5 online tools you can start using Monday The Cutting Edge 5 online tools you can start using Monday

Doug Laing Categorical Teacher Specialist at R.D. White Elementary School Glendale Unified School District Taught 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades Tech Leader Summer school iMovie class for elementary I’m just a teacher, like all of you, who loves tech!

R.D. White Elementary K-5 920 students Armenian 50/50 Dual Immersion Program (300 Students) 334 Chromebooks Pilot Tech Immersion Program in two classrooms (36 Surface 3’s) New “Tech Lab” coming soon!

Draftback Chrome Extension Allows you to playback editing history on any Google Doc you have editing rights to. Go to the Google Webstore and search “Draftback” or just Google it. Click on “Add to Chrome.” Follow easy instructions. A new button will appear on all Google Docs that you can edit. Just click it to create your draftback playback.

kiddle.co A Kid-Safe search engine that will reduce your stress levels Have students use this to search engine for anything they want on the internet It will not allow bad words to be searched

Google Arts and Culture Allows students to see and experience art and museums and places that they may never be able to visit. Go to google.com/culturalinstitute Scroll down to “Virtual Tours” Pick an interesting location or search for one Also check out “Zoom In”

Formative (goformative.com) Free program that allows you to create quick and easy student quizzes You can set up student accounts or allow them to use it anonymously Create accounts using existing Google accounts Go to goformative.com to set up an account Easily start creating quizzes by following the easy steps Upon setting up your account, a video tutorial shows you everything you need to know.

Plickers Go to plickers.com Create a login Print enough cards for your class. Cards are all unique to each student Click “Library” to start creating multiple choice questions Download the free “plickers” app on your smart phone or tablet (camera required) Click on “Live View” to start asking questions Start App on Smart Phone, select class, create questions on the fly or use questions in the library. Select a question Scan student responses with camera and then view the results together

Bonus Chrome Extensions Boomerang Automatically resend emails that haven’t been read Delay or schedule delivery of an email Record email opens and clicks Checks the respondabilty of your emails…. Event Merge Chrome Extension Merges duplicate calendar items on Google Calendar Appear.in Easy video conferencing for up to eight individuals No account needed Google Docs Quick Create Easily start a new Google Document, Spreadhseet, Presentation, Drawing, or Form

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