Tech Tips with Tibbs
February 2016 Newsletter
Teachers Earn Digital Badges
This spring semester I have started issuing digital badges to teachers to integrate different forms of technology into their classrooms. At the end of the year I will be giving away prizes for the most badges. Click Here to see what badges have been given out. Also if you read this newsletter send me an email telling me the secret word at the bottom and you will earn an extra digital badge. Thank you for everything you do for our students.
Check Out the Awesome Things Going on with Technology
Teacher Spotlight
See how teachers are integrating technology into their classrooms and let me know if you are doing something great in your room with technology.
Check Out These AWESOME Resources!!!
CommonLit
CommonLit.org is a collection of fiction and non-fiction texts aligned to common core standards that are organized by theme. Teachers can search for a theme, choose a discussion question and then search a grade band to find texts that are challenging and high quality that also come with text dependent questions for students. No Sign Up and it is FREE!!
Fake-iTexts
iphonefaketexts.com or ifaketext.com are sites that allow you to create fake text conversations. Students can demonstrate their knowledge of a concepts by having text conversations which is something they are very familiar with. Students can pretend they are a historical figure or book character and text to explain a significant event in history. Click here to see how this teacher uses this tool in her classroom.
Edugain
Website for students, teachers and parents to generate maths sample practice question papers, printable worksheets and online tests for school. This site offers daily practice, printable worksheets, and assessments for grades 4-10
Click here to visit edugain.com
Dreambox Teacher Tools-FREE
If you teach K-6 Math you want to check out Dreambox Teacher Tools This site provides free interactive teaching tools for different math concepts. You can choose your skill and then click where is says view teacher tool. This is great to use whole group or small group. Check it out!!!
The Secret Word is Padlet
Ask Your Tech Coach
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