KySTE is Coming!

Click the title to go to the KySTE web page for more details on the upcoming state conference in Louisville February 28 - March 2. Please join me as I present two sessions on Wednesday March 2nd :

* Work SMARTer - Build Engaging Lessons with SMART Notebook Software Wednesday 10 am

*Blogging and Picasa - Set it Up, Lay It Out, and Engage Them! Wednesday 2:00 pm

Grab Attention in Your IWB Presentations with Fun Fonts

Enjoy creating glitter fonts that move and sparkle. Click on the title of this post to link to the website that let's you do this for FREE!!

If the link does not work, type the following URL:
http://www.familylobby.com/create-glitter-text-graphics.asp#

Useful Ways to Involve Mobile Devices in the Classroom

Here is a great way to involve all those cell phones floating around in your class! Click the title of this post to link to a great article on using texting features for instructional benefit.

Feel free to share your thoughts on this topic by commenting to this post. Feedback is welcome!

Lewis County Central Elementary - Beginner Group Survey

Click here to take survey

Lewis County Central Elementary School - Advanced User Group

Click here to take survey

Blabberize!

Now that I have your attention with that title, let me share with you a fun new Web 2.0 tool that I have discovered while at ISTE. www.blabberize.com is a site where you can upload an image and then turn it into a "talking head" of sorts. For example, if you wanted to pull in a picture of Abraham Lincoln and then have him "speak" to the kids about his assasination, you could use this website to create that animation. The site will allow you to record your voice and then it attaches that sound to the image and the "mouth" of your image moves along with the text you recorded! How cool is that? Play around with it and I will post specific instructions on how to use it once I am back from the conference.

Stay tuned for more new tips and tools as I continue my ISTE 2010 journey.

ISTE 2010!

I have arrived in the mile-high city and am looking forward to an incredible conference. I hope to keep you updated throughout the week and post great new resources, tools, tips, and other great info I discover while here. Stay tuned! If you have specific questions or interests regarding the conference, please comment to this post and I will be sure to get back to you. You can check out www.iste.org for more information or for organizational membership. Hope everyone is enjoying a great summer. ~ Tiffaney