tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65877350108459333462024-03-05T06:07:41.816-05:00"Word of Mouth" Tech Tools and Resources!Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-47164337718081823572021-12-21T19:24:00.003-05:002021-12-23T16:36:01.367-05:00Canva: A Presentation Tool for All!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9NYyqoprePjAmcaHSqfvsCSAGbcnc0OMdsp4xWKXOhjXbNfdm-a_0zKc5Hzh4Rqrtu0LWlhs_BHK3yY60_pMjzWMXF9yTKZIIsACOIudNOaa1vXVTbcmH_D-ZYeFlMpkW-YoR-uOXSkyot2tgVlg02syaAABEmwOynxrj5mzqMC4bYPUxWHGVW3PaZQ=s1652" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1652" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9NYyqoprePjAmcaHSqfvsCSAGbcnc0OMdsp4xWKXOhjXbNfdm-a_0zKc5Hzh4Rqrtu0LWlhs_BHK3yY60_pMjzWMXF9yTKZIIsACOIudNOaa1vXVTbcmH_D-ZYeFlMpkW-YoR-uOXSkyot2tgVlg02syaAABEmwOynxrj5mzqMC4bYPUxWHGVW3PaZQ=w400-h133" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The first thing I want to say is that <a href="https://www.canva.com/education/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">educators can get a FREE subscription</span></a>. It is rare that educators get anything for free, especially an amazing tech tool such as Canva.<p></p><p>And here's the thing. You don't get some watered down version of Canva for free, you get PRO features. You can use these features to "create lessons, learning materials, and activities in minutes." I used what they said on the site, but being an avid user myself, I can say that this is in fact, a true statement.</p><p>Why Canva?</p><p>I can't even go into all the ways you can use Canva in your classroom. My goal is to get you to check it out out, and play around with it yourself.</p><p>I love that I was able to set up a classroom where their work is shared with me. I can review it, and leave feedback, and/or return if something needs to be edited. I can also create assignments for them.</p><p>I love to use it myself for a variety of things, but I love to use it with my students because it is so easy for them to use. The other day, I told my students that they could use Canva to create Christmas cards for their family. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNYV2syBdxgFUR2-Lyx-OXGH2rvQFaPiOmcjErswn_NQXwObLhNYAGZ_s9JRlwnvbw_E6yuc0ZK1RomTu_gcFHg3xEalZkeFT61HzgwosRCU-Llr6JKeJ9Ju1ArKGtmzfVJfU_BqHvDCmRK5tvzkLavy7twW75BdDpwek8rZlxS7QpnjnbXlQRCTWjBg=s1011" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1011" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNYV2syBdxgFUR2-Lyx-OXGH2rvQFaPiOmcjErswn_NQXwObLhNYAGZ_s9JRlwnvbw_E6yuc0ZK1RomTu_gcFHg3xEalZkeFT61HzgwosRCU-Llr6JKeJ9Ju1ArKGtmzfVJfU_BqHvDCmRK5tvzkLavy7twW75BdDpwek8rZlxS7QpnjnbXlQRCTWjBg=w183-h133" title="Christmas card" width="183" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas card</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>They came up with the most beautiful cards, choosing from the multitude of Christmas Card templates Canva has to offer. One of my students even taught me how to add audio to the card.</p><p>I then shared the cards with their families on <a href="https://www.classdojo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Classdojo</span></a>, using the link provided by Canva.(On this card, the characters are actually animated.) My parents were so touched by their cards.</p><p>We also created<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAEzNzbOXP0/LUZ84jDjjTyO7VrvvVBZqg/view?utm_content=DAEzNzbOXP0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">book covers</span></a></span> when we were working on a narrative fiction unit. Check out the<br /> example.</p><p>At the beginning of the year, I had my kiddos create posters showing how they feel about Math.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBryfAVDIMbewZX9yW0GE7lw6VoQ8euf3WQAp6wJBQ8LB7Vhh9MEA6sSYc_wjQ3FttI81ANBSyXX-HqNhNGTna2V6zHMiF6a7FZbxi99GU5G1Nc8oOevNzvkM2o55E2znDw2VUZq1qKWk4ZoM_lXWrrnl839_NauSscdfq1w4AEGmFHBBFZ6FRpOWxQA=s2304" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBryfAVDIMbewZX9yW0GE7lw6VoQ8euf3WQAp6wJBQ8LB7Vhh9MEA6sSYc_wjQ3FttI81ANBSyXX-HqNhNGTna2V6zHMiF6a7FZbxi99GU5G1Nc8oOevNzvkM2o55E2znDw2VUZq1qKWk4ZoM_lXWrrnl839_NauSscdfq1w4AEGmFHBBFZ6FRpOWxQA=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What is Math?" poster</td></tr></tbody></table>The templates make it sooooo easy! I can't wait until I introduce presentations using video. I am excited to see what my students do with that.<p></p><p>If you only use one tool for presenting this year, choose Canva!<br /></p>Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-82955418864553250202021-12-05T19:39:00.004-05:002021-12-05T19:40:31.316-05:00Quizlet Checkpoint<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZWYhofVwU6RLyu2B6Jy4U-T_WI1VNeSQB68uUs1W5i8mKb2ZJMB3gQWtXvslwSUv6GJFJxwNNmgfKlb-YuvvTeodjyD8cxWkBwuWVu66m2-xYurQtUnAsY3Gk4eeSU42uaGFkMy7V0sh/s510/Quizlet1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="510" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZWYhofVwU6RLyu2B6Jy4U-T_WI1VNeSQB68uUs1W5i8mKb2ZJMB3gQWtXvslwSUv6GJFJxwNNmgfKlb-YuvvTeodjyD8cxWkBwuWVu66m2-xYurQtUnAsY3Gk4eeSU42uaGFkMy7V0sh/s320/Quizlet1.