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I found a lot of helpful information in this padlet. I enjoyed all the bright colors and great links you guys included. By learning how to implement tech into my future classroom,  it can change the whole atmosphere of the place. Also, technology can be useful for my students to be successful in class. Technology motivates student and improves mental skills through appropriate media. For example Audio-visual media

-Laura Rodriguez Silva

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Using Audio-visual resources in classroom (1) - Creating resources using Moviemaker

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Last weeks Teaching and Learning group meeting was focused on looking at the use of audio-visual resources in the classroom. Audio-visual resources can greatly enrich the everyday classroom bringing to life teaching and learning opportunities and giving the potential to bring the outside world into the classroom broadening and enhancing our students experience.

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Another tool that can be used is creating a blog and having the kids keep a diary for school. There are many different blog websites and the most common one that is used is called blogger.  Having the kids create their own blogs does bring learning and that it also does give the kids some technology skills and plus it also helps them to have better keyboarding  scores. So in other words I encourage future teachers and students to create individual blogs.

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Quizlet is a great site to put test reviews. It allows kids to study in a few different ways: study sheets, flashcards and more! Students can use this on their phone, tablets and computer no matter where they are!

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Good Reads is a great site to use in an English class to help students find books, join a community of readers + authors, as well as keep a digital bookshelf of their favorite books!

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Working on educational activities while being both inner and outer interactive is active learning. Technology can assist with out-of-classroom learning, allowing more time for active learning activities in class. This requires some instructor preparation. Through technology students can use outstanding techniques to express themselves through creativity. After Thomas and Pamela (2015) researched effective ways for students to become better at expressing themselves they came to the conclusion that students were more encouraged of expressing themselves by creating pictures, videos, and designing any digital program in technology classrooms.

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Google Plus is useful took that can be used to connect with other individuals. It can be useful to share things with others just like other social networks.

As future educators google hangouts may come in handy for both a teacher and a student for announcements, group projects, daily reminders, organizations, and note taking.

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Assistive technologies is a major appliance for students in classrooms because it helps those with special needs. It assists students with disabilities increasing their learning through text-to-speech software, speech-to-text, and writing through technology.

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This simple video shows just some of the changes that can be made in a classroom that makes things like assignments more accessible to everyone.

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Implementing one of these into a class might seem a little far fetched but this article made me a believer! This gets students used to speaking clearly and gives them just another resource. whether you ask Alexa to set a timer for you or a Student asks her how to spell a word, I see this being a part of many classrooms in the future.

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Learn some engaging ways for using the Amazon Echo Dot and Alexa in the classroom to infuse technology into morning meeting, math, reading, writing, spelling, and more! Students will love using the Amazon Echo Dot's voice control to ask questions and get answers, but there are a ton of other ways to integrate the Echo Dot into the curriculum too. Be sure to scroll down for a free printable list of questions to ask Alexa in the classroom too!

The Amazon Echo Dot is a voice-controlled search device that uses Amazon's Alexa. Think of it like a stand alone Siri, but it has the ability to connect to other features and apps. The Amazon Echo Dot uses wifi and once set up, you will not need to log in or use any additional devices to access the basic features - although you can set up many "skills" through the Alexa app that are worth checking out. This coupled with the fact that it is relatively inexpensive makes it ideal for use in the classroom. Click on my affiliate link to learn more about it:

Keep in mind that many of the features advertised on Amazon will not necessarily be applicable for classroom use. In fact, none of the ways I'm suggesting in this post are mentioned on the site at all. One of the fun things about the Echo Dot and Alexa is the newness of the device means you will discover tons of things it can do and ways to use it!

How to use the Amazon Echo Dot and Alexa in the Classroom

The Echo Dot is activated by saying "Alexa..." then speaking a command or question. You will know she is "listening" when the device flashes blue after saying her name. She is "thinking" after you state your command or question if she continues to light up the blue green ring. So the Echo Dot is the device but Alexa is the search engine you are tapping into.

Speaking clearly is a must for Alexa to understand. Sometimes she will not understand so rephrasing the question helps. This is actually a great habit for students and can help address speaking and listening standards in the classroom in an authentic way, similar to how I have students use Siri on the iPad to practice fluency.

