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vidyard Vidyard GoVideo This is a screen and webcam recorder that allows you to record lessons

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3lz7adlRS8

 

lmgtfy Let Me Google That For You (LMGTFY)

When you want students to do research but are afraid of the things that may result from their search words, this link allows you to create the search for them with all of the actual links you would like them to do and you can share that with the students through different formats.

www.Lmgtfy.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCMXNv2ZsEI&t=58s

kiddle Kiddle-Google Search site for younger students.

https://www.kiddle.co/

cs first Google CS First - computer programming for students

https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/s/en/home - https://support.google.com/csfirst/?hl=en#topic=7391705

experiments Experiments with Google-

Since 2009, coders have created thousands of amazing experiments using Chrome, Android, AI, Web VR, AR and more. We're showcasing projects here, along with helpful tools and resources, to inspire others to create new experiments. Here are collections of experiments to explore, with new ones added every week. Have fun.

https://experiments.withgoogle.com/

Google Shortcuts:  You don’t have to go into Google drive to use your tools.  Just type these on your url.

Doc.new

Sheets.new

Slides.new

OCR in Google Drive-How to change PDFs into editable documents for free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lApeCNK6Ic

Voice typing in google docs

Under google doc, go to Tools, voice typing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0UZ_smHc4o

iPad Apps

puppets Shadow Puppet Edu

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640?mt=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBbjTM_0PxQ

bitsboards Bitsboards Flashcards, and Games

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bitsboard-flashcards-games/id516842210?mt=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPwku_liFo0

koma Koma Koma

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/koma-koma-for-ipad/id635794784?mt=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vTUfLQOZLQ

flipgrid Flipgrid

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipgrid/id756972930?mt=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzh36qOR_Q

mathies Notepad by Mathies

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notepad-by-mathies/id969193096?mt=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCpVFnDrZc4

doodleDoodlebuddy Paint Draw App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doodle-buddy-paint-draw-scribble-sketch-its-addictive/id313232441?mt=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNDYiGP3t0A

imovie iMovie

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8&v0=www-us-ios-imovie-app-imovie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuNdGKnxrEY

Math Learning Center-Free Math Apps

https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/apps

wonderscope Wonderscope-uses augmented reality featuring stories that students interact with through voice and touch.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wonderscope/id1437417679?mt=8

pbs PBS Kids Scratch Jr.-app is designed to help five to eight year old students learn basic programming concepts through drag and drop interface.

https://pbskids.org/apps/pbs-kids-scratchjr.html


FREE Images and Videos

pixabay Pixabay-Free stock photos and videos

https://pixabay.com/

bo Boclips Free Educational videos

https://www.boclips.com/teachers


IPAD Tools for Making Videos in Elementary School

drawntell Draw and Tell-draw scenes on blank pages or to color coloring pages.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/draw-and-tell-by-duck-duck-moose/id504750621?mt=8

shadow Shadow Puppet Edu-create audio slideshow videos.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640?mt=8

toon Toontastic 3d-making animated videos

https://toontastic.withgoogle.com/

Educational Websites - Math / Science


freckle Freckle-a differentiation platform https://www.freckle.com/

prodigy Prodigy Math Game

https://www.prodigygame.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrP5PDr3-9Y

sumdog SumDog  K-8

https://www.sumdog.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZiytTk9ZzY

studyjams StudyJams!  Interactive Math and Science Activities

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wraq2ryDgLc

plusA+Click

https://www.aplusclick.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwJUu_u4No0

science Science4us

https://www.science4us.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgbYcYbrBEg

visnos Visnos

https://www.visnos.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBuCKyy97c8&list=PLSIfkzosNVqt9FseSOXmpa8QW2mNfHCeg

 

dreamsboxDreambox-K-8 online Math

 

http://www.dreambox.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ciFHZA2E8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75plpxVwF3c

tinytap TinyTap-Educational Games Created by Teachers

https://www.tinytap.it/activities/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnng8p2tO4

blendspace TES Teach with Blendspace-Allows you to create interactive digital lessons. Makes it easy to plan, build, and deliver a lesson by integrating content from YouTube, TES resources, your own files, and other digital media.

https://www.tes.com/lessons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICw-MlgPAlI

Creatability Experiments

Creatability is a set of experiments made in collaboration with creators and allies in the accessibility community. They explore how creative tools – drawing, music, and more – can be made more accessible using web and AI technology. They’re just a start. We’re sharing open-source code and tutorials for others to make their own projects.

https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/creatability

(Loved these game experiments):

Quick, draw! https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glJtUvdntOM

Autodraw.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwRbvVrUXTc

Mystery Animal-

https://mysteryanimal.withgoogle.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE982gjjHEU

Emoji Scavenger Hunt

https://emojiscavengerhunt.withgoogle.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3q_9pJBr8

NanoSpace Molecularium-A Virtual Amusement Park About Molecules

http://nanospace.molecularium.com/

Nasa’s Solar System Exploration

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/

Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Weather Lab is an online Lab for Weather Patterns and Forecasts

https://ssec.si.edu/weather-lab

Scratchwork (for Math)  tool provides you with a whiteboard on which you can draw, type and import images to annotate.  Includes Latex editor for writing equations.

https://app.scratchwork.io/

Phet Interactive Simulations-FREE interactive math and science simulations covering topics in physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and mathematics.

https://phet.colorado.edu/

Phet’s FREE Powerpoint Add-in

Math Playground-FREE math games and interactive modules for elementary students.

https://www.mathplayground.com/

National Geographic 101-playlist full of short overviews of the basics of a wide variety of topics in science and geography.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLivjPDlt6ApRpidjp1zjROOCKru-89Q1_

Interactive Periodic Table of Elements

https://ptable.com/

Educational Websites - Reading/Writing

Rewordify - Simplify Reading https://rewordify.com/ Youtube for Read Alouds

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVRxOtQqiFoWEaQ_uTKe4jw

https://www.weareteachers.com/read-alouds-on-youtube/

https://storytimewithmsbecky.com/

Newsela-Free to join

https://newsela.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiKvLWaQPtQ

Newsela is a nonfiction reading site where readers can access real news articles, then adjust them to match their reading level. Students are able to do the same lesson but they are reading at their lexile level.  Students can join your classroom.