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Raise your hand if you use Quizlet.<p></p><p>Now raise your hand if you use Quizlet Live.</p><p>Well, have you heard about Quizlet Checkpoint?</p><p>It is described as a quick and fun formative assessment, and I think that is a pretty good description.</p><p>Yes, there are already a lot of interactive formative assessments out there, but I don't see anything wrong with adding another to the mix.</p><p>And, my students really enjoy it!</p><p>I love when they start counting...5,4,3,2,1.... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn_R770gC8Uq8ShsFs1H-OHw9jTh7W8SKetoQzW538U2xvDyha1vw44X_6ETDlFWDS7rIGwxTANqtY8U_yp-k3MlVs5Qm0Rj_91KkuYn1pfSmGb9wpjaKdLrXCa-7YVnEED-66spomV6x/s648/Quizlet+2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="335" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn_R770gC8Uq8ShsFs1H-OHw9jTh7W8SKetoQzW538U2xvDyha1vw44X_6ETDlFWDS7rIGwxTANqtY8U_yp-k3MlVs5Qm0Rj_91KkuYn1pfSmGb9wpjaKdLrXCa-7YVnEED-66spomV6x/w103-h200/Quizlet+2.PNG" width="103" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>You have to play to know what I mean.You select the terms you want to use, and it takes you to a format just like Quizlet live. The kids already know how to sign in, so that makes it easy. You have to have at least 2 students in order to play.</p><p>I like that I can copy the link because I have been hybrid the last few days, so I just popped the link into the ZOOM chat and my ZOOM kiddos are in the game!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqU5l28TFQUqod_4vfV8Zw7uBo_lbA32G-B8ZL-GzsRmVqHpYWzrwSFJCxC1iKzMfsCM_SPq2qHtpyJDWxejyFluTNUIlz1oSwCTgfZ1uXra2tx5dw4f8i2v-JZJ3VKOOavh4qyrZ8EhM/s1636/Quizlet+3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1636" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqU5l28TFQUqod_4vfV8Zw7uBo_lbA32G-B8ZL-GzsRmVqHpYWzrwSFJCxC1iKzMfsCM_SPq2qHtpyJDWxejyFluTNUIlz1oSwCTgfZ1uXra2tx5dw4f8i2v-JZJ3VKOOavh4qyrZ8EhM/s320/Quizlet+3.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>The students can use the same devices they use for Quizlet Live. When they post their answer, they get encouraging terms, like "You're doing great" if they get it right or "Try this one later." if it is incorrect. After all the students have selected an answer, it shows the results, (no names).<p></p><p><br /></p><p>At the end of the round the teacher gets a Class Summary, top scorers, and the breakdown of the answers that were chosen.(That was me trying to play on my phone and other profile. Didn't work out well.:)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik85nZ7MZQAipeFP6bwJf9uaFMRE_5crCDTTSQNZuhKOA016bli_iyilMk-ed61LMvTgF3cKIAbfozC73KIyKYfVoUhRWPISUupM2nGDZrg_cqDIVC7FSzvi0egMeFQkMb6tEemkkQUTTd/s394/Quizlet+4.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="394" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik85nZ7MZQAipeFP6bwJf9uaFMRE_5crCDTTSQNZuhKOA016bli_iyilMk-ed61LMvTgF3cKIAbfozC73KIyKYfVoUhRWPISUupM2nGDZrg_cqDIVC7FSzvi0egMeFQkMb6tEemkkQUTTd/s320/Quizlet+4.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And what I really like is that the students get their score, results, and a review of questions. They can choose from "All questions" or "Missed questions."</p><p>Yes, I know there are already a slew of formative assessments out there, but if you are looking for a change, try Checkpoint!</p><p></p>Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-87366270603966279502021-12-04T21:22:00.004-05:002021-12-04T21:22:49.402-05:00Ziplet:Exit Tickets Made Easy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynzG8SVu_gD2gJMIjue_EyGPiEWmDByNThm3Nu4BgF3FnM54MysV3V3CgOnSVt4Wrx6am2IZn9W0OG2-RueDmGaRKatyYehyphenhyphenMcpH7B_X5m57Yls9SLtH_IZWjEFJmx-aCTSvyTV610_bD/s1863/Ziplet.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="1863" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynzG8SVu_gD2gJMIjue_EyGPiEWmDByNThm3Nu4BgF3FnM54MysV3V3CgOnSVt4Wrx6am2IZn9W0OG2-RueDmGaRKatyYehyphenhyphenMcpH7B_X5m57Yls9SLtH_IZWjEFJmx-aCTSvyTV610_bD/s320/Ziplet.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Two things are important to me in my classroom.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Finding out how my students are feeling.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Finding out how they are doing with the content.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">There are A LOT of edtech tools that provide this information but I have fallen in love with Ziplet.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What do I love about <a href="https://ziplet.com/" target="_blank">Ziplet?</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">*No Student Logins are required. NONE. The students access the site and use the GO Pin. I have posted the GO Pin in my room so that the students can access it easily.