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.

MonkeyLearn

 

MonkeyLearn is an excellent site for creating a word cloud that reminds me a lot of Wordle.  All a user has to do is copy/paste in some text and hit generate word cloud.  That's it, MonkeyLearn generates the cloud and even analyzes the text for keywords and sentiment analysis.

I highly recommend checking out MonkeyLearn by clicking here!!

For a more detailed review check out Richard Byrne's wonderful blog.

Otus for Remote Learning

 

Otus is an ideal tool for Remote Learning w/ schools being closed.  Their learning platform makes it easy for educators to build dynamic engaging lessons, deliver instruction, and then assess student learning.

Otus is a all-in-one mobile learning solution for schools that combines the best features of a: learning management system, data management system, and more.  The sleek new design, allows for easier functionality, a brighter customizable color interface, and real-time analytics and third party integration (i.e. Khan Academy), and of course Otus Worksheets.

Below is a brief demo...



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

For more information check out Otus on Technology and Learning.

*Otus is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Wooclap

 

Wooclap is an excellent learning tool that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog that is ideal for Distance Learning.  Wooclap is a tool that reminds me a lot of Kahoot, where a teacher can create a poll/quiz and students can respond in real-time from their mobile device.  Best of all, Wooclap has lots of robust features that set it apart from their competition such as: 20+ ways to interact w/ their audience, integrates w/ most LMS, Keynote, PPT, Google Slides, etc, free for education, and much much more.  This is a great tool for educators to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

below is a brief demo...



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

For a more detailed review click here.

Mobile Permissions

 

Mobile Permissions is a fantastic new free tool for educators to virtual send parents permissions slips.     Mobile Permissions makes it easy for teachers to send any type of permission slip form to a parents/guardians phone or mobile device.  They can then electronically sign and submit payment while educators can track/monitor to it all from their teacher portal.  Finally, they can reuse already created slips for future periods or classes.

I highly recommend checking out Mobile Permissions by clicking here!!!

*Mobile Permissions is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Monsters vs Fractions

 

Monsters vs Fractions is an excellent site for learning fractions through game based learning.  This is a super-fun online or iOS environment where students select through a number of games (i.e. Portal Machine, Catapult, Fractonium Mine).  These games focus on a wide variety of skills such as, sorting fractions on a number line, determining which fractions are greater, and more.  Best of all, the educational portal allows educators to track and monitor students while generating detailed reports to make it easy for differentiating instruction.

I highly recommend checking out Monsters vs Fractions by clicking here!!!

Buncee for Remote Learning

 

Buncee, one of the most versatile learning tools around for: project base learning, digital storytelling, scrapbooking, and much much more, has just released a site for remote learning.  This is a great area for educators looking for ideas on how to help teach students remotely during school closures.  Remember, Buncee provides a digital canvas where the uses are limitless to create projects and lessons for your students.  Finally, Buncee has an abundance of resources for educators looking to get to know their students such as: meet the teacher templates, all about me posters, and more.  Click here for more info.

I highly recommend checking out Buncee for Remote Learning by clicking here!!!

*Buncee is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

SpeakyReads

 SpeakyReads is an innovative learning tool for ESL students or those looking for help w/ reading and comprehension.  The way this works is that books/texts are broken up into audio-paragraphs that can be used in two different modes, Reading or Dictation.  Best of all, SpeakyReads lets students set their own targets and generate detailed reports for "self paced learning".

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

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

BoomWriter for Remote Learning

 

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.

Watch Know

 

Watch Know is a wonderful free site for finding educational videos. It has thousands of videos and categorized in every subject imaginable for education. This site is very user friendly and built around a "wiki-style" interface. This is ideal for districts that are especial worried about maintaining CIPA compliance.

I highly recommend checking out Watch Know by clicking here!!!

I Know It

I Know It is a fantastic site for interactive Math lessons grades K-5th.  This is a super fun easy to use site for practice on a wide range of topics, such as: place value, multiplication, counting coins, time, and more.  Best of all, I Know It allows educators to assign lessons and track student progress to make it easy to differentiate instruction.

I highly recommend checking out I Know It by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...



I Know It is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Cloud Stop Motion

 

Cloud Stop Motion is an innovative site for creating and storing stop motion video projects.  This is
ideal for educators looking to integrate technology into the classroom and can be used for project based learning, digital storytelling, and more.  Best of all, the educational portal allows teachers to track and manage student accounts, organize all projects, and export/watch all videos, all from w/in the web/browser.

I highly recommend checking out Cloud Stop Motion by clicking here!!!

