Newton County Schools Teach for Tomorrow Technology Conference 2015 Presenters Karen Cash 6 th Grade Social Studies Angel West 7 th Grade Social Studies Teacher

“Quick Technology Tricks To Increase Student Engagement”

Make your lab visit fun!

“Kids have gone crazy over Quizlet”

 It was started by high school sophomore Andrew Sutherland in 2005 to help study for a French vocab test.  Quizlet is the leading web based study site in the U.S. for students of all ages.  Over fourteen million people a month use Quizlet’s free, simple web-based study tools and games, plus our mobile apps. What is Quizlet?

Kids are excited about Quizlet!

 Increases student engagement  Supports thinking processes  Stimulates motivation  Increases student achievement Why Do I use Quizlet in my classroom?

 Users can create their own content, or choose from study sets (over 20 million and counting) already created by students or teachers.  As a company, Quizlet’s goal is to build great learning tools for a billion people worldwide. Goals of Quizlet

 Class competitions  Self-grading assessments  Studying on the go  Variety  Differentiation  Collaboration by students   Kids have gone crazy over Quizlet What can I do with Quizlet in my classroom?

 PowToon Studio and Slides - Make your own animated videos and animated presentations for free. PowToon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume, or anything else you could use an animated explainer video. PowToon's animation templates help you create animated presentations and animated explainer videos from scratch.  Student Work Example: Powtoons for the three religions!Powtoons for the three religions!   ​ ​ PowToons

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 Students have used Prezi in my classroom as a presentation tool after conducting research to create a concept map, enhanced presentations, and as a mini- lecture tool for oral presentations   Student Examples: How can I easily infuse technology into my classroom?

 Popplet can be used to create timelines, cooperative group presentations, and brainstorming webs.  Check it out Popplet.com

One of the most useful professional development presentations that I’ve attended was conducted by a technology coordinator from South Carolina Useful Websites

 ublic_index ublic_index  Make student and teacher presentations using animated videos  Text to talk animations Go Animate

 Texting parents impacts education  Stanford Research, Teacher-Family Communication Remind.com INCREASED parent engagement at home INCREASED parent engagement at school INCREASED student literacy