Western Maine
Tools for Learning
Workshop


Essential Question: How can we integrate tools into the classroom to improve student learning?

Basic Computer Skills      Math      Language Arts      Science & Social Studies      Classroom Management

Video 1     Video 2


Basic Computer Skills


• Sign-in, Connectivity, Icebreaker, KWL

Potato & Straw  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/human/iceact.html#mot
Icebreaker Resources  http://region6.mainelearns.org/icebreaker.html
Trust Building Resources  http://region6.mainelearns.org/trustbuilding.html
Community Building Resources  http://region6.mainelearns.org/communitybuilding.html
Team Building Resources  http://region6.mainelearns.org/teambuilding.html
Listening Skills Resources   http://region6.mainelearns.org/listeningskills.html
Active Listening Resources   http://region6.mainelearns.org/activelistening.html
Diversity Resources  http://region6.mainelearns.org/Diversity.html
Learning Styles Resources  http://region6.mainelearns.org/LearningStyles.html
KWL  http://region6.mainelearns.org/kwl.html

• Getting Started - Basic Computer Terms, Care of Computers, and a Helpful Metaphor


• Appleworks Tools - Word Processing, Drawing, Painting, Spreadsheet & Presentation  

         Appleworks Tutorials  http://region6.mainelearns.org/appleworksresources.html
Templates  http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resources/project_templates/index


• Using the Web

How the heck does the Web work?
URLs (addresses)
Links
Search Engines

Google  http://www.google.com/
Yahooligan  http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
KidsClick  http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick%21/
Marvel  http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/
Research Links  http://region6.mainelearns.org/researchlinks.html


Copy/Paste
Drag/Drop and Other Manipulations
Screen Shot
Photo Archives  http://region6.mainelearns.org/photoresources.html
Graphics  http://region6.mainelearns.org/clipart.html
Bookmarking Sites  http://region6.mainelearns.org/bookmarkingsites.html
Potato  http://region6.mainelearns.org/potato.html

• FirstClass and other Email
   
Software  http://www.softarc.com/
Sending an email
Replying
Copy/Paste
Mail List
Calendar
Linking to Web Pages
Graphics
Personal Web Page
FirstClass Tutorials

http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/AIM/scale/tutorials/fc/
http://205.213.162.11/project_write/firstclass/entry.html
http://www2.it.rit.edu/~itweb/fctutorial/


• 21st Century Skills - enGauge  http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/agelit.htm

• Review, KWL & Closing




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Last updated: August 16,  2006