TCEA 2015
Texas Computer Education Association
Google Academy
http://tammyworcester.com/googlestuff/
Use your Google Calendar and BookMe to easily schedule parent/teacher conferences:
Learn more at: https://www.smore.com/s8k1w
Use siteMaestro to quickly and easily set up ePortfolios for all of your students. Learn more at: http://cloudlab.newvisions.org/add-ons/sitemaestro and
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EuSwkxn231o
Learn more about things you might be surprised that Chromebooks can do here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-O8ebTIR071D2D_ZgRgvJTWrzBDrJqWRYtOh01C4-Xo/preview?slide=id.p
and check out these Chromebook Apps from the Chrome Webstore:
Take/edit pictures: Webcam Toy
Edit pictures: Polarr
Edit Video: WeVideo
Record and Edit Audio: Twisted Wave
Find other classrooms throughout the country that are looking for a buddy classroom for a Google Hangout or Skype Book Club at https://education.skype.com/
Beginner's Guide to Google Classroom:
Use Google Draw and Flaticon to easily create infographics for your classroom. Learn more here: https://docs.google.com/a/staff.lisd.net/document/d/1NXxqX5EmnRebj7-SfvVixTBCC8XLvprcpUhQrvyEHAQ/mobilebasic?pli=1
iPad Academy
Learn more here: http://lesliefisher.com/resources/blog/displaying-your-ios-device-on-your-mac-using-yosemite
(note that this feature uses the Yosemite operating system, which technology has not pushed to our MacBooks---coming soon!)
Lots of great iPad tips and tricks at iPad Tricks You Didn't Know
Share the screen of your iPad instantly with every device in the room using ScreenLeap:
Use Plickers in your non 1:X classroom to get instant responses, similar to Kahoot or Socrative. Learn more here: www.plickers.com
Use the ColAR app to print, color, and see the art come alive using augmented reality. Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBYm53L79YY
PhotoMath App: Take a picture of any math problem and it solves it for you.
Word Lens feature on Google Translate: Take a picture of any text and it translates it into English.
STEM Stuff
https://sites.google.com/a/staff.lisd.net/tcea15blockcoding/home
STEM Resources for Elementary:
https://sites.google.com/a/mpowerpl.com/rr/stem
Makerspaces Livebinder:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?present=true&id=1630968
Makerspaces for Elementary:
https://www.smore.com/hwsx2-maker-space-in-the-elem-library
Robotics for Elementary: