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Common Core/Stem Related Technology Compiled by Anita Fentress
4/23/14
Teacher Apps Description App or Website Cost
Cloud On (Productivity folder)
CloudOn makes Microsoft Office® (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) docs more accessible and useful by letting you edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations from anywhere with complete functionality. You can also connect to your Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Hightail account(s), and send or share files with colleagues and contacts via email directly from the app.
App Website
Free $
Drop Box
(Productivity folder)
Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Access any file you save to your Dropbox from all your computers, iPhone, iPad, and the web. With Dropbox you’ll always have your important memories and work with you.
App Website
Free $
Grader is an App designed to replace your “old school” paper grading calculator. It can be configured to work for 100's of questions and has the option to display the grade as a whole number or with one decimal place.
App Free
Chirp
Chirp is a magical new way to share your stuff – using sound. Chirp 'sings' information from one iPhone to another. Share photos, links, notes and more: all from your built-in iPhone speaker.
iPhone App
Android Free
Plickers
Plickers lets you poll your class for free, without the need for student devices. Just give each student a card (a “paper clicker”), and use your iPhone to scan them to do instant checks-for-understanding, exit tickets, and impromptu polls. Best of all, your data is automatically saved, student-by-student, at plickers.com. https://www.plickers.com/
iPhone App
Android
Website
Free
Socrative Teacher
Turns iPads into clickers. Other devices with a web browser may also be used. Teacher creates questions in their choice of format for students to answer. Results can be shown in a graph.
App Website Free
Socrative Student
Companion to teacher version. Students can use the same computer or iPad without logging out of program or app.
App Website Free
Online Stopwatch http://www.online-‐stopwatch.com/classroom-‐timers/
Jog Nog
Easily find a JogNog assessment for almost any Common Core or State Standard and assign it to your students for homework. https://www.jognog.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
App Website
Free $
Math Apps
Undecided
Roll Dice, Flip a Coin, Spin the Wheel, Draw Straws, Rock Paper Scissors, Random Number (Random number can be used to call on students by class numbers.)
iPhone
App Android
Free
Math Terms
MathTerms is an illustrated glossary of mathematics terms in English and Spanish.
App Free
Door 24 Math
Aligned to the Common Core, Door 24 provides targeted practice in the use of basic facts, number sense, and algebraic thinking. Students can work through 6 different levels and multiple problem sets as they help fix Victor the robot’s circuits and solve the mystery behind Door 24!
App Free
Oh No Fractions Lab
Visually add, subtract, multiply and divide two fractions. Find the decimal and percentage value of the result.
App Free $
Math Slicer
Slice the answers in the games of basic facts.
iPad App
Android Free
Science Apps
Hudson Alpha iCell (Science folder)
3-D images of animal, bacteria and plant cells. Can zoom in and rotate cells to see specific characteristics.
App Free
101 Science
Questions from General Science, Biology, Physics, Earth Science and Chemistry. Fun to use at the beginning or end of a lesson.
iPhone App Free
Video Science
A growing library of over 80 hands-on Science lessons that are great for home and the classroom. These short videos demonstrate inexpensive and easy to recreate experiments that are designed to inspire and excite kids of all ages. http://sciencehousefoundation.org/videoscience-experiments/
App Website Free
Research
InstaGrok
Presents each selected topic as an interactive visual interface, allowing users to quickly grasp important concepts, key facts and relationships.
http://www.instagrok.com/
App Website
Free $
Student friendly resources for research.
http://www.tel4u.org/
Website Free
Student Resources HES Library
Website
http://sitemaker.rcstn.net/hes.library/research&config=8WoWlNyHCU4RX3M96Hf050
Website Free
Invention at Play http://www.inventionatplay.org/
Website Free
3rd Grade
Recyclable Crafts http://spoonful.com/create/recyclable-‐crafts-‐gallery
Recycled Crafts http://www.favecrafts.com/Green-‐Crafting/659-‐Recycled-‐Crafts-‐Crafting-‐with-‐Recyclable-‐Items/ct/1
4th Grade
Physics for Kids http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_friction.html
Discovery Education (Forces and Motion)
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-‐lesson-‐plans/rules-‐of-‐forces-‐and-‐motion.cfm
JC Schools http://classroom.jc-‐schools.net/sci-‐units/force.htm#4
Study Jams (Force and Motion)
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-‐and-‐motion/force-‐and-‐motion.htm
6th Grade
Building Parallel
Circuits
Using 3D graphics and 2D electronic symbols, you will build simple parallel circuits by using wires, batteries, switches, and light bulbs. By constructing their own closed circuit with two light bulbs, you will develop a deeper understanding of series and parallel circuits and discover that electricity follows the path of least resistance.
App Free
Scholastic Study Jams
Electricity
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-‐light-‐sound/current-‐electricity-‐elec-‐circuits.htm
Website
Reasons to Use QR
Codes in the Classroom
Self-Checking Activities, Scavenger Hunts, Extra Help on Handouts, Information for Parents, Interactive Displays, Newsletters, Rewards
QR Stuff
Create and print QR codes for many uses around the classroom. You can create a QR code for: website URL, plain text, email address, and much more. http://www.qrstuff.com
QR Voice
Create QR codes with a voice message for students to scan. http://qrvoice.net/ (Students could attach QR codes to research projects to tell what they learned in 100 characters or less.)
Scan to Win
Create QR codes with rewards for students. They choose a random code and scan it to find out the reward. (See handout)
QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator
Create and print QR codes to post around the classroom and have students answer a series of questions. http://www.classtools.net/QR/index.php
Find More Pre-Made Activities
http://www.Teacherspayteachers.com http://www.teachersnotebook.com http:/pinterest.com