Technology Tools for the Classroom

Technology
Tools
For
the
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Dropbox
is
a
free
online
file
sharing
system
where
you
can
store

files,
documents,
photos
and
videos
which
can
be
shared
with

anyone
you
wish
to
invite.

Larger
storage
capacity
can
be

purchased.

Files
can
be
accessed
anywhere
with
internet
access

www.dropbox.com

and
synced
with
your
desktop,
smartphone
and
tablet.

YouTube
not
only
has
an
incredible
treasury
of
videos
related
to

teacher
professional
development
and
classroom
instruction,
but

also
can
allow
teachers
to
post
screencasts,
webcasts
and
other

videos
for
students.

Teachers
can
create
libraries
of
videos,

created
video
feedback
for
students
and
instructive
screencasts
for

www.youtube.com

learning.

Surveymonkey
is
a
free
online
tool
that
is
can
be
used
to
quickly

develop
surveys
with
multiple
formats
(text
responses,
rating

scales,
multiple
choice,
etc.).

Can
be
distributed
easily
via
email,

posted
on
a
website
or
embedded.

Results
are
collected
and

www.surveymonkey.com

compiled
as
surveys
are
completed.

Polleverywhere
allows
you
to
ask
a
question
and
participants

respond
using
a
text
message,
Twitter
or
an
email.

Questions
can

be
open-‐ended
or
multiple-‐choice
and
responses
are
posted
as

they
are
submitted.
Text
responses
can
also
be
compiled
in
a
Word

www.polleverywhere.com

Cloud
to
determine
themes.

Twitter
is
an
outstanding
social
media
tool
for
microblogging
and

building
your
professional
learning
network
(PLN).

A
great
way
to

connect
and
learn
with
educators
worldwide
and
use
as
a

www.twitter.com

formative
response
tool
in
class.

Remind101
is
a
communication
webtool
that
allows
for

communication
from
the
instructor
to
parents,
students
or

colleagues,
determined
by
a
created
list.

Others
can
subscribe
to
a

list
to
receive
either
texts
or
emails,
without
having
to
share

www.remind101.com

personal
information
with
the
instructor.

Wiffitti
allows
instructors
to
use
a
Twitter
hashtag
to
visually

display
tweets
using
that
hashtag.

A
great
formative
tool
to

visually
display
tweets
in
an
attractive
format
in
the
classroom
or

www.wiffitti.com

embedded
in
a
website.

http://kurtishewson.wordpress.com

@hewsonk27

Wordpress
is
a
free
service
(or
available
with
subscription
for

enhanced
features)
for
creating
websites
and
blogs.

Easy
to
track

comments,
posts
and
other
viewing
stats
and
make
revisions
to

websites
and
blogs.

Allows
users
to
create
multiple
websites,
each

www.wordpress.com

with
a
unique
url.

Screencast-o-matic
is
a
free
service
that
allows
users
to
create

screencasts
up
to
15
minutes
long
and
publish
in
a
variety
of
ways

(including
YouTube).

The
program
does
require
a
java
script,
that

www.screencast-‐o-‐matic.com

is
downloaded
the
first
time
the
program
is
used.

Scoop-it
allows
teachers
to
create
theme-‐based
pages
with

collections
of
videos,
pdfs,
websites
and
other
online
resources.

Allows
for
specific
comments,
images
and
order
to
be
manipulated

www.scoop-‐it

to
create
a
visual
page
of
online
resources
related
to
a
topic.

Tagul
is
a
free
service
that
creates
visual
word
clouds
based
on

text
that
is
copied
and
placed
in
the
program.

Increasing

frequency
of
words
results
in
varying
font
sizes.

Users
are
able
to

manipulate
the
cloud
shape,
appearance
and
other
features.

Can

be
used
in
conjunction
with
other
programs
(such
as

www.tagulcom

polleverywhere.com)

Wallwisher
allows
teachers
to
create
boards
for
students
to
place

digital
“post-‐it
notes”
without
students
needing
a
username
or

password.

Teacher
can
set
an
option
to
approve
all
notes
prior
to

www.wallwisher.com

being
displayed
on
the
board.

Google
has
a
myriad
of
free
tools
available,
including
Google
Drive

(to
save
and
share
files),
Google
forms
(create
easy
surveys
and

response
forms
–
data
collected
in
a
spreadsheet),
Google
Calendar

(to
coordinate
team
events
and
activities)
and
other
collaborative

www.google.com

tools
that
are
constantly
evolving.

Kidblog
allows
teachers
to
create
student
blogs.

Students
are
able

to
publish
posts
and
participate
in
discussions
within
a
secure

classroom
blogging
community.

Teachers
maintain
complete

control
over
student
blogs,
including
approving
blog
postings,

www.kidblog.com

comments
and
other
features.

No
student
email
addresses
are

required.

A
number
of
other
online
collaborative
tools
(along
with
explanations)
can
be

found
at
Cool
Tools
for
Schools.

http://kurtishewson.wordpress.com

@hewsonk27

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