Connecting+Technology+To+Your+Classroom

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= Free Webpages for Classrooms = Weebly-Free classroom websites Wikispaces-Good for collaboration and collecting links Diigo-be adventurous! A popular site among schools. = Launch Your Lessons = Friday Institute-Flip your class with a flip cam, whiteboards, and free web tools. Kahn-Blended Learning math lessons (free) IXL-Assesment and Math Lessons (not free) Gooru-Called 'better that Kahn' at MACUL (free) = Planning Sites = PlanbookEdu-Add lessons, files, links, GLCE's, and CCSS standards Planbook.com-Another online alternative = Writing = Google Drive-Write, Spreadsheet, Present, Draw, and more! A great introduction to GDocs at this blog and get a blank copy of My Favorite Kidblog-A safe student environment for blogging 14 New Kidblog Features [|Edublog]-A kidblog alternative that many educators use 5/6 Blog Example-An example blog that I used to launch my students blogging experience Poetry for People-Add a poem to my picture! There is a picture everyday for Poetry Month! Wordpress.com-Grown up blogs. May work better in secondary? Blogger-May be worth checking out for older students. This site provides information on using Blogger with students. = LMS (Learning Management Systems) = Edmodo-The LMS I use. Free. Has an app that works on iDevices that students can access. The app is limited compared to the pc/mac version Edmodo Scavenger Hunt-Here is an example of how a teacher flipped her class introduction to Edmodo. Schoolology-May have more applications for secondary. Free for teachers. There may be a district cost. = Advanced = Chrome Browser Download-This cross-platform (PC-Mac-iOS-Android) browser allows you and your students to store their work online. It can save your links, tabs, and documents across devices. Log in from anywhere to get your stuff. Chrome Apps-Add web-based apps to your browser. Chrome Education Apps-Google has App Packs that can be added to K-12 student accounts.

= Doctorate Level = Need More? Take control of your PD and check out these sites and blogs. PBL @ Buck Institute. Do-it-Yourself learning of the Project Based Learning Method Edutopia-Blogging in the 21st Century Edudemic-Get started with Blended Learning. Poetry for People-Add a poem to my picture! Web2.0Classroom-A blog from a knowledgeable educator on digital learning Objectives-Joe Bower's position on not posting your objectives. media type="custom" key="23080460" = My Blogs/Twitter: =

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