App in the spotlight
Week 2 2014
Symbaloo
You use Symbaloo to create web mixes of your bookmarks. Wherever you go, you have access to your bookmarks. Sign up is free and the app for iPhone is free. With Symbaloo you will never lose your website links again.
How am I using Symbaloo?
1. As a teacher I have created web mixes for students I am teaching. I have included curriculum links, resources, links to website games, videos etc. I have also accessed other teachers web mixes. For example, I have added web mixes from others that link to hundreds of online ebooks and educational games for students.
2. For my students, I am using the app. They open up the Symbaloo app and can see my web mixes. Teaching young students I go in before hand and open the link I want students to use. Then they just have to unlock the iPad and open Symbaloo to begin their activity. You can also set Symbaloo as your home page on the computer.
For more information about Symbaloo go to http://www.symbaloo.com
Symbaloo
Create a web mix
Add a link
Create a tile
If not you can choose an icon or upload your own image so it is instantly recognisable.
When finished click done
Share your web mix
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Build Your Wildself
Students/teachers get to mix and match parts from different animals to create a truly WILD creature.
This is a fantastic tool for students to develop their descriptive language. Students could write a description of the creature, create a highly imaginative narrative based on this creature, create a video wanted creature report......the possibilities are endless. And the best part is each time the creature can look wildly different. Plus they are so crazy the students love creating the creatures.
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Writers Talk Andy Griffith
Showing You Tube clips with no ads
However the ads and suggested videos are a little hit and miss.
Safeshare TV is the answer to avoid any possible 'nasty' links appearing.
Once you have found the you tube clip you like copy the link and go to safeshare tv.com.
Paste in the link and click- generate safe link.
It will then output a video link for you. Now the only thing you see when you click the link is the video with a grey surrounding screen.
Click on the following link to see how I am using this method to safely share authors reading favourite story books for students in my class:
http://teachingwittech.weebly.com/4/post/2014/01/qr-codes-linked-to-videos.html