Join Lindsay’s Remind ELs/tech group Remind.com From their website: “Remind is a free text messaging app that helps teachers, students, and parents communicate quickly and efficiently. Fast: Messages are sent in real time to an entire class, a small group, or just a single person. You can also schedule announcements ahead of time and attach photos and other files. Accessible: With…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] flocabulary.com Fun hip-hop music videos with animation that incorporate language structures and vocabulary, on a wide variety of standards-aligned content topics and social and emotional learning. You can use the ‘discuss mode’ to pause at specific points to engage students with questions and discussion. 45 day free trial – $96 annual per individual. Videos…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] padlet.com Add links, images, pdfs, or docs to this collaboration board and resource page.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] More information: Technology Tools for SLIFE Padlet – feel free to add resources Try this QR code to that same Padlet: Another padlet example, from a webinar on Equitable Grading by Diane Staehr Fenner[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] edublogs.org Teachers can create free wordpress blogs / websites. Use with students and parents as a resource point. They can always go back to it and review classroom information, content, documents, or daily updates. You can also create classes and teach students how to blog.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/oDxg5ODEXEQ” title=”What is a blog?”][vc_column_text] More information: Lindsay’s Technology…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] edpuzzle.com Embed questions, quizzes, audio, links, or images into videos. You can assign videos and track students’ progress. Join my Demo class here: https://edpuzzle.com/join/teguigd If you have an account join the class with this code: teguigd [/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/iTQpvkQdQOw” title=”Intro Video”][vc_column_text] More information: Getting started support articles [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] readworks.org This tool is free because it’s a non-profit sponsored by a number of funders including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and NewSchools Venture Fund. It allows teachers to create student logins and assign articles. Teachers can choose content based on content, topic, lexile, or grade level. The ReadWorks Article-A-Day™ is a 15…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] nearpod.com Create scaffolded lessons quickly through this interactive slide show platform by uploading images or pdfs, and creating polls, quizzes or drawing assignments (for students with a touchscreen device). As you share the lesson, you can control the pace, while students interact and submit responses in real time on their own mobile device or…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rewordify – simply reading passages and create cloze passages Pics4Learning – copyright free real-life (non-cartoon) images Google Translate – to embed into content (use Edpuzzle, InsertLearning or others) Clipgrab – for downloading and saving videos Vocaroo – for recording audio Online Voice Recorder – for recording audio Screencastify – for recording screencasts QR Code Generator…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/NRgWRXFXLQs” title=”Karen Mensing Ted talk about QR Code Magic in the Classroom”][vc_column_text] More resources: QR Code Generator [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]