Go Animate is a great tool for students and teachers to use at school and even at home. It is easy for anyone (teacher or student) to make an animated video for others to see that is entertaining for its viewers.
As a teacher, I can use this piece of technology to:
· Present fun videos of lesson plans for my students to keep them engaged with the material we are covering.
· For students to watch when they are at home: if a student missed school that day, forgot what we learned and wanted to see the lesson again, or wanted to study the material for an upcoming quiz, they could easy play the video over and over again of the lesson plan I presented in class
Students can use Go Animate to:
· Come up with their own imaginative stories
·Improve their writing skills
·Learn the key elements to creating a story
·Share their stories with other classmates
Check out GoAnimate!
As a teacher, I can use this piece of technology to:
· Present fun videos of lesson plans for my students to keep them engaged with the material we are covering.
· For students to watch when they are at home: if a student missed school that day, forgot what we learned and wanted to see the lesson again, or wanted to study the material for an upcoming quiz, they could easy play the video over and over again of the lesson plan I presented in class
Students can use Go Animate to:
· Come up with their own imaginative stories
·Improve their writing skills
·Learn the key elements to creating a story
·Share their stories with other classmates
Check out GoAnimate!
IXL is a great resource for students and teachers because it provides extra practice over material they are learning in school.
As a teacher, I can use IXL to:
· Use as a review during class before a test
· Provide my students with extra practice so they can better understand the material
Students can use IXL to:
·Practice material they are struggling with or to become more familiar with the material
· Quiz themselves before a test/quiz
· Provides students with immediate feedback on how they did
Check out IXL!
As a teacher, I can use IXL to:
· Use as a review during class before a test
· Provide my students with extra practice so they can better understand the material
Students can use IXL to:
·Practice material they are struggling with or to become more familiar with the material
· Quiz themselves before a test/quiz
· Provides students with immediate feedback on how they did
Check out IXL!
Endless Reader is an App students can use to learn vocabulary, practice their sounds, learn words and letters. They can download it on the computer, iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc.
As I teacher, I can use Endless Reader to:
· A more entertaining learning environment during class to teach my students words, sounds, letters through the fun animations
· Quiz them over spelling vocabulary, sounds, letters
Students can use Endless Reader to:
· Extra practice over their sounds and letters
· More engaging and will encourage them to want to learn
· Teach them new words and how to spell
Check out Endless Reader!
As I teacher, I can use Endless Reader to:
· A more entertaining learning environment during class to teach my students words, sounds, letters through the fun animations
· Quiz them over spelling vocabulary, sounds, letters
Students can use Endless Reader to:
· Extra practice over their sounds and letters
· More engaging and will encourage them to want to learn
· Teach them new words and how to spell
Check out Endless Reader!
Class Dojo is a great website that helps improve behavior in classrooms.
As a teacher I can use Class Dojo to:
·Monitor my students behavior and provide feedback to their parents
· Create a positive and productive learning environment for my students
· Spending less time on discipline and more time on learning
· To use positive reinforcement for good behavior and actions
Students can use Class Dojo to:
· Have a more positive learning environment
· Makes class less disruptive because they can track their own behavior and other classmates
· The motivation to behave because of the positive rewards for good behavior
Check out Class Dojo!
As a teacher I can use Class Dojo to:
·Monitor my students behavior and provide feedback to their parents
· Create a positive and productive learning environment for my students
· Spending less time on discipline and more time on learning
· To use positive reinforcement for good behavior and actions
Students can use Class Dojo to:
· Have a more positive learning environment
· Makes class less disruptive because they can track their own behavior and other classmates
· The motivation to behave because of the positive rewards for good behavior
Check out Class Dojo!
Triptico is a great interactive resource to use in classrooms for any subject. You can use it for tools such as timers, calculator, games and quizzes.
As a teacher, I can use Triptico to:
· Make lessons more interactive using the variety of tools
· Make games to review with students during class
· Improve and encourage participation
Students can use Triptico to:
· Quiz themselves/ classmates before a test
· Fun and engaging while encouraging participation
Check out Triptico!
As a teacher, I can use Triptico to:
· Make lessons more interactive using the variety of tools
· Make games to review with students during class
· Improve and encourage participation
Students can use Triptico to:
· Quiz themselves/ classmates before a test
· Fun and engaging while encouraging participation
Check out Triptico!
I hope you enjoyed the links of great websites posted above! Many of the sites were suggested by other teachers who strongly recommend these sites to improve academics and add more excitement to teaching and learning. I researched each site closely and learned how to use them. I am very impressed with how effective and easy to learn these sites are. Each website provides links, videos, blogs, reviews on their sites and how to use them. I think they will be great tools to improve the learning environment for students during class as well as great tools for students to use at home. Networking is a great thing to do when trying to find new technologies for you classroom. It is really helpful to hear other teachers and educators thoughts and opinions on sites and apps. There are so many new technologies out there today that it is not possible for one person to try them all out. Hearing feedback from others on what works and what doesn’t is a great thing to have! Especially when researching new technologies to use in the classroom, it is great to be able to read posts about the technologies on the Internet so that you can try them out right away.