Web tools, tech tips, and some free apps you may want to grab while you can!

Just saw this on Twitter from a University of Nebraska - Tech Edge UNL @UNLTechEdge Twitter feed:

Tech will not replace teachers, but teachers who know how to use tech will replace those who don't

Don't be a paranoid Rob Lowe when it comes to tech! 

Web sites and tech tools: 

Tony VIncent's - Learning in Hand Show #30 is about making infopics. An infopic is a photo with text layered on top that is designed to communicate a message. Watch the video to see examples and to learn about tools and techniques for making your own. Tony's site has a wealth of information and short video tutorials that are worth checking out! 

From our very own @CAHutzler

Test scores should never be a surprise." @coolcatteacher shares Formative Assessment tools - http://goo.gl/QS3By2  This is a great list! 

Beyond the Chalkboard: 5 Apps That Will Change the Way Your Students Learn

12 Good Tools for Gathering Real-time Feedback from Students

Twitter - are you still on the fence?

Sorry... but if you want to keep up in education... I really think this is one of the best tools period. If you follow someone and they are tweeting all day about the hamburger they just ate at McDonalds.... you are following the wrong person! It's all about who you follow and the hashtags you follow. Check out my other blog posts that include some great Twitter resources.

Here are a few Hashtags to get you started. (You do not even need a Twitter account to look at a hashtag stream.) 

#Kinderchat  There are also one for each grade #1stchat  #2ndchat  #3rdchat  #4thchat  #5thchat  #6thchat

How about Social Studies - #sschat 

iPads - #ipaded

Norris Titans --- YES!  #norristitans

The list goes on..... just Google educational Twitter Hashtags.  (Note: Some are more active than others.)

As with everything... we must realize the professions we are in.... Rules for Tweeting Teachers - Thanks to @ryruhl for bringing this one to our attention.

Google Apps - Tips and Tricks.

Did you know that you can store a file in multiple folders in Google Drive?  New Google Drive: Saving a Document in Multiple Folders  (I had to recently do this, so I figured a post would be appropriate.) 

How to Create Custom Google Slides Backgrounds

Have students Create Collaborative Google Maps! Short 2 minute how-to video. Plot out a trip, points of interest, War plans, Historical sites.... you are only limited by your imagination! 

Need to do a mail merge in Google Docs to create letters or labels?  My tutorial doc should help!

7 Really Simple Tips To Manage Your Files And Folders On Google Drive http://goo.gl/ezcAIz  

Five lesser-known Google Apps to make your digital life easier - I have not used Trends in a long time! 

What's New in Google Apps Newsletter - January 2015 (See all of the changes and updates for January 2015) 

10 Google Slides activities to add awesome to classes

Apps for the Classroom:

Three Fun and Free iPad Apps for Learning to Spell New Words - http://goo.gl/899lCc

Hide movie previews & cut the clutter on your Apple TV - Some Apple TV tips for the classroom.  (Note for Norris teachers - Do not change your Apple TV name, since we have already named those according to your rooms and inventory.)

Home Streamer IOS app FREE today! Turn your device into a document camera for the classroom with this app. http://goo.gl/uAD8ot   <---- Grab it while it's still free!  (Updated - 2-9-15 - This app is no longer free.) There are several other IOS and Android apps for turning your device into a great doc camera for your classroom. This doc will help. 

Some amazing creativity apps for your students - Grab these while you can!

Toontastic for iPad is free today- normally $9.99 

Telestory is free today - normally $4.99 Write, direct, and star in your own TV show with TeleStory!

Check out their website for download links and intro videos. <---- Grab them while they are still free!

WOW - A ton of great sites, apps gone free, Google tools and more in this awesome list for the week!

Some awesome website and tools:

WOW - K-5 NESA practice testing made fun!  Some great resources from Medowlane LPS school - http://goo.gl/7Th8zz <---A MUST if you are a K-5 Nebraska teacher for helping students practice for NESA - Makes it fun to learn!

