Ms. Ross' LA Tech Toolbox
Evolving into a digital world, calls for cool tech tools!
Technology Toolbox for the LA classroom
As most schools are evolving into a 1:1 digital initiative to prepare students to be competitive learners of the 21st century many teachers are in need of TECHNOLOGY tools to implement with everyday classroom instruction. As a first year learner of the TPACK (technology, pedagogy and content knowledge) I am learner how to incorporate the correct TECHNOLOGY tools with my lesson plans to enhance, enrich and engage the students. Below, you will see some TECH tools that I have used and a brief description of each.
TACKK.com
SIMPLY CREATE A BEAUTIFUL PAGE
Tackk allows anyone to quickly publish anything with one simple page. There is no software to download, no login required and no special design or development skills needed.
Everyone has a story to tell, a message to share and a voice to be heard. It's Tackk's mission to empower everyone to be a creator.
Students really love creating and making their own mini like webpages :)
Padlet.com
Welcome to the world of digital sticky notes and a digital word wall...NICE! Here you can build a wall and prompt discussion questions and students can log in and post their responses, as if they were typing on a sticky note and sticking it to a wall...COOL!
TweenTribune.com
Here students can find appropriate grade level content, news articles they are followed with common core aligned comprehension questions. Students really love reading text that is relevant to their every day life.
Edmodo.com and Today'sMeet.com
These are two cool tech tools to use as blog sites. Also, Edmodo is famously known for keeping up with class assignments, homework, projects and assessments. A very modern, educational facebook type tech tool.
kahoot.it, gosoapbox.com and classworks are all good instructional tech tools!!!
Classworks is really a great district tool that provides individualized and personalized instruction for each and every student in your classroom, hence it is a place "where all students will succeed."
Technology toolbox!
Please feel free to sample any of these tech tools, if you have not discovered them or used them already. They will really enhance, enrich and engage your students learning to infinity and beyond!!! Thank you for your time and consideration!