Presenting Information (contribute at least one tool to each of the four sections below: images, audio, video, web2.0)
IMAGES | ||
Contributor | Digital Tool and Link | Brief Description |
Dr. C | Present.Me is an easy-to-use tool offering three presentation options: slides with your “talking head”, slides with audio or just the video. | |
Brendan Lea | Prezi is an easy to use presentation creator. It allows users to create a presentation that moves like magic to the next part. There is both a free and paid version for educators. | |
Mary Carter | Haiku is a presentation software that allows you to remove the clutter that create the “death by PowerPoint” syndrome. With vibrant images dominating each slide, presenters are able to simplify the message and create an emotional impact. My students did a short presentation using Haiku Deck on the transformation of Roger Chillingworth in The Scarlet Letter. If you look on the right, you can see their presentation notes. | |
Alanna Shaw | Emaze is similar to Prezi. It offers 3D templates, sound and voice over options, and is able to run on any platform. Most people have to pay for a plan, but there are free options for teachers and students. There is also a free option with limited features available. | |
Bobbie Hoobler | Twiddla allows you to create and host online meetings. The free version is a little limited, it allows you to create/attend meeting, Share documents, and screen capture (but they can’t be stored permanently). The free version also does not allow for voice chat, but you could easily combine it with a VoIP program like TeamSpeak. Upgrading for $14/month adds many other features. | |
Caroline Cooney | Mixbook is photo book maker. Students can use it to write stories & upload images to book. Teachers can use it as introduction to the class (and as an exemplar for future work). Here is an example that I created to share with my Earth Science classes about classroom expectations. | |
Katie Jones | Swipe is a free program that allows you to drag and drop images into a presentation format. You can add audio or video, as well. What I love about it is there is a audience participation portion: people following along on their device can respond to polls you put in your slide, thus you can see real-time response to each slide and/or question. This could be a great way for me to review vocab with my students--I could have a word on each slide and poll the students to see if they think they know the definition or not. This way I’ll know which words to focus on more. It can be anonymous, as well, so students who may not feel comfortable raising their hand to say they don’t know, may be more willing to share their need to review this way. | |
Emily Planton | Piktochart is a free program that allows students to create their own infographics, posters, or flyers. Products can be shared, presented, or printed. Through pre-made templates or blank templates, students can synthesize their information into an eye catching and informative product. | |
Katie Schmoldt | Capzles is a way to make timelines digitally. Students and teachers can add text, pictures, and even videos to the timeline. This program even allows you to share your timeline with certain people (so you could embed the timeline). One use could be in a history class to show progression of events. | |
Lisa Hawes | PhotoPeach allows you to create and share slideshows. | |
Tyler Isbell | Thinglink is a platform used to create and share interactive images. Embedded content may include images, audio, video, web links, polls, or text. Here is a blog post with a resource on ideas on how to use it in the classroom. | |
Greg Warren | Google images is one almost everyone knows, but is one that I use all of the time. It allows you to look up almost any image you might need from the arts to get well cards. It allows a quick and easy picture to go along with any lesson. | |
Brenda Ritter | Sway is a web-based Microsoft product that lets you create and share images and media while designing it to fit your needs. (I just discovered this when looking up a PowerPoint Online link so I haven’t used it but it looks neat.) | |
Brenda Ritter | With Microsoft OneDrive and PowerPoint Online you can convert those offline presentations to online versions. Especially handy if your school does not use Google. | |
Roxanna Caceres | Originally Keynote was only available as a desktop app, but there is now a Keynote for iCloud version that would be perfect for classrooms with iPads. This is an easy way to create quick presentations using a mobile device. It is known for some really great themes and design options, and includes fun transitions and animations. | |
Claire Dickinson | With Clarify, users can upload screenshots and text to be used as tutorials. For example, teachers can create tutorials with directions for students to guide them through processes. The great part is that students can read through the directions and look at the screenshots at their own pace. Arrows, text boxes, and rectangle/oval annotations can also be used to guide learners. | |
