Videos that Inspire
From time to time I watch a video to help me as an educator please leave feedback or other videos in the blog section below if you know/find a video that you believe should be added to this page.
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Tech Tools to Explore for You and Students
Here will be a running list of Tech tools that either you can use or students should be able to use in some way.
Click and explore, nothing will break. :)
Games for Change
Smule Autorap (app)
Download Youtube Videos
Padlet
- realtime board for students to share or brainstorm
Storybird
Comic life (ipad app)
- creates comic graphics by using call outs to label and explain a picture
Powtoon
- google application
- animated video presentation tool
- example
- tutorial
Goodreads
Google Story Builder
- create conversations with music and text
- can use as a fun way to have students show what they talked about
Mobymax
Tinyurl
- simplify web addresses
- can add a name to it
Wonderopolis (app)
Google URL Shortener
- simplify web address
- can get a QR code (click on details)
Moourl
- shortens url
Creative Commons
Kaywa QR code
Symbaloo
Easybib
- paste a web address and it will cite it for you
Learn Zillion
Wordle (will not work on chromebooks)
- make a word cloud
Tagxedo
- make a word cloud in a custom shape
ABC-ya
Blabberize
Haiku Deck (app)
- presentation
- limits text
- images are copyright free
Subtext (app)
Google drive
Kidblog
Build your wild self
-create an avatar
list of typing games
Typingweb
TypingClub
BIE
- find project based learning examples, ideas, and some lesson plans
Bubbl
Getpocket
-organize readings you find on the net
Pinterest
Newsela
Readworks
Sumopaint
Socrative
lucid chart
collaborize classroom like edmodo for older kids
snag it
http://nextvista.org/projects/Project-Citing_Copyright-Friendly_Media_from_Online.pdf
help with citing sources
Plickers (app)
view pure
Kahoot
to create quizes where the students treat similar to the fastest finger
dafont
- free fonts
Blendspace
Screencastify
Biblionasium
Kids share books and write reviews for books they are reading.
Viewpure
Reading Rewards
Kids share books, earn badges, and write reviews for books they are reading.
Gooru
Literably
Flubaroo
Edpuzzle
Remind
GoNoodle
Classcraft
Make an interactive google form (test)
Tenmarks
Frontrow
Audioboom
Incredibox
Create a CSV file for your students from Powerschool to help with loading into other websites that don’t use GAFE/google log-in
Google Custom Search Engine
Bookopolis
Global Read Aloud
Claymation/Stopmotion
Platfic
Thinglink
Glogster
Tour builder
Storybird
Click and explore, nothing will break. :)
Games for Change
- online games for students
- Digital Compass was a good one to use as a class or to give upper grades
Smule Autorap (app)
Download Youtube Videos
- have them on file
Padlet
- realtime board for students to share or brainstorm
Storybird
- create digital stories
- pictures online and students write the words
Comic life (ipad app)
- creates comic graphics by using call outs to label and explain a picture
Powtoon
- google application
- animated video presentation tool
- example
- tutorial
Goodreads
- have to create accounts (use someone to help)
- students write a book review for books they have read
- paste review in a google form (example of form) for your review
Google Story Builder
- create conversations with music and text
- can use as a fun way to have students show what they talked about
- example (click to make sure the sound is on)
- unfortunately the ones made by students has been lost
Mobymax
- enter logins for your class and students can get on to learn math, reading for grade level standards (non-fiction and fiction)
- students earn badges
Tinyurl
- simplify web addresses
- can add a name to it
Wonderopolis (app)
- nonfiction student friendly articles on different wonders
- the app is more friendly
- trifold
Google URL Shortener
- simplify web address
- can get a QR code (click on details)
Moourl
- shortens url
Creative Commons
- place online to search where all content is free to reproduce (i.e. videos, and pictures)
- no need to cite
Kaywa QR code
- create a QR code from a web address that can be scanned with a mobile device
Symbaloo
- make your web browser be a board of all of your most visited websites
Easybib
- paste a web address and it will cite it for you
Learn Zillion
- video lessons and lesson plans
Wordle (will not work on chromebooks)
- make a word cloud
Tagxedo
- make a word cloud in a custom shape
ABC-ya
- word clouds program that you can use on the chrome books
- can save to their drive straight from the program
Blabberize
- make any photo talk
- log in required to save
Haiku Deck (app)
- presentation
- limits text
- images are copyright free
Subtext (app)
- the app is good for finding and reading articles or books you assign. Standards can be addressed in premade assignments and questions.
