Tech+Tool+Presentations

[|books.google.com]Each student should include a brief description of the Tech Tool demonstrated. Include your name in the description. Copy the form below and paste it below the last presentation.

Name of Technology Tool: URL Location of Tool: Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? Yes No Is the tool free? Yes No Can I pay to upgrade for more options? Yes No Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes No Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other) What does one use this tool for? What is the educational value of this tool? Student's Name:

Name of Technology Tool: iPods URL Location of Tool: http://www.apple.com Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? Yes, there are multiple videos on youtube that can be watched. Is the tool free? No, the iPod cost. Can I pay to upgrade for more options? Yes, if one has a an older generation of an iPod they can upgrade for more options. It does cost though. Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes, I could use this tool for podcast. If my students do not understand what is going on in the classroom they can go back to their iPods at home and look at what I taught them in class. Who uses this tool? Anyone can use an iPod. What does one use this tool for? One could listen to music on the iPod, download education games, email, internet or podcast. What is the educational value of this tool? Any age level. Student's Name: Allison Siemer

Name of Technology Tool: Animoto URL Location of Tool: www.animoto.com Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? No Is the tool free? The first 30 seconds and very little options are free. If you want more you can pay different rates. Can I pay to upgrade for more options? Yes Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes, not specifically for math but in the education system I think it would beneficial.It could be good to give examples or for students to use with projects. Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other)  This could be used by anyone, in or outside of the class. What does one use this tool for? Animoto is a video-making tool. What is the educational value of this tool? This is a very good visual tool. Student's Name: Krista Mertens

Name of Technology Tool: Flickr URL Location of Tool: www.flickr.com Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? Yes Is the tool free? Yes Can I pay to upgrade for more options? Yes Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other) Anyone can use Flickr. You just have to sign up for a free Yahoo account if you don't have one already. What does one use this tool for? Flickr is an application to upload and organize photographs and videos. You can view your own pictures in a slideshow and view pictures other people have posted. What is the educational value of this tool? A teacher or student could use Flickr to share any kind of picture or video they would like everyone to see. It's an easy way to upload and organize pictures and videos. Student's Name: Mindy Burns


 * Name of Technology Tool:** Diigo
 * URL Location of Tool:** diigo.com
 * Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes
 * Is the tool free?** Yes
 * Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes
 * Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes
 * Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other).** Anyone could use Diigo. It can be used in the classroom, for communication between family members, for a student to organize their school information, or just for social reasons, possibly to discuss news articles or different scholastic articles found online.
 * What does one use this tool for?** Organization, sharing, or finding information.
 * What is the educational value of this tool?** This tool is very helpful in an educational sense becausee it can be used from either side of the desk, by teacher or student. It allows materials to be organized, saved, personalized, combined, and shared.
 * Student's Name:** Robin Koehlke


 * Name of Technology Tool:** Grapevine
 * URL Location of Tool:** [|www.grapevinetalk.com]
 * Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes, there is one on youtube
 * Is the tool free?** There is a free version yes
 * Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yup
 * Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Probably not, math wouldn't have much use for a website like grapevine.
 * Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other).** .People who just want to blog clips of their own voices or a group of people who like to communicate through voicings.
 * What is the educational value of this tool?** This could be most helpful when helping students at home. They can ask a question, save it, then later the teacher can respond.
 * Student's Name:** Sean Ashton


 * Name of Technology Tool:** Image Chef
 * URL Location of Tool:** [|www.imagechef.com]
 * Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes
 * Is the tool free?** Yes
 * Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes
 * Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes
 * Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other)** anyone can use this tool for fun, or for educational purposes
 * What does one use this tool for?** banners, posters, slideshows
 * What is the educational value of this tool?** teachers can use this tool as a visual when teaching a lesson
 * Student's Name:** Rachael Renfrow


 * Name of Technology Tool:** Teacher Tube
 * URL Location of Tool: []**
 * Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** No
 * Is the tool free?** Yes **Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** No
 * Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes
 * Who uses this tool? P**robably mostly teachers since it has all educational videos and resources on it. Students could use it as well when looking for videos for different presentations they may have to do.
 * What does one use this tool for?** it is a source of educational videos and resources for teachers and students
 * What is the educational value of this tool?** this website is full of all differnt kinds of videos that teachers or students can use free of charge when trying to add some form of technology in theri lessons and/or presentations.
 * Student's Name:** Susie Roebel

Name of Technology Tool: Live Binders URL Location of Tool: www.livebinders.com Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? Yes Is the tool free? Yes Can I pay to upgrade for more options? No Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes Who uses this tool? Anyone could use this tool - for personal or professional use What does one use this tool for? Anyone can use this tool for a variety of things: as a place to gather recipes or craft projects, as a way to organize a vacation, as a way to gather helpful information for your students What is the educational value of this tool? This tool is great to use as a teacher. Not only can you put websites in your online binder, but you can put Power Point presentations and Word documents. A teacher can organize their tabs very effectively to provide lots of information for their students. For example, a math teacher could have main tabs for 1. Presentation (with sub tabs: a) the Power Point or Word presentation and b) an equation sheet) 2. Video tutorials (with several different video's they can watch if they need extra help) 3. Practice (with sub tabs: a) a Word document with several questions and b) the answers to the questions and how to solve certain ones) and 4. General (with sub tabs: a) Syllabus b) Contact information c) School information and d) any extra information about clubs (for example, JETS) or standardized tests (such as the AP exam or Ohio Graduation test) ) Student's Name: Melanie Laiveling

