Technology for Teachers and Students
by Kate Kranzush
Digital Conversion 2014-2016
As we prepare for our digital conversion, let’s become comfortable with digital tools that both teachers and students
can use to enhance teaching and learning.
Thinglink
Thinglink is an interactive image.
Teacher createdKid createdCan be used as an assignment or an
assessment.
www.thinglink.com
Diigo
Online bookmarking site for teachers or students completing researchOrganizable into categories and sub-
categoriesAll resources in one spot.
Rubistar-Rubistar is an online rubric generator for teachers.
-You can browse other rubrics or create your own.
-Rubrics can be as generic or specific as you’d like.
great for project based learning
SmoreSmore is an online site that allows users to create
custom flyers.
Excellent for assignments or to use as a graphic organizer throughout a unit.
Users can add images, videos, and
text
Digital WhiteboardsPadlet and Stormboard
Collaborative Online Boards
Excellent for:Word of the DayExit TicketsQuestions about content
Big Huge LabsBig Huge Labs is an online image manipulator that can make motivator posters, movie posters, and
photobooth strips.
Excellent for word definitions
Teacher or student created
Create writing prompts
Teach character traits
Image CreditsChesboro, Janine. mmm smore. [image] Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixietart/2649579030/in/photolist-6C2ShD-aoCv7N-dEZqkE-mC9BH-9Y3teZ-7TgBAi-gfS4Mt-afZmbv-drPYZK-bobJUA-64BYQc-9X4cV9-4atv5i-huCbM6-8z2RRA-538Mx5-81fBSw-4NJs1S-6S4Ja-7VivZ5-anifSP-bt1yBE-a4HZVg-aryYtc-xvyCR-daZ78b-abgygL-8ZMGqq-daZ5uc-89a4eA-nsvpxR-9KSNj5-ehSfMQ-f43jpX-6oT3GX-7vqPjb-7QAbRH-mboGeh-9iJT6A-hq3iP-9UGide-hq3jv-7gj49q-d5nMQC-n8aWTx-7WV88B-e5Grs8-8vpFSD-eNPVum-5FvsRx
Diigo. (2014, June 8.) Diigo-evolution2 [Image]. Retrieved from http://help.diigo.com/_/rsrc/1376965380174/home/diigo-evolution2.png
Discovery Education. Male Student Looking at Ipad [Image] Available from www.discoveryeducation.com
Discovery Education. Wide Shot of Laptop Computers with Students Working. [image] Available from www.discoveryeducation.com
Discovery Education. Wide Shot of Student and Teacher Looking at Smartboard [Image] Available from www.discoveryeducation.com
Discovery Education. Wide Shot of Students Writing on White Board [Image]. Available from www.discoveryeducation.com
Quirk, D. (2013, July 29). Blog Thumb Padlet. [image] Retrieved from http://www.teq.com/blog/2013/07/5-tips-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/#.U5TSrSTlfpo