DCSD Tech Tidbits - January 2018
TOOLS, TIPS, & TRICKS FROM ITC CARLA JEFFERSON
Website of the Week: Padlet
Padlet is a free application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. Easily create an account and build a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more.
Voting on Padlet notes can be done through the use of a "thumb" icon, a "like" icon, or a star icon. The "thumb" icon will let your students vote up or vote down each note on a wall. The "like" icon just lets you show that you like a note. The star icon will let you give a star rating of one through five on a note.
To grade the notes on the Padlet wall, you can give a score of one through one hundred on each note on a wall. Since the scores will be visible to everyone with accessl students will see the scores, you'll want to use the grading function only after all notes have been submitted and you have made the wall private.
With recent updates, Padlet has added a few new features. You can not vote on the notes added to a wall in addition to grading those notes. This is all done through the new "reactions" setting in Padlet.
Voting on Padlet notes can be done through the use of a "thumb" icon, a "like" icon, or a star icon. The "thumb" icon will let your students vote up or vote down each note on a wall. The "like" icon just lets you show that you like a note. The star icon will let you give a star rating of one through five on a note.
To grade the notes on the Padlet wall, you can give a score of one through one hundred on each note on a wall. Since the scores will be visible to everyone with accessl students will see the scores, you'll want to use the grading function only after all notes have been submitted and you have made the wall private.
Click on the link to see an example below.
App of The Week: YAKiT Kids
YAKiT Kids allows you to make ANY photo talk, just by speaking! Students can make quick and fun animated videos with multiple scenes. You can change the pitch of the voice, add expressive animated stickers, and save the videos directly to your device.
#dcsdtransforms Slow Chat - Every Friday!
SHARE YOUR USE OF PADLET AND/OR YAKiT KIDS WITH STUDENTS TO BE IN THE RUNNING FOR SOME COOL PRIZES!
SC Midlands Summit
June 13-14, 2018 - The SC Midlands Summit is a two day conference focused on the use of Google for Education, research tools, digital tools, and technology integration in the classroom. Over 130 unique sessions will be offered! Visit Visit the SC Midlands Summit website for more information and registration.
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Darlington County School District
Diane Sigmon, Director of Technology
Joshua Bastean, Instructional Technology Coordinator
Hanna Hanlin, Instructional Technology Coordinator
Carla Jefferson, Instructional Technology Coordinator
Website: https://sites.google.com/darlington.k12.sc.us/dcsd-instructional-tech
Location: 120 E Smith Ave, Darlington, SC, United States
Phone: 843-398-2298
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/129354490748962/
Twitter: @dcsdtransforms
Josh Bastean
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Hanna Hanlin
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Carla Jefferson
Instructional Technology Coordinator