Google drive
- research function to cite and search images
- “command+option+shift+i”
- anything you search will be incorporated with a link (cited)
Kidblog
- create time for running record of things and have others reply
Build your wild self
-create an avatar
list of typing games
Typingweb
- must create log in information and class
- reports can be generated
- lessons and games
TypingClub
- students can use google information
- no games
- reports can only be generate if a dlass is created
BIE
- find project based learning examples, ideas, and some lesson plans
Bubbl
- create a simple mind map
- can log in with google
Getpocket
-organize readings you find on the net
- pin/save any link/source on the internet to one place
- categorize them
- can sign in with google
- great place for resources both professional and personal
Newsela
- non-fiction reading with quizzes for the students
Readworks
- free
- filter through material to get reading lessons you need
- free printable units to help teach specific skills
Sumopaint
- paint online
- can log in with google account
Socrative
- create online quizes or exiticktets and see results in real time
lucid chart
collaborize classroom like edmodo for older kids
snag it
http://nextvista.org/projects/Project-Citing_Copyright-Friendly_Media_from_Online.pdf
help with citing sources
Plickers (app)
- creat multiple choice quizes that are instantly graded by scanning the room of free plickers cards
- setup on laptop
view pure
- help clean youtube so there arent any ads
Kahoot
to create quizes where the students treat similar to the fastest finger
dafont
- free fonts
Blendspace
- create multimodal interactive lessons or find some already made
- can sign in with google account
Screencastify
- screencast
- great to use with google slides and then put on youtube for feedback
Biblionasium
Kids share books and write reviews for books they are reading.
Viewpure
- view youtube videos without any ads
Reading Rewards
Kids share books, earn badges, and write reviews for books they are reading.
Gooru
Literably
- assess student reading with your laptop microphone
- easy and graded by a real person not computer generated
- records student and tracks progress over time
- free for up to 10 recordings per month
Flubaroo
- find ways to grade tests with this program
- test need to be put into google docs or digital first
- challenging
Edpuzzle
- build interactive lessons with videos and pictures for students to go through
- can sign in with google
Remind
- create a class and text parents without giving them your number
GoNoodle
- 2-5 minute physical activities that can be done in class to stimulate/regulate your students
- you have to sign in
- in door P.E
- be selective
Classcraft
- Free trial
- student behavior incentive
- more mature class dojo
- students are certain characters and build themselves as you award them for certain tasks
- for upper elementary
Make an interactive google form (test)
- instructions
- not for the faint of heart
Tenmarks
- On line math program (similar to Front Row).
- Common Core Aligned
- Questions look like those that will be on Smarter Balanced
Frontrow
- online math program
- adaptive
Audioboom
- A program that lets you create podcasts.
- Podcasts can be embeded to load to your website.
- Students can create audio recordings
Incredibox
- loop music
- pure fun
- difficult to weave standards
Create a CSV file for your students from Powerschool to help with loading into other websites that don’t use GAFE/google log-in
Google Custom Search Engine
- create a search bar that is restricted to specific sites/engines
Bookopolis
- online place for book reviews
- for elementary
Global Read Aloud
- world wide book club on one book
- sign up and pair with other classes
Claymation/Stopmotion
- more info
- create a video with pictures and overlay narration
- fun, but time consuming
- students enjoy this
- can use legos instead of clay, but less detail
Platfic
Thinglink
- create interactive graphics
Glogster
- create a digital poster/story
Tour builder
- use to build a virtual map of places you’ve gone
- great way to present summer vacations
Storybird
- create digital stories with free pictures