7 Great Web Tools To Help Students Study Collaboratively bitly.com/1r4V4K8

The Ultimate Guide for Creating Dynamic Flipping Books from Google Docs (Uses FlipSnack to acomplish this.) 

This online tool is very similar to the free Educreations app PixiClip

Rewordify - Allow you to take text from anywhere and adjust the reading level to meet the needs of all of your students. -Make ANY text differentiated instantly!

Sites and Apps for creating MULTIMODAL TEXTS goo.gl/Fz6Oha

Cool Math Games for Kids – 45 Math Game Apps for Kids goo.gl/o7CgLX

The Epic BYOD Toolchest (51 Tools You Can Use Now) 

20 Ways To Use Edmodo In The Classroom 

Interactive US map with education statistics for each state: ly.tcea.org/znsoq <-- This is cool for EDU stats.

30 More Websites To Download Stock Photos & Royalty-Free Images http://goo.gl/XZe9yo

17 Cartoon Videos Explaining the Internet and Internet Safety to Kids http://goo.gl/3ir2hd

What are some new sites and tools?? This Symbaloo was put together for just that purpose: http://goo.gl/TO1lKu From NE Nebraska Tech Fair 2014! 

10 Fun Tools To Easily Make Your Own Infographics bit.ly/1p4g82p

For the home owner - Windows maintenance, done dirt-cheap via @pcworld http://goo.gl/SCZ0ys 

This one is worth another mention in my lists!  Blendspace allows you to blend your videos, pictures, worksheets, fiels, PDF's etc... into a learning timeline for your students to discover.  Here is an example of one on Plate Tectonics Browse the gallery to see what other teachers are sharing, or log in (Free) to create your own. 

Twitter tools:

5 Creative Ways To Use Your Twitter Favorites | Social Media Examiner

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-creative-ways-to-use-your-twitter-favorites/

The Teacher's Guide To Twitter - Via Edudemic http://goo.gl/quMR3x

5 Creative Ways To Use Your Twitter Favorites  goo.gl/4xWuZu

So you want some IOS (iPhone/iPad) apps:

10 Best Geography Apps for Kids goo.gl/Eh1knB

Use this list to find the BEST apps for middle schoolers 

Add Interactive Elements to Videos With TouchCast http://goo.gl/wUgjjJ Awesome App!

3 Interactive iPad Math Apps for Primary Grades, That Teachers Can Easily Implement  http://goo.gl/UD6yJZ

The Popular Animoto Video Maker is Now Available for iPad (Remember - register for a teacher account to get advanced features for free!) http://goo.gl/13e3wx

Grammar Jammers Primary Edition for iOS is free normally $2.99: http://goo.gl/uIjQla

TopNotes Pro - Take Notes, Annotate PDF & Sync Notebook with Dropbox for iPad is free for a limited time; normally $4.99: ly.tcea.org/zszys 

Great Google tools and add-ins:

15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education 

8 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Google Drive

A Google DRIVE Cheat Sheet via @ShakeUpLearning http://goo.gl/0UyqEt  (PDF is attached via this email.) 

Read & Write - A Great Chrome App That is Now Free for Teachers http://goo.gl/Eb5Lb2

Did you know you can easily add musical notations in a Google Doc? http://goo.gl/2XNtRd

Teacher's Visual Guide on Giving Audio Feedback to Students on Google Drivehttp://zite.to/1pyYIHP  Thanks to Mr. Ruhl for finding this one.

15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education via @coolcatteacher  http://goo.gl/GMJvyK

11 Chrome Extensions That Will Super-Power Your Gmail Experience http://goo.gl/Q6m81Q

My list of great tech tips, tools and sites for the week!

Some great web 2.0 tools and sites: 

Two great story telling tools from Google - add a new tools into you and your student's classroom presentations and projects! 

