Tech Toolbox for Teachers
Work smarter not harder. What tools do you have in your tech toolbox. Today we will explore a variety of great tools to make your life easier.
Productivity Tools
Google Apps
Evernote Dropbox Box Snipping Tool - From Start Menu Edmodo - course management tool
Tools That Make Teacher's Lives Better
From Renee Owens and Stevie Hegge
Personal Learning Network - My Page
Collaboration Tools/Back Channel
Backchannel is a group of people using computers or smartphones to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside live spoken conversation.
10 Reasons to Try Backchanneling 5 Platforms for Backchanneling Flipping the Classroom Resources
Flipping the Classroom Resources Assessment Tools
Socrative - My Room number 32704
Poll Everywhere - Create awesome polls quickly |
Organizational Tools
Online Sign Ups
Sign-up Genius
Take them A Meal Time to Sign up:
SymbalooEDU
Graphic Organizers Fun Tools & Sites
Study Skills
Media Tools
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Personal Tech Toolbox Smackdown!
- Class Dojo - I intend to use Class Dojo to curb any negative behaviors that occur throughout the instructional day. It focuses on both positive and negative behaviors which is a plus. The students who are always doing the right thing will be recognized as well.
- GlogsterEDU - What is an Allusion - It is a great tool to use if you give students a question and have them discover, on their own, the answer to the question. Then we would meet back and decide as a class what it really is with my guidance.
- K12Science - Good for a variety of grade levels
- Super Teacher Tools -
- Instant Classroom - Includes Seating chart and Group Maker + Random Name Generator
- Classtools.net - Lots of Flash templates to customize
- StudyStack - provides a variety of practice activities once a person creates a list of vocabulary.
33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Educator Should Have - Credit - Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
QR CODES
QR Code — abbreviated from Quick Response Code — is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside of the industry due to its fast readability and large storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes.
Instructional Relevance??
Instructional Relevance??
- Promotes independence for students with the devices
- Center Based
- Differentiation - Reading Groups, Leveled Tasks
- Engagement - Great management tool
- Inquiry based approach - Scavenger Hunt
How To Do It
QR reader on Device
Google URL Shortener
Done!!
Google URL Shortener
- Generate QR Code for Any site
- Save to computer or paste onto word doc and print. Post at the center that day!
Done!!