Technology for Teachers
November 2015
Technology in Action
Did you see that e-mail Jennifer Iverson sent a few weeks back about the base ten math model? She used the Snipping Tool after scanning student work to her computer to cut and paste a visual into her e-mail. One teacher used the Snipping Tool to add a graphic to her newsletter, and another teacher used it to do a compare/contrast chart on the Brown bat vs. the Vampire bat.
One teacher used the copy machine to scan documents to colleagues, and scan student work to for her class to evaluate good/poor work. Another teacher told me how she used Google Translate to help her out with a classroom newsletter.
I'm not sure which is more fun -- finding cool things to share with you, or hearing about the ways you're using them! Thanks for the feedback everybody!
Sensational Sites
smore.com
I'll let the following graphic do the talking:
I've thought about using this site to create my classroom newsletters. What ideas do you have? There are so many possibilities!
XPMath.com
To play as Iron Man: 10Rings
To play as The Hulk: Gamma
MATH SLOT MACHINE: MULTIPLICATION DRILLS
CALL OF GEOMETRY: QUADRILATERAL WARFARE
I appreciate the search capabilities of this site. The toolbar along the top allows you to search by topic or skill. If you click on the red "MORE" button, you will find Homework Help, Forums, and Math Challenges.
Snappy Apps
EPIC!
It is available for iPad, Android devices, and on the web! Teachers join for free and can create profiles for each student.
I plan to use this site for my Intensive Students who would benefit from hearing fluent reading as they follow along, or as a "May Do" activity for early finishers. I can't even begin to imagine how many of these books are AR books!
See what School Library Journal had to say about EPIC!
If you're interested in getting EPIC! for your classroom, sign up here.
When you're ready to create student profiles. click here.
Happy Reading!
Valuable Videos
Finding Fonts
(If you don't have 9 minutes to watch the video, don't worry -- I'll be showing it at the next staff meeting!)
Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL + A
From there, you can press CTRL + C to copy the text, and CTRL + V to paste it into a new document or e-mail.