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=Welcome to the Schechter Tech Wiki= This is a place for teachers at the Lower School to share information and resources for technology. We can all contribute and comment with exciting ideas, lesson plans, Web sites, collaborative ideas, and more.

I have looked at [|www.brainpop.com] and it looks like a very good site for SmartBoard use. Have you used it yet? Rita Kaufman

Your Bookmarks everywhere and anytime you need ! Delicious is a Social Bookmarking service http://www.delicious.com/help/learn Ilanit Curi

Here are some websites from a conferences I went to: Lisa Friedman [|www.glogster.com] (kids make an interactive poster)

[|www.polleverywhere.com] (create online poll questions that students can vote through on the computer)

[|www.quizlet.com] (online flashcards and games for material that you input)

[|www.wordle.com] (great for brainstorming and checking for repeated works in essays)

[|www.taggalaxy.com] (picture searching to activate background knowledge)

[|www.khanacademy.com] (like brainpop; more free education videos)

[|www.visualthesaurus.com] (need to pay for this site; good for kids with language issues-illustrates means; distinguishes nuances)

[] (analyzes text and creates list of meaningful vocab)

[|www.screenjelly.com] (you can create instructions videos from your computer screen-videos must be short)

[|www.jing.com] (you can create instructions videos from your computer screen-videos can be longer)

[|www.livefinders.com] (create free online portfolios)

[|www.mathletics.com] (great site for math practice)

[|www.60secondrecap.com] (woman summarizes books in 60 seconds)

[|www.tinyurl.com] (allows you to create a shortened link to a long address)

[|www.voicethread.com] (create collaborative slide shows)

[] - a virtual walk in the woods, sans mud and poison ivy! It includes resources and activities and is recommended for grades 3-5

I just found this great wiki: Lisa Friedman http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/