Posts By: Nick LaFave

Digital Tools for Assessment in the 21st Century Classroom

Digital Tools for Assessment in the 21st Century Classroom

Posted June 21, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Resources featured in my presentations at conferences, summits, and workshops. Digitize Traditional Assessment QuizStar Class Marker Google Forms with Flubaroo Digital Rubrics ForAllRubrics ThemeSpark Video Enhanced Assessment EduCannon EDpuzzle Review Games and Study Tools for Formative Assessment Kahoot Quizizz Quizlet Study Blue Observational Assessment Tools ClassDojo Classcraft Student Response Tools For Formative Assessment Socrative  Mentimeter… Read more

50 Free Tech Tools for the 21st Century Classroom

50 Free Tech Tools for the 21st Century Classroom

Posted June 19, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Updated for 2016 – My Semi-Annual List of 50 free Tech Tools Resources featured in my presentations at conferences, summits, and workshops.   Communication Tools Remind Class Messenger SignUpGenius Smore Video Tools ViewPure TubeChop KeepVid Screencast-O-Matic Snagit for Chrome VideoNot.es Animoto EDpuzzle Present.me Review & Study Tools Kahoot eQuizShow Content Creation Thinglink Quozio Recite Quotes Cover… Read more

Resources for Creating Interactive Lessons for the Flipped Classroom

Resources for Creating Interactive Lessons for the Flipped Classroom

Posted June 15, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Creating Interactive Lessons for the Flipped Classroom Berkeley County Professional Development Workshops Summer 2015  Let’s Flip Create Instructional Videos PowerPoint Tutorial Keynote Tutorial Jing – Download, Tutorial  Screencast-O-Matic – Website, Tutorial ShowMe (iPad) – Download, Tutorial  Explain Everything (iPad) – Download, Tutorial  Snagit (Chrome) – Download, Tutorial Off The Shelf Resources Kahn Academy Learn Zillion OER Commons TED iTunesU Brightstorm WatchKnowLearn edX Video Tools ViewPure SafeShare.TV TubeChop… Read more

What is your favorite tech tool?

What is your favorite tech tool?

Posted June 10, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Let’s Build an Amazing EdTech Resource for Educators What is your favorite tech resource? Share your favorite app, website, software, etc…. with a short video response below.   Join our grid! Click on the green plus sign. Take a selfie. Introduce yourself and tell us about your favorite tech tool. Share the grid. Thanks for… Read more

Zoho Survey – Create Effective Online Surveys

Zoho Survey – Create Effective Online Surveys

Posted June 3, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Zoho Survey https://www.zoho.com/survey   You can create surveys in minutes using Zoho’s well-designed editor.  More than 50 templates are available, including several for use in education. Templates include Bullying, Course Evaluation, Graduation Exit Survey, Institute Feedback, Parent Engagement, or create your own. Surveys can be shared by a link, embedded into your website or blog, or even integrated with your Facebook… Read more

Kahoot – An Engaging Review Game on Any Device

Kahoot – An Engaging Review Game on Any Device

Posted May 27, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Kahoot www.GetKahoot.com Looking for a way to keep students engaged during review?  Check out Kahoot.  Enter your own questions or browse the extensive collection of public Kahoots made by other users at getkahoot.com.                  Student Start Page at Kahoot.it Teachers must display the Kahoot so that students can view… Read more

Face Your Manga – Create Detailed Avatars For Free

Face Your Manga – Create Detailed Avatars For Free

Posted May 20, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Face Your Manga www.FaceYourManga.com Avatars have proven handy for a variety of uses in the classroom.  Teachers can create one for each of their students, or allow students to create their own likeness.  Face Your Manga is easy to use and offers a wide variety of ways to customize your avatar. With a little work,… Read more

Flashcard Stash – An Easy, Entertaining Vocabulary Review Tool

Flashcard Stash – An Easy, Entertaining Vocabulary Review Tool

Posted May 13, 2015 by Nick LaFave

Flashcard Stash www.flashcardstash.com Flashcard Stash is a great digital flashcard tool that makes vocabulary review less tedious.  When you type a new term Flashcard Stash provides a definition from Wictionary.  You can select the best definition, edit it, or type one of your own.  You can also copy and paste virtually any terms list.  Just indicate the character you… Read more

Convert PDF Documents into Editable Files in Three Steps

Convert PDF Documents into Editable Files in Three Steps

Posted April 29, 2015 by Nick LaFave

PDFConverter http://www.pdfconverter.com/free-pdf-conversion-online/ The folks at PDFconverter.com offer a free tool that makes converting PDF files a breeze.  Convert PDFs into editable Word, Excel, or PowerPoint Files.  You can also create PDF files.  This tool is totally free and there is no file size limit.   After selecting the file type, just upload the file you… Read more