Set up the Echo Dot in an accessible area in the classroom. You will want to set guidelines as to when students can access it. A good rule is to only allow one student at a time. Like all new things, at first there will be A LOT of students NEEDING to use it ALL DAY LONG. But this will settle as the Echo Dot becomes a tool and not a novelty device.

It can be helpful to keep a notebook of questions or phrases that "work" when asking Alexa. Students can practice asking Alexa questions they have about anything or they can get inspired by the questions on sites like Wonderopolis. Kids are curious so encourage them that if they have a question to ask Alexa and you can even add Alexa into the popular phrase "Ask 3 before more me" during times you are working with students.

In addition to using the Amazon Echo Dot as a voice-activated search-engine to answer questions, you can also use it for more specific queries and activities with the following questions:

Questions to ask Alexa in the Classroom

"Alexa, how do you spell...?"

Alexa can give the spelling of most words. In writing workshop you might want to set up an editing station with the Echo Dot to limit the amount of students wanting this service. Frequent flyers can write down their words in their writing notebook or circle words as they write. Then on their day, students can check those words all at once.

"Alexa, what is the weather today?"

Once you have set up the device and it knows your location, the Echo Dot can be used to give weather reports and forecasts. This is a fantastic routine to add into morning meeting. Students could take turns being the weather reporter.

"Alexa, what's on my calendar today?"

You can link Alexa to Google calender. If you are using Google Classroom too that means any assignments or events you have set up will be accessed by Alexa too. During morning meeting, Alexa can go over the day's events and assignments. You can also add events to the calendar by saying "Alexa, add an event to my calendar." Add birthdays, field trips, special classroom events and parties to the calendar too.

"Alexa, pick a number between ___ and ___."

Alexa can be used as a random number generator too. This is great for partner selection, turn taking, data collection, raffles and more!

"Alexa, roll the dice."

If you ask her to roll the dice, she will give you a number between 1-6. Just like the random number generator, you can use this for turn taking or set up the Echo Dot in a math center for a week.

"Alexa, pick a card."

Just like the last two options, having Alex draw a random card from a virtual 52 card deck can be used in math centers or turn taking. This could also be a fun experiment in probability.

"Alexa, flip a coin."

Alternatively you can ask "heads or tails" and she will tell you a result. Use this to make quick, fair decisions when you don't have a coin on hand or like others above, pop the Echo Dot in a math center.

"Alexa, set a timer for..."

You can use Alexa as a countdown timer by telling her a duration. Once set you can ask how much time is left and even pause and resume the timer.

"Alexa, rock, paper, scissors..."

This is just for fun, but you can play a round or two of Roshambo with the Echo Dot. This would make a great reward or brain break in the classroom.

"Alexa tell me a story..."

Asking this will launch Alexa into a random story. So far, I have only heard fairy tale and folk tales...nothing inappropriate. Set this up as a center during reading and have students draw an illustration while listening. They could also write a short summary of the story too.

"Alexa, Simon says..."

Whatever students say after Simon Says, Alexa will repeat. Have students practice reading sentences with spelling and vocabulary words or the phonics pattern you are studying. Since students have to read fluently for Alexa to understand, this makes great practice for an otherwise tedious but worthwhile activity.

"Alexa, Count By..."

So far I have tested 5s and 10s but it could be a neat math center to have students try various patterns and record her counting.

"Alexa, random fact."

This could be used during morning meeting to learn one new, random thing each day. So far all of the facts have been appropriate and I have not seen evidence otherwise that Alexa's responses are not G-rated.

"Alexa, what is ____+_____?" or "____ x ____?" etc.

Alexa will do simple calculations. Students could play a version of beat the calculator but versus Alexa!

"Alexa, what is the definition of _______?"

Alexa can look up and define words using an online dictionary. With young students this might not be the best since often times definitions do not help them understand the word without context, but I do like that it would encourage students to notice words and to try to pronounce unknown words too.

"Alexa, what is a synonym for _______?"

Alexa can also be used as a thesaurus. Again, I would limit the students who can use this during Writing Workshop - maybe set it up so a group of students rotates into the Echo Dot writing center for editing.

Free Ask Alexa Download for the Classroom

I created this one sheet printable reference of the most frequently asked questions when using Alexa in the classroom.

Grab the printable of my Ask Alexa questions FREE!

