Free Faxing from Google drive, awesome web tools, free apps and more top this weeks list of resources!

Web resources and tools:

Movenotes now allows you to make movenotes without ever leaving your Gmail inbox. This is a great resource for teachers to use for doing video tutorials. (Flip your classroom today!) Here is my short article, including a video link, and software link. (I will be demoing this at the Norris Tech inservice on 2-13-14)

7ways to to organize information/data visually using padlet, stixy, lino, corkboard, primary wall, museum box& spaaze goo.gl/fXePaA

Free teacher tool where you create lesson plans that get delivered directly to an iPad: https://www.frolyc.com/how-it-works/

PowToons Slides for teachers is free for life, if you sign up during 2014!  (Remember, these guys recently gave thousands of teachers a free year of PowToons premium account!) <--- Educators sign up today! 

50 #edtech Tools Every Teacher Should Know About... fb.me/1c1JjqkfU

If you haven't seen DESMOS check it out.  They offer a free online graphing calculator, iPad app, and daily contests for students to help grasp their math concepts.

Seven Free Online Whiteboard Tools for Teachers and Students http://goo.gl/9HkXPj

http://www.readingrockets.org/ -Great website on reading, with a lot of resources including video, apps, docs and more.  May help anyone struggling with students reading their classroom material. Thanks to our very own Charlotte Brotherson, for finding this resource!

Search with Goofram and receive results from both Google and Wolfram Alpha: http://www.goofram.com/  <--- If you have not tried Wolfram Alpha -Check it out. 

7 Ways to Create and Deliver Online Quizzes goo.gl/ej9WPo 

5 Great Open Source Digital Textbooks for Biology http://goo.gl/3VVvo9 

50 great math websites for any age: http://goo.gl/5WZFiA

3-D: Three Great Resources for Flipping Your Classroom: http://goo.gl/l3pRce

Remind101 Is Being Used By More Than 15% Of The Teachers In US http://goo.gl/uW98Gp  Great EDU tool! Are you using it?

IOS (iPad/iPhone) Apps;

8 iPhone Apps to Use in the Classroom: http://goo.gl/2ZAqyp

25 Of The Best iPad Apps To Promote Creativity In Students http://goo.gl/Lgl3fN

WOW - What a list of apps!  Great apps shared during the #tcea14 app smackdown: http://padlet.com/wall/appsmackdown 

Google Apps add-ins, tips and tools:

Better than Boomerang.... Many say yes!  The Only Chrome Extension You Need For Gmail: mxHero Toolbox zite.to/1l7vPUD

Writing papers in Google Docs using MLA Format: youtu.be/B7fuzn3wJQM (YouTube tutorial video - 6min.)

Everything Google! - Great live binder of Google tools, tips and more.  (If you have not seen how the Livebinder site works, this is a great way to check it out.) 

Give Students Video Feedback With the Updated eduClipper App http://goo.gl/fP4mG0 (Remember, this app is added to our Google Apps Domain.) 

Top 90 Tips for Google Chromebook -Great list!

How to Use Google Drive for Descriptive Feedback http://goo.gl/C45lxd 

Google University - The @TheGoogleGooru has you covered! AWESOME resource for staff and students. http://goo.gl/y36tkh 

Google Drive Tool for Taking Notes While Watching Videos -Awesome student tool! http://goo.gl/P8wcB7 VideoNotes. (I will be demoing this at the Norris Tech inservice on 2-13-14)

Google's new Education portal, has a wealth of information available, including training tools and more. The new Learning Center is free, open, and covers basic lessons and exams for our key offerings, as well as a one-stop shop location for resources. We also have 2 new certifications that users and trainers can obtain.

Push the envelope Google Docs currently lacks its own native tool for creating properly formatted envelopes, but a third-party Chrome app called Envelopes for Google Docs is ready to fill the void. All you need to do is install the app, then run it by clicking its icon in the Chrome New Tab page. The app will ask for the envelope dimensions you need and create a new document for you that'll print at precisely the right size.

