Technology for Teachers and Students

by Kate Kranzush

Digital Conversion 2014-2016

As we prepare for our digital conversion, let’s become comfortable with digital tools that both teachers and students

can use to enhance teaching and learning.

Thinglink

Thinglink is an interactive image.

Teacher createdKid createdCan be used as an assignment or an

assessment.

www.thinglink.com

Diigo

Online bookmarking site for teachers or students completing researchOrganizable into categories and sub-

categoriesAll resources in one spot.

Rubistar-Rubistar is an online rubric generator for teachers.

-You can browse other rubrics or create your own.

-Rubrics can be as generic or specific as you’d like.

great for project based learning

SmoreSmore is an online site that allows users to create

custom flyers.

Excellent for assignments or to use as a graphic organizer throughout a unit.

Users can add images, videos, and

text

Digital WhiteboardsPadlet and Stormboard

Collaborative Online Boards

Excellent for:Word of the DayExit TicketsQuestions about content

Big Huge LabsBig Huge Labs is an online image manipulator that can make motivator posters, movie posters, and

photobooth strips.

Excellent for word definitions

Teacher or student created

Create writing prompts

Teach character traits

Image CreditsChesboro, Janine. mmm smore. [image] Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixietart/2649579030/in/photolist-6C2ShD-aoCv7N-dEZqkE-mC9BH-9Y3teZ-7TgBAi-gfS4Mt-afZmbv-drPYZK-bobJUA-64BYQc-9X4cV9-4atv5i-huCbM6-8z2RRA-538Mx5-81fBSw-4NJs1S-6S4Ja-7VivZ5-anifSP-bt1yBE-a4HZVg-aryYtc-xvyCR-daZ78b-abgygL-8ZMGqq-daZ5uc-89a4eA-nsvpxR-9KSNj5-ehSfMQ-f43jpX-6oT3GX-7vqPjb-7QAbRH-mboGeh-9iJT6A-hq3iP-9UGide-hq3jv-7gj49q-d5nMQC-n8aWTx-7WV88B-e5Grs8-8vpFSD-eNPVum-5FvsRx

Diigo. (2014, June 8.) Diigo-evolution2 [Image]. Retrieved from http://help.diigo.com/_/rsrc/1376965380174/home/diigo-evolution2.png

Discovery Education. Male Student Looking at Ipad [Image] Available from www.discoveryeducation.com

Discovery Education. Wide Shot of Laptop Computers with Students Working. [image] Available from www.discoveryeducation.com

Discovery Education. Wide Shot of Student and Teacher Looking at Smartboard [Image] Available from www.discoveryeducation.com

Discovery Education. Wide Shot of Students Writing on White Board [Image]. Available from www.discoveryeducation.com

Quirk, D. (2013, July 29). Blog Thumb Padlet. [image] Retrieved from http://www.teq.com/blog/2013/07/5-tips-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/#.U5TSrSTlfpo