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Tools
Google Docs
Google Expeditions
Google Sheets
Google Tour Creator
Google Forms, using a formula in response sheet

Slides
MS PowerPoint
Google Slides
Nearpod

Planning and Diagrams
Twine

Create Flash Cards
Quizlet

Create Self Grading Quizzes
Google Forms (Self Grading Quizzes)
Edcite
Schoology
Nearpod

Collab and Sharing
Flipgrid
Other file sharing options
SeeSaw
Microsoft Teams
Evernote

Lecturing and Learning Management Systems
MS Whiteboard
Schoology
Nearpod

Manage Groups
Microsoft Teams
Google Groups

Educational Posters and Graphics
Canva
Padlet
Wakelet
Seesaw
Adobe Spark Post

Drawing, Comics and Animations
Google Drawing
Autodesk Sketchbook (example tutorials here)
Pixton (storyboard and comics)
Comics Head
see also our animations and digital art pages.

Music, Sound and Voice
NaturalReader
MuseScore
Anchor (creating podcasts)

Helping Students With...
- coding
- journaling
- math
- science
- art

Teaching Math
Getting Help with Early Math





Tools
	Google Slides
	Google Slides Tutorial https://www.google.com/slides/about

	Google Docs
	Google Docs https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/?ftv=1
	What is a Hyperdoc?
	Google Drawing
	Google Drawing app	https://docs.google.com/drawings Google Drawings Tutorial - Vector Portraits Lesson Sharing a Google drawing in another document as a hyperlink
	Google Expeditions This app uses VR head sets: a virtual reality tech tool that lets you and your class go on virtual field trips around the world from the comfort of your classroom.
	Google Tour Creator



	Google Forms (Self Grading Quizzes)
	Branching in Google Forms is a way to send a respondent to a different page or question based on how they answer. You have probably experienced this type of strategy if you have taken a survey that takes you to more specific questions based on how you answered basic questions. Read on.... This feature is known as "Skip Logic" in Google Forms.
	Using a formula with the Google Form response sheet.
	Edcite
	Crate your own self grading quiz	Enforcing answers from a predefined interface, such as a partial keyboard.

	Google Sheets
	Want to build a web scraper in Google Sheets? Turns out, basic web scraping, automatically grabbing data from websites, is possible right in your Google Sheet, without needing to write any code.	https://www.benlcollins.com/spreadsheets/google-sheet-web-scraper


Educational Posters
	Canva
	Use Canva to create educational posters https://www.canva.com/
	Padlet
	Padlet is a digital sharing wall. It has a free version. https://padlet.com/
	Wakelet
	Wakelet is a digital sharing wall. It has a free version. https://wakelet.com/
	Seesaw
	Seesaw is a digital sharing wall. It has a free version. https://web.seesaw.me/
	Adobe Spark Post
	Adobe Spark Post is an online app that allows you to create images for social media. The app also allows you to create quick websites using temples. The account is free. https://spark.adobe.com
	MS Whiteboard
	Microsoft Whiteboard is a free application that allows you to use a computer instead of a physical whiteboard, lecture and share the content with your students. The following is an example of a chem lesson on this website The app can be found on the Microsoft App Store.
	Schoology
	This is a free Learning Management System (LMS) that helps you keep everything in one place, including grades and quizzes. https://www.schoology.com Includes: - grade books - self-grading quizzes - question banks	Schoology Gradebook Use and Shortcuts Make a Quiz Schoology Question Banks

	Nearpod
	https://nearpod.com/	A step by step guide of how to use Nearpod to create slides and use them in your classroom.
	Microsoft Teams
	versions	Manage assignments and student submission in one app.
	Evernote
	Notebooks, chats and more. https://evernote.com/
	Google Groups
	app	Manage a group discussion
	Flipgrid
	Flipgrid https://flipgrid.com/	Flipgrid is a video interaction app built for collaborating in classrooms. Teachers can pose questions in video format and students respond in video format as well. The tool was recently purchased by Microsoft (June 18, 2018) and is now offered free to educators.

	Twine
	Twine https://twinery.org/	Creating interactive books in game style formats. Install desktop version or use online. You can also use this tool to cover the planning stage of your story writing, or planning an interactive science lesson.

