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Creating a Digital Playground
Enhancing Your Classroom with Apps and Websites
Jeremy Rinkel
http://jeremyrinkel.com
@JeremyRinkel
https://goo.gl/eDztQm
● �Fun ● Change ● Social Interaction ● Recognition ● Multi-Task Activities ● Equality ● Importance
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Who we teach and what they want... ● The Millennials...The
digital natives
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Understanding WHY ● Why do you teach?
● Why do you want to
implement a particular technology in your class?
● What outcomes do you want
to achieve by implementing technology?
● When you lose focus...turn
back to your WHY...
Weebly Key function: create class or student websites ● Create Student portfolios
● Showcase for student research
● Easy to use interface, ability to add videos,
photos, and a variety of text. Engages students in writing and creating websites. Gives students the opportunity to showcase writing
for the world versus just the teacher’s eyes. Website: http://www.weebly.com Cost: FREE, but gives options for purchasing URLs and hosting the website
Google Forms
● Quizzes and tests; results can be emailed or collected into a spreadsheets
● Use to collect student data including strengths,
weaknesses and interests. Create shareable links for students to access or embed form into a website.
Key function: data collection, tests quizzes, and more!
Engages students who prefer computers over paper. Also, gives teacher and students immediate feedback. Website: forms.google.com Cost: FREE, but Requires Google Account
Sploder
● Gives students skills in higher order thinking and problem solving
● With English, apply knowledge of game
with obstacles (explain with text) ● Collaboration skills and active learning
Key function: Use concepts and creativity to create web-based video games.
Engages and exposes students to game design and beginner level coding. Website: http://www.sploder.com Cost: FREE, but must create an account.
Storybird
● Collaborative storytelling tool. ● Allows student to write story and select pre-drawn illustrations.
● Easy to use, click and drag images and add text
● Pre-drawn illustrations help the students to focus on the content of the
story versus the drawing.
Engages students in the process of creating a book from the pre-writing stage through publishing. Website: https://storybird.com/ Cost: Free to Use; to print PDF or Book their is a fee involved. Account must be created by user.
Key function: Create material for student publishing.
Powtoon
● Create animated presentations to keep your audience engaged.
● Easy to use templates or create from scratch
● Possible uses:
○ Teacher/Student introductions ○ Discussing rules/expectations ○ Student Book Reports
Key function: Create animated presentations
Engages students by giving them an additional tool to report their research projects to the class. Website: https://www.powtoon.com Cost: FREE for basic account; Account must be created by user.
Quizlet
● A great tool to help memorize vocabulary or prepare for a quiz or test. ● Teachers can share with students
● Quizlet can be accessed on mobile devices without a login.
● Students can also create and share their work with friends and groups
(Collaboration)
Key function: to provide a digital way to study
Engages students via website or phone app to study vocabulary terms and other concepts digitally. Website: https://quizlet.com Cost: FREE, but has additional options for a fee. Teachers need an account.
Live Binders
Digital Portfolio One place to store powerpoints, word documents, etc
organized by unit or lesson. Curate and create links to websites for teacher/student
use
Key Function: Organize your digital life
Provides teachers a place to store documents, presentations and more! Can also be a place for students to curate websites for a class presentation or research project. Website: http://livebinders.com Cost: FREE for up to five binders; cost to upgrade for more binders, etc. Account must be created by user
Creative Commons
● Find images to use in presentations, websites and other media free to use
Teaches students the importance and provides a place for them to search for non-copyrighted images. Website: https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/ Cost: FREE. No account needed
Microsoft Sway
● Beautiful interactive presentations ● Create colorful picture books including audio, text, video and pictures
● Digital student newspapers and magazines
Key Function: create powerful presentations for on the screen versus in front of the audience.
Engages students by giving them the ability to put together concepts and create an appealing presentation for the internet. Website: https://sway.com/ Cost: FREE. Account must be created by user.
Canva
● Great graphic design tool ● Use photos to enhance presentations
● Allows collaboration with up to ten people
Key function: create beautiful on-brand marketing materials, presentations and social media graphics.
Engages students in design, but also keeps students more engaged in teacher presentations. Website: https://www.canva.com/ Cost: FREE, but has Paid options. Account must be created by user.
