Tools for Teachers
Instruct
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Google Apps for Education
- Description: Google Apps for Education was created by google for schools to use their tools such as email, calendars, google drive, google slides, and etc.
- How this tool is used: This tool is used in the Billings District Public school systems by both teachers and students. The applications are safe for students and teachers to use. It can be used on any device.
- Reflection: As a recent graduate from high school, I have used the Google Apps for Education. The apps are wonderful! I cannot express that enough. They are so easy to use and you don't have to worry about losing anything. Students can write their papers in Google docs and share it with their teacher without any worries. Almost each application gives you the opportunity to share with others and have them comment.
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Symbaloo
- Description: This tool bookmarks all of your favorite websites in one place so that you don't have to search for them
- How this tool is used: This tool is used by teachers and students to bookmark resourceful sites. Teachers can use this tool to make it easier for their students to find safe and reliable websites to aid learning.
- Reflection: What a way to make life easier! When I first saw this tool I wondered why I have never heard about it before! This is definitely a must have for teachers. You can use it personally for organizing teaching and to help students find the sites that you have chosen.
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Tube Chop
- Description: TubeChop allows you to trim YouTube videos the way you want
- How this tool is used: This tool is usually used by teachers to trim YouTube videos to save time and focus on the important topic they are trying to teach
- Reflection: You no longer have to worry about wasting time with ads and trying to find where you want to begin the video! This tool does it for you! I would use this tool probably every time I want to show a YouTube video.
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QR Stuff
- Description: QR stuff is a free online QR Genator. SImply input the url you want an it generates your own personal QR code. You can also change its colors!
- How this tool is used: This tool can be used by teachers to make it easier for students to find sites, pictures, apps and etc. They simple just have to scan the code with device that can read it and bam! They are there!
- Reflection: I would use this tool every now and then. I think that I would use symbaloo more just because I like how it has all the websites organized. I can see this being used by teachers to make fun scavenger hunts or for handing out on homework sheets in the classroom.
Connect
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remind
- Description: remind is a safe way for teachers to send texts to students and parents.
- How this tool is used: This tool is used by teachers to send notifications to everyone whether it be about assignments or upcoming events. It's safe because there is no actual exchange of phone numbers.
- Reflection: I think that this tool should become more common. People these days use their phone to check notifications and this is a modern way to stay connected.
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Poll Everywhere
- Description: Poll Everywhere takes in responses either through text or through an established website and posts the results live.
- How this tool is used: This tool can be used by teachers to see how there students are doing and how they feel about a certain topic. It can be a great tool to use to make decisions based on how the class feels and to see what is working in the classroom. A teacher could see what kind of answers the students think that are right based on the questions they ask.
- Reflection: This is a tool that I would use to see if my students are understanding a subject. I think about history or science where there can be multiple answers and I can see where my students tend to lean towards.
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AnswerGarden
- Description: Like Poll Everywhere, AnswerGarden takes anonymous answers and posts them live into a word cloud structure. The more times a word or phrase is entered, the bigger it gets.
- How this tool is used: The tool could be used to see how students feel about a certain subject or situation. A teacher could use this tool to see how students would describe the book they are reading or how they feel about a certain situation that is happening at school.
- Reflection: I would maybe use this tool along with Poll Everywhere to see the answers in different ways. AnswerGarden is a useful tool for students because it allows them to be comfortable imputing their answers and seeing what others have to say