Digital Wish Grants Calendar
Grant Name Award Deadline Description
Early Learners Grant Tool Factory Beep! Site License ($379.95 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Early Learners Grant for a chance to win a network site license of Tool Factory Beep! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan appropriate for grades K-2. The most creative and fun K-2 lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY BEEP!: Have you ever painted a picture that sings as you draw? Well now you can with Tool Factory Beep! Based on the themes of creative play and exploration, students get absolutely hooked on Beep! Activities encourage emerging learners to express their ideas, while developing important IT skills and building confidence with the computer. Navigate a maze and develop spatial orientation skills. Dress the creature and spark lively discussion. Use the word robot to develop word recognition. Animate characters with simple mouse clicks to build confidence. There are endless opportunities for creative thinking and discussion. Tool Factory Beep! is ideal for early learners, autism, and pre-readers. Clip art library included for printing and coloring.
President's Day Grant Tool Factory Podcasting with Video Site License ($999.99 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the President's Day Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video! To apply, simply develop and submit a President's Day themed lesson plan that utilizes podcasting/vodcasting. The most creative and fun President's Day themed lesson plan utilizing podcasting/vodcasting will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PODCASTING WITH VIDEO: Anyone with a microphone, video camera, a Windows computer, and an internet connection can publish audio or video podcasts to people anywhere in the world! You no longer need 3-5 different software programs to create a podcast or vodcast. All you need is the simplicity of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video. The software combines a scripting tool, sound recorder and video recorder, easy uploading, and broadcast utility into one easy interface. You can record your podcast's audio or video directly into the program or import any major audio or video file onto the timeline using the easy to use interface. Then once you have set your podcast's title and episode title, you can simply publish and promote your podcast with the ease of one click! If you can “point-and-click”, then you have all the skills necessary to create fantastic podcasts or vodcasts! You’ll never have to write a single line of programming code, or decipher complex RSS feeds. Podcasting enhances the communication between schools, communities and businesses, while also creating a platform for sharing ideas. It’s an incredibly fun and fiercely addictive means of communication. Every copy of Tool Factory Podcasting includes: -Tool Factory Podcasting with Video software– Create, record, and upload your podcasts with “point-and-click” mouse skills. -Great music and sound effects library – Clips are included right on the CD to add dimension to your voice without the worry of copyright violations! -Subscription to Clip Art Station – Download a massive library of pictures and audio, without the worry of copyright violation. Incorporate music and fun sound effects into your podcasts to keep your listeners intrigued and coming back for more! www.clipartstation.com. -Free server space on Web Page Station - Host your podcasts at www.webpagestation.com free for 3 months. -A getting started guide – Get podcasting in minutes with these easy instructions. Podcasting is a fantastic way to extend learning beyond the 4 walls of the classroom. Teachers can record lessons, students can build class projects, and parents can take part in daily classroom activities. Tech Specs: -Platform: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit). -Playback on Windows, Mac, any iPod or MP3 player. -Import sound clips (or entire podcasts) in .wav or .mp3 formats. -Records 1 track of video, and up to 5 tracks of audio. -Sound clips: hundreds of sound and music clips included, copyright free. -Clip Art Station: Download hundreds more copyright-free clips from www.clipartstation.com, subscription included. -Save sound clips (or entire podcast) as .wav or .mp3 formats. -Volume adjustment possible on any section of the sound clip. -Subscription to Web Page Station included for free hosted uploads. -Publish anywhere, inclucing: Web Page Station at www.webpagestation.com, your own website, a network server, or save on the local computer. -Broadcast by email, or copy/paste a simple link into the “Subscribe” feature in iTunes or other aggregator.
