Tech For Teachers
August 15-31, 2012
Welcome Back!
-- Mendi
Desmos Free, Online Graphing Calculator
FREE, online fully functional graphing and scientific calculator. Great for teaching! Great for projecting! Free for all students and teachers! This is a great way to get students started with a graphing calculator without them purchasing a $125 calculator. -- https://www.desmos.com/calculator
HistoryPin
Tours lead you step-by-step through a series of pieces of content, telling a story, exploring a place or walking through time. Take one of the Tours below or put your own together, using any content on Historypin. Combining the past with the present. Great as a PowerPoint alternative -- http://www.historypin.com/curated/
Jam Studio
Jam Studio is a music making application that makes it easy to create music whether you are a musical genius or newbie with no musical ability. Educational Uses: • Create a soundtrack for a student written poem • Create a soundtrack for a piece of literature • Create original soundtracks for video projects -- http://jamstudio.com
Staying Up-To-Date On the Latest Apps
Common Sense Media
Once you find an app you are given even more information such as Age, Ease Of Use, Violence, Language, Quality, and Overall Rating. You are then give text-based reviews of the apps. It's a great resource for teachers who are trying to determine whether a paid app might be right for them and their students before they buy.
Common Sense Media also has the same reviews and resources for all types of media both educational and main-stream so check it out for other resources. It also has an entire section for educators that includes some great digital citizenship resources. Check it out at http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Mendi Benigni
College of Charleston
JC Long 319
Email: benignim@cofc.edu
Website: blogs.cofc.edu/tlt
Twitter: @benignim