Sunday, August 16, 2015

Padlet Now Has an iPad App!

Last week Padlet released their iPad app!

Here are some ways that you can use Padlet with your students.


KWL Chart:  Have students use the Padlet to post what they 'Know' and  what they 'Want to know'.  After teaching a lesson they can post what they 'Learned'.



Share Your Students Work:  If your students are making videos, online posters or presentations, or creating slideshows you can display ALL of your students work on ONE page by having the students put their name and their link on the Padlet.


Research and Discussion:  Start a discussion on a topic of interest.  Have students go to the internet and find websites, you tube videos, and other links to post to the Padlet so that everyone can view the information.  Stop and check out some of the links and videos to discuss as a class.


Blogging:  Padlet can be used as a collaborative blog when set up in the 'stream' layout.  You can set it up so that there is a password and you can moderate the posts before they show up on the Padlet.

Book Reviews:  Students can post questions, discuss characters, and highlight favorite quotes.

Greeting Cards or 'Thank You' Wall:  If you have had a guest speaker this would be great to use to have all of the students' thank you notes in one spot.  You can then share the link to the Padlet for your speaker to see.   You could also use it to send  to teachers/students/staff who may be out due to a  illness.  Everyone's greetings are on one 'wall'.

The possibilities are endless!



Another Great Way to use Google

Thought this was cool!  I can see students using it if they had to research something that happened years ago and then they could share the link to the actual newspaper article (in this case it was 1974)  as part of their project.  For example, I just typed in Richard Nixon Resigns and found this link:  

(Funny  that the  newspaper only cost 15 cents back then!)  What I thought was also neat was that you can click over to the side and see the whole newspaper so you can see the weather forecast, advertisements, other articles making the news, etc... from that time .



To check it out go to google and then search for "Google newspaper archive".  

Here is a video that shows how to look something up if you have trouble:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq9oKtErzWU.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

My Next Move






Found this great website to help students explore careers.  They can do interest inventories, learn about what types of careers that are out there, and even find out things like the degree required, average salary, and job outlook on careers they might be interested in.

mynextmove.org

Words to Know Before You Go




This is a great app for teaching students the vocabulary they need to know when planning for college.  There are different words to learn  for each grade level in 9th -12th.  Students will enjoy the games and quizzes that will help to build their college vocabulary.  

Although the app is no longer free it's still a bargain at only $0.99.  

Check it out!

Words to Know Before You Go


Monday, June 16, 2014

Summer Learning

5 Apps for Summer Learning and Organization to Share With Parents

                             5 Apps for Summer Learning





Sunday, June 8, 2014

Creativity

If you are using an iPad in your classroom here are five apps you want to have!



                                           Apps that Inspire Creativity








Thursday, May 1, 2014

Summer Reading Online

Summer is right around the corner!  While we want our students to enjoy some time off from school, wouldn't it be great for students to continue to work on some skills over the summer?  We Give Books is a great way to do just that!

Students can read books online anytime if they have  internet access, an email account and sign up on the website.  I have always been a fan of having a real book in my hands, but over the last year I have really started to read more using the Kindle app or other electronic forms. 

There is also a free 10 week summer program to keep students reading all summer.  What a great idea!


http://www.wegivebooks.org/