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">*They have ready made questions OR I can write my own. But you know those ready made questions are it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">*I can set it up in no time. Write the question, or use one of their Template questions. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTAtF2lTdki_cH6mV7ZPY5YbBhlcbD1CMg0ZNzpmFTWHSV2Qb5gmcgeKh2pbfY5tYBENqtwErN1-RBh6CsXE33o3dSsdMeLiKm7o8ureXP06QshfLJckrdopSAFWIZwOug4ORWXuvnxm2/s639/ziplet1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="639" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTAtF2lTdki_cH6mV7ZPY5YbBhlcbD1CMg0ZNzpmFTWHSV2Qb5gmcgeKh2pbfY5tYBENqtwErN1-RBh6CsXE33o3dSsdMeLiKm7o8ureXP06QshfLJckrdopSAFWIZwOug4ORWXuvnxm2/s320/ziplet1.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Pick a format for how you want the students to answer and BAM! You are done.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVip5omKoyMqVs4mbjJDbPvmHpz7eRGPr_H-R1iQ08gbB-Rw2yyyCmtvhWYLUlijtsI_c_diDiQQRqPr3IzYXAURb_Hy4UBJeH7Slh5kuvoRUHMd6SEDMXL7ffhd1EFFhyI1zVzBVU-VI/s510/ziplet+response.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="510" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVip5omKoyMqVs4mbjJDbPvmHpz7eRGPr_H-R1iQ08gbB-Rw2yyyCmtvhWYLUlijtsI_c_diDiQQRqPr3IzYXAURb_Hy4UBJeH7Slh5kuvoRUHMd6SEDMXL7ffhd1EFFhyI1zVzBVU-VI/s320/ziplet+response.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">*Students can respond anonymously. I don't always have to know who said what.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">*My questions are saved. I just close them and I can use them again if I need them. Click "Ask again" and it is the same question, fresh start.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">*My students love it!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't know why they added, "Exit Tickets Made Easy", because it is so much more than that. Give it a try!</span></div>Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-43116444760127326402014-04-21T13:15:00.000-04:002014-04-21T13:15:57.209-04:00Creating a BackChannel or Exit Ticket on Google Docs!<div style="text-align: left;">
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"<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001nMPUcJJ5-mB33uf63kACvmOUVngBzY5oSMr59l-VxPTFnympXeU6iKSRuRBh9n8YyfWwx4o4220fGLSkLQueJCJ238hG9kf9m-MueWXKKAGysUCjjZjGtvao0Qm_X1LvolyxPQOwbd2JkPQbdKETDw==" shape="rect" style="background-color: #ffffed; color: #5f534c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Geneva; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Add speech bubbles to famous paintings or photographs as a thinking/writing prompt!</a>"<br />
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That link led me to Pinterest where there was a picture of "<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868536773547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">When Washington Crossed the Delaware</span></a>" with speech bubbles on it. How cool! What a great idea to motivate students to think about what is going on in the picture. You could use this in every subject!<br />
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So I Googled it, and sure enough, there it was. A speech bubble site, <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://phrase.it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Phrase.it</span></a> </span>mentioned on <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/01/quickly-add-speech-bubbles-and-effects.html#.Ueirk42Tg4c" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">FreeTech4 Teachers</span></a>. Very simple to use. I created one of my own using a Civil War photograph. If it's not your own photo, be careful about copyright issues. Everything is free, so donations are welcome!<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is a voice comment app.It is very simple to use, and I will be using it often in the upcoming school year.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It will make it easier for me to "conference" with my students, even when we are not face to face.<script id="vidyard_embed_code_SjB-AeOezgl8_Lf7icC_sQ" src="//play.vidyard.com/SjB-AeOezgl8_Lf7icC_sQ.js?width=600&height=338&v=3.0&type=inline" type="text/javascript"></script> I am sure it will be easier for them to revise/edit their work when listening to my voice and seeing what I have highlighted. Looking forward to implementing </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://121writing.com/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">121Writing</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in 2013- 2014!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edshelf not only lets you choose which apps you like, but it also suggests the latest , and best, apps out there. You can read reviews, see how many people are using it, or write a review of your own! Here is a collection I created in 5 minutes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course it can be shared using the latest in social media. And, if you update your shelf, it updates the shelf wherever you have posted or embedded it. (I think the term is flow-through)Try some you may like it!</span><br />
