Tech on Tap Presentations

Thank you to everyone who presented a tool or tech integration strategy at Tech on Tap last week! Here are the tools you learned about as well as some bonus materials. If you're interested in learning more about one of these tools and how you can use tech to improve student learning, email a DLC, or even the teacher who presented the tool.

FlipGrid is a video discussion platform. Students can share short video responses to engage in discussion. Ideas for Math Ideas for Classrooms More Ideas Presented by Lauren Teather  Use Twitter to share what is happening in your classroom and make global connections to collaborate. Check out this free Cultural Guide to Twitter for educators. Want more? Watch this to learn about the importance of a school hashtag. Presented by Deborah Chu SeeSaw is a student-driven portfolio and a communication tool. It's also what we're using in the British School and Elementary School starting next year! See videos of how teachers are using Seesaw and sign up for free webinars here. Presented by Anne Kipa  Google Classroom makes it easy for learners and instructors to connect – inside and outside of schools. Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate and stay organized. Presented by Nate Walker Action Bound is an app for creating digital scavenger hunts by means of installing digital content in the physical world. Presented by Alan Hoskin SAMR is a model for tech integration and evaluation. Is your tech integration at a substitution stage, augmentation, modification or redefinition. The goal is the "transform learning" with the last two categories, but it's important to remember that this is a good unit goal. Not all tech integration is going to redefine learning. It's okay to substitute too. Check out this article for more. Presented by Renata Prest HotelTonight makes it incredibly easy to find and reserve a sweet deal at a great hotel. Three taps, one swipe, you’re booked! Presented by Barry Benger VoiceThread can be used for students to demonstrate their learning journey, thoughts and ideas through photo images, video and an oral commentary to explain there thinking. It is easy to use for students and can also be shared so other students can see and make comments on the learning that has taken place. Presented by Liz Boughey Puppetpals  lets you create animated cartoons and is a great way for students to showcase their learning! Presented by Jessica Yang Padlet is a collaborative bulletin board. It allows users to pin video, audio, record live, add links and resources. It's great as an exit ticket, a way of curating resources, and even collects video discussions, like Flipgrid. Presented by Lisa Adams  The Five Minute Journal appmakes the process of journaling and spending time being grateful easy to do on the go. Use it as a photo or bullet journal. Presented by Heather Wirch Osmo Coding Awbie uses hands-on physical blocks to learn to code. Each block is a coding command that directs Awbie on a wondrous tree-shaking, strawberry-munching adventure. Great for early childhood. Presented by Nikki Kim  Book Creator is the simple way to make your own beautiful ebooks, right on your iPad. Want more? Read Compelling ways to use Book Creator in Your Classroom Presented by Jacquie Coogan  Overdrive is an app that allows SFS users (and many other public library users) to check out eBooks and audiobooks for use on many electronic devices. Great for traveling light and for long summer road trips! SFS Login Info  Presented by Joren Roth Chrome extensions are tools that work within chrome on other pages and sites. Here are three of my favorites. Eyedropper Color Pickerallows you to match colors exactly. Flip It allows you to quickly curate articles, videos, other resources into a "magazine" AKA Flipboard. Talk and Comment  allows you to leave voice notes on your students’ Google Docs. Presented by Jill Zappia