Skitch allows users to annotate documents and images. Skitch will also connect annotations to Evernote (optional).
Plickers – Tool of the Month
Plickers website and app allows teachers to collective formative assessment data using one device. Students are given a matrix barcode on paper – each side is A,B, C, or D or true/false. The teacher scans the room with the one device to capture student answers based off the matrix. Results can be viewed immediately.
Google Drive – Tips and Tricks
1. Star a file to easily locate later. Open the file and click the star. Locate all starred files under Starred in the folder list sidebar.
2. Easily share files by right clicking on the file. Choose Share. Determine the sharing options available that fit your needs.
3. Share videos with students using Google Drive. Upload a video and adjust your share settings so that anyone can view. Share the link with students. Click here to view the how-to video.
4. If you have a personal account and utilize the Blue Valley Google account as well, switch easily between the two accounts. Click here to learn more.
5. Upload multiple files to Google Drive at one time by dragging the files to Google Drive on your web browser.
AubioBoom – Teacher Spotlight
Señora Kozisek, Spanish teacher at Stanley Elementary School, incorporated Audioboom, a audio recording website, to record student fluency. Students accessed Audioboom from the website and recorded their voices. They turned in the audio with Edmodo. Señora Kozisek displays student work by creating QR Codes for the audio recording site.
Training Materials – Resource of the Month
Miss our February Training? Click here to access all of our resources from the training.
Join us for our April training, iTeach Summit. Click here to view the schedule. A few spots are still available.
Adobe Voice – App of the Month
Twitter – Tool of the Month
Twitter can be a helpful professional tool to connect with other educators. Through Twitter, we can learn from other teachers in our content or grade level. No need to post or contribute to Twitter until you are ready. Just create a Twitter account and follow other educators.
What can I find on Twitter?
Teachers often post lessons or ideas with details. Teachers also link to interesting websites they use with students.
Organizations post upcoming “Twitter Chats”, a selected time where users come together to discuss a topic on Twitter.
View the slideshow below with examples of content available for educators on Twitter.
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View our TechBytes videos about using Twitter.
Twitter – Tips and Tricks
*Search by hashtags # to find out more information about those in your content or grade level. Example: #elemmath Any time anyone posts with this hashtag, you will see their posts related to elementary math.
*Try out Paper.li to view Tweets once a day. Paper.li creates a newspaper of tweets of those you follow and any hashtags. Click here to view a how-to video.
*Utilize Twitter favorites like a bookmarking tool. When you select the star (favorite), it will place those tweets in a list that you can go back to later.
*Receiving a lot of emails from Twitter? Go to Settings and change your email notifications. Click here to view video about accessing your settings.
Google Apps – App of the Month
Google provides apps for presentations (slides), sheets (spreadsheets) and docs (documents). Similar to the web version, these apps allow collaboration between multiple users. View the guides for more information.
Twitter Chats – Resource of the Month
Twitter Chats are scheduled times that Twitter users can come together and discuss a certain topic. These chats are usually moderated by an individual that posts questions. Using a hashtag, you can follow a Twitter Chat.
If you are not available the time of the chat, search by the hashtag at any time to see the past conversations.
Popular Twitter Chats:
#ELAchat (ELA Chat)
#edchat (Education Chat)
#SSChat (Social Studies Chat)
#artsed (Arts in Education Chat)
#mathchat (Math Chat)
#kinderchat (Kindergarten)