Classroom Management Tools
Tools that will help with curriculum delivery.
How to enable your computer speakers
If your Surface (or other PC) does not play audio... right click on the speaker icon in the lower right corner > click Volume Mixer > Double left click on System sounds icon > choose the Playback tab in the window that opens > right click on the Epson projector and disable it. Your computer speakers should be the default.
Audacity: Audio Recording
Record and edit audio files by speaking or by uploading.
Bouncy Balls
Monitor the noise in your classroom!
Classroom Screen
Timers, dice, and more make this a wonderful classroom management tool.
Convert .heic files to .jpeg
Apple has a new file format: .heic. Use this link to convert those files to .jpeg.
DF Tube (Distraction Free for YouTube)
By default, DF Tube disables autoplay, hides the video recommendations sidebar as well as the related videos that appear at the end of videos. It also removes the grid of recommended videos that appear on your homepage.
Gif Maker
Turn a YouTube video section into a short animated gif.
Gyazo
Screen recorder and gif creator.
MolView: 3D Molecule Creation
Chemistry teachers will find this 3D modeling tool useful.
RecordIt
A different way to record your screen. For short tutorials.
ReadAloud
Windows app that will read out loud Word documents, many PDFs, and web pages. Has limited capabilities but reads quite well.
SafeSearch
Provides a safe search engine for students.
Speechlogger Instructions
Speech to text free online tool. Allows downloads to Word. Has an auto-punctuation option (OK but not perfect).
Speechlogger: Speech to Text
Speech to text free online tool. Allows downloads to Word. Has an auto-punctuation option (OK but not perfect).
SpeechNotes
Speech to text online program. Fairly accurate but not as sensitive as others. Does not recognize new paragraph command.
SpeechTexter
Speech to text option for PCs. This app needs to be installed. It is quite accurate and easy to use.
Synfig
Create your own animations.
Text From To Speech
A very simplified interface. Fairly accurate speech recognition. Allows saving to a variety of formats. Has a transcription option.
Watchkin
Watch Youtube videos without distractions in a family-friendly environment.
Windows 10: How to Change Point & Cursor Size
This is useful for those individuals who have sight difficulties.
Word Cloud Generators
monkeylearn.com: https://monkeylearn.com/word-cloud/
WordArt.com: https://wordart.com/
Wordclouds.com: https://www.wordclouds.com/
WordItOut: https://worditout.com/word-cloud/create
TagCrowd: https://tagcrowd.com/
ABCya: https://www.abcya.com/games/word_clouds
Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/
Mentimeter: https://www.mentimeter.com/