Turn Google Drive into a fax machine

Fax right from Google Drive! Join HelloFax 50 free/month & get 5 extra fax pages free. Awesome tool! http://goo.gl/GH1qyK 

Also sign up for HelloSign -get 1 extra doc free-It's the easiest way to sign & send docs (Integrates with HelloFax) http://goo.gl/bZfiZi 

1. How-To Videos
2. FAQ

With the HelloFax Chrome app in place, right-click any document from your Drive list to find the option to fax it. The service currently allows for up to 50 free pages per month; beyond that, you can opt to pay for a monthly or annual subscription to increase allowances and gain extra functionality (including the ability to receive faxes through the service using a phone number of your choice).

Once you've installed the HelloSign Chrome app and uploaded a signature, all you do is right-click any file in Drive and select to open it with HelloSign. You'll then be able to drag and drop your saved signature wherever you want in the document and save it or even email it to someone right there.

Movenote -An awesome tool for teachers that keeps getting better!

I have mentioned Movenote in the past, but wanted to highlight a new feature that they released this past week, that teachers will find very useful.

It's their new Gmail feature from Movenote.  You can easily create a movenote, directly from your Gmail inbox!

This video will show the new gmail feature:




Install the Movenote for Gmail Chrome app here.

If you are not familiar with Movenote, check out my past article to get your started with it!

Activity stream for drive and Chrome reset have arrived- What a nice new feature! -Check it out.

Google Drive activity stream has arrived! -What an awesome potential tool for classroom teachers.

Share a folder with your class for assignments, etc.... and watch the activity in that folder.

Hijacked Chrome extensions button added!

Another addition to Google Apps this week is the Hijacked Chrome extensions cleanup button. 

Google found that some Chrome extensions come bundled with malicious programs that try to hijack your browser settings. To help keep your browser settings under your control they added a “reset browser settings” button to Chrome’s settings

Yes... Google apps just keep getting better! 

Free Video Editing Software! Free (Norm $149) -Offer Ends Tomorrow!

Short post today - But wow what an offer!

If you want some free video editing software (MAC or PC), this may be time to grab it. Hitfilm2 Express is free today. (Norm $149)

Yes, you saw that right - normally $149. The offer ends tomorrow!  (Hit Amazon and you will still see if for sale!)

http://goo.gl/zzXf0X

I just contacted the company about getting this for our entire school, but I am sure it will take a few days to hear back from them.  So for now... I would grab it while you can. 

Have a great week!

Noel

Incredible free apps, and web resources top the list in this week resources - Erskine's list is out.

Web resources: 

20 WONDERFUL online museums and sites for virtual field trips to use in class. Also a list of ipad apps! goo.gl/vlY5JK

Code combat: an open sourced game that teaches everyone how to program by programming the game. 

 Poster on citing information from online sources using MLA style-- great for secondary students.

Lots of fun stuff for education - K-12 on the internet goo.gl/YjE5u <---- WOW, this is a honey hole of resources, check it out!

Get your free ebooks! - Freebook Sifter makes it easy to find over 39,000 free eBooks on Amazon.com. Search by category quickly: ly.tcea.org/tkoxv

IOS apps and more!

14 Good Social Studies Apps for Teachers and Students zite.to/LLeiCe

Top 200 Special Education Apps bit.ly/SckU9T

6 Apps to Help You Read on the Move http://goo.gl/hf80GN

31 iPad Apps For A Smoother-Running Classroom teachthought.com/teaching/30-ip…

iPad Apps Separated by Subject Area bit.ly/R0FNHh

Free apps for the day - 

Free for a limited time! (Norm $5.99) PDF Connect -   Nice free tool for scanning, annotating, uploading to cloud services and more.  This is another good list of PDF tools- 10 Excellent iPad Apps to Annotate, Highlight, and Add Comments to PDFs -Thanks to Ryan Ruhl for pointing out this list! 

The iMums list for today has some great free kid apps, including titles by McGraw hill and even a free Monopoly game for the family!   This is a great list to follow for the K-8 teachers looking for free apps of the day! 

