tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57969581799313581522024-03-13T04:10:13.679-07:00QPSTeckiExpertsWe are ICT Experts from each class of Year 3-7. Two students from each class. This Blog is a central spot for us to share and learn from.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-39673003407943597622010-10-19T23:49:00.000-07:002010-10-19T23:49:47.715-07:00De.lic.iousThis is a fantastic resource. It is a good place to keep and share all those fabulous websites. <br />
Attach the button onto your computer, just follow the instructions in this link: <a href="http://www.delicious.com/help/installff">http://www.delicious.com/help/installff</a><br />
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Delicious button: Takes you to our Delicious site. Sign in queenstownprimary, qps4429120<br />
Tag: Click on this to attach a website into del.ic.ious<br />
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Ask your Tecki's about it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-25218721982396252882010-09-08T19:29:00.000-07:002010-11-16T22:28:40.534-08:00Literacy Ideas Use these!<div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx">Piclits</a></span>: Take a look at Rm23 blog: <a href="http://qps-room23.blogspot.com/"> http://qps-room23.blogspot.com/</a>.</div><div face="Verdana,sans-serif">The children have each made their own Piclit. I had them go through the school <a href="http://del.ic.ous/">Del.ic.ous</a> site. User: queenstownprimary - Password: qps4429120. Once loged on the children found the Piclits link and made their Piclit. It was the process I wanted them to learn and to get to know the school Del.ic.ous site.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once made, the children clicked on the blog share link,</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">* copied the embed code,</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">* opened the class blog</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">* signed in using the class address and password</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">* edited posting in hmtl</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">* paste</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">* publish post.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://voicethread.com/">VoiceThread</a>:</span> See the VoiceThreads on <a href="http://qps-room23.blogspot.com/">http://qps-room23.blogspot.com/</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I found photos would not load directly from any computer so I uploaded the photos onto Flicker and then loaded them from there onto VoiceThread. Really easy!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-39802656928532301472010-05-01T16:41:00.000-07:002010-05-01T16:44:08.249-07:00Social Networking<span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://twiducate.com">twiducate</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> - social networking micro-blogging for schools.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-55617608285358839692010-05-01T16:34:00.000-07:002010-05-01T16:37:53.283-07:00Game makers<a href="http://yoyogames.com/gamemaker/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Problem Solving challenges</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bridge Builder</span></span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://iknowthat.com"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thinking skills</span></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-81173149050554608582010-05-01T16:18:00.000-07:002010-05-01T16:20:02.458-07:00Robotics<span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://microsoft.com/robotics/">Free Robotics Tool from Microsoft</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-77955835952054532372010-05-01T15:34:00.000-07:002010-05-01T15:37:59.752-07:00Music<a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.musicworks.co.nz/">Music Works</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-49690769654592840352010-05-01T15:31:00.000-07:002010-05-01T16:16:12.336-07:00Literacy<ul><li><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.manzana.co.nz/">Manzana Word Wall</a></li><li><a href="http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/room1/index.html" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/room1/index.html</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/</a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=cunning&typeofrhyme=revdict&org1=syl&org2=l"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.rhymezone.</span></a></li><li><a href="http://piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx </span></a></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.booktalks.org.nz/">Book Talks - connect with a real author!</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.telescopictext.com">Telescopic Text<br /></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://mpreader.com">Multimedia Print Readers</a><br /></span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-37635618031348327992010-05-01T15:25:00.000-07:002010-09-04T17:15:24.389-07:00Online Collaboration<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
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<br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://pbworks.com/">Netherpad</a></span>
<br /><a href="http://edu.googleaps.com/">
<br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Google Apps Education</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">
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<br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://workspace.officelive.com/">Office Live Workspace</a>
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<br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://adobe.com/acom/buzzworld/">Adobe Buzzword</a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" > - read, review, word processing files, slideshows, and photo images. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">
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<br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.zoho.com/">Zoho </a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >- lots of collaboration tools
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<br /><a href="http://crocodoc.com/">Crocodoc</a> - takes your file, reproduces it online and provides you with tools to mark it - highlighter, strike-out, sticky notes etc.
