Presentation Tools:
Glogster EDU (edu.glogster.com) Glogster EDU, a version of Glogster that is more classroom - friendly, is a virtual bulletin board that can be utilized in a classroom as a presentation tool by both teachers and students. Once can add videos, music, photos, resize and rotate pictures, and add animations to a "bulletin board." This can then be published and presented to others. Best of all, it's free!
Prezi (prezi.com) Prezi is another presentation tool, much like Microsoft Office PowerPoint. However, this programs allows you to animate slides and the order they go in. You may add video, photos, and text. This can be used by teachers to present information or by students to demonstrate their knowledge on a certain concept.
Animoto (animoto.com) Animoto is a video sharing program. Teachers or students can create videos using pictures, music, video, and text. The free version allows you to create 30-second videos. For a nominal fee of $30 per year, you can create full-length videos.
Behavior Management:
ClassDojo (classdojo.com) ClassDojo is a website that allows you to record, track, generalize, and report student behaviors. It is so easy and fun! You simply create a class, assign positive and/or negative behaviors that you want to track, and begin awarding points. Students are given generic avatars that they can alter and change at home with a "secret code." You can also send these reports to parents. Students are able to view their "scores" once they log in a track their own behaviors.
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Schoology (schoology.com) Schoology is a great resource to educators. Not only can they post assignments and create threaded discussions, but they can manage lessons, connect with other educators, post tests and quizzes and give immediate feedback. It is very user-friendly and is completely cloud-based. My favorite part of Schoology is that you can import documents from Google docs or from Khan Academy or Examview.
Moodle (moddle.org) Moodle is an LMS that allows teachers to manage and promote learning through an online network. Teachers can assign lessons, quizzes, or tests. This can be used in a blended online course or as a mode for a strictly online class. The possibilities are endless. To get started, you can practice and explore using Moodle's demo classes.
Weebly (weebly.com) Weebly is a website and blog builder. It is very user-friendly, including a drag and drop feature. Photos, videos, audio, and maps can be added easily. Not only is it free but it also has an app to help manage Weebly on the go.
Assessment Tools
Socrative (socrative.com) Socrative is smart response system that allows students to answer questions posed to them via apps on smartphones, tablets, or laptops. Questions are multiple choice, true/false, or short answer. Teachers can view the results online and even export it to an Excel document.
Rubistar (rubistar.4teachers.org) Rubistar is a rubric creator. There are many different categories and sub categories to choose from. Building your rubric for project-based learning is simple. If you do not like the choices, you can simply edit the text.
Creating Videos and Screen Capture
Jing (techsmith.com/jing) Jing is a free program that allows you to capture screen images and record screencasts up to five minutes. Educators could use this if they are flipping their classroom, need to give important feedback to students, or record tutorials for other teachers to view. The possibilities are endless.
Camtasia (techsmith.com/camtasia) Camtasia is created by the same company that created Jing. However, Camtasia has many more features including, editing, long recording, animate backgrounds, create interactive videos and a table of contents, and share videos and watch them on almost any device. Camtasia does require a fee. It is a one-time cost of $299. If you are an educator, you can get a special price of $179. Make sure to click on the educator link to change the price.
Screencast-o-matic (screencast-o-matic.com) Screencast-o-matic is much like Jing and Camtasia. With screencast-o-matic, you do not have to download anything. You can capture and record online, up to 15 minutes. If you would like to have editing and some of the advanced features, you may opt to buy the Pro version for $15/year.
Learning Resources for Students and Teachers
Next Vista for Learning (nextvista.org) I stumbled across this by chance. I was looking for resources for my students to use outside of the classroom if they had questions on their homework. I came across this site. In a nut shell, students (or teachers) type in what they want to find a video about. A list of videos with those key words will appear. While it is still in the building process, it doesn't have videos for all topics in education. This would be best used with elementary to middle school age. High school students may find it useful, especially in the area of science.
