Van Dyke Public Schools

23500 Mac Arthur          Warren, MI  48089            

 
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Workshop Links
(all of these, and more, can be found at
http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/Van_Dyke_Tech_Integration )

  Audacity Sound Editor

  United Streaming Video

1.       Login  http://www.unitedstreaming.com

2.       Sample Lessons  http://www.unitedstreaming.com/help/Sample_Lesson.htm#

3.       Teacher Training Video  http://www.unitedstreaming.com/help/demos/overview/demo10.html

  Blackboard (MOST)

  1.       Teacher Training Video  http://www.misd.net/IL/MOST/using_most.html

  2.       Try it  http://bb.misd.net

  Distance Learning

  1.       Virtual Field Trips  http://www.twice.cc/fieldtrips.html

  2.       ASK  http://www.misd.net/IL/DL/ASK/default.htm

  I-Safe  http://www.isafe.org

  Let’s Explore:

1.  Edzone   http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/teacherstoolresources/

2.     Technology Tips for Classroom Teachers http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/

3.       Teachers’ Hub  http://teachershub.com/teaching/teaching.cfm

4.       Concept Maps  http://quincy.k12.mi.us/thinkingmaps/pdf's.htm

5.       Instant definitions from web pages  http://Thefreedictionary.com

6.       Tutorials  http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=827323

7.  Virtual Sticky Notes for your monitor http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Reviews/r205.html

8.  Picasa  http://www.picasa.com/content/download.php?tid=Y2NpZD0zNTU4JmN2PTE%3D

9.  I-Tools  http://www.itools.com

10.  Atomic Learning   http://www.atomiclearning.com

11.  Google  http://www.google.com

12.   Do you know your map?  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

13.  Create Puzzles Online  http://www.puzzlemaker.com

14.  Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 Download  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

15.  Flash/Shockwave Download  mm_fl_sw_installer.msi   Click "Open" and follow the prompts to install.  No need for icons--these programs will run automatically when you need them.  If you get an error message, Flash and shockwave may already be on your computer.

16.  35 Sites for Teacher Ideas  http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/vandyke/little/wrkshts.html

  Sites to Use for Demonstrating Website Evaluation:

1.       Whales in the Great Lakes

2.       Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide

3.       Boilerplate: Mechanical Marvel of the 19th Century

4.       Burmese Mountain Dog

5.       Buy an Ancestor Online

6.       California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge

7.      Visit Exciting Fredericton

8.       Mankato (MN) Home Page

9.       MoonBeam Enterprises and Lunar Travel Agency

10.   Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

11.  RealAroma

12.   Taxonomy of Barney

Your public schools  . . .   there's no better place to learn!

 

Tim Schwab, Technology Supervisor

Created by Ginger Mahrle, District Web Coordinator