Jessica Clark | Jing is a screen and video capturing tool. It downloads right to your desktop as a sun icon and has three “rays” for “capture”, “history” and “more”. It’s features are very simple and user friendly. Once a photo is taken, users have the ability to add text, arrows, drawings and shapes to the picture. With the video capture, your screen will be recorded and you can narrate what you are doing on the screen. I can see this being a great tool for giving digital demonstrations to students. | |
Tyler Rutledge | Slides is an incredibly useful tool for presenting, collaborating, and engaging students. Students have the ability to share presentations with classmates in order to gain feedback or simply to collaborate with a group of people. With the help of Chromecast, Slides can be projected to a TV without the need for a projector. My classroom uses Google products and we replaced our projector with a 55 inch TV last year. Chromecast makes this possible. | |
AUDIO | ||
Contributor | Digital Tool and Link | Brief Description |
Dr. C. | Soundtrap is a multi-track recording tools you can use to make a professional sounding audio including sound effects and musical instruments | |
Brendan Lea | Beat Lab is an easy to use music creation tool. The grid feature makes it easy to add various elements to your creations. You can choose from 1 of 19 different genres. Very easy to use. If you don’t want kids to create accounts, show them how to do a recording of it using a tool like Quicktime. | |
Mary Carter | Voice Record Pro is an app I can use to make audio recordings. These recording can be uploaded to SoundCloud, Google Drive, iMovie, email, etc. It is easy for the students to use. They also can use it to record lectures in class. | |
Alanna Shaw | Spreaker is a podcast creating tool. It has a web-based platform as well as apps that you can download to use on mobile devices. Your recordings can also be linked to your social networking platforms. | |
Bobbie Hoobler | AudioBoom lets you record unlimited messages under 10 minutes for free from your phone. Recorded messages can be automatically posted to your Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, or to a Wordpress blog page. | |
Caroline Cooney | Jing is a free download, and lets users take screenshots and annotate and add audio. Teachers could use this for a flipped presentation, communicating “how to” information to students, or... | |
Katie Jones | Incredibox is a free program that gives the user the ability to manipulate characters to create their own song. The students could create the beat/melody with this app and then add their own lyrics. While this would be great in a music classroom, I think it would be a blast to have students create a song for a character in a novel we are creating...like a love song from Mr. Darcy to Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Man, I would love to see what they would come up with! | |
Emily Planton | Fission is a free student friendly download that can be used for audio editing. This is a great tool for splicing different pieces of audio-music, voice recording, as well as many other formats. It is also very convenient and easy to share with others through itunes or sound cloud. | |
Katie Schmoldt | Chirbit allows for simple recordings for free. A teacher or student can simply record a podcast or instruction using this site. Other handy features allow you to add a picture to your recording and to embed your recording to your website. It is super easy to use and create simple recordings. | |
Lisa Hawes | Audio Expert is a free and easy to use tool. It’s an online audio editor, file converter and sound recorder. | |
Tyler Isbell | Another web-based audio recording tool. Recordings may be downloaded or shared. Clyp.it is good for short, unedited audio recordings. | |
Greg Warren | Super easy audio tool. Students would find this online audio tool easy to use. It does not allow for some of the more sophisticated editing, but makes up for it in its ease of use. | |
Lisa Hawes | Safeshare.tv is a safe way to watch and share YouTube and Vimeo videos. You can use this for video or audio. I’m using it for a YouTube read-aloud for Charlotte’s Web. Our school blocks YouTube, and this is a way for me to share those videos. I also had issues with students getting into other stuff on YouTube. You can add your YouTube link, and you get a secure link for only your video to play. | |
Brenda Ritter | Create an audio file with a speaking avatar. Students and teachers can have fun and get creative. The basic Voki creation is free. | |
Roxanna Caceres | While it took me a bit to get used to the Audacity tool to record my podcast for our assignment last week, I quickly caught-on and actually really love the app for creating audio presentations. It is a free, multi-track audio editor and recorder for several different operating systems. | |
Claire Dickinson | Moo0 is a free tool. It can be used as a voice/sound recorder and can currently save recordings in MP3 and WAV formats. | |
Jessica Clark | Evernote has an audio record feature that can be accessed from a phone, tablet or computer. It allows the user to take audio notes that are automatically saved to your Evernote account. I could see Evernote’s audio feature being a good option for class directions, extended notes, presentations or speeches. It could also be a tool that students use as a reminder for when things are due. | |
