Tech Tools for High Schools
Janet Corder
WatchKnowLearn
Quizizz
Quizizz is very similar to Kahoot, except the questions appear on the students' devices.
Let's try it out!
- On your device or laptop, open quizizz.com.
- Click Join a Game.
- Enter the Game Code the teacher provides and click Go.
- Type in your name and click Join Game.
- Wait for the teacher to begin the game.
Good Luck!
Take a look at some of my favorite Quizizz features:
- Easily create a quiz by using questions from multiple public quizzes
- Math symbols
- Highlight key words with red, green or blue text
- Make your own Memes
Padlet
Padlet is a virtual wall/bulletin board that allows students to create a sticky note to express their thoughts on a common topic. Padlet allows us to post text, links, images, and a wide variety of files including video.
Quizlet Live
Let's give it try!
- Open quizlet.live.
- Type in the code the teacher gives you.
- Type in your name.
- Quizlet Live will assign you a team. Find your teammates and get together.
- Wait for the teacher to begin the game.
Spiral
Quickfire - Use Quickfire as a formative assessment tool to see what the whole class is thinking.
Discuss - Allows the teacher to create interactive presentations to spark creativity in class.
Team Up - Teams of students can create and share collaborative presentations from linked devices.
Clip - Turn any public video into a live chat with questions and quizzes
Socrative
- Go to socrative.com.
- The room number is football.
- Wait for the teacher to start the quiz!
Use Socrative to visualize the responses of your students! Step-by-step directions and question ideas can be found in this post from Socrative.
Animoto for Education
Animoto for Education is one of the original sites that allow you to create videos from your photos, videos and audio files. Your students will find many creative ways to use this program! Make sure you go to Animoto education because teachers don’t have to pay to use Animoto!
Vocabulary
Meet Mr. Clark
Flipgrid
Take a Flipgrid tour on their website.
Flipgrid Examples:
- Solar Cooker
- Differential Equations: Ch 7 Videos
- Vocabulary 5 AP LANG
- Shakespearean Insults!
- Spring Lake Park High School Staff Introduction
Flipgrid Tutorials/Blog Posts:
- Tony Vincent's Review of Flipgrid - with helpful tips
- Flipgrid Unplugged #2: AppSmashing with Jornea Erwin
- Using @Flipgrid in Online #APCalculus to Allow Students to Verbalize Their Thinking Process
It's time to create a video on Flipgrid!
Open flipgrid.com/cb38c8
Click on the + Add a Response button.
Click the red record button and video your response to the question.
Click the record button to stop recording.
Click Next.
You can re-record your video or click Next if you are satisfied.
Click the red camera button to create a thumbnail image that the teacher will see in the grid.
You can either retake your thumbnail image or select Next.
Add your first and last name (email address is optional) and click Submit my Video.
Click Close.
Flipquiz
Let's test our knowledge on the 1950's!
Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark Page (Web Story) - Turn your next newsletter, report, invitation or travel adventure into a gorgeous story. Your Slate web story gets its own URL and can be shared via text message, email, posted on social media accounts or embedded on blogs or personal websites. Also available as an IOS app.
Student Example
Adobe Spark Video lets users record their voice, import pictures and write text to create a short video. Videos can be shared publicly or privately. (WEB or APP)
Student Book Report
Student Example
School Example
Other Tools for Creating Online Quizzes and Games
Other Presentation Tools
Connect With Janet
Website - www.j2training.org
Email - janet.corder@gmail.com
Twitter:@corderj