CTE

Input your own vocabulary words and students can review them on any computer through 5 different interactive activities. There are also options to create online venn diagrams, timelines and animated books.    [|http://classtools.net]  COONEY TECH - BUILDING TRADES  __Construction math help topics:__ __How to calculate board feet__** [] [] [] [] [] [] [] __**Video Measurement Fundamentals**__ []
 * __Interactive Vocabulary & Other Learning Activities__
 * __Video tutorial on multiplying whole numbers__**
 * __Video Geometry tutorial on triangles__**
 * __Video Pythagorean Theorem__**
 * __Video converting decimals to fractions, fractions to decimals__**
 * __VideoAdding and Subtracting fractions__**
 * __Video multiplying fractions__**

__**Building and framing methods:**__ []
 * __Energy efficient framing lesson__**

__**The Guide to Green Building**__ 1. Resource and Waste Management Durable building materials and construction assemblies that withstand the elements and minimize waste. Tech Set 2: [|Durable Building Envelope] Tech Set 5: [|Storm-Resistant Roofing] Tech Set 7: [|Wind-Resistant Openings]

2. Energy Efficient System Integration A whole-systems approach to building design: properly orient and insulate your structures, size HVAC and specify lighting systems to reduce overall energy demands while improving comfort and durability. Tech Set 2: [|Durable Building Envelope] Tech Set 3: [|HVAC: Forced Air System] Tech Set 4: [|Energy Efficient Lighting] Tech Set 6: [|The Sun in the 21st Century Home]

3. Resource Efficient Plumbing Plumbing innovations will save you time and materials, and save the owner water and energy. Tech Set 1: [|Resource Efficient Plumbing]

4. Good Indoor Air Quality Combine thoughtful materials selection with proper ventilation to provide clients healthy interior environments. Tech Set 3: [|HVAC: Forced Air System] Tech Set 9: [|Indoor Air Quality]

**__ The Google Classroom __** [|http://www.thegoogleclassroom.com]

Great FREE resources from Google, all you need to do is have an account which is also free. To open an account, just create a gmail account and you will be able to access all the free Google goodies!

Above is a link to the presenter's website, below is just a few of the topics mentioned and notes I picked up on during the presentation.


 * Google Docs** - great for collaboration, transferring documents between computers and open source applications.
 * iGoogle & RSS** - Use iGoogle to as your first stop to collect many updates and resources in one place - perhaps set it as your homepage
 * Google Earth** (which now includes space) - allows students to visit places otherwise unaccessible
 * Google Lit Trips** - Allows you to follow the adventures a character in a book, adds more dimension to literature
 * Google Books** - Scanned copies of all books that are out of copyright
 * Blogger** - Blogging site however you cannot control what site is shown when you push the 'next blog' button
 * Google Groups** - discussion board that allows the teacher to moderate the conversations (join Educators Discussion Group created by Google)
 * Custom Search** - allows you to add filters to Google search so that your students don't get an overload of irrelevant information
 * Google Calendar** - create as many as you would like, can export them all into a blog or website
 * Knol** - allows your to post a piece of knowledge you are an expert at, similar to a blog or a wiki
 * In Quotes** - gives you quotes from two sides of a political topic, spin button gives you another quote
 * Sketch-up** - tool used to create 3-D models, Pro version available free to teachers
 * Picasa** - allows you to organize and categorize all of your pictures.
 * Google Chrome** - new web browser - not available for Macs
 * Even More**... - check out the 'Even More' button for tons more options that they have or are working on

Check under Labs for more applications they are creating


 * Google Educator** - provides many more great educator resources


 * __WEB 2.0 Resources__**

[|Blogs vs. Wikis vs. Google Docs]


 * **DimDim** || Totally free web meeting in a browser. Create webinars for others to view. || [|www.dimdim.com] ||
 * **Delicious** || Social bookmarking. Never lose your bookmarks again.Share links for your classes. || [|http://delicious.com] ||
 * **Doodle** || Schedule an event, make a choice, poll the group. || [|www.doodle.com] ||
 * **YacaPaca** || Create quizzes, surveys, tests, eportfolios, and more. Use otehrs assessments or create yoru own. Enter class lists for analysis. || [|http://yacapaca.com] ||
 * **PhotoShow** || Turn your photos into a musical PhotoShow in just minutse. || [|http://photoshow.com] ||
 * **SplashUp** || Editing to and photo manager. Allows you to edit many images at once. Also save work in progress. || [|www.splashup.com] ||
 * **Audacity** || FREE download. Record and edit sounds. Crop audio files. Lots of transitions to explore. || [|http://audacity.soundforge.net] ||
 * **PodBean** || Easy and powerful way to start podcasting. Easy to publish. No tech to learn. || [|http://podbean.com] ||
 * **Voki** || Use a speaking avatar to speak your text. || [|www.voki.com] ||
 * **Gaggle** || Provide safe, teacher-controlled email accounts for students. || [|www.gaggle.net] ||
 * **WebSpiration** || Web version of Inspiration. || [|http://mywebspiration.com] ||
 * **Store With** || A new "sky-drive" for saving documents on the Web. || [|http://storewith.com] ||
 * **Zamzar** || Convert almost anything. Word to PDF. Online video to wmv files. || [|www.zamzar.com] ||
 * **Jing** || Snap a picture of anything on your desktop, or record video of what you do or what you see. || [|http://jing.com] ||
 * **Wordle** || Generate "word clouds" from text you provide. || [|http://wordle.net] ||