Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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Glogster:
Glogster is a great technology tool for teachers to use in the classroom.  A teacher can create an interactive lesson plan on the site.  When you choose a topic or lesson style you can go ahead and start filling up your glog with information.  In the glog you can link different glogs together, post videos, and link pictures to educational websites.  This tool is incredibly beneficial to students, especially visual learners.  Some example of topics for a glog include; the solar system, life cycle of a plant, or life of a butterfly. Please see links for more glogster information! Glogster Story Video



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Animoto:

Animoto is an awesome tool for teachers that can be used in a various amount of ways to create  a video for specific classroom topics.  Animoto is a technology tool where you can create a video.  Some examples of video topics or lesson plans may include; spelling words, vocabulary, math problems, the alphabet, and flash cards.




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click here for the animoto tutorial:    animoto tutorial 



Helpful Links:
lesson plan topics 
Glogster Log In
Animoto Example Videos 
teachers.net: lesson plans ideas


By: Lauren Ignozzi