Tech Tools Anyone Can Use
- 1. Nicole Graham @Bibliodames Librarian, Paschal HS, FWISD nicole.graham@fwisd.org Follow along here! http://bit.ly/TCUAPSIGraham5
- 3. _Students can not become proficient users of technology if their teachers are not modeling that behavior. _With the TTESS teacher evaluation system, there is an expectation of student and teacher technology use to acquire the Proficient, Accomplished, and Distinguished ratings. Why is using tech in your class is important?
- 4. Technology improves and in some cases is absolutely necessary for a school to be Future Ready
- 7. Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who do not use technology will be replaced by those that do ~Mike Espinos- The Honest Teacher Podcast -ISTE 2018
- 9. These are just tools for your teacher tool box, good teaching is still good teaching.
- 11. Digital Tools for Teachers
- 12. Edpuzzle ● Like EduCanon ● Allows for students to view videos and answer questions without skipping through the video ● Great flipped classroom tool Digital Assessment
- 13. Quizziz ● Like Kahoot ● Allows for students to take quiz at their own pace. ● Allows students to create quizzes Digital Assessment
- 14. Digital/Analog Problem Solving Breakout EDU ● An educational offshoot of the Escape Room concept ● A great lesson introduction tool ● Teambuilding ● Pre-made lessons ● Cost for DIY is around $80, kit directly from BreakoutEDU is $150
- 15. Digital/Analog Problem Solving Breakout EDU Digital ● An educational offshoot of the Escape Room concept ● Can be created using a plethora of online tools including GoogleDrive ● These are great for campuses transitioning to Chromebooks
- 16. Digital Student Engagement ClassHook ● A resource for short clips from popular media to introduce and reinforce concepts learned in class ● Bank of clips is updated regularly ● Free account for educators
- 17. Digital Social Learning Flipgrid ● Video discussion platform with similar look to Padlet ● Was just purchased by Microsoft so totally free for teachers ● Snapchat meets Padlet-APP and Website friendlyPasscode: TCUAPSIGraham
- 18. Digital Communication Genial.ly ● Graphic design tool focused on presentations, infographics, vidoes, etc ● Freemium model, paid plans include more templates, ability to download content
- 19. Digital Communication GoSynth ● -Free hosting ● -Twitter meets Flipgrid without the videos ● -Allows teachers to set up classes and have students respond to other recordings ● -Each recording or Synth is 256 seconds so this tool is great for beginners
- 20. Digital Assessment InsertLearning● Chrome extension that can “insert instructional material onto any webpage”. ● Free account can have up to 5 lessons ● More lessons can be added in a Dropbox type method
- 21. Digital Tools for Students And Teachers
- 22. Canva for Infographics ● Pre-sized templates ● Fast, Easy, Simple & Infographics! ● Autosaves, Easy to share ● Free Download as image or a PDF. Piktochart for Infographics ● Handful of free templates ● Free account allows you to download as JPG and PNG image ● Allows for customization and uploading of personal images Digital Demonstrations
- 23. Digital Design Creator Adobe Spark Suite ● Can be used to create social media graphics, web stories, and animated videos ● Web and app based ● User friendly and simple to learn ● Free with Adobe account
- 24. Digital Video Creation and Editing BrushNinja ● Free simple animation tool to create GIFs ● One of AASL’s top website for Teaching and Learning for 2019 ● Takes a bit of learning curve at first but lots of potential
- 25. Digital Video Creation MySimpleShow ● Simple animated video creator that provides templates ● Education accounts are free for up to 50 students per registered teacher ● Allows you to record your own voice or use computer generated ones.
- 26. Digital Storytelling Book Creator ● Allows students to create digital storybooks and comic strips ● Multiple types of media can be uploaded and used in the editing tool ● Can be used with Google and Office 365 accounts ● AASL Top Website/App for Education 2018
- 27. Green screen video production DoInk ● App based green screen tool ● $2.99 in the app store ● Easy to use, videos can be created on other video tools and uploaded to DoInk ● Also have an animation tool for $4.99
- 28. Digital Citation Assistance Cite This For Me ● Free online tool that allows students to create and collect citations for research assignments ● Easier than EasyBib and more accurate ● Great tutorials and walkthroughs
- 29. Have student show their knowledge with screencasting Screencasting allows the students to record any actions occurring on their computer screens.. There are a few different free tools available for screencasting. Check permissions from your technology admins. Great way to show understanding and create a product that can be easily shared and graded
- 31. Final takeaways ● No shift is instant ● Always have a plan B ● Start with 1 assignment/ 1 tool ● Use your librarian and/or your EdTech specialist ● It’s OK to Fail
- 32. Bonus Tool - Formative Assessment GimKit ● New Kahoot-esque quiz game created by a high school student who had been Kahooted out ● Students work at own pace and earn “$” they can use in the game to level up ● Any content teacher has in Quizlet can be uploaded as quiz questions
- 33. Book Recommendation from your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian
- 34. Questions? Nicole Graham @Bibliodames @PaschalLibrary nicole.graham@fwisd.org www.bibliodames.com Pumped Up or Overwhelmed?