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!

Oct 7 Staff Meeting Tips

Make Chrome your default browser

1.  Click the little 3 lines on the top right of your Chrome browser

2.  Click Settings

3.  Click  Make Google Chrome the Default

Google Image Search - Safer Alternatives

Subscription Services
United Streaming
Ebsco Kids Search
Britannica Elementary
World Book Kids
World Book Students

Search Engines
KidzSearch
Google Junior
GoGooligans

Adding a Bookmark to Your Google Doc

 Create the bookmark first.

1. Click where you want to place the bookmark in your document.
2. Click the Insert drop-down menu
3. Select Bookmark
4. Create a link to a bookmark

 Then, create a link to a bookmark

1. Highlight the text you'd like to link from
2. Click the Insert drop-down menu and select Link
3. In the 'Edit Link' window, select the 'Bookmark' option to see the bookmarks you've created
4. Click the bookmark you'd like to link to
5. Click OK.

Powtoon

Powtoon is a free, simple, web-based presentation tool.  For chrome users, there is a Powtoon app in the Chrome store!


Teachers and students can use Powtoon for book reports, tutorials, current events, research reports, vocabulary development, study guides... Just log in using your google account and get started!

My Sample: Critical Vocabulary Chapter 3

(I know what your thinking!  You hit the jackpot by reading this today! Not only do you learn about an amazing presentation tool, you can get my answers to the Critical Vocab Chapter 3 Assignment... I can't guarantee they are correct, but use them however you want!!)

iOS8

Last week Apple came out with a new operating system, iOS8.  If your family has multiple apple devices, installing this upgrade comes with many features to bring your family closer together and to help parents control purchases.  Start by upgrading your operating system (Settings>General>Software Update).  After the upgrade you turn on Family Sharing  up to 6 family members can enjoy the following features:

• Access each other’s apps, music, movies, tv shows and books
• Use the Shared Family Album and instantly update all family devices with the latest pictures and videos
• Create a Shared Family Calendar where everyone can add events to one calendar and reminders can be sent out to multiple devices.
• Pay for family purchases with a single credit card.
• Enable “Ask to Buy” to require children to get permission before making iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases.
• Make Apple IDs for children under 13 years old so they can personally be part of the “Ask To Buy” feature.

Find out more the other cool features iOS8 contains!

Math Apps form the Chrome Store

If you are using a Chrome browser and you are signed in,

you can get apps from the Chrome Store.

Chrome apps are actually just links to websites.  You can add any of these links to your own website for your students to use.   You do not need a chromebook to use these apps.  Many of these sites also work in internet explorer.

Here are some Math Apps that are pretty cool!

Sokikom - 30 Day Trial…

Common Core Aligned Math for Grades 1-6

Usually I don’t get excited about free-trials, but I think this one is worth it!

• Super teacher friendly interface
• Quick and easy online teacher tour
• Pre-assessment assigns appropriate lessons
• Lessons, instructional help videos, and games

If you want to wait a month and see whether it is worth it or not, Mrs. Suchecki is using my 30 day trial.  So we will know more in 30 days!

Splash Math - 30 Day Trial

Common Core Aligned Math for Grades 1-5

• Interactive Math Lessons
• Fun, engaging games
• Monitor your class with a quick glance
• Easy-to-generate class reports

Hundreds Grid - Customize, color and play with a hundreds chart!  Love it!!!

Math Jong...fun game you can play with your kids (grades 3-5).

SmartKids Maths - free lite version… cute math games for k-2.

Numbers Game - 1-4 players… make 24 with given numbers and operations.

Hidato -Math a path through the bee-hive with this Logic game.