Valentine's Day Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Valentine's Day Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a Valentine's Day-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun Valentine's Day-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Women's History Month Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Women's History Month Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a Women's History Month-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun Women's History Month-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License (399.95 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Fun with Phonics Grant Tool Factory Phonics 1 ($379.95 value) 2/15/2012 Apply for the Fun with Phonics Grant for a chance to win a network site license of Tool Factory Phonics 1! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan appropriate for grades K-1. The most creative and fun K-1 lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PHONICS 1: Early readers will love the captivating stories and imaginative activities in Tool Factory Phonics 1! The first in a series of 4 CD-ROMS, Tool Factory Phonics 1 focuses on consonants, vowels, and h-digraphs. Every Tool Factory Phonics program follows an easy-to-use layout, based around 3 sequential activities for teaching each letter/sound relationship. Start by selecting a target sound from the group such as ‘b’. Listen to a captivating story that includes many ‘b’ words. Next, students are challenged to find the ‘b’ sound on each story page. Finally, learners will create words from a selection of letters and letter sounds with common distracters. Students will be captivated as they separate sounds into groups, select a sound and play the three activities for every sound! Listen to the Poem: Listen to the poem. The words highlight as they are spoken and the focus phoneme stays highlighted. Find the Sound: Click on all the focus sounds in the words. A counter at the side tells you how many more are still to be found. Make Words: Click and drag the letters into the white areas to make words. When all the possible words have been made the program will automatically move on to the next game.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 3/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 3/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 3/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 3/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Fun with Phonics Grant Tool Factory Phonics 1 ($379.95 value) 3/15/2012 Apply for the Fun with Phonics Grant for a chance to win a network site license of Tool Factory Phonics 1! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan appropriate for grades K-1. The most creative and fun K-1 lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PHONICS 1: Early readers will love the captivating stories and imaginative activities in Tool Factory Phonics 1! The first in a series of 4 CD-ROMS, Tool Factory Phonics 1 focuses on consonants, vowels, and h-digraphs. Every Tool Factory Phonics program follows an easy-to-use layout, based around 3 sequential activities for teaching each letter/sound relationship. Start by selecting a target sound from the group such as ‘b’. Listen to a captivating story that includes many ‘b’ words. Next, students are challenged to find the ‘b’ sound on each story page. Finally, learners will create words from a selection of letters and letter sounds with common distracters. Students will be captivated as they separate sounds into groups, select a sound and play the three activities for every sound! Listen to the Poem: Listen to the poem. The words highlight as they are spoken and the focus phoneme stays highlighted. Find the Sound: Click on all the focus sounds in the words. A counter at the side tells you how many more are still to be found. Make Words: Click and drag the letters into the white areas to make words. When all the possible words have been made the program will automatically move on to the next game.
Fun with Phonics Grant Tool Factory Phonics 1 ($379.95 value) 3/15/2012 Apply for the Fun with Phonics Grant for a chance to win a network site license of Tool Factory Phonics 1! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan appropriate for grades K-1. The most creative and fun K-1 lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PHONICS 1: Early readers will love the captivating stories and imaginative activities in Tool Factory Phonics 1! The first in a series of 4 CD-ROMS, Tool Factory Phonics 1 focuses on consonants, vowels, and h-digraphs. Every Tool Factory Phonics program follows an easy-to-use layout, based around 3 sequential activities for teaching each letter/sound relationship. Start by selecting a target sound from the group such as ‘b’. Listen to a captivating story that includes many ‘b’ words. Next, students are challenged to find the ‘b’ sound on each story page. Finally, learners will create words from a selection of letters and letter sounds with common distracters. Students will be captivated as they separate sounds into groups, select a sound and play the three activities for every sound! Listen to the Poem: Listen to the poem. The words highlight as they are spoken and the focus phoneme stays highlighted. Find the Sound: Click on all the focus sounds in the words. A counter at the side tells you how many more are still to be found. Make Words: Click and drag the letters into the white areas to make words. When all the possible words have been made the program will automatically move on to the next game.
Early Learners Grant Tool Factory Beep! Site License ($379.95 value) 3/15/2012 Apply for the Early Learners Grant for a chance to win a network site license of Tool Factory Beep! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan appropriate for grades K-2. The most creative and fun K-2 lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY BEEP!: Have you ever painted a picture that sings as you draw? Well now you can with Tool Factory Beep! Based on the themes of creative play and exploration, students get absolutely hooked on Beep! Activities encourage emerging learners to express their ideas, while developing important IT skills and building confidence with the computer. Navigate a maze and develop spatial orientation skills. Dress the creature and spark lively discussion. Use the word robot to develop word recognition. Animate characters with simple mouse clicks to build confidence. There are endless opportunities for creative thinking and discussion. Tool Factory Beep! is ideal for early learners, autism, and pre-readers. Clip art library included for printing and coloring.
Earth Day Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 4/15/2012 Apply for the Earth Day Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a Earth Day-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun Earth Day-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 4/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 4/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 4/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 4/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Fun with Phonics Grant Tool Factory Phonics 1 ($379.95 value) 4/15/2012 Apply for the Fun with Phonics Grant for a chance to win a network site license of Tool Factory Phonics 1! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan appropriate for grades K-1. The most creative and fun K-1 lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PHONICS 1: Early readers will love the captivating stories and imaginative activities in Tool Factory Phonics 1! The first in a series of 4 CD-ROMS, Tool Factory Phonics 1 focuses on consonants, vowels, and h-digraphs. Every Tool Factory Phonics program follows an easy-to-use layout, based around 3 sequential activities for teaching each letter/sound relationship. Start by selecting a target sound from the group such as ‘b’. Listen to a captivating story that includes many ‘b’ words. Next, students are challenged to find the ‘b’ sound on each story page. Finally, learners will create words from a selection of letters and letter sounds with common distracters. Students will be captivated as they separate sounds into groups, select a sound and play the three activities for every sound! Listen to the Poem: Listen to the poem. The words highlight as they are spoken and the focus phoneme stays highlighted. Find the Sound: Click on all the focus sounds in the words. A counter at the side tells you how many more are still to be found. Make Words: Click and drag the letters into the white areas to make words. When all the possible words have been made the program will automatically move on to the next game.
