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Flippity- I allows you to get a google sheet and make it an interactive document. This feature has : random name picker, bingo, word searches, hangman, scavenger hunt, etc. I like it. Everything is created for you. You can let the students create they type of assignment they like.

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How to Create a Quiz Show With Flippity.net

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Flippity.net works with Google Spreadsheets to help you create a Jeopardy-style game.

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https://brush.ninja
SUPER Easy to use Animated GIF site that's also iPad friendly.

Draw animations on a blank canvas or over an image.  Include text and shapes.

Could be used to animate vocabulary, show a process, animate a diagram, etc.

This site can be used in ANY subject area to allow students to contribute a graphical representation of their understanding of a given topic.

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Brush Ninja has been getting a lot of attention from educators and teachers recently. It's fantastic. Of all the use cases I had considered for my little animation app, education was not one I had seriously considered and I really like the idea that it's being used for something useful or beneficial, as opposed to just being a toy.

It started with Richard Byrnes "Free Tech for Teachers", where he posted a video showing a short Brush Ninja tutorial.

A couple of months later Richard posted a tutorial on using Brush Ninja to create animations for presentations.

Meanwhile the Steiner Ranch Elementary Library were tweeting about their students using Brush Ninja to encourage engagement and critical thinking.

The creativity of our @SREStallions will never cease to amaze me #dotday #brushninja #animation pic.twitter.com/7PW7rJ89I4
- Steiner Ranch Elementary Library (@Stallionlib) September 19, 2018

And then a couple of days ago I saw someone tweeting about a presentation being made at TIFSouth, a place where educators in New York share their best practices.

Learning about Brush Ninja at #TIFSouth @holler4edtech pic.twitter.com/9pkR8SMfGT
- ☕Andrew Wheelock🤓 (@AMWheelock) October 18, 2018

Benefits to educational institutions

Brush Ninja is free. There's an optional paid version but it only adds a handful of extra features - for the power users. For most users the web version is perfectly adequate. And of course, free software keeps costs down. No software licenses, no new hardware. It just works.

There's no logins needed. You can open the website and get started.

It's simple to use. My objective has been to make it as easy to use as possible. My 2 and a half year old can (and does) create animations in Brush Ninja. They are just random shapes, not intentional stories or anything advanced, but he can draw, add new frames, and play back what he made.

There's no tracking or advertising. No need to worry about your privacy, or personal information being sold. You can check out the privacy policy here.

I've recently pushed live some improvements to the website. The big feature is a much improved mobile view. This allows the app to work more nicely on small screens. You shouldn't need to scroll so much now! You can also expect more changes around this in the future.

Based on feedback, from teachers no less, I have added a text tool. This is great when using Brush Ninja to create animations for presentations, or to demo concepts learnt in science and technology where detailed writing is needed. It's also been suggested that custom background images would be popular and this is on my todo list.

There is also a new tool quick selector. Press l on the keyboard, and you can see all the tools laid out. Just click the one you want and off you go. It's a power user feature, but might speed up the workflow for some people.

Otherwise there have been a few smaller fixes and tweaks.

You can always see the latest changes in the changelog.

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Brush Ninja has been getting a lot of attention from educators and teachers recently. It's fantastic. Of all the use cases I had considered for my little animation app, education was not one I had seriously considered and I really like the idea that it's being used for something useful or beneficial, as opposed to just being a toy.

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Best web page to convert PDF into all formats. The best thing for educators who always have the problem of "Oops, it is a PDF and I cannot manipulate it"

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1 Select or "Drag and drop" your PDFs into the PDF converter.

2 For non-PDF formats conversion to PDF will start automatically.

3 For a PDF file choose a format you want to convert to and press "Convert PDF" button.

4 Wait till PDF converter completes the conversion and download your file.

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Largest number of online PDF tools available on WEB

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PDF Converter + 46 Online PDF Tools - PDF Candy

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PDF Candy provides you with best free PDF converter and many other PDF tools online. Turn images, ebooks, and documents to PDF and vice versa safely.

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Great web page for all teachers. It is free. It gives you timers, noise control, clocks, random name generator, traffic light to monitor discipline and talkativeness in class. Instead of using several apps. in your I pad you can find everything in this handy webpage. I like this one a lot for language classes and noise control.

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Design and print personalized sticky notes with Google slides by Toni Vincent.

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Design and print personalized sticky notes with Google slides by Toni Vincent.

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I think this is very useful especially for counselors. You can print rubrics in the sticky note format and give it to the students. Good for reminders and to drill some vocabulary words.

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Post-it and other brands of sticky notes are put to good use everyday by teachers and students. The Post-it website has a page filled with resources for teachers, and they have a really cool iOS app for digitizing, sorting, and sharing square sticky notes.

