Resources for the Classroom
Free iPad Apps:
Confer (To use while conferring with students on their reading abilities)
Story Kit (Have students create their own stories)
VoiceThread (iPad app and accessible through Mac and PC...click here)
BrainPOP
Literacy Center Sites:
www.starfall.com (**also available to use on the iPad)
www.myonreader.com
www.poptropica.com (**also available to use on the iPad)
www.e-learningforkids.org/index_main.html
www.turtlediary.com/
http://www.fuelthebrain.com/
www.pbskids.org
www.ixl.com
Math Center Sites:
www.funbrain.com (**also available to use on the iPad)
www.xtramath.org
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
www.coolmath.com
Additional Resources/Presentations:
Tagxedo - A great site where teachers can create a word cloud out of words and popular phrases.
Popplet - A simple tool used to brainstorm ideas with students or to recap a unit. This site creates graphic organizers with a few clicks of the mouse.
Prezi - A presentation tool where students can creatively display their learnings or teachers can kick off a unit of study. There are so many options of how to use this!
Padlet - A blank wall where you can put anything you want on it, anywhere. Simple, yet very powerful. Can be used for student input as well.
Gooru - A wonderful tool to organize a web quest for students of all ages.
KidBlog - Provides a space for students to interact with one another and blog questions and comments about anything and everything that is happening in the classroom.
Museum Box - A program used to compile information about a person, event, or historical event. This would be a good resource to use while teaching students about a historical event.
ToonDoo - Engage students using a creative cartoon to introduce a topic!
Flickr - Share photos of your class with parents using Flickr!
Also feel free to check out...
10 Great Video Tutorials on Twitter
Free iPad Apps:
Confer (To use while conferring with students on their reading abilities)
Story Kit (Have students create their own stories)
VoiceThread (iPad app and accessible through Mac and PC...click here)
BrainPOP
Literacy Center Sites:
www.starfall.com (**also available to use on the iPad)
www.myonreader.com
www.poptropica.com (**also available to use on the iPad)
www.e-learningforkids.org/index_main.html
www.turtlediary.com/
http://www.fuelthebrain.com/
www.pbskids.org
www.ixl.com
Math Center Sites:
www.funbrain.com (**also available to use on the iPad)
www.xtramath.org
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
www.coolmath.com
Additional Resources/Presentations:
Tagxedo - A great site where teachers can create a word cloud out of words and popular phrases.
Popplet - A simple tool used to brainstorm ideas with students or to recap a unit. This site creates graphic organizers with a few clicks of the mouse.
Prezi - A presentation tool where students can creatively display their learnings or teachers can kick off a unit of study. There are so many options of how to use this!
Padlet - A blank wall where you can put anything you want on it, anywhere. Simple, yet very powerful. Can be used for student input as well.
Gooru - A wonderful tool to organize a web quest for students of all ages.
KidBlog - Provides a space for students to interact with one another and blog questions and comments about anything and everything that is happening in the classroom.
Museum Box - A program used to compile information about a person, event, or historical event. This would be a good resource to use while teaching students about a historical event.
ToonDoo - Engage students using a creative cartoon to introduce a topic!
Flickr - Share photos of your class with parents using Flickr!
Also feel free to check out...
10 Great Video Tutorials on Twitter
Look below for ideas of how to integrate blogging into your classroom:
Do you have a SmartBoard in your classroom? Teacher Tube has a great resource of SmartBoard Tutorials to use in the classroom.
Haiku Deck is a simple tool that students can use in a wide variety of ways...check out the tutorial below!