Diigo
Save and curate all digital sites
Use for students to record and save websites for research
Key function: social bookmarking, research, and knowledge sharing tool
Engages students by allowing them to easily bookmark websites for research projects and essays. Website: https://www.diigo.com Cost: FREE, Account must be created by user.
Moodle
Online learning environment
Teacher designed
Can include quizzes, tests, and a variety of other documents
Key Function: open source learning environment
Engages students by providing a learning environment anytime/anywhere. Website: https://moodle.org/ Cost: FREE. Must be downloaded to school server. Teacher assigned student accounts. No email needed.
Apps
Know Recorder
Create videos by drawing, adding images, and recording your voice using the simple controls.
Share your lectures with others, and view videos that other users have uploaded.
Key function: create lectures using recordable whiteboard
Provides teachers a platform to record appealing presentations that can easily be uploaded for student viewing. App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knowrecorder-recordable-whiteboard/id1146766537?mt=8 Cost: FREE, Account must be created by user.
Minecraft
Use for assessment and understanding of a concept or theme.
Haley’s Animal Farm Final Project
Key Function: create and build worlds.
Engages students with technology they are currently using. Teaches critical thinking and problem solving skills. App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minecraft-pocket-edition/id479516143?mt=8 Cost: $6.99
Evernote
Write, collect and capture ideas as searchable notes
Take notes in a variety of formats, including: text, sketches, photos, audio, video, and more
Use the camera to effortlessly scan, digitize, and organize your paper documents
Key Function: gives you the tools you need to keep your work effortlessly organized
Provides students and teachers with a place to take notes and share. App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote-stay-organized/id406056744?mt=12 Cost: FREE
Padlet
A digital canvas to create beautiful projects that are easy to share and collaborate.
Drag in a video, record an interview, snap a selfie, write your own text posts or upload some documents
Key Function: collaborate and create beautiful projects
Engages students to take notes and collaborate with others during or after a teacher presentation. App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/padlet/id834618886?ls=1&mt=8 Cost: FREE
See Saw
Great for Student Portfolios
Private, but allows students, parents, and other teachers to see student progress.
Engages the student with technology platform that showcases and curates student work. Website: http://web.seesaw.me/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seesaw-multimedia-journal/id930565184?ls=1&mt=8 Cost: FREE, but has upgrades for a fee. Account must be created by user.
Key Function: document student learning
Kahoot
Assess understanding
Provide a fun and exciting competition while studying key concepts
Assess student knowledge before a particular unit
Key Function: brings joy to learning to any subject
Engages students by answering questions on any device. Students compete with others. Website: https://getkahoot.com App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kahoot/id1131203560?mt=8 Cost: FREE.
Audioboom
Podcasting on Demand platform--easily accessible for iPhone and Android devices
Partners to share their content via iTunes, iHeartRadio, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Facebook and Twitter as well as their own websites and mobile apps.
Key Function: host, distribute and monetize your podcast
App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/audioboo/id305204540?mt=8 Cost: FREE. Account must be created by user.
Engages students with use of technology and the ability to perform, record, and share. Encourages students to critically think and speak.
Easelly
Great for creating infographics and other visually appealing posters for digital design.
Key Function: create and share ideas online
Engages students creativity to put together an appealing eye-catching graphic. Website: https://www.easel.ly/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id934680962 Cost: FREE. Account must be created by user.
iBrainstorm Key Function: organize and share ideas through charts.
● Draw ● Type ● Assign colors ● Share with others
Website: http://www.ibrainstormapp.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibrainstorm/id382252825?mt=8 Cost: FREE
Apps/Websites for Teachers
Google Hangouts
Invite professionals into your classroom
Connect your classroom to the world
Key Function: bring conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls.
Engages student’s attention by bringing professionals into the classroom. Website: https://hangouts.google.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hangouts/id643496868?mt=8 Cost: FREE
Remind
Remind is a communication tool that helps teachers connect instantly with students and parents. Send quick, simple messages to any device.
Everyone’s contact information stays private. Teachers, students, and parents have easy access to reporting tools and a full message history.
Key function: free text messaging app that helps teachers, students, and parents communicate quickly and efficiently.
