All of the entries can be found in the spreadsheet embedded below. It's not too late to submit your favorite 2015 EdTech tool by clicking here.
Last month we asked you to share your favorite educational web tools of 2015. The results are in! Not surprisingly websites and apps like Socrative, Google Forms , and Plickers that help with formative assessment were some of your favorites. It was also great to see the Math Expressions iTools and the virtual reality learning app Osmo make the list. If you haven't checked these out you really should.
All of the entries can be found in the spreadsheet embedded below. It's not too late to submit your favorite 2015 EdTech tool by clicking here.
Congratulation to Renee Hinkley for submitting her entry to our survey! You're the lucky winner of a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card.
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We have been getting questions about those interactive whiteboard lessons found in ThinkCentral. Some teachers have not been able to open them because they were created with SMART Notebook software. But, we have found a solution. Every teacher has RM Easiteach Next Generation software installed on his or her classroom computer, and this will open the lessons. This tutorial will explain how to make the magic happen and convert those SMART lessons into Easiteach presentations. 1) Log in to ThinkCentral (https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com) 2) Select the Grade and click on the Interactive Whiteboard Lessons button. 3) Click on the blue SMART Notebook icon to download the Interactive Whiteboard Lessons. 4) Click on your Grade level first (example: 2 for 2nd grade, K for Kindergarten, etc.). This brings up the Units at the right. 5) Select a Unit, which brings up the Lessons at the right. Select a Lesson number. 6) Click on the blue “Download Lesson” button toward at the bottom. 7) The download will show up in the bottom left corner with an arrow next to it in Google Chrome. See the example below. 8) Click the drop-down arrow next to the download and then click Show in folder. 9) Notice that the downloaded file shows up in your Downloads folder and it is highlighted automatically. This is the file to open in Easiteach. 10) Open Easiteach on your computer. Tip: The easiest way to locate Easiteach is by clicking the Start button and then typing Easi into the search box. 11) Now you can create a Shortcut to Easiteach so you can get to it quickly. Right-click on Easiteach Next Generation --Three types of shortcuts you can use include: Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start Menu and Send to>>Desktop (create shortcut). Pick one. 12) 1st Time Only: With Easiteach open, click on the purple Skip button at the far right. Afterward: Notice the Recent Documents list in the lower left corner. You can use this after lessons have been opened in Easiteach at least once. 13) Click on the e Menu in the lower left corner and then select Open. 14) Locate the lesson that you want to open. The lessons are “notebook” files and will have names like MX_2013_G02_U04_L03 (always including the Unit and Lesson number. See below for an example): 15) Click on the lesson and then click Open (or) double-click the lesson. It will open in Easiteach. 16) The lesson will look like this in Easiteach. Click on the little double-arrow icon at the far left to reveal all of the pages/slides of the lesson (see below).
We also have the Easiteach software on DVD if you want to install the application for home use. To borrow an Easiteach Install DVD, contact Mark Repp ([email protected]).
In one of my previous blogs, I explained that I was a big proponent of Social Media being used within the classroom environment. With the new Facebook feature of being able to Live Stream directly from your News Feed, every classroom across America should now have an account!
*Note: this is currently for the IOS App only and will not run on a Facebook Page or Facebook Group. These will be coming soon. Picture this scenario: Your students have been working on a major project for the past few days and will be presenting to the class next Monday. Before you leave for the day, you log into your Facebook account and let specific followers (like parents) know that you will be streaming live from your classroom next Monday at 10am. As you go live for each presentation on Monday, you can enter the title of the group presenting, viewers can comment on the video and then, afterwards, it is posted to your News Feed as a Status Update. It also gives you the option of saving to your camera roll, so that you have another copy of the video. Each of the viewers can interact with the video and comment, creating a spontaneous online conversation that benefits parents and students. You also don't have to worry about the content of those live comments, because you are the only one to see them on your phone. They are not saved in the finished video that is posted, nor in the one you save to your camera roll. If you'd like training on how to use this new feature in your classroom, just contact me at [email protected]! via Jim Leishman - Technology Integration Specialist Port Huron Schools - Tomorrow\'s Innovators http://ift.tt/1Punrfn |
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