Tech Corner
15-16 Big Creek Elementary Vol.5
Think Lab Scoop
This week in Thin Lab we are taking surveys of our favorite Halloween candy using TodaysMeet and create different types of graphs. Next week teachers please remind students to bring their snacks wrappers and mobile devices to Think Lab. We are going to use Fooducate app to scan their food wrappers to check the nutrition values and to make better healthy food choices.
LOOK AT THE WILDCATS ROAR!!!
speaking of "say it"
· ABCYa! has Talkify which allows students to pick a monster and record their voice for the monster to speak. Since Halloween is coming up, why not let students use Talkify to record a story, piece of writing, or even practice reading sight words or spelling words fluently. Students love to dress up in costumes - let them disguise their voice with a voice changer app. Many kids already have apps that change their voice such as Talking Tom. This would be a fun way to practice sight words for kindergarten and first grades.
· Those of you who have already begun to use the collaborative tools in Google Drive know how powerful they are! Google Voice is a feature that became available a few weeks ago. To type using your voice in Google Docs simply open the "tools" menu and select "voice typing." A microphone icon will appear in the margin of your document. Click it, allow Google to access your microphone, and start talking. I tested voice typing and was pleasantly surprised by the accuracy. It also responds well to prompts for inserting punctuation. Google Voice responds to period, comma, exclamation point, question mark, new line, and new paragraph commands. Do you have students who have difficulty completing writing assignments? Allow them to speak their assignment and edit the results to reduce the frustration that is often associated with writing due to lack of focus or orthopedic concerns.
MY PICK OF THE WEEK !
smarty pins using google maps
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