APPS TO USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM

AMY CARPER

HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

8TH GRADE US HISTORY

ACARPER@FRENSHIP.US

APPS WE WILL COVER TODAY

• Plickers.com

• Thinglink.com

• Symbaloo.com

• Graphite.org

• Makeymakey.com

PLICKERS.COM

• https://youtu.be/DfUB05xiIGM

• Upload your classes, run reports – instant data and feedback for students

• Don’t laminate plicker cards – they will not scan well

• App works simultaneously with your computer

• Use as an exit slip, bell ringer, formative/summative assessment

THINGLINK.COM

• https://youtu.be/pChlenkNWos

• Can use is as a Free App, however for educators its $35 a year for unlimited student uploads and many more options

• Use in place of prezi or PowerPoint

• Drawback – cannot add files from the computer, only websites

• Interactive images where you can add images, text, videos, websites

SYMBALOO.COM

• https://youtu.be/TX9zSYC0mCo

• One stop shop for all web addresses and apps that you can use in class

• Use as a personal reference or set up a class symabloo for students to use

• One account and have multiple symbaloos

GRAPHITE.ORG

• www.graphite.org

• Online teacher approved apps to use in class!

• Search by content, grade level, price of app

• Read and contribute to reviews

• See what works and what doesn’t

• Specific to your grade and content

• Specifies what technology is needed for app

MAKEYMAKEY.COM

• www.makeymakey.com

• Allows any student at any age to be an inventor!!!

• Unlimited uses!