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Each week I'll be posting a Top 5 Tech integration list for you below!

Starting with Week # 5, I will be adding the Top 5 Tech Integration Links to my audio Podcast "Tech Break with Mr. C" and YouTube Channel

Tech Break with Mr. C Webpage ---- Tech Break with Mr. C YouTube Channel Playlist ---- Tech Break with Mr. C Podcast (RSS Feed)

Week # 23 - 3/14/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 22-22 EP 23

Week # 22 - 3/7/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 22-22 EP 20

1- March Would You Rather

2- Guess the Character - Listen for clues and guess who the character from the book.

3- St Patrick's Day Brain Break and Dance freeze! - YouTube

4- Opinion Writing - OREO Idea

5- Informative Writing - Reporting

Week # 21 - 2/28/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 20

1- BBC Sound Effects - Use more than 33,000 Sounds Effects.

2- Artland March Calendar - Learn to draw things from the National Calendar from Artland

3- Guess the Character - Listen to three clues and guess the character in the book.

4- Joke of the Day - March

5- Online Buzzer(host) - Create teams or single-player buzzers for games in the classroom - How-To -- Student Join Page

Week # 20 - 2/14/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 20

Week # 19 - 2/14/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 19

1: School House Rock Grammer - Instructions with YouTube Videos -- Slide # 2 Activity

2: Great Bitmoji Resources - Resources from Jan Ben.

3: Writing Best Superhero - Intermediate - A detailed Google Slide reviewing the writing process by selecting who is the best superhero and why.

4: Calming Room - Choose from a variety of websites to take a mindful minute and calm yourself down.

5: View Live Google Form results on a Webpage "How To Video"

Week # 18 - 2/7/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 18

1: Career Choice This or That - Celebrate CAREER DAY with this FUN-themed Tabata, or simply have a fun workout as you discuss different career options!

2: National School Counseling Week - Activity pages matched up with a Flipgrid to promote NSCW!

3: 100th Day of School Links - 4 Read aloud books related to the 100th day of school here and one more Google Slide here.

4: Valentine's Day Art Drawing Room - My Art Drawing Room page with many other links

5: Counting Money up to $2.00 - Use this Google Slide to drag coins to a box and count money.

Week # 17 2.0 - 2/1/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 17

1: KWL Activity for the 2022 WInter Olympics - Choose a variety of sports, mascots, and medals as students can fill in the "Know" & "Want" prior to watching videos and reading about the topic and then fill in the "Learned".

Week # 17 - 1/31/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 17

1: Olympic Alphabet Practice - A Pear Deck Google Slide to practice the sports of the Olympics.

2: Ground Hog Day Activities 1 - Groundhog Day Activities 2

3: February Morning Slides - Start the day off on the right foot!

Week # 16 - 1/24/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 16

1: Fancy Text Generator - Like changing the font but a bit better.... Only for small bits and pieces

2: Year of the Tiger 2022 Art Google Slide - Year of the Tiger 2022 - by Jody Dowell

3: Art Land WInter - A new Google Slide to access multiple YouTube videos to learn about drawing Winter objects. My Art Page with all other links too!

4: Question of the Day "February" - A Google Slide with "the start of the day" questions for the whole month of February.

5: 2-22-22 Day - Fun-filled number 22 related questions and activities to celebrate Feb 22, 2022.

Week # 15 - 1/18/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 15

1: Making Inferences! - A Google Slide to help students make inferences.

2: Google Slides Flashing Boarders - Want to make your Google Slides come alive? Check out these 9 free slides

3: Snowflake Room - A Google SLide created by Susan Welch to share the wonders of snowflakes! Copy link here.

4: Sort by Color & Shape - 16 Google Slides where students can sort (move objects into boxes) by color and shape. Link

5: Pear Deck Live Primary Sessions - Just another reminder I keep about 5-7 live Pear Deck Sessions going on my main page for Primary Letter Recognition and fun alternatives other than Starfall or ABC Ya

Week # 14 - 1/10/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 14

1: Alphabet Trace - Use Pear Deck to practice writing the letters of the alphabet. Link to copy

2: Beginning Sounds - A Google Slide where students drag items to the box, matching the object and the beginning letter sound. Link to copy.

