All the Willard R-II attendance centers are subscribing to Discovery Education Streaming this year, aka United Streaming. This is a powerful resource with an extensive collection of videos, lesson plans, worksheets, speeches, songs, images, quizzes, etc. for all grade levels. Yes, you can access this tool from home.
ACCOUNTS
If you set up an account previously, it has been reinstated with the same username and password.
If you have forgotten your username and/or password:
Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Podcasting workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Podcasting webpageoffers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through the steps of podcasting.
And, there’s more! If you want to earn 3 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you podcast, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Podcasting. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!
Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to provide you with additional assistance.
Image Credit: Blue Snowball Microphone by sklathill
Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Finding & Subscribing to Podcasts workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Podcasts webpageoffers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through the process.
And, there’s more! If you want to earn 2 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you work, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Finding & Subscribing to Podcasts. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!
Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to provide you with additional assistance.
Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Flickr workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Flickr webpageoffers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through the steps of using Flickr in your classroom.
And, there’s more! If you want to earn 3 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you flickr, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Flickr. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!
Flicker in the Classroom
promote and build visual literacy skills in students
add labels/notes to a photo
embed a slideshow of photos in your blog, wiki, or web page
use image as a writing prompts or in digital storytelling projects
use mashup tools to create motivational posters, magazine covers, cd covers, and more, using shared photos
use tags to find photos of areas and events around the world for use in theclassroom
document school events; parents can use the RSS feed to subscribe andautomatically be notified when new photos are posted.
showcase student projects/work
source of images for student and teacher projects which are Creative Commons licensed
Have you discovered Google Docs yet? Do you know the power of storing your documents online, for free, to be accessed by your team, from any Internet connected station? Once again, Common Craft has a video that gives the gist of this tool in 3 minutes. In January I’ll be hosting a Google Docs Workshop.
Willard staff: The YouTube video below will be blocked at school, but is well worth the time to watch it elsewhere.
All the Willard R-II attendance centers are subscribing to Discovery Education Streaming this year, aka United Streaming. This is a powerful resource with an extensive collection of videos, lesson plans, worksheets, speeches, songs, images, quizzes, etc. for all grade levels. Yes, you can access this tool from home.
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Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Podcasting workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The 
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