Are you ready to take Google Forms to the next level? Use Google forms to create a multiple choice quiz or test and use Flubaroo to grade the quiz. It is simple to use. Check out this link to learn more!
http://www.flubaroo.com/flubaroo-user-guide
If you want to try it out, create a quiz and answer key. You can make a sample and link it to your blog or just e-mail the link to any classmate, friend, or family member to take so you can see the results!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Blogging Easy as 1, 2, 3
Have you always wanted to blog with your students and did not know where to start? Well, here is the answer for you. It comes in the way of www.kidblog.org
On this website teachers can sign up for a FREE account and add as many students as you want and build different classes for multiple sections if needed. It is so easy to use and set up.
One thing I really like about it is there is NO advertising and the teacher has all the power in settings for privacy that is desired. Before any comments or posts are made it must be approved by the teacher before it goes live on the web! Students love seeing their name in a comment or when they make a post! It is very powerful to them to be published!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Transforming Learning with Technology
Transforming the classroom with technology requires that how we teach and what we assign must be different than it was even a few years ago. We need to move our students from drill and kill to creative, imaginative learners that are passionate about school. You will find that soon (if you are not already), will be tapped to be a technology leader in your district. The resources below you will want to become familar with. Take a look at the ISTE standards for students, teachers and administratros. To make a change happen in your district, ISTE has a list of essential conditions to ensure technology integration can be successful and supported.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Using Todays Meet and Twitter in the Classroom
I was just on Twitter and found a link to an article on how to use Todays Meet and Twitter in the classroom. It is worth a quick read and is found at http://h30411.www3.hp.com/discussions/1012082?mcid=Twitter
TodaysMeet
TodaysMeet at http://www.todaysmeet.com is a GREAT way for teachers to set up a collaborative environment. Although it is on the web, it is fairly private. The only way for people to access the site is by a link. The link can be share via e-mail to participants. It is similar to having an unlisted number in the phone book, only people who know the address can get in. One example of how to use this tool is to set one up for students to be on during a class lecture. This “back channel” is a way for students to collaborate and comment on material that is being presented. Teachers can then monitor the “back channel” and adjust the instruction based on student feedback. What are your thoughts on TodaysMeet?
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Free Tech For Teachers
Check out Richard Byrne's blog at http://www.freetech4teachers.com/. It will be well worth your time. He has done a great job of finding and posting useful free tools for teachers to use in the classroom. He was the keynote presenter at the NETA conference in Omaha in April 2011.
Google Translator
As you have discovered, Google Translator can translate from one language to another. But, did you know, that Google Translator can translate an entire web page into another language? Try it out. Go to http://translate.google.com/. Type the URL of the website you would like to translate. Select the language to translate from and then the language to translate too. Click the link for the site and voila…the entire site is translated. Here is my example using the Bellevue Public Schools Website. This would be great to use for ESL students! They could read a site in their native language. Parents would be able to have your blog, website, or even documents translated for them in a click of a button! Yes…the price is right…FREE!
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