Name of Technology Tool: Delicious URL Location of Tool: [] Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? No Is the tool free? Yes Can I pay to upgrade for more options? No Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes Who uses this tool? Anyone can use this tool, for personal or professional use What does one use this tool for? Delicious keeps all your bookmarks in one place so you will never lose track of your bookmarks again. It stores your bookmarks online, so you can get to them from any computer, whether you're at home, at work or on the road. What is the educational value of this tool? A student or teacher can use this tool to keep track of all of the websites they use, and put them into different categories by “tabbing” them. They can also search for other websites related to any topic they want. Student's Name: Samantha Davis

Name of Technology Tool: Google Documents URL Location of Tool: [] Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? Yes Is the tool free? Yes Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes Who uses this tool? Anyone for personal or professional use What does one use this tool for? This tool is practically Microsoft Office... but completely online. This way, if you don't have a computer of your own, or work on multiple computers, you can write and save presentations, documents, spreadsheets and more on the internet. Then you can access it from any other computer with internet access. What is the educational value of this tool? This tool could be highly useful as a teacher, because you can save almost any sort of Microsoft Office tool, on the internet. Also, you can make tests and surveys. With this tool, you can also make your work be private, available for only people how have the link, or public. So, in a classroom where you had power point slide show, and you want it to be available to your students, but don't have access to a tool like Blackboard, you could make a similar document onto a Google Document Presentation, send out the link to your students and then they can access it anytime they wanted. Also, you can make online tests, and as the creator of the test, you can see a time stamp spreadsheet of people taking the test, which would make it easy enough to record for grades. Student's Name: Amanda Ruwe

**Name of Technology Tool: ** Facebook **URL Location of Tool:** www.facebook.com **Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes **Is the tool free?** Yes **Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes and No: Your actual Facebook page is free but there are free games that can be played through Facebook that require money for other options. **Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Who uses this tool?** Teachers, Students, Businesses, Friends <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**What does one use this tool for?** Networking and Socializing, also for communication, sometimes for school. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**What is the educational value of this tool?** Students can socialize outside of class about assignments or group projects for school and the teacher can send out messages that the students will get. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Student's Name:** Elyse Terrell

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name of Technology Tool: **Survey Monkey** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">URL Location of Tool: [|www.surveymonkey.com] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">My Survey: [] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? Yes, Tutorial <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Is the tool free? Yes Can I pay to upgrade for more options? Yes, The upgraded version is called PRO, PRO provides: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Unlimited Questions **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - We place no limits on your creativity. You can create unlimited surveys with an unlimited number of questions. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Easy Downloads **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - Want to generate reports offline? Download your results at any time in a variety of formats. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Easy-to-use Survey Templates **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> - Don't know where to begin? We have dozens of templates in all categories. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Who uses this tool? Teacher is typically the creater of the survey, depending on the type of survey students or parents or even teachers could be the ones taking the survey. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">What does one use this tool for? To create smart, professional surveys with ease. The site allows you to have control over the content, format, and layout of the survey. Once the survey has been completed, you are able to analyze the results. Furthermore you can also create charts, graphs, excel sheets, summary reports, etc. from your data collected. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">What is the educational value of this tool? It is to provide the teacher specific information about the students in an organized manner. Further, the instructor has the ability to ask particular questions and choose the layout in which the information is presented.

**Name of Technology Tool:** Google Books **URL Location of Tool:** books.google.com **Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes, tutorial **Is the tool free? Yes No Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes, its free. No upgrades besides business and schools. **Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes, its great for finding sources for research or lessons. **Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other)** All of the above **What does one use this tool for?** It's best used for finding texts and pictures in texts before 1940. **What is the educational value of this tool?** No only does it provide primary sources quickly (also keyowrd searchable), but it also teaches the basics of research in a quicj and accesable manner. **Student's Name:** Shaun McClanahan

Name of Technology Tool: **Blogs** URL Location of Tool: **[|www.blogspot.com]** Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool? Yes No **Yes, tutorial (video).** Is the tool free? Yes No Can I pay to upgrade for more options? Yes No **This tool is free.** Would you, as a teacher, use this tool? Yes No **Perhaps. It would probably fit better into a long term project than in a day-to-day lesson.** Who uses this tool? (Teacher, Student, Family Members, Other) **All.** What does one use this tool for? **Sharing thoughts, pictures, ideas, general writing.** What is the educational value of this tool? **This would be best used as a project (i.e. book reviews, movie reviews) or keeping the class up to date with assignments.** Student's Name: **Emma Bowers**