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Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
iPads in the Classroom
Another great resource for Apps in the classroom can be found at LiveBinder. Mike Fisher has gathered a ton of resources for teachers using iPads in the Classroom, and it's updated frequently. Mike also has other LiveBinder resources that are valuable for teachers. You can check out his blog at DigiGogy.
Apps for Project Based Learning
If you're interested in using web tools and apps in your classroom to motivate your students (and who isn't interested in that?) You should head on over to Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand blog. He has fantastic tips for using handheld technology, and reviews of specific apps. Be sure to watch the videos of his students...who knew learning could be so much fun?
Tony has posted a new article, featuring this Wordle, full of apps used especially for Project Based Learning. Check it out!
Tony has posted a new article, featuring this Wordle, full of apps used especially for Project Based Learning. Check it out!
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Web 2.0-Class Parrot
Thanks to my friend, Cynthia, I just signed up for and started using Class Parrot @ classparrot.com
It's very easy to get started, you create an account (free) and then create your classes. If you teach/sponsor only one class/activity, you might only need to create one class. I created three just for practice, I also created one class for my Professional Development class so that I can demo the product. Once you've created the class, you get a unique log-in for each class. You can print out instructions for the log-in that look like this:
My students were able to send the text to sign up and got a response immediately. We then sent a few practice texts and even a poll! They loved it, actually asked me if I would start using it to remind them about tests, etc.
I can see it being very useful for large groups like band, choir, cheer, etc. The best thing about it is that no phone numbers are exchanged. You do have to set it up and send from a computer at the moment, the web site says they are working on an app that you could use from a smartphone.
The initial setup is free and you earn credits by signing up others. So, if you're interested, please sign up using my link!
It's very easy to get started, you create an account (free) and then create your classes. If you teach/sponsor only one class/activity, you might only need to create one class. I created three just for practice, I also created one class for my Professional Development class so that I can demo the product. Once you've created the class, you get a unique log-in for each class. You can print out instructions for the log-in that look like this:
My students were able to send the text to sign up and got a response immediately. We then sent a few practice texts and even a poll! They loved it, actually asked me if I would start using it to remind them about tests, etc.
I can see it being very useful for large groups like band, choir, cheer, etc. The best thing about it is that no phone numbers are exchanged. You do have to set it up and send from a computer at the moment, the web site says they are working on an app that you could use from a smartphone.
The initial setup is free and you earn credits by signing up others. So, if you're interested, please sign up using my link!
http://bit.ly/o7emLq
Hope you enjoy this little APPle!
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