COOL WAYS TO USE TECH IN THE CLASSROOM

EDPUZZLE - Thank you Diedre for discovering Edpuzzle. Edpuzzle is great for having kids watch a movie and comment on it. You can embed questions that you want them to answer, or you can have them record comments. Check out this link to find out more details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8377YLHrdwU PADLET - Padlet allows you to build walls that include images, video, and texts. This is not an APP. You can make these public or private. You can ask all students to respond before they come to class, or you can have them do this at the beginning of class to get their input on a question.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuzciL8qCYM - TIME TOAST Not just for history teachers, Time toast is free and allows you to create time lines. You can track elements of an author's life or of the evolution of a nation. Some seniors may want to create cool resumes using Time Toast. This is not an APP, so kids do not need iPads for this, but they can use their iPad if they like. Here is a tutorial on Time Toast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk9fcBDVMd4