Deb Norton Tech

QR codes are so much fun for my students.  We have created QR codes several times already this year.  My students enjoy generating the codes, scanning the codes and exploring sites with the QR codes.  If you aren't familiar with QR codes, click here to read about them. Today I'd like to tell you about a site called QR Voice.  This site is really neat.  It uses text-to-speech to make a QR code.  First you type in text (up to 100 characters maximum).  Then you slide a circle on a bar to choose the size for your QR code and then you generate your code. The result is an automated voice recording of your text.  The voice is a little mechanical, but easy to understand.  We will use Quick Mark and our web cams to scan and read our QR codes since most of my students don't have cell phones.   The iPad 2 or an iPod Touch with a camera can also scan QR codes. You just need to install a scanning app such as Scanlife ...

E-cards!! Today I will share with you some E-card Creation Sites from Sam's Cool Tools for the Classroom , a blog that I follow.   Click here to see the blog post or click here to view the links shared on this site with a Stich.it . Man I love sharing sites with Stich.it !    Take a look at some e-cards I created using a few of these sites: I must really love sharing on this blog since I created a holiday sweater and included a photo of myself with this card.  You can thank me later! Have fun sharing these sites with your students. Bonus:  A collegue asked if I would share some sites other than just Christmas sites.  So here is one that came my way. A collection from  InTec InSights: Technology Integration Ideas for the Classroom

I am very excited about a site called Stich.it !  Here is an explanation of what Stich.it is: Stich.it is a service that lets you “stich” almost anything together on the Internet. That means that you can quickly and seamlessly create a slideshow-like experience that can include Web pages, video, music, photos and more. All you need are links! Stich.it will be a great way for me or my students to create a slideshow of webs pages.  We can use video, photos, or blogs.  Take a look at the Stich.it slideshow I created for you.   Click here .   Just click on the next tab in the top left.  I decided to make it on some of my favorite Pinterest posts from last week.  Click here to see the Stich.it sites example. I can't wait to use Stich.it with my students.  It is so easy to use and there is a bookmarklet available as well.  There is no log in required.  What an incredible service Stich.it provides! Here is another example of using St...

This past week I attended the TIES technology conference in Minneapolis, MN.  Here are some highlights: Social Networking -is finding it's way into classrooms. Schoology is a combination of an LMS and a social network.  I really want to look into this! Edmodo is safe for students. I've dabbled in this a bit. Social Bookmarking -is growing at a rapid pace.   Scoop.it is a visually appealing and easy way to bookmark and share.   I have been using Scoop.it for quite a while now and I love it!  Click here to see my Scoop.it for sharing technology.  Click here to see my Scoop.it for sharing Friday Fun. Pinterest has exploded in the past 6 months.  Click here to see my Pinterest boards.   Online learning is really the wave of the future! Moodle - I've used this and I love it! Haiku - Google recently launched this LMS.  It looks promising and I would like to give this a try! SAMR is a model for technology integration. ...