APPS TO USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM AMY CARPER HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 8 TH GRADE US HISTORY

APPS WE WILL COVER TODAY Plickers.com Thinglink.com Symbaloo.com Graphite.org Makeymakey.com

PLICKERS.COM Upload your classes, run reports – instant data and feedback for students Don’t laminate plicker cards – they will not scan well App works simultaneously with your computer Use as an exit slip, bell ringer, formative/summative assessment

THINGLINK.COM Can use is as a Free App, however for educators its $35 a year for unlimited student uploads and many more options Use in place of prezi or PowerPoint Drawback – cannot add files from the computer, only websites Interactive images where you can add images, text, videos, websites

SYMBALOO.COM One stop shop for all web addresses and apps that you can use in class Use as a personal reference or set up a class symabloo for students to use One account and have multiple symbaloos

GRAPHITE.ORG Online teacher approved apps to use in class! Search by content, grade level, price of app Read and contribute to reviews See what works and what doesn’t Specific to your grade and content Specifies what technology is needed for app

MAKEYMAKEY.COM Allows any student at any age to be an inventor!!! Unlimited uses!