3: Winter Olympics - Learn about the Winter Olympics and complete a datasheet to share information with your classmates. Link to Copy

4: Social Studies Map Fun - Select different globes to play different may building skills games. Thnaks to Mr. Nussbaum

5: Dr. Martin Luther King Library - A day of celebration library - View only link

Week # 13 - 1/3/22

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 13

1: Olaf Letter Match - Match the upper and lowercase letters in a Pear Deck! Link to Copy

2: Unicorn Letter Match - Match the upper and lowercase letters in a Pear Deck! Link to Copy

3: Penguin Madagascar Letter Match - Match the upper and lowercase letters in a Pear Deck! Link to Copy

4: I Spy Alphabet - Use Pear Deck draw slides to find the objects to the alphabet. Link to Copy

5: Number Trace 1-20 - Use Pear Deck draw slides to trace and practice writing numbers 1-20. Link to Copy

Week # 12 - 12/13/21

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 12

1: Holiday Drawing - New this week! Link ---- Complete list of Holiday Drawing from my Website.

2: Would You Rather - Fun activity with your students Winter Version -- Christmas Version.

3- Holiday Fun - Interactive Google Slide with Youtube links to add some fun to your class.

4- December Writing Prompts - A list of writing prompts for your students.

5- The Grinch Scavenger Hunt - Explore a Google Slide and search for things in the classroom.

Week # 11 - 11/15/21

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 11

Tech-Break: 21-22 -- EP 11 - Pear Deck and Other Stuff.mp4

1: NewsELA & Pear Deck: Here’s how giant pumpkins get so big - NewsELS and Pear Deck's collaboration slide deck! Lots of fun and learning

2: Pear Deck Critical Thinking Slides: Pear Deck Templates to use in your classroom for Social Studies and more!

3: Cool Things to do in Pear Deck: Learn how to embed a website, a video, and add audio to a Pear Deck Slide or slides.

4: Virtual Field Trip to the Statue of Liberty - Link (Copy file and run in Pear Deck mode as an instructor, students join with a code, "do not create a copy for each student)

5: Build a Turkey: Google Slide with a writing piece added to it!

Week # 10 - 11/8/21

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 10

Tech-Break: 21-22 -- EP 10 - Thanksgiving Theme.mp4

1: Kami Thanksgiving Wreath Project: Learn how to make a colorful Thanksgiving Wreath in Kami. Link "Video How To"

2: Thanksgiving Would You Rather - Pear Deck Draw: Use the Pear Deck Draw tool to play a Thanksgiving Would you Rather. Expand the lesson by adding black slides in-between

3: Google Slide How To Intro - Thanksgiving Theme: Use a Thanksgiving-themed Google Slide to introduce using various tools within the program.

4: Autumn/Fall Math Puzzles: Have students solve the math puzzles with an Autumn/Fall-related theme.

5: WeVideo and Introduction: Have your students explore WeVideo after watching 4 simple WeVideo videos on how to correctly start a project and add media and text

Week # 8 - 11/1/21

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 09

Tech-Break: 21-22 -- EP 9 - Slew of Links!.mp4

1: Autumn Drawing Videos - Click here to follow along and learn how to draw some fun Autumn Videos.

2: Would You Rather: Thanksgiving Edition - Play a round or two of "Would You Rather" straight up in Google Slides or in a Kahoot Game Link

3: Quizlet - Click here for access to a folder where I have tried to grab each Wonders Vocabulary word list from Quizlet and give you a link so students can practice and learn.

4: Math Coins - A Google Slide for "Who am I/What I am Worth".

5: Connect Four - Play Connect Four in Google Slides

Week # 7 - 10/18/21

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 05

Tech-Break: 21-22 -- EP 5 - Slew of Links!.mp4

1: Autumn Drawing Videos - Click here to follow along and learn how to draw some fun Autumn Videos.

2: Roll a Sentence - Use an embedded dice roller to chose a variety of words to write some sill sentences.

3: Quick Draw is an artificial intelligence game where you are given 20 seconds to draw a simple item on the computer - quickdraw.withgoogle.com

4: Quoridor - Play a fun strategy game online! Link# 1

5: Use your new Dell Chromebook to remotely project in your room. See Video to the left.

