Bell Ringers - Click here to post on this wall.
- Poll Everywhere - a web-based system that can be used to create multiple choice or open asnwer polls. Participants can respond via the web or text message. This is the poll we used as our bell ringer today. http://goo.gl/blBkBi
- Scholastic Daily Starters (all subjects): - Daily starters are on hiatus for the summer. They will begin again on August 11, 2014. Click here to see a few examples of past Daily Starters.
- Education World - A site that focuses only on educational and teaching-related materials and web sites, but also has extensive resources for educators and parents.
- BrainPop - a group of educational websites with short, animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes, supplemental information and related materials, covering all subjects.
- Padlet - is a virtual wall that allows people to express their thoughts by posting virtual sticky notes.
- Google Forms - A tool to help you collect responses. give students a quiz, plan events, send a survey, or collect other information in an easy, streamlined way.
- http://goo.gl/PRDq1 - many different types from clocks, to dynamite that blows up
- http://goo.gl/lLOZP - basic time and date
Collaborative and Independent Practice - Click here to post on this wall.
- LearnZillion - a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting for Math and ELA
- LearnZillion Notes template
- Quizlet - free website providing learning tools for students that includes flashcards, study and game modes.
- Study Stack - similar to Quizlet, but with more games and a little more bells and whistles. Younger students really like this one.
- Educreations - recordable interactive whiteboard that captures your voice and handwriting to produce amazing lessons that you can share online.
- ShowMe - iPad app for creating and sharing whiteboard style lessons. It has a gallery of lessons made and shared by teachers. Watch this short clip for more information.
- Three Ring - capture video, recordings, and photos of written work and projects in a digital binder organized by student. Learn more about Three Ring.
- Search for the Three Ring app in the iTunes, Google Play, or Android store to download. Allows user to use phone or tablet to capture student work.
- More tools to show what you know.
Assessing Knowledge - Click here to post on this wall
Note: All tools allow students to respond with smartphones, tablets, or computers.
- Google Forms with Flubaroo Add-On - a Google app that is part of the Google Drive suite. Forms can be used in conjunction with the add-on - Flubaroo to grade quizzes, provide reports to teacher, and email results to students. Can add pictures or video to questions. Students complete quiz with a link or via email.
- GoSoapBox - web based clicker tool that allows you to push polls, discussion questions, quizzes, and social Q & As to students who have joined your class. Thirty students can join a class at a time by going to http://apps.gosoapbox.com and using the class code. Our code today: 731-766-911. Cool feature - confusion barometer! Students join with event code.
- Kahoot - game-based learning application that allows students to compete against each other by seeing who can answer the questions the quickest. Kahoot results can be downloaded for teacher analysis. There is also a discussion feature that allow the teacher to ask a question that prompts student discussion. Can add pictures to questions. Adding video is in beta. Students join with a game pin.
- Poll Everywhere - a web-based system that can be used to create multiple choice or open asnwer polls. Participants can respond via the web or text message. This is the poll we used as our bell ringer today. Students join with a link or can text to a specified number.
- Socrative - smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises, quizzes, and games. Unique features: Have the ability to create a space race game for any saved quiz and has an exit ticket feature. Students join with a room number.
Note: All tools allow students to respond with smartphones, tablets, or computers.
Exit Tickets - Click here to post on this wall.
All of the applications in the Assessing Knowledge section can be used as exit tickets as well. A few other ideas using digital tools are shared below. Any virtual wall, like the Padlets we have been using today, would work well as an exit ticket also.
All of the applications in the Assessing Knowledge section can be used as exit tickets as well. A few other ideas using digital tools are shared below. Any virtual wall, like the Padlets we have been using today, would work well as an exit ticket also.
Homework and Communications - Click here to post on this wall.
Videos to use -
Remind - Formerly Remind101 - a free, safe messaging service for teachers, coaches, administrators to communicate with students and parents via text message or email.
Videos to use -
- Khan Academy - An extensive library of tutorials of content including videos, interactive challenges, and assessments from any computer with internet access.
- LearnZillion
- Educreations
- ShowMe
Remind - Formerly Remind101 - a free, safe messaging service for teachers, coaches, administrators to communicate with students and parents via text message or email.
- Erin Klein blog with ideas for Remind - http://goo.gl/MtHwno
- her contact number when on field trips
- spelling words
- links to websites they used in class that day
- websites to reinforce lessons
- send out pictures and videos of student work
- assignment due dates
- thank you and praises
- her contact number when on field trips
Planning - Click here to post on this wall.
Connecting with educators to find resources
Great resource sites
Connecting with educators to find resources
- Twitter - Great resource to connect with like-minded educators.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide to Twitter
- Google+ - Join a community and join a discussion!
- Pinterest - Follow educators with common interests for great ideas.
Great resource sites
- Scholastic Lesson Plans - K-12 lesson plans by subject and resource type.
- Google Apps for Education Lesson Plans - Lesson plans using Google Apps.
- Share My Lesson - Free lesson plans for teachers by teacher.
- Smart Exchange - Find notebook files to fit any subject.
- PBS Learning Media - Resources, videos, and documents for K-12.
- Planboard - Get organized with an online planbook.
- Google Drive - Keep files backed up and within easy reach.
- Dropbox - Take files, videos, and pictures anywhere.
Beyond Your Walls - Click here to post on this wall.
- Skype - Free Video chat via the internet.
- Mystery Skype - Join a community where classrooms Skype call each other and try to guess a number or the state where the other classroom is located in the United States. You can participate in Mystery Numbers or Mystery States sessions.
- Google Hangouts - very similar to Skype, but you can have up to 10 people on a video chat at one time
- Zoo Borns - A video and news blog and book line that announces animal births at zoos and aquariums around the world.
- Yellowstone National Park Webcams - A collection of webcams in and around Yellowstone National Park.
- Kentucky's Mammoth Cave - Great site with information and pictures regarding this famous cave.
- NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a United States government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.
- Whitehouse - Visit the official site of the Whitehouse in Washington, DC
- Civil War Soldier - Interactive activity where you can be a soldier in the war! If you click on the activities link there are lots of activities for all subjects.
- Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery- Interactive Alien lesson to teach about art from all over the world
Brain Breaks - Just for fun....
- Go Noodle - Free site that offers short activities for students to follow to get them up and moving