BYOT

1. Things to do with BYOD/T:
(PS: All these things are free!)
• APPS! There are THOUSANDS OF APPS!
• Take a poll!
• Use QR codes in interesting ways.
• Google Drive
• Other devices
• Make your own Webpage to link it all
together!
http://www.mshelm.com/teachers-and-technology.php

2. Cell Phone Apps:
FREE!
• Twitter twitter.com
• Edmodo (like facebook for teachers!)
• Facebook
• eFlashCards
• Webster Dictionary (I use this Daily!)
• BrainPOP (if your school subscribes)
• QR Codes
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3. FREE General Cell Phone Apps:
iPhone / iTunes Droid
• Twitter • Many of the same big name
• Edmodo brands.
• QR Code • (I don’t have a droid, but a
• Flashcards+ lot of my students do and if
they can’t get the same
• Websters Dictionary exact one, they normally
• BrainPOP find a similar one.)
http://www.mshelm.com/teachers-and-technology.php

4. Twitter Account!
twitter.com twitter.com
• Almost all the kids and parents already have
twitter, so use it to your advantage.
• Post tweets about upcoming
tests, assignments, and other news like when
field trip money is due or you need more
tissue or germX.
twitter.com
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5. Remind 101
• An alternative to Twitter. If most your
students/parents don’t have smart phones,
this allows you to send messages without
having to give your actual Cell Phone number.
• Parents can also sign up via email and get
messages sent to their inbox.
http://www.mshelm.com/teachers-and-technology.php

6. lgb06.wordpress.com
edmodo
• Does Facebook scare you? Edmodo is like
facebook for teachers, MADE BY teachers.
• The student’s privacy is very safe.
• Only students and parents can access edmodo.
• Students can even
earn patches!
You can even let the kids
DESIGN the patches! And
you upload them to
edmodo!
edlab.tc.columbia.edu

7. blog.edmodo.com
Edmodo Patch ideas:
• Passing tests (like virtual stickers)
• Passing ThinkLink with Green or Yellow.
• If you test for each ALCOS criteria (I do this for
science) you could earn a patch for Genetics
or Cells, etc.
• Create a badge on edmodo link
• Award badges on edmodo link
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8. Flashcards+
• You could use this instead of
traditional vocabulary.
itunes.apple.com
Students can
study this in any
class when they
are done with
other work.
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9. FREE Science Cell Phone Apps:
iPhone / iTunes Droid
• Project Noah • Again, pretty sure they are
there. Haven’t had any
• Anatomy
students tell me they
• Color Blind couldn’t find it or a similar
• Gene Screen one yet.
• Medical Info
http://www.mshelm.com/teachers-and-technology.php

10. callingallgeeks.org
Science Specific Apps:
iphone.appstorm.net
(all these free!)
• Project Noah.org
(science classification app – not religious)
softfacade.com
softfacade.com
Screen shot of my Project Noah page
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11. Gene Screen
• Gene Screen (genetics app – allows
you to do Punnett squares and
calculate % of both
dominant/recessive and carrier traits.
http://www.mshelm.com/teachers-and-technology.php

12. Medical Info
• Medical Info (Medical/science terminology
dictionary)
http://www.mshelm.com/teachers-and-technology.php

13. Polleverywhere.com:
• Check for understanding INSTANTLY!
• This DOES count as a text message.
• ANY phone can do this, does not have to be a
smart phone:
• 1. Favorite party dip?
– A. Salsa
– B. Cheese Dip
– C. Guacamole
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14. Video - http://bit.ly/bsk0Qg
Futuristic Worksheets
Create worksheet that have QR
@mrrobbo
Codes beside each problem or
drawings.
Students can scan the code and
are taken to a YouTube video
explaining how to solve the
problem or check their answers.
mrshamilton.wikispaces.com

15. To check answers:
blog.eboardsolutions.com

16. Laminate sheets and pin them up round the classroom (Mark
Rollins @muppetmasteruk)

17. Explore Physical Models
Attach QR Codes to a
physical object to allow for a
thorough exploration of the
object.
For Example
1. Attach a QR Code to a
skeleton etc and link to
multimedia about that
particular piece of
anatomy(http://www.youtube.com/watch
@mrrobbo
?v=sV-e0qolrt8)
This idea found at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/57195132/40-Interesting-Ways-to-Use-QR-
Codes-in-the-Classroom

18. In Interactive/Composition
Notebooks:
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19. In Yearbooks/Newsletters:
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20. In Textbooks and Magazines:
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