Tuesday, April 14, 2015

You Tube AdBlocker Extension

YouTube is an awesome resource for teachers, but the commercials that automatically play can really stop the flow of your lesson.  If you are using Chrome as your browser, you can get rid of those annoying adds using the AdBolock extension!





When you visit YouTube, an icon will automatically appear in your omnibox reminding you that the extension is working!

Find the extension in the Chrome Web Store!

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Photo Story/ Book Publishing iPad Apps

Looking for a fun way for your students to publish a book or presentation? Here are two apps that will help!



A new chapter in photo books. Shutterfly Photo Story for iPad is an easy and fun app that lets you make a photo book you can hold, hear and share. Tell your story with photos, Doodles, text and audio, and easily order your book or share a digital version. From Shutterfly, the leader in photo books. 


Adobe Voice

Voice helps you create stunning animated videos in minutes. No filming — just talk to tell your story. Pick from over 25,000 beautiful iconic images to show your ideas and Voice automatically adds cinematic motion and a soundtrack. Persuade, inform and inspire anyone online. Make an impact.

Monday, February 9, 2015

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!


Friday, January 23, 2015

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!