Use free service presentation.io to easily share your PowerPoint with students on their devices. (Remember, in Google Presentations, you  can easily download the presentation as a PowerPoint to use with this display service.) 

Three Places to Search for Free Online Courses ow.ly/reL3K

Free Technology for Teachers: A Few Tools That Make It Easy To Analyze Your Writing

60 ways to use Twitter in the classroom, divided by categories so it's easy to use: 

5 Seriously Amazing Science Education Websites bit.ly/18VjWd2

30 Apps Perfect For BYOD Classrooms (Make sure you look at the Symbaloo at the button, that has all of the direct links.)

LiveSlide: Create decks from scratch or import a PDF. Send out live polls and see the results instantly.

Blend space - Create some great blended lessons is about 5 minutes with this free resources. They also have a nice Chrome app. 

Are you a Math Teacher -- this one's for you... A collection of free apps that support or align with the CCSS Math standards ow.ly/rx2kU 

45+ Teacher Recommended Educational Apps : From Teacher Reboot Camp 

Great resources from our own Norris Twitter users!

Remember, it's all about who you follow. Twitter can be the best educational resource you have for your professional  development.  Set up your own PLN (Personal Learning Network.) today. 

From our own Lisa Spilker's Twitter feed (@LisaSpilker) -- Thinking about how to implement "Genius Hour" in our language arts block goo.gl/mTOaqH Inspiring! What a great idea-- give it a try in your classroom! 

20 Education Technology Tools Everybody Should Know About buff.ly/18iJmO5 Thanks to out own @CAHutzler for this great Tweet.

Google Chrome

Ginger is a grammar and Spell checker extension that get some great reviews.  (Here at Norris, I have added it to our nsdtitans.org Chrome Web store of recommended apps.) 

AMESOME TOOL!!  This may be one of the best accessibility apps for Chrome.  You have to check it out, even if you do not need it. Announcify.  It reads the web page to you, and greys-out the area's it is not currently reading.  Really Cool!   Combine it with the Clearly Extension for simply cleaning up the web page for online reading and you have a powerful duo! 

Google Apps tools and tips: 

25 tips & tools to make Google Drive better ow.ly/rbswv 

Synergyse Blog: Top 10 Google Apps Scripts for Education buff.ly/1ir8zQf  Thanks Charlie Hutzler (@CAHutzler) for this one! 

18 Google Earth Resources for K-12 ow.ly/rrd1F

Google Tasks: 

Do you use Google tasks to keep your task lists?

Did you know you can get a full page list of your tasks, by using this web address: http://mail.google.com/tasks/canvas 

YouTube:

Think YouTube is just about cute cats? Try these 197 different educational channels! ly.tcea.org/akudc

IOS apps:

USA Map Chart App (Free) is a powerful application that allows you to Create, Customize, Save & Share Map based (geographic) Charts on your iPad. With the Map Chart App, you can now present your ideas or information easily on a map. This app is ideal for personal use, school, business and other areas where data visualization is key.

Twitter tools

Some great apps for showing "Twitter Walls" in your class or educational events:

Twitterfall

HootFeed Live Twitter stream 

LiveTweetApp

EDU Clipper - A nice free add-in to our Google Apps.

We recently added EDUClipper to our Google Apps Domain.  This product get a lot of great reviews, so if you have not looked at it, now may be the time to check it out. (It's located under the more apps here at Norris. If your school has not added it to their Google apps domain... Now would be the time!) 

EDUClipper, now has an app. 

Great web and tech tools for the week of 4-24-13

Some great Web sites and tools: 

I know we have group video conferencing in Google Hangouts already, but in case you still get stuck using Skype, this allows you to do group video conferences for free: 

Skype Announces Free Group Video Calling for Teachers: bit.ly/YCPAoA (This is like a $100 service for free!)  (Don't get me wrong... Google Hangouts are still better, but some still use Skype, so you just as well have both.)

