Virginia+Beach+Ideas

Let's collect ideas for using new tools K through 12!

Avatars

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 * recommended reading
 * guys read
 * award gallery
 * teacher's lounge
 * technology users
 * book covers
 * magazine covers
 * animals
 * historical figures
 * scientists
 * trading cards
 * book characters
 * movie posters
 * CD covers
 * captions
 * Picnik (free version like Photoshop)
 * Use __John, Paul, George, and Ben__ as a hook into making trading cards: take the facts of something the person did as an adult, and create a supposition about what they did as a child/young person that made it possible for them to do their great accomplishment
 * create avatars as an opening day activity for students to get to know each other
 * movie poster as symbolism: create poster to summarize book/story. set up gallery and rubric for students to assess/self-assess their understanding of book and concept of symbolism.
 * book lists
 * pathfinders
 * electronic fieldtrips
 * multi class projects
 * orientation (interactive scavenger hunt)
 * introduction to web 2.0 for teachers
 * professional development agendas

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