Melissa Minkinwww.TeacherHack

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CSUDHJune 19,2014

Tech For New Teachers

Productivity Tools

Manage Multiple To-Do Lists

rememberthemilk.com

Desktop and Smart Phone Versions

Camscanner (Smart Phone App)

Educreations

Go to Educreations.com (or use iPad app)

Create a presentation with three slides about why you want to be a teacher.

Make sure you write/draw on the presentation

Adobe Voice

Use the tablet app

Create a 3 slide presentation about why you want to be a teacher

Jing (Screencasting)

Record everything on your screen

http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

Your Task - Jing

Create a screencast showing how to open and close a document in Microsoft Word. Or how to do something else.

Word Clouds

Los Angeles Times. “Debate Over Amnesty” 5/13/2013

Word Clouds

Instant, intuitive way to digest information

Wordle.net and Tagxedo.comHow to use: Create Load (enter text) Submit

Jeff class survey – Student Survey –

Sample: “What Makes a Good Book Review?”

Your Task

Go to Tagxedo.com

Drop in text (your most recent blog post, a paper you just wrote, the front page of the New York Times).

See what happens

Classroom Uses

Teacher types text as students call out answers, “whip-arounds,” etc.

Use with Google Forms

Have students create them

Card Maker – Quizlet.com

Great for flashcards

Great Substitute for Avery Forms

Enter Quickly

Prints in many helpful formats

Sample File

Your Task

Open an account at Quizlet.com

Create a set with three flashcards

Explore the study options

Explore the print options

Crossword Puzzle Maker

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/crossword/

Or Google: read write think crossword puzzle creator

Omnidazzle (Mac) - Just Fun

Easy Voice Recording

Podcasting in an instant

Generates a share-able URL

Requires microphone enabled computer (or headphones with mic?)

http://vocaroo.com/

Your Task

Go to www.vocaroo.com

Speak two sentences about why you want to be a teacher

See what happens

Classroom Uses – Switching Modalities

What do you do now using pen/paper?

Which students would benefit by speaking it instead?

Students comment on text they’re read, etc.HW email link to you, post on blog, etcHave student read aloud for fluency testingHave students explain how they did (or would do) math problem

-Enter Grades Fast,

-Attach Assignments-Student & Parents/Guardians Can Log In

Online Gradingengradepro.com

Links To More Resources

Great Educational Leadership Article

7 Tips for Using Technology in Your Classroom - http://goo.gl/QIOqs

Educreations – go to www.TeacherHacks.net/educreations

Math Apps – Go to free4teachers.com and type in “math

Grants - free4teachers.com

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