Use a YouTube video and add questions to it. I used to recommend a different site, but now I like this one!) (Lisa says: You can do so many things with PDFs with this free website. I love Canva for projects! (Lisa says: Me, too! I use it all.of.the.time.) Wheel Decide* is a great tool to random choose topic/word/student.Pear Deck* (interactive questions for Google Slides™ or PowerPoint).Plickers (scan students’ responses – super cool tool).(Lisa says: I have a little Gifted Guru store there, too!) For early Elementary – Amy Lemon’s store. Teachers pay Teachers* specifically: for bilingual resources, you can go to Bilingual Planet.Flipgrid* (so perfect for distance learning). You can create scantrons that you can print for students and later scan with an app on your device. Zipgrade for multiple choice tests/quizzes.Superteachertools* (online spinner/ online dice/ timers/ more).Use Schoology* for video lessons and online testing and it uploads to the grading system.Gimkit* is an awesome review tool! Allows the class to compete individually or in groups.* is a way to create quizzes that students can take on their phones that is not as glitchy as Canvas.(Lisa says: I’m not a fan of reward systems, but if you are required to use them, this is a popular platform.) ClassDojo is life! It tracks behavior and gives students points.Flapjack Education – So much here, especially the smart class website.Yo Teach* (Lisa says: I was really excited to see this alternative to Today’s Meet, a backchannel app, since Today’s Meet went away.).Seesaw* is a great website for all subjects and it’s free for all educators to sign up.Remind* (home/school communication tool).My GT kiddos love Ozobots (really all kids love them) and you can teach so much using them.Use * to easily create arcade or games using your own created questions/vocab/etc.Bloomz* is Remind, Signup Genius, and Class Dojo all in one.Quizlet* (Quizlet live is really engaging!).You can check out the deck I made & see how it works.) Boom Learning (Lisa says: digital task cards and quizzes and all kinds of goodness.There’s a learning curve, but it’s worth a look.) Classroomscreen*(Lisa says: This is an online tool that lets your display instructions, it’s got a bunch of widgets that help with certain lessons, and it’s adaptable for online learning.The Epic List of Teacher Resources Techy-ness and websites: General: Here’s what it looked like in the moment (keep scrolling to see the texty list with links): I think I could literally spend hours looking through all of these ideas! I’ve divided them into categories, and I hope you find the ideas useful. I included them, but please don’t consider this my endorsement of them. Some of the resources have a cost, and some are ones a district would pay for. The only tip I voted off of the island was one that I have an ethical objection to (you can read me park a bus on it here). If a tip was temporary or I couldn’t find it (quick fire spiral?), I left it out (like a sale). If any of the words are mine, it will say, “Lisa says…” If a resource was mentioned more than once, I only listed it once (I’m talking about you, Nearpod!) If there was something I thought you might not be familiar with, I tried to link an explanation. If a tool particularly lends itself to distance learning or helps teachers facilitate virtual learning, I indicated that with an asterisk (*). You can see screenshots of the responses (all 217 of them!!!) but to make it easier for you, I typed them out and linked all of the websites. I used Menti to collect their responses, and wow! I asked them all to share a teaching tip, a tech tool, a resource, or a fave office supply. On July 16th, 2019, I was in Houston (Katy, to be precise) facilitating a GT professional development for the Houston GT Co-op. Have I got a mega list of teacher resources and ideas for you today, my friends.
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