Monday, August 13, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Creating Vocabulary Cards
You can have students make vocabulary
cards with either Popplet or Educreations. Here are the instructions.
For Educreations, they can save their work.
- Click on Done
- Save Lesson
- Give it a title
- Click on Private
- On the next screen click "Cancel"
- It will save it in Educreations but they won't be able
to share it with you...yet. Later when
they receive their school email account they can set up their Educreations
account with that email. Conversely,
they can enter their own personal email if they choose.
For Popplet:
- Click on Export
- Click on Save JPEG
- Their work will be in their Photos Camera Roll
Monday, August 6, 2012
Socrative
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
http://socrative.com
No App needed. Students can access the student response system via a web browser.
Check it out - it's free.
Creating an Apple ID in iPad
- From the Home Screen, tap Settings and then tap Store.
- Tap Sign In, or sign out if someone else's Apple ID is there already.
- When a prompt appears, tap Create New Apple ID.
- Choose the appropriate store by tapping Store, and select the country in which you are located. Tap Done to confirm your selection, then tap Next to proceed to the next screen.
- The next screen will display the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions. You can opt to have the Terms and Conditions emailed to you for easier reading by tapping Send by Email. To do this, enter your valid email address then tap Send.
- To agree to the Terms and Conditions, tap the Agree button which is located in the bottom-right of the page. Tap Agree again when the confirmation appears.
- Once you've agreed to the terms and conditions, you'll need to enter an email address, password, and choose security questions and provide answers to them.
- You can also enter an optional rescue email address.
- The email address you provide will be your new Apple ID (which is what you will use to log in to the iTunes Store). Enter your email address and then tap Next.
Tip: If you are trying to create an account using an existing Apple ID, like your MobileMe email address, you will receive a prompt telling you that your email address is already an Apple ID. Simply tap Continue, then tap Use Existing Account on the following screen.
- Next, you'll be required to enter your billing information. To change the default card type, tap the Credit Card field. Select your card type and tap Done. You will not be charged until you make a purchase.
- Once you've filled out all the fields for your billing information, tap Next.
- You'll then see a screen that says Verify Your Email Address.
- Tap Done and check your email for a verification email from Apple. If you need to set up email on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, see iOS: Setting up an email account.
- Open the email and tap the Verify Now link enclosed in the email to activate your account.
- You'll be taken to a secure page to enter your Apple ID and password to complete your account verification.
- Once you've entered your email address and password, tap Verify Address.
To modify or change your account information such as Apple ID, payment information, or billing address, tap your account name located at the bottom of the page once you are signed in to the iTunes Store. When prompted, tap View Account.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Canvas Resources for Teachers
Here are some links
to additional invaluable resources as you begin using Canvas
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Click HERE to download the "Build a Simple Canvas
Course" to practice building a basic Canvas Course
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Recommended Apps for 7th Grade
English/Language Arts Apps for Teachers of English 7, Read 180 Study
Skills and AVID
Mathematics Apps for Teachers of Algebra and Math 7
· qrafter (or similar QR code
reader); http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/qrafter-qr-code-reader/id416098700?mt=8
Social Sciences and iOS Start
Workshops for teachers of World Cultures, Moderate to Severe &
Librarians
Annotation,
Brainstorming, Collaborating
• Notability ($0.99)
• Skitch (free)
• Popplet Lite ( free)
• Whiteboard Pro: Collaborative
Drawing ($0.99)
• Bump (free)
Recording tools
• iTalk Recorder Premium (1.99) or
Lite (Free)
QR Scanner
• Zapper (free)
( OR QRafter OR ATTScanner )
Science Apps for Teachers
of General Science
· Screencasting app such as ScreenChomp - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8 OR Educreations - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/educreations-interactive-whiteboard/id478617061?mt=8
· Brainstorming app such as popplet lite - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/popplet-lite/id364738549?mt=8 OR Notability - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notability-take-notes-annotate/id360593530?mt=8
· Annotation app such as Skitch for iPad - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skitch-for-ipad/id490505997?mt=8
· Drawing app such as Skitch for iPad - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skitch-for-ipad/id490505997?mt=8
· QR scanner such as Zapper QR Code Scanner (free for a
limited time; QR scanners require a camera) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zapper-qr-code-scanner/id505847168?mt=8
· Bump* - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bump/id305479724?mt=8
*Not needed if iPhoto is purchased and installed on devices (iPhoto $4.99/$2.49 VPP - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iphoto/id497786065?mt=8)
*Not needed if iPhoto is purchased and installed on devices (iPhoto $4.99/$2.49 VPP - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iphoto/id497786065?mt=8)
School Guard - Internet Solution for Parents and Schools
Our School Guard
solution would help address this issue, at no cost to schools/districts:
With our solution,
parents can opt-in to allow a school policy to manage personal device use
during school hours. The school policy could block different types of
traffic and destinations on student-owned devices during school hours,
including total internet access during standardized testing or access to social
networks during normal school hours.
Parents can also
block or limit messaging and calls during school hours using our controls.
While our solution
won’t address the entire population, it is also FREE and a step in the right
direction showing concerned parents that they have an option to work WITH the
school to manage appropriate use.
Even if the school’s
policy is “no outside internet access”, our solution can help students/families
comply with that by shutting that outside access off during school hours.
Consumers: http://www.kajeet.com/4u/school-guard.html
Schools: http://kajeet.com/byod
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