PowToons resource:
Remember - All teachers at Norris can get the PowToons classroom upgrade Free for the year. (Prior email.)
PowToons - made a short video showing teachers how to get started with their classroom account. This upgraded teacher license includes accounts for an additional 30 students, this means that as a teacher you'll be able to monitor your students work and share your Powtoons directly with them.
Socrative 2.0 just released - and it' awesome!
Who needs clickers? With Socrative... no one! and it's free. Taken from their web site: "Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets."
Want to know more?
Check out the User Guide -(PDF)
Watch a quick VIDEO (2:45)
Some Gems for the Pre-K to 6th grade crowd:
mrnussbaum.com has tons resources and games for every grade level. As described on their site: "MrNussbaum.com was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and fact sets taught in the classroom can be enhanced over the internet through interactivity."
Some iPad apps for the primary grades: Math time tables apps - all 5 of these are free! goo.gl/RL6Yft
Ten Good iPad Apps for Elementary School Math Practice ow.ly/puWdg
Tell Time – A Free iPad App to Help Children Learn to Tell Time http://goo.gl/ltHxDx
Home KG – A Free iPad App for Learning to Write http://goo.gl/qbRJ83
Google apps resources:
Google Apps Experts: Ten time-saving features of Google Apps
How to Create Image-Based Quizzes in Google Forms - Short 4 minute video tutorial. (Since Google has added images to
eBooks and info:
How to Create and Edit Flexbooks Online. I have promoted the ck-12 web site and ebooks in the past, this is a great tutorial you will want to look at if you plan on using the Flexbooks with your class.
History and Geography resources:
The Lincoln Telegrams project (http://lincolntelegrams.com) includes over three hundred digitized telegram memos written by President Abraham Lincoln between March 10, 1864 and April 12, 1865. Check out their free app. (A great primary resource.) (This app is nice, and even "translates" the handwriting for you.)
Early Jamestown is an interactive textbook exploration of the early days of the Jamestown settlement and the state of Virginia. Enjoy the rich interactive graphics and the engrossing story of a key moment in the history of the United States. Nice free app, worth checking out.
Atlas for iPad is a free app, that is recommended by many teachers. (It does have ad's, but is free.)
Photopedia is an app recommended by many teachers to find out more about the culture and landscape of a country. You can pick country's world map, etc...
Miscellaneous web sites and resources for the week:
How Does Duke welcome their Freshman? - With a Prezi, Check it out. This is a great online presentation tool! I know I have promoted it in the past, but thought I would put another shout out, about this great tool! Student's and Teacher's get upgraded accounts for free. Find out more on the Prezi Education Site.
A nice comprehensive list of apps for flipping a classroom. http://www.
149 Great Resources for teachers. http://goo.gl/kGtI2Q (I like this list, it has many of the tools we promote here at Norris!)
40 Sites for Educational Games. (And you may notice from this site, they maintain a Pinterest.) Pinterest board on educational games click here
Make your own flip books with Ease!
If you loved FlipSnack, you'll be super excited to discover FlipSnack Edu!
FlipSnack took their appreciated app flipping book creator and turned it into a safe environment where teachers and students can share reading materials, curriculum's and assignments.
Have you updated your iPad/iPhone to IOS 7?
If not, I would. For all personal devices, I am recomending the update. For school managed devices, we are waiting for a while based on management and apps.
Great guide to iOS 7 for busy teachers and students — Downlaod this eBook (PDF format) Here at Norris, we have placed it on the O drive, under here: O:\eBooks -Free\iPad called "Introduction to iPads iOS 7.pdf"
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