Remind www.remind101.com Remind is the safe, simple, free way to text your students and their parents. Simple: Students and parents register themselves. Send messages via web browser, smart phone, or tablet app. Create multiple groups. Perfect for classes, clubs, teams, etc. Safe: 1 way communication – replies aren’t an option. Student, parent, teacher… Read more
TubeChop www.tubechop.com TubeChop is the simplest way I’ve seen to clip parts from YouTube videos and share them with students. Want to show just a small clip from a video? It’s as easy as: Go to www.tubechop.com Paste the URL or search for a YouTube Video. Slide the bar below your video to indicate the… Read more
Spreaker http://www.spreaker.com/ Looking for an easy way for you or your students to podcast? Check out Spreaker. Spreaker allows you to easily record podcasts or audio clips. You can broadcast live, or save the recording for and broadcast it later. The interface is extremely easy to use with no software installation required. A virtual mixing board adds some nice… Read more
Overview: As teachers look for more ways to gain and sustain the attention of learners , many educators complain that they are in constant competition with cell phones, texting, and social media. Even the most restrictive of personal electronic device policies doesn’t seem to prevent students from accessing social media at school. This white paper looks at the potential for using cellphones, texting, and social media as teens… Read more
Rather than post a new resource this week, I’m going to share my Technology Excuse Statement as teachers head back to school and revise syllabi. The one below has been modified from a number of online sources (links to which I can no longer find). Common sense and flexibility still need to apply, but it does… Read more
Team Maker http://chir.ag/projects/team-maker/ Take the hassle out of making teams in your classroom. Simply paste your roster into the site, select the format for team names (animals, numbers, Greek gods, etc.), choose the number of teams you would like to create and click “generate teams.” Your results can be displayed on screen (copy and paste as you… Read more
Shelfari www.shelfari.com Shelfari is a social network for people who love books. Create a virtual shelf to show off your books, see what your friends are reading and discover new books – all for free! You can even create reading groups with group shelves – perfect for suggested/supplemental reading lists. Don’t Miss a Pick – Follow… Read more
Symbaloo www.symbaloo.com or www.symbalooedu.com Another great bookmarking site that allows you to create visual bookmarks, organize, and share them. Allow students to build a collaborative link collection. A fun way to post links! You can search other Symbaloo users’ pages or “Web Mixes” and follow them. I found this web mix on Google tools for… Read more
www.wordle.net What is Wordle? “Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You… Read more
“Twitter is one of my best professional development tools!” That statement generated the most questions as I spoke with several educators and administrators at a recent conference about the best ways to stay current in the ever-changing world of Ed Tech. It really is my Personal Learning Network (PLN). The USC Rossier School of Education… Read more
