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**Workshop 4 - More Digital Literacy Tools To Engage Students and Teachers** **Part One: How do we feel about this...?**
 * media type="custom" key="11023120" || Classroom Management via the Web : ClassDojo

//Good thing or Bad thing?//

But a sign our classrooms are definitely changing... How else have they changed? ||
 * || Share your group's discussion on the 4C Google Doc back channel here ||



**Part Two: The Teachers Toolbox** **THE MUST HAVE RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS** || Covers all thinking tool areas: Blooms, Hats, Multiple Intelligences, Thinkers Keys @http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/thinking.htm || **ANOTHER MUST HAVE RESOURCE** || http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+and+ICT+tools ||
 * === **Inquiry and Thinking Resources** === ||
 * The Kurwongbah Way
 * ===Questioning resources=== ||
 * Question Matrix Resources || @http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/support/domainsupport/thinking/graphic/question.html ||
 * ===Graphic Organisers=== ||
 * A range of graphic organisers and examples: || @http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/Graphic%20Org/graphic.htm ||
 * A Huge range of templates, organised to suit year groups. || @http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html ||
 * Interactive and editable templates || @http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ ||
 * Large set of templates || @http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm ||
 * ...and some more! || @http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ ||
 * ===Thinking Tools=== ||
 * Digital literacy and Bloom's Taxonomy
 * ===Thinking Tools=== ||
 * Digital literacy and Bloom's Taxonomy
 * Digital literacy and Bloom's Taxonomy
 * Gardener's Multiple Intelligences || @http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/MI%20Smarts/smarts.htm

Visual Student M.I Test @http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/index.htm || (This is my favourite one) || @http://popplet.com/ ||
 * De Bono's Hats || @http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/Hats/hats.htm ||
 * SOLO || @http://hooked-on-thinking.com/ ||
 * ===Mind Mapping Tools=== ||
 * **Popplet**
 * **Popplet**
 * **Bubbl.us** || @https://bubbl.us/ ||

A free resource which really is a fantastic set of tools. I have already downloaded the resource pack for you here:
 * === **Teaching Tools** === ||
 * Interactive Whiteboard/ Projector Resources || @http://www.triptico.co.uk/

To install: 1) Click on link and save to desktop 2) Once downloaded you need to double click on the file and the installation process should begin automatically.
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Is as it states. A bit of fun but after initial 20 mins trying to 'hit red' the students will get used to it. @http://www.ictgames.com/calmCounter.html ||
 * Noise'o'metre**
 * Your classroom Computers || **Only 2 Clicks**
 * Your classroom Computers || **Only 2 Clicks**

Allows you to visually organise key websites or webtools into one easy to navigate page.
 * Just brilliant for junior/ school students who get lost quickly (or sidetracked!)**

1) Sign Up 2) Organise the Tabs into Curriculum specifics 3) Go through your bookmarks/favourites and link to Only 2 Clicks. ||


 * ===** Ongoing Professional Learning **=== ||
 * [[image:Ed.tech.png width="552" height="96" link="@http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/"]] ||
 * [[image:ICT_magic.png width="520" height="133" link="@ictmagic/*Recently Added"]] ||
 * [[image:Learning_ing_hand.png width="738" height="89" link="@http://learninginhand.com/blog/"]] ||
 * [[image:Cool_tools.png width="738" height="68" link="@cooltoolsforschools/home"]] ||
 * [[image:Interfacemag.png link="@http://www.nz-interface.co.nz/"]] ||
 * [[image:Tech_resources.png width="614" height="88" link="@educationalsoftware/home"]] ||
 * [[image:ICT_in_Teaching_blog.png width="476" height="117" link="@http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com/"]] ||
 * [[image:Edorigami.png link="@edorigami/home"]][[image:Ozge.png width="351" height="58" link="@http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/"]][[image:Teachweb2.png link="@teachweb2/home"]] ||
 * [[image:twitter-logo.jpg width="157" height="148"]]We have investigated Twitter in Workshop 3: CLICK HERE ||

** Part Three: Reading Resources to Engage and Extend **

Famous people your kids want know reading really good stories. || @http://storylineonline.net/ || A huge audiobook resource with stories for every reading age || @http://storynory.com/ || A multi level online story resource. A HUGE range of stories to listen to. || @http://www.storybee.org/ || Front pages of newspapers from around the world. Updated every day. || @http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ || An excellent combination of online stories to watch, read, listen to and play with || @http://www.starfall.com/ || The junior non-fictional stuff is excellent and 'hands on' too. || @http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngyoungexplorer/0910/ || A resource that combines stories about it's main character with interactive games. || @http://www.roythezebra.com/index.html || Really challenging literacy resource (older age prob) || @http://www.uclick.com/client/mwb/tmjkf/ || Interactive language based games (click on lang-arts section) || @http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ || Great games for junior students || @http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html || A large number of reading games and interactives with lots of reading and listening involved. || @http://pbskids.org/games/reading.html || An excellent resource that enable you to upload photos, write and add voice over text || @http://littlebirdtales.com/ || If you're yet to have experienced Zooburst then you've been missing out! A fantastic resource that turns writing into online page turning, pop up story books. || @http://www.zooburst.com/ || Read, write and even publish story books. || @http://www.storyjumper.com/ || Students create their own Myths and Legends using an excellent bank of resources. (Good for older students) || @http://myths.e2bn.org/create/ || Using a large art resource bank as prompts, students are able to create really excellent looking story books. || @http://storybird.com/ || A really simple to use comic strip maker. Perfect for juniors. Alternatively, use the second link for older students. || Junior: @http://avenscorner.com/flashgamepage.aspx?gameurl=comic/comic Older: @http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ || Turn students word processed stories into PDFs and then upload them to Youblisher and turn them into online story books. || @http://www.youblisher.com/ || A very professional and student engaging comic strip/ movie making resource || @http://goanimate.com/ || Provides a walk through for struggling readers and writers. Allows stories to be created using set characters and scenarios. || @http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/embed.cfm ||
 * ** Online Stories ** ||  ||
 * **Storyline Online**
 * **Storynory**
 * **StoryBee**
 * Newseum
 * ** Interactive Reading ** ||  ||
 * Starfall
 * **National Geographic**
 * **Roy The Singing Zebra**
 * ** Game-based Interactives ** ||  ||
 * **Jumble- Kids**
 * **Jumble- Kids**
 * **Arcademic Skill Builders**
 * **GameGoo**
 * **PBS Kids**
 * ** Story Book Creators ** ||  ||
 * **Little Bird Tales**
 * **Little Bird Tales**
 * **Zooburst**
 * **Story Jumper**
 * **Myths and Legends**
 * **Storybird**
 * **Comix**
 * **Youblisher**
 * **GoAnimate!**
 * **My Storymaker**