Technology Ideas for the Classroom
from the Library Academy
Any class can use these, not just reading
Here are some ideas I came back with from the last Library Academy that you may want to I attended. A lot of them I thought were really cute and we had fun trying them out.
Book Trailers? Book Talks? Not Book Reports!!! Create Interest. . . Book Promotion. . .
Try these! Bookmarks, Displays, Red Boxes, Students Created, Use Videos Already Made
Use for English
Use for History or Social Studies
Use for Science
Need Help?
QR Code Generator
Google URL Shortener
Book Trailers For Readers
Teaching Books.net
Google Doc - Book Talk
Purple Planet Royalty Free Music
Software Ideas For Your Project
When You Use the TouchCast App set Up A Green Screen before you record
This can be paper, plastic or material
A plastic tablecloth from Walmart will work
And the straws from Starbucks are good to use with puppets
Let's Record
Need a picture or video
Save the pic to your iPad
Write a script for your book in Google Docs or Word
TC Studio > Start from Scratch
Effects > Green Screen > Pic
Camera > Teleprompt > copy & paste
Let’s Record!!
Save to camera roll!
Safe Share.tv
If your school blocks YouTube, this may be a way to take the video from YouTube and create a version that will play at your school.
Turn any camera on ipad or phone into a microscope!!
Great for the classroom
Easy to use
Clip on over camera
Turn camera on
Turn light on and put over object
Pinch screen to enlarge
Order from Amazon
Once the staar tests are finished - Try . . .
Breakout EDU/digital
Works best on a laptop or desktop using Chrome - Built in Google Sites
3C’s Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking Skills
Adaptable to any Subject Area
Inquiry-Based Learning at it’s Best
Students Learn to Work Under Pressure
Builds Inference Skills
Promotes Teamwork
Challenges Players to Perservere