ABCya!

Looking for a Word Cloud Generator (like Wordle) that works on a chromebook and lets you print or save your work?  

Want your kids to create their own interactive word searches or crosswords? Learn about Parts of Speech? Tell Time? Compare Fractions? 

ABCya! is the place for you!

There are even  ABCya! apps in the iTunes store!

PowerMyLearning.org

Find online games to support your instruction and assign them to your students using powermylearning.org!  This free site has organized and categorized educational, online games by grade level, subject matter and common core relevance.   The games are pulled from sites like Mr. Naussbaum, Scholastic, PBS, Harcourt... all over the web.  You can cut your surfing time in half and know that the games are school and age appropriate.  Plus, you can create classes and assign games to your students.  

The powermylearning.org interface is kid-friendly!  Students can create avatars, earn badges, connect with classmates, search and play games on their own. 

Read more about the theory behind this game-based educational approach! 

January Staff Meeting Tips

Google Timer

1. If you use the Google Chrome browser, you can just type, “timer 30 seconds” into the location bar at the top of any page! Then press the “Enter” key to activate the timer.

Flippityhttp://flippity.net/Sample Templatehttp://www.flippity.net/fc.asp?k=1-3cQzEGVytBGTFlN9AtdmTNOe1Jg4hNylPCkVHlFbtA

iFake Text

http://ifaketext.com
Classroom Uses

Kahoot! - November Staff Meeting

Easy, online, web based learning game that can be played on any device!

Teachers create multiple choice quizzes at https://getkahoot.com.  When you are ready to play with your class, launch and project your Kahoot.  A game pin will appear on the screen.

Students can go to https://kahoot.it  on any device, enter the pin and join the game!

Teacher screen/projection

Student Screen

After each question, results are shown in a bar graph.

At the end of the quiz, results can be downloaded and analyzed to see who need more help or harder questions!

Padlet

Need a quick and easy assessment tool?  Create a Padlet in seconds hand have your students post to your wall!

The wall can be shared via email, with a link on your website, embeded on your website or with a QR Code!

There is a Padlet app at the chrome store!

Thanks for sharing Mrs. Polenzani and Mrs. Flessas!

Free ClipArt and Pictures!

Open ClipArt
Almost 60,000 clipart images that have been released to the public domain so they are free to use!

Pixabay

Over 260,000 free photos illustrations that have been released to the public domain!
You can use any Pixabay image without attribution in digital and printed form.

Gmail Tricks!

Get to Know Your Gmail Settings!

Desktop Notifications!
Have a notification Pop-Up when you receive a new email!
In Gmail, go to Settings and scroll down to see your desktop notification options!

More than just a Yellow Star!

Instead yellow starring a message, why not give it a blue star or an exclamation point?

Then the more time you click the blank star next to a message, the more icon option you will get!