Technology in the Classroom

1. Power Up That Technology
Presenters:
Jeremy Gutierrez and Jennifer Badeaux
jeremy.gutierrez@imagineschools.com
jennifer.badeaux@imagineschools.com

2. Classroom Websites
1. Prezi.com -- like PowerPoint but better
2. Edmodo.com -- Facebook for the classroom
3. Scootpad.com -- reinforce and review lessons
4. Mobymax.com -- home-school connection
5. Educanon.com – YouTube editor with questions

3. Classroom Websites
6. Google Docs -- share surveys and documents for multiple people to work on
7. Youngzine.org -- articles about current events
8. Ed.ted.com -- videos of presentations and lectures
9. Multiplication.com -- free online multiplication games and resources
10. Khanacademy.com -- videos in a lecture and training format. Great for at
home study

4. You can crop existing YouTube videos
and add questions that link to student
responses . You can search for common
core topics.
Helps students prepare for the Common
Core computer-based environment
through highly interactive learning
environment.
Websites:
Educanon.com

5. Classroom Apps
1. Three Ring – save digital files in one place; great for portfolios
2. Decide Now – randomization app for student names, brain
breaks or Kagan Strategies
3. Screen Time – app for limiting time used on your apple
devices
5. Exit Ticket – make the most of BYOD and students can answer
online when it’s set up.
6. Class Dojo – behavior management app
7. Scoodle Jam - interactive whiteboard app
8. BaiBoard - multi user whiteboard app
9. Math vs. Zombies - addition/ subtraction game

6. Take a picture of any paper,
drawing, or board work.
Record presentations or
discussions with audio or video.
Students can upload their own
work from any mobile device or
computer.
iPad Apps:
Three Ring

7. Sometimes in our life there seems
to be no choice or ... just so many
of them, that it's hard to decide.
Decide Now! will help you to
quickly choose your next step in
different situations and give you
entertaining ideas on different
occasions.
iPad Apps:
Decide Now!

8. Screen time is an app that lets
you limit the amount of time your
child uses an iPhone or iPad. You
set the time, press start, and pass
it to your children. When time
expires, it stops the game!
iPad Apps:
Screen Time

9. The entertaining part of the app
comes during class discussion: If
you want to call on a student at
random, just open the app and
shake the phone, and it will
suggest a student.
iPad Apps:
PIKME

10. If you have an iPhone or an Android,
you can build your library from the
comfort of your phone!
This will allow you to scan your book
title ISBNs to enter into your library,
view your library, and manage your
book locations remotely.
iPad Apps:
Booksource – Classroom Library
Management

11. Scoodle Jam is an interactive whiteboard app built for the classroom.
You can save creations directly to your devices photo library.
What makes Scoodle Jam stand out is its array of templates and
stickers.
Teachers can use the projects in Scoodle Jam to teach a wide range
of ELA, science, and math concepts. Math teachers might use
Scoodle Jam as a go-to app for illustrating equations and graphing.
ELA and social studies teachers might use the graphic organizer
templates to help students organize their formal writing and
brainstorm for creative writing projects.
iPad Apps:
Scoodle Jam

12. BaiBoard - Collaborative Whiteboard is a free virtual
whiteboard app that allows students to make multi-
page whiteboards while collaborating with others in-
person or remotely
Boards can also be exported and viewed in many ways
: including email, Dropbox, Evernote, and Facebook .
Multiple users can work on a board at the same time,
communicating with one another via an in-app instant
message feature.
The whiteboard allows for shared math works, and IM
with collaborators and others invited to view the board.
iPad Apps:
BaiBoard

13. Polling and Student Response
1. Exittix.com - polling with scoreboard results
2. Socrative.com - online student polling
3. getKahoot.com - fun game style polling with
multiple users interacting against each other

14. Polling and Student Response
Exittix.com

15. Polling and Student Response
Socrative.com
Quick Question – Short Answer
You can use short answer to ask a
question, then gather, visualize and
discuss a whole class’ open
responses.
Students can vote on each others’
responses.

16. Polling and Student Response
getkahoot.com
Like a “PlayStation for education”, Kahoot! is a
game-based educational platform.
Allows teachers to introduce a subject and
formative assessment - through quizzing,
collaboration and presentation of content.
Kahoot! initiates peer-led discussions, with
students left on the edge of their seats.
Students are able to be on teams and answer
questions as they pop up on the screen and
they can see their names.

17. Extra Websites
Online-stopwatch.com -- countdown timers
Wordle or Tagxedo.com -- online word clouds
Dropbox or Box.com -- save and share docs, send links.
ABCya.com -- online educational games.
BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.com -- educational cartoons
Funbrain.com -- lots of online educational games

18. Extra Websites
GoNoodle -- classroom brain breaks
Booksource -- classroom Library management
Shutterfly -- online photo projects that allow
help from fellow community members
Pinterest.com -- sharing of ideas and photos
Planbook.com -- online/digital lesson planning

19. Get Free Technology:
Donorschoose.org