Early Learners Grant Tool Factory Beep! Site License ($379.95 value) 4/15/2012 Apply for the Early Learners Grant for a chance to win a network site license of Tool Factory Beep! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan appropriate for grades K-2. The most creative and fun K-2 lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY BEEP!: Have you ever painted a picture that sings as you draw? Well now you can with Tool Factory Beep! Based on the themes of creative play and exploration, students get absolutely hooked on Beep! Activities encourage emerging learners to express their ideas, while developing important IT skills and building confidence with the computer. Navigate a maze and develop spatial orientation skills. Dress the creature and spark lively discussion. Use the word robot to develop word recognition. Animate characters with simple mouse clicks to build confidence. There are endless opportunities for creative thinking and discussion. Tool Factory Beep! is ideal for early learners, autism, and pre-readers. Clip art library included for printing and coloring.
Memorial Day Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 5/15/2012 Apply for the Memorial Day Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a Memorial Day-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun Memorial Day-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 5/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 5/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 5/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 5/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Podcasting with Video Grant Tool Factory Podcasting with Video Site License ($999.99 value) 6/15/2012 Apply for the Podcasting with Video Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes podcasting/vodcasting. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing podcasting/vodcasting will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PODCASTING WITH VIDEO: Anyone with a microphone, video camera, a Windows computer, and an internet connection can publish audio or video podcasts to people anywhere in the world! You no longer need 3-5 different software programs to create a podcast or vodcast. All you need is the simplicity of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video. The software combines a scripting tool, sound recorder and video recorder, easy uploading, and broadcast utility into one easy interface. You can record your podcast's audio or video directly into the program or import any major audio or video file onto the timeline using the easy to use interface. Then once you have set your podcast's title and episode title, you can simply publish and promote your podcast with the ease of one click! If you can “point-and-click”, then you have all the skills necessary to create fantastic podcasts or vodcasts! You’ll never have to write a single line of programming code, or decipher complex RSS feeds. Podcasting enhances the communication between schools, communities and businesses, while also creating a platform for sharing ideas. It’s an incredibly fun and fiercely addictive means of communication. Every copy of Tool Factory Podcasting includes: -Tool Factory Podcasting with Video software– Create, record, and upload your podcasts with “point-and-click” mouse skills. -Great music and sound effects library – Clips are included right on the CD to add dimension to your voice without the worry of copyright violations! -Subscription to Clip Art Station – Download a massive library of pictures and audio, without the worry of copyright violation. Incorporate music and fun sound effects into your podcasts to keep your listeners intrigued and coming back for more! www.clipartstation.com. -Free server space on Web Page Station - Host your podcasts at www.webpagestation.com free for 3 months. -A getting started guide – Get podcasting in minutes with these easy instructions. Podcasting is a fantastic way to extend learning beyond the 4 walls of the classroom. Teachers can record lessons, students can build class projects, and parents can take part in daily classroom activities. Tech Specs: -Platform: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit). -Playback on Windows, Mac, any iPod or MP3 player. -Import sound clips (or entire podcasts) in .wav or .mp3 formats. -Records 1 track of video, and up to 5 tracks of audio. -Sound clips: hundreds of sound and music clips included, copyright free. -Clip Art Station: Download hundreds more copyright-free clips from www.clipartstation.com, subscription included. -Save sound clips (or entire podcast) as .wav or .mp3 formats. -Volume adjustment possible on any section of the sound clip. -Subscription to Web Page Station included for free hosted uploads. -Publish anywhere, inclucing: Web Page Station at www.webpagestation.com, your own website, a network server, or save on the local computer. -Broadcast by email, or copy/paste a simple link into the “Subscribe” feature in iTunes or other aggregator.
