Grade+2+Technology

**Technology Solutions in Second Grade

Using Garage Band Podcasts Laura Bear East Petersburg Elementary Classroom project: Digital recording of original student pieces.** Software: Garage Band, iTunes, Roxio LightScribe, Microsoft Word Hardware/Media: Computer lab, Lightscribe CDs Other: Student stories Time to complete project from start to finish was approximately 3 weeks, not including student writing time. Garage Band Podcast: Used to record stories First Recording Session: 45 minutes Students read aloud stories and were recorded by teacher. Editing was done for fluency and accuracy. (1 hour). Some parts of stories needed to be recorded again. Second Recording Session: 30 minutes. Final editing for fluency and accuracy. (30 minutes) Podcasts were saved into one folder with student stories listed as their name (to be used as the "Tracks" on labels) iTunes: Burned CDs Folder of Podcasts was placed into a "Playlist" in iTunes on several computers in computer lab. Multiple CDs were burned at the same time. (20 minutes). Roxio LightScribe: Burned student's image and label (15 minutes/disc) Personal computer used for this. School computers currently do not have LightScribe capability. Digital pictures were taken and imported to be used as background for each student's disc. "Tracks" were listed as student's names so that they could find their own story easily.

Presentation by Laura Smeltz - Warwick School District  Multi Media Slideshow Classroom Project - Slide Show based on class story Software - Kid Pix Deluxe 3 Students write story. Publish pages on Kid Pix Deluxe. Put pages together as slides to make a slideshow. Add transitions and sound effects to complete Multi Media Slideshow.

Notebook Lessons - Using Smart Notebook 10 Favorite Websites - http://smartboards.typepad.com/smartboard/ Teacher's Love Smartboards

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/ BiteSize Games

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html Math Magician

http://arcademicskillbuilders.com/ Arcademic Skillbuilders Math

http://flashcarddb.com/ flashcards

http://www.buildyourwildself.com/ Build Your Wild Self

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/stoptheclock/sthec3.html Stop the Clock

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); text-align: center; display: block;">**Second Grade Moodle with Dara Bower from the Hempfield School District** =

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