Tyler Rutledge | Garageband is a great tool for Mac users. This is a tool which could be used over iphone, ipad, and/or computer. The audio features with Garageband are excellent for podcasting, student presentations, or anytime it is necessary to record student work. It is very easy to move audio from Garageband to iTunes which is a heavily used. | |
VIDEO | ||
Contributor | Digital Tool and Link | Brief Description |
Dr. C | This is a fabulous “movie-making” tool. You will need to sign up for the “education version” in order to get unlimited length videos. Replace the music options offered with a recording made by the students.. | |
Brendan Lea | Online movie editor that allows you to edit movies online. There is both a free a paid version. The paid version includes advanced editing features, admin controls for your class, longer videos, and the ability for students to collaborate. | |
Mary Carter | Zaption allows you to take a quality video you want to use in class and make it interactive. You can insert notes, ask questions (objective and subjective). The students can view the video together or as part of the flipped model. Analytics are provided so the teacher can monitor learning. Here is a short video on William Golding. It gives you an idea of how Zaption is used. | |
Alanna Shaw | Powtoon allows you to create animated videos and presentations. There are free and paid for accounts.Teachers can use PowToons to deliver content prior to a lesson (flipped classroom model) or students can use it to create presentations. | |
Bobbie Hoobler | CamStudio is a video screen capture program. It is very useful for creating tutorials. Options include recording audio from microphone, speakers, or no audio. One of my favorite features is the ability to select what is being recorded. You can choose from a region, a window, full screen, both screens, or select screen (if you have more than one monitor). CamStudio is a totally free program licensed under the GPL. | |
Caroline Cooney | Knovio’s free version allows users to create and narrate presentations in a split screen. The free version does have limitations (5 active presentations, 7 minute length) | |
Katie Jones | Stupeflix is a very user-friendly way to make slideshow filled with photos, videos, music, and text. In my English class, students could use this program to create biographical videos about certain authors or perhaps a audio/visual book report. The options are truly endless. | |
Emily Planton | I think showing students ways to use their everyday devices/apps in an educational manner is a great way to engage students. Snapchat is a free app that allows students to take up to 10 second videos. Each student could create a “school only” account, as well as the teacher, and send snapchats (10 sec videos) of an example of something learned in class. For example, while covering weathering and erosion, students could send videos of examples of erosion to the teacher for homework. | |
Katie Schmoldt | This program allows you to create animated instructional videos. There is a free version for education (as well as a paid version). This is a drag and drop type of platform, but has some advanced features that you will need to learn how to use (such as how to animate these features). You can add videos and sound to the base animation as well. This would be helpful in illustrating processes, tasks, explanations in a visual way that includes text, animations, sound, and video. | |
Lisa Hawes | Screencast-O-Matic is a free screen and webcam recorder. You can pay the premium charge if you want extra features ($15 per year). You can save your recording to a file, publish it to YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo, and Dropbox. It’s a great tool to record your on-screen activity. This recording allows you to demonstrate while you communicate. I pay the $15 per year to get the extra features. I use this program to create how-to videos for my students and families. | |
Tyler Isbell | Wideo is an online animated video platform. Includes templates for many purposes. Offers free or paid services with educational discounts. A great tool for students or teachers. | |
Greg Warren | A tool for students or teachers to create their own video animation. Students draw images and then copy and paste their drawings into the next frame. By changing each frame students can create their own animations. Students can save their work and share it with others. | |
Brenda Ritter | Windows compatible screen recorder to create screen casts, tutorials, demos. | |
Roxanna Caceres | While this tool could also fit into the image category, I am putting it here because it also gives you the option to create integrated whiteboard animation and use dynamic animated characters. It is similar to PowerPoint with the option to create animated videos. | |
Claire Dickinson | This tool was already added in a couple of other categories, but I also wanted to describe it here because it could be helpful for all. I will add another tool below. Jing is wonderful and can be used as an online video tutorial tool. Users can capture computer screen shots and record audio for Jing projects to be turned into videos. There is, unfortunately, a five minute limit for these videos and they also must be completed in one take, as Jing does not allow editing. | |
Claire Dickinson | iMovie is a tool that allows users to upload pictures, add effects, music and text, and create videos/slideshows that are easy to share and present. | |