Website: https://www.remind.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/remind-fast-efficient-school-messaging/id522826277?mt=8 Cost: FREE. Account must be created by user.
MailChimp
A tool for to send mass emails to parents and students
Create appealing emails
Can track who opens, etc.
Key function: send mass emails to classes/parents, etc.
Website: https://mailchimp.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id366794783?mt=8 Cost: FREE. Account must be created by user. If email subscriber list is over 500, fees will apply.
National Geographic
Website: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/ Cost: FREE
• Printable Maps/Atlases
• Map skills and activities
• Teaching resources/lesson plans
• References/Encyclopedia/Articles
Class Dojo
Safe and secure way to share what is going on in your classroom with students and parents
Similar to Facebook’s interface
Teacher assigned logins
Key Function: building a classroom community outside the room.
Website: https://www.classdojo.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classdojo/id552602056?mt=8 Cost: FREE. Accounts must be created by the teacher.
Great for professional development (follow a variety of teachers, conferences, etc.
Twitter Guide for Teachers
Great way to showcase and share student work
Key Function: the best way to connect, express yourself and discover what’s happening.
Website: https://twitter.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twitter/id409789998?mt=12 Cost: FREE. Account must be created by user.
Word Clouds and Wordle
Enter your words or upload a document and creates automatically
Key Function: create graphic from most used words in a writing, blog or website.
Websites: http://www.wordle.net http://www.wordclouds.com/ Cost: FREE. No account needed.
Organizes stories and articles by user interest
Share articles with others
Key Function: organize news stories based on your passions.
Website: https://flipboard.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipboard-your-social-news/id358801284 Cost: FREE. Account must be created by user.
Nozbe
Productivity task management app
Collaborate and assign tasks to others
Assign deadlines and save files to each task
Key function: to-do, task, and project manager.
Website: https://nozbe.com/ App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nozbe-tasks-projects-team-productivity/id588361631 Cost: FREE for 1 member, 2 or more members $8 and up. Account must be created by user.
Apps for Video
Perfect Video
iMovie
FilmoraGo
Screen Chomp
Splash
Adobe Premier Clip
Quik
Websites Weebly
Wix
SquareSpace
Blogger
Wordpress
Kidblog
Glogster
Scholastic Daily Starters
Daily Teachable Moment, Math and English questions.
Great bell-ringer activities
Website: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/daily-starter/teacher Cost: FREE
Augmented Reality v.s. Virtual Reality
Aurasma https://edshelf.com/tool/aurasma/ SkyView Free https://edshelf.com/tool/skyview/ Zoo AR https://edshelf.com/tool/zoo-ar/
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2881175/emerging-technology/diy-build-your-own-google-cardboard-vr-viewer.html http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-You-Virtual-Reality-Headset-Google-Cardboard/ http://www.elecfreaks.com/store/unofficial-version-google-cardboard-p-773.html
AR= layers digital enhancements geared to enrich an existing real life setting by appealing to the senses.
VR= facilitates the creation of real-life simulations, and creates an immersive experience for any user that makes them feel as if they are actually interacting with their digital environment.
Drones in the Classroom Imagery of school
Add images of town for project
Explore uses of drones through research projects
Give students experience with a tool being used in a variety of jobs outside the K-12 classroom
Cellphones in the Classroom
�Benefits: �Increased engagement and student motivation �
�Has the potential to raise test scores �
�Can increase critical thinking and creativity skills
Rationale
�Most students that walk in my classroom own a cell phone, so why not utilize it.
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�Using mobile technology, will decrease the digital divide
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�With the decrease of district budgets, other technology tools need to be explored
The Cellphone Stop Light
NO CELLPHONE USE CELLPHONE USE with CLASS ACTIVITY
CELLPHONE USE NO RESTRICTIONS
Contact Information Jeremy Rinkel
Cowden Herrick High School
Twitter: @jeremyrinkel
Website: http://jeremyrinkel.com
Scholastic Classroom:
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/jeremy-rinkel/welcome-to-jeremy-rinkels-classroom/
What matters most is….making learning fun!
What matters most is….making learning fun!
What matters most is….making learning fun!
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?
What tools/websites/apps can you go back and implement in your classroom Monday morning?
Examine Your Why…
What tools, websites or apps do you use??