Those small pieces of paper that can be attached, easily removed, and repositioned can be even more useful when you print on them. While there is a printer designed to print sticky notes, you can send sticky notes through the printer you already have. You'll need a template for printing, and I just so happen to have one for you. Skip ahead to see loads of ideas for printed sticky notes.

The template is in Google Slides. Why Google Slides? It's one of my favorite design tools, and does not have to be limited to slideshows. The template has a custom page setup of 8.5 by 11 inches to match standard printer paper. I'm sharing the file in a way that forces you to make your own copy. You can edit your copy and use Google Slides' design tools to print your personalized design.

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Print Custom Sticky Notes with Google Slides - Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent

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Post-it and other brands of sticky notes are put to good use everyday by teachers and students. The Post-it website has a page filled with resources for teachers, and they have a really cool iOS app for digitizing, sorting, and sharing square sticky notes.

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InsertlearningTools you can use tomorrow.

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InsertlearningTools you can use tomorrow.

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Insert learning is a Chrome extension. You can put sticky notes such as Edpuzzle into web pages. You can insert all sort of things. Useful for all levels, all teachers, especially social studies, reading, English.

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4 Ways to Blend Learning with InsertLearning

InsertLearning is an extension that lets you turn websites into interactive lessons, and it is the perfect companion to your blended learning lesson plans. This extension is AWESOME, y'all!!!

You know how it seems that when you create a lesson these days that you need like twelve links to bring the lesson together-the link to the directions, link to a Google Slide deck, link to a discussion question, link to a YouTube video. What if you could have your cake and eat it too? What if you could have all the pieces on one webpage (not just as links)? Let's discover four super cool ways to blend learning with InsertLearning.

Please note, this is NOT a sponsored post, nor will I receive any compensation if you decide to purchase. I am just a fan of this freemium product.

What is InsertLearning?

InsertLearning will let you turn any webpage into an interactive lesson. Formerly known as Docent EDU and developed by two high school teachers who wanted to create a richer learning experience for their students, this webtool has made some amazing progress. InsertLearning has this fantastic toolbar that will allow you to highlight text, add sticky notes, insert questions, videos, or even a discussion all inside the webpage! How cool is that? Oh yeah, and you can then assign it to your students. WHOA!!!

Install InsertLearning

To get started, install the Chrome extension. After the installation, InsertLearning will walk you through the toolbar and an example. Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy!

Choose Your Web Content

To get started with your first lesson, find the online content you would like to use-an article, video, etc. If you don't want to start from scratch, check out their lesson plan library. Once you have chosen your content, decide what you want to add from the Insert Learning toolbar options. There are five different types of interactivity you can add to spice up that content, make it more engaging, and help students retain relevant information.

4 Ways to Blend Learning with the Insert Learning Toolbar

Here is the Insert Learning toolbar, which contains four different district types of tools that we can use to blend with our face-to-face learning experiences.

1 - Highlight

I'm a big fan of using the highlight tool. Highlighting gives students a visual guide to important information, such as dates, vocabulary words, events, and essential sentences and paragraphs. You can also change the color of the highlights and color code the information.

2 - Sticky Notes

Yes! Adding digital sticky notes on a website is now easier than ever and a great way to add additional guidance for students. You can use these in your lessons for actual notes, directions for the assignment, anecdotes, a pause and reflect reminder, or even links, and yes, links to YouTube videos that magically embed right there on the page.

>>> Embed YouTube Video in a Google Doc!

You heard me! This extension makes it possible to embed a YouTube video into your Google Doc-something we've always wanted! When you click on the extension while editing a Google Doc, you will be prompted to, "publish and make a lesson," the Google Doc. This essentially turns your documents into a plain webpage that is then compatible with all the features, including the sticky note feature above that will embed videos! Awesome, right? (Want a tutorial on all these features? Enroll in the 18 Challenges Online Course.)

[Tweet "Whoa!!! You can embed YouTube Videos in a Google Doc with @InsertLearning! #gsuiteedu"]

3 - Insert Free Response or Multiple Choice Questions

It's easy for kids to get lost or distracted on a page. Checks for understanding can help them stay on track. With the InsertLearning extension, you can quickly add a free response question for longer answers or reflection, or you can add a multiple choice question.

4 - Discussion

Add some discussion questions, or topics and students can readily respond right there on the page. This is a great way to get kids talking that wouldn't usually speak up in class to share out loud.

Two Ways to Create a Lesson

1 - Click on the InsertLearning extension while on any web page you want to use in your lesson.
2 - Find relevant, engaging content by searching their public library of lessons.

