Elementary Program Department

Search the list of Ministry Licensed software,
Access Learning Resources for software contributed by teachers across Ontario
Complete an OSAPAC Survey on Licensed Software or view the priorities resulting from previous surveys.

LKDSB Software:

OERB (Ontario Educational Resource Bank)

http://resources.elearningontario.ca/
This resource, coordinated by the Ministry of Education, contains resources submitted by teachers across Ontario
Contact your Site Admin or Carole Scott to obtain the Userid and Password
Once you are in the site, click "Search Resources", and then use the Basic Search (by keyword - this is the default search) or search by Ministry Expectation

Learning Upgrade

This is a software program available in LKDSB OFIP schools, designed to improve the reading and comprehension of junior students working below grade level.

Technology

What is Web 2.0?

This term refers to the new generation of the internet
The internet is no longer just a source for information
The internet is now Read/Write
Everyone has the ability to publish to the web

The Machine is Us/ing Us - from YouTube

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What are the Web 2.0 technologies? Here are a few:

Blog - This is a website generally maintained by one person. The format of a blog resembles a conversation. Blog settings can allow no audience, only invited individuals or anyone to view the blog. The settings can do the same with rights to post comments or replies to the authors posts (no one, only invited individuals or anyone). Blog topics are many and varied: commentary on a particular subject, news, current events, book reviews, personal diaries, etc., the possibilities are endless
Wiki - This is a collaborative website where settings can allow only invited individuals or anyone, to edit the wiki
Social Networking Sites (Facebook, MySpace)
Instant Messaging (MSN, Google Talk, Twitter)
Podcast - Record audio and/or video clips and post to the internet
Screencast - Capture your computer screen as a video and post to the internet.
Upload Video (YouTube, TeacherTube)
Upload Photos, photo sharing (Flickr)
Bookmarking (del.icio.us, Google Bookmark)
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) - The format used to publish on frequently updated internet sites such as Blogs, Wiki's, Podcasts, News Feeds, etc. An RSS Reader such as Google Reader, allows users to select websites to be monitored. When there is new content on the site, it will be sent to the user's account i.e. a new post on a blog will be sent to the user's RSS Reader account. This is essentially like your newspaper and magazine subscriptions arriving at your home.
Have your favourite websites delivered to you via an account with iGoogle or PageFlake for regular viewing. This provides links to several websites, your favourite websites, all on one page.

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