Jessica Clark | Biteable is a super simple video making tool. Users go in and select a template from a large library of options and then add text. For each scene change, a new template can be selected. Users can change the colors and add music. | |
Tyler Rutledge | YouTube is a tool that many people know about but not all people utilize. Students, in my class, have used YouTube for the past two years to create class projects as well as creating a place to house student work to display to parents and community members. | |
WEB2.0 | ||
Contributor | Digital Tool and Link | Brief Description |
Dr. C | Great tool to take your learners on a virtual trip...anywhere! You get to choose locations, pictures, video and text. | |
Brendan Lea | BookTrack Classroom is a great writing tool that allows authors to add sound effects from the BookTrack Classroom library or upload their own. Additionally teachers can prepare a library for students that gives them books that they can read. | |
Mary Carter | Canva is an online graphic design platform. It offers free access to a wide range assortment of design tools and options. The basic format is free. Teachers and students can use the infographics created. | |
Alanna Shaw | Storybird is one of my all time favorite websites/tools to get students writing. It is perfect for any age and any ability. Storybird features amazing artwork by artists, you just supply the writing. I have used Storybird for “challenges” in a writing class as well as for a writing club with younger students. You can create accounts for your students with personalized sign ins or they can create their own accounts with email addresses. Students can also have books made of their creations for a fee. | |
Bobbie Hoobler | Educaplay lets you create all kinds of activities from crosswords, matching, fill in the blank, word search, and many more. The free version automatically shares your activities with other users, but that also gives you access to many ready-made activities. You do need to register, but it free. | |
Caroline Cooney | Piktochart is a great infographic maker tool. Students and teachers can also create presentations, posters, and two page reports. I have had students create infographics with Piktochart on severe weather in my Earth Science class. The Digital Art class also uses Piktochart as do some of the Business teachers. | |
Katie Jones | Pixton is an awesome program where students and teachers can create their own comic strips. I love this because I actually already have my students do comic strips to review Lord of the Flies once we’re done reading. I put them into groups and assign each group two chapters and they create their comic on butcher paper. I LOVE the idea of having them do it on a computer--they would be much more willing to share their creations and students would be more attentive when we were sharing with each other. Awesome program! | |
Emily Planton | Titans of Space and other Virtual Reality apps | I recently wrote a grant to purchase google cardboard devices. Google cardboard can also be created with some cardboard and rubber bands- or the more durable route is to purchase. There are many free virtual reality apps that can be used in the classroom to take students on a trip. We found that the best ones were through the android platform. |
Katie Schmoldt | This site allows you to create a webquest without having to do all of the background coding. In addition, you can search and use webquests made by other teachers. You can also rank what the best webquests are so others can identify the best webquests. | |
Lisa Hawes | Glogster provides templates to create multimedia interactive posters. It also has an iPad App and allows you to share your posters online or embed into a wiki. | |
Tyler Isbell | Create dynamic presentations with Projeqt. Include live tweets, blogs, interactive maps, audio, or video into the slide deck. Presentations can move left, right, up, and down, so information does not have to be explored in a linear fashion. Teachers or students can start a presentation from scratch, a template, or an uploaded PowerPoint file. | |
Greg Warren | A great tool for students or teachers to create a map of a country and add markers, text labels and select from a variety of maps. | |
Brenda Ritter | Create videos of text Google Docs collaboration style. Have different characters interacting in creating a story. Could be great for group collaboration or presenting opposing ideas to the class. | |
Roxanna Caceres | This is a really cool online tool that allows students (and any individual for that matter) to practice learning a new language. There are eight possible languages, and students practice reading, listening, and writing words in the chosen language. I also love that it is available on mobile devices and like to use it as a supplement to my class. | |
Claire Dickinson | Bubblr is an awesome and free digital storytelling tool. It allows users to create unique comic strips with text and pictures. It gives a great opportunity for users to be creative. | |
Jessica Clark | NoRedInk is a platform that allows students to practice grammar and writing skills by using popular pop culture references. As students move through the program, the content get more specific based on the student’s preferences. Teachers get feedback about areas that students are struggling with and students get instantaneous feedback and support for questions they get wrong. | |
