Boyd's Bytes
September 2016
CITE THIS FOR ME... http://www.citethisforme.com/
Cite This For Me is a free service designed to help students keep track of the resources that they use in their research work. Cite This For Me offers a free Chrome extension that lets students cite a webpage with just one click. The free extension will format citations in APA, MLA, Harvard, or Chicago style. Students can also use the extension to highlight and save portions of the webpages that they are citing.
All Cite This For Me citations are saved in students' free Cite This For Me accounts. In their account dashboards students can edit citations as well as manually enter citations of books, journals, and other references.
As with all automatic citation tools, you will need to remind your students to double check that the citations created are properly formatted. Aside from that little quirk, Cite This For Me could be a great tool for students to use to keep track of the webpages that they use while conducting research online.
Digital Portfolios are easy to make with Google Sites
One way to get students to think about the learning process is to have them create portfolios, which not only lets them exhibit their understanding of deep content for others to see, but also encourages them to reflect on their own progress and growth over time.
Digital portfolios are gaining ground. They can be edited continuously, they follow students from grade to grade, and they are easier than ever to create and maintain. Google Sites can get students started with building electronic portfolios. It’s free to anyone with a Google account, and the built-in tools make it easy for students to use content directly from their Google Drive with just a click of a button.
The students now have their own portfolio website built on the template. They can share it with their teachers and add permissions for other students to collaborate with them. You can encourage your students to personalize their sites by changing the themes, colors, and fonts.
The SIX steps below show you how easy it all can be!
CHATTERPIX
ChatterPix Kids lets your students put their voice to any image. Whether it’s a historical figure, a character from their favorite book, or a photo of a friend, students can make pictures come to life.
Try having students use this app to demonstrate their understanding of the main character of a book or what they learned during a research project. All they have to do is snap a picture or upload and image and slice open the mouth. When they record their voice the image will start talking.
Visit the Apple App Store to download ChatterPix Kids for free!
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