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Some tools to bring new life to your classroom

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Steve Young
Steve Young

With any job it’s easy to eventually find oneself in a rut, doing things the same way over and over. I know back when I was teaching, sometimes the pressures of grading, paperwork, and the real world meant that I didn’t try to teach a lesson differently or try something new with my students. Maybe I blamed it on the fact that I had four preps, but no matter what the reason, it was very rewarding to take time to try a new innovative lesson and see it work very well in the classroom. As we start a new school year, there is no better time for teachers to investigate something new. And whether it is something truly transformative to teaching, or maybe just a tool to make teaching a little more efficient, any improvement is a step in the right direction. Here are some simple to use tools to get you started in the right direction.

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Get out of the teaching rut Steve Young @atemyshorts blog: http://ctotechnotes.blogspot.com/
Too often class only looks like this https://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/8677700404/
And results in ³Ù³ó¾±²õ…
You know what a good classroom looks like (and what it doesn’t) www.crazylearner.org
But school gets more interesting when tech is a embedded in the learning
If your school, and your school day, is not about students collaborating, connecting, and building knowledge and understanding together, why would anyone come? -- Scott McLeod Tech&Learning, March 2014
The true value of technology lies not in learning to use the technology, but in using the technology to learn. http://multiplepathways.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/2- the-real-power-of-technology-in-schools/
A few practical tools and sites to help jump start a classroom
Schoology • www.schoology.com • Simple, free, and easy to use, yet powerful Learning Management System • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqc1xE2H9Wg
Animoto • www.animoto.com • Simple and powerful presentation video creator – free for staff and students • Great ideas: http://animoto.com/blog/education/education-videos/ • Create your first video: http://animoto.com/blog/news/creating-your-first-animoto- video/
Content Curation & Lesson Creation • Blendspace – Super free tool to aggregate content and build lessons. – https://www.blendspace.com/ – Some examples: • https://www.blendspace.com/gallery • Lesson Paths – A free, great way to bring together disparate web content for learning or for flipping. – http://www.lessonpaths.com/ – Some examples: • http://www.lessonpaths.com/categories/browsePlaylists/acade mic
Google Apps • http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/ • Never ending uses – 32 Ways to Use Google Apps in Schools and Classrooms: • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6fh7wXkugHQbbA2IL rjsFqysvclJCbul2I3Oc912D8/present?authkey=COej0pME#slide =id.i0
Socrative www.socrative.com Socrative is great for discussions, brainstorming, assessment, etc. Similar to Poll Everywhere, GoSoapBox, etc.
ExitTicket • www.exitticket.org • Deep student response and intervention system – Warning: Add-ons cost $$ • Would be especially useful in a 1 to 1 environment • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUt2mHEiVn8
Class Dojo • www.classdojo.com • Great, free classroom behavior management system – Can help engage students and parents • Probably best suited for middle and elementary school • Teacher explains her use: http://thepinspiredteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/techspir ed-tuesday-using-class-dojo-for.html
Communicate • Class Messenger – Free teacher, parent, & student messaging service (phone #’s kept private) – Two way communication – http://www.scholastic.com/classmessenger/ • https://my.classmessenger.com/ • Remind – Safe, easy, and free way to send info to student and parents • Keeps numbers private • Only one way communication – https://www.remind.com/
Other Great Resources • Blooms Taxonomy Apps – The mother of all tool kits for teaching – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar0FfDINz1 W_dGdwRTFUQlJYbGE0VWNXSUZCMWRjaVE&usp=sharing #gid=0 • 21st Century Teaching Resources – Incredibly deep list of resources, by category – http://www.educatorstechnology.com/p/blog-page_7.html • 45 Tools in 45 Minutes – https://sites.google.com/a/esc6.net/45-tools-in-45-minutes/

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Some tools to bring new life to your classroom

  • 1. Get out of the teaching rut Steve Young @atemyshorts blog: http://ctotechnotes.blogspot.com/
  • 2. Too often class only looks like this https://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/8677700404/
  • 3. And results in ³Ù³ó¾±²õ…
  • 4. You know what a good classroom looks like (and what it doesn’t) www.crazylearner.org
  • 5. But school gets more interesting when tech is a embedded in the learning
  • 6. If your school, and your school day, is not about students collaborating, connecting, and building knowledge and understanding together, why would anyone come? -- Scott McLeod Tech&Learning, March 2014
  • 7. The true value of technology lies not in learning to use the technology, but in using the technology to learn. http://multiplepathways.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/2- the-real-power-of-technology-in-schools/
  • 8. A few practical tools and sites to help jump start a classroom
  • 9. Schoology • www.schoology.com • Simple, free, and easy to use, yet powerful Learning Management System • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqc1xE2H9Wg
  • 10. Animoto • www.animoto.com • Simple and powerful presentation video creator – free for staff and students • Great ideas: http://animoto.com/blog/education/education-videos/ • Create your first video: http://animoto.com/blog/news/creating-your-first-animoto- video/
  • 11. Content Curation & Lesson Creation • Blendspace – Super free tool to aggregate content and build lessons. – https://www.blendspace.com/ – Some examples: • https://www.blendspace.com/gallery • Lesson Paths – A free, great way to bring together disparate web content for learning or for flipping. – http://www.lessonpaths.com/ – Some examples: • http://www.lessonpaths.com/categories/browsePlaylists/acade mic
  • 12. Google Apps • http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/ • Never ending uses – 32 Ways to Use Google Apps in Schools and Classrooms: • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_6fh7wXkugHQbbA2IL rjsFqysvclJCbul2I3Oc912D8/present?authkey=COej0pME#slide =id.i0
  • 13. Socrative www.socrative.com Socrative is great for discussions, brainstorming, assessment, etc. Similar to Poll Everywhere, GoSoapBox, etc.
  • 14. ExitTicket • www.exitticket.org • Deep student response and intervention system – Warning: Add-ons cost $$ • Would be especially useful in a 1 to 1 environment • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUt2mHEiVn8
  • 15. Class Dojo • www.classdojo.com • Great, free classroom behavior management system – Can help engage students and parents • Probably best suited for middle and elementary school • Teacher explains her use: http://thepinspiredteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/techspir ed-tuesday-using-class-dojo-for.html
  • 16. Communicate • Class Messenger – Free teacher, parent, & student messaging service (phone #’s kept private) – Two way communication – http://www.scholastic.com/classmessenger/ • https://my.classmessenger.com/ • Remind – Safe, easy, and free way to send info to student and parents • Keeps numbers private • Only one way communication – https://www.remind.com/
  • 17. Other Great Resources • Blooms Taxonomy Apps – The mother of all tool kits for teaching – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar0FfDINz1 W_dGdwRTFUQlJYbGE0VWNXSUZCMWRjaVE&usp=sharing #gid=0 • 21st Century Teaching Resources – Incredibly deep list of resources, by category – http://www.educatorstechnology.com/p/blog-page_7.html • 45 Tools in 45 Minutes – https://sites.google.com/a/esc6.net/45-tools-in-45-minutes/