Class Charts Is Now Available As a Free Edmodo App http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/03/28/5-free-ipad-apps-for-creating-video-lessons-aka-flipped-classroom-lessons/

50 Of The Best Resources For iPads In Education bit.ly/10oEJil

50 Sites and Apps for Digital Storytelling http://ow.ly/kk1JL hot off the Twitter resources of @ryruhl

I have promoted the ShowMe app before, but here it is again.  Here is a link to the app in iTunes. Here is a quick demo from a Nebraska teacher. Here is a link to one of his typical class lessons. This app, along with some other great screencasting tools can be found in this article on my blog. 

Here is a new site that just launched this month. It reviews Chrome apps & extensions for education. http://www.webappreviews.org/  (Thanks to Becky Wilhelm for this one!)

Sketchlot - A Collaborative Whiteboard for All Devices ow.ly/iQQce (Works on iPads, Notebooks, Chromebooks, etc...) 

National Archives DocsTeach app and DocsTeach.org is an online tool for teaching with documents http://goo.gl/pzPvm 

For the advanced Google Apps users:

Google Class Folders updated with new features: sites.google.com/site/gclassfol…

Presefy is a new web service that you can use to share your presentations to your students' mobile devices or computers. Through Presefy you can control your slides from your computer or from the browser in your iPad, iPhone, Android phone, or any other mobile device that has a web browser. The free version of Presefy allows you to store two presentations at a time. You can delete and re-upload presentations as many times as you want in the free account. More here: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/presefy-let-your-audience-follow-your.html

Monosnap is free screencasting software for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Chrome: http://monosnap.com/welcome

10 Free Typing Practice Activities for Students http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/10-free-typing-practice-activities-for.html#.UWLvDZOsh8E

How to create a virtual bookcase, right inside your @evernote account! http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/04/17/going-paperless-my-virtual-bookcases-in-evernote/

Nice table of free and subscription ebook websites for librarians: bit.ly/XEgPjO (DOC format)

Who needs clickers when you can do them from phones, computers, iPads, and more!  Check Out The Great New Features in Socrative ow.ly/kd21C 

10 Good Video Sources for Math Students and Teachers ow.ly/k61eZ

50 Education Technology Tools You Can Start Using Today- a nice symbaloo page: http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/greatclassroomtools

ClassCharts.com, designed by a teacher, provides data-rich seating charts and behavior management. And it's free!

Google and Chrome tools: 

LIVEBINDER full of Google goodies-->goo.gl/Cwyrn

This is HUGE for the teachers wanting to ad voice comments to Google Docs.  Great 3 minute YouTube video on how is found here: http://goo.gl/y8j5W

13 Good Chrome Extensions and Apps for Students and Teachers goo.gl/fb/gY8jH

Some 70+ Google Apps Hangouts for educators.  Some nice in-services by Google staff! Here is the upcoming schedule:  https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/virtualization-for-chromebooks/hangout-schedule

Lucid Charts is a great add-in for Google apps. Have you checked it out yet? They have added some nice new features. Check out this page to see the organizational charts feature set: https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/examples/orgchart_software  (Lucid Charts is available from the More drop down menu in Google apps at Norris.)

iPad apps and resources

Essential Skeleton – An Excellent iPad App for Students

http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/04/07/essential-skeleton-an-excellent-ipad-app-for-students/

Five Free iPad Apps for Creating Video Lessons (AKA Flipped Classroom Lessons) http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/03/28/5-free-ipad-apps-for-creating-video-lessons-aka-flipped-classroom-lessons/

FreeiBook about using iPads:

The Student Guide to iPads – It’s Great for Teachers Too http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/04/05/the-student-guide-to-ipads-its-great-for-teachers-too/

YouTube Tools: 

How to Create YouTube Photo Slideshows - A Good Alternative to Animoto http://goo.gl/5zGsR

