Activity Builders

Wizer.me is one of those amazing tools I just stumbled across. The FREE app allows you to create whole activities that can include videos, images, multiple choice/fill in the blank or open ended questions, links, and write-over diagrams. It will accept text, draw, and audio answers. Activities can be assigned directly to Google Classrooms and Edmodo or using a link.

PearDeck can work as a website, a Chrome app, or an add-on in Google Slides. If you happen to be a Google Educator, Slides is the way to go.

In Pear Deck, you can keep all students on the same slide, ask questions and collect data through the Slides, and quickly see who is not understanding the information.

Nearpod is a lesson building website. It allows you to build activities with slides, multimedia, and assessments in either a teacher controlled or student paced lesson.

There is a Nearpodize extension now available in the Chrome that will turn your Slides in to Nearpod activities.

EdPuzzle is a great way to incorporate questions within a video. You can take any video, crop it, add audio and questions, then assign to your students to complete at their own page. The video to the right is an example EdPuzzle.

Kahoot! is a very easy to use website for questioning students. After you have set up your questions, students can access your Kahoot! through the game link. This is a template you can use with the students so they can create their own questions.

Quizizz is a great way to practice information/facts learned. It can be used as a pre-assessment or a quick check to see if remediation is needed. Students can join with the join site or now with the Google Classroom integration it is even easier. I created this quizizz after assigning a semester review in 6th grade math.

Quizlet is a tool that allows you to create study materials for your classroom. You can choose from Flashcards, Spell, Test, Match, and now Diagrams. If you create a class, then you can monitor their progress as they work through the practice activities.

Flipgrid is great for receiving oral responses. You can use as an exit ticket, a book review, explain a topic from class, or practice reading aloud. Flipgrid has been praised for its application with ELL students. This app is now free and available for all.

Recap is a similar product to Flipgrid. I used this program for student goal setting and vocabulary. The student's Recap videos are private (only the student and teacher can view them). You can choose videos to place together for a recap of the activity for the class to view.

Coggle is a great "mind mapping" website that allows you to organize your knowledge. Coggle can be downloaded as a PDF or a PNG image so they are easily shared in Classroom. Students can work collaboratively on a shared Coggle.

Thinking Maps are a great way to help students organize their thinking. You can select any of the files to the left, make a copy, and use as an interative activity with your students.

Thinglink will help you create interactive images/activities for your classroom. Students can also use Thinglink to present understanding of the content. You can try out the two examples below by selecting them.

Made by students...

Gimkit is made and maintained by high school students from Seattle. We craft Gimkit to not only be a product that students want to use but teachers as well. You can use your current Quizlets in Gimkit or build something new. We're working on a bunch of exciting things right now to make Gimkit even better.

Formative is a great activity builder that connects directly to Google Classroom and will track your student's progress on individual TEKS.

Padlet is a great tool. They have added many new features that are available for users on free accounts but you are limited in how many padlets you can create. If you choose to upgrade, you can have unlimited padlets. Padlets can be embedded in sites or shared by URL. Students can collaborate by adding text, images, links, video (recorded in Padlet or uploaded), and many more options.

The best of Googles Sheets is found in the Flippity add-on. There is so much available in Flippity, you must really see it for yourself. Join me on this link and lets check it out!

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