Tyler Rutledge | HyperDoc is a great tool for teaching and sharing information by utilizing Google Docs/Slides and Hyperlinks. Videos, links, pictures, and words can be used on each hyperdoc. Students are able to share and collaborate with peers in order to create a hyperdoc or teachers can use a hyperdoc in order to teach content. | |
Finding Information
Contributor | Digital Resources | Brief Description |
Dr. C | Fantastic resource for primary students, with general categories of information and an excellent search engine. | |
Brendan Lea | Boolify is a great visual search engine for students that helps them learn how to refine their searches using Boolean operators. | |
Mary Carter | GALE is terrific for high school students who need to do research. It allows students to search through over 7,000 authoritative, full-text titles. Our library features it as one of its research tools. | |
Alanna Shaw | A search engine for students that is ad free. Sweet Search searches only sites that have been approved by researchers, so the information is reliable. | |
Bobbie Hoobler | StumbleUpon is a browser extension. The way it works is you select things you are interested in and it will take you to random sites that feature your interests. Obviously it is not a direct search option, but it is a fun way to find new websites. | |
Katie Jones | While this is more a of a specialized website, I think it could easily be used in every content area. With documents from the National Archives, DocsTeach gives students and teachers a quick way to find actual primary sources to back up and/or further their research. Primary sources are becoming more and more difficult for my students to understand since everything is now online, but this would them to understand what it truly means to be a “primary” source. I would definitely love to have them use this in a research paper in my classroom. I’m looking forward to researching it some more. | |
Emily Planton | Digg reader is a great way for students to keep up with current events. It allows students to choose relevant websites and create their own news feed. Students no longer have to go to several different website each time they are asked to research- now they simply go to their personal generated new feed. I use this in my environmental science class so that students can stay up to date with environmental issues from multiple sources. | |
Katie Schmoldt | This is a great website where you can get pictures for free that are high quality that you don’t have to attribute to anyone. They are part of the Creative Commons. You can only download 10 pictures every 10 days, but the pictures are high quality and will enrich any presentation. | |
Lisa Hawes | edWeb offers free webinars to connect and collaborate with colleges around the world. It provides free professional development for educators. | |
Caroline Cooney | I know it is very basic, but I like to have my students start a Google Search for images by using the “more tools” button, and choosing images labeled for reuse. I use this to help students understand the importance of giving credit for images (even if labeled for reuse or in the public domain). I also use this to help them see the difference between credit for the image and retrieval information (in their minds those two are one & the same!). If they can’t find images, I have them search US agencies such as NASA, USGS, etc because those images are in the public domain (but still need to be given credit). Lastly, I introduce them to Google Scholar. | |
Tyler Isbell | “Not a search engine, but a computational knowledge engine” Answers to questions are based on expert-level knowledge or computed using formulas or algorithms. | |
Greg Warren | Great tool to take virtual field trips from earth to space. Includes free activities for students to do. Site has a browse section for teachers to choose what they want students to explore. Includes links to other educational articles relating to the material. | |
Brenda Ritter | Students can explore by topic for educationally relevant information, games, and activities. | |
Roxanna Caceres | This as a free app that provides thousands of educational videos about a wide variety of topics, from math, to music, to applying for college. I like that it is easy to use and fun for students. | |
Claire Dickinson | BrainPop is an excellent website filled with fun information about many different subjects including math, science, social studies, and more. It includes a search engine for users to find videos, lesson ideas, quizzes, and other activities. It is a great tool for both teachers and students. Some options are available only for paying customers, while there are other components that are free. | |
Jessica Clark | Diigo allows users to annotate digital text with a highlighter and sticky note option. It records places that you have been online while adding your notes, links and pictures in your library. All of your research is saved in one place for better organization and easier access to resources. | |
