Technology+in+the+Classroom

====[|The 4th Era] - Exploration of the new era in human history marked by invention on the Internet ====

[|15 Free Safe AVATAR Creators]| Eduhowto

====[|21st Century Fluency Project]contains supplemental material that provides support for classroom teachers who are implementing 21st century teaching. The site lets teachers access premade lesson plans that teach traditional content along with 21st century fluencies. The site also provides teachers with a blank template for designing their own lessons for teaching 21st century fluencies. There are also other shared resources and a forum for additional collaboration and support. ====

====[|AWW]A Web Whiteboard is touch-friendly online whiteboard app that lets you use your computer, tablet or smartphone to easily draw sketches, collaborate with others and share them with the world. ====

[|The Comprehensive Google Drive Guide]for Teachers and Students a treasure trove of practical guides on how to use each tool in Google Drive.

[|Edcanvas] lets you create your own canvas of images, videos, links and files in a visually attractive format. A grid of tiles provides the "canvas" where resources can be gathered and organized for lessons and projects across the curriculum on all grade levels. While this Web 2.0 teaching tool is a versatile resource for teachers, it is also an engaging way for students to share their own work from research projects to original art work.

[|Educational Technology and Mobile Learning]is a resource of educational web tools and mobile apps for teachers and educators.

[|Email Etiquette Tips]for Students - Some for Teachers, Too Includes two videos

[|GraphFree] provides a nice alternative to some expensive graphing calculators and apps. For a lot of high school students GraphFree will provide all of the functions that they need. GraphFree can also be used by teachers to simply download a blank graph to use for in-class graphing assignments done on paper.

====[|iPad Workshop]includes pages on personal apps, reading apps, education apps, classroom ideas and also links to information on setting up school policies. ====

[|Into the Driver's Seat] - Building the independence of learners through thoughtful uses of technology

====[|John Simi¹s iPad site]These links are provided to give you additional information if you've already bought one, are considering buying one, or are in the middle of a large scale implementation! In addition, there are many resources here to help with use of iPads in schools. ====

[|MediaBreaker] is an online video editor designed exclusively for remixing copyrighted content in an educational setting while teaching 21st-century skills which incorporate fair use and encourage critical media literacy.

[|MrNussbaum.com]was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and fact sets taught in the classroom can be enhanced over the internet through interactivity. Furthermore, for teachers to have a reliable K-8 internet site to use in the computer lab or in the classroom, that likely covers one or many themes currently being taught. MrNussbaum.com offers dozens of interactive games specifically designed to pinpoint one or several essential concepts taught in elementary years, and dozens of research themes designed to make the process of gathering information interactive and enjoyable. MrNussbaum.com, however, does not just present information, but in addition, provides numerous interactive activities to complement the presentation of interactive information.

====[|The Partnership for 21st Century Skills] is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the 3Rs and 4Cs (Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and innovation). ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Practical Ed Tech Tips]—how-to videos, directions, tips, and tricks for using popular ed tech apps and sites.

====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|QR Code Generator] A QR Code (it stands for "Quick Response") is a cell phone readable bar code that can store website URL's, plain text, phone numbers, email addresses and pretty much any other alphanumeric data. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Remind] has introduced a chat option for teachers who use Remind. Remind chat will allow students and parents to reply with text to a teacher's messages. Just as Remind has always done, the real phone numbers of both parties is hidden. “Office hours" allows teachers to specify when they will allow them to state when they will be available for messaging. Teachers can also pause or stop chat exchanges at any time.

====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|ScreenLeap] is the perfect tool to use when you want to share and collaborate across the classroom, or across the state or further. Easy to use, all you have to do is download the java applet and you're ready to share your screen with anyone at anytime. This works in tandem with apple devices or any device that has internet connection. Unfortunately, right now it's a one-way deal - you'll have to use a pc or mac to share. It gives a simple code or website you can share with others to see your screen. There's a little lag time but not terribly so. So, if you have teachers who have data projectors going on the fritz, want to do a PLC with other colleagues, or whatever collaboration you're working with, this could be the perfect tool. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Strike] is a fun and easy way that students can use to keep track of tasks and to strike stuff off lists as tasks are completed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Tozzl] is a message board platform that allows you to quickly create private, password-protected message boards as well as public boards. Tozzl assigns a new, unique URL to each message board. On your message board you can add sections for chat, file sharing, to-do lists, and YouTube videos. You can also import the feed of a Twitter hashtag. The many facets of Tozzl open it up to a bunch of possible classroom uses. You could use it simply as a backchannel tool in which students ask questions through the course of a lesson. You could have students use it as a project management tool when they're working in groups. Tozzl message boards also have the potential to be used for simply distributing digital handouts and videos to your students.