Tech for Teachers
September 16-30, 2012
Use Technology To Allow Students to Create!
Smore.com
Quick, easy and free onine newsletter creator. This newsletter is created in Smore. Just open a template, add your text and share the web address. Great way to get information to parents and kids. http://smore.com
VoiceThread.com
Both an online resource and a iOS app, VoiceThread is an interactive collaboration and sharing tool that enables users to add images, documents, and videos, to which other users can add voice, text, audio, or video comments. You can then share your VoiceThread with your students or parents. VoiceThread allows those with hearing impairments to collaborate through webcam commenting and sign language. http://voicethread.com
PhotoComics App
With various bubbles, layouts and action words you can create what ever you want with PhotoComic. Start by selecting a layout, then add photos to each frame. PhotoComic is easy to use and discover. Each added bubble body and tail is movable. Interaction with every object is possible by double-tapping. You can share your creations with your friends via email, facebook or twitter. It is an iOS app and it's free and available at http://goo.gl/5ZXAB
Quick Multimedia Examples and Demonstrations for History, Math and Science
HippoCampus.org
Hippo Campus has even gone to the trouble of correlating their videos and simulations to sections of a wide variety of textbooks. This helps both you and the student easily find a simulation or tutorial that matches what they are learning in class. It uses videos from Khan Academy as well as the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) and various other resources. You are free to use these resources in your teaching and for student studying and they are absolutely free. You can also view most of the items on the site without even creating a login! http://hippocampus.org