Did+You+Know...?

=**Did you know...**=
 * that wikis can be a way for students to collaborate on projects?
 * [|Wikis in Plain English]
 * ESU 6 Technology Integration Group Tools
 * [|wikispaces.com]


 * that cell phones can be used to gather information about groups or check for understanding?
 * [|Poll Everywhere]
 * [|Grade Level Poll]


 * that //Facebook// can be a professional tool as well as a social networking tool?
 * [|Edutopia] (add //Edutopia// to //Facebook//!)

> media type="custom" key="5942149"(a really quick Wordle from the morning at ESU 6)
 * that there are lots of ways (beside PowerPoint) for students to show what they know?
 * [|Glogster] (Check out this example about photosynthesis: [])
 * [|Prezi] (Check out this example about social networking in education: [])
 * [|Storybird] (Check out this example about science: [])
 * [|Wordle] (Create word clouds; see an example based on our morning below.)
 * [|38 Ways to use Wordle in the classroom]
 * [|How to Keep Wordle Safe in Your Classroom]
 * [|Great discussion of uses of Wordle]


 * that teachers and students can connect with others from a distance?
 * [|Skype] (Watch this very brief explanation: [])

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 * there are many tools to supplement classroom lessons?
 * [|HippoCampus]
 * [|Kahn Academy]
 * [|Google Lit Trips] ("This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place...")