Spelling City

https://www.spellingcity.com/

ReadWorks

https://www.readworks.org/

FreeRice

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1504

ReadTheory

https://readtheory.org/

Poetry 180-Library of Congress project to provide high school teachers with poems for their students.

https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/

Skillswise-Listening and Speaking lessons

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/speaking-and-listening

Phonics/Spelling

Vocabulary Building activities (pdf)

Vocabulary.com-excellent vocabulary study service offering vocabulary practice lists and activities for students in elementary through graduate school.

https://www.vocabulary.com/

Security Related

4 keys to stopping Ransomware - PC Matic - new generation of AntiVirus software based on whitelisting apps.

https://k12cybersecure.com/year-in-review/  https://pcmatic.me/TCEA19

Virtual and Augmented Reality

Using Virtual Reality in the Classroom - Getting Started Guide and Google Street View can be used to create your own VR content. Presenter's PowerPoint with lots more info.

Session on Virtual and Augmented reality for instruction.  Use headsets and cubes to go on virtual field trips. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1w6V_CKV58SVBY4o8BGzaSlLRbh6VHzJkd42Dm_OwlJA/edit#slide=id.g30774294f4_0_45

3DBear Software- Augmented Reality with ios or Android devices

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xbSSrYWDA5bF5B1n8pm_Q

QLoan 3d Scanning App

https://www.qlone.pro/

Augmented VR/AR in schools

https://edu.cospaces.io/Universe/Space/gr6MRKqTHqgLcEiEoS6Sh5

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1w6V_CKV58SVBY4o8BGzaSlLRbh6VHzJkd42Dm_OwlJA/edit#slide=id.g14de10c477_0_36

https://www.arvrinedu.com/

Merge Cube - VR/AR Reality in the classroom

https://mergevr.com/cube


DIGITAL Resources

Twisted Wave-a browser based audio editor

https://twistedwave.com/online

Beautiful Audio Editor

https://beautifulaudioeditor.appspot.com/

Vizor360- Create interactive 360 Imagery

https://site.vizor.io/

Remove.bg-Removing an Image Background

https://www.remove.bg/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM1w9Fx5fSo&feature=youtu.be

 

Techy Administrators - additional uses for google forms and other google tools for admin use.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vsznYOELUe88bp24ATu31gyURYi0MDNW2ZzjrsXVacE/edit?usp=sharing

Presentations

Google’s Swiss Army Knife - using Google Keep

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iJpo65NXOYpntoHOxPLK-lMbd1IxbmCa54RP7XB8xPc/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00

25 Things you didn't know Google Slides could do - advanced techniques for google slides. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTHLp2OfrCunqkTIeL_hMiEyCsa8UyZ2RtxCfKGZghMXd1c86uQYWg0wMX8V80CFBZ3co8KioCpqaeq/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g2d26f9a7ab_0_262#slide=id.g2d26f9a7ab_0_262

Google Forms - Administrators Time-Saving Superhero - advanced forms use for administrators

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YJDVYgjWvuyPEVsnNuTKRHB5j1SNZiSzhjA1I32as8Q/template/preview  https://sites.google.com/view/ellingtonedtech

Google Scripts for Beginners - automate functions in sheets or forms using scripts.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18s9LRhiQ-x8MNfKZNBJpL54ffeSkGm9mOvCdc0OokAw/edit#slide=id.g4f35e836bb_0_391

https://developers.google.com/apps-script/

Google Suite - Deep Dive

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-vgkQZKhh_RfeJL0s1GuYpdZN_04FcZR2nWhHfG3Mjc/edit

Google Suite - Informational release site

https://gsuite.google.com/whatsnew/

Youtube site for Google Suite - Monthly Updates

https://goo.gl/uXqNK4

Vendor - Information

Padcaster - Vendor with portable audio visual kits to use ipads or cell phones to capture high quality video and audio.  https://padcaster.com/pages/padcaster-for-educators

NewLine - Interactive smart TVs to be used in replacement of interactive whiteboards and projectors. https://newline-interactive.com/usa/products/trutouch-vn-series/

ZSpace - vendor with interactive hardware and software to give students access to virtual instructional content.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK2RrvpNjIc

AnywhereCart - Smart carts capable of smart charging groups of devices based on power needs.  Regular power outlets can be used and breakers wont trip. Devices will stop charging once the device is fully charged saving battery life. http://www.anywherecart.com/?utm_source=360Works%20CloudMail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TCEA%20-%202019%20-%20Email%202

PowerGistics - open concept charging / storage carts for ipads and laptops

https://powergistics.com/?scid=3645023&utm_source=We%20Are%20Teachers%20IT%20Directors%20List&utm_campaign=48354b7cb7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_14_01_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2a4b21af8d-48354b7cb7-93852951&mc_cid=48354b7cb7&mc_eid=63dbc6897c

MooreCo - classroom furniture - modular design and sized for grade level

https://moorecoinc.com/product-category/application/education-and-classroom-furniture/

Digital Maestro Magazine - outlet for current trends and documentation

https://digitalmaestropds.com/