Tools for Teachers
Presenter: Rachel Rumely, Saint Columbkille Partnership School
Imagine the walls of your classroom spotlighting your students with eye-catching instructional guides! This is interactive learning at it's best. Simply photograph your students as they are engaged in an exploratory learning activity. Using these photos, create a colorful visual by making a poster, guide or slideshow. Allow the students to collaborate in formulating the text to best explain the learning process that they experienced during the activity. Creating the guide together reinforces the skills and concepts as the students actively re-teach and revisit their strategies. Posting the guides in the room and on Edmodo gives the students access to tutorials that they connect with on a personal level! The following iPad apps are FREE!
Confer
Created by a National Board Certified teacher, Confer enables teachers to use classroom notes to inform their instructional decision making. Teachers can:
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Class Dojo
Class Dojo is a tool that helps teachers boost classroom engagement and improve student behavior, quickly and easily. It also lets teachers communicate behavior data with parents and students. This free tool is also easy to customize and kid-friendly! Teachers can track participation, behavior, kind actions, and more. |
Three Ring
Three Ring unlocks the power of teachers' mobile phone or iPad. Now it's easy for teachers and students to document evidence from the classroom. Capture anything, regardless of format, in just seconds. 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. |