Tech Tuesday
August 15, 2017
Hello! I am Michelle Malloy and I will be supporting you and your students for the upcoming 2017/2018 school year with ipads, chromebooks and various pieces of technology. I look forward to a wonderful year with lots of technology projects that "wow".
On the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, I will send you a Tech Tuesday newsletter with small bits of technology information. I hope you find something you can use.
You will be able to find any information I share with you on my web page!
My office is located in the main hall of the 5th grade building.
Please email me with any apps that you would like to be considered or if you need suggestions on ways to use various apps for projects!
I DIDN'T KNOW GOOGLE COULD DO THAT!
Class Dojo
9 Features of ClassDojo's Digital Portfolio Platform -
About this time last year ClassDojo introduced a digital portfolio platform that they call Student Stories. Since its initial launch ClassDojo has steadily added new features to Student Stories. Today, ClassDojo announced nine features that will be available for the start of the new school year.
1. User names and passwords are no longer required to join. You can have students can log-in instantly by scanning a secure class QR code. (There is still a user name and password option).
2. Video recording length is now up to eight minutes. You can also upload videos that are up to eight minutes long.
3. Students will soon be able to add voice notes to their portfolios in Student Stories.
4. New image filters, frames, and digital stickers are being added to Student Stories.
5. Improved drawing tools for students to use to create drawings and diagrams.
6. Post from connected apps and or your device's camera.
7. Speaking of devices, ClassDojo's Student Stories now works on iOS, Android, and in your web browser.
8. Students can now type journal entries in Student Stories.
9. Annotate images by using drawing tools in ClassDojo's Student Stories.
Using the app Pic Collage for a beginning of the year project!
All About Me - A Creative iPad Picture Collage
Students use their creativity to create an "All About Me" picture collage using the iPad and the free app "Pic Collage".
Students can take a selfie with the iPad camera to use for this collage.
Students can use various text styles, fonts, colors, images, and backgrounds to decorate their collages.
Students add information about themselves such as things they can do, things they like, their friends' names, and fun / interesting facts about themselves.