• Use digital cameras to have students take photos of how to set up a lab (materials, equipment set up, safety equipment needed, amount of substances, etc). These photos could then be used to have students create a pre-lab report
• Use digital cameras to create a digital photo scavenger hunt while on a field trip. Visit the field trip venue prior to the field trip to create clues. Create a hand-out to give students for the digital photo scavenger hunt
• Use digital cameras to capture class, team, or school events then create online photo albums to share with a school community
• Use digital cameras to change a paper document into a digital format by taking a photo of it - no need for a scanner
• Use digital cameras to take photos and later incorporate into a BigHugeLabs.com photo project
• Use digital cameras to take photos of lab equipment, events, results, etc that can then be embedded on an assessment

Glogster Splash Pages

• Create a glogster splash page after researching a scientist. Incorporate videos, photos, and audio.
• Create a glogster splash page about Newton's Law of Motion. Embed videos that students have made to show the laws of motion in action. Include text boxes with the entire laws of motion typed out
• Create a glogster splash page on how to prepare for a high-stakes test and test taking tips
• Create a glogster splash page on HIV/AIDS STI/STD Teen Pregnancy Prevention as an alternate assessment
• Create a glogster splash page about static electricity. Embed podcasts that students have made explaining the differences between charge by contact, charge by induction, and charge by polarization.
• Create a glogster splash page reporting lab materials, procedures, hypotheses, and results instead of a traditional lab report

• Use Google Docs to schedule parent/teacher/student conferences - one large appointment calendar
• Use Google Docs to track student conduct, academic grade, or student of the month among all classrooms
• Use Google Docs to record subject area, team, special committee meeting notes for all teachers to collaborate on
• Use Google Docs to plan school events amongst teachers and parents
• Use Google Docs to create a form to collect user inputted information - collect contact information, project ideas, field trip registration, survey items
• Use Google Docs to share documents online for viewing or collaboration with several other online viewers/collaborators

• Podcast student homework assignments each night, giving students particular directions and hints
• Podcast parent/guardian information/letters sent home in case letters handed out to students do not make it home
• Podcast a lesson instead of writing a teacher lesson plan due to illness/absence
• Podcast student responses to questions posed on close circuit school TV announcements, play the podcasts during the announcements on the following day
• Podcast classroom, team, or school announcements in various languages to communicate with non-English speaking parents/guardians - verbal communication is much easier and faster to translate then written form
• Podcast a summary of a chapter or section

• Create a video cast of a lesson instead of writing a teacher lesson plan due to illness/absence
• Create video casts to capture daily lessons, then post online for students absent from class or for those who need additional support
• Create a video cast explaining class procedures, materials required for class each day, policies for homework, assessment, etc. New students entering class can video the video cast as well as students needing frequent reminding
• Create a video cast to explain a process or procedure that requires both audio and video guidance
• Create a video cast to further explain difficult concepts or sequential steps/procedures, offering students further remediation
• Create a video cast for independent learning opportunities or long-distance learning

• Use Worlde to analyze student writing samples or formal writing assignments
• Use Wordle to analyze textbook sections or chapters to look for word frequency and uniqueness - hypothesize what will be discussed and tie into a K.W.L. CRISS Project strategy exercise
• Use Wordle to analyze multiple writing passages and compare/contrast
• Use Worlde to create analytical brain warm-ups prior to starting a lesson
• Use Wordle to create word cloud artwork, screen print onto t-shirts or other others, and sell as a fundraiser