Video Production and Editing Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 6/15/2012 Apply for the Video Production and Editing Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 6/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 6/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 6/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 6/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Video Production and Editing Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 7/15/2012 Apply for the Video Production and Editing Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 7/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 7/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 7/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 7/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Podcasting with Video Grant Tool Factory Podcasting with Video Site License ($999.99 value) 8/15/2012 Apply for the Podcasting with Video Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes podcasting/vodcasting. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing podcasting/vodcasting will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PODCASTING WITH VIDEO: Anyone with a microphone, video camera, a Windows computer, and an internet connection can publish audio or video podcasts to people anywhere in the world! You no longer need 3-5 different software programs to create a podcast or vodcast. All you need is the simplicity of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video. The software combines a scripting tool, sound recorder and video recorder, easy uploading, and broadcast utility into one easy interface. You can record your podcast's audio or video directly into the program or import any major audio or video file onto the timeline using the easy to use interface. Then once you have set your podcast's title and episode title, you can simply publish and promote your podcast with the ease of one click! If you can “point-and-click”, then you have all the skills necessary to create fantastic podcasts or vodcasts! You’ll never have to write a single line of programming code, or decipher complex RSS feeds. Podcasting enhances the communication between schools, communities and businesses, while also creating a platform for sharing ideas. It’s an incredibly fun and fiercely addictive means of communication. Every copy of Tool Factory Podcasting includes: -Tool Factory Podcasting with Video software– Create, record, and upload your podcasts with “point-and-click” mouse skills. -Great music and sound effects library – Clips are included right on the CD to add dimension to your voice without the worry of copyright violations! -Subscription to Clip Art Station – Download a massive library of pictures and audio, without the worry of copyright violation. Incorporate music and fun sound effects into your podcasts to keep your listeners intrigued and coming back for more! www.clipartstation.com. -Free server space on Web Page Station - Host your podcasts at www.webpagestation.com free for 3 months. -A getting started guide – Get podcasting in minutes with these easy instructions. Podcasting is a fantastic way to extend learning beyond the 4 walls of the classroom. Teachers can record lessons, students can build class projects, and parents can take part in daily classroom activities. Tech Specs: -Platform: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit). -Playback on Windows, Mac, any iPod or MP3 player. -Import sound clips (or entire podcasts) in .wav or .mp3 formats. -Records 1 track of video, and up to 5 tracks of audio. -Sound clips: hundreds of sound and music clips included, copyright free. -Clip Art Station: Download hundreds more copyright-free clips from www.clipartstation.com, subscription included. -Save sound clips (or entire podcast) as .wav or .mp3 formats. -Volume adjustment possible on any section of the sound clip. -Subscription to Web Page Station included for free hosted uploads. -Publish anywhere, inclucing: Web Page Station at www.webpagestation.com, your own website, a network server, or save on the local computer. -Broadcast by email, or copy/paste a simple link into the “Subscribe” feature in iTunes or other aggregator.
Video Production and Editing Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 8/15/2012 Apply for the Video Production and Editing Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 8/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 8/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 8/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 8/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Podcasting with Video Grant Tool Factory Podcasting with Video Site License ($999.99 value) 9/15/2012 Apply for the Podcasting with Video Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes podcasting/vodcasting. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing podcasting/vodcasting will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PODCASTING WITH VIDEO: Anyone with a microphone, video camera, a Windows computer, and an internet connection can publish audio or video podcasts to people anywhere in the world! You no longer need 3-5 different software programs to create a podcast or vodcast. All you need is the simplicity of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video. The software combines a scripting tool, sound recorder and video recorder, easy uploading, and broadcast utility into one easy interface. You can record your podcast's audio or video directly into the program or import any major audio or video file onto the timeline using the easy to use interface. Then once you have set your podcast's title and episode title, you can simply publish and promote your podcast with the ease of one click! If you can “point-and-click”, then you have all the skills necessary to create fantastic podcasts or vodcasts! You’ll never have to write a single line of programming code, or decipher complex RSS feeds. Podcasting enhances the communication between schools, communities and businesses, while also creating a platform for sharing ideas. It’s an incredibly fun and fiercely addictive means of communication. Every copy of Tool Factory Podcasting includes: -Tool Factory Podcasting with Video software– Create, record, and upload your podcasts with “point-and-click” mouse skills. -Great music and sound effects library – Clips are included right on the CD to add dimension to your voice without the worry of copyright violations! -Subscription to Clip Art Station – Download a massive library of pictures and audio, without the worry of copyright violation. Incorporate music and fun sound effects into your podcasts to keep your listeners intrigued and coming back for more! www.clipartstation.com. -Free server space on Web Page Station - Host your podcasts at www.webpagestation.com free for 3 months. -A getting started guide – Get podcasting in minutes with these easy instructions. Podcasting is a fantastic way to extend learning beyond the 4 walls of the classroom. Teachers can record lessons, students can build class projects, and parents can take part in daily classroom activities. Tech Specs: -Platform: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit). -Playback on Windows, Mac, any iPod or MP3 player. -Import sound clips (or entire podcasts) in .wav or .mp3 formats. -Records 1 track of video, and up to 5 tracks of audio. -Sound clips: hundreds of sound and music clips included, copyright free. -Clip Art Station: Download hundreds more copyright-free clips from www.clipartstation.com, subscription included. -Save sound clips (or entire podcast) as .wav or .mp3 formats. -Volume adjustment possible on any section of the sound clip. -Subscription to Web Page Station included for free hosted uploads. -Publish anywhere, inclucing: Web Page Station at www.webpagestation.com, your own website, a network server, or save on the local computer. -Broadcast by email, or copy/paste a simple link into the “Subscribe” feature in iTunes or other aggregator.