All of these are from this site- some great McGraw Hill math apps for the younger kids:

Word Wonderland (Elementary) Full 

Everyday Mathematics® Divisibility Dash™ 

Everyday Mathematics® Baseball Multiplication™ 1–6 Facts 

Everyday Mathematics® Monster Squeeze™ Was $2.99

Grammar Wonderland (Elementary) by McGraw-Hill School Education Group

Fly, swim, feed, and toss your way to grammar mastery. Who knew grammar practice could be so much fun? Lead your character through many wonderful adventures as you practice using nouns, verbs.

ELL Teacher GPS  (Great for the ELL teachers!)  The ELL Teacher GPS helps you expand your understanding of English language learners by explaining through videos, tips, and templates about language proficiency levels, classroom strategies, and examining cultural considerations that influence teaching.

Google tips, tricks and resources: 

If your not using labels (and filters) in your gmail - You are missing out!  Here is a nice how-to article at TechRepublic. 

Take a peek at all of the resources here: "Google Apps for Education" (GAFE) goo.gl/2ohZjl

Google is updating it's Google Education site. Check it out. 

Twitter - A little Twitter Humor! 

(If you are not using Twitter for your PLN, you are missing out.  It's all about who you follow!)

https://twitter.com/thomascmurray/status/420583369856937985/photo/1

http://www.andertoons.com/teacher/cartoon/6302/just-your-name-would-be-fine

If you like the above cartoons, visit their sites.  The andertoons.com site, and some great toons for us teachers! :)

Free web storage, apps, amazing websites and more. -This weeks gems for EDU!

Free Cloud storage, and awesome app, form a top-notch company... BOX: 

Get your 50 gig of free online storage from a top-notch

Want 50GB Free storage? Box gives you just that with Version 3.0 of iOS App ow.ly/sD7py  Their new app is pretty awesome too!   IOS App or Android App  (Tip -- If you do not have an iPad, you could borrow someone's that has the new app installed, and log into your Box Account from that app... and BAM... you get your 50 Gig free.) If you do not have a Box account - Now is the time.

Great educational web sites and tools:

If you aren’t using Edmodo yet, what are you waiting for? Great resource outlining features and why you should be using this resource. 

Augment Reality: Ideas for Teaching in the 1 Tablet Classroom http://bit.ly/1ayZ7EZ

15 places with fun and engaging social studies games http://goo.gl/MrcYHq

Websites to use for each level of Bloom's 

One for the K-8 teachers: Top Ten Websites of 2013 http://goo.gl/jx19If 

Did you know that over 1200 courses are available through MOOCs? Learn more from this handy cheatsheet on MOOCs! goo.gl/Gl7ESH

Make the web tell a story... with Storify  Collect media from across the web... Publish on Storify, embed anywhere... Share and notify sources. 

Digital Citizenship... STOPiT Class.  Some nice resources, and a great idea from Nebraska's GINW and Cozad Schools. 

Great free educational apps:

A simple app to share files from any device - Check out @get_flick getflick.io

Here is the iMums list of free apps for today (1-21-14). Follow them daily, to find some great apps. (You can get a daily email as well.) <--- Sign up! 

Google Chrome:

Shut those noisy tabs up with Chrome's latest update.http://pcwrld.us/1m27td1

And Chromeboook...

Chromebooks in Education - Awesome Resources! Mostly about Chromebook and Chrome, with some Android spice thrown in.

Google tools, tips and more: 

AWESOME update to Google Drive coming... Keep track of changes in Google Drive with new Activity Stream 

Google Improves Image Search Tools Menu via Free Technology for Teachers - http://goo.gl/xw9g7U

GE Teach Version 5 - A Good Resource for Teaching With Google Earth via Free Technology for ... http://goo.gl/yNmo2I

Using Google as a Timer - you can really do this!

Great tip for printing GoogleDocs with comments... Save/view as a html file. The comments are then placed as footnotes

Bring some amazing resources right into your classroom with Google Hangouts. 

