Think Different #80
Resources for the Week of Jan 12, 2019
Students getting bored with Kahoot, try GimKit
- ANSWER: Students answer questions on their own device at their own pace. Throughout a Kit, each student will get exposure to the questions multiple times to ensure mastery.
- EARN: Students earn in-game cash by answering questions correctly. But be careful, an incorrect answer will cost you!
- SHOP: Students can reinvest their money by purchasing upgrades & powerups. With over 2.5 million combinations, students can make purchases that suit their strengths.
Give it a try: https://www.gimkit.com
Shortcuts opens up incredible possibilities to automate things you do regularly on your iPhone and iPad.
Shortcuts includes over 300 built-in actions and works with many of your favorite apps including Contacts, Calendar, Maps, Music, Photos, Camera, Reminders, Safari, Health as well as any app that supports Siri Shortcuts.
Use the Shortcuts app to:
* Get directions home, send your ETA and start listening to the news, just by asking Siri
* Add a home screen icon that calls a loved one
* Make animated GIFs
* Make PDFs from Safari or any app with a share sheet
* Get directions to the nearest coffee shop in one tap
* Tweet the song you're listening to
* Get all of the images on a web page
* Send a message including the last screenshot you took
* And so much more...
Shortcuts: A guide for teachers (Free iBook)
Why use shorts in the Classroom? (Free iBook)
Need to crop a Youtube video?
1) Paste Youtube URL: Enter either the YouTube URL or the video's specific ID. Click "Crop" to be prompted to select the start and stop times of your desired cropped YouTube video.
2) Adjust Handles to Crop: Once you've selected the video you wish to crop and have entered the YouTube video link into YT Cropper, you will be able to set video start and stop times. This is a simple-to-use timeline bar which allows you to click and drag the slider along the bar to choose the times for your cropped video.
3) Embed or Grab Link: Upon clicking "Crop" in the previous page, you will be provided with the embed code, as well as a direct link. The embed link is great for adding to your personal website. It requires minimal coding experience, but produces a professional result that even an expert coder could admire. Use the direct link to place your cropped YouTube video on places like social media, profile pages, or send it via email, text, or other messenger application.
On sale for 5 days only: normally $129.99 right now #34.99, I have one, it is awesome!!
We hope you will join us for this amazing day of learning. Only a few spots left.
You’ve heard “There’s an App for that!” and there is, but it takes time, effort and money to find that right app. And even then it probably won’t really fit your needs.
So why not just master the apps you already have for your teaching and learning.
Join Ken Tuley for a day of hands-on experience to maximize the power of the built-in apps. Leverage the power and features of the Camera, Notes, iMovie, GarageBand, Clips, Safari, Pages, Keynote and Numbers to enhance and elevate any lesson to new heights. Even skilled iPad users will learn new tricks to maximize these built-in apps and discover features you didn’t even know existed. It will be a game-changing day!
Reserve your spot now: (Registration opens Oct. 5)
http://coe.k-state.edu/events/ipad-camp.html
iPad iCamp will be a refreshing day of ideas and activities to help teachers be more productive in their classroom and organized in lesson planning. No more sticky notes stuck here & there. We'll look at teaching and learning with iPads and be reminded of best instructional practices to engage and enhance student learning. We'll finish with reflection ideas on the iPads that will help with planning for the next lesson.
I hope you will join us for this inspiring day of learning
Register Online: https://www.enrole.com/ksu/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=261907&courseId=IPADICAMP&categoryId=10002
How to, (see steps below) it is a little confusing!!
Think Different Resources
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