Back to School Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 9/15/2012 Apply for the Back to School Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a Back to School-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun Back to School-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 9/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 9/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 9/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 9/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Halloween Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 10/15/2012 Apply for the Halloween Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a Halloween-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun Halloween-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 10/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 10/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 10/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 10/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Veteran's Day Grant Tool Factory Podcasting with Video Site License ($999.99 value) 11/15/2012 Apply for the Veteran's Day Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video! To apply, simply develop and submit a Veteran's Day themed lesson plan that utilizes podcasting/vodcasting. The most creative and fun Veteran's Day themed lesson plan utilizing podcasting/vodcasting will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PODCASTING WITH VIDEO: Anyone with a microphone, video camera, a Windows computer, and an internet connection can publish audio or video podcasts to people anywhere in the world! You no longer need 3-5 different software programs to create a podcast or vodcast. All you need is the simplicity of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video. The software combines a scripting tool, sound recorder and video recorder, easy uploading, and broadcast utility into one easy interface. You can record your podcast's audio or video directly into the program or import any major audio or video file onto the timeline using the easy to use interface. Then once you have set your podcast's title and episode title, you can simply publish and promote your podcast with the ease of one click! If you can “point-and-click”, then you have all the skills necessary to create fantastic podcasts or vodcasts! You’ll never have to write a single line of programming code, or decipher complex RSS feeds. Podcasting enhances the communication between schools, communities and businesses, while also creating a platform for sharing ideas. It’s an incredibly fun and fiercely addictive means of communication. Every copy of Tool Factory Podcasting includes: -Tool Factory Podcasting with Video software– Create, record, and upload your podcasts with “point-and-click” mouse skills. -Great music and sound effects library – Clips are included right on the CD to add dimension to your voice without the worry of copyright violations! -Subscription to Clip Art Station – Download a massive library of pictures and audio, without the worry of copyright violation. Incorporate music and fun sound effects into your podcasts to keep your listeners intrigued and coming back for more! www.clipartstation.com. -Free server space on Web Page Station - Host your podcasts at www.webpagestation.com free for 3 months. -A getting started guide – Get podcasting in minutes with these easy instructions. Podcasting is a fantastic way to extend learning beyond the 4 walls of the classroom. Teachers can record lessons, students can build class projects, and parents can take part in daily classroom activities. Tech Specs: -Platform: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit). -Playback on Windows, Mac, any iPod or MP3 player. -Import sound clips (or entire podcasts) in .wav or .mp3 formats. -Records 1 track of video, and up to 5 tracks of audio. -Sound clips: hundreds of sound and music clips included, copyright free. -Clip Art Station: Download hundreds more copyright-free clips from www.clipartstation.com, subscription included. -Save sound clips (or entire podcast) as .wav or .mp3 formats. -Volume adjustment possible on any section of the sound clip. -Subscription to Web Page Station included for free hosted uploads. -Publish anywhere, inclucing: Web Page Station at www.webpagestation.com, your own website, a network server, or save on the local computer. -Broadcast by email, or copy/paste a simple link into the “Subscribe” feature in iTunes or other aggregator.
