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Kwout is a free webtool that allows the user to capture the internet in pictures. All you need to do it drag the bookmarklet into your bookmarks bar, find part of the internet you want to share, and click on the bookmarklet. After you do that, you will be whisked away to a picture version of the site you are wanting to "kwout." There you can draw a box around the part you want and click "cut out." Now you have a snippet of the internet that you can keep or send away directly from the Kwout webtool. How this applies to your classroom you ask? Have you ever found a part of a website that you wanted to share with your students, but you didn't necessarily want them to access the entire site? I think we've all had that happen. We find great examples and snippets of information that we want to share. However, taking them to the entire website can be somewhat cumbersome if it is loaded with information and you want them to scroll to find the specific point you w...

If you missed the previous post , eSebco is an online library that the Kendallville Library has purchased for the community. They have purchased over a hundred texts that are always available with online access. I should have done my research a little more carefully. As it turns out, eSebco is actually available on a regular computer as well. So if you are using a PC, Mac, or Chromebook, it will function just fine straight from the website. You will need to visit.  http://www.kendallvillelibrary.org/  to access the link for eSebco. Here are the directions for accessing the collection of books:

http://instructionaltechtalk.com/itt-1-tubechop/ This is a very useful resource for teachers that want to only show portions of YouTube videos. This could be really handy if you need to cut out the suggested videos at the end. I love YouTube, but sometimes I wish I could turn off the suggested videos without taking the time to embed it on my own site. Thanks goes to Jeff Herb for posting this! Here I added a tutorial on how to go about using the webtool:

eSebco  is an online digital book program that the Kendallville Public Library is providing for the community. Students can participate as well if they have a library card. If your students need library cards, please contact Beth to find out how you can get students set up with this valuable resource. I was curious as to how well this application would work on the iPod Touch, but was pleasantly surprised. It is easy to navigate through a text and easy to view even though the device is smaller in size. Download it from the app store today!

Here are a few examples of "how-to" pieces created by first grade students in Mrs. Yoder's class. This activity took place over a couple of days to work with their devices. Steps in the activity: The students created their rough drafts on paper with illustrations. The paper included four boxes and four spaces for text to make the piece a grand total of four steps. The students then used Pic Collage to snap a picture of the illustration and type their text in order to make "slides" for their presentations. It was then saved to the camera roll. The slides were imported into 30 Hands. Recordings were made for each slide as the students read their pieces aloud. The final product was saved to the camera roll as a video. The last step was for students to upload their video to Kidblog using the title of their work for the title of their blog post. After finishing this project, the students were very excited and engaged in the process. The students love the...

As a former fourth grade teacher, one of the typical activities I would do every year when talking about geometric solids is have the kids do a scavenger hunt to find examples throughout the room so that they can connect the concept to their world. I would have them jot the objects down on a paper as they found them under each three-dimensional shape category. The students always found it fun and engaging to go on the scavenger hunt because who doesn't like the opportunity to get up and roam around the classroom in order to complete a task in elementary school? Mrs. Caylor of Avilla Elementary utilized Pic Collage for the same purpose. She had the students use pic collage to snap pictures and label them accordingly. This is an enhancement to the previous method. I can't imagine how long it would have taken them to complete the same task without an iPad or an iPod touch. Not only that, but I would find it hard for someone to argue that it was less engaging than the previous meth...

"Me by Numbers" is an activity developed by Mrs. Yoder that she performed with her first grade students. In studying measurements and how they are a relevant to our everyday lives, she utilized the Skitch application on her class set of iPods as a means to produce a recording of the students' work. The students had a partner take a picture, and then they proceeded by finding their weight, date of birth, height, etc. Skitch is a great app for both iOS and Android devices. It is a simple app that gives students an easy way to demonstrate their knowledge about any subject. Imagine how long it would have taken you as a teacher to take pictures of every kid, print them off, and have students hand write these tidbits of information about the subject? I recall doing activities like this prior to going 1:1 when I taught fourth grade. I also recall thinking that it really didn't take that much time to gather all the pictures, print them, and get them passed out to the stu...