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Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-88487059500864441942012-12-01T11:34:00.000-05:002012-12-01T11:34:07.266-05:00Clay Yourself! Claymation Made Easy!<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/c2nHK1WM06E?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
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I learned about this handy tool from a teacher in the Edmodo community. If you, or your students love creating avatars, they will enjoy this site! I posted his video above and it is as simple as it seems. The cool part is the interface with social media. You can download it, tweet it, or share it on Facebook.</div>
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After finishing Theme 2 of the Harcourt series, I had my students choose one of the characters. (I am also going to use this as a wrap up for the book they are reading as well.) They wrote "I Am" poems for the character they chose. Then they were allowed to create the character using <a href="http://clayyourself.com/" target="_blank">Clay Yourself</a> using the text and their imaginations.</div>
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My students downloaded their avatars and then inserted the image on their poem. They then published the "<a href="http://kidblog.org/ROOM82012-2013/kamaria48286/i-am-amalia-from-the-night-of-the-san-juan/" target="_blank">I Am" poem on Kidblog</a>.</div>
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When you download the image, the Hotel.com brand name shows. I opened my image in Microsoft Picture Manager and cropped it. If it doesn't bother you, than you won't have to take that extra step.</div>
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<b>Great Resource</b><br />
Creating the avatar helped bring their characters to life! Mt students really enjoyed this activity! Please let me know how you would use this in the classroom.<br />
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Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-51363046248500411652012-10-29T19:41:00.000-04:002012-10-29T19:41:12.320-04:00The Newspaper Clipping Generator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I learned about this one from a retweet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> "</span><a class="account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav" data-user-id="41020872" href="https://twitter.com/cybraryman1" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;"><strong class="fullname js-action-profile-name show-popup-with-id">Jerry Blumengarten</strong> <span class="username js-action-profile-name" style="direction: ltr; font-size: 12px; unicode-bidi: embed;"><s style="text-decoration: initial;">@</s><b style="font-weight: normal;">cybraryman1</b></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">RT <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/lisamonthie" style="text-decoration: initial;"><s style="text-decoration: initial;">@</s><b style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">lisamonthie</b></a>: I really like newspaper clipping generator<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/qTx4PkrO" style="text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp"><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;">http://www.</span><span class="js-display-url">fodey.com/generators/new</span><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;">spaper/snippet.asp</span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"> </span>…</span></a> great for creative writing or summarizing<a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23engsschat&src=hash" style="text-decoration: initial;"><s style="text-decoration: initial;">#</s><b style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial;">engsschat</b></a>"</span></div>
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The snippet you see is something I made just to try it out. Very cool! :)</div>
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I can think of a million creative writing activities I can do with this one!</div>
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There are ads on the page. Also, he kids have to be careful of how much they write because it won't all fit.</div>
Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-67233536848089476202012-10-15T21:19:00.001-04:002012-10-15T21:19:50.875-04:00SymbalooEdu<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I always heard people talk about it, but never really bothered to check it out.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Our presenter, John Kuglin, introduced me to it this morning, and I LOVE it!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Here's one I started. Still have a lot more sites to add to it!</i></span><br />
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<b>GoAnimate4Schools.com</b>: <a href="http://goanimate4schools.com/movie/06cNlnk130wM?utm_source=embed&uid=0p_acIBR8aPs" target="_blank">Hotdog Problem</a> by <a href="http://goanimate4schools.com/student/096jH299Lumw" target="_blank">Taviayn M</a><br />
