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=Research & Presentation for Elementary in a Digital World =

Judy Hauser & Laura Cummings
January 2011

=== The digital world holds a vast array of tools and resources that should be tapped for research, presentation and instruction in elementary schools. Some of these tools and resources include: Pics4Learning, MeL Databases and Creative Commons. Participants will learn to present using PowerPoint in a new and engaging way called Pecha Kucha. Web-based presentation tools like Glogster and Voicethread will also be featured. ===

"Elementary Workbook" document from SIRs Discoverer - //(To locate the resource click on Educators' Resources in the Database Features box on the lower right side of the screen.)//
=__** SEARCH ENGINES **__=

KidsClick!
= __IMAGE SOURCES__ =

Flickr-Creative Commons
= __PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES__ =

Glogster

 * === To register for a free Glogster Education account, click on the link above and then click on the "Start with Basic" button near the top right side of the screen. ===

Glogster Examples

 * * === Pond Animals === || * ===Causes of the American Revolution=== ||
 * * ===My Family's Immigration to Canada=== || * ===Glogster Basics=== ||

Getting Started with Glogster

 * ===Glogster Directions by Traci Blazosky===

Voicethread

 * === To register for a Voicethread Education account, click on the link above and then click on K-12 in the "Products by Market" column. Click on "Single Educator" and then scroll down until you can click on the "Apply" button in the VT Educator column. Complete and submit the Registration form. ===

Voicethread Examples

 * < * ===This is Brazil - High school students report on five of the major cities in Brazil.=== ||< * ===My Fantastic First Day at School - Fifth grade student reports on her first day in "upper school."=== ||
 * < * ===Australian Animals - Middle school students report on a variety of Australian animals.=== ||< * ===Best Websites for Chemical Elements Research -A teacher created this Voicethread to give students an overview of the websites she wanted them to use for their research.=== ||

Getting Started with Voicethread


Picture Citation: Bias, Gene. __comp008.jpg__. . Pics4Learning. 11 Sep 2009  Lion Image: Dorling-Kindersley