Digital Toolbox printable for educators! This download has 40 educational website QR Codes. I recommend printing them out, laminating them and putting them on a ring for convenient use! They are a great resource at a glance! The websites include: Quizlet Kahoot Edmodo Answer Garden Wikispaces Course Sites Khan Academy Class Dojo Symbaloo Kids.gov Animoto Narrable Livebinder Read, Write, Think Hour of Code (code.org) Accelerated Reader AR Book Look-up Socrative Prezi BrainPop BrainPopJr NoRedInk Ted Ed Rewordify StoryBird Glogster CIA World Factbook Aurasma Teaching Economics wordsift.com Google Cheat Sheet Common Core Standards ISTE Standards for Tech Link to the Fair Use Checklist The Big Six ThingLink Infogr.am Flipsnackedu GoogleHangouts ClassTools
Here they are: My six favorite ed tech tools for this year. Each one has the potential to make a big difference in your teaching and your students' learning.
A messaging platform that translates for you, a daily curation of current events, the one that writes essays for you, and more.
The action cup is one of my favorite routines… particularly when it comes to getting my Kindergarten students to transition from their seats to the carpet seamlessly! I use the action cup in so many ways! I have an “Action Cup Helper” as a job. Each time we transition from one activity to the next, or […]
One quick tip for improving handwriting is to use a sloped surface or an angle board. Writing on an angle is beneficial for many reasons. Today, I’ve got a run-down of why writing on a slant board or sloped surface is beneficial for kids who are working on thier handwriting, as well as an easy ... Read more
New tools and technology are reshaping the way learning occurs...
One of them is super trendy. One takes you into the past. Three can be used in a dozen different ways. And one you're going to want to try right away. Come see.
Come learn about my FAVORITE technology tools for digital communication and collaboration with elementary students. Use these tools with Chromebooks, laptops, computers and some can even be used with iPads. Global learning is making its way into the classroom and we need to make sure our students are prepared so they can make the most of these authentic learning experiences!
During the pandemic, we have all embraced new technology out of necessity…even when we didn’t want to. So, I completely understand the desire to toss your computer, iPad, camera, headset, etc. out the window and to erase all evidence of virtual and remote learning. However, when you think about this
Take your lessons to the next level.
Technology in the classroom constantly changes and so are the classroom tech tools that we use every day with our students.
Both of the schools I serve have “Single iPad Classrooms”. The teachers all have iPads, and, on one campus there is a mobile cart of 30 iPads that is shared on a check-out basis. Teache…
A platform that makes video conferencing feel more real, relevant math lessons, and playing around with art. We've got good stuff this year!
Noodle honors the 18 most influential people in ed tech, as part of a larger list of education influencers.
This year's collection includes a discussion monitor, a tool that analyzes writing, a virtual reality tour maker, and my favorite new game.
Cutting through the buzzwords to talk about what matters in school technology.
Organizing your life, school, work and so much more using Microsoft Onenote!
With one simple Chrome Extension, you can easily turn any website into an interactive virtual lesson- in minutes! It is like a miracle, and I am hooked.
One quick tip for improving handwriting is to use a sloped surface or an angle board. Writing on an angle is beneficial for many reasons. Today, I’ve got a run-down of why writing on a slant board or sloped surface is beneficial for kids who are working on thier handwriting, as well as an easy ... Read more
Six cool apps and websites that are worth a look this year. (Plus two more!!)
I seriously love a good DIY classroom project, especially if it saves me money and meets the individual needs of my students. Assistive tech (or AT) is a very general term and can include a variety of equipment, software, etc. that improves the functional and academic abilities of students with disabilities. AT can cost a lot of money in special education classrooms, and let's be real... we don't have a lot of money! It can also be particularly hard to purchase AT for students with multiple/ severe needs because our students often need VERY individualized AT. I've come up with a few super cheap DIY options for some of the AT needs in my classroom. Clipboard Choice/ Answer Board: Clipboards have SO many functions and possibilities in the classroom! I love to use clipboards as choice and answer boards during instruction and free choice time. I put 2-6 (depending on the student) choices or answer options on Velcro on the clipboard and then present the clipboard to the students so they can select an answer. You can also add a piece of Velcro somewhere at the top of the clipboard to give students a visual/ matching prompt if needed! The left clipboard shows an example without a visual prompt. On the right, there is a "sunny" picture at the top of the clipboard to provide students with a visual prompt of the correct answer. PVC Pipe Choice / Answer Stick: I made this simple PVC pipe stick for students who eye gaze. This is great because it's long (there's about 6 inches between each picture), so students who eye gaze or who have difficulties pointing to small areas/pictures due to a physical disability can easily select answers without confusing staff about what picture they're pointing to. You can also simply attach Velcro and pictures to a ruler or paint stick from Home Depot, but I like this PVC pipe option better because it has a handle. The handle avoids your hand getting in the way/ blocking the view of any picture cards. Choice/ answer stick made with PVC pipe... because we don't have 4 arms ;) DIY Slant/ Communication Board: This might be my all-time favorite DIY piece of AT equipment.... This slant board is made from the cardboard that bed sheet sets come in! I literally just followed the folds/creases that were already in the cardboard, glued the flap down, spray painted it and glued a clip to the top! And voila, a fancy new slant/ communication board holder! Since I a lot of students with physical disabilities, I added Velcro to the bottom of the slant board and then Velcroed it to the table so it doesn't move around when students are using it. The cardboard from bed sheet sets make amazinggg slant boards! What are your go-to DIY assistive tech hacks?
It’s that time of year again when I start posting mid-year “The Best….” lists. There are over 1,100 lists now. You can see them all here. As usual, in order to make this list, a site had to be: * …
The authors of The Coach Approach provide insight into their favorite technology tools for instructional coaches and best practices for school coaching.
If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night sweating over one of your AAC clients who doesn’t have a back-up communication tool, then this post is for you. Jeanne Tuthill is back…
I have been using interactive math notebooks in my classroom for as long as I can remember. Math notebooks are a great place for students to take notes, record definitions and sample problems, and practice new skills. They are perfect to use for direct instruction and guided practice, in small groups or as a whole class.…
QR codes are having a mini resurgence lately. We started to use them in class last year as another way of creating self portraits. One of my...
