More technology resources...

Animoto.com - Make videos - Cost: $9.99/year

Prezi.com - Create presentations - Public (presentations visible publicly on the internet) - $0 with 100 MB storage. Private plans are also availble.

Bubbl.us - Mind Maps - Create 3 free, then $6/month or $59/year

mind42.com - Mind Maps - Free (Does have ads on site)

Infogr.am - Create infographics - Free!

ToonDoo.com - Create cartoons - Free (There is a Toon Doo Spaces for Education that has more features and charges for its services..)

MakeBeliefsComix.com - Make comics - Free! --> Has some great resources.

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

• Kahoot - Quiz generator
• Quizlet - Simple tools that let you study anything, for free
• Classflow
• Voice Thread
• WeVideo - (Link above)
• Padlet - Create and collaborate
• Today's Meet

Most or all of the above info taken from a presentation at the 2015 FETC by Rockingham County Schools.

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.

Teaching Fractions

Even though this video presents information regarding the instruction of fractions at a 3rd grade level, it is important for understanding a conceptual piece that is often missing in the student's understanding of fractions. That piece is seeing fractions as actual numbers on a number line.



So if students are missing this conceptual piece, perhaps we need to find ways (and the time) to provide that instruction in the classroom.

To read the article this was attached to (Approach to Fractions Seen as Key Shift n Common Standards), click here.

Instructional Videos for Common Core Instruction

Some great videos on Common Core instruction. Not just math! Click here to go to the site.

Thanks to Denise Harvey for sharing!