updated 1/12/2010

 

 

Welcome to the i3 Trainers homepage.

This page has been designed to facilitate the i3 Training Services Inc. 5-Day Curriculum & Technology Training. Below you will find all of the training resources organized by the day they are used. If you are looking for the K-2 Training materials of the MS/HS Training materials click on the links below.

K-2 Training Material MS/HS Training Material


i3 Elementary/Middle School Training Materials

Day 1

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Appendix Trainer Appendix Other Documents
Day 1    
 

Day 1 Notebook
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MS Word Version

Day 1 Instructor
Notebook
PDF Version
Emails Day 2-5
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Day 1 Kiosks
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  Water Forms Power Point
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Inspiration Water Web
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Timer Tool Download
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Day 1 Links from Notebook

 

Water Science for School - Resource from the federal government on water.

Maps & Globes - Resource for teaching about maps and globes.
ABCs of the Writing Process - A good explanation of the writing process with teaching ideas.
The Water Science Picture Gallery - A collection of water pictures.
Prewriting - Ideas for developing new writing topics.
Pre-writing - Tools and links for teaching pre-writing.
Graphic Organizers Generators - Teach-nology's tools for creating graphic organizers.
First Draft - Questions for students and tips for teachers when working on first drafts.
Revising - Methods for teaching the revision process.
Editting Checklist - Tools for editing written work.
Peer Editing Checklist - Simple checklist for upper elementary students.
Editing Chart
Editing - Information on how to edit with students.
Kid Authors - A place to publish student work on the web.
Kidz Page - Another place to publish student writing.
Epals - An excellent place to locate another class with which to exchange email.
Interactive White Boards- Information about Interactive Whiteboards (Smartboards, MIMEO's, ActivBoards)
The Story of the Young Map Colorer - A problem solving activity.
Eduplace Maps - Outline maps of places all over the world.
Are You an Auditory Learner? - Description of a variety of learning styles and tips.
Right Brain vs. Left Brain - Funderstanding supplies this description of right brain and left brain traits.
Google Earth- The world! Download free tool here.
Zoom It- Desktop Zoom and annotation tool.
Interactive White Boards Overview-
Smartboard Helpers
Interactive White Board Resources Links
Smartboard Blog
   
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Day 2    
 

Day 2 Notebook
PDF Version
MS Word Version

Day 2 Instructor
Notebook
PDF Version
Emails Day 2-5
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Day 2 Kiosks
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  Fish Comparison Template
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Day 2 Links from Notebook

 

Cyber Coop - Cooperative learning activities for elementary students.

MBGnet - An excellent resource for studying biomes.

Little Exploreres - Dictionary for young students.

Marilee's Kid Works and Kidpix Pages - Sample projects, project ideas and directions can be found here.

Internet Island - Introduce Internet skills by using this site.

Yahooligans - A web guide for students organized like a library.

Ask  for Kids - Students can search for material using real questions.

Kids Click - Search site organized by librarians for students.

Kids Space - A place to share artwork, stories and pictures on the Internet.

Puzzlemaker - Create all kinds of puzzles to print and use.

Funbrain - Online games for students.

Education Place - Good teaching resources from Houghton Mifflin.

Create a Graph

Dictionary.com

Merriam Webster Online

Sites of the Day
MAPS- http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm
Rubrics- http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Graphic Organizer Tools

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/

http://www.gliffy.com/

http://www.mindmeister.com/

http://www.exploratree.org.uk/

   
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Day 3    
 

Day 3 Notebook
PDF Version
MS Word Version

Day 3 Instructor
Notebook
PDF Version
Emails Day 2-5
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Day 3 Kiosks
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  Ebook Template
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Day 3 Links from Notebook

 

I Keep Bookmarks - This site allows visitors to store bookmarks on the Internet.

Yahoo - One of the oldest and most established directories on the Web.

Yahooligans - A portion of the Yahoo family of products designed for children.