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Like it? Create your own at <a href="http://goanimate4schools.com/?utm_source=embed" target="_blank"><b>GoAnimate4Schools</b></a>. It's free and fun! Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-30130482722551621082012-08-26T18:44:00.001-04:002012-08-26T18:44:34.476-04:00"Virtually Voki!"<img border="0" height="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzNDYwMjAzNDE2NzQmcHQ9MTM*NjAyMDM1NDg4OSZwPTk3NTA3MiZkPTAwMCUyMC*lMjBWb2tpJTIwV2lkZ2V*Jmc9/MSZvPTYwMjJlZTdmMGM2YzRhMjQ5MWRiOGYwOTk5MjQyMjI4Jm9mPTA=.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" height="267" id="widget_name" width="200"><param name="movie" value="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/php/vhss_editors/getvoki/chsm=52e642bcca875146fb8d395653b7752c%26sc=6516607" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="width" value="200" /><param name="height" value="267" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed height="267" width="200" src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fvhss-d.oddcast.com%2Fphp%2Fvhss_editors%2Fgetvoki%2Fchsm=52e642bcca875146fb8d395653b7752c%26sc=6516607" quality="high" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" allowFullScreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="widget_name"></object>
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It's an avatar that has so many uses in your classroom.<a href="http://www.voki.com/" target="_blank"> Voki</a> or <a href="http://www.voki.com/products.php" target="_blank">Voki Classroom </a>allows you and your students to " create personalized speaking avatars and use them in your blog, profile, and email messages."<br />
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What I love about Voki is that it is a tech tool that is so simple to use. I had so much fun customizing my avatars, I played with the hair, eyes, skin tone, accessories, and even makeup! Adding a voice is as easy as making a phone call, text-to-speech, recording with a microphone, or uploading an audio file. They also give you a vast assortment of backgrounds,and you can even download your own. (I found this out from my students)<br />
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You are not on your own. <a href="http://www.voki.com/Voki_for_education.php" target="_blank">Voki for Education</a> wants to make sure that you use Voki in a productive manner. Their website offers a Teacher's Corner, a Voki Community, and even a Lesson Plan Database to help get you started. I already used it for a lesson that I was asked to add to the database. I used it on our class blog, reminded students about upcoming events, created avatars and posted them on Edmodo to our Cali pen pals, and presented our African-American History projects.(See an example below) What a way to change a project that had become tedious for the students. They worked on it at home and in school, and there's not one student who did not participate!<br />
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You can use it with any topic and it can be embedded on blogs, Edmodo, you name it using a code or a link. There is so much more I can do with Voki, the possibilities are virtually endless!Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587735010845933346.post-61434434549525502062012-08-19T16:45:00.000-04:002012-08-19T16:45:03.978-04:00Chirp: Using Sound to Communicate!<a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;">
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Move over QR codes… « techchef4u <a href="http://t.co/HXtWgW8b" title="http://goo.gl/KJvPP">goo.gl/KJvPP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23edtech"><s>#</s><b>edtech</b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23lcstech"><s>#</s><b>lcstech</b></a><br />
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After reading this tweet, I immediately uploaded the app on my Iphone and Ipad, and tried it! I chose a picture from my camera roll on my Ipad, and "chirped" it to my Iphone. Easy breezy.:)<br />
You have many options. You can take a picture, add from Camera Roll, add a note, or add a link.<br />
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<b><i>Teachers, I know you will find lots of great uses for this tool! Please leave any ideas below</i></b>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.fotobabble.com/" target="_blank">Fotobabble</a>, I like this idea. I already have so many uses for it knocking around in my head! But for right now, I am going to use it as a "Getting to Know You" exercise. The one below will be embedded on our class blog and <a href="http://www.edmodo.com/" target="_blank">Edmodo</a>. The kids will make one as well. I will create a slideshow and have them post them on their blogs on <a href="http://kidblog.org/home.php" target="_blank">Kidblog</a>.<br />
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