Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Welcome!

Technology has and will continue to evolve as time goes on. Therefore, it is up to those who are educating students (of any age) to make lessons relevant and useful for students' futures. This means that integrating technology, when available, into a classroom is essential. It is possible to add it in regardless of content area. As I am a foreign language and special education teacher, I will mainly be focusing on various technologies that can be used in those settings, although I will also post things I find useful for other content areas as well.

Some links that I find useful or at least interesting for use are:

Spanish: http://www.senorwooly.com/
              -Some content is free to use, but you can also get a subscription for full access to the videos and materials.

History (or anyone who wants to make a timeline): http://www.dipity.com/
             -It's free to use and you can customize your timeline to your liking or have students create their own.

Core Subjects: http://www.flocabulary.com/
            - Unfortunately a lot of the content on this site has a cost, but it incorporates rap/hip hop music with content. There are some videos that you can view for free, but not a lot. They offer material for: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Vocabulary.

Enjoy!