Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Apps and Add-Ons for Chrome Books - Various

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/collection/drive_apps

A few you might want to check out...

  • Google Drawings
  • gLinks -
    With this extension, you can create and open *.url, *.webloc and *.glink files directly from your Google Drive.
    Keep your files and links/bookmarks all together in your Google Drive.
  • Pixlr Editor
  • WeVideo - Video Editor
Chrome Extensions for Teachers:
  • Boomerang for Gmail - Allows you to schedule the delivery of e-mails
  • Clearly - Clearly makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read. Save them to Evernote to read anywhere.
  • Diigo Web Collector - Bookmark, Archive, Screenshot & Markup - All-In-One Web Collector, must-have research tool
  • Evernote Web Clipper -
    The Evernote Web Clipper is the easiest way to collect the best of the web, all in one place. 
    
    Clip pages and articles and save them in Evernote for research or reading later. Annotate a web page to show others what to focus on. Share clipped pages in an instant with Work Chat
  • IE Tab
  • Last Pass - Remembers passwords
  • One Tab - Save up to 95% memory and reduce tab clutter in Google Chrome
  • Pin It Button - Pin sites quickly to your Pinterest account
  • Shorten Me - Shorten URL's and generate QR codes
  • Tweet Deck - The most powerful Twitter tool for real-time tracking, organizing, and engagement.
Chrome Extensions for Students:

  • Clearly (Link above)
  • Diigo Web Collector (Link above)
  • Evernote Web Clipper (Link above)
  • Last Pass (Link above)
  • Pin It Button (Link above)
  • Shorten Me (Link above)
  • QR Code Generator
  • BibMe - Cite your essays in your choice of format
Web 2.0 Sites
Most or all of the above info taken from a presentation at the 2015 FETC by Rockingham County Schools.

Monday, January 26, 2015

MindMeister


http://www.mindmeister.com/help/google/drive

Powtoon for Education



https://www.powtoon.com/edu-home/

Kahoot!



Sign up for a Kahoot Account: getkahoot.com

Create a Kahoot Quiz: Create.kahoot.it

Student Site: kahoot.it

Microsoft Educators Network

Link to Microsoft Educators Network

Link to Microsoft Free Tools for Teachers
-Create collages, Brain Pop, Common Core, Critical Thinking, Interactive Visuals, Digital Storytelling, Excel tips and tricks, GeoGebra (Math), Khan Academy, Math Worksheet Generator...just to name a few of the tools that can be found on this page!

Going Paperless with Google Drive and Add-Ons

This powerpoint explains Doctopus (sharing docs to the whole class), Goobric (adding rubrics to docs when grading)Flubaroo (making gradable forms), and Superquiz (a new kind of Flubaroo).

Here is the link to the Powerpoint.

Chromebook Stuff

With the 6th grade going 1:1 next year, and 7th grade after that, and then 8th after that, finding apps and information can be overwhelming. John Sedwick is hosting a group on My Big Campus to help gather material and be a resource.

I will also be posting resources from time to time, many of which I will get from John. One of the great resources he has already shared is Shake Up Learning (shakeuplearning.com).


Here is a link to a sample post - 45 Fantastic Chrome Apps and Extensions

Look for the labels "Chrome Books" and "Google Suite" for more ideas and info.