Audacity

• Castleton Elementary KidPix Resources:  This comprehensive site includes lesson plan ideas for K-5, tutorials, and instructions.  Castleton’s site does a great job illustrating uses of KidPix for not only lower el, but, upper el, as well.
• Kennesaw State University KidPix Hotlist:  Numerous integrations ideas spanning across grade levels and curricular areas. 
• Marcia’s KidPix:  A comprehensive list of KidPix integration ideas.

Kidspiration/Inspiration

• Inspiration Software Inc.:  This website by the Inspiration/Kidspiration software company provides numerous resources searchable by grade level.  It also allows you to download a state standards match, letting you match Michigan standards to lesson plan ideas.

SMARTBoard Resources

• Eduscapes:  Interactive games, online training modules, and lesson plan ideas.
• E-learning for Kids:  Numerous cross-curricular activities suited for SMARTBoard use.
• Internet4Classrooms:  An extensive list of resources, including lesson plans and templates for SMARTBoard users.
• SMARTBoards in Elementary Classrooms:  Contains links to several teacher created lesson plans utilizing the SMARTBoard.
• SMART Technologies: Contains interactive lesson activities, concept maps, and more.
• SMART Tech Training Center:  Online resource activities, lesson, Downloads and more.

Teacher Webpages

• LCPS Teacher Webpages Login:  Use this link to edit your teacher webpages.  One you’re logged in, click “View Public Site.”  Then, navigate to your page.  Once you’ve gotten to your page, scroll to the bottom and click “Switch to Edit Site.”  You’ll again have to scroll down to choose “Edit.”  If this is the first time editing your page on any computer, you’ll need to install ActiveX...the computer will prompt you to do so.  After making any changes, be sure to save then submit.

 WebBlender Resources

• Creative Educator:  Creative Educator Magazine provides lesson plans and technology integration ideas in a step by step format for Tech4Learning products, including WebBlender.
• How to Link WebBlender Files:  Illustrates how to link WebBlender files together when using a classroom logon.
• Tech4Learning: By the creators of WebBlender, this site includes tutorials, lesson ideas, samples, and more. 

 WinClass

·        Creating Classes:  This document, created by the LCPS technology staff, provides information on how to create classes, using WinClass, a classroom file management tool. 

·        Distributing/Collecting Files:  Created by the LCPS technology staff, this document explains how to distribute and collect files from your kids once you’ve created your class. 

o       When distributing and collecting files in WinClass, it is important to note that you can only collect files that you have distributed to your students via WinClass.

§         To browse student files logged in as yourself, open the application (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Kidspiration, etc.) in which the file is saved.  Go to file and open.  In the box where the file name would usually show, type //0hdstu/INSERT STUDENT LOGON HERE$ and hit enter.  so, for example, you'd type:

     //0hdstu/66532ryb$  This will take you directly to that student’s drive where you are able to browse and open their files.