AP Summit 2014

Technology Tools to Advance

Rigor and Engagement

Who Are We?

David Schubert - schubertd

Instructional Technology Specialist

Jessica Titze - titzej

Technology Curriculum Specialist

Carlos Fernandez -fernandezc

Instructional Technology

Khan Academy

www.khanacademy.org/library

Free library of videos demonstrating concepts

across different subject areas

Gained attention for math concepts originally

Expanding to include sciences, economics, world

history, humanities, and more

Extra practice/review

Independent study

TodaysMeet.com

Backchannel collaboration during school or at home.

Free

Have the students share the transcript with you to show participation.

See what the students are talking about and where they are shifting and

losing focus within a discussion topic on content.

Remind 101

A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in

touch with parents Free.

Free

One way communication

Communication can be scheduled

Great for AP Reminder Messages

Grab Your Phone!

Office 365

http://office365.leonschools.net

Teacher uses

Email file storage, web-based Microsoft Office apps

Student uses

Email, file storage, web-based Microsoft Office apps

Collaboration

Online project submission

Apps

Word, PowerPoint, Excel (+Surveys), OneNote

Demo

Mentor Mob (Lesson Paths)

URL: http://www.lessonpaths.com

Content curation website where educators can

make or sift through hundreds of Learning

Playlists

Students and teachers can organize and create

within Mentor Mob

Tube Chop

Allows you to edit YouTube Videos

No Advertising

Takes 1 minute to create

Sample:

Original Youtube Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_56cZGRMx4

TubeChopped Video:

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1855278

ClipConverter.cc

Download YouTube videos.

Clip Converter is a free online media conversion

application, which allows you to record, convert and

download nearly any audio or video URL to common

formats.

Eliminates Streaming Videos

Stop worrying about your video being blocked by the

YouTube filter.

Discovery Education Classrooms

Who is already using Discovery Streaming in the

classroom?

How are you using it?

Classroom features:

http://classrooms.discoveryeducation.com

Build quizzes and assignments and push them to

the students

Students access streaming library for

independent study

Demo

Kaizena

URL: https://kaizena.com/docs

What does it do? Voice and text feedback for

students' assignments via Google Drive. Insert

links too!

A great way to collaborate with students

Google Sites (Chunking Content)

Chunking Content Differently Have your students create a Google site as a group.

Sites can be specific to individual groups/classes.

Each group/topic completes the content on a specific section or page on the website.

Creating content on a website helps students work with the content another time, stimulating memory, and produces a persistent location for other students to refer back to.

Instructions on how to create a Google Site https://support.google.com/sites/answer/153197?hl=en

Where do I start? http://sites.google.com

Sample Site: https://sites.google.com/site/enlightenmentinspired/home

Educational Gaming

Games designed for or applied to the content

area are shown to increase engagement in

learning

Especially useful after AP or EOC exams

Example: SIM City

Government, economics, and other social studies

concepts

Discussion: other examples and ideas

Social Media Templates -

Thinking Differently

Using Social Media Templates (Facebook, Pinterest,

and Twitter, etc.) to explain or have students explain

content.

Link to Presentation Blog and Template Resources:

http://fishingforedtech.com/merging-social-media-

concepts-into-education-gaetc13

Social Media Templates -

Thinking Differently