Materials+and+Resources

__Materials/Resources__
[|What is a wiki?] - from Wikipedia Wiki Help for K-12 Educators [|Wiki Walk Through] [|Google for Educators] - Information on various Google Web 2.0 applications with a focus on its educational use. Here you will find sample activities and posters. [|Google Activities] - information on Blogger and Google Docs and Spreadsheets in pdf format

Blogs:
[|Duck Diaries] (2nd Grade) [|Egypt Days] (Upper Elementary) [|Freak the Mighty Blog] (Middle School) [|The Secret Life of Bees] (High School Lit. Study) [|PS116 Spotlight Blog] [|MS 131 - Ms. Fuller's Blog] (NYC Middle School) [|Will Richardson's Weblogg-ed] - This is a professional educational technology blog by one of the leaders in the field of Web 2.0 applications. [|2¢ Worth] - David Warlick's Blog - an educator and leader in instructional technology and Web 2.0 applications. Tales of a Technology Omnivore - written by a NYCDOE Instructional Technology Specialist - http://techomnivore.wordpress.com The Innovative Educator - written by a NYC DOE Professional Development Manager - http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/ JHS 013 - Outstanding NYC principal blog - http://cpemsjhs13.blogspot.com/ [|Links to School/Educational blogs] - an ever expanding list of school related blogs

Wikis:
Comparing the Colonies (A fifth grade wiki) Panther Band Wiki (Middle School Band Wiki) Flat Classroom Wiki (High School Science) [|Mr Daniel's Class Wiki] (A Middle School ELA Class Wiki) [|Marta Valle SS Wiki] ( A NYC Middle School wiki for school resources and curriculum mapping) [|OITM PD Wiki] ( A Wiki created by OITM to communicate Professional Development information for NYC Manhattan Schools) [|19K328 Wiki] - NYC Public School Wiki created for staff communication PS 84 Community Wiki - 4th Grade students created a wiki about their community - Astoria PS 229 Community Wiki - 4th Grade students created a wiki about their community - Woodside [|PS 94K] - 4th Grade Dual Language students created a wiki about their community - Sunset Park

__Videos:__
[|Wikis in Plain English] [|Blogs in Plain English] [|Google Docs in Plain English] [|RSS in Plain English]

__Student Forms:__
[|ConsentEnglish.pdf] - Distribute this form to all students at the beginning of the school year. Parental permission is required prior to posting student photos on the web. [|Media Consent Form] - Consent to photograph, film, or videotape a student for non-profit use (e.g.: educational, public service or health awareness purposes) - in 9 languages [|DOE WWW Parental Consent Form] - Distribute this form to students prior to posting student work online. Keep on file.