Read Write Think (readwritethink.org) This website has a ton of resources for teachers, parents, and after school programs. It has lesson plans, student interactive (which can be saved so they do not loose their progress), and professional development articles. I have used this site for graphic organizers and the flash card creator. It makes learning really fun and engaging!
A Maths Dictionary for Kids (amathsdictionaryforkids.com) This site has over 200 printables for students. It is also an interactive math dictionary. It is kid friendly and engaging. However, because it was created by a native Australian, some words, such as color (colour in "Australia") will be spelled differently than children are used to. It will be important to have them aware of this before introducing it to students.
Ekoloko (ekoloko.com) This is a virtual community where students can discover and save a world from polluters, complete quests and games, practice safe online communication with others, and learn about being a responsible and involved member of a community.
Social Networking
Maily (maily.com) This is a site for our youngest students (and their parents). Children can create their first email account. It is completly managed by parents and kids are only given certain tools. Watch the video below for more information.
Edmodo (edmodo.com) Edmodo is a safe social networking site for teachers, students, and parents. It resembles the look of facebook. However, students can not "friend" or "defriend" anyone. Teachers can create assignments and grade them within the site. It is a very motivating site. It could be used in many different ways. I use it for my literature circles and for communication when my students or I am gone.
Websites and Educational Articles
New Media Consortium (nmc.org) New Media Consortium is a extremely helpful website for those who wish to integrate technology into their classroom. They recently launched an app that has the weekly updates on emerging technology. NMC is most know for their annual Horizon Report. In this report, emerging technology is discussed and analyzed.
Free Technology for Teachers Blog (freetech4teachers.com) This is my new favorite blog. The author, Richard Byrne, publishes at least once a week with a technology that can be in the classroom setting. He embeds video and pictures to give educators an idea of what it looks like. He also gives advice on how a specific tech tool can be used in the classroom.
Prezi (prezi.com) Prezi is another presentation tool, much like Microsoft Office PowerPoint. However, this programs allows you to animate slides and the order they go in. You may add video, photos, and text. This can be used by teachers to present information or by students to demonstrate their knowledge on a certain concept.
Animoto (animoto.com) Animoto is a video sharing program. Teachers or students can create videos using pictures, music, video, and text. The free version allows you to create 30-second videos. For a nominal fee of $30 per year, you can create full-length videos.
Behavior Management:
ClassDojo (classdojo.com) ClassDojo is a website that allows you to record, track, generalize, and report student behaviors. It is so easy and fun! You simply create a class, assign positive and/or negative behaviors that you want to track, and begin awarding points. Students are given generic avatars that they can alter and change at home with a "secret code." You can also send these reports to parents. Students are able to view their "scores" once they log in a track their own behaviors.
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Schoology (schoology.com) Schoology is a great resource to educators. Not only can they post assignments and create threaded discussions, but they can manage lessons, connect with other educators, post tests and quizzes and give immediate feedback. It is very user-friendly and is completely cloud-based. My favorite part of Schoology is that you can import documents from Google docs or from Khan Academy or Examview.
Moodle (moddle.org) Moodle is an LMS that allows teachers to manage and promote learning through an online network. Teachers can assign lessons, quizzes, or tests. This can be used in a blended online course or as a mode for a strictly online class. The possibilities are endless. To get started, you can practice and explore using Moodle's demo classes.
Weebly (weebly.com) Weebly is a website and blog builder. It is very user-friendly, including a drag and drop feature. Photos, videos, audio, and maps can be added easily. Not only is it free but it also has an app to help manage Weebly on the go.
Assessment Tools
Socrative (socrative.com) Socrative is smart response system that allows students to answer questions posed to them via apps on smartphones, tablets, or laptops. Questions are multiple choice, true/false, or short answer. Teachers can view the results online and even export it to an Excel document.
Rubistar (rubistar.4teachers.org) Rubistar is a rubric creator. There are many different categories and sub categories to choose from. Building your rubric for project-based learning is simple. If you do not like the choices, you can simply edit the text.
