Easy and effective ways to incorporate technology into your
classroom. Emily Wolford
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Class Dojo www.classdojo.com www.classdojo.com ClassDojo is a
classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their
classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data
on behavior that teachers can share with parents and
administrators. Students can customize avatars and see the points
that they have earned.
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Scoot Pad www.scootpad.com www.scootpad.com ScootPad enables
mastery through gradual and thorough practice which is personalized
to each student - rather than "one size fits all" & drill-kill
methods. Includes: Math Reading Spelling Writing Reading Log
Projects
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iFake Text Fakebook www.ifaketext.com iFake Text is a great
example of a simple tool that can allow your students to show what
they know in a unique or novel way by emulating a text message
conversation on an iPhone. http://www.classtools.net/fb/home/page
Use "Fakebook" to chart the plot of a book, the development of a
character, a series of historical events, the debates between
people, and so on!
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Storybird www.storybird.com www.storybird.com Storybird allows
you to create visual stories. This site provides students with
thousands of pictures to use to inspire stories.
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Todays Meet www.todaysmeet.com www.todaysmeet.com Todays Meet
creates a backchannel chat room that allows your students to chat
about the lesson while it is happening. This is a great way to
engage students and get a formative assessment through discussion
and dialog.
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Remind 101 www.remind101.com Remind 101 is a safe way to
communicate with students and parents by texting. Send reminders
about upcoming events, homework, announcements, and more!
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Scoop It http://www.scoop.it/ http://www.scoop.it/ Scoop it is
a publishing platform that searches for content on topics of your
choice. After you have gathered your content, you create your own
online magazine. Then, you can share them through your blogs or
social networks. Use this to do research, provide background
knowledge, and much more!
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Classroom Organizer Scholastic Book Wizard
www.classroom.booksource.com Classroom organizer allows you to scan
the barcodes of your books and create a searchable library.
Students can be assigned usernames to check books out with too!
www.scholastic.com/bookwizard Book wizard allows you to enter a
title or author to find out information about the book. You will
find the book level, a summary, and teaching resources.
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Padlet www.padlet.com www.padlet.com Padlet is a simple but
powerful tool! It is like a bulletin board or blank paper for the
internet. Simply double click on your board and add what you would
like whether it is pictures, videos, files, or websites.
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Flip Snack www.flipsnack.com www.flipsnack.com Flip snack
allows you to turn PDF files into e- books. It is an ideal tool for
teachers who want to bring something fresh and engaging to the
educational process. Create custom flipping books choosing from
various cover and binding options. Publish, print, email, or embed
the finished product for all to see.
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Tagul www.tagul.com Tagul is an awesome word cloud creation
tool. You can turn customized text, websites, blogs, Twitter
accounts and more into stunning designs based on the frequency of
words found in the medium. There are numerous designs and color
schemes to choose from, and the results can be saved to your
computer or shared.
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Time Toast www.timetoast.com www.timetoast.com Timetoast is a
place to create and share timelines on the web. You can create
historical timelines of important events, or build a timeline of
your vacation. It's all up to you and your imagination.
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Animoto www.animoto.com www.animoto.com Animoto is a video
creation service that makes it easy to create and share videos
using pictures, video clips, words and music. Simply upload your
pictures and video clips, choose your style, add words and music,
and click the "produce video" button. Then, Animotos cinematic
technology does its magic and in minutes brings it all to life with
a beautiful production you can share.