Tech Savvy Teaching
Nikki Vradenburg, K-1 Teacher, LaMotte School, Bozeman, MT
iPad Apps
Easy Blog blogging platform for K-2 classrooms, Free
SeeSaw create digital portfolios, screencast, draw, publish writing, share with parents, Free
Draw and Tell HD Creation app, students can draw, color, $1.99
Plickers paper clickers app and website tools for formative assessment, Free
Nearpod presentation app and website adds interactive element such as drawing, polls and quizzes, Free with upgrade options
colAR mix Augmented Reality coloring pages, free with option to buy more pagesDecide Now Spinner App, $0.99
PicCollage Annotate over photos with stickers, text, etc.... Free
Popplet Graphic Organizers, both an app and online versions, free with upgrade option
Explain Everything, Screencasting app, $2.99
Brushes Painting app, Free
KidBlog Blogging platform, Free
SoundCloud Audio recording app and website, Free
iNigma QR recommended code scanner, easy to use, scans QR codes and takes you to content to two easy steps
Bitmoji App for creating avatars, not all images are kid friendly--use caution
Tynker App and web tool with coding games sorted by grade level, free
Shadow Puppet Create videos with photos from your camera roll, free
Tellagami Students create characters and record their voices making the characters speak
Felt Board Creation app for students to build pictures using digital felt pieces, settings, words
Skitch Annotate over images, create diagrams, draw pictures save to camera roll or share using social media, free
Venn create venn diagrams, free
Osmo tangram puzzles, word games, drawing activities, math games, purchase sets to use with iPads $79-$99
Book Creator iPad app for creating digital books can be exported to iBooks or to camera roll as a video, to EasyBlog or SeeSaw $4.99
iTunes University learning management system for self paced courses created and used on the iPad. Create a course or take one another teacher has created.
Voice Record Pro audio recording app, share recordings on YouTube, blogs
Web 2.0 Tools
Participate Learning Searchable website with links to digital resources, K-12
PBS Learning Media Collection of PBS video clips, interactive activities, lesson plans, make your own quizzes, flipped learning resources
Brain POP and Brain POP Jr collection of K-12 animated videos and companion quizzes in all subject areas, many videos are free, there are a variety of subscription packages, web and app versions available
Epic app and web tool for reading hundreds of books at all reading levels and genre
Smore Flyers create web pages in just a few easy steps, free, tablet friendly
Padlet Google tool for collaboration, discussion board, tablet friendly
Read Works Database with K-8 leveled reading passages aligned to CCSSTen Marks Math practice website grades 1-8, aligned to CCSS, tablet friendly
KaHoot Online quiz game, tablet friendly
Storybird Digital Storytelling website, not as tablet friendly
Bright Loop Learning Data collection website for teachers, tablet friendly
Happy Numbers K-2 CCSS Math practice activities, tablet friendly
Go Noodle interactive collection of brain breaks, gamified setting encourages kids to "grow their champ" avatar as they participate, extremely popular, not as tablet friendly
Skype in the Classroom Learn more about doing Mystery Skypes
Canva online poster and presentation tool
Newsela online Non Fiction passages, can adjust each article to higher and lower Lexile levels. Some even have quizzes. Read online or print. CCSS aligned
Wonderopolis Wonder of the Day, features a picture, video or concept to display and ignite discussion about wonder, good tool for inquiry learning!
Better Lessons database of master teacher lessons, K-12, ELA, MATH, aligned to the CCSS, Free
The Teaching Channel database of videos featuring master teachers modeling best practices, K-12, ELA, Math, aligned to CCSS, Free
Class Dojo online classroom management website and app, students earn "dojos" for their own avatars based on good behavior, works well with classroom economy
Quizziz digital assessment tool, free
Book Flix digital stories fiction and non-fiction paired texts, subscription for school $30-$40
Questions? Need More Ideas? Contact Me!
LaMotte School, Bozeman, MT
Email: nvradenburg@lamotteschool.com
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Nikki Vradenburg
Email: nvradenburg@lamotteschool.com
Twitter: @NVradenburg
Links to Resources from past presentations
Kinders Can! Technology Integration in the Primary Classroom Technology Summit, Bozeman, MT NCCE, Seattle, WA February 2016
Working with Gifted Students in the Primary Classroom, AGATE 2014Tech Savvy Teaching for All, AGATE 2014
Differentiation, Belgrade In-service, Summer Institute in Dillon, 2014
Growing Bloggers in the Primary Classroom InTECHgrated Conference, Bozeman, 2014