If you want to connect the Echo Dot to the free Alexa App on your Smartphone, you will also get access to a bunch of additional kid-friendly skills to do on Amazon Alexa. You can also enable Kindle or Audible books to be read aloud on the Echo Dot if you have accounts on those sites.

Be sure to occasionally ask the Echo Dot, "Alexa, what new features do you have?" since it is always updating. Be sure to connect with me via social media if you are using an Amazon Echo Dot and Alexa in the classroom - I would love to hear how you are integrating this affordable and versatile piece of technology into your school day!

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Michelle Luhtala , a librarian in a school in Connecticut, Complied a HUGE list of apps that could be used in the classroom! I'm sure that not all of these apps will work for everyone but with a list this big im sure anyone could find a few gems that are just right for them here.

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With the thousands of educational apps vying for the attention of busy teachers, it can be hard to sift for the gold. Michelle Luhtala, a savvy librarian from New Canaan High School in Connecticut has crowd-sourced the best, most extensive list of apps voted on by educators around the country.

"I wanted to make sure we had some flexibility because there's no one app that's better than all the others," Luhtala said. Some apps are best for younger students, others are more complicated, better suited for high school students. Many apps do one thing really well, but aren't great at everything. Still others are bought, redesigned or just disappear - so it's always good to know about an array of tools to suit the need at hand.
DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND PRESENTATION TOOLS
30Hands allows a user to make pictures, annotate them, record a voice explainer and then packages it all into a video. Luhtala likes it because it's intuitive and easy to use with no training. Its simple interface and ease of use make it great for young students, like kindergarteners. One downside is that the teacher has to manually enter individual student accounts.

Adobe Voice is a recently released education product from Adobe that allows students to narrate a story over an array of digital images. It doesn't require any video, rather the tool moves images forward in a cinematic fashion. "It has gorgeous templates in terms of storytelling and a huge library of copyright friendly music and images," Luhtala said. While schools often want to teach students about good digital citizenship, including copyright laws, having a pre-reviewed library can be useful for quicker projects. It can be seen on any platform since it is web based.

Book Creator is only available for iPads, allowing kids to easily create their own iBook by importing images, multimedia, text, and audio. Its simplicity makes it good for kids of all ages. Even though it has been around for quite some time, some educators still call it their number-one tool. One downside is that the output can only be viewed on iOS devices.

Tellagami is a tool to share quick animated messages. Users pick a character, record an audio message or type text and send it to someone else. It can be used in conjunction with other tools to make it even more powerful.

ExplainEverything is another tool for creating video like tutorials. Students or teachers can take photos or images, annotate them, record voices over them and explain different concepts that way. It could be good for giving students directions or for having students explain what they've learned.

Haiku Desk is a free presentation tool with many themes and Creative Commons images to choose from. Users can import photos, make charts, and generally tailor a presentation to their own style.

SlideIdea is another tool that allows teachers and students to make presentations come alive. The tool allows users to embed polls, annotate slides, and add audio recordings over images or text on a slide. "The thing about iPads and iPhones is they have cameras and microphones so we should use them," Luhtala said. "The idea is to embed the world you are experiencing in your presentation." This app is free.

Knowmia is a free presentation tool alternative to ShowMe or ExplainEverything. While these tools have similar functionalities, some teachers see them as progressing in sophistication with ScreenChomp best for elementary school teachers, ShowMe a good choice for middle school, and ExplainEverything a better option for high school students. Knowmia includes a class roster list and some learning management system functions in addition to the presentation tools.

ReadWriteThink Timeline allows students to arrange work sequentially. "It used to be that you would have to finish your task online before you could stop or you would lose it and now you can store it," Luhtala said of the updated version.
VIDEO TOOLS
iMovie is still the preferred tool for many teachers using school issued iPads or other Apple products in their classrooms. It comes preloaded on the devices, is a powerful tool and can be used in conjunction with other apps like Green Screen or Tellagami.

Green Screen is an app that allows students to combine recorded video footage with a background of their choice ($2.99). The weatherman standing in front of a map is a good example of the green screen effect. Many educators report using it in conjunction with other video apps.

iStopMotion is a fairly simple tool for creating animated videos. Students can record or import audio and match it up to their visuals. One teacher used this app in conjunction with Aurasma to create a live diorama in the library. It's pricier than most education apps at $9.99

CrowdFlik is a free app that allows a group of people observing the same event from multiple perspectives to combine all their photos or video footage together. Users upload all the collected footage and CrowdFlik stores it in the cloud. Then users can edit the media clips together into a video containing multiple viewpoints or perspectives of the same event.