Assign to Students

G Suite Integration

If that's not enough, InsertLearning has a ton of features that make it the perfect companion for G Suite users.
- Chromebook compatible
- Sign-in with Google account
- Share directly to Google Classroom
- Enhance published Google Docs with videos and more
- Insert a YouTube video at the right moment in the text

5 Lessons Free!

InsertLearning is a freemium application, but you get your first five lessons for free. Find out more about their pricing options at InsertLearning.com. Honestly, I think it's worth the $40/year. (Note: This is NOT a sponsored post, nor will I receive any compensation if you decide to purchase.)
BONUS: Get the 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018 eBook (form below) that includes a coupon code for one full month for FREE!
What do you think? Have you tried it? Will you try it? Install it today and let me know what you think.

Become a Learning Blender by Joining the 18 Challenges!

Did you know that InsertLearning is included my 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018? It's included in the FREE Course eBook (form below), but you can get hands-on with a video tutorial in my online course! Oh, and I might just give you a coupon code as well! (Read my previous blog post to learn more: 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018.)

The 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018 ONLINE COURSE! (FREE for Subscribers!)

This year I created an online course to help you learn about each concept, idea, or app more in-depth AND earn all eighteen badges! How fun is that! The course is video-based and completely self-paced, so you can work on the challenges in any order you like. It's learning on-demand!

So if you want to dig deeper into each challenge and gets hands-on instruction and tutorials, and earn all of the super cool badges, join the 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018 Online Course.

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4 Ways to Blend Learning with InsertLearning

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InsertLearning is an extension that lets you turn websites into interactive lessons, and it is the perfect companion to your blended learning lesson plans.

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This helps a lot dyslexic students. You take a picture of a text and it read it for you. I find it very useful for English and reading teachers.

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https://www.gimkit.com/

An AWSOME alternative to Kahoot. Works the same way, however, instead of points and leaderboards, students earn in-game "cash" to spend on powerups, upgrades and themes to climb higher, faster.  Multiple ways to win. Questions repeat throughout the activity to foster mastery.  Semi-addicting way to learn/study content.  Collaborative features allow students to play in teams or create a Kit collaboratively as a class.

Quick-create a Kit by importing from Quizlet. Allows fill-in-the-blank answers. End-of-game reports allow teachers to analyze student results.

Freemium. Basic plan=free, upgrade for ~$60/year.

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Pear Deck changes the creation of Quizlet study sets into a fun, collaborative competition. It's a freemium website that allows for subscribers to have access to better options.

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Pear Deck is on a mission to help teachers create powerful learning moments for every student, every day - using the tools you already know and love.

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Finding pertinent and relevant content on Twitter can seem overwhelming.

Participate.com is a clean, easy to read website built for educators that organizes Twitter content and chats on your behalf. Quickly find and join Twitter chats, curate and host your own collections of content, or search categories of other educators' curations.

An online Personal Learning Network (PLN) is invaluable for educators looking to refine their craft, stay abreast to current trends, and continually grow as a life-long learner.

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Find Your Community | Communities of Practice | Participate

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Connect with other educators. Engage in collaborative learning and collect teaching resources. Join a community of practice on Participate.

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Using Numbers on the iPad for more than spreadsheets.

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Using Numbers on the iPad for more than spreadsheets.

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When you create a new spreadsheet in Numbers, you can first delete the spreadsheet that is given to you. This opens up a blank screen that can be used for many things, including drawings, brainstorming sessions, and step-by-step instruction with pictures taken directly in the app. Apple presentation also showed how to use the split screen more effectively and the easy way to drag and drop web addresses and photos for easy citations and project creation.

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ClassroomQ aims to create a virtual line for students seeking assistance. It's great for allowing students to get assistance on individual work without needing to physically stand in line wasting valuable time. In addition, students may ask and answer questions of each other using the queue as well.

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Step 1: Teachers hit the start button to start a session and get a class code.

Step 2: Students enter their name and their teacher's class code.

Step 3: When students need help, they simply click the button to add their name to the queue!

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Step 1: Teachers hit the start button to start a session and get a class code. Step 2: Students enter their name and their teacher's class code. Step 3: When students need help, they simply click the button to add their name to the queue!

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Using Keynote to help student work come alive

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Using Keynote to help student work come alive

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Keynote can be used for short presentations as well as long slideshows. We created an image to represent the poem, "The Road Not Taken" and inserted an audio clip of ourselves reading the poem. Split screen allowed us to have the poem side-by-side with our Keynote page. We inserted pre-made images that we could edit with color, depth effect, and our own drawings.

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An app to help create video instruction. Students can learn even when a sub is present, can be used for School Interruption Plans, to receive instruction when either teacher or student in absent, or as reminder of key concepts or lessons.