Altavista - A long established search engine which has recently added some new search functionality. Visitors can search for images, audio and video clips as well as news.

Ask - A search engine with a new look and structure. Rivals Google...

Ask for Kids - A version of Ask Jeeves designed to be user friendly for children.

Metacrawler - A meta search tool that searches other search engines and then reports the results.

Dogpile - A meta search engine that reports results by the engine in which is found them.

Google - A strong search engine which also offers the ability to search for specific types of files.

Tek-Mom  Search Tools for Students - A page full of different search engines and directories.

PowerPoint in the Classroom - An easy to follow online tutorial for PowerPoint. Link #2   Link #3  Link #4

Fake Web Sites:

 DHMO

California Velcro Crop

A Large List of Fake Web Sites- A collection of fake links and evaluating tips.

The Jackalope Conspiracy

Tree Octopus

Sites of the Day
www.brainpop.com
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/Flashcard_Creator.html
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/homepg.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
www.megaconverter.com

http://everyschool.org/u/ohlone/admin/JIMS.html

   
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Day 4    
 

Day 4 Notebook
PDF Version
MS Word Version

Day 4 Instructor
Notebook
PDF Version
Emails Day 2-5
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Day 4 Kiosks
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  Whale Comparison Template
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Day 4 Links from Notebook

 

Using Kidpix and Kidpix Companion - Ideas and directions for how to use Kidpix in the classroom.

Whale of a Lesson - A Trackstar on whales.

Multimedia Presentations - A checklist for assessing multimedia presentations.

Whale Migration, Link #2,  Link #3,  -sites for exploring the whale migration.

Timeliner Teacher Tips - Ideas for how to use timelines in different subject areas.

 

Whale Activity

Sei Whale Hotlist

Sperm Whale Hotlist

Blue Whale Hotlist

Beluga Whale Hotlist

Gray Whale Hotlist


Sites of the Day
TrackStar & More-  www.4teachers.org
Filimentality- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/index.html
Learn Alberta- http://www.learnalberta.ca/Main.aspx

   
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Day 5 Day 5  
 

Day 5 Notebook
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MS Word Version

Day 5 Instructor
Notebook
PDF Version
Emails Day 2-5
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Day 5 Kiosks
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Day 5 Links from Notebook

 

Strategies for a One Computer Classroom - Ideas for how to use one computer with many students.

Hermit Makes a New Friend - A rebus story about a hermit crab.

Written Reports Grades K-1 - A checklist for evaluating written reports in the early grades.

Multimedia Presentations - A checklist for evaluating multimedia presentations in grades 2-4.

Flat Stanley Word Problems - Word problems based on the Flat Stanley character.

Great Barrier Reef - Pictures and text describing the Great Barrier Reef.

Venturing Into Hawaii's Coral Reef - A ThinkQuest on Hawaii's coral reef.

Egypt's Red Sea Virtual Diving Center - Information and pictures about the sea and animals.

Save the Reefs - A Trackstar on saving coral reefs.

The Virtual Zoo - A ThinkQuest of world biomes.

Biomes of the World - Text and pictures for the world's biomes.

Using Cooperative Learning in the Technology-Infused Classroom

   
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  Appendix  
 

Appendix
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  Trainer Appendix  
 

Trainer Appendix
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  Other Documents  
 

Participant Checklist
MS Word Version

Notebook Cover
MS Word Version
Participant Sign-in Sheet
MS Word Version
Guest Sign-in Sheet
MS Word Version
  Name/Computer Tags
Whales-MS Word Version
Lobsters-MS Word Version
Manatees
-MS Word Version
Starfish
-MS Word Version
Turtles
-MS Word Version
Group Signs

Whales-MS Word Version
Lobsters-MS Word Version
Manatees-MS Word Version
Starfish-MS Word Version
Turtles-MS Word Version
Floyd's Thoughts


Keyboarding
Copyrights

 
 
   

 

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