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!

Gardners or DOK?

Google Certification Training

2 Day Google Training

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)

Google Trends

It looks like this free tool on Google might lend itself to some amazing lessons on compare and contrast, data analysis, search, and literacy.  I can't wait to try this with fifth graders this year!

Here's one I've set up:
https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=%2Fm%2F01kmd4%2C%20%2Fm%2F01jz6d&geo=US&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT%2B4

SGO PDF rubric

http://www.state.nj.us/education/AchieveNJ/teacher/SGOQualityRatingRubric.pdf

http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/starter-kit-differentiated-instruction/

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