Reinventing the Wheel: Using the Internet to Engage Your Students
Presented By Chrissy Hand KGCS EdCamp August 15, 2013
Table of Contents Accessing Information BrainPop…………………………………………………………………………………3 Trackstar…………………………………………………………………………………4 Google Lit Trips……………………………………………………………………….5 Organizing Information
Lino………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Popplet……………………………………………………………………………………7 Bubbl……………………………………………………………………………………..8 Presenting Information Tagxedo…………………………………………………………………………………..9 GoAnimate…………………………………………………………………………….10 Issuu……………………………………………………………………………………..11 Prezi……………………………………………………………………………………...12 Narrables……………………………………………………………………………….13 Google Sites……………………………………………………………………………14 Other Helpful Information TodaysMeet……………………………………………………………………………15 ReviewGameZone…………………………………………………………………..16 PurposeGames……………………………………………………………………….17 SurveyMonkey……………………………………………………………………….18 Google Forms………………………………………………………………………..19 Scan.Me………………………………………………………………………………..20 Intel Education………………………………………………………………………21
BrainPop: Animated Video Database
http://www.brainpop.com/
UN: kinggeorgecounty PW: brainpop
Animated videos for all subjects
Great for webquests, research, unit introductions. Free educator resources also available! There’s an app for that!
TrackStar: Webquests
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ index.jsp
Free membership– unlimited tracks Make tracks or use public ones– give students the track # for easy access Great for webquests, making several websites accessible at once Track # 449765 OR Track # 333625
Google Lit Trips: Live the Journey
http://googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/ Home.html
Free, but you fill out a 7 question survey
Choose a journey from the database
Great cross-curricular or enrichment activity, helps students visualize settings Must have GoogleEarth– Read manual
Lino: Online Bulletin Board
http://en.linoit.com/
Unlimited canvases (as far as I can tell)
Add sticky notes, files, videos and photos
Great for organizing information and creating a starting point for webquests, research and other online activities There’s an app for that!
http://linoit.com/users/chandkghs/canvases/KGCS%20EdCamp%202013
Popplet: Diagramming & Organization
http://popplet.com/
Free membership– 5 popplets
Make new or search public database
Great for brainstorming and organizing information There’s an app for that!
http://popplet.com/app/index.php#/1155799
Bubbl: Diagramming & Organization
https://bubbl.us/
Free membership– 3 mind maps
Make, import and export maps
Great for brainstorming and organizing information
Tagxedo: Word Clouds With Style!
http://www.tagxedo.com/
Free to use– no membership needed
Choose a shape or upload an image
Great for ice breakers, quizzes, or any project where students can use word association to showcase their learning
GoAnimate: Animated Videos
http://goanimate.com/
Free basic membership, $5/month for Plus
Limited templates and voices
Great for student projects, presentations
Videos can be created, but not played at school unless downloaded (only available with paid membership) http://goanimate.com/videos/0ML3JLf4tFVs/1
Issuu: Online Magazine
http://issuu.com/
Unlimited free online publications
Formats best when uploaded as PDF
Great for group projects, syllabi and class documents Publications are public– get MR forms!
http://issuu.com/kghs_sketch/docs/sketch_seussastein_shelebration_2013
Prezi: Better Presentations
http://prezi.com/
Free membership– all publications public, 100 MB storage Use a template or start with a blank Great for group projects and teacher presentations There’s an app for that! (Viewing only)
http://prezi.com/2egkl4jqpmr4/reinventing-the-wheel/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
Narrable: Online Storytelling
https://narrable.com/
5 free narrables Add photos and audio (which can be added through computer mic or phone call) Great for presentations and student projects There’s an app for that! https://narrable.com/#narrables/79g1kp
GoogleSites: Wikis & Websites
http://sites.google.com/
School membership– unlimited websites
Your ITL creates an email for each student; use Share permissions to decide who can see and edit each page Great for students wiki and website projects, as well as teacher websites
https://sites.google.com/a/kgcs.k12.va.us/kghs-hand-s-english-10-folk-lit-review/
TodaysMeet: Private Chat Room
http://todaysmeet.com/
Free, private chat rooms
Close your room in 2 hours-1 year
Great for group projects, silent discussions, etc. BUT you can’t moderate comments before they post, so be aware
ReviewGameZone: Educational Games
http://reviewgamezone.com  
Free membership
Make 10 question mini quizzes, students choose the game platform and play for a few minutes after every question they answer correctly
http://reviewgamezone.com/site/teacher-sort-game-list.php?id=11627&name=Christina%20Hand
PurposeGames: Educational Games
http://www.purposegames.com
Free membership
Make quizzes from images– students click on the correct answer to the question, marked by a dot or a shape
http://www.purposegames.com/games?u=210138
SurveyMonkey: Surveys & Questions
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
Free basic membership
Use templates or create from scratch, choose from 12 themes or create custom ones, choose from 15 types of questions.
Send through email, URL, or social media
Use for surveys, quizzes, etc. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/99TR269
Google Forms: Surveys & Questions
http://www.google.com/
You already have a school membership
To create a survey, open a spreadsheet. Under Tools—Create form. You can easily share with anyone on the KGCS Google network, or with specific people only. http://tinyurl.com/m787yz9
Scan.Me: QR Code Generator
http://scan.me/
Unlimited QR codes QR codes link to websites, contact information, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Add QR codes to classroom documents or use them with BYOD for research, scavenger hunts, etc. Students will need a free QR reader app to scan the codes.
Intel Education: Rubrics, Data & More
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/ intel-in-education.html?wapkw=education
Free membership Assessing Projects (rubric database), Visual Ranking, Seeing Reason & Showing Evidence (data collection and analysis tools)