A Quick Start Guide for Using YouTube's Editing Tools ow.ly/jMzvW

Twitter resources: 

How To Sync Your Twitter and Facebook Status Updates http://goo.gl/EyG3o

A nice Twitter Cheat sheet for Teachers: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/awesome-twitter-cheat-sheet-for-teachers.html

How Educators can use Twitter - 18 YouTube Videos: http://elearningindustry.com/18-youtube-videos-on-how-educators-can-use-twitter-in-education

Technology Wisdom:

From a recent edchat on Twitter came this pearl of wisdom from an educator and tech Evangelist:  "I've yet to have a student tell me they can't use technology in class because they haven't received any Professional Development on it."

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Some web 2.0 tools and websites:

Last week was World Math Day. Find lots of great resources here: bit.ly/XCxwLa (Great for year long use too!)

This may be one to share with elementary parents. - http://www.zoowhiz.com/ Easily adaptable system to make learning fun & interactive for children j.mp/Q6peev  It's designed  for a parent to create an account for their child.  It's free, but does have additional content for a subscription price too. (It took me a while to setup a child and parent account, but looked like it would be worth the effort.)

More Twitter Resources:

Cyberman's web site has a ton of great resources.  Here is his Amazing list of Education hashtags for Twitter!! goo.gl/YPElr

Google Hangouts:

How Educators and Schools Can Make the Most of Google Hangouts Edutopia Article

Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By Teachers.  These are some great lists and tools! 

Top 35 for 2010

Top 100 for 2011

Top 100 for 2012

Some great YouTube tools:

Dragontape – Create Custom YouTube Mixes. This site allows you to search for YouTube videos and drag them to a timeline. You can then trim each movie’s beginning and ending points. http://teachamazing.com/dragontape-create-custom-youtube-mixes/

Install the Quietube bookmarklet (quietube.com) to show YouTube videos without all the distractions and ads.  I like this one, because it does not load an extension, etc... It is just a book mark on your bookmark bar. 

Annotate web pages with this site:

Use Bounce (bounceapp.com) to annotate a website for students to use in a lesson. This is a really nice tool, but it tool me a few seconds to figure out where to find your page link once you have annotated a web page. It is different than just grabbing a screenshot, you will see what I mean with the following link:

Here is a sample annotation: http://www.bounceapp.com/89343

Here is the key:

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Misc web resources and tools:

I know some of our staff is already using this great tool, but if you are an Elementary teacher and have not checked it out.... now is the time! New post: Using Class Dojo to Motivate Your Students - goo.gl/fb/6kpFr 

PBS LearningMedia offers thousands of videos for classroom use FREE: pbslearningmedia.org I know I have mentioned the PBS resources before, I would suggest getting signed up for their monthly emails to keep informed. 

Tech Learning : Top 100 Sites of 2012. This is a nice list with many new sites I had not used!

If you are a drop box user, this is a great article about additional tools: hongkiat.com/blog/dropbox-t…  Some awesome tools!

Top 20 educational technology Livebinders you should not miss: bit.ly/T5yMqk

Great history resource: Decades on American history. Also check out their links at the bottom of the page. 

The Teacher's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - edudemic.com/2013/02/teache…

A Search Engine other than Google??  Maybe Hakia? http://teachamazing.com/hakia-semantic-search-portal/

Calendar: The ultimate guide  This is a great guide. How to add multiple calendars on your phone, etc... 

