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=Choose one of the options below and design your own lesson based around these 21st century strategies. Use an example we discussed as a model, or take it in your own direction! =


 * **Formative Assessment** - plan a lesson that integrates technology based formative assessment like a chatroom, Google Docs, response devices or cell phones. You can find some resources on those tools here and more detailed resources on formative assessment here.
 * **Wikis**--Log into Wikispaces for Education, sign up and get your class wiki started today. Start small with a class web resource and build it as you begin to be more comfortable with it and see more applications for it in your classroom. You could also design a webquest or use this wiki project template if you want to design a student wiki-based project.) Wiki start up sheet available)
 * **Blogging**--Start a class blog at Edublogs.org or Wordpress.com . You can find step by step instructions[| here]. Elementary teachers might want to use Kidblog.org for a more kid-friendly blog for younger students.
 * **Web 2.0** -- Plan a lesson around other web 2.0 tools you've seen in this presentation. Start by logging in, signing up and playing around, then design a lesson that lets your students use the tool to enhance learning. Below are links to the most popular tools (besides wikis and blogs!).
 * Glogster --Create multimedia digital posters (start up sheet available)
 * Webspiration, Gliffy, Mindmeister--Create and collaborate on graphic organizers (Wallwisher start up sheet available)
 * Wallwisher- create a colllaborative post-it board for students to post comments
 * [|Wordle]- Create beautiful word clouds from any copy/pasted text
 * Google Docs --create and collaborate on word documents, spreadsheats, surveys, and slideshow presentations. (See how an HS math teacher is using it in my district)
 * Titan Pad--collaborative chat tool used in this presentation (See how this was used in an hs social studies project)
 * [|Wix] and [|Weebly]--design flash based websites
 * Google Sites and WIkispaces -create webquests and websites
 * Blabberize and Voki- create talking pictures, put a face to a podcast!
 * Chatzty, Cover it Live --create an instant chat room
 * Crocodocs --Collalborative document review (just wrote a blog about it today!)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Jog the Web --create an annotated website tour
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Diigo and Delicious --Social bookmarking tools (browse my delicious tags here)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Dipity and Time Rime --create multimedia digital timelines
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Toon Doo --create and share digital comics
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Go Animate --an animated cartoon creator
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Survey Monkey -- Create an online quiz
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Quia --find thousands of online games and quizzes created by educators for educators, and even design your own
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Edmodo --create a web social networking community with your students with discussion boards, blogs, and more
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Digital Storytelling**-- Plan an assessment that requires students to show their understanding through pictures, narration and music. Any assignment that uses a traditional essay could be turned into a digital storytelling project. Start with Animoto, Photostory or Moviemaker (IMOVIE for Mac). You might even try a podcast project using Audacity or Garage Band. Read more tips for teachers here and tips for students here.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Multimedia Resources** --browse these sites to find video resources to add to your lessons: Multimedia resources
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Student Tools** -- browse pre-made flashcards or set up your own at quizlet, or browse [|quia] for pre-made quizzes and games to help students review.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Set up a custom search engine for your students using Google Custom Search