Google Hangouts-Coronavirus Edition

Get ready for online tutoring/classwork help via Google Hangouts.

Screencast Here

Kiddle Search Engine

Kiddle is a safe and kid-friendly visual search engine powered by Google.  This is a much better alternative to "Googling" for our younger students.

TeleStory

TeleStory

Have you ever wanted to be on TV?  Well, now you can be the star you have always wanted to be!  This app allows the user to become a character in their own TV show.  By using augmented reality tools, the user can change costumes and sets while they create their own unique TV show.  The completed show can then be exported to the camera roll of the iPad.  

Toontastic

Do you want a creative way to infuse 21st Century Skills with writing and literacy skills?  Look no further than this app.  Toontastic is a wonderful way for students to use their creativity while writing a story that allows them to select characters and settings while developing a plot that follows the "story arc" format.

Here is a great resource provided by Toontastic to use for planning.

Here are some examples of how teachers are using Toontastic in their classrooms.

Flubaroo

I have known about flubaroo (thanks to an awesome colleague, Dr. Vann Lassiter) for quite a while, but have not had a chance to really use it until today....and I LOVE it!

Flubaroo is an add-on that can be used with Google forms.  It will grade assignments for you and will also indicate the percent correct for each question (ex. 58% of students got #13 correct).  This feature allows for a quick data analysis of which questions posed the most problems.  In my case, I am able to take that information and locate/create similar problems/scenarios for my students to practice with. 

I have linked the Flubaroo user guide to this post which includes step by step instructions and video tutorials:)  

This is a wonderful FREE resource that I am sure you will appreciate. 

Google Hangouts

Erin Klein and Kyle Pace shared Google Hangouts 101 and how to use Google Hangouts in the classroom at ISTE 2014.

https://docs.google.com/a/ecps.k12.nc.us/presentation/d/1_9hgx2A7A3E248g_8I-RvMwn4WJME3KqTFS-fqSHaww/edit#slide=id.g35659b189_07

Google Forms

Using a Google Form is an easy way to obtain information from students, staff, and stakeholders.  Data is collected in a Google Spreadsheet for easy viewing and the templates make it easy to create a Google Form.  Once you create one, all you have to do is share the link or even create a QR code that directs the user to the form.  Check out my handout HERE