A blog for sharing resources and ideas for integrating technology into daily classroom instruction.
Created by Michael Hakkarinen, Technology Resource Teacher, Frederick County Public Schools
A Vision of Today’s K-12 Student
Information Fluency Wikispaces
This wikispace has a fantastic collection of resources pertaining to educational technology, 21st Century Learners, and information fluency.
Are you tech savvy?  Tech scared?  Or just teaching someone how to use a book?  Either way you’ll find this video hilarious.
UNITED STREAMING WRITING PROMPTClick on the picture of the humpback whale to begin your writing prompt.  Be sure to log in with your first and last name at the student center. For more information about humpback whales visit:http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/humpback.htm

UNITED STREAMING WRITING PROMPT
Click on the picture of the humpback whale to begin your writing prompt.  Be sure to log in with your first and last name at the student center.

For more information about humpback whales visit:
http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/humpback.htm


Click on this picture to access the Discovery Education Student Center where you will find the movie and quiz to complete in the computer lab. Make sure you type in your first and last name correctly at the start!
Click on this picture to access the Discovery Education Student Center where you will find the movie and quiz to complete in the computer lab. Make sure you type in your first and last name correctly at the start!

TeacherTube - Ask A Ninja: Special Delivery “What is Podcasting?”

NEVER ask a NINJA, unless you want a really funny answer.  Although podcasting has almost nothing to do with whales or apple pie, it does have a lot to do with helping kids be more engaged in their learning and share their thinking with the world. 

TeacherTube - Connected Learning

A class of students in New Zealand explain how they use Podcasting to share their learning. 

An Introduction to Podcasting

This is a great place to start.  Karen has a nice overview of podcasting: how to start, where to post, and even some good examples to hear and review.  To hear the Magee Elementary podcasts, click here: http://66.208.79.80/weblog/waddelln/

Learning in Hand Podcasting Page - http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/index.html

TeacherTube - Reader’s Theater of the Great Kapok Tree
After you have watched the video and completed the online quiz, you can go to this link to play any of the games and activities that you saw earlier in the classroom
After you have watched the video and completed the online quiz, you can go to this link to play any of the games and activities that you saw earlier in the classroom