Tech Tools for the Classroom

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Backchannel tools Collaborative Tools Creative Fun Document Sharing Flashcards iPad apps Note-Taking Presentation Tools Screencapture and Annotation Tools Sharing Tools Social Media for Education Survey Tools

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Social Media for Education

Online & cross-platform Mac, iPad, iPhone, PC, android. Social networking for education Network, post, embed, quiz, library, poll Very private. Parental access codes. Assignments: do it the day it's assigned, appears in calendar Can attach docs and work with Google Docs All attachments & links get put into the library Can go totally paperless There is a grade book Exports in an excel spreadsheet

edmodo

free

Note-taking, Document Sharing Evernote DropBox

SMC 1 Online and cross-platform Note taking, sharing, collaborating, planning. Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android. Powerful!! free, with tiered options School accounts available.

Online file storage, sharing, collaborating. Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android.

free, with tiered options

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Google Docs slideshare Slide Shark
Collaborate & share. Real-time collaboration and editing Forms makes for easy record keeping. Load a power point, share it Many available already to share Visit the slideshare community on Facebook Online power point storage. iPad app to view. free

free

free

Collaborative Tools diigo

Online bookmarking Will bookmark by tags or chronologically Is a toolbar add on Can share easily, by email iPad app Android App free

DropBox Evernote

Online file storage, sharing, collaborating. Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android. Online and cross-platform Note taking, sharing, collaborating, planning. Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android. Powerful!! Online & cross-platform Digital poster. Attach/embed text, images, photos, videos, audio, power points Embed in blogs or edmodo to share and reflect Collaborate through Glogster site

free, with tiered options

free, with tiered options School accounts available.

Glogster Google Docs

free, with tiered options Site license available

Collaborate & share. Real-time collaboration and editing Forms makes for easy record keeping.

free

SMC 2

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Storybird VoiceThread
Collaborate Write and share Short, art inspired stories Online audio reflection & collaboration. Mac, iPad, iPhone App. Put up a picture and students can comment Students can do reports with this Students can talk and/or write Online message board Messages, announcements Comments during videos, presentations Try it as a KWL board Bringing culture into the classroom: restaurant scene, tours (cities, castles, etc) Vocabulary, themes Music, Television (news & fun), movies Podcasts, vodcasts upload your own class recordings! Students can create, collaborate and reflect on their own videos! free

Free, with tiered pay accounts. Site license available.

Wallwisher

free

YouTube

free

Presentation Tools Animoto Blabberize Flipsnack Glogster

Turn photos, video clips, music into video slideshows Fast, easy to use Share and download Students can call in from their cell phone to record Choose a picture, the mouth speaks what they record Very fun! Turn PDFs into flipbooks Can link or embed these Publish student work! Online & cross-platform Digital poster. Attach/embed text, images, photos, videos, audio, power points Embed in blogs or edmodo to share and reflect Collaborate through Glogster site free

free

free

free, with tiered options Site license available

SMC 3

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Oral presentations Listen when you want Your own google voice phone number Students can call and text that number It's easier to do speaking assessments this way Can download speaking assessments called in Can email, embed, edit transcript Intuitive Story retells and creative writing Can be printed Creative writing Contains a set of images - can't use your own, choose image that best fits your target Use freestyle to write whatever you want below image If signed in, then it's saved to a gallery Can take screen shots, print those, hang around the room, make a gallery walk Load a power point, share it Many available already to share Visit the slideshare community on Facebook

Google Voice Make Beliefs Comix piclits

free

free

free

slideshare Slide Shark Storybird Tag Galaxy

free

Online power point storage. iPad app to view. Collaborate Write and share Short, art inspired stories Takes/grabs images from flicker Can't save them or embed Needs to be an on the spot thing/event Online cartoon creator Easy to use! Search, create, or print!

free

free

free

ToonDoo

free

SMC 4

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vocaroo VoiceThread
Simple audio recordings Share link or embed Very easy to use! Online audio reflection & collaboration. Mac, iPad, iPhone App. Put up a picture and students can comment Students can do reports with this Students can talk and/or write Fun way for students to create their own avatars Students can log in as you and you can have different avatars for your students at this site Voki for education Voki Facebook Group Online message board Messages, announcements Comments during videos, presentations Try it as a KWL board Word clouds Brainstorm Put thematic units into a wordle = study guides Type a text in, kids can find main ideas and supporting details Bringing culture into the classroom: restaurant scene, tours (cities, castles, etc) Vocabulary, themes Music, Television (news & fun), movies Podcasts, vodcasts upload your own class recordings! Students can create, collaborate and reflect on their own videos! Create your own movies Try doing your class procedures Animated, variety of voices free

Free, with tiered pay accounts. Site license available.

voki

free, with tiered options School accounts available.