	Quizlet
	Quizlet https://quizlet.com/	Make flash cards or use cards made by someone else to save time. This system has millions of study sets shared by other users. Before you start making your own card set, search first, likely someone has already created one before you, copy it and modify from there. Turn flashcard sets into a tests, games or use them as you would paper cards. This system also has spellcheck capabilities and built in sound to pronounce for vocabulary sets. Tutorial
	MS PowerPoint
	How to Record Desktop Screen Using PowerPoint
	Using PowerPoint to create animations


	Music, Sound and Voice
	Prepare audio files directly from text documents to help dyslexic students with exams and their learning.	Natural Reader Software
	Write music and have the system play out several instruments in collective streams using MuseScore	https://musescore.org/en Examples example adaptation of Queen's "Somebody to Love" to a classical version: https://musescore.com/briut/somebody_to_love_classical_edition_ example combining piano and violin: https://musescore.com/briut/scores/4864829
	Create a Podcast with Anchor	https://anchor.fm/


	File Sharing Options
		The following require an email account to be used: Google Drive Dropbox (no email account) Outlook Yahoo.


Helping Students Code
Coding with MIT Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/		Learn coding by using visual elements on a scripting canvas. Introduce concepts: loops, variables, events, running a program and more. The service is available online or you can download an offline version. The offline app is great for those long car trips, have your child code while traveling.
Scratch coding course as book series for use in the classroom		Click here to flip through volumes...

Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/		Coding with JavaScript classes, for younger audiences: https://www.khanacademy.org/hourofcode.




Helping Students Create Websites and Interactive Journals
GSuite Blogspot https://www.blogger.com		You must sign in with a Gmail account. It is easy and user friendly. Also try the welcome screen https://www.blogger.com/about/?r=1-null_user
WIX https://www.wix.com/

Kidblog https://kidblog.org/home/

Create Mobile apps from Google Sheets		https://www.glideapps.com/
Create a Web Page in Google Drive		https://www.technokids.com/blog/apps/create-a-web-page-in-google-drive

Helping Students with Math

Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/		Classes for all subjects and all ages, delivered in video format, and online interactive worksheets. Example: Early Math, Table of Contents.

This website: academix.ca		Choose a grade from top menu and select the Math icon.



Helping Students with Science

This website: academix.ca		Choose a grade from top menu and select the Science icon where available.
Various YouTube channels		sc/gr.html#YouTube


Helping Students with Art

Autodesk Tinkercad		1. Create 3D designs that you use either in digital form, or with 3D printing for a science project. Application is free but does require you create a free login to access the learning resources. 2. Create a simulation for your Circuits designs before you implements them. Video Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXWXbEfezxpOQpDr3Bh7Xw

3D Design with Sketchup Make https://www.sketchup.com/download?sketchup=make		Construct 3D scenery. If you are into architecture, 3D printing, design, technical drawing and prototyping, then this is the app for you. (SketchUp for Schools Free with a G Suite or Microsoft education account) https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing#for-primary-and-secondary-education



Using the Tools in Interesting Ways

Collaborate with classmates to create an interactive story using Google Slides If-Then Adventure Stories		https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/middle-and-high-school/en/if-then-adventure-stories/overview.html



Teaching Math

"In every country, the memorizers turned out to be the lowest achievers, and countries with high numbers of them—the U.S. was in the top third—also had the highest proportion of teens doing poorly on the PISA math assessment. Further analysis showed that memorizers were approximately half a year behind students who used relational and self-monitoring strategies."		https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-math-education-in-the-u-s-doesn-t-add-up/

Canned Lesson Plans for Math 30
Straight-A vs. Flunking Students: Do Good Grades Matter?
"As a result of the standard approach to math instruction, students often can’t take the methods they’ve been taught and transfer them to problems even slightly different from those they’re used to. For example, a seven-year-old may be a whiz at adding numbers when they’re arranged vertically on the page, but then throw up her hands when the same problem is written horizontally."		https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/works-better-traditional-math-instruction/
Getting help with early math		Setting up students for success is most productive when starting young. Teachers are aware of the importance of reading, counting, and number literacy, but rarely invest in logic when it comes to preschoolers and kindergarteners. Students who were not exposed to logic in the early years will have difficulty using logical operators AND, OR, NOT (complements) even in high school. There are many ways to support logical thinking, through practicing patters and encouraging students to create their own patterns. Help students understand concepts from inside out. It is important that the early experience is fun, using materials that are not overly repetitive and are presented in various styles of learning. Avoid creating the impression that math is only numbers, or that it must be delivered in strict manner. When math becomes predictable, ordinary and repetitive, children are no longer interested in learning and label it as boring.