Student's at the Center
Creative Webtools & Apps for Students
1. Popplet
What is it?
- Mind Mapping web tool compatible through the computer and apple devices
TEACHER TASK: USING THE COMPUTER
- Go to the Popplet.com
- Create a Popplet about your Winter Break
Student Example- Sheltered students
2. Haiku Deck
Haiku Deck.com is a presentation web tool that allows students to create highly visual presentation slides. Works through iPad & smartphone app. Can also be completed online via computer.
Ideas/Examples:
- Vocabulary/Unit Review
- Create Timelines
- Analyze historical speeches
- Group Presentations
3. Creative Proje
AMAZINGLY SIMPLE GRAPHIC DESIGN
Create beautiful designs with Canva. Choose from more than one million layouts, stock photographs and illustrations. Search for the best graphics, photos, and fonts then use Canva’s simple drag and drop tool to create a design.
EVERYTHING!
- Posters
- Slide presentations
- e-Books--sheltered
- Resumes
- Infographics (FYI- Piktochart is another site to make infographics)
- Agendas
- Letterheads
- Learning Menu
- Bookmarks (courtesy of TSA Luis Carillo)
- Invitations
- Trifold brochures
- LOTS More
4. ThingLink
- ThingLink allows user to create interactive images
- Works on all platforms: computer, iPads, & smartphone
- Example
- Student Example
5. I ADORE Smore
What is it?
- Using a computer and smore.com students can create sophisticate &FREE webpages.The website this presentation is on was created using smore.com. This is a great web-tool to show what they know.
Ideas/Examples:
- Research The Big Ideas of the Unit
- Field Trip Activity
- Give student's assignment directions using smore.com
- Vocabulary
Tips:
- Use Google Forms &/or Padlet to collect student's digital work.
- See previous sessions for more ideas
- Don't feel like you have to train the students in each app or webtool activity you assign.
- Do specify what you want them to accomplish and know the tech tool yourself
- Its ok to let them figure it out on their own. Its called problem solving...its a life skill. Walk around and troubleshoot as needed
Presenter: Amanda Sandoval (ERHS)