*Cloud Stop Motion is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

The Escape Classroom

The Escape Classroom is an innovative site where educators can find excited workshops for their students.  These workshops workshops are designed for K-12 and can be used/customized for any curriculum.  Best of all, the workshops: "Mystery Classroom" and "Hero Classroom" can be used remotely for distance learning. 

Below is a brief demo...

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

I highly recommend checking out The Escape Classroom by clicking here!!!

Vocab Victor Classroom

 

Vocab Victor the innovative mobile (iOS/Android) app for building vocabulary words/skills just released a major update for educators, their digital "classroom".  This new update offers lots of features but mainly lets teachers create classrooms where students can join and then customize and create wordlists from their curriculum to include in Vocab Victor's educational games and is WEB BASED!!!

New features...

• Create schools and classes
• Invite students to join your classes from inside the Vocab Victor app!
• Create word lists based on what you think your students most need to learn!
• Assign the lists to your students!
• Word list words will appear in Vocab Victor's word learning games automatically! Students will learn words from a combination of matching games, associations, word puzzles, and definition review!
• Monitor your students' progress so you know which words they've mastered!
• Encourage friendly competition with our new class leaderboard!

Vocab Victor uses "game based learning" to help students develop their vocabulary through 4 different styles of games through 11 levels.  These games offer high replay as well as different varieties of game play, such as: matching, sorting, targeting, and more.  Best of all, Vocab Victor assesses and adapts words to each student's vocabulary level in real-time and is ideal for ESL/ELL.

Vocab Victor Web app... https://app.vocabvictor.com/

Below is a brief demo...



I highly recommend checking out Vocab Victor by clicking here!!!

Download Vocab Victor for free here!!!

*Vocab Victor is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Teacher Made

TeacherMade is wonderful resource for easily converting old resources (i.e. worksheets, PDFs, Google Docs i.e.) into online activities.  TeacherMade is very user-friendly, and once a user uploads their document, they can then add a question to make it an interactive assignment.  Best of all, TeacherMade has a built-in-grader that saves teachers time and makes it easy to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

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

Thanks to Richard Byrne's award winning blog for the tip!!

Storyboard That for Back to School

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*Updates

• New character movements
• New search options making it easier to find scenes, characters, etc
• New items, characters, and scenes to choose from

Storyboard That the wonderful resource that educators everywhere are using for a variety of educational purposes (i.e. timelines, digital storytelling, project based learning, etc), has just released a bunch of ideas/activities on how to use Storyboard That over the summer.  These activities cover a wide range of topics from story starters, reading projects, digital storytelling, and more. 

Storyboard That is an excellent learning tool w/ educational portal, where teachers can manage, track, and assess student accounts in a safe environment.  This easy-to-use site has an abundance of teacher guides and lesson plans, that makes it easy to integrate into any classroom or curriculum.

I highly recommend checking out Storyboard That by clicking here!!!

*Storyboard That is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Dystopia 2153

 

Dystopia 2153 is an innovative new site for coding/programming that I just found out about from Monica Burns.  Dystopia is a fresh take on teaching STEM skills by helping kids learn how to code through a digital graphic novel w/ over 40 different coding games.  Also, for those that like "traditional" graphic novel a print version can be ordered.

I highly recommend checking out Dystopia 2153 by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...

Storillo

 

Storillo is an innovative new tool for group writing projects.  Storillo makes it easy for educators to create projects and then organize groups for students to work on together.  Best of all, Storillo makes it easy for educators to see who has done what and help strengthen cooperation/collaboration skills.

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

Thanks to Technology & Learning for the tip.

Knoword Update

Knoword the super fun Vocabulary game that is perfect for distance/remote and Game Based Learning has just released a major update!!!

• Knoword Assignments - lets teachers easily plan, create, assign, and track student responses as they play through a "word pack".  These packs can be created from new or customized from an existing pack to meet their needs w/ the ability to control all assignments.  Best of all, students do not need to create an account to finish assignments or turn them.
• New and Improved Word Packs  - Teachers can now customize all packs to meet their needs (i.e. set time limits).  Also, they can filter through: new, popular, or most played packs.  Finally, there is a new pack interface to make easier to create, find, and assign packs.

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

For more information on Knoword's latest update click here.

*Knoword is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Amazing Educational Resources

 Amazing Educational Resources is an excellent free site/social network for finding educational resources
on any number of topics.  This is a great place for educators to collaborate and find lesson plans, videos, worksheets, tips, and more in a easy to use environment.  Bestof all, a user can search via subject, category, or grade level and even sign up to receive emails when a new tool is added.

I highly recommend checking out Amazing Educational Resources by clicking here!!!

Dogo News for Remote Learning

 

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom.  This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out DOGOnews for teachers by clicking here!!!

*DOGOnews is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.