This presentation was created and used for teachers who were not familiar with browsers and social bookmarking.

1. Work Smarter
Not Harder with
Your Model
Classroom
by: Carla Sensing

2. How Far Have We Come?

3. Browsers

4. Browsers
• Internet Explorer (IE)
• Safari
• Firefox
• Google Chrome

5. DCBE computers
Your DCBE computer already has
Internet Explorer (IE) most popular
because its familiar!
Google Chrome is already on your
desk top and interfaces easier and
faster than many other browsers.

6. What is Google Chrome?

7. Browser Tabs
Open a tab!!
Look!
Chrome Web Store?

8. Chrome Web Store
The Chrome Web Store is just like
iTunes apps, but for your browser. I
have a few I like:
Google Amazon Diigo
Voice
Evernote
Google Mail
Read
Clearly

9. Here they are:

10. Bookmarking on Chrome
http://www.screencast.com/t/aDhmrhkRW

11. Thinkfinity is great for teachers
Thinkfinity helps find great lessons,
videos, and ideas for Common Core.
Everything that appears is state
approved. Check it out often.

12. Dropbox will save your life

13. How does it work?
One is in "My Documents"
One stays on your menu
bar.

14. Let's Talk Social Network
Bookmarks

15. Several to pick from
• Delicious(Not available through DCBE network)

16. Other Bookmarking sites
• Diigo
• Symbaloo
• Stumbleupon
• Many others

17. Online "books" and "manuals"
• LiveBinder(also a bookmarking site)
• FlipSnack
• Simplebooklet
• How can I find others?
• Go2Web20

18. Share Websites with Students
• 19 pencils
• Pinterest
• Symbaloo

19. Brainstorming and MindMap
• Mindomo
• MindMeister
• Mind42
• XMind

20. New ways to present
• Spicynodes
• Prezi
• Sliderocket
• My Favorite Google!!

21. Great Math Sites
• Math Chimp for 1st - 8th grades
• Free Math Worksheets(look along the top)
• Brightstorm has 2,000 math videos
• Carrotsticks is great for younger
students
• Cool Math Games
• Mangahigh Math game

22. Great Literature/Writing Sites
• Sparknotes videos for common
literature read in high school
• Storybird lets students use their
beautiful pictures to write stories.
• Kideos is a site with videos for K-9th
graders
• ToonDoo is a great way to get kids
writing.

23. More Literature/Writing Sites
• SAT/ACT Vocabulary building
• Gamequarium has videos for K-8
• Character Scrapbook
• Compare and Contrast Essay
• Scholastic has videos for K-12

24. Great Science Sites
• Spongelab is great for high school
• StudyJams
• Wicked
• Planet Super Powers
• Science Toymaker
• Science Kids
• Animaps (social studies too)