Finding the right tool for student engagement and keeping teachers mobile can be a challenge in a one-to-one classroom. Splashtop Education products enables you to remotely control the lesson from anywhere in the classroom, annotate then share the content with everyone. Students can also mirror their iPads, Chromebooks, Macs and PCs to your computer. Student Engagement […]
Edusight makes easy-to-use tools for K-12 teachers to help them use data effectively in their classroom. Edusight Gradebook is free and designed to save you time. It has a simple online interface that allows you to better understand how your students are performing. With this information you can develop a plan for how to meet the needs of your individual students. […]
Last month I shared some of the great features from News-O-Matic‘s new update and there is one more you are sure to love. Teachers using this app can choose between different reading levels for students. Each article is adapted by News-O-Matic’s editorial team to fit three reading levels (400L-600L, 600L-750L and 750-1050L). These categories are connected to ranges of Lexile […]
StudySync’s Blast feature offers a real-world, read-write connection for students, giving them the opportunity to share their opinions on a variety of topics. You’ll be able to help students answer the question, What’s happening in the world today? and learn about what your students think about those current events. Blasts are one of the many resources offered […]
Cold weather and cocoa drinking make the holiday season a perfect time for all kinds of storytelling. With edu.buncee.com, children can develop digital storytelling skills as they craft their own original holiday stories, all while strengthening creativity and having fun! Digital Storytelling Edu.buncee.com’s simple creation canvas empowers students to make their stories come to life. […]
Academic Help is a great resource to share with students preparing for mid-year or end of term exams. Middle school and high school students will find that Academic Help has tons of guides to help young writers. Their website provides free writing guides and samples of different types of papers. This includes examples of critical essays, narrative essay, […]
Scannable technology provides opportunities for students to quickly and easily interact with a variety of content. In a differentiated classroom, children should have access to resources and support materials that will push them toward success. This could be a tool to help them make meaning of the content being taught in a lesson, or it […]
Monster Math is an engaging, adaptive game for students learning math facts. With this app children will practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as they follow the adventure narrative of the two cartoon characters. Inspired by the Number Munchers game from decades past, this iPad app has high quality graphics and animation. If you’re looking for resources on math […]
Drawp for School is a fantastic app for creation, collaboration and workflow. I recently shared Drawp with teachers during a school visit in Tennessee and you may have seen my post on how it can be used for managing workflow. They are offering $15 off a one year unlimited subscription from November 24th to November 30th. All […]
MyBackpack is a new iPad app that let’s students access Waterford Early Learning software from an iPad. With this app children ages four and younger can can sing and read along with interactive nursery rhymes. Older students can read, listen and sing along with 16 traditional tales books and 35 reading, math and science songs. Kids can practice and […]