Tyler Rutledge | Heritage is a great site for finding historical documents. Students and teachers are able to use heritage for researching different historical documents. The site also allows students the opportunity to search, highlight, and annotate notes to create a more concise learning experience. | |
Studying Information
Contributor | Digital Tool and Link | Brief Description |
Dr. C | One of my favorite online flash cards, you can add pictures and audio. | |
Brendan Lea | Study Ladder is a great free online tool to help younger students study a variety of different topics. | |
Mary Carter | This is great app the students can use to build graphic organizers. They can be exported as a PDF for an assessment or shared with a study group. | |
Alanna Shaw | Use Flippity.net to turn Google spreadsheets into flashcards. | |
Bobbie Hoobler | Grammarly is about the coolest thing ever. It’s a spell checker and grammar checker that works in just about all of the application on your computer (Office, facebook, twitter) anything that you type. Not only does it correct spelling, it can identify mischosen words, missing articles, missing commas, and much more. Many times more powerful than the spell checker in Office. | |
Emily Planton | Google Keep is a free google extension that has seriously changed my life! It is an amazing note taking tool that allows the user to make sticky notes that are accessible on any device anywhere. Notes can be color coded, have images/videos, or can be shared with an additional person. | |
Katie Jones | GoConqr is a great way for visual learners to understand (or “conqr”) more complex concepts--it will break down big ideas into smaller ones using mind maps: when a user creates a map, the program shows how everything is connected in a very visual way. Super cool. | |
Katie Schmoldt | This program is basically an online planner that will help students keep organized. It is free to use. You can also link up to your phone. | |
Lisa Hawes | StudyBlue connects students and allows them to share and access flashcards, study guides, and more. It can also connect students in specific classes, allowing them to message each other to collaborate on projects. | |
Caroline Cooney | Spider Scribe is a free concept map maker. It allows texts, maps, images. I love creating concept maps to organize information, and use it as a study tool. | |
Tyler Isbell | ExamTime uses student-created mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, slides, and notes for students to study and learn. Student learning progress is tracked using the resources. Study groups can also be created using GoConqr (see above!) | |
Tyler Isbell | The purpose of ThinkBinder is to create study groups. Students can share files or links, chat, or draw on a collaborative whiteboard. | |
Greg Warren | Kidblog allows students and teachers a safe place to post their blogs. A teacher creates a classroom where students are invited to join. Kidblog allows teachers to monitor all activity along with the tools to edit. | |
Brenda Ritter | Students can use flashcards that are already created or make their own. When you mark one as getting it wrong it will stay in the stack until you get it right. Users need to create an account but it is free, can also sign up using Facebook. | |
Roxanna Caceres | This is a great app that students can use to take notes, make to-do lists, set reminders, attach files (how awesome is that?), create agendas, and access anything from any device. I like that students could have their phone to access notes and study, wherever they may be! | |
Claire Dickinson | Students can use this resource to test their knowledge of terms used within lessons. Pictures could also be drawn on their flashcards for extra retention and could be great for English Language Learners. | |
Jessica Clark | Students and teachers can create learning resources with: Mind Map, Flashcard, Note, Slide & Quiz Making Tools. Groups can also be created for studying and collaborating and there is a huge resource library where additional resources and content can be found. | |
Tyler Rutledge | Freerice.com is a fabulous tool for quizing students in subject areas including English, Math, Humanities, Languages, Chemistry, and many more. For each correct answer submitted, the organization which runs the website donates 10 grains of rice to an impoverished country. This is a great way for students to study while helping a great cause! |
Assessment
Contributor | Digital Tool and Link | Brief Description |
Dr. C | Kahoot! is a highly engaging game-based classroom response system. Kahoots are best played in a group setting, like a classroom or a conference room – or even with family in the living room. Games are displayed on a shared screen – for example a smart TV, a laptop or an interactive whiteboard. You can also use screensharing tools like Appear.In, Skype or Google Hangouts to include players from other classes or other parts of the world. Players join in using their own device – whether that is a smartphone, iPad, laptop, or desktop doesn’t matter, as long as they have a browser and good internet connection. Players do NOT need a kahoot account to play. | |
Brendan Lea | Socrative is a great tool that for creating assessments. Teachers can control when questions are asked (great for when you are introducing new concepts). Additionally, there are games that can be set up as well. Each student will need their own device. They may use a browser or mobile device. | |
