Tech Toys for Teachers! Who to Follow & Where to Find! Session #2
Drink from the 'fountains' of technology and taste state of the art latest trends in educational technology. Explore Twitter and learn who to follow, Blogs, websites, and conferences so you can keep up on the latest and greatest educational ideas/apps/programs out there! The end goal? To help you work smarter, not harder, and give you more time. Please enjoy!
Please read first...
- 10 Things All Students Want Teachers To Know by Dr. Justin Tarte
- I Wish My Teacher Knew... on Twitter at #Iwishmyteacherknew
Who to Follow
- Kevin Honeycutt (Great Tools 4 Kids!)
- Ginger Lewman (Project-Based Learning Expert)
- Angela Maiers (Choose2Matter!)
- Richard Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers) HERE
- Erin Klein (All about Erin? Click HERE!)
- Rushton Hurley / Next Vista for Learning / Key Note Speech
- Gary Abud
- Leslie Fisher
- Steve Dembo
- Drew Minock (2 Guys & and iPad)
- Terry White
What to Follow
- Edutopia (A must have if you decide to only follow one!)
- Edudemic
- Get EduCreative
- Mindfulness Wellness @911well
- Todd Bloch @blocht574 (#MichEd) and (#mschat)
- 24/7 Teacher (Elementary based w/ a lot of info!)
- Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher (#T2T)
- Word Porn (Incredible quotes from the heart)
- Set up a Tweet Deck? Click HERE
Apps
Best Of...
Blended Learning
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- Blended Learning Provides Pathway to Success for High School Students by Joseph Rapposelli
- 6 Ways to Be a Better Online Teacher by Paul Beaudoin
Blocking
- Blocking access to YouTube creates dilemmas for schools by Megan Guza
Chrome
- One Tab (Too many tabs in Chrome? Click OneTab to convert all to a list!)
Classroom Ideas
Coding
- 6 Tips To Get Your Kids Excited About Coding by Jen Mozen
Collaboration
Conferences
Digital Citizenship
Flipped Classroom Thoughts
Future Predictions
- Teach your students the right way to Google by Kelly Maher
- How to Add 450+ Fonts to Your Google Documents & Slides by Richard Byrne
- How to Create a Company Email Signature in Gmail / Google Apps
- 10 Add-ons that will give your Google Docs unlimited powers
Need $$$? Try:
- Donors Choose (Online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need)
- Kick Starter (World's largest funding platform for creative projects)
Portfolios
- 4 Common E-Portfolio Mistakes To Avoid by David Raths
Questioning
Quotes About Education
Social Media
- Safe, Smart & Social (GREAT site to get started understanding the dangers of social media and how to prevent them.)
- Social media access challenges parents, educators by Zach Tyler
- Social media has negative impact on academic performance
- 6 Apps that Block Social Media Distractions by Cathy Morales
- Using Technology to Teach Gratitude and Kindness by Jackie Myers
- 10 ways to use social media to pass bond issues by Lucille Renwick
Teacher Stores w/ Discounts
Tech Tools
- 3 Tech Tools That Boost Early Literacy by Greg Thompson
- 8 Great Tools for Classroom Presentations by Bridget McCrea
Texting
- Texting with students can profoundly impact their success by Timothy Chipp