Thanksgiving Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 11/15/2012 Apply for the Thanksgiving Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a Thanksgiving-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun Thanksgiving-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 11/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 11/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 11/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 11/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
Podcasting with Video Grant Tool Factory Podcasting with Video Site License ($999.99 value) 12/15/2012 Apply for the Podcasting with Video Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes podcasting/vodcasting. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing podcasting/vodcasting will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY PODCASTING WITH VIDEO: Anyone with a microphone, video camera, a Windows computer, and an internet connection can publish audio or video podcasts to people anywhere in the world! You no longer need 3-5 different software programs to create a podcast or vodcast. All you need is the simplicity of Tool Factory Podcasting with Video. The software combines a scripting tool, sound recorder and video recorder, easy uploading, and broadcast utility into one easy interface. You can record your podcast's audio or video directly into the program or import any major audio or video file onto the timeline using the easy to use interface. Then once you have set your podcast's title and episode title, you can simply publish and promote your podcast with the ease of one click! If you can “point-and-click”, then you have all the skills necessary to create fantastic podcasts or vodcasts! You’ll never have to write a single line of programming code, or decipher complex RSS feeds. Podcasting enhances the communication between schools, communities and businesses, while also creating a platform for sharing ideas. It’s an incredibly fun and fiercely addictive means of communication. Every copy of Tool Factory Podcasting includes: -Tool Factory Podcasting with Video software– Create, record, and upload your podcasts with “point-and-click” mouse skills. -Great music and sound effects library – Clips are included right on the CD to add dimension to your voice without the worry of copyright violations! -Subscription to Clip Art Station – Download a massive library of pictures and audio, without the worry of copyright violation. Incorporate music and fun sound effects into your podcasts to keep your listeners intrigued and coming back for more! www.clipartstation.com. -Free server space on Web Page Station - Host your podcasts at www.webpagestation.com free for 3 months. -A getting started guide – Get podcasting in minutes with these easy instructions. Podcasting is a fantastic way to extend learning beyond the 4 walls of the classroom. Teachers can record lessons, students can build class projects, and parents can take part in daily classroom activities. Tech Specs: -Platform: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit). -Playback on Windows, Mac, any iPod or MP3 player. -Import sound clips (or entire podcasts) in .wav or .mp3 formats. -Records 1 track of video, and up to 5 tracks of audio. -Sound clips: hundreds of sound and music clips included, copyright free. -Clip Art Station: Download hundreds more copyright-free clips from www.clipartstation.com, subscription included. -Save sound clips (or entire podcast) as .wav or .mp3 formats. -Volume adjustment possible on any section of the sound clip. -Subscription to Web Page Station included for free hosted uploads. -Publish anywhere, inclucing: Web Page Station at www.webpagestation.com, your own website, a network server, or save on the local computer. -Broadcast by email, or copy/paste a simple link into the “Subscribe” feature in iTunes or other aggregator.
Winter Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 12/15/2012 Apply for the Winter Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a winter-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun winter-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 12/15/2012 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 12/15/2012 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 12/15/2012 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 12/15/2012 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!
New Year Movie Making Grant Tool Factory Movie Maker Network Site License ($699.95 value) 1/15/2013 Apply for the New Year Movie Making Grant for a chance to win a site license of Tool Factory Movie Maker! To apply, simply develop and submit a New Year-themed lesson plan that utilizes movie making software. The most creative and fun New Year-themed lesson plan utilizing movie making software will win! ABOUT TOOL FACTORY MOVIE MAKER: Capture your audience with Tool Factory Movie Maker. Editing video clips and claymation have never been this easy! Edit together video clips, photos, text, and sound effects to create your very own studio-quality movie production. The simple click-and-drag interface allows you to easily browse for clips and add them to the movie timeline. There are hundreds of clip art files to select from, but artists can always create their own original files using the built-in video capture feature. This is a fantastic program for creating claymation or Disney-style animation. Browse for a whole group of sequential images, and insert them all at once onto the timeline. Click the 'play' button and watch your sequential animation come to life before your eyes! Select from a myriad of transitions to craft an easy flow between video scenes. Enhance your project using fun effects such as blur, black-and-white, fade in/out, emboss and more. It's easy to rearrange and crop your video clips using the drag-handles along the movie timeline. Preview your production in the movie preview window, or view the show as large as your computer screen will allow. Movie production has never been this easy! Feature include: • Resource bank of images, video and sound with literally hundreds of clip art files. • 10 Special effects for video or image. • 19 Transitions including wipe, checkerboard, cross-fade, and reveals. • Record audio directly into the movie timeline. • Crop movies or images using easy drag-handles. • Record video with an easy capture tool. • Adjust timeline to suit your pace. • Click-and-drag to add, or reorder selections on the timeline. • Create studio quality movie productions in minutes! • Large buttons allow for easy click-and-drag additions and manipulations! Tool Factory Resources Bank is also included. Get hundreds of copyright-free clip art files and templates to get you started Use Tool Factory Movie Maker to: ·Edit together video clips with cool transitions. ·Create a slide show of a class field trip. ·Build a claymation or animation sequence. ·Tell a historical story of a character. ·Record class productions and skits. ·Record school plays and recitals. ·Demonstrate science concepts. ·Record chapter reviews for extended study. This is a fantastic supplement for Flip Video cameras, or digital still cameras that have a video capture feature. Simply transfer and edit your footage on the timeline. Tool Factory Resource Bank is included with every purchase. Get hundreds of clip art files and easily edit, create, and archive new banks of clip art. Customize any of the existing banks, save multiple versions of each bank, or create new banks altogether. The resource bank helps you organize existing content, or archive images taken from the internet. Since the banks are searchable, it's easy to compile materials specific to a particular subject.
