Thursday, September 28, 2017

Fabulous Friday Technology Tip(F2T2)- Volume 5-10th edition

Congratulations!! October is just around the corner!!

Good morning!  
This is the “10th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers. 
                                                                   
cid:image001.gif@01D33610.FE511660  Are your students ready for the next level of Accelerated Reading? Are you looking for a unique way to get your students thinking independently with open-ended quiz questions for every book, instead of filling in A, B, C, or D.? Check out WhooosReading (https://www.whooosreading.org/)! WhooosReading reminds your students, while they write, to do things like cite evidence and answer all parts of the question, so you don’t have to!  This resource has free accounts so be sure to utilize this awesome tool!

cid:image001.gif@01D33610.FE511660  Check out this free Math Resource!! EMARC Online (https://embarc.online/ ) provides videos, lessons, and home solutions for math standards! No account is needed to access the videos & Promethean flipcharts!!


cid:image001.gif@01D33610.FE511660   Don’t forget!! Just a reminder that the deadline for the John Lewis App Challenge is October 31st!  
http://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/2017-student-signup/ We are very excited about the possibility of one of our very own APS students winning this challenge!  We want a TON of APS students to participate!  

As we continue to guide our students down the road of success, please click on the request support link located within my signature line if you would like support with integrating technology tools (i.e. Interactive Board, iPad, Chromebook, Web 2.0 Resources) within your lessons or feel free to reply to my email. I look forward to the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.

Friday, September 22, 2017

Fabulous Friday Technology Tip(F2T2)- Volume 5-9th edition

Good morning!  
This is the “9th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers. 
                                                                   
  Are you tired of using PowerPoint to share Presentations with your students? Are you looking for a unique way for your students to present information? Check out Emaze (https://www.emaze.com) & My SimpleShow (https://www.mysimpleshow.com/)! Emaze allows you to import your PowerPoint slides into unique templates or create new presentations, websites, blogs, ecards & photo albums. My SimpleShow allows you to write a script and create a simple video to share!  Both of these resources have free accounts so be sure to utilize these awesome tools!

   Just a reminder about the John Lewis App Challenge!  There is a NEW registration link for the challenge.  Here you go:
http://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/2017-student-signup/ We are very excited about the possibility of one of our very own APS students winning this challenge!  We want a TON of APS students to participate!  

As we continue to guide our students down the road of success, please click on the request support link located within my signature line if you would like support with integrating technology tools (i.e. Interactive Board, iPad, Chromebook, Web 2.0 Resources) within your lessons or feel free to reply to my email. I look forward to the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Fabulous Friday Technology Tip(F2T2)- Volume 5-8th edition

Congratulations!!  Praying that all are safe and well! Friday has arrived!!

Good morning!  
This is the “8th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers. 


   Just a reminder about the John Lewis App Challenge!  There is a NEW registration link for the challenge.  Here you go:
http://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/2017-student-signup/ We are very excited about the possibility of one of our very own APS students winning this challenge!  We want a TON of APS students to participate!  
                                                                  
  Looking for assessment items? Check out Edulastic https://edulastic.com/ ! Assessment tools easy enough for classroom formative assessments, yet sophisticated enough for common interim and benchmark assessments that mirror state tests. It’s free so be sure to utilize this resource!


  Have you checked out Flipgrid https://info.flipgrid.com/ ? Flipgrid is a quick and easy way to lead discussions via videos! You can use it effectively on the ipads or Chromebooks! Need assistance with using this tool? Email me!! 


As we continue to guide our students down the road of success, please click on the request support link located within my signature line if you would like support with integrating technology tools (i.e. Interactive Board, iPad, Chromebook, Web 2.0 Resources) within your lessons or feel free to reply to my email. I look forward to the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Fabulous Friday Technology Tip(F2T2)- Volume 5-7th edition

Congratulations!!  Friday has arrived!!

Good morning!  
This is the “7th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers. 


    Global Collaboration Day arrives on September 21st!http://www.globalcollaborationday.org/home.html The primary goals of this whole day event are to demonstrate the power of global connectivity in classrooms, schools, institutions of informal learning and universities around the world, and to introduce others to the tools, resources and projects that are available to educators today. Email me ASAP for additional details or to setup your class to participate!!!
                                                                  
  Within the Global Collaboration resource page, there are two exciting Global Math projects! Global Math Stories 
http://www.globalmathstories.org/ Teachers 2 Teachers International provides math stories and problems for students read and solve! It also gives students the opportunity to create their own stories and math problems to share with the world! Please check this out!!

  
     Another Global Math project that allows interaction outside the classroom walls is the Global Math Task Twitter Challenge http://gmttc.blogspot.com/ ! This challenge connects students globally to share Math tasks, strategies & solutions!!


     We can’t forget about Reading!! The Global Read Aloud is coming!! Sign up for the Global Read Aloud in October https://theglobalreadaloud.com/ ! We want to expose our students to situations beyond the classroom walls and this is a great resource!


 
As we continue to guide our students down the road of success, please click on the request support link located within my signature line if you would like support with integrating technology tools (i.e. Interactive Board, iPad, Chromebook, Web 2.0 Resources) within your lessons. I look forward to the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.