Loop

Loop is an interesting new student response system that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's blog.  The way this works is by educators creating an online classroom and then posting questions for students to answer.  Students can then respond via a emoji, words, or selecting an answer.  This is a great way for educators to assess student learning and even differentiate instruction.
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I highly recommend checking out Loop by clicking here!!!

BoomWriter

BoomWriter is a terrific site that I’ve written about many times because it lets elementary, middle, and high school teachers conduct non-fiction, fiction, and vocabulary development group-writing/collaborative activities in almost any subject area.  BoomWriter is an innovative learning tool that educators everywhere are using for project based learning and turn students into published writers.

• Standards-based Rubrics! Boomwriter has made Argument/Opinion, Information/Explanatory, and Personal Narrative rubrics that will resonate with and prove useful to any teacher regardless of the state or region they may teach in.

• Makes Grading Easy!!  BoomWriter has done a very clever job of overlaying the rubrics and grading feature atop the individual student’s submission.  This allows the teacher to look at the work and the performance descriptor simultaneously before then applying the grade/score with a single click. 

• Capture Student Writing Data!!!  If the first two reasons were not convincing enough, this one should seal the deal.  Are you frustrated by having to wait until the following school year when the standardized testing results arrive to learn how your students’ writing is progressed?  Not particularly helpful, is it?  BoomWriter PRO lets teachers capture whole class and individual student writing data in real time before then presenting it to the teacher in a highly visual and easy to interpret manner.  This allows you to identify any potential writing instruction ‘blindspots’ that you may need to address with your class, as well as the ability to consistently assess and monitor the progress of each individual student in your class in all areas of writing throughout the entire school year.   

I highly recommend checking out BoomWriter by clicking here!!!

*BoomWriter is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

DataCamp

DataCamp is a free mobile (iOS/Google Play) to learn coding for: SQL, Python, and more.  This is done through a game based learning interface through 5 min courses.  This is a great way to integrate STEM into the classroom and learn more advanced programming/coding languages.

I highly recommend checking out DataCamp by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review click here.

Chronicle Cloud

Chronicle Cloud is an innovative educational all-in-one iOS app for teachers.  Educators can use Chronicle Cloud in a number of different ways such as: assessing (using their "traffic light" system), note-taking, providing feedback, and much much more.  Also, being on the "cloud" teachers can collaborate and share best "teaching" practices in an easy way.

I highly recommend checking out Chronicle Cloud by clicking here!!!

*Chronicle Cloud is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

AR-kid: Space

AR-kid: Space is an excellent iOS app for kids ages 4 on up and uses augmented reality to teach about Space.  This is done through a robot named Cosmo who narrates through 4 different aspect of space: (i.e. rocket, orbit, moon, and solar system).  This is all done using augmented reality where a kid interacts w/ virtual rockets, moon landings, etc.

I highly recommend checking out AR-kid: Space by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review click here.

Modern Chalkboard

Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful new free site for finding SMART board resources.  This is a great place to find interactive lessons on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Grammar, Science, Social Studies, and more Also, this is a nice place to find other resources such as links and help files.

I highly recommend checking out Modern Chalkboard by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational Resources click here.

*Modern Chalkboard is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Walnut

Walnut is a excellent new site/app for finding educational videos and then taking quizzes to assess learning.  This is done through a very easy-to-use interface where all the videos are curated for education where student's can then take quizzes that uses a game based learning interface.  Best of all, Walnut makes it easy for teachers to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out Walnut by clicking here!!!

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the tip.