Week # 6 - 10/11/21

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 03

Tech-Break: 21-22 -- EP 3 - Mystery Science & Halloween Things.mp4

1: Mystery Science - How do jellyfish sting? - Student Video Link -- Google Slide -- (email for GC Link)

2: Kami Resources - A bunch of pdf's from Kami to get your students accustomed to the use of Kami and a learning tool!

3: Print Large Posters - Link - Make your own custom posters for free. Any size you want. An easy way to make posters for the hallway and around the school!

4: Halloween Build a Jackolantern - A file from Eric Curts that allows students "3-5" to build a Jackolantern and write a story about it!

5: Halloween Drag and Drop Poetry - Another file from Eric Curts to explore poetry using a Google Drawing.

Week # 5 - 10/04/21

Tech Break w/ Mr. C - 21-22 EP 01

Tech-Break: 21-22 -- EP 1.mp4

1: Mystery Science - Why don't people fall out of roller coasters when they go upside down? - Student Video Link -- Google Slide -- (email for GC Link)

2: NASA Live Stream - Earth From Space LIVE Feed | ISS tracker & live chat

3: Google Meet Resource Page - Our one-stop-shop for Google Meet resources

4: Pear Deck: Scaffolding/Giving Students Feedback - Article - Help Video

5: High-Frequency Words -- See List Below!

High-Frequency Words Kdg - 2 Google Slides -- Kindergarten: List 1, List 2, List 3 -- First Grade: List 1, List 2, List 3, List 4, List 5, List 6 -- Second Grade: List 1, List 2, List 3, List 4

High-Frequency Kdg - 2 Pear Deck -- Kindergarten: List 1, List 2, List 3 -- First Grade: List 1, List 2, List 3, List 4, List 5, List 6 -- Second Grade:

Week # 4 - 9/20/21

1: Mystery Science - Do sharks really want to eat people? - Student Video Link -- Google Slide -- (email for GC Link)

2: I can use Google Slides - a beginner's guide to Google Slides (K-3). Link to make a copy

3: 5 Ways to use Kami in the Classroom

4: Digital Choice Board (Slides) - A Google Slide designed and ready for up to six choice links on 6 different slides, a great template

5: Google Classroom: How to Create Self-Grading Quizzes - A great video from Eric Curts for creating a self-grading quiz.

Week # 3 - 9/13/21

1: Mystery Science - Who invented pizza? - Student Video Link -- Google Slide -- (email for GC Link)

2: Word Hippo - Thesaurus and word tools for your creative needs

3: Magnet Letters in Jamboard - A classic learning toy, that's a digital version!

4: 12 Facts About Me - a free download from Freeology that can be assigned in GC with Kami (open with Kami, and make a copy) (also this has been placed in my WIN Google Classrooms

5: Tagcroud - Create your own word cloud from any text to visualize word frequency.

Week # 2 - 9/7/21

1: Mystery Science - How did people clean their teeth before toothpaste was invented? - Student Video Link -- Google Slide -- (email for GC Link)

2: PBS Creature Reports Using Kami - Click on this PBS Link to download 5 PDFs related to Creature/Animal research that you can assign with Kami in your Google Classroom. (Ven Diagram, KWL Chart, Fact Sheet, etc) (examples are in my Google Classroom) (BASD Teacher Link to Folder)

3: BITMOJI 101: PBS - Setting up a Bitmoji Classroom -- YouTube How To -- Bitmoji App (Apple) -- Google Chrome Extension

4: Online Timers on YouTube - Need an online timer, Subscribe to the Mr. Timer YouTube Channel

5: Hawaii Volcano Field Trip - Click here for a virtual tour of the volcanos of Hawaii with Google Arts and Culture.

Week # 1 - 8/30/21

1: Mystery Science - How were Lego bricks invented? - Student Video Link -- Google Slide -- (email for GC Link)

2: Virtual Field Trip to the Statue of Liberty - Link (Copy file and run in Pear Deck mode as an instructor, students join with a code, "do not create a copy for each student)

3: NEWSELA Pear Deck Decks - Each week, we release a new set of 5 Daily Decks. Sign up below and we'll send them to your inbox Mondays at 6 AM!

4: Organizational Skills - Run a teacher-led Pear Deck to review organizational skills for your class. (Copy the file and run in Pear Deck mode as an instructor, students join with a code, "do not create a copy for each student)

5: Foundation Teacher Grants - Have an idea? Book a Time with me and I can help you with making it happen!