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Technology Tools for Teachers

Technology Tools for Teachers. Cara Whitehead, NBCT John S. Jones Elementary School, Rainbow City, AL. Cara Whitehead, NBCT John S. Jones Elementary School, Rainbow City, AL. Cara Whitehead. Instructional Coach at John S. Jones Elementary School National Board Certified Teacher in Literacy

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Technology Tools for Teachers

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  1. Technology Tools for Teachers Cara Whitehead, NBCT John S. Jones Elementary School, Rainbow City, AL Cara Whitehead, NBCT John S. Jones Elementary School, Rainbow City, AL

  2. Cara Whitehead • Instructional Coach at John S. Jones Elementary School • National Board Certified Teacher in Literacy • M.A. in Educational Leadership from The University of Alabama • Social Media Promotions for VocabularySpellingCity • Author of Teaching…My Calling • Promethean ActivInstructor and member of Social Media Advisory Council

  3. In this session, you will: • Be introduced to free technology tools that will make your daily tasks as a teacher easier • Discover tools for lesson planning, organization, quiz creation, classroom management, collaboration, and other duties • See examples of how to effectively incorporate these tools to maximize time, make planning effective, and to simplify organization

  4. Lesson Planning Tools

  5. Evernote Cloud based note and storage system, accessible from anywhere/any device, notes can include text but also images, files, etc.~Anthony Buza

  6. Pinterest http://pinterest.com/whiteheadsclass Visual presentation of a lot of resources. Visual bookmarks versus text links. Use it to compile things for my lesson plans. Lot's of inspiration from looking at other teacher's pins.~Ms. Conquest

  7. Google Drive With just one account you have Access to different tools that help my students share, read, and create information.~Erika

  8. Dropbox http://db.tt/jKNySc2 Because I can create documents and share them through a folder that allows other teachers I team teach with access. Everyone does documents in the folder that we share. Plus it is multi platformed! I can access from any device computer, tablet, and phone:)~Christine

  9. Teachers Notebook/Teachers Pay Teachers Variety of ideas that are already tried and tested by actual classroom teachers, not textbook authors who may have never met actual children!!!~Shannon Hampton

  10. Learn Zillion It contains short clips that are easy to access and lessons. It is both an app and a website.~Annette Yono

  11. Teachers First Organizes so many resources, is free and has largest collection of resources. Very easy to use and short but comprehensive descriptions of resources. Great search tools on this site.~Georgia Miller

  12. Quiz Creation Tools

  13. VocabuLarySpellingCity Perfect for keeping track of and grading multiple spelling lists.~Stef

  14. JogNog Quick Quiz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_60PKEZRsI

  15. Google Forms

  16. Flubaroo

  17. Gradecam Instant feedback/item analysis. Instant grading under the document cam, reteaching can occur immediately. ~http://middleschoolmatters.com/

  18. Collaboration Tools

  19. What is a PLN? Personal (or Professional) Learning Network Places to network: Twitter Edmodo Pinterest Facebook Teacher Blogs Diigo Google Docs Wikis Benefits of PLN: Learn new teaching tools Connect with professionals in your area of interest Filter new information Share your ideas Ask and answer questions You’re only as good as the company you keep.~Old English Proverb

  20. Edmodo Edmodo allows me to connect with other teachers and glean from their experiences and ideas as well as sharing my own. I have found a treasure-trove of resources in my three years on Edmodo and I cannot image the time I would invest in preparing my courses without using Edmodo as my one-stop-resource.~Joyce

  21. Twitter • @WhiteheadsClass • @TeachingCalling • @Whiteheadlines

  22. TweetDeck

  23. Feedly

  24. ProTeacher I can get lots of ideas or help quickly ~Farrah

  25. Organizational Tools

  26. Symbaloo

  27. Diigo I organize all of the websites I find here, as well as documents, and I can tag them to find them in the future and share links with friends. I also follow some user groups and have found some amazing resources, which I can access in the future by saving them on Diigo. Recommendations range from interactive websites for students to professional development for me.~Carolyn B.

  28. Livebinders I am able to have all of my weblinks, documents, flip charts, etc. in one location. I don't have to carry handouts with me.~Janet Corder

  29. Classroom management tools

  30. ClassDojo It helps me keep track of student behaviors and reminds me to give specific praise to students. This helps my whole classroom culture positive. It also helps me communicate with parents since the reports are emailed home every Friday.~Odena LaFreniere

  31. Miscellaneous Tools

  32. Promethean ActivInspire http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/Support/Support.aspx

  33. Creating Screenshots http://teachingmycalling.blogspot.com/2012/03/creating-screenshots.html

  34. Remind 101

  35. Google Calendar Keeping track of everywhere I need to be, what I'm going to teach, when, with what, etc., and all available on my mobile devices or any computer in the world :)~Graeme Campbell

  36. Zite Zite keeps me current with my areas of interest without having to read multiple sites / periodicals.~Mrs. J

  37. Purdue Owl

  38. Thank You!

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