What's Up with All this Tech?
TCEA 2017
Presenter Info
Kelsey Adam, 7th Math
Lewisville ISD
Email: adamk@lisd.net
Twitter: @mskelseyadam
Erica McFarland, 7th ELA
Lewisville ISD
Email: mcfarlande@lisd.net
Jade Wiseman, Assistant Principal
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Email: jade.wiseman@gcisd.net
Twitter: @jade_WisemanTES
Formal Assessments
Formative
https://goformative.com/Get deeper insights into your classroom!
FREE
Students can type, draw or submit images.
Real-time intervention
Standards aligned
Instant feedback
Classkick
Real-time to see who needs help Instant feedback Write, draw, type, upload photos, and record audio to respond to lessons. Feedback from peers
Edueto
FREE Create or browse library for lessons Automatic results from individuals or groups Parents may sign up to track their child’s results.
Socrative
FREE Works on computers, laptops, tablets and phones Quiz, exit tickets, quick questions for instant student feedback. Share quizzes with other teachers. Transfer reports to google drive Results at the class, individual student or question-level.
Informal Assessments
Poll Everywhere
https://www.polleverywhere.com/
Engage your audience or class in real time.FREE (able to purchase additional features) Answers in real-time Works on phones, twitter or web browsers View live on web or in a PowerPoint presentation. Downloadable data
Plickers
No need for student devices Student answers are private Instant results
Quizizz
Get your students excited about learning!
FREE
Avatars and leaderboards
Create quizizz or build from questions library
Provides class and student-level data
- Can play live or for homework
FlipQuiz
Quick way to create quiz boards!
FREE
Test review games
Displays questions and answers on-screen.
Create and save for later
- Share the link for students to study at home.
Classroom Management
ClassDojo
An engaging way to build a classroom community
FREE
Create a positive classroom environment
Give your students a voice
iOS, Android. App & Website Compatibility
- Share class moments with parents
ClassCraft
Create a captivating classroom community via gaming
FREE
A fun classroom management system
Allows students to be accountable
iOS, Android. App & Website Compatibility
- Share class moments with parents
Pick Me
http://www.classeapps.com/pick-me
Increase your classroom participation!
FEE
Great formative/informative assessment tool
Randomly selects students
App Only Compatibility
Class Tools
Encourage student participation from all learners!
FREE
Digital toolbox for teachers
Create games, assessments and activities to assess learning
- Website Only Compatibility
Student ePortfolio
Storybird
Creative website that will encourage writing and reading!
FREE
Vivid colors and a variety of artwork options
Picture books, poetry & longform book options
Build and create a class library
- App & Website Compatibility
iBooks Author
Create and customize a book effortlessly
FREE
Choose from a colorful variety of templates
Widgets and accessibility features
- App Only compatibility
Google Sites
https://gsuite.google.com/products/sites/
Create a blog that is safe & simple
FREE
Easy to use
Create & build your own blog
Templates are available
- Collaborate in real time with other users
Kidblog
Increase your classroom participation!
FREE
Digital toolbox for teachers
Create games, assessments and activities to assess learning
- Website Only Compatibility
Flipped Classroom
EDpuzzle
Create engaging videos that track your student’s understanding.
FREE
Choose from an array of existing videos such as YouTube, Khan Academy, Crash Course, etc.
Add your own voice and questions
App & Chrome Extension
Share with created classes in EDpuzzle
Educreations
Create and share video lessons with an interactive whiteboard platform
FREE
Unlimited students per class
Import Images, documents and backgrounds from Photo Library, Dropbox or Google Drive
View on App & Web
Cloud Sync
Share with classes, Twitter & Facebook
Symbaloo
Visually organize the best of the web!
FREE
Available anywhere on any device
Link to websites, news source, radio station
- Simply share your assortment of resources by sharing the direct link
Blendspace
Save time by collecting all digital content in one place!
FREE
Digital content to fit all subject areas
App & Website based
Upload your own documents, photos, websites
- Interactive tools that allow students to provide feedback through comments, help requests, quizzes, likes/dislikes
Digital Classroom Community
Google Classroom
www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/classroom/
Connects teachers, students & parents in one place
Google for Education
App & website based
Create classes, assignments as well as send feedback
Private communication between teacher and students
Discussion board interface
- Seamlessly connect to all things Google
Bloomz
All the tools needed to communicate to parents
FREE
App based
Photo & Video sharing
Send class calendar, announcements, reminders
In app messaging
Student behavior tracking
- Private & secure
Seesaw
Student Digital Portfolio
FREE
Document learning through photos, video, documents, links, and drawings
Teacher - Parent & Student - Parent communication through private messaging
Parent access & notifications
Compatible with various other apps
Class blog available
Google Site
https://gsuite.google.com/products/sites/
Create impactful websites
Google for Education
Interfaces with all things Google to import presentations, documents, links and more
App & web based
Existing templates with various layouts
Makes edits in real time with others
- Share link to anyone