Koma Koma is a simple stop-motion animation tool. It only has four commands - shoot, delete, play and save - so kids can focus on the content without having to worry about complicated controls. One teacher asked her students to use the app to record music videos that include claymation and collage. The simplicity allows for lots of creativity, and it's free.

VideoScribe is another, more expensive, way to create animated videos. It replicates the stop motion fast note taking style that has become popular in advertisements or when explaining things. The British app is available under a licensing fee of 16 pounds per month.
PHOTO EDITING
Pixlr Editor and Pixlr Express allow for free, easy photo editing and fun filters and overlays respectively.

SnapSpeed is a free photo editing tool which, in conjunction with a camera phone, lets a user select a part of a photo and highlight that without discoloring the rest of the person. It's a good way to call attention to different parts of a photo.
AUGMENTED REALITY
Aurasma is one of the most popular augmented reality tools and it's free. It allows teachers to "tag" physical objects with videos, animations or 3D scenes so that if a student hovers over the object with their mobile device they'll see the attachment. In Luhtala's school students record videos of their excitement about different books in the library and attach them to different books. Students looking for something to read can get a direct recommendation from a classmate.

Another librarian made a claymation video and attached it to a diorama in the library. When students scanned the diorama using Aurasma, they watched it come to life.

Chromville is a free app that is part augmented reality experience and part game. Focused on younger students, it's centered around a world in a galaxy far away where the colors are fading. Students download a blank coloring page, fill it in with color and then hover over the images to make them come to life.
READING ENGAGEMENT
BiblioNasium is not a mobile app (yet) but Luhtala finds it to be a great way for younger kids to engage socially around reading. Similar to GoodReads, but aimed at a younger audience, the platform allows teachers to pose reading challenges in a set time period. Students can add books they've read and post reviews. Some librarians have found this gamification approach can make reading more fun and can inspire young readers.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Subtext allows teachers to upload PDFs and embed questions to help students be close readers and understand point of view: "This has been the one thing that has wowed our English department to get them on board with iPads," Luhtala said. The department is using it in single articles, to compare to articles and with e-books. It also prompts readers to write comments at the end of each chapter, creating a reading journal. It is free.

StripDesigner lets students become comic book writers using their own photos and templates available within the app. Student can write text bubbles, place them in the frame and create color gradients for added effect. The app costs $2.99.

Kidblog offers a free, safe place for younger students to blog. Teachers have control over all the publishing features and student blog entries are private by default. Despite the sanitized environment, many teachers feel their student write better for the larger class audience than they do when they know only a teacher will read their work.

Poems By Heart is a game to help students memorize classic poetry. While many teachers are moving away from memorization as the most important skill in the classroom, it can be fun for brain training.

Poetry, a free app made by the Poetry Foundation, is a wheel that spits out a poem. Luhtala likes it because it's a way to broaden students' thinking about what kinds of poetry they like and gives them access to a wide range of poetry in different styles.
COMMENTING TOOLS
Ask3 is a tool for quickly sharing text and audio between teachers and students. It allows a user to turn an iPad into a whiteboard, record voice and text to either ask a question or get feedback. It's a good way to have an interactive conversation with another student in the class. Students sometimes send Luhtala an Ask3 video and she can record comments or annotate and send it right back.

Join.me allows educators to screen share with students so both parties can control the same desktop. "We're trying to offer online services to students at night when they're doing they're homework," Luhtala said. This tool has allowed her easy access to the problem a student is working through. She also likes it because it's easy to set up accounts for students. There are free and pro versions, but for education uses free offers lots of useful tools.

PDF Expert is an app that allows students to annotate, highlight, place bookmarks and in other ways mark up digital texts. Luhtala recommends using it with smaller classes. One frustration is that it doesn't integrate well with Google drive, which many schools are now using for student work. It's also a bit pricey at $9.99.
CODING
Hopscotch is a simple, free app to teach rudimentary coding ideas to younger students. Students can make characters of their choosing do actions using a visual coding language consisting of blocks of code.

