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!
Sunday, August 16, 2015
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/
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
Sunday, June 8, 2014
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!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Virtual Field Trips
With spring break just
around the corner Tourwrist/Sphere is a great FREE app to download.
So many of us are
planning family trips to lots of exciting places next week. Why not take
your class WITH you? Now, we know this isn't possible, but with the app
Tourwrist your students can feel like they are right where you were.
Come back and share a
virtual field trip. This app allows you take a 360 degree panoramic view of
any location and upload it using your iPhone or iPad. Stop along the way on your trip
to check out historical sites, important landmarks, or any other interesting
place that might spark the interest of your students. If you are studying
the Alamo and just happen to be heading to San Antonio next week, wouldn't it
be cool to take the students on a virtual field trip of your visit?
Discussing habitats in Science? A visit to any beach along the Gulf
Coast could open up all kinds of discussions about this type of habitat.
The possibilities are endless.
Not
visiting anywhere "monumental" this spring break? Don't worry.
Touwrist allows users to upload their own pics, and it’s easy to
search and share them in your classroom.
Check
out the app on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tourwrist/id335671384?mt=8
4 DAYS AND COUNTING!!!
SPRING BREAK IS ALMOST HERE! Have a great week!
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Groovy Grader
For those of you who use an easy grader when grading papers you will LOVE this FREE app! It is called Groovy Grader, and it works just like an easy grader. All you do is type in the number of questions, and it does all of the work for you! The link below will take you to the app store so you can check it out for yourself.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
DIY Nano
If you’re looking for a school science
fair project or an easy way to access steps for an experiment, try DIY
Nano HD. It's a free app that focuses on an
exploration of nanotechnologies and the properties of atoms and molecules. It
has informational videos and easy to follow instructions.
This is just another resource to help students looking for that perfect
science fair project! Click on the link below for more info on the app.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Groupmaker
This is a great app for randomly calling on students in
class. The students will be so excited to see who is picked if you
download this on your iPad and put it up on the projector! It will
also group students for you either randomly or based on criteria that you
enter. You can also associate a picture with each student. The best
part is it’s FREE!
Groupmaker
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