TCP: Technology Tools & Tips
July 17, 2015
Welcome! Here's What to Expect Today:
- Lots of clicking
- Lots of learning
- Lots of excitement
Today will be fast paced, but everything is linked for your viewing pleasure later!
Using the wifi? Use ESC18-Guest!
Join our chat with Today's Meet!
Click to join this afternoon's backchannel: https://todaysmeet.com/tcp
Like this tool? It's Today's Meet and takes 2 minutes to prep!
Ideas: sub day check in, parent discussion, tutorials, team meetings, class backchannel, silent discussion
A word about THIS tool, SMORE...
- It's free...ish (only 5 free smores)
- clicking links can be a struggle
Like this tool? It's smore and I love it!
Ideas: newsletters, class resources, presentation tool
CHECK IN: what does ideal technology in the classroom look like?
Like this tool? It's Answer Garden and it's crazy easy to use!
If you like Word Cloud generators, try Wordle, Tagxedo, or Tagul
Back to School Must Have: Remind
Create an account here: https://www.remind.com/
Add the code to your syllabus, hang it in your classroom, and use it at Open House!
Random Resources:
- Classroom Timers: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/
- Random Name Generator: http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/
Share the Wealth: What do YOU know and use?
Collaborate together here: using Padlet--a place for online sticky notes!
Like this tool? It's Padlet; create an account, create a wall, and get sharing!
- Works across devices
- Ideas: summaries, check in, share resources, "parking lot" of questions, class resources, department collaboration, exit ticket
- Embed: links, files, camera
Gamify your classroom with Kahoot!
Engage your students with an interactive and competitive review!
- Use Kahoot! to review and interact with your students.
- Ideas: review concepts, vocabulary, test prep, classroom rules
- Enrich: have students create their own Kahoots! to play as a class
- Let's play! Go to kahoot.it
- Ready to create your own? getkahoot.com
- Utilize the repository of already created kahoots online
*note: if you need any assistance getting set up with either of these programs or the logistics of how it looks and works in a classroom, talk to me!
Get Google-y!
- Online collaboration with docs, slides, sheets, and forms!
- Use Google Classroom as your LMS!
Let's practice and jump into a collaborative google slides preso together by clicking here: https://goo.gl/9P76Th
URL Shorteners
Have a long URL? Shorten it and Share it!
goo.gl (syncs with Google account, creates a QR code, and tracks traffic; get the Chrome extension version too!):
http://goo.gl/ [note: case sensitive]
tinyurl.com (name your own): http://tinyurl.com/
Screencasting to Save your Life
Twitter: Take charge of your own PD!
Use Twitter to build your PLN and learn lots!
Check out Twitter for Edu links and info: http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html
Here's a list calendar of educational twitter chats to follow: https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar
Give some feedback!
Laura Kile
Email: lkile@esc18.net
Website: http://www.esc18.net/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Location: Region 18 Education Service Center, La Force Boulevard, Midland, TX, United States
Phone: 432.561.4319
Twitter: @mslkile