How to Use Hangouts in the Classroom - EdTechReview™ 

More about the Google+ Connected classroom, with links to some sample hangouts that have already occurred. 

Google's Connected Classroom website.

Start the new year off right with these apps, sites and tools for the classroom. Free Apps, web tools, and more!

Misc. Web Resources

Bulk QR Code Generator - This page allows you to generate up to 100 QR codes at once! 

5 websites with massive amounts of free educational resources: seekoutlearning.blogspot.com/2014/01/5-webs…

Three Good Tools for Building Flipped Lessons That Include Assessment Tools ow.ly/suakr

PLN Starter Kit - Livebinder: livebinders.com/play/play?id=4…

11 free online typing practice activities for students: ly.tcea.org/krxwq

Chrome apps and extensions:

4 Chrome Apps for Student Creation 

The new Chrome Apps: We pick the best via PCWorld slide deck. 

Google docs grading tips & tricks! goo.gl/SwKqZS

IOS apps:

Taking a poll or doing online quizzes on the iPad... These apps are awesome! 

Five Free iPad Apps for Elementary School Math Practice ow.ly/suaxj

The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad teachthought.com/apps-2/the-55-…

8 Great iPad Apps for ESL Students edudemic.com/top-9-fantasti…

5 Apps and Web Tools for Elementary School Students edutopia.org/mobile-apps-fo…

Here are a few great apps and resources, compliments of our MS media specialist, Jessie Andre. (Thanks Jessie!) 

Virtual Manipulatives  iOS app (They

  have provided a virtual set of fraction bars on www.abcya.com for several years. But now, they have a free iPad app too!) 

 

Tellagami this is a Google and iOS app

Tellagami is a mobile app that lets you create and share a quick animated message called a Gami.

A Gami can be an exciting tweet or status update. It can be a fun way to tell a story. It can be a thank you message or a vacation postcard. It can be a birthday greeting, party invite or cool way to share photos.

Create a Gami in 3 easy steps. 1 - Customize a character and choose your background. 2 - Record your voice or type a message for your character to say. 3 - Share your Gami on Facebook, Twitter or send via text or email.

Tellagami Demo

Movenote  This is a Google and iOS app

Movenote demo

The Movenote app let’s you record video alongside documents or pictures to create an integrated video presentation with slides. 

Creating presentations is easy and fast. Simply record video with your device and swipe to synchronize the slides to the video. Presentations are shared by sending a link to the recipient and can be viewed without the app.

First add the material you want to present to form a slideshow. Add pictures from your photo albums or take them directly with your camera. Alternatively bring a document from your mailbox or cloud storage like Dropbox. Also you can combine material from all these different sources. Secondly, record the video and simultaneously change slides by swiping. The recorded presentation will play out with the exact same timing.

ASK3 class presentation app:   

Ask3 turns iPads into interactive Whiteboards so that teachers and students can collaborate

Ask3 demo (YouTube Video)

The Ask3 app allows students to ask questions and classes to collaborate on the whiteboard presentation.  

Word Resources:

These resources were recently sent out to our staff from Char Brotherson.  Thought I would promote them in my email/blog as well!

These seem to be great sights for word parts.

https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html

roots and prefixes

This one you can type in a part and it will give you words that contain it.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=a&allowed_in_frame=0

YouTube Resource:

If you have not subscribed to the Crash Course YouTube channel, now is the time!  It has a ton of great video resources for the classroom. (Thanks to Jessie for promoting this resource, it's awesome!)

Crashcourse examples:

Colonizing America

Biological Molecules: You are What You Eat

Some great free apps from Autodesk! 

Autodesk just announced it's 123D Circuits app. With 123D Circuits you can create projects ranging from simple blinking LEDs to complicated circuitry for DIY robotics. The thousands of shared circuit designs give you a springboard to start from on your own projects. 

The easiest way to get started with 3D

Discover free apps to take you from photos to modeling to making. These apps from Autodesk are worth checking out!  (This list will soon include the 123D Circuits app mentioned above.)