Storylines for Schools: Looking at a new way to learn vocabulary terms? How about Spelling words? Check this out. Tell stories using your spelling words drawing pictures... even have the students sit in pods and rotate devices to get a really crazy story going!
Pic Collage: Want the students to create a collage on a topic? How about a collage to describe vocab terms? This is quick, easy and fun. Have the students create a collage, take a snap shot by clicking on the home button and the power button. Send the students to the "Photos" app and email you their collage!
ThingLink: I think I showed you this before, as I was using it in my high school classroom for students to create interactive maps. I just visited with teachers today using thinglink in 3rd grade classrooms with students in the computer lab. Each student chose an image of a place they would want to visit and put in 5 facts to remember and 3 links for more information about the place they would want to visit. Another teacher talked about students creating word doc with a paragraph, saved it as a jpeg, uploaded it to Thinglink and had the students label each part of speech on the jpeg. They were also required to find the wikipedia page that defined each part of speech as well. Great new ideas! If you are interested in trying out Thinglink with the devices you have access to in a lab or in your classroom, please let me know and I'll be glad to come be your aid in your classroom for a day.
iPEVO Camera :
I know that Document Cameras were something a lot of people wanted and I just got to play with one today and heard great reviews! I know requisitions are already in, but maybe something to check out/ see if you can go back and change. It doesn't have a light, but will go full screen and looks easy to use. It hooks up using a USB port and requires you to download some software, but the price will hook you! For those that are interested in a document camera, this is inexpensive for only $69!
Scholastic Story Starters: Want a good way to start a story for students? This will give you a story starter for your classroom. You can choose ADVENTURE (think pirates), FANTASY (think princesses and princes), SCIFI (think aliens) or SCRAMBLER. Then choose K-1, 2nd, 3rd, or 4-6th for grade level and SPIN THE WHEEL for your story information. Choose your format for the writing: newspaper, postcard, notebook and download to email or print when complete. Very fun!
Flubaroo Teaser: I have used Flubaroo for awhile, but until today (when somebody asked what in the world I was doing) I kinda forgot how cool it really is. Flubaroo is a script you can run in Google Drive's Forms application after you have the students complete a Multiple Choice, T/F, short answer, choose from list with multiple answers or ranking questions. It will self-correct and if you remember to have an item on the Form with their email address, email them their score report with the questions and answers (if you choose). Click on the link for a youtube video that explains it and if you are interested, please let me know and I will be glad to help! This is such a great time saver!
Have a great Easter!!
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