Brain Pop Be Poppin'

Brain Pop is like a safe, educational youtube for your classroom.  I always check to see if there's a supplementary video for my lessons in Science and Social Studies.  Also, I choose one for morning work or dismissal and let students take the quiz whole group style. But wait, there's more...

There are lots of great features such as:

1. Standards search to find videos for all subject areas in your state:

http://educators.brainpop.com/academic-standards/

2. Teacher and student account for individualized assignments and testing:  http://educators.brainpop.com/getting-started-mixer/

3. Teaching with games and even platforms for kid designed games:

http://educators.brainpop.com/whygames/

4. Brainpop Jr. for K-3 students
https://jr.brainpop.com/

5. Lesson plans and printables
http://educators.brainpop.com/teaching-resources-main-2/

There's a lot to this service and if your school already has an account, there is a strong chance that you are not using all of the features that are available!  Check it out!

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FRIDAY Links

Google Add Ons- Grammarly  https://www.grammarly.com/grammar-check

www.Edpuzzle.com - Videos and engaging students.

www.Padlet.com - Class can post on one wall!  Digital dashboard for today!  Put vid, links, text, Use as an exit ticket.

www.Todaysmeet.com - A discussion board for anyone with the link for today! Add link to give to classroom and text dashboard.

www.Pixlr.com - free photoshop

www.Geoguesser.com - guess where you are game

https://sites.google.com/site/gtoolsedu/  How to use Google

https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/fundamentals/preview  How to Use Google

https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/fundamentals/course?reset=AY11A4LJ  TRAINING

https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/certification_level1  TEST

Add-on: www.Fluberoo.com  Grades a spreadsheet from google forms for you!

Forms consist of 3 areas- 1. Form editor 2. Live form 3. Spreadsheets of responses

Form editor can be filled out to schedule teacher conferences!

GOOGLE CLASSROOM (an lms) (workflow management tool) (released in august-june, 70 million assignments) (co teacher!, drafts!, mobile apps!)

1. only used with academic accounts in the school district
2. classroom only exists with google apps for education

THURSDAY links-

https://www.remind.com  Send a text to all kids and it hides phone numbers

Google Keep- notes

Tasks in Gmail- To do lists in gmail

http://www.symbaloo.com/  a note pad with symbols

https://edpuzzle.com/welcome

www.Viewpure.com - this site strips videos of bad things and ads

http://www.movenote.com/ talk over documents or presentations, create video of presentation

www.Flippity.net - Use google drive (spreadsheets) Jeopardy template, random name picker, randomly assigned grouping of different amounts, progress shower, flashcards.

Here is a google doc opened in Drive.

1. Highlight text (Ex: “Larry Page”)
2. Click Tools (in top bar)
3. Click Research
4. Use functions in research bar: Citations, Maps, Images, etc.
5. Scroll down to Websites.  Use 3 options: preview, insert link, citation (as seen in pic)

ADDONS!!! Super cool ways to improve using Drive functionality

GOOGLE CITATION-

1. Add ons (voice recorded feedback on page Kaizena, easy bib, rubric maker!)

Examples of addons: Orange Slicer, Kaizena Mini, Easybib, Grammarly)