The Best Free Web Tools for Engaging Students in
1:1 ClassroomsJonathan Wylie
Technology ConsultantGrant Wood AEA@jonathanwylie
Wednesday, April 9, 14
Web Toolbox
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Web Toolbox Criteria
• Free, or enough free material to be usable• Versatile enough to work on a variety of
different devices, (incl. mobile)• Accessible at home or at school via the web• An engaging or innovative use of technology
DISCLAIMER:These tools you see today are designed to be used in the classroom with up to 30
students. If they break during this demo, it is our fault for overloading them, or the result of a network failure. These are all tried and tested tools you can trust!
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The Backchannel
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Padlet
Go to padlet.com/wall/iowa121
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More Backchannel Options
• Today's Meet • Chatzy• Twitter• Google Moderator• Backchannel Chat• Poll Everywhere• Edmodo
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Assessment Tools
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Geddit
Go to letsgeddit.com and sign up as a student.
Use this class code: 957758
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More Assessment Tools
• InfuseLearning • Socrative (Try version 2.0!)• Poll Everywhere• ExitTicket• Nutmeg Education • The Answer Pad• GoSoapBox• Kahoot!
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Flipped Classrooms
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EDpuzzle
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More for Flipped Classrooms
• Educanon • Google Forms• Verso• Videonot.es• TED-Ed• Khan Academy• Screenr, Screencast-o-matic, Jing, or Quicktime• iPad Screencasting Apps• Edmodo, Moodle, Canvas, Schoology
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Presentation Tools
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EverySlide
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More Presentation Tools
• Nearpod• Movenote• Swipe.to• ClassFlow• Haiku Deck• Apollo • Prezi• Pear Deck (beta invite only)
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Coding in the Classroom
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All You Need is an Imagination
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Codecademy
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More Coding Resources
• Tynker • Scratch• Code HS• Alice• Kandu• Dash
• Touch Develop• Code.org• Editey• Snap• iPad Coding Apps
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Content Curation
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Content Curation
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595497078
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Blendspace
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Content Curation
• Learnist• Diigo• EduClipper• Themeefy• Storify• Flipboard• Symbaloo• Scoop.it
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Creation Tools
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ThingLink
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Creation Tools• infogr.am• PowToon• Animoto EDU• Scrawlar• TouchCast• Google Drive• Smore• Weebly for Education, Kidblog, Google Sites• Popplet, LucidChart, Mindmup, Memofon
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Gamification
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Kahoot!
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Gamifying Your Classroom
• FlipQuizMe• Class Badges• Class XP• Class Dojo• Codecademy• Youtopia• OpenBadges• Classcraft
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The Best Free Web Tools for Engaging Students in
1:1 ClassroomsJonathan Wylie
Technology ConsultantGrant Wood AEA@jonathanwylie
Wednesday, April 9, 14
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