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November Tool Time

Digital WorkflowShowcasing tools to increase student-centered learning, engagement, and

student achievement

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• Great app for literacy centers – kids can choose words to build sentences, write them down, and get feedback

• You can even import pictures and record your voice to create custom sentences!

• Over 250 sentences, 2 levels, individual users & progress reports

http://mattbgomez.com/literacy-center-with-sentence-builder-app/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sentence-builder-app/id512507120?mt=8http://www.funeducationalapps.com/2012/10/sentence-builder-app-must-have-teaching-app-for-teachers-and-parents.html

Sentence Builder for iPad

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• Great app to help with letter recognition and early spelling

• 5 levels, students earn parts to build a rocket ship

http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/04/02/rocket-speller-spell-words-and-build-rockets/

http://cookseyskiddos.blogspot.com/2013/09/rocket-speller-app-and-read-room.html

http://bestappsforkids.com/2013/03/rocket-speller/

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/mobile-app-reviews/rocket-speller

Rocket Speller

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• Great app to help students with counting, partners to 10, place value, addition, and subtraction – hide beads & go up to 100!

• Web app as well - http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/web-apps/number-rack/

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/11/geoboard-number-rack-good-elementary.html#.Unlt5nCsg6Y

http://k-2mathapps.blogspot.com/2013/10/subitizing-quick-way-to-develop-number.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQKzpvKfj_c

Number Rack

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Evernote

• Students can send pictures, recorded audio, and text notes INSTANTLY to you – with one click! Seriously!

• Sign up for a class account, then have students log in – available web (computer), app for Apple, Android, Kindle, Nook – everything!

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Evernote

http://insidetheclassroomoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/using-evernote-in-an-elementary-classroom/

Van Meter library project with 2nd graders

Getting Started with Evernote

Video Tutorial

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Skitch

• Works with Evernote – students take photos (or screenshots), then annotate (caption) them with text, hand-drawings, highlighter, stickers, etc.

• Once you are signed in, import (or take) your photo, annotate, then Save with caption – type students name, click one button, and it is saved in Evernote

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SkitchWhat can Skitch Do?

Using Skitch to Draw & Label

Video Example of Skitch

Annotating eBook pages with Skitch

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Formative Assessment with Google Forms (part

1)

• Create a quiz – you can use text, pictures, and/or video

• Multiple choice, short answer, paragraph text and more options!

• Easily share quiz with other teachers• Students enter their names, then results

are recorded in a spreadsheet• Auto-grade and enter in gradebook!

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Let’s give it a shot – try this quiz!

Technology quiz 1.0

Formative Assessment with Google Forms (part

2)

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Now to install Flubaroo and get on with theAuto-grading!

Flubaroo directions

Formative Assessment with Google Forms (part

3)

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Resources

Alice Keeler’s Flubaroo Directions

5-question fill-in-the-blank quiz template

Free Tech 4 Teachers Google Forms guide

Formative Assessment with Google Forms