Tech Tools for

Educators

Kevin Shupe

What can you expect to learn?

• Useful websites and applications…Big Huge Labs

Voki

Tagxedo

Storybird

How Can You Use These Tools?

Blogs

wikiswebsites

QR Codes

AUGMENTED REALITY?

Big Huge Labs

Shupe, Kevin. Book Poster. 2014. Graphic. BigHugeLabs. Web. 7 Aug 2014.

Posters

Shupe, Kevin. Junior Arnold. 2014. Graphic. BigHugeLabs. Web. 6 Aug 2014.

Trading Cards

Voki

• Talking Avatar– Able to embed into

documents.

• Curriculum Connections:– History—students can

become the historical figure—using first person

– English—online book talk

Voki

Abraham Lincoln. 6 Aug 2014. Screenshot. Voki. Web. 6 Aug 2014.

Tagxedo

• Word Cloud Tool• Choose from a variety of

shapes, fonts, and colors!

• Curriculum Connections:– Health—Functions of

body parts (anatomy)– Biology—The Human Cell– Family Living—Steps to a

recipe, etc.

Tagxedo

Leung, Hardy. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter). 22 May 2010. Graphic. Tagxedo Web. 5 Aug 2014.

Storybird

• Digital storytelling tool• Choice of characters and page set up

Storybird

Curriculum connections:

• Biology—life cycles• History—biographies,

summaries of events/people

• Algebra—Factoring• English—endless

possibilities!

Lawson, Annie. Sophia. 7 Feb 2014. Graphic. Storybird. Web. 5 Aug 2014.

Questions?

• Feel free to ask questions about the tools presented!?

Links for Tools

Big Huge Labs—www.bighugelabs.com

Storybird—www.storybird.com

Tagxedo—www.tagxedo.com

Voki—www.voki.com

Works Cited

• "BigHugeLabs: Do Fun Stuff with Your Photos." BigHugeLabs: Do Fun Stuff with Your Photos. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Aug. 2014. <http://www.bighugelabs.com/>.

• Storybird—"Storybird - Artful Storytelling." Storybird - Artful Storytelling. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.storybird.com/>.

• Tagxedo--"Tagxedo." Tagxedo. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.tagxedo.com/Voki—Voki Home." Voki Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.voki.com/>.

• "BigHugeLabs: Do Fun Stuff with Your Photos." BigHugeLabs: Do Fun Stuff with Your Photos. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Aug. 2014. <http://www.bighugelabs.com/>.