EduTech’s West Central Region Blog

Using videostreaming in the classroom is a great way to extend learning!

Here are a few websites to explore:

• Apple Learning Exchange http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000355/
• Explore Learning http://www.explorelearning.com/
• The Futures Channel http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php
• History.com http://www.history.com/media.do
• NASA Virtual Scanning Electron Microscope http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/vlab/index.html
• Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/

North Dakota K-12 students participated in the 2009 Legislative Technology Showcase being held in conjunction with North Dakota’s 61st Legislative Assembly March 3, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Capitol.

Participating Schools were:

• Jeanette Myhre Elementary, Bismarck – Web 2.0 in the Classroom (Chad Even)
• Wachter & Horizon Middle Schools, Bismarck – Web 2.0 in the Classroom (Benjamin Lervick)
• Sheyenne Valley Area CTC – PC Construction (Frank Egan)
• NDSU/Powers Lake High School – Remote Instrumentation SEM (Kim Owen, Roberta Rystedt)
• Ashley Public – Kindergarten Imagineers (Kristi Anderson)
• Turtle Mountain Community HS – Environmental Chemistry Utilizing iMovie (Renee Aalund)
• McClusky Public School – ND Current Issues Utilizing Ezedia Presentation Software (Roberta Froehlich)
• Fairmount Public School – 1:1 Initiative Utilizing DyKnow Software (Yolanda Luick)
• Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary – The Theory of Blogging (Kayla Anderson)
• Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock – GIS/GPS (Tami Naaden)
• Grand Forks – Connect Students with Government (Darin King / Darlene Johnson)

Here are a few pictures from the event.

Governor Hoeven and Ashley Kindergartners

Horizon and Wachter Students with Dr. Sanstead

HMB Students with Governor Hoeven

McClusky Students

Some of you have expressed a desire to integrate technology in your classrooms, but need new ideas. Here are some that will engage your students!

E-scrapbooking - This is an amazing site that Annette Lamb emailed to me! Sample projects include comics, graphic novels and blogging. This is REAL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION! http://www.escrapbooking.com/index.html

Multimedia Scrapbooks - This is another great way to integrate technology with history, but could be extended to other content areas. This would be a wonderful collaborative project! http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/scrapscrapbookr.html
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/scrapslaverymr1.html

Data and Statistics - Use this site as a resource for students. It contains links to multiple sources of data that can be used to create charts, graphs and reports utilizing spreadsheets, word processing and power point applications. http://www.escrapbooking.com/escraps/data/index.htm

As always, please keep me updated on other ideas and experiences you encounter!

Ten schools participated in the recent Education Technology Showcase at the Capitol Building in Bismarck, North Dakota Tuesday. Schools were chosen to participate based on their use of technology in the classroom. Students demonstrated their knowledge and expertise to legislators and others from around the state.

BELCOURT TURTLE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY – North Dakota History with PowerPoint and SMARTBoards
BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL – Vodcasts/iMovie/iTunes/Garageband
BISMARCK ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY – Multimedia/United Streaming/Student Response Systems
CAVALIER PUBLIC SCHOOL – ACTIVBoard in the Math Curriculum
DEVILS LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL – PowerPoint/Podcasts/iSight Cameras/International Videoconferencing
FARGO CARL BEN EIELSON ELEMENTARY – Reading Read 180/Reading Intervention
GRAND FORKS WEST ELEMENTARY – Oral History DVD Project/iBooks/iMovie
HARVEY HIGH SCHOOL – Terminal Server Configuration
KULM HIGH SCHOOL – 1:1 Computing with iPAQs
NORTH CENTRAL AT ROCK LAKE – SMARTBoards across the Curriculum