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Introductions, general tech tools for the educator
 * __8-noon__**

SITES that came to mind during discussions: [|www.todaysmeet.com] great way to have students be able to comment without constant blurting! Also, some kids might be willing to type a comment, but not verbalize an opinion in class. As students "join" the discussion, they can sign in with an anonymous user name or a real name. [] This site is LOADED with ideas and links! If you click FREE DOWNLOADS at the top, there are some great collections of tech ideas. [|www.purposegames.com] fun brain training games for many subject areas [|www.voki.com] very cool avatar characters which students can create and then add their voice to (using their cell phones!). Here's a sample of a German counting poem I made: media type="custom" key="19380206"

[] another LIST of teacher-submitted ideas for almost ANY classroom

[|www.classtools.net] create fun games for any subject area

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com an award-winning wikispace with LOADS of tools to check out

[] accidentally found these POWERPOINT games for various grade levels and subject areas

[|www.20q.net] time-filler; bell work; just fun to try with a class - AND in many LANGUAGES!

[] Give students an activity and put this stopwatch on the overhead LCD projector--the alarm is pretty loud! Click on "COUNTDOWN", put in the time in hours/minutes/seconds, click "SET", then "START"

[] create a QRcode here to put on documents or webpages, etc. Here is the QR code for THIS website..... media type="custom" key="19380546"

general tech tools (cont.) DOCUMENT from Gary:
 * __Noon-5pm__**



just a few websites mentioned in class:

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