Big Huge Labs

Big Huge Labs will allow you to do "Fun Stuff with Your Photos." There are many areas to explore. You can make a magazine cover, motivation posters, CD Covers, trading cards and so much more. This tool is great to support literature circles or content area information. It provides students with opportunities that allow them to share what they understand in a creative way. Students can use a digital camera to capture images to support what they are learning. Student's will be motivated to make trading cards for the states of matter or a magazine about the main character of a novel. Take a look and think outside the box for ways to use this site. Any ideas you wish to share, leave us a comment below.

Talking images with Fotobabble

Lego Robotics

Check out Lego Robotics link above to see what you can do with the website Fotobabble. Simply upload your own photo and record your voice to it.
Lots of classroom applications!

AVATARS!

When I heard that my second grade students were studying Famous Americans, I immediately thought of a tip that I had read on Tammy Worcester's Blog, "Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers". In Tip 74, she shows how to use the avatar creater from the website My Avatar Editor and some clever ways to use the avatars in the classroom.

Each of my second graders created a Famous American Avatar using My Avatar Editor and saved them in power point along with a background image that suited their American; baseball field for Jackie Robinson, log cabin for Abraham Lincoln, etc. Then they recorded themselves in the first person speaking about why they are considered to be a Famous American and their contributions they made to society. After compiling all of the students' slides into one power point presentation, the teacher showed it to the class as a review before their test. The students enjoyed seeing all the different avatars and hearing themselves and their classmates speaking about their Famous American. I can't wait to see how they did on the test.....bet they aced it!

TRACKSTAR

Ever been frustrated getting your students to several different websites? Have you heard yourself repeating the same words, "go to the address bar and type in www......". If so, you may want to try creating a web "TRACK" with the online resource, TRACKSTAR. To make a track you will need to create a FREE account. Begin by collecting between 2-15 websites you want your students to visit. Once you login, select the MAKE A NEW TRACK button. You will need to give some required information about your track and select the type of track you want: Resource List, Worksheet, Extended Learning, or Demo. Save your Track. Now your students can complete their assignment without getting "Off Track"!

Museum Box

Is it possible to keep 120 6th graders engaged in their study of the Jazz Age for an entire week? When using the FREE web based application, Museum Box, it was!

The students in Mrs. Linkenhoker's history classes used the writers, artists, and musicians of the 1920s-1930s as a springboard for their projects. While examining the art, literature, and music of selected individuals, they included images, text, audio, and video in their virtual museum boxes. If the school is registered and the teacher supplies login information for her students, the museum boxes can be submitted and posted on the web.