Clip Art Station Grant Clip Art Station School Site License ($399.95 value) 1/15/2013 Apply for the Clip Art Station Grant for a chance to win a site license of Clip Art Station! To apply, simply develop and submit a lesson plan that utilizes clip art. The most creative and fun lesson plan utilizing clip art will win! ABOUT CLIP ART STATION: Clip Art Station provides t a great collection of photos and sound clips to use in projects! The library of photographs and sounds is perfect for students, teachers, and families. Subscribers get instant access to the full library of artwork posted on Clip Art Station. Download images and sounds and get busy building class projects. Clip Art Station is great for: • Podcasting • Greeting cards and email. • Enhancing website. • Invitations, posters, and scrapbooks. • Book making, newsletters, yearbooks, and class projects. • Brochures and advertisements. *No more worries about copyrights. Subscribers are welcome to use any image, as long as it's used for viewing purposes or decoration of a school project, printed matter, or website production. This subscription is designed for teachers, students, and families. *Subscribers get to download an unlimited number of images and sounds for one week, one month, or one year. There's even a site license that allows an unlimited number of users from a single building to access the site for a full year. This is great for students who need photos and sounds for school projects or homework.
The Big Bus 2.0 Grant 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students ($188.95 value) 1/15/2013 Apply for the Big Bus 2.0 Grant for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to The Big Bus 2.0 for up to 200 students! To apply, simply develop and submit a K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan that integrates technology. The most creative and fun K-6 grade appropriate lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE BIG BUS 2.0: The Big Bus 2.0 provides the very best in engaging, interactive learning activities that reinforce classroom teaching in reading and writing, math, and science. Covering skills for students from PreK to grade 6, The Big Bus addresses and is aligned to core learning standards as well as developing 21st century thinking skills. Designed to make the journey of learning fun, teachers and students explore one of three worlds, based on age-range and ability. The 40+ interactive modules help students develop basic to advanced skills. What's in each world: • Enchanted World - PreK students learn keyboarding, counting, and letter recognition, and develop problem solving skills and spatial awareness. • Adventurers' World - K-grade 2 students test math skills, practice sight words, and explore reference books to develop information gathering skills. • Explorers' World - Students grades 3 to 6 utilize a problem-solving, interactive environment to learn STEM skills, including LOGO and forces and motion, as well as develop writing skills within content areas. What teachers are saying: “I particularly like the ease of use that the Big Bus offers, as my students are able to use it on their own. The cognitive concepts targeted are all very developmentally appropriate and the simple skills also reach the needs of delayed learners, making it a truly universal tool for the classroom.” ~Heather Dye, General and Special Educator Williamson County Schools Why choose the Big Bus? • Teachers and students can access activities from school and home • Each ELA and Math activity is aligned to Common Core, plus CA Common Core, TX, and VA • Science, activities are aligned to CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA • Each activity comes with teacher tips and a lesson plan • Software is SMART Accredited and activities are optimized to be used on interactive whiteboards • 45 activities let students work at their level and at their pace across the curriculum • It's award winning – National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2011, BESSIE Award winner, Codie Finalist Teacher Tools allow The Big Bus 2.0 activities to be customized to match student skill level and physical need. Teacher notes, lesson ideas, and worksheets accompany many activities and allow educators greater flexibility for classroom use. Activities are designed to compliment a variety of technology environments including traditional labs, portable computers, and student home computers. In addition, all activities are now fully whiteboard compatible. Many have been enhanced for multi-player use, creating the perfect setting for collaborative activity with groups of students.
Adventures in Technology Grant Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom - Book/CD Set ($19.95 value) 1/15/2013 Apply for the Adventures in Technology Grant for a chance to win a copy of the Adventures in Technology! Incredible Lesson Plans for the Classroom Book/CD Set ! To apply, simply develop and submit a technology-based lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating technology will win! ABOUT THE ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR THE CLASSROOM - BOOK/CD SET: Introduce new and exciting ways to integrate technology into your classroom curriculum! Tool Factory’s newest book Adventures in Technology includes 32 lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Aligned to work independently or as a supplemental tool to Tool Factory Podcasting, Tool Factory Movie Maker, Tool Factory Workshop V3, and Flip Video technology tools. A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheet from the book included on CD. The worksheets are in an editable format to allow users to edit and personalize the worksheets to make them their own and match them to fit their classroom lessons! By Educators, For Educators: More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Classroom Technology is written to help you take your students on an exciting journey while also learning. Each lesson plans will demonstrate how everyday classroom curriculum can be enhanced using technology tools. Peak your students’ interests using the tools that they aspire to use! The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. Many of the lesson plans include cross-curricular applications to clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the projects. Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs!
