Presentation of suitable digital tools (and examples of use) for teachers of year 5 to 8 students. Presented at/for Hokitika ICT Cluster, July 2010.

1. Digital
Toolkit
Top Tools for Years 5 - 8 Teachers
Rachel Boyd,
Waiuku Primary School
http://rachelboyd.com
July 2010

2. Free, online cartoon
comic strip creator.
http://www.toondoo.com/

3. http://www.mrhundermark.com/assignments/TTTFinal/Student_Samples/toon_doo_cameron2.png
Publishing Poetry

4. • http://www.toondoo.com/public/s/u/e/sue2276/toons/cool-cartoon-494750.png
Language Learning

5. Free, online tool that
generates ‘Word Clouds’
from text you provide.
http://www.wordle.net

6. http://bcseoul.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/picture-11.png
Learning Vocabulary

7. http://www.scribd.com/doc/25339225/Reading-Comp-from-Copyright-free-texts
about?
Pre-reading
What do you think the story will be

8. http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas?from=ss_embed
Descriptions

9. A comic desktop publishing computer
programme developed by plasq for
Mac & Windows.
http://plasq.com/comiclife/

10. Credit Pt England School
http://www.flickr.com/photos/extpes/2381801530/
+
Visual Mihi

11. https://tewhakatipurangahouictpdcluster.wikispaces.com/Comic+Life
From Omanu School
Shape Poems

12. http://prodev.wsd.wednet.edu/topics/comiclife/examples/howtowashtablesexample.jpg
+
Writing
Procedural

13. http://prodev.wsd.wednet.edu/topics/comiclife/examples/howtowashtablesexample.jpg
Communicate a message

14. Free, online
collaborative website for
presenting or
co-constructing content.
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

15. http://ms1001tales2009.wikispaces.com/
Collaborative Stories

16. http://room6mapua.wikispaces.com
Collaborative Learning - Q & A

17. Free, online tool that
allows you to create a
glog (online poster)
using text, images, music
and video.
http://edu.glogster.com/

18. http://environmentalheroes.pbworks.com/Sylvia+Earle+per+4
Projects
Digital Poster

19. http://pasola.edu.glogster.com/earth-day/?w1
& Linking to Info.
Communicating Ideas

20. Free, online journal or
website for showcasing
learning with parents/
whanau and a possible
global audience.
http://www.blogger.com

21. http://melvilleroom8.blogspot.com/2010/06/melville-intermediate-how-to-make-maori_18.html
Teaching the World!

22. My Class: http://room9writing2009.blogspot.com
Reluctant Writers
Giving students an audience

23. My Class: http://room9reflects.blogspot.com/
Learning
Reflecting on

24. Linking School/
Home Learning

25. Free, online tool that allows
you to create an
online notice board
where people can add their
ideas as‘sticky notes’
http://www.wallwisher.com/

26. • http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_436f8kscmdc
Pre-Inquiry Questioning

27. My Class: http://room9nelsoncentral2009.blogspot.com/2009/08/introducing-nina.html
What do you think about...?

28. Fun, free, online site that allows
you to do amazing things with
your digital camera photographs.
http://bighugelabs.com
http://bighugelabs.com/education.php

29. http://www.edutopia.org/do-it-yourself-motivational-posters#
Motivational Poster

30. http://www.slideshare.net/bdyck/big-huge-labs
Cover
Magazine

31. http://sites.google.com/site/nctiesjungle/NCTies-2009/trading-card-examples
Movie Poster

32. Software application that allows
free voice/video calls over the
Internet.
http://www.skype.com

33. http://2kmblog.globalstudent.org.au/2010/06/08/skype-show-n-tell-breakfast-party/
Breakfast
Skype Buddies

34. http://moturoa.blogspot.com/2007/06/skype-call-with-rod-waddell-in-valencia.html
& Interviewing
Learning from others

35. Free, online tool that allows the
creation and editing of documents
online while collaborating in real time
with others.
http://docs.google.com/

36. My Class: http://room9nelsoncentral2009.blogspot.com/
Collaborative Narrative Writing

37. Free, online social bookmarking
tool that allows your
‘bookmarks’ or ‘favourites’ to
be accessible online from any
computer.
http://delicious.com/

38. Bookmarking Educational
Games Online
http://delicious.com/room12TNIS

39. http://delicious.com/miss_pearceys_class/Pukeko
Maths Groups
Targeting activities for Reading/

40. Free, online tool that allows the
simple creation of animated
movies using pre-created
characters and settings.
“If you can type, you can make movies”
http://www.xtranormal.com/

41. My Class: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5697187/
Findings
Sharing Inquiry Learning

42. What ideas have you got for how
you could use the tools from your
digital toolkit in the classroom?

43. Thanks! Feel free to email
me if you have any
questions or queries.
Hopefully you have gained lots of
new ideas about some eLearning
tools you can add to your
“Digital Toolkit”
Have a play with the tools and think
creatively about how you can
integrate and use them in your
teaching and learning
programmes.
rachelboyd@xtra.co.nz
http://www.rachelboyd.com

44. Image Credits
Image: 'Drilled'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17731548@N00/2221656599
Image: 'patient'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10687935@N04/2376359338
Image: 'Tools'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23626319@N00/3552992113
Image: 'My Swiss Army Knife'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80516279@N00/2274372747