Replacement+Ideas

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=What are replacement ideas? = =Replacement ideas are new and improved ways to do something. A great example of this would be instead of taking a quiz with a pencil and a piece of paper, students would take a quiz on the computer using a program such as [|www.StudyIsland.com]. Study Island is a site where students can practice standards from the voluntary state curriculum. The teacher sets up the paramators and chooses what objectives the students will test on. This is program is not free. = = = =Technology has allowed us to create new and interesting ways to reach our students by still teaching them, just using a different forum to convey the information. = = = =There times when a teacher cannot take their students on a field trip. Instead of physically going on a trip, the students can take a virtual field trip. The students can experience a destination by seeing pictures and video clips. Educational World has a Link to Virtual Fieldtrip sites which takes to you to hundreds of different sites that can provide a teacher with an already planned out virtual trip. = = = =Instead of sending home a weekly homework sheet or monthly calendar, post it on a teacher web page, such as [|www.teacherweb.com]. Teachers use this site to create their own website which gives students access to class announcements, homework, calendar, supply lists, teacher schedule, and any other important information the teacher finds necessary. = = = =Create a poster on [|www.glogstr.com] this is a website that the teacher sets up, and the student create their own posters. This saves paper and it is free for the students. Students create every aspect of their poster on-line. = = = =Students create a book using PowerPoint. Each student in the class is assigned to create one page. Each student submits their work and the end result is a digital book. Coming up with replacements is easy. A replacement idea is not using a computer instead of a typewriter. It is about changing the entire way something is done. We do not make class books anymore that wastes paper, it is too time consuming, we now create PowerPoint presentations and each student is e-mailed a copy of the book. = = = =Student’s video tape presentations of their peers with portable handheld video cameras. Students can recreate a play or give an explanation on something they have learned. These video clips can then be placed on a Wiki page. = = = =Get rid of bulky overhead projectors and transparencies and use an ELMO. It is a document camera that is small, lightweight and easy to use. = = = =Replacement ideas are all about moving forward with the times and embracing the new technologies that are out there. =