Technology Tuesday
12.17.13
Free Apps
Nearpod
The Nearpod platform enables teachers to use their iPads to manage content on students' iPads, iPhones or iPods. It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution. This app is a great way to engage students in their learning during instruction time and the student can even follow along if they are home sick or the teacher can teach while away! Browse already developed content for Nearpod presentations.
Three Ring
Three Ring enables teachers and students to document evidence from their classroom. Capture anything, regardless of format. Take a picture of any paper, drawing, or board work or record presentations or discussions with audio or video. Check out the Three Ring website for more information and support!
Edmodo
Edmodo is a social platform for education that provides a safe and easy way for teachers and students to engage and collaborate. Teachers can use Edmodo for classroom discussions, posting assignments, grade book tracking, file sharing, and uploading. Check out the Edmodo website for more information on how to get the students working for you while they feel like they're playing!
$plurge App
Solar Walk - 3D Solar System model
This 3D Solar System model lets you navigate through space and time, see all the planets in close-up, learn their trajectories, inner structures, history of their exploration, points of interest and more. It even has detailed 3D models of the most interesting man-made satellites. Use 3D mode to get a more realistic experience and zoom out to view and spin the entire Galaxy! This app can be purchased for just $2.99.
Teacher Web Tools
Genius (for Apple users)
Genius helps you memorize things. Genius organizes your information and carefully chooses questions using an intelligent "spaced repetition" method that's based on your past performance. It can even perform fuzzy answer checking and highlight errors visually.
Use Genius to study foreign language phrases, vocabulary words, historical dates, religious texts, marketing points, legal definitions, formal speeches--anything you need to memorize!
Education Resource Center
Heather Rollins, M.S.
Director
Cannon-Clary College of Education
Harding University
Email: hrollins@harding.edu
Website: http://hardingeducationresourcecenter.weebly.com/
Phone: 501-279-4549