Techie Tidbit Tuesday
December 15, 2015
Tool of the Week - Audioboom
Have your students record themselves reading a book by using the FREE Audioboom app. Teach your students to...
- Read with expression.
- Read with a voice that sometimes goes up and sometimes goes down.
- Read smoothly.
- Don't read so fast that the listener can't understand what they are reading.
- Don't read s l o w l y or word-for-word like a robot.
- Read groups of words together to sound like talking.
If you are feeling a bit adventurous, you can turn that sound file into a QR code, print it out and attach to the corresponding book.
Tip of the Week - Award Maker
- Go to https://www.certificatestreet.com/
- Click on School templates on left tool bar.
- Browse to find desired template.
- Click on Download.
- The downloaded file will open with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Enter in text.
- Print.
Teacher Spotlight
Congratulations to the following Miss May Vernon teachers who participated in the Hour of Code for Computer Science Week! ** Come see me for a jeans pass to use in 2016!! **
(keep this up and we'll be wearing jeans till May)
Teresa Atkins
Terry Callaway
Ashlea Cain
Cheri Froehling
Kristen Jacobs
Merrill Redfern
Tiffany Smith
Donna Wylie
Computer coding doesn't have to be limited to Computer Science Week! Continue the teaching and learning at code.org.
About the Author
Email: redfernm@rcisd.org
Location: Royse City, TX, United States
Twitter: @merrillredfern