Creating Videos and Screen Capture
Jing (techsmith.com/jing) Jing is a free program that allows you to capture screen images and record screencasts up to five minutes. Educators could use this if they are flipping their classroom, need to give important feedback to students, or record tutorials for other teachers to view. The possibilities are endless.
Camtasia (techsmith.com/camtasia) Camtasia is created by the same company that created Jing. However, Camtasia has many more features including, editing, long recording, animate backgrounds, create interactive videos and a table of contents, and share videos and watch them on almost any device. Camtasia does require a fee. It is a one-time cost of $299. If you are an educator, you can get a special price of $179. Make sure to click on the educator link to change the price.
Screencast-o-matic (screencast-o-matic.com) Screencast-o-matic is much like Jing and Camtasia. With screencast-o-matic, you do not have to download anything. You can capture and record online, up to 15 minutes. If you would like to have editing and some of the advanced features, you may opt to buy the Pro version for $15/year.
Learning Resources for Students and Teachers
Next Vista for Learning (nextvista.org) I stumbled across this by chance. I was looking for resources for my students to use outside of the classroom if they had questions on their homework. I came across this site. In a nut shell, students (or teachers) type in what they want to find a video about. A list of videos with those key words will appear. While it is still in the building process, it doesn't have videos for all topics in education. This would be best used with elementary to middle school age. High school students may find it useful, especially in the area of science.
Read Write Think (readwritethink.org) This website has a ton of resources for teachers, parents, and after school programs. It has lesson plans, student interactive (which can be saved so they do not loose their progress), and professional development articles. I have used this site for graphic organizers and the flash card creator. It makes learning really fun and engaging!
A Maths Dictionary for Kids (amathsdictionaryforkids.com) This site has over 200 printables for students. It is also an interactive math dictionary. It is kid friendly and engaging. However, because it was created by a native Australian, some words, such as color (colour in "Australia") will be spelled differently than children are used to. It will be important to have them aware of this before introducing it to students.
inClass (inclassapp.com) inClass is an app that students can download for free. It has a schedule where you can put in all your upcoming events. It also allows students to take notes through video, audio, or photos. This seems like a great tool to get our students organized.
Teacher Management Programs
Three Ring (threering.com) Three Ring is a great tool for teachers to help organize and track student work. Teachers simply create class lists and begin organizing. I would use this to compile evidence documents about Essential Learner Outcomes or Power Standards. You can take the picture, audio, or video with a student name and description. This makes it easy to go back and look for the document. Below is an example of how to use it:
Science and Conservation
Project Noah (projectnoah.org) This is a great site for all the nature lovers out there. It is a "tool to document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere." This site allows people to capture pictures of wild life and upload them to the site. One can click on an image to learn more about the organism and where "sightings" have occurs.
Ekoloko (ekoloko.com) This is a virtual community where students can discover and save a world from polluters, complete quests and games, practice safe online communication with others, and learn about being a responsible and involved member of a community.
Social Networking
Maily (maily.com) This is a site for our youngest students (and their parents). Children can create their first email account. It is completly managed by parents and kids are only given certain tools. Watch the video below for more information.
Edmodo (edmodo.com) Edmodo is a safe social networking site for teachers, students, and parents. It resembles the look of facebook. However, students can not "friend" or "defriend" anyone. Teachers can create assignments and grade them within the site. It is a very motivating site. It could be used in many different ways. I use it for my literature circles and for communication when my students or I am gone.
Websites and Educational Articles
New Media Consortium (nmc.org) New Media Consortium is a extremely helpful website for those who wish to integrate technology into their classroom. They recently launched an app that has the weekly updates on emerging technology. NMC is most know for their annual Horizon Report. In this report, emerging technology is discussed and analyzed.
Free Technology for Teachers Blog (freetech4teachers.com) This is my new favorite blog. The author, Richard Byrne, publishes at least once a week with a technology that can be in the classroom setting. He embeds video and pictures to give educators an idea of what it looks like. He also gives advice on how a specific tech tool can be used in the classroom.
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