Links for your teaching and classroom
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Mentimeter
Turn your presentations in conversations.
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.
Inserting a "video" in an email
This video shows you how to "embedd" a video into an email using a tool called Kapwing.com
Inspire Student Creativity with Chromebooks
A good read on using Soundtrap, WeVideo and screencasting wit your students.
Edpuzzle
Make any video your lesson
Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding
Student Response system suggestions
Here are several suggestions to use in the classroom. Some are fee based and some are free. I like Kahoot!
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.