• Class web site to post student selected work and class activities to help keep parents informed.
• Web pages created to post lesson plans and assignments for students.
• Class created web pages to represent units studied and knowledge learned.
• Anything having to do with web pages would be password protected.

Email

• Send letters to the Editor.
• Contact a public official after researching a community concern.
• Email favorite authors.
• Email experts for a research project.
• Join an e-pal program to communicate with students all around the world.

• I can save important information received via e-mail.
• I can contact parents and staff quickly with the use of a mass mailing list.
• I have found that e-mail increases parental communication and involvement.

Instant Messaging

• Texting or Instant Messaging to hold class discussions. A great way for students’ voices to be heard!

Digital Media Players

• Use as a digital recorder-record classroom lectures and/or discussions for playback later
• Interview people for projects and record it.
• Record notes (from class or from fieldtrips)
• Play multimedia items such as audio books or documentaries.

Cell Phones

• Mobcasting- podcasting by cell phone.

Digital Cameras

• Pictures of class activities to post on web pages, or to save on disks for students to keep
• Take pictures of students to learn names quickly.
• Use student photos to do projects such as Kid Pix.
• Can use a web cam for live views of the class for parents to view during the day or a live view of class pet for students to view from home on weekends.

Digital Video Cameras

• Video editing for students or teachers
• Teachers can video themselves teaching to evaluate selves.
• Teachers can video class activities and edit to make class videos/DVDs for students to check out for home use.
• Students can video themselves acting out plays or simulations.
• Students can make "movies" correlating with the curriculum.
• The videos can be posted on the school/class website.

Slideshows

• Students can make slideshows to demonstrate their knowledge over a topic.
• Students can create slideshows for presentations, such as at a school sponsored cultural diversity fair.
• Teachers can use slideshows to present knowledge to students.
• Slideshows can be used to make presentations to parents, organizations such as PTO and school administrators.
• Digital pictures can be made into a slideshow complete with music and even placed on a DVD.

Educational Software

• Math: Mathosaurus
• Social Studies: Oregon Trail
• Science: Amazon Rainforest
• Reading: ABC with Hickory and ME
• Typing: Jump Start Typing
• Research: First Connections Golden Book Encyclopedia

Online Resources for Teachers

• www.thinkfinity.org
• www.readwritethink.org
• http://www.tltgroup.org/
• http://thwt.org/

Internet

• Information-Students can use the Internet to search for information on such sites as Cyber Sleuth Kids and Yahooligans, specifically designed for kid use.
• Students can also have bookmarked pages to check information. For example, many local TV stations offer a weather site specifically for students to use.

• www.storylineonline.net -An online streaming video program featuring screen actors reading children’s books aloud. Each book includes an activity guide and lesson ideas. Also, it is a great model for fluency!
• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ -A resource for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants to learn about Social Studies.
• www.mamamedia.com -Engaging activities help them gain technological fluency and expand their minds through playful learning; they can design and animate characters, make their own digital cards, invent games, and more.
• www.funbrain.com -Educational games designed for learners of all ages
• www.starfall.com -The Starfall Method promises to improve reading acquisition by using the Internet to help make it fun for the children and easy for the educators. You may order the printed materials that go along with the website for classroom or home use.
• www.yahooligans.com -Kids Games, Kids Movies, Kids Music, and More
• http://pbskids.org –Learning games to go along with kids favorite PBS characters. For instance, Cookie Monster and Arthur. Also, free educational resources for pre-k – 12.
• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/ -Educational Resources for K-8 Students.
• www.epals.com -the Internet's largest global community of connected classrooms.

MS Office and other Computer Applications

• Excel-keeps track of grades and book orders.
• Front Page-Creates web pages.
• Word-letters home to parents, newsletters, lesson plans, assignment sheets for students, word art for spelling practice and word walls, designing graphic organizers.
• Publisher-Flyers, production of materials for lesson plans, can create classroom management aids, such as schedule cards.
• Photo Editor-edit photos for use on web pages and newsletters.
• Power Point-presentations.
• Outlook-manage personal information such as e-mail, reminders, calendar and to do lists.
• Media Player-Plays music CD’s, Books on CD’s and streaming video from sites such as www.storylineonline.net.
• Flash Player- Watch streaming video and certain websites, especially ones with games require this plug-in.
• Boardmaker- a software program by Mayer Johnson that uses clip art of picture communication symbols which are used in creating printed communication boards, device overslays, worksheets, and schedules.