QMET Resources
QMET Session - October 3, 2012
Technology Resources
  1. Let’s Take a Poll
    1. Turning Point
    2. Senteos
    3. Using Apps and Web-based Tools
      1. Socrative - http://www.socrative.com/
      2. Poll Everywhere - http://www.polleverywhere.com/
      3. Nearpod app  - http://www.nearpod.com/
  2. Discovery Education
    1. Quick Start Guide
      1. Videos – Full or partial segments
      2. Assignment and Quiz Builder, but I recommend SharpSchool
      3. Writing Prompt Builder
      4. Teacher Center
        1. Calendar
        2. Lesson Plan Library
        3. Thematic Focus
        4. Discovery Education Atlas
  3. Other Video Resources
    1. YouTube for Education - http://www.youtube.com/education
      1. http://www.safeshare.tv/
    2. Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/
  4. SharpSchool
    1. Teacher Tips for Basic Website
    2. Online Classroom options
    3. Example – Ms.Kauffman’s Health and Physical Education Website
  5. Bloom’s Taxonomy
    1. http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html
    2. Let’s engage our students
    3. Higher order thinking skills
    4. SharpSchool allows you to create blogs and wikis
  6. Photobooth/Skitch
    1. Take photo of partner using PhotoBooth (it will save in Photos)
    2. Go to Skitch – New – Choose a Photo
    3. Write what you think they are thinking after their first month onthe job!
    4. Click Save  icon in upperright and Save in Camera Roll
    5. Go to Photos at bottom to view
    6. Pass iPads around to share
    7. Usually can do this via accounts
  7. Glogster
    1. Online Posters - http://edu.glogster.com
    2. Show examples
    3. Does not work on iPad
  8. Tools You and Your Students Can Use
    1. Fotoflexer - http://fotoflexer.com/
    2. Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/
    3. Tagxedo - http://www.tagxedo.com/
    4. Sign Generator - http://www.redkid.net/generator/sign.php
  9. Educreations
    1. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/educreations-interactive-whiteboard/id478617061?mt=8
    2. Check out Featured Lessons – Subject Areas
    3. New Lesson
    4. Press rec – narrate and sketch out a process
    5. Click Done once finished
    6. Give it a Title
    7. Choose  Private
    8. Subject Area – All – Save – Cancel when it comes to CreateAccount/Sign In
    9. Website for similar tool – Sketchfu - http://sketchfu.com/draw
  10. AutoRap App
    1. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smule.autorap&hl=en&rdid=com.smule.autorap&rdot=1
    2. Create your own teacher rap and share!
    3. Once app is open, click on Menu at bottom
    4. Tap Featured Song then tap on Talk – if you get Not Enough Plays,select another song
    5. How can you use this in your classroom?
  11. Cooltoolsforschool  - http://cooltoolsforschool.wikispaces.com/