Eight Tech Tools
Todd Williamson
twilliamson15@gmail.com
thetechnorateteacher.wordpress.com
Twitter ID: twilliamson15
Teacher Leader for Middle School Portal 2, Technology Trainer for North Carolina Teacher Academy, 
DEN STAR educator and National Board Certified Early Adolescent Science Teacher
Each tool was chosen for student use
Allows students to CREATE, CONNECT and COMMUNICATE around curricular topics
Ideally FREE and with limited account creation information to make them accessible to middle school students
Web-based for school and home access
http://www.animoto.com
http://www.wallwisher.com
http://www.sharetabs.com
http://www.xtranormal.com
http://www.edmodo.com
http://www.chatzy.com
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
http://www.netvibes.com
 
Goals of Each Tool:
Though this session focuses on Tools, the important part is changing pedagogy to incorporate these tools

Use them yourself first, then build a case for having them opened for student use if your district blocks
anything mentioned here today.
http://www.sharetabs.com/?8techtools
Whew...
We've covered a lot of tools in not a lot of time...
Any Questions? 
Feel Free to contact me with any questions
@twilliamson15 on Twitter!
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