This presentation was delivered for the Louisiana Council of Teachers of English

1. LCTE Fall Conference
October 19, 2012
Lafayette, Louisiana

2. I am, Valerie Burton, an AP Literature and
English IV teacher from New Orleans,
LA.
I currently teach at West Jefferson High
School. I look for any and all
opportunities to integrate technology
into my lessons.

3. Tools to help
you and your
students
create,
produce and
publish

4. 1. Google Docs for collaboration, Google Forms to gather
information
2. Weebly.com for ePortfolios and easy websites
3. Wordle.net for avatars, presentations and prior knowledge
assessment
4. Kidblog.org for student blogs
5. Wordpress.com for an assignment blog
6. Photopeach.com for photomovies
7. Twitter.com for updates
8. PBWorks.com to create on online classroom
9. Wallwisher.com to gather ideas and other online tools
Tools that we will investigate

5. http://docs.google.com
How to video

6. Use Google
Docs

7. Use Google Docs to create documents,
spreadsheets, presentations, forms, etc.

8. How I
use…

9. Google Docs for collaboration and to
gather information
– Peer Editing – assign students to writing
groups and they share and revise each
other’s work.
– Forms – have students complete surveys for
pre/postreading assignments
– Tests – create multiple choice tests that can
be graded by Flubaroo
– Share information – share a document as a
webpage

11. I used this form to gather
information about my students
It is easy to create
forms to get
information about
prior knowledge for
upcoming projects,
conduct surveys,
exit or entrance
tickets, quizzes, etc.

21. Tests are
graded and
students
are given
grades by
email

22. http://www.weebly.com/
A quick How To video

24. How I
use…

25. Weebly.com for ePortfolios and easy
websites
– Class website – publish announcements,
tips and reminders for parents and
students
– Class ePortfolio – collect assignments and
artifacts to be showed off and shared.
– Student ePortfolio - highlight classwork,
community service activities, awards and
recognitions.

29. http://www.wordle.net/
A quick How To video

30. Wordles can be used as avatars, to
preview new information
or as assessments

34. http://kidblog.org/
A quick How To video

35. • to make regular updates about
assignments, events, and
anything going on in class
• To engage students in their
learning and extend
collaboration with classmates
and even people all over the
world

36. How I
use…

39. http://wordpress.com/

42. for an
assignment
blog

44. http://photopeach.com/
How to video

47. How I
use…

49. http://twitter.com/
How to video

50. Tweets allow you to
• have 24/7 participation
in 140 characters or
less
• network with others in
a way that transcends
the walls of our schools
and neighborhoods
• Here is a blogpost I
created with Twitter
resources

52. http://pbworks.com/
How to video

54. PBworks is an
easy-to-use free
web page that
multiple people
can edit, it’s
based on wiki
technology.
WYSIWYG

55. Use PBworks to
communicate with
Administrators,
Faculty,
Parents and Students

58. http://www.wallwisher.com/
How to video

64. Tools discussed today
1. Google Docs for collaboration, Google Forms to
gather information
2. Weebly.com for ePortfolios and easy websites
3. Wordle.net for avatars, presentations and prior
knowledge assessment
4. Kidblog.org for student blogs
5. Wordpress.com for an assignment blog
6. Photopeach.com for photomovies
7. Twitter.com for updates
8. PBWorks.com to create on online classroom
9. Wallwisher.com to gather ideas and other online
tools

65. •Create ways to gather information and results online
•Create an online class to create and submit assignments
•Use Twitter to inform parents and students
•Use Twitter to develop a PLN
•Use blogs to effectively manage teaching and learning
•Incorporate new tools into their curriculum
•Develop student and personal ePortfolios
•Create PhotoMovie assignments to promote higher critical
thinking
•Create Google Forms and Docs to efficiently track
information"

66. Did I accomplish my objectives?
If not, you can find me and my resources at …
• Email: MsVRBurton@gmail.com
• Personal eCard: http://about.me/VRBurton
• PLN Blog:
http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/
• Presenter Site:
http://msbisonline.weebly.com/
• Class Blog : http://msvrburton.edublogs.org/
• Twitter : @MsBisOnline
• http://twitter.com/MsBisOnline