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Must Have Tools in the Digital Classroom
Must Have Tools in the Digital Classroom
A complete list of all the approved MPS Apps may be found here: Approved MPS Apps
Book Creator: All students with signed COPPA form
Book Creator: All students with signed COPPA form
This had been a mobile only application until recently. It is now web based and AMAZING! Just as it sounds, use this web based application to create books - from the very simple to the complex! Writers can include video, voice, images and more. Be sure to use your Google login information.
This had been a mobile only application until recently. It is now web based and AMAZING! Just as it sounds, use this web based application to create books - from the very simple to the complex! Writers can include video, voice, images and more. Be sure to use your Google login information.
You will want to bookmark this site! Great timers, noise control meters and much more!
You will want to bookmark this site! Great timers, noise control meters and much more!
Crosswords Labs:
Crosswords Labs:
Find our create a Crossword puzzle using Crosswords Lab. To put into Google Classroom follow these steps:
Find our create a Crossword puzzle using Crosswords Lab. To put into Google Classroom follow these steps:
Download as a Word document.
Upload to Google Drive.
Right click on the Word version of your Crossword puzzle and OPEN with Google Doc.
Use the Google Doc version of the Crossword puzzle in your Google Classroom assignment.
If you are looking for a good place to start when looking for activities, you can't do much better than Common Sense Media - a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping children safe while teaching them the 21st century skills they will need in their future.
If you are looking for a good place to start when looking for activities, you can't do much better than Common Sense Media - a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping children safe while teaching them the 21st century skills they will need in their future.
An amazing tool to utilize with video content. EdPuzzle embeds questions that students must answer as they are viewing a video. A new feature added to EdPuzzle is the ability to provide students with feedback on the answers they submit.
An amazing tool to utilize with video content. EdPuzzle embeds questions that students must answer as they are viewing a video. A new feature added to EdPuzzle is the ability to provide students with feedback on the answers they submit.
HyperDocs: Teacher-use
HyperDocs: Teacher-use
Want to organize resources for your students into one easy-to-find location? A HyperDoc might be just what you are looking for! For anything from unit studies to a research project, these useful tools can be as simple or complex as you need them to be. To get started, check out this HyperDoc How-to. HyperDoc Templates
Want to organize resources for your students into one easy-to-find location? A HyperDoc might be just what you are looking for! For anything from unit studies to a research project, these useful tools can be as simple or complex as you need them to be. To get started, check out this HyperDoc How-to. HyperDoc Templates
Create fun and interactive presentations for your classroom at www.mentimeter.com. Poll results can be in the form of a word cloud, scaled responses, bar graph, open ended answers, and many more. This could be used as a way to quickly collect class responses for poll questions or as a check for understanding. Students only need to enter a code at www.menti.com to participate though there is a limit of two questions per presentation.
Create fun and interactive presentations for your classroom at www.mentimeter.com. Poll results can be in the form of a word cloud, scaled responses, bar graph, open ended answers, and many more. This could be used as a way to quickly collect class responses for poll questions or as a check for understanding. Students only need to enter a code at www.menti.com to participate though there is a limit of two questions per presentation.
An engaging way to guide a class, or small group, through an instructional experience. The teachers controls the pacing from a laptop or mobile device. MPS Nearpod Resource
An engaging way to guide a class, or small group, through an instructional experience. The teachers controls the pacing from a laptop or mobile device. MPS Nearpod Resource
Pear Deck : All students using MPS Google login
Tool to help guide and engage students. Several options to select from for quick formative assessments.
Similar to Kahoot - BUT - can be assigned as homework! Quiz can be added directly to Google Classroom or Seesaw. You can create your own - or search the content of thousands of publicly shared quizzes.
Similar to Kahoot - BUT - can be assigned as homework! Quiz can be added directly to Google Classroom or Seesaw. You can create your own - or search the content of thousands of publicly shared quizzes.
For Students to join a live game - https://quizizz.com/join/
Seesaw is an amazing tool for variety of reasons. Parents LOVE see classroom work shared by their student via Seesaw. Teachers love being able to post lessons and activities from within Seesaw. While often considered a digital tool for the elementary classroom it is available for all! Check out their YouTube channel for ideas and resources.
Seesaw is an amazing tool for variety of reasons. Parents LOVE see classroom work shared by their student via Seesaw. Teachers love being able to post lessons and activities from within Seesaw. While often considered a digital tool for the elementary classroom it is available for all! Check out their YouTube channel for ideas and resources.
Screencasting is great for sharing information with the students that might need to be reviewed by students to fully understand and process. Screencastify is a User friendly tool to capture your screen while providing verbal instructions and/or information. Remember - while uncomfortable, seeing a face is always better than just a voice.
Screencasting is great for sharing information with the students that might need to be reviewed by students to fully understand and process. Screencastify is a User friendly tool to capture your screen while providing verbal instructions and/or information. Remember - while uncomfortable, seeing a face is always better than just a voice.
Quickly assess students with prepared activities or on-the-fly questions to get immediate insight into student understanding at socrative.com. Use in quiz mode, as an exit ticket, or have a class competition in a Space Race! Quick questions can be formatted as multiple choice, true/false, or short answer questions.
Quickly assess students with prepared activities or on-the-fly questions to get immediate insight into student understanding at socrative.com. Use in quiz mode, as an exit ticket, or have a class competition in a Space Race! Quick questions can be formatted as multiple choice, true/false, or short answer questions.
Adding a timer to a classroom activity helps to keep students and teachers on track. This playlist of timers is a great place to start when searching for a timer to add to a Slides presentation. Also included in the playlist is a super easy to follow tutorial video on how to create your own digital time.
WeVideo is available as a paid resource for secondary staff and students. It may be used to create instructional and informative videos. Please access WeVideo from the MPS Portal. WeVideo provides amazing self-help documentation from within the application. Click on "Get Teacher Guide" in the left hand column and/or the "Question Mark" in the upper toolbar.
WeVideo is available as a paid resource for secondary staff and students. It may be used to create instructional and informative videos. Please access WeVideo from the MPS Portal. WeVideo provides amazing self-help documentation from within the application. Click on "Get Teacher Guide" in the left hand column and/or the "Question Mark" in the upper toolbar.
Looking for a quick digital worksheet tool? Wizer.me is for you! Be sure students under 13 have a signed MPS COPPA form on file to use Wizer. The beauty of Wizer.me is the attractive, interactive options that are available. Don't re-create the wheel - explore all the shared worksheets! Wizer.me integrates quickly and easily with Google Classroom. Links can also be added to Seesaw. MANY types of questions can be created!
Looking for a quick digital worksheet tool? Wizer.me is for you! Be sure students under 13 have a signed MPS COPPA form on file to use Wizer. The beauty of Wizer.me is the attractive, interactive options that are available. Don't re-create the wheel - explore all the shared worksheets! Wizer.me integrates quickly and easily with Google Classroom. Links can also be added to Seesaw. MANY types of questions can be created!
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