Tech+Snacks

=Wednesday Tech Snacks= Below are links to the quick tools we cover in Tech Snack PD- if you'd like further information and/or coaching on how to use these tools in your classroom please set up a time to meet with me! Thanks!

10/22 Word Tools
To create word clouds: http://www.tagxedo.com/ To sift out important points from text: http://wordsift.com/ To gather quick/short data with words: http://answergarden.ch/ You can share this link with others and grow the text over a period of time. To create word clouds (a bit more challenging to save & use): http://www.wordle.net/

**10/29 Outlook** Using Outlook vs. the web based mail How to add color coding to mail and calendar to organize How to add a creative signature

11/5 Storybird
http://storybird.com/ http://help.storybird.com/ media type="youtube" key="T00YjRBIcIw" width="420" height="315"

11/12 Virtual Field Trips
10 of the Best virtual field trips- E-School News http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/04/07/ten-of-the-best-virtual-field-trips/ Variety of virtual field trip information http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic35.htm Discovery Education -North America Virtual Trips http://www.discoveryeducation.com/northamerica/event.cfm Scholastic http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/virtual-field-trips

11/19
Google Drive Options

12/10
Skype opportunities https://education.skype.com/ Ideas on what Skype can do

12/17
Kahoot It! https://kahoot.it/#/ Create an online quiz- great to use as a pre & post test option. Free account needed.

1/7
Snow/Cold Day- no school

1/14
Trading Card Creator- ReadWriteThink! http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/trading_cards_2/

1/21
LiveBinders Create a free account to create your own. A LiveBinder How To http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/3342 Resources for LiveBinders http://kidstechsnacks.wikispaces.com/Livebinders

2/18
LiveBinders A place to organize resources around a content area or topic A place to find a great deal of resources already organized for you http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/home

3/4
SOLO6

3/11
No Snack due to PARCC But here are resources: Test your American History Knowledge: [] To help kids find their next book- type in an author they enjoy to find out other writers similar in style/content: [] Book trailers- plus great example on what should be included when making a trailer: [] Lesson plans for books of interest to elementary age kids: [] Shelfari- a place to log the books you read (for teachers) - I am on this (I’m an official nerd): [] Teaching place value: [] To learn English words: [] Bilingual Teacher blog with resources: []

3/18
Dynamic Paper Make any type of Math tool as a PDF and print out for students Great to have students create as well http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3509

3/25
Lino.It using virtual post its to stay organized! Great tool for all staff http://en.linoit.com/

4/8
Timelines http://www.dipity.com/ http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline-30007.html http://timeline.knightlab.com/ Top 10 Free Online Timeline Tools: http://elearningindustry.com/top-10-free-timeline-creation-tools-for-teachers

4/15
Plickers https://www.plickers.com/ Set up a free account Enter in your students/class Print off & laminate your Plickers cards To write questions- Use the Library Link To show the assessment- use the Live Link Google Chrome works best- was glitchy with IExplorer