Mary Carter | VoiceThread is so versatile. The teacher loads the question into a VoiceThread. Students respond to the question. The students are able to hear the responses of other students; however, part of the assessment can be responding to the question and to the person who just posted. The students enjoy listening to other students’ responses. It is a great way to do a formative assessment. Here is an example from my Pre-AP literature class. | |
Alanna Shaw | Create questions to display for students to answer in real time (best suited for multiple choice questions). Students can participate in the polls using any computer, phone, or tablet (which is really nice in secondary classrooms where just about every student has a phone). Free and paid accounts available. | |
Bobbie Hoobler | The answer pad let’s you create formative assessments for students where you can view all of their responses real time and provide feedback instantly. It works on on PC/Mac, tablets and phones. Here is a demo video. | |
Emily Planton | *Also check out ZipGrade- scan multiple choice tests with your phone for quick grading! | Plickers are so cool! It is a quick and easy way to quickly assess students either formatively or summatively. Each student receives a card with an image that has four different sides each corresponding a-d. The card image is also assigned specifically to that student. The teacher enters a multiple choice question. Students then hold up their cards with their chosen answer. Then, the teacher uses their phone to scan the room and collect data. Super easy, free, and fun! |
Katie Jones | Quizlet has a variety of uses (Dr. C talked about it in Study Tools)--some of my students enter their vocab words before a test and Quizlet will create different types of assessments using those words: fill in the blank, matching, etc. My students love to use it for review. They’ve also introduced Quizlet Live where you can do interactive assessments in the classroom--much like Kahoot that Dr. C mentioned above. Quizlet does make it nice by creating the assessments for you though! Always a plus! | |
Katie Schmoldt | This isn’t really a tool for online teachers, but is a tool for B&M schools. This program creates bubblesheets that you can print and then just hold up in front of your laptop computer to scan. It is super quick and students love to see their score instantly. The program also allows you to gauge student data and track which questions students had the hardest time on. The free version only allows you to have scantrons of 10 questions. The paid version has more features and scantrons up to 100. | |
Lisa Hawes | You can create custom tests online for free. It automatically grades your test and you can see the results in real-time. You can use it with all web browsers and smart devices like Android, iPhone, iPod, and iPad. | |
Caroline Cooney | Edmodo is an LMS. It allows teachers to create quizzes, and it grades them. The feature that I think is great is that it pools the data so teachers can see which questions students had trouble with. One caveat for fill in the blank, the word has to match exactly, so I think it is best for multiple choice. One of my colleagues uses for homework. | |
Tyler Isbell | Teacher can use text, video, or images to create question prompts. Students can answer using multiple choice, typing, drawing, or sharing an image. Results are reported live so the teacher can provide feedback. | |
Greg Warren | Is a free website that lets you build your own test. It will grade the tests and let you run reports to see how your students have done. | |
Brenda Ritter | You can edit videos, add questions, your own audio or comments. You could use for formative assessment or pair with your learning management system to embed into a quiz for graded formative or summative assessment. You can prevent skipping on videos, and there is a feature that stops the video if students go to another tab. | |
Roxanna Caceres | The app not only gives you an opportunity to check for student learning through a student response system, it also gives you tools to create a differentiated lesson based on the data collected. | |
Claire Dickinson | iRubric is an awesome tool that teachers can use to create rubrics for projects and assessments. This tool also includes real rubrics from other teachers for many different topic areas for reference. Students know exactly what is expected of them with rubrics. Rubrics give students, as well as teachers, organized structure. They also boost student independence. | |
Jessica Clark | ForAllRubrics is nice to use because there is a library of rubrics to pull from that can be adapted and there is a feature that allows you to create your own. You simply select the appropriate rubric box as you grade a student’s assignment and you can add comments along the way. Then you can email it, save as a pdf or view comments that you left. This can also align specifically to grade level standards beyond the assignment requirements. | |
Tyler Rutledge | Google Forms is a fabulous tool for not only surveying but also for assessing student progress. The forms are easy to create and add-ons can easily be included to make grading options readily available. Any person with a Google account can create a Google Form. | |