Only 2 More Days Left... Wow!!!

Today was a really great day!  We started out discussing differentiation and students with disabilities.  We also had an open discussion about self-doubt, and thinking of things from the student perspective… after this talk, hopefully most of the participants now have a different outlook on some of the things that they initially feared, such as speaking in front of their colleagues and mastering technology tools before August.  We then toured the TK Martin Center for Technology and Disability… it was absolutely amazing!  Following that tour, I allowed them to finish up their technology plans, lesson plans and art projects.  At 3:30pm, we went to Mrs. Latham's room for the actual presentation of art projects.. they were all absolutely amazing!!!! Check out Ed Silence’s blog to see photos of all of the projects.  Tomorrow we will present lesson plans all day long.  I am so eager to see what this great group of teachers have developed!!! ~ Dr. Bracey

Today is the 10th Day of GAETI!  This have been going very well, and the teachers are learning many new innovative tools and techniques!  Today we had a tech guru visit us from Dallas, Texas... so even though it has probably been a bit overwhelming for those who may feel less tech-savvy, I think they are really getting the hang of Google Drive! Hopefully, they will perservere and not give up... they are all doing such a great job. :-)  ~ Dr. Bracey

Smart Board Resources

General Resources

• 65 free interactive whiteboard resources: http://www.teachhub.com/free-interactive-whiteboard-resources
• Smart Exchange, searchable database of Smart Board resources: http://exchange.smarttech.com/index.html
• Smart Board templates: http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTECH/SB/templates.htm 
• EdTechTeacher Tech tools by subjects and skills: http://edtechteacher.org/tools/  
• Promethean Planet, resources for teaching with Promethean board: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/
•  Quia, a website that lets you create your own educational games, puzzles, etc.: http://www.quia.com/http://www.quia.com/

Content Area Resources

• Inspired picture writing: http://www.piclits.com/compose_freestyle.aspx?PoemTemplateId=548
• French vocabulary games: http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2french.html
• Spanish vocabulary games: http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2spanish.html
• Sheppard games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
• History pin, a digital, user-generated archive of historical photos, videos, audio recordings and personal recollections: http://www.historypin.com/
• EarthCam: http://www.earthcam.com/
• Famous Moments in Early American History: http://www.earlyamerica.com/series.html 
• Memorial Hall Museum Online: http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/home.html
• World Digital Library: http://www.wdl.org/en/
• Panorama view of places around the world: http://www.360cities.net/
• Teaching history with technology, a wide variety of tools for teaching history: http://thwt.org/ 
• A lesson on teaching Cuban Missile Crisis: http://teachinghistory.org/best-practices/teaching-in-action/25706 
• 360 Degree Aerial Panorama, another great 3D virtual tours website for locations around the world: http://www.airpano.com/

Your web portfolio link

Please follow this link to submit your Weebly web link.

Crocodoc Document Annotation Activity

Foreign Language Teachers

http://personal.crocodoc.com/4mfuM5L

Social Studies Teachers

 http://personal.crocodoc.com/3qYfebX

Internet Resources

 Social Studies

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?page=2&categories=subjects_social-studies&load=2

Secrets of great history teachers: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/secrets/

http://teachinghistory.org/

Internet History Sourcebook project: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/

World digital library: http://www.wdl.org/en/

Foreign Language

UT Austin Foreign Language Teaching Methods: http://coerll.utexas.edu/methods/

11 foreign language resources: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/01/11-foreign-language-resources-to-try-in.html#.U5XvKvldXTd

Both

Annenberg Learner: http://www.learner.org/

Although Dr. Sherman-Morris was the facilitator yesterday and today, I still floated in and out to make sure that things were still flowing smoothly.  The teachers seemed to be very engaged and appreciative of the variety of activities (from using GPS devices for a scavenger hunt... to using GoogleEarth for virtual tours).  This is DAY 3, and I think that we are off to a great start! Keep up the good work GAETI Team!  - Dr. Bracey