Technology

Listed here are links to sites with information on technology and the 21st century classroom

Primary School A website from Australia that publishes blogs, links and lessons on specific themes [|Primary school Educational technology sites]

Make Internet TV A site to show you how to make and upload a video onto YouTube, TeacherTube or SchoolTube. There are 6 chapters that teach each step in the process. [|Make Internet TV]

Gateway to 21st Century Skills This site’s resources can be searched by keyword phrases or users can browse the site’s catalogs. These sections are broken down by grade levels, subjects, or activity types. There are more than 50,000 educational resources available, many of them provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Public Broadcasting Service, the National Science Foundation, and more than 700 others. The site, sponsored by the National Education Association, also features a digitized database of academic standards from each state, allowing teachers to select resources that align with their content needs. [|Gateway to 21st Century Skills]

Open Office This site allows you to download the software free. Open office provides free on-line applications for word processing, drawing, calculation spreadsheets etc. [|Open Office]

Primary School - Productivity Tools This week's theme is on Open Office and productivity tools. The list of links includes a site to get copyright free clipart and how to's on learning about using these tools in the classroom. There are also lessons on creating PDF files, Wikis, Macros and inserting on-line clip art. [|Productivity Tools]