Howell High School
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	Technology Resources

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Technology
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"If we all did the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves...."
Thomas Alva Edison

Photo Story 3 for Windows XP Users - free download

Photo Story 3 PowerPoint - This will provide a good introduction to digital storytelling using Photo Story 3 including student examples.

Adding Pizzaz to PowerPoint

Register NOW for professional development workshops online @ www.frhsd.net

Web Sites of the Week:

Multiple Intelligence Quiz

Virtual Field Trips

Dr. Lebeau's Field Trips in Cyberspace Tramline Virtual Field Trips

Tech Trekkers Virtual Tours UEN Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Schoolhouse Field Trips Virtual Field Trips

OOPS Virtual Field Trips Virtual Explorations

Internet For Classrooms VFT Great Trip Links

Walter McKenzie's Surf Aquarium Digital & Virtual Field Trips

Web Mining Classroom Resources

TEACHER RESOURCES

Atomic Learning - This site has video tutorials of most educational software.

Backflip - A free Internet bookmark manager that you create and can access from any connected computer in the school or your home. Organize your resources by unit, class or course.

Brainy Betty - Free teacher resources and PowerPoint templates too.

Discipline Help - A great resource for handling 117 misbehaviors often displayed in the classroom. It also has sections for effects of the misbehavior, mistakes often made and corrective actions to be taken.

frhsd.NET - This is the link to the Freehold Regional High School District's intranet for staff. It has a wealth of resources from simple forms, teacher message boards and teaching resources.

Google Earth - A 3D Interface to the Planet
Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more. (Free version)

Moodle Courseware - Moodle is an open-source course management system being used by the Freehold Regional High School District . It will allow you to add quizzes, start a student forum and list assignments and homework that the students can access from the World Wide Web.

QuizStar - Create a custom online quiz (even multi-lingual ones) that will be taken and graded online.

Puzzlemaker - Create all types of crosswords and word searches online for free.

Rubistar - Create rubrics online for your project based learning activities and have students access them online too.

Scholastic - A wealth of resources including lesson plans, online activities and teaching strategies.

Techtrekers - A wealth of teacher resources including webquests, virtual field trips, scavenger hunts, simulations, and PowerPoint resources.

Thinkquest - A collaborative student project and competition for teams of 3-6 students from different schools, regions, or countries to design educational websites. The library of over 5500 entries designed by students is searchable with keywords.

TrackStar - Contains online resource pages already created for you. Just add your own annotations to make them your own online resources.

The Official WebQuest Page - Contains an extensive list of webquests that are grouped by keywords and grade level.

PowerPoint Resources

Clipart:

http://www.openclipart.org/cgi-bin/navigate

http://www.graphicmaps.com/clipart.htm

http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm

Templates:

http://free-ppt.com/sampler_thumbs/education/thumbs.htm

http://free-ppt.com/sampler_thumbs/tech/thumbs.htm

http://free-ppt.com/pages_free/abstracts.html

http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk/free_powerpoint_template_builder_clip_art.htm

www.brainybetty.com

At the request of numerous teachers, these free downloads are available for teachers from Microsoft.

Using Excel to calculate the final grade
Use the following template to calculate final grades for full year courses:

Full Year Course including excused final exam for seniors

Certificate for Outstanding Class Performance (PowerPoint)
Certificate for Student of the Month (PowerPoint)
Certificate for Student of the Month (Word Document)
Certificate of Completion (PowerPoint)
Essay Test (Word Document)
Multiple Choice Test (Word Document)
True False Test (Word Doc)
Grade Book Based on Averages (Excel Document)
Grade Book Based on Percentages (Excel Document)
Grade Book Based on Points ( Excel Document)
How to Create a Seating Chart (PowerPoint)
Lesson Plan 1 (Word Document)
Lesson Plan 2 (Word Document)
Syllabus (Word Document)
Back to School Presentation (PowerPoint)

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Please feel free to email Ms. Roses, Howell HS Technology Facilitator/Webmaster, or Mr. Rosenwald, Howell HS Technology Facilitator with questions, ideas or for help.