Twitter tools: 

Many image tweeting services exist. Probably the most popular is TwitPic. http://twitpic.com/ Here's a tool that delivers e-learning and audio as well. ScreenTweet does the job.  http://goo.gl/7bHr7

Are you involved with any Twitter Chats? If so, this site/tool may be a keeper! http://tweetchat.com/

IOS Apps

So you want some IOS apps... Here is an APP Smackdown Google Spreadsheet list that was recently used at another Nebraska school: bit.ly/15vK4bA 

Love the graphics of Random Name Selector iOS app; great for the classroom and free! bit.ly/WAVp6j

Penultimate Now a free IOS app. Download and use this resource: Taking the Penultimate Notes ow.ly/hLq7H

4 Apps for Taking Notes by  iPad.AppStorm  (Apps are not free, but if you took advantage of the free Penulate IOS app offer above, you already have one of these apps!) http://ipad.appstorm.net/roundups/design/4-apps-for-taking-notes/

IOS App/Android App:

CamNote: Snap handwritten notes to the cloud in Android and iOS (review) | ZDNet Free app: http://goo.gl/bkavU

Google, Gmail, Chrome and more...

A Short Guide to Using Google Drive on Your iPad  http://goo.gl/3GZuf  This free ebook (PDF format) is already downloaded and on our O drive folder: O:\eBooks -Free. Sync it to your iPad and your ready to go!

10 Chrome tricks to improve your browsing experience by TechRepublic -Great list! http://goo.gl/Gnyqd

How To Backup Your Data from the Cloud with Google Takeout: http://goo.gl/9UVVn 

This  Gmail trick is a must have for any teacher whose students do not have email accounts. http://goo.gl/tO6v1

How to get the most out of the new Google Forms: blog.ditoweb.com/2013/02/how-to…

EBooks 

I have promoted the CK12 ebooks in the past, here's how to make one by Richad Byrne  (@rmbyrne) New post: How to Create CK-12 Flexbooks goo.gl/fb/ozxzt

Project Guttenberg adds Dropbox support, perfect for synching ebooks to all your devices: bit.ly/14ZPt9r

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Some great web sites and resources for the week:

Find free, interactive, educational 3D images at 3D Toad: 3dtoad.com . Works on the iPad! <---- This one is Amazing!!!

Text students, colleagues, and parents for free with SendHub; great for BYOD campuses: sendhub.com/education/

Wallwisher Is Now Padlet goo.gl/fb/GgbHv (if you hae not tried this, pretty cool Web 2.0 toola nd works on iPads.  Use it for kids to post class interaction, questions, etc...

Create newspapers, brochures, posters, and flyers online easily with Printing Press: bit.ly/XPqwru (Does require flash - No iPads)

UNL's Dr. Guy Trainin shares 24 free apps for the one iPad classroom. youtube.com/watch?v=StnQQZ…

Good three-minute video tutorial on creating a diagram within a Google Doc: bit.ly/1151fRZ

1 Ninja Tricks for Making Evernote More Awesome buff.ly/HEwOIf

Cool Math -- A collection of games that are designed to be safe to use in the classroom, covering a variety of math subjects as well as reading, science and geography. http://www.coolmath4teachers.com/

Exploratorium -- As the website of San Francisco's Museum of Science, Art and Human Participation, Exploratorium links to a variety of online activities that make science fun. http://www.exploratorium.edu/ 

Melody Street -- A musical world where instruments come to life, offering games, music and online videos to help teach kids about instruments, melody and more. http://melodystreet.com/

Fun Brain -- Online games portal that focuses on games that have educational value for kids. Teachers can easily find games, curriculum and even flash cards that are perfect for whatever subject matter they're teaching. http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/index.html

Hippocampus -- A project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, the goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge. http://www.hippocampus.org/

iCivics -- Founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in US democracy. http://www.icivics.org/

Virtual Chemistry Lab: (needs Java installed) chm.davidson.edu/vce/index.html

Apps to Download - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything http://www.schrockguide.net/workshop-apps.html

Create Fun Flipbooks With Animator for iPad | iPad Apps for School http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/02/01/create-fun-flipbooks-with-animator-for-ipad/

5 free programs educators shouldn't miss SmartBlogs http://goo.gl/bEnCx

For educators - showcase your students work with their own Flipping Book j.mp/Tqf5X0

Free Technology for Teachers: Five Essential Google Drive Skills For Teachers http://goo.gl/hkOuZ

A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Backchannels & Informal Assessment Tools goo.gl/fb/J5Pi3  (This ebook is downloaded here at Norris on the O drive in this location: O:\eBooks -Free)

Discover wonderful, free, educational videos at mobento.com. You can even search inside the video for spoken words.

