note**

The Tablet PC contains many built-in features to use for grading, proofreading, and teaching.Learn how to write on documents, convert your handwriting to text, tag important items, highlight areas, and create a task from your notes.It's all at your fingertips & stylus!
 * Brian Osborne - Ink it Up!**


 * Session Two**

Shuck the cables and wires, and roam your classroom completely untethered enabling your students to have hands on participation in their learning as you monitor the progress of all.
 * Ron Ussery - Untethered**

Learn what a Wiki is, and different uses in the classroom such as study guides made by students, vocabulary lists and examples, and as the location to store collaborative research projects to name just a few.
 * Butch Chappelle - What in the World is a "Wiki" & Why Would I Want to Create One?**

Learn tips and tricks for effective project work in your classroom to help your students learn how to collaborate successfully.In addition to solidifying content knowledge, collaboration helps to improve communication skills, problem-solving skills, and relationship-building skills.
 * Chris Moore - Math Project - "The Important Thing about Sixth Grade Math" or any other Subject**

Pronunciation is key when it comes to learning a foreign language correctly. It's important that you hear the foreign language as much as possible to mimic the correct pronunciation. Learn to record using the video camera and microphone built-in to your tablet.Record vocabulary, grammar rules, math problems, important facts and more to post on your assignment page so your students can listen to or watch again and again.
 * Olga Jenkins - Recording Using a Tablet**

Connect with schools and students around the world to experience real time interactive learning.Skype is a free internet phone service that allows you to use your computer to make audio, video, and conference calls anywhere around the world.
 * Jacob Crowder - Bring the World to Your Classroom with Skype**

YouTube is loaded with educational videos.Learn how to download, convert, and embed YouTube videos to use in class with no need for an Internet connection.Find out how to manage videos, create favorites, and playlists to easily locate what you need.Teachers will once again be able to access YouTube on campus, so you can search for appropriate videos during planning time.
 * Julie Sway - Education & YouTube**

PowerPoint is as powerful as ever.Learn new presentation styles for PowerPoint with your tablet PC.You can add your own notes using the drawing tools or pen.You can also capture screenshots of any document, including web pages with your tablet.Learn how here!
 * Cassandra Kennon - PowerPoint & Screen Clipping using a Tablet PC**

Engage your students!Explore the variety of edugames and virtual simulations now available for free.Add excitement to your classroom and motivate your students to learn while having fun!
 * Joy Sloan - Engage with Edugames and Virtual Simulations**

=Welcome to Your New Wiki!=

Getting Started

 * Click on the edit button above to put your own content on this page.
 * To invite new members, click on **Manage Wiki** and **Invite People**.
 * To change your wiki's colors or theme, click on **Manage Wiki** and **Look and Feel**.
 * To set who can view and edit your wiki, click on **Manage Wiki** and **Permissions**.

Need Help?

 * Click on the help link above to learn more about how to use your wiki.