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Creates quizzes in mintues. Can be completed live or for homework. Both class and individual data results provided.

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puts all of your Chrome tabs together into one window with a single click

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Project-based llearning is not just assigning a project at the end of an unit or topic. It is student-driven and is an ongoing learning process. Project-based learning connects world scenrios to make the information relavant.

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Create lessons centered around a specific TedTalk. Includes lesson extensions and quizzes. You can use pre-made ones, tweek one or create your own.

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TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.

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Quick polling tool. Can use for exit tickets, quick assessments, unit introductions.

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Interact with your audience using real-time voting. No installations or downloads required and it's free!

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Teachers are able to use their tablet to manage content on students’ mobile devices. It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution.

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Experience for yourself this magical educational app that has been used by more than 5.000.000 students around the world.

Nearpod is a must have application for teachers and schools that have access to a set of mobile devices for their classes.
What's Nearpod?
The Nearpod platform enables teachers to use their Tablet to manage content on students' mobile devices. It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution.
Before You Start
Nearpod is a synchronous solution for the use of mobile devices in the classroom. To try Nearpod, you will need one Tablet or PC/MAC and at least one other device (tablets, smartphones, Chrome books, PC/MAC), both running Nearpod. All devices should be connected to the Internet.

To create an account or log in as a teacher you need to download the Nearpod app on a mobile device.

If you enjoy our SILVER Edition (FREE), you have the option to upgrade your account to the Nearpod GOLD Edition , which offers the following benefits:

more storage space (up to 3GB),

larger file uploads (up to 40MB),

more students per session (up to 50),

additional interactive features (add audio slides, add twitter timeline, and insert web pages in your presentation),

student self paced feature (Nearpod homework)

How It Works
Teachers use Nearpod to share content with their students and to manage the flow of the lecture. Students use Nearpod on their mobile devices to receive multimedia content and to participate in engaging assessment and collaboration activities.
Nearpod Homework
Now your students can experience the interactive Nearpod Presentations at their own pace.

Nearpod allows teachers to:

1. Create Content: - Teachers log in to www.nearpod.com to create multimedia presentations with interactive features such as quizzes, videos, polls, drawing tools, and more. They can also access featured presentations from certified publishers and fellow educators.

2. Engage: - In the classroom, teachers log in to the Nearpod app to share content with their students and manage the flow of the lecture. Students use the Nearpod app on their devices to receive curricular content, participate in activities and submit responses.

3. Assess: - Teachers can see students' answers in real time on the Nearpod app. Additionally, teachers can log in to www.nearpod.com to access post-session data and obtain detailed activity reports.

Download Nearpod now and sign up for a FREE account to start experiencing the magic of Nearpod!

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Experience for yourself this magical educational app that has been used by more than 5.000.000 students around the world. Nearpod is a must have application for teachers and schools that have access to a set of mobile devices for their classes. What's Nearpod?

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Are we just using webtools just to say that we are using them? How are they being used to make learning more meaningful?

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Use the information in a quizlet to play a class game. Can be used to review concepts. Forces students to collaborate.

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Cleans the clutter from Youtube videos to provide a safe viewing experience for students. * need IT permission to use

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An extension used to shorten urls for easy sharing. It also creates a QR code.

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Find everything in one place. Use it make quick lists or reminders to come back later to.

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Time that operates in your Chrome browser.

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1-Click-Timer is a great Chrome extension to have in your educational arsenal. It is a super easy to use timer and works without a hitch! Watch the video above to see how the extension works and to...

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Learn one new science fact each day.

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Recently I stumbled upon an unusual documentary from the 80s about the giant American toads ( Bufo Marinus) of Queensland, Australia. That's correct. Who would have thought that this 50 minute movie (embedded at the end of this article) with songs of the toad's praise would turn out to be one of those surprisingly informative and strangely funny movies.

Well, it was certainly fun to watch. Here's a gist of all interesting things I got from it and some reading which ensued.

Cane toads were never native to northern Australia before the 1930s. Raquel Dexter an entomologist, during the 1932 world conference of sugar technology in Puerto Rico, suggested that the cane toad was the ultimate solution to deal with a native Australian cane beetle. This beetle had decimated the output of sugarcane crop of North Queensland cane farmers.

So, Mungomery Reginald William brought in 102 cane toads into the freshwaters of little Mulgrave river in Gordonvale from Hawaii to tackle the problem of beetle infestation. Mungomery's intention to make the toads travel for two weeks from Hawaii to Sydney and for another two days to Gordonvale was a noble yet arduous one:

"We have got these bloody grubs by the balls this time and we will go on to bigger and brighter things"

- A jubilant Irishman

Continue reading The Menace of American toads in Queensland Australia

Wildfires are often associated with destruction. It wipes out homes, wildlife habitat, and of course trees. Areas that are damaged to that extent take time to regrow. Also, all that burning has another side effect. It releases a burst of greenhouse gasses into the air. The smoke and ash from the fire can make it difficult to breathe, especially for those prone to respiratory problems like asthma.

It goes without saying that property damage is an issue with wildfires. As long as people have enough warning, there should be no casualties. However, as climate change continues to make weather increasingly severe, human safety becomes less reliable.

However, one of the main issues comes from the lack of vegetation. After intense wildfires, there is a risk of soil erosion. If the fire is small, it may not be a big deal, but for fires that burn thousands of acres can pose serious hazards.

Continue reading How to Help Nature Recover from a Wildfire

Think Angelina Jolie shooting curved trajectory shots with her gun in the movie Wanted. Well, the end result is not exactly fictional anymore (the technique is). I recently stumbled upon the following video demonstrating DARPA's new self-steering bullet technology and it blew my mind.Here's the video:

The video shows new missile-like self-steering projectiles hitting a moving target, only this time these are not missiles but 0.5 caliber sized sniper bullets (0.5 inches internal diameter of the gun's barrel). As seen in the video, enabled by technology, a novice-sniper seems to be able to make a fairly good shot. On a funnier note, I see it like the autotune technology that helps music artists to fit their out of tune recording to a perfect tune.

Jokes aside, watching this smart bullet change its path mid-air, stirred up the curious cat that lives in my head. I would have had a tough time sleeping without knowing how DARPA's self-steering bullet actually works. So, armed with free journal access (being a Ph.D. student has its perks), I fired up my google scholar and started looking for white papers with some mention of these keywords. With this technology being developed under DARPA, it's of course one of those hush-hush things and was sure I won't find much. Still, I was happy to glean a tiny hint of its inner workings.

Continue reading DARPA's Self-Steering Bullets

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Chrome extension that removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for easy, distraction free reading view on any site.

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Postlight Reader - Clear away the clutter from all of your articles. Instantly.

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Chrome extension that will reduce your open tabs into a list.

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Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.

When your tabs are in the OneTab list, you will save up to 95% of memory because you will have reduced the number of tabs open in Google Chrome.

Privacy assurance

Information about your tabs are never transmitted or disclosed to the OneTab developers. The only exception to this is if you intentionally click on our 'share as a web page' feature that allows you to upload your list of tabs into a web page in order to share them with others. Tabs are never shared unless you specifically use the 'share as a web page' button.

Additional Benefits

Depending on how many scripts are running inside your tabs, moving them to OneTab can also speed up your computer by reducing the CPU load. We have also had reports that this also contributes to your computer resuming from sleep more quickly.

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Save up to 95% memory and reduce tab clutter

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Students can share/answer questions/introduce themselves and take a picture of themselves. Each box could be used for various things like tutorials, web tools, etc...

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Shows various teaching strategies for various topics.