<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-5359524035322000102010-03-10T22:30:00.000-08:002010-03-10T22:31:01.764-08:00Maths sites<a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.smartkiddies.co.nz/">Smart Kiddies</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-15751023233949561952010-02-21T18:17:00.000-08:002010-05-01T16:33:40.476-07:00Useful Websites:<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ask-a-geologist">Ask a Geologist</a><br /><a href="http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts">Ask a Physics Question</a><br /><a href="http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/ask_an_astronomer.html">Ask a NASA Scientist</a><br /><a href="http://mathforum.org/dr.math">Ask Dr Math</a><br /><a href="http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/askhist.htm">Ask a Historian of an Archelogist</a><br /><a href="http://vrd.org/locator/sites/oracle.shtml">Ask the Oracle</a><br /><a href="http://infopoint.theriver.com/aiasac/ask/ask_welc.htm">Ask an Artchitect</a><br /><a href="http://www.frbsf.org/education/activities/drecon/askecon.cfm">Ask Dr Econ</a><br /><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/answers/index.cfm?">Ask a Mayo Clinic Physician</a><br /><a href="http://promo.net/drnet">Ask Dr Internet</a><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:";font-size:130%;" >NZ National Library - Discover Curriculum topics </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://find.natlib.govt.nz/primo_library/libweb/static_htmls/discover/">http://find.natlib.govt.nz/primo_library/libweb/static_htmls/discover/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >VoiceThread: </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://voicethread.com/#home">http://voicethread.com/#home</a><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://ed.voicethread.com/about/k12/">http://ed.voicethread.com/about/k12/</a><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz/Snapshots/VoiceThread">http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz/Snapshots/VoiceThread</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-57938276178311524882009-11-10T16:09:00.000-08:002009-11-10T16:10:44.066-08:00ReadPlease<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a free programme for PC only. It reads back what has been written. Within my writing programme I have used it with New Entrant and Year 3 but I have shared this with secondary teachers and ESOL teachers too.<br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Writing Programme:</b><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Drafting</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The children draft their stories onto the programme. They listen to what they have written.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="color: blue;">Publish </b><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Their work cannot be saved into the programme. The free version of this programme has limited capabilities but is enough for classroom use. <br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Control A</b> to highlight - <b>Control C</b> to copy.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Open a word document. The Big W<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Control V</b> to paste.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Spelling mistakes</b> will have a red line under them. Right click on them and a list of correct words will appear. The children pick the one they want to use.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Grammar </b>- green line: Right click and the grammar correction will appear.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>This links reading and writing!</b><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-23714758879592912242009-10-27T01:05:00.000-07:002009-10-27T01:05:26.185-07:00Puzzle Making<a href="http://www.puzzle-maker.com/">http://www.puzzle-maker.com/</a> - <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Make your own puzzles or crosswords</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-92097021219652518112009-09-16T01:54:00.000-07:002009-09-16T01:56:12.545-07:00Blogging extra bits<a href="http://www.shabbyblogs.com/">http://www.shabbyblogs.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.bravenet.com/">http://www.bravenet.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-62748074117519868042009-09-11T14:40:00.000-07:002009-10-12T23:02:12.649-07:00YouTube<ul><li><a href="http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=125501&title=Obama_s_Message">http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=125501&title=Obama_s_Message</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfChssGs_4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfChssGs_4</a> - Digital Strategy - Brooklyn School</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yCB4i7GJuM&feature=fvw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yCB4i7GJuM&feature=fvw</a> - 3 Steps towards 21 Century Learning</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY</a> - What is a Wiki?<br />
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</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-77582701338178622222009-09-11T13:36:00.000-07:002009-09-11T13:38:01.304-07:00Te Reo Maori<ul><li><a href="http://www.koreromaori.co.nz./">http://www.koreromaori.co.nz./</a></li><li><a href="http://www.maorilanguage.net/">http://www.maorilanguage.net/</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-49003050308333606082009-09-05T01:23:00.000-07:002009-09-05T01:24:08.204-07:00Survey<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/">http://www.surveymonkey.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-24028898736540320372009-09-05T01:22:00.000-07:002009-09-18T20:03:10.677-07:00Mind Mapping<ul><li><a href="http://bubbl.us/">http://bubbl.us/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.exploratree.org.uk/?notice=activation_complete_notloggedin">http://www.exploratree.org.uk</a></li><li><a href="http://debategraph.org/">http://debategraph.org/</a><br /></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-41429684639909609182009-09-05T01:20:00.000-07:002009-09-05T01:21:15.548-07:00Cartoon creation<a href="http://www.bitstrips.com/">http://www.bitstrips.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-88639566881989643032009-09-05T01:13:00.000-07:002009-09-09T01:14:02.910-07:00Video<ul><li><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://animoto.com/education/spread_the_word?utm_source=Active%2BCast&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Spread%2Bthe%20word%20bottom&utm_campaign=A4Education%2B%231">http://animoto.com/education</a></li><li><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://animoto.com/video">http://animoto.com/video</a></li><li><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://voicethread.com/#home">http://voicethread.com/#home</a> - VoiceThread</span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-58242169001941814612009-09-04T23:22:00.001-07:002010-05-01T15:39:07.351-07:00Kids Educational Sites<ul><li><a href="http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> - WickED</span></li><li><a href="http://www.wordle.net/create" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.wordle.net/create</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> - Wordle</span></li><li><a href="http://www.freerice.com/index.php" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.freerice.com/index.php</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> - Free Rice</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a href="http://www.breathingearth.net/"> http://www.breathingearth.net/</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> - Breathing Earth</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/">http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/</a><a href="http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/"> </a>- Literacy and Numeracy</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.tutpup.com/">http://www.tutpup.com/ </a><br /></span></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102); font-weight: bold;">Literacy Skills</span></span></span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/room1/index.html" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/room1/index.html</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/</a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=cunning&typeofrhyme=revdict&org1=syl&org2=l"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.rhymezone.</span></a></li><li><a href="http://piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-37720420384543299022009-09-04T22:58:00.000-07:002009-09-04T22:59:21.737-07:00Copyright<a href="http://www.copyrightkids.org/">http://www.copyrightkids.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796958179931358152.post-53031286600211495812009-09-04T22:54:00.000-07:002009-09-04T23:04:12.322-07:00Ideas for using Photo Story 3<a href="http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Photostory-3">http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Photostory-3</a><br /><br /><a href="http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Ideas-for-Photostory-3-Projects">http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Ideas-for-Photostory-3-Projects</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCfPgiYTQdE&feature=player_embedded"><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCfPgiYTQdE&feature=player_embedded</a><br /><br /><a href="http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Photostory-3-Examples">http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Photostory-3-Examples</a><br /><br /><a href="http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Photostory-3-Resources">http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Photostory-3-Resources</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0