Let's Get Podcasting! Grant Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set ($39.90 value) 1/15/2013 Apply for the Let's Get Podcasting! Grant for a chance to win copies of the Simple Guide to Podcasting Book/Cd Set and the Adventures in Podcasting! Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom Book/CD Set! To apply, simply develop and submit a podcasting lesson plan. The most creative and fun lesson plan incorporating podcasting will win! ABOUT THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO PODCASTING BOOK CD/CD SET: Get the book and get started! This is the perfect companion book to Tool Factory Podcasting. Learn what a podcast is, then explore some great introductory web links. The pages are jam-packed with step-by-step instruction on how to record sounds and publish your own podcasts. This is a great resource for learners who want visual instructions at-a-glance. Every step in the process is outlined with large bold pictures and easy 1-2-3 instructions. Readers can delve into the text for a deeper understanding of the podcasting process, or simply browse the visual images which "show" every step in the podcasting process. This book is a wonderful practical guide to podcasting. There’s even a chapter on copyright laws and acceptable use policies for podcasting. Learn what you can and can’t post on the internet, and explore safe podcasting practices. All of the materials were developed as a result of practical hands-on training. The planning chapter is excellent for trainers who are teaching podcasting to larger groups. Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheets are indispensible for walking new podcasters through every step in the process. The book makes an excellent class textbook for every student or participant. You can download the table of contents and a few sample pages by clicking the "Downloads" link in the upper right corner of this page. Also included is a CD with an instructional PowerPoint presentation to help you teach or learn about podcasting. Plus there’s also a 24 page workbook included on the supplementary CD, to assist you in developing acceptable use policies for podcasting in education or business. ABOUT THE : ADVENTURES IN PODCASTING! INCREDIBLE LESSON PLANS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM BOOK/CD SET: Raise your classroom podcasting program to a whole new level with Tool Factory’s book, "Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom!" The book includes 40 podcast lesson plans designed to stretch students’ imagination and get them thinking creatively about the curriculum. Send your students on a podcast adventure deep into the heart of a rainforest, or have them interview prospectors panning for gold out West in the 1800s! A bonus companion CD of editable worksheets lets teachers tailor every activity to their own curriculum. Bonus CD Included: Don’t forget the bonus CD! There’s a copy of every worksheets from the book included on CD, plus a bonus planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting book. The additional planning chapter is ideal for educators who are planning their own podcasting ideas, or who want to add a new twists to the existing lesson plans. By Educators, For Educators: Podcasts are extremely versatile and educators are using this technology to cover a wide variety of topics. More than half of the lesson plans were inspired by original ideas from educators all across the country! Adventures in Podcasting is written to help you take your podcasts one step beyond typical classroom podcasts. Each lesson plans will help you integrate podcasting into your regular curriculum in new and innovative ways. The Lesson Plans: We’ve divided the lesson plans into English, Math, Science and Social Studies chapters. The “Cross Curriculum” section will regularly clue-you-in on ways to cover additional subjects and involve other classes in the podcasting projects. A cross-curriculum guide is included to demonstrate just how modifiable each lesson plan can be—take a glance at the guide and see the variety of classes that could utilize the “Journey Down the Nile” lesson plan! Educators can teach the lesson plans directly from the book, or make them their own by using the starter formats and editing them to meet their unique curriculum needs! Here are some sample lesson plans from Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom: • English: Choose Your Own Podcast - Do you choose to take an adventure back in the time to battle ferocious dinosaurs? or travel forward to discover what lies ahead? Students write their own branching episodic tales and invite listeners to dictate what happens in the next episode! • Math: Math Mystery Stories - “How did Count Barkov steal the 47 golden eggs?” Students compose mystery stories that are only solvable by math-savvy detectives, and then publish them in an episodic podcast. • Science: The Tonight Show with Your Brain - Students take on the personalities and roles of different organs in the body and get interviewed by the host, the quick-witted Brain! • Social Studies: Journey Down the Nile - Maneuver through rapids and careen past crocodiles in this exciting podcast that tells a serial tale of your students’ imaginary wild ride down the Nile in ancient times! The Worksheets: Each lesson plan is accompanied by 1-3 worksheets to guide your students’ research and production of podcasts. We’ve include a CD with all of the worksheets for each lesson plan to allow for quick printing and copying. The worksheets are provided in PowerPoint format so it’s a cinch to edit them to match any state’s unique standards. Change words and phrasing to supplement the planned curriculum, add in new questions, or change the formats to meet the needs of younger or older students. Once you are happy with the way a worksheet looks, simply print and hand them out to your students!