https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech Created with the future in mind en-us 2019-02-22 06:37:58 UTC 2023-09-19 04:02:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334030322 This video can help introduce students to Class Dojo, a resource that can connect teachers, students, and families to what's being learned in the classroom through different avenues such as pictures, videos, and messages.]]> 2019-02-22 07:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334030322 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334399052 Book Builder can be used to create, share, publish, and read digital books that  support diverse learners in the classroom. Book Builder has available multiple visual, audio, and interactive aids for teachers to create a lesson with. During the lesson, students can interact with characters as they ask questions about the information being presented and as they provide the answers. For example, here is a book I created in Book Builder to teach about the  different ways a student may learn. ]]> 2019-02-23 05:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334399052 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334400239 TeacherKit is an IPad app that can help teachers manage their classroom in a way that is organized and makes it more enjoyable. Using this app, teachers can log attendance, add behavior notes for their students, and record their grades. You can find more information about TeacherKit in the link below. ]]> 2019-02-23 05:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334400239 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334400581 Hi! My name is Kayla McDaniel and I am a junior at Southeast Missouri State University's Kennett campus. I am a middle school language arts major and I aspire to share my love of English with my future students.]]> 2019-02-23 06:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/334400581 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/344359158 ChatterPix, like Blabberize, gives the ability to communicate through talking pictures! This resource can be used to introduce a lesson, review concepts, or to give reminders and instructions. This particular ChatterPix I created would be used to give instructions to the students for the day if I were absent. ]]> 2019-03-22 18:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/344359158 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354868809 I'm a certified Apple Teacher!  Here is my official certificate for completing eight different tests on the different Apple technologies on IPad. ]]> 2019-04-29 02:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354868809 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354887423 Connected are resources that I could potentially use for my classroom in the future. All of these resources will be in blue boxes.]]> 2019-04-29 05:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354887423 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354888601 Connected to this box is content I have created with different instructional technologies. All of these technologies will be in pink boxes. ]]> 2019-04-29 05:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354888601 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354903002 This website allows teachers to create their own personal QR codes that can lead to lessons or activities. Any content area teacher can use this, and an Apple or Android camera can be used to scan the QR code. ]]> 2019-04-29 06:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354903002 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354905913 The Purdue Owl website provides many different writing resources, giving insight on things such as APA and MLA format and how to properly cite various forms of research. ]]> 2019-04-29 07:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354905913 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354918009 This link provides access to the top teacher recommended resources for SmartBoard in the classroom, such as different games like Jeopardy as well as attendance and calendar resources. Suggestions for SmartBoard lessons are also on the left side when the link is clicked, and it gives teachers the ability to download lessons that have already been created. To find lessons in a specific grade or content area, one can also access the search bar on the left to make their search easier.  ]]> 2019-04-29 08:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354918009 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354921187 This is a website that allows students to be taken on a virtual reality trip to different locations around the world. Teachers can use this resource to assign their students an assignment based on information provided in the virtual field trip.]]> 2019-04-29 08:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/354921187 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355137625 TeachersPayTeachers is a useful website designed for teachers that has content created by teachers. There are several different types of resources such as lesson plans, activities, projects, and more that one can cater to a specific subject or grade level. These resources vary from being free to presenting only a small charge. ]]> 2019-04-29 17:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355137625 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355156389 This is a website that provides different resources for teaching reading and language arts. Teachers can choose their grade level and what type of resource they need that has already been created, whether it be a lesson plan, an interactive activity, or different printouts. All of these resources are free and available to download or print. ]]> 2019-04-29 18:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355156389 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355386494 When teachers make an account for this website, they are granted access to videos that cover different content areas. These videos are designed to help students remember concepts in a way that is different than just a teacher explaining it to them, with each video placing an emphasis on vocabulary. There are also vocabulary cards, a game, and several other activities that could be used after watching a video to further instill learning. ]]> 2019-04-30 12:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355386494 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355389595 Funbrain is a website that can be used for students Pre-K through 8th grade. This website offers tons of free games, books, comics, and videos that students can engage with to make sure they have a hold on different concepts in reading, math, literacy, and problem-solving.]]> 2019-04-30 12:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355389595 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355392518 This is a website that has both free and paid features that allow teachers to be able to create videos in different forms to help grab the attention of their students. Powtoons can be used in many different ways, including introducing a concept for a lesson, to give assignments, or to even have students create an account of their own to create something in Powtoon for a project. Below is a Powtoon I created that gives my students the assignment to write a persuasive essay.]]> 2019-04-30 12:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355392518 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355396656 iMovie is a resource on Apple devices that teachers can use to create movie trailers to use in a class setting by using different templates. iMovies can be used to introduce the teacher (such as mine does here), or to introduce a lesson or unit to a class. ]]> 2019-04-30 12:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355396656 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355398800 Make Beliefs Comix is a free website in which teachers can use to create comics with different characters, settings, and dialogue. There are also many other free and published comics that are available to view. Comics can be made and used to introduce the teacher, to introduce or practice new vocabulary words, or to educate students about topics surrounding academics.  Below is a comic I made that gives advice on how to handle test anxiety. This would be helpful especially around the time of standardized testing. ]]> 2019-04-30 12:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355398800 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355405326 Voki is a website that allows people to create an avatar with different characters, voices, and background settings. There are paid elements, but the general components needed to create a Voki are free. A Voki can be used to introduce the teacher, introduce concepts for a lesson, to give instructions for the beginning of class, or can be used to record directions that can be played when the teacher is absent. For example, here is a Voki I created to play at the beginning of class to give instructions for the day. ]]> 2019-04-30 13:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355405326 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355480703 By using the QR code generator as provided in my resources, one can make a QR code to incorporate technology into a lesson. With QR codes, you can link them to videos for an assignment or you can link them to the lesson material for the day and have them follow along or have them do it by themselves at their own pace. Here is a lesson I created using a QR code that links to a video about synonyms and antonyms and provides questions and other activities to complete after watching the video. ]]> 2019-04-30 15:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355480703 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355489302 Thinglink is an app and a website that allows you to link text and different forms of media such as images, videos, web links, and audio to an image. Thinglink can be used to introduce oneself, to introduce a concept to students at the beginning of a lesson, to provide background of something in a lesson, or it could be used to summarize key concepts after a lesson has been taught. This Thinglink I have created below is based off of the book "The Hunger Games," as if I were to introduce my students to the book and the background behind it before beginning a unit over it. ]]> 2019-04-30 15:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355489302 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355498049 Haiku Deck is an app and a website that allows teachers to create sleek presentations that can be used for a variety of reasons in the classroom. Haiku Deck can be used to create a full lesson complete with text and images, as well as to use it to introduce or summarize key concepts in a lesson. Haiku Deck is also helpful in other educational regards, which can be seen in my own Haiku Deck linked below. ]]> 2019-04-30 15:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355498049 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355505715 Educreations is an app and website that allows you to make your own lessons with a whiteboard background. It allows you to record your voice, to type and write text, and to insert images to create a lesson that can be accessed online by students either on the web or on their IPad. Educreations can be used to showcase a lesson in the classroom by using audio, text, and handwriting, as well as to introduce or summarize concepts before or after a lesson. Here is a lesson I created with Educreations over idioms that discusses what they are and how to detect their meaning, along with an activity at the end for students. ]]> 2019-04-30 16:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355505715 kaylaemcdaniel https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355528673 2019-04-30 16:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylaemcdaniel/tech/wish/355528673