NEW Podcast-how to use Testmoz a FREE online quiz-test generator-works great on the iPad, randomizes ?'s, and more youtu.be/UAPWxbVeHiw

Updated list of plagiarism checking tools: http://goo.gl/jBJiI

Some great distacne learning connections for your classroom!

NASA set to "hangout" with students via the International Space Station nasa.gov/connect/hangou…

Free Technology for Teachers: Have a Yellowstone Park Ranger Skype With Your Students http://goo.gl/eGSoz 

Twitter resources -- Are you on board yet???? Why not!

Education World: Using Twitter for Professional Development http://goo.gl/lOD4l  A FEW HASH TAGS FOR THE ELEM. TEACHERS: #elemchat   #kinderchat OR for general edu items try: #edchat

 @cybraryman1: My Twitter for Beginners: tinyurl.com/6a238y6 How to Chat: tinyurl.com/4utvwpd Ed Hashtags: bit.ly/5CyGvk

8 Useful and/or Fun Twitter Tools — Tony Vincent - Learning in Hand http://learninginhand.com/blog/8-useful-andor-fun-twitter-tools.html

Great web tools, free apps, tech tips and even 1/2 price Pizza in this Issue! My miscellaneous Educational Resources 1-16-13

Some great web sites and web tools for your classrooms: 

eQuizShow Online Templates - Great site for making a fun class project or review! http://equizshow.com/  Here's a first grade grammar one

150 Best Browser Extensions & Web Apps Of 2012 - Some of these are making my list!

The most comprehensive collection of Web 2.0 tools organized and categorized web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resour…

The 20 Best Education Apps And Web Tools Of The Year ow.ly/gsYOd

Google Docs - Tools, tips, and more

Keyboard shortcuts can save you TONS of time in Google Docs. Watch this video to see a few of my favorites. - bit.ly/VNUnDB

Send To Google Docs – Convert HTML To PDF & Save It In A Single Click [Chrome] 

Want to automate some things in Google Docs for collecting assignments and setting up folders for your class?  Try Doctopus for Managing Google Documents 

Tip: Be on the lookout for the Google Apps Great Plains summit info coming soon!!!!! Free registration opportunities for Norris Staff! 

IOS (iPad/iPhone) apps:

A very nicely organized app collection to support #CBLearn appitic.com/index.php/cbl/…

A nice utility type app to save a web page to PDF on your iPad. Has dropbox and email support too. FREE for a limited time!   InstaWeb: Web to PDF Converter (In my tests it works pretty well for most sites.) 

Need a motivational video for your teacher in-service?

Here is one for the admins, tech coordinators, and staff developers.  Five-Minute Film Festival: Best Kickoff Videos.  These are great intro videos for your staff developments or in-service sessions! 

eBooks, iBooks, and more

5 Sources Of Open-Source Textbooks 

Learn iBook Author - short video tutorial: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

 Notescraper: Exporting Kindle notes and highlights bit.ly/ZMqvup

Free Photo book and 1/2 off Papa John's Pizza too!

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How does Erskine find out about these things???  Twitter!  These were on a couple education feeds from @WeAreTeachers  If you are not using Twitter, you are missing out.  There is everything from kindergarten to social studies for groups, hash-tags and people to follow. 

Kyle Steinkuhler @KSteink will be doing a session on Twitter Monday during our in-service.  Look for the details coming out soon!  Speaking of Kyle... here is a nice one right from his Twitter feed: Super collection of historical maps!!:bigmapblog.com/tag/american-w…

New to Twitter, this will explain a few of the basics. The Beginner's Guide to Twitter.