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Various sites and apps recommended by teachers and presenters.
Math:
brainingcamp.com
mathisvisual.com
Mr. Orr is a Geek.com

General:
Peardeck
Tapintoteenminds.com
Toondoo (easy-to-create create comic strips)

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An easy-to-use scavenger hunt app. Create on the computer, play on the iPad. There are a few already made that you can borrow or test, but making your own is amazingly easy. Answers can be in many formats, including taking pictures and texting.

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Holographic cube that allows you to hold and interact with 3D objects using Augmented Reality. Very Cool!!
Hard to explain, you have to see it!
Already several ed apps with more on the way. Ask me to show it to you!!

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IT WORKED: Merge Cube AR for the Classroom!

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Tour Creator allows anyone to create their own VR tour using imagery from Google’s Street View or their own 360-degree photos. The app is designed to work with Google Cardboard and Google’s existing VR “field trips” app Expeditions.

The goal with Expeditions is to let people virtually travel the world to see far off places they may never have the chance to visit in person – likethe beaches at Normandy or the battlefields of the Revolutionary War.

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On June 30, 2021, we deactivated the Expeditions and Tour Creator apps.They'll no longer work on your devices, and tours can't be downloaded again after they're gone. You can find many of the tours from Expeditions at g.co/gacexpeditions.

Find Expeditions tours on Google Arts & Culture

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Expeditions & Tour Creator are no longer available

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On June 30, 2021, we deactivated the Expeditions and Tour Creator apps. They'll no longer work on your devices, and tours can't be downloaded again after they're gone. You can find many of the tours f

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You probably know how to access google drawings and/or create something in there, but this is a great tool for making your classroom interactive.

The attached file has a lot of different templates that have been created for you to use in the classroom.  You can make a copy and customize to your content.

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This is a webpage filled with widgets that you would find helpful in your classroom.

Example: It has a noise meter...you can display so students stay at a certain volume when collaborating. Also has traffic light widget, graphing and more!

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Haven't played around with this, but Leslie Fisher pitched it as "the podcast version of Flipgrid." An added feature over Flipgrid that Synth provides is you can listen to other recordings back to back like a podcast would be. It could be cool to have a classroom podcast and use this tool!

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This fall, Synth was shut down

Thank you for believing in the power of audio, from podcasting in the classroom to building relationships asynchronously.

We've turned our attention to Focusable, a new tool for students, teachers, and those seeking to improve their ability to focus.

If you need help getting access to your content please reach out at support@gosynth.com

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This fall, Synth was shut down Thank you for believing in the power of audio, from podcasting in the classroom to building relationships asynchronously. We've turned our attention to Focusable, a new tool for students, teachers, and those seeking to improve their ability to focus.

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Scholastic Middle and Highschool Magazines

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Scholastic Middle and Highschool Magazines

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This resource provides various types of reading material for students in all subject areas. It seems a perfect tool for getting more informational texts into the hands of our students. The articles are specifically crafted for middle school students and leveled for student to achieve maximum comprehension. Lesson plans, differentiation tools, assessment and activities are provided for each issue. A print version is available, but the online version provides greater opportunities for differentiation. There is a subscription fee - but free trials are available.

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Middle and High School Magazines | Scholastic Classroom Magazines

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Designed for teachers, magazines use high-interest topics to advance reading & language arts skills and enhance your curriculum.

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Quill - A Tech tool for Literacy Instruction

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Quill - A Tech tool for Literacy Instruction

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This program provides easy to use practice with grammar and writing skills. Quill contains over 300 writing, grammar, and proofreading activities. The program is free, but a premium version allows educators to have a more in-depth analysis of student work.

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This is a great - FREE - source for easy and relevant reading materials for our students. This collection contains fiction and informational texts with beautiful graphics. Options for student choice, 10 minute a day informational reading, or supplemental materials for topics you are already teaching are available. We all know that the more students read - they more proficient they become - this source seems to provide relative materials to improve reading.

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An app extension that can sync up to one note, microsoft, drive, web pages (I think) and other apps that include text.  Students can use it to:
-Have text read to them
-Read line by line
-Manipulate the size and font
-Identify parts of speech
-Define individual words and/or phrases
-Lots of other stuff!

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Microsoft Learning Tools are free tools that implement proven techniques to improve reading and writing for people regardless of their age or ability.

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A basic but really applicable and ready to use with the tech we already use every day.  You can project this right onto your smartboard.  This will allow you to click one button and display:
-a timer
-room volume indicator
-QR Code
-Random student selector or random group generator

You can also create an exit poll where students can vote on the smartboard on the way out and give you instant feedback on your lesson. This is a really great and easy one to incorporate!

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This add on will allow you to have a bank of comments that you can plug into feedback on Google Docs and Google Slides. This would be helpful for commenting on student work if you find that you are often making the same comment several times over across different students' work. Save tons of time on grading written assignments!