LightBot is another programming tool for slightly older children. Rather than trying to make a character move or create an animation, this app is more of a game, with students using a visual programming language to move through various levels. The "lite" version is free, but the version with codeable puzzles costs $2.99.
NOTE TAKING AND ORGANIZATION
Clear is a simple, gesture-based to-do manager. It's easy to stay organized, take notes, make different to-do lists and delete things.

Evernote is a note-taking and organizational app that has become common in and outside of education. One nice feature allows users to upload handwritten notes to better enable users to keep all their thoughts in one place. Luhtala suggests that the more users tag their notes the more effective this tool can be.

Notability is favored by many schools for note taking. It allows teachers and students to share notes and annotate PDFs. Luhtala wishes it allowed her to grab a document out of a student's document folder, comment on it with her voice and send it back. But using the app so fluidly is a bit tricky. The app costs $1.99

PaperPort Notes offers a free alternative note taking tool to Notability. Luhtala likes it because she almost never writes text notes to students, preferring to record herself explaining comments and attaching the recording to specific parts of a document. This app does allow for text notes too.

Paper allows for more creative note taking for those who like sketches, diagrams and other non-textual notes. It has clean, simple visuals. "This is a beautiful application," Luhtala said. "The problem is that it has in-app purchasing, which is always a problem for iPads that are circulating." In other words, it's free to try, but if a user wants more functionality he can click over the app store and go wild - not something schools want students doing.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
Digital PassPort is one of Luhtala's favorite tools for teaching digital citizenship lessons. Created by Common Sense Media, a non-profit that has been creating digital citizenship content and curriculum for schools, it comes highly recommended.

Nearpod is a participatory presentation tool that allows students to interact with the content while keeping control with the teacher. Luhtala says it's as a good tool to transition middle-schoolers into appropriate behavior online. They can practice by interacting with the teacher first.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
EasyBib and NoodleTools are both bibliography tools that can help students stay organized and track their research online. Once a student signs in for the first time these apps connect him or her to other online resources they've stored.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Educators have been using Pinterest for a long time to share ideas with one another. Now some educators are finding it to be a simple portal to parents who want to support their learners at home. Teachers can stash resources on different subject areas on boards so parents can further learning at home. It can be a great way to bolster the school to home connection in some communities.

Instagram is best known as a social media tool, but some educators are using it to help students document their experiences. "The next big thing is Instagram," Luhtala said. Hashtags can help keep photos of the same topic together and students can use it in the field to take notes. Later their 'grams and tweets from the field can be pulled into something more cohesive using Storify.

Storify is a way to archive social media. Some educators are finding it to be a good way to archive a school's backchannel over a day or week. There's no app yet, but this could be another powerful tool for adding transparency to the discussions taking place online.
APPS FOR EDUCATORS/LIBRARIANS
edWeb.net is a community of educators discussing tips and trends through online discussions. While the site hosts webinars that teachers can attend for continuing education credits, Luhtala uses the mobile app to keep tabs on different evolving conversations with her professional learning community throughout the day.

Follett Destiny is a powerful tool for active librarians who spend more time visiting classrooms than sitting in the library - librarians like Luhtala. When she does an activity in a classroom, she can check out books to students on the spot using this mobile app. It's a handy way to make sure a student gets the resource he needs at the moment it is suggested to him.

DestinyQuest is a free app that allows students and teachers to access the library catalogue from a mobile device. Students can search for resources, leave reviews, and check account information.

Follet TitleWave gives librarians an easy way to order new books. When out and about, if an educators sees a book that would make a good addition to the library she can take a picture of the cover and the app will automatically start populating a cart.

Google Voice Connects is a call forwarding service. Luhtala uses the app to make herself available to students after hours without releasing her personal phone number. Text messages can be collected through the app or in an email, making it less intrusive.
MISCELLANEOUS
EduClipper is a popular portfolio tool that allows teachers to manage the portfolio for a secure environment, but still allows kids to work independently. Students create their own content, use online resources and mash it all together to create projects.

ThingLink is a free app that lets a user tag images with audio or video and share them widely. "It's one of my favorite go-to things," Luhtala said. She uses it to feature book awards or other things she wants students and staff to notice.

Remind101 is an easy way to text students through a distribution list. They can see the message, but have no access to the teacher's cell phone number. "I'm all about finding ways to reach out to your kids," Luhtala said.

