Links for your teaching and classroom
Link Library
Yo Teach App
Promoted as an alternative to the popular and defunct Todaysmeet, Yo Teach is a dedicated free platform for backchannel chats. Create an account, then easily create public or password-protected rooms. A strong set of features includes virtual hand-raising, a collaborative whiteboard, polling, room bookmarks, “like” function, and response statistics. If you try only one backchannel chat platform, make it this one.
Building Beats Toolbox
A collection of digital tools for creating sound and music.
We Are Teacher website
Lots of great resources here for teachers and classrooms.
Inserting a "video" in an email
This video shows you how to "embedd" a video into an email using a tool called Kapwing.com
Slido
Feedback tool
Integrates with Google Slides
Learning In Hand
Tony Vincent's work.
Feedback Chat
Linda McSweeney Blog
Try it Tech
Guided Access on iPad
US this to keep students in 1 location on the ipad
Inspire Student Creativity with Chromebooks
A good read on using Soundtrap, WeVideo and screencasting wit your students.
Piktochart
OK fo all studetns to use.
Vizia
The end of passive viewing
Engage viewers by integrating quizzes, polls, and CTAs into videos
Playposit
Make videos interactive
Edpuzzle
Make any video your lesson
Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding
Bloxels
Cool video game creating tools for 5-12 year olds
Educational Tech ideas
Dr. Monica Burns
PlayPosIt
This site allows you to upload video and then have students watch and answer questions.
3D Vinci
Free stuff
For All Rubrics
A very useful tool for using rubrics with your students.
Participate Learning
A website to help teacher explore what's out there!
Student Response system suggestions
Here are several suggestions to use in the classroom. Some are fee based and some are free. I like Kahoot!
SWAY
Part of the O365 from Microsoft. Sway is like Powerpoint on steroids.
Teaching about writing emails
Common Sense Media
View Pure
Cleans up webpages
PD Links
Free OTIS PD classes
These classes include offerings from SMART and Google. Worth checking out.
NPR Podcasting Guide
An excellent guide form NPR
Shake Up Learning
PROVIDING EDUCATORS WITH PRACTICAL RESOURCES USING TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY
HOW-TO'S • FREE RESOURCES • ONLINE COURSES • LESSON PLANS • BOOKS • AND MORE!
Microsoft Education
Major site for leanring and accessing all the Microsoft tools.