Wallwisher Wordle

free

free

YouTube

free

xtranormal Creative Fun Animoto

was free

Turn photos, video clips, music into video slideshows Fast, easy to use Share and download

free

SMC 5

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Blabberize Flipsnack Glogster Make Beliefs Comix piclits
Students can call in from their cell phone to record Choose a picture, the mouth speaks what they record Very fun! Turn PDFs into flipbooks Can link or embed these Publish student work! Online & cross-platform Digital poster. Attach/embed text, images, photos, videos, audio, power points Embed in blogs or edmodo to share and reflect Collaborate through Glogster site Intuitive Story retells and creative writing Can be printed Creative writing Contains a set of images - can't use your own, choose image that best fits your target Use freestyle to write whatever you want below image If signed in, then it's saved to a gallery Can take screen shots, print those, hang around the room, make a gallery walk Collaborate Write and share Short, art inspired stories free

free

free, with tiered options Site license available

free

free

Storybird Tag Galaxy

free

Takes/grabs images from flicker Can't save them or embed Needs to be an on the spot thing/event Online cartoon creator Easy to use! Search, create, or print! Online audio reflection & collaboration. Mac, iPad, iPhone App. Put up a picture and students can comment Students can do reports with this Students can talk and/or write

free

ToonDoo

free

VoiceThread
SMC 6

Free, with tiered pay accounts. Site license available.

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voki
Fun way for students to create their own avatars Students can log in as you and you can have different avatars for your students at this site Voki for education Voki Facebook Group Online message board Messages, announcements Comments during videos, presentations Try it as a KWL board free, with tiered options School accounts available.

Wallwisher

free

Wildself

Build your own alien avatar

free

Wordle xtranormal iPad Apps DropBox Evernote Explain Everything

SMC 7

Word clouds Brainstorm Put thematic units into a wordle = study guides Type a text in, kids can find main ideas and supporting details Create your own movies Try doing your class procedures Animated, variety of voices

free

was free

Online file storage, sharing, collaborating. Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android. Online and cross-platform Note taking, sharing, collaborating, planning. Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android. Powerful!!

free, with tiered options

free, with tiered options School accounts available.

iPad screen capture app. Best of the iPad options.

$2.99

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Flashcardlet Slide Shark StudyBlue Teacher Assistant VoiceThread
Make and search for flash cards . Imports Quizlet card sets. iPad app. Facebook page for questions/discussion. free

Online power point storage. iPad app to view. Online flash card maker Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android. iPad app. Student monitoring program: positive, negative, attendance, RtI. Instant parent email possible. Online audio reflection & collaboration. Mac, iPad, iPhone App. Put up a picture and students can comment Students can do reports with this Students can talk and/or write

free

free

$6.99

Free, with tiered pay accounts. Site license available.

Flashcards Flashcardlet Quizlet StudyBlue

Make and search for flash cards . Imports Quizlet card sets. iPad app. Facebook page for questions/discussion. Online flash card maker. Games. Searchable, share, embed (even in ALEC.) Online flash card maker Mac, iPad, iPhone. PC, android. free

free

free

SMC 8

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Screencapture, Annotation Tools Camtasia Explain Everything Jing
Screen capture software Record and annotate images and video iPad screen capture app. Best of the iPad options. varies with tiered options

$2.99

Free screen capture software Record videos, up to 2 minutes Screen capture software Record videos, up to 2 minutes Annotate images Save recordings as MP4 files

Free

Snagit

$49.95

Back Channel and Sharing Tools diigo

Online bookmarking Will bookmark by tags or chronologically Is a toolbar add on Can share easily, by email iPad app Android App Back channel site = a temporary chat room All the thoughts in the background, tapping into that A web page set up where thoughts can be shared Text this in and people can respond to this 21st century note passing Can get to this through cell phone Online message board Messages, announcements Comments during videos, presentations Try it as a KWL board free

Today's Meet

free

Wallwisher
SMC 9

free

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wifitti Survey Tools Doodle Poll Everywhere quizsnack
Easy scheduling and confirmation Connect with your calendar Uses cell phones as clickers to respond Students can share cell phones! Text in answer Can respond via web online surveys and quizzes embed and share real-time results Free Back channel Talking during a movie, in silence, projected from a different screen Allows all students to participate free

Free

free

SMC 10