Socrative offers free versions of its app for students and for teachers. It's an easy polling app that gives teachers an instant assessment of whether students are understanding concepts in class. Teachers can also create short answer questions in the app. Polleverywhere is a similar tool.

Symphonizer is great for music classes. Teachers or students upload sheet music and can then turn the page by smiling.

Voice Dream Reader will take any text, like an online article, and read it aloud. It has a much nicer computer voice than many computer assisted devices and could be a good alternative.

WordLens is the free app to go to for a quick translation from one language to another. Just hold a mobile device over the text and scan it for a translation.

WhatWasThere is a free, interactive app that tells users the history of the spot where he or she is standing. It could be a good tool for history teachers.

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Phones are ever more present in classrooms and as teachers we have to adapt to the world. Here are some ideas on how to make use of all of the phones in your classroom

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The existence of smartphones is considered to be one of the defining aspects of the 21st century classroom. There has been a tremendous change on how school and classroom policies are implemented to modernize the learning process for kids as well as teachers. Meanwhile, adding to that is the advent of mobile devices which are good teaching tools to have an effective classroom communication. According to a survey done on 500 teachers and administrators, 34% employ the use of handheld gadgets. In this post, we want to provide you with great approach on how to full utilize smartphones and tablets in the classroom.

To complement the Four C's of highly effective classrooms, here are 10tips to create a conducive learning environment with the use of mobility. These can also be used while dealing with the latest tools, topics, and trends offered by Thinkfinity, a joint initiative of Verizon and some of the top educational institutions in the country.
1. Smartphones as a research tool
The use of smartphones makes it easier for students and teachers to research quickly before or during class. Instead of bringing those cumbersome laptop computers, wide screen phablets or iPad can be an innovative tool to accomplish research tasks.
2. Snap a photo
Some fail to take down notes especially when the bell rings. With the use of the most advanced phone cameras, students can take pictures of the recent assignments written on the white board. Moreover, they can also take photos of other learning materials such as textbooks and encyclopedias. Teachers can also record short sketches which are shared with the entire class through Bluetooth connection.
3. E-reader as an alternative
To ease the burden of bringing bulky and heavy books, we now have the option to download a PDF version of books online. In fact, many schools are now using ebooks instead of the traditional paper textbooks. Our friends from Teachers.net said that using ebooks has its fare share of advantages. According to them, it can develop a positive attitude and behavior towards learning.
4. SMS chat room
The beauty of using phones is that learning and class discussions are not limited in the classroom. Educators can use apps such as TextPlus, HurricaneParty, PingChat, GrouepMe, and Yobongo to create a private chat room. Aside from discussing topics, this method can create a strong bond between teachers and students encouraging them to excel in class.
5. Share through PostHaven
When on a field trip, its regular to see them taking out their devices to snap pictures. By having a PostHaven class blog, they can share these photos with everyone. This is done by sending the file to the website through email.
6. Google SMS on the rescue

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7. Using smartphones as mobile diaries
While in school, researching can also be done without the help of an Internet access or when there's no available computer unit in the library. Through texting questions to 466453, Google's number, students can prompt the search giant to search claptrap on the web.
8. Track students' behavior
Gone are the days when students use scented notebooks as their daily journal. In the modern era, mobile phones serve as our digital diary. Students can set reminders, to-do list and organize their schedules directly from their handy device.
9. Call a friend
At times, classroom management is easier said than done. What makes it more difficult is controlling the behavior of the students. Apps like Teacher's Class BEHAVIOR PRO helps teachers organize students belonging to different classes through making categories for recurring behavior.
10. Scanning codes
Meanwhile, teachers can invite guest speakers in their class through video calling on Skype. Instead of asking them to come over, if their schedules can't permit, you can arrange a virtual meet and greet instead. Students clustered in groups can have an opportunity to talk to the expert to have an efficient classroom collaborative activity.

Since most devices can support QR Code-scanning apps, ways of presenting information have broadened. Educators can give out new lessons and assignments by generating QR scan codes. This will then lead them to a specific page online where your files can be accessed.

The 21st century students are learning so much about the world of digital convenience. With that, these are a few tips aimed to not only help them but you as well in incorporating digital gadgets in your classes. Do you have other tips to share?

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This is a program that could easily be implemented into a class to bring everyone together and allow classroom communities to communicate in a whole new way.

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