Power My Learing

 





Looking for a one-stop website to gather ideas for lessons, find videos, locate activities and games for students, and so much more...and it be linked to Common Core?  Check out PowerMyLearning!  This site lets you search by grade level and by subject.  Once you choose the subject you can go deeper by searching specific domains for activities, videos, tutorials and so much more.  You must create an account but it is FREE!!!  You can even set up your own classroom, make assignments, create your own activities and monitor progress on assignments.  There are also ways to access these resources as parents and students.  Thanks to Shasta McFry at Ohatchee Elementary for sharing this link with me! Check it out ... http://powermylearning.org/

 

 

 

KidRex

Do you worry about turning student loose to search for information on the web?  KidRex my be your answer...this kid-friendly search engine  provides a safe kid zone for web searches.  Since this is powered by Google, kids will be given a list of kid-appropriate sites to aid them in research.  Check out the site at ... http://www.kidrex.org/

What happens if they search something inappropriate?  They get an Oops! Try Again notice!

PortaPortal

PortaPortal is a free bookmarking site that allows you to give students s protected access to a list of websites or links you have selected.  Students and parents may be given a guest login so that they can access the links from home.  This guest access allows them to access the links without having access to alter or add information to your site.  You can create tabs or subject headings to organize your links.   Check it out at ... http://portaportal.com/

Sign up for this free bookmarking tool!

Organize your links for parents and students to easily access by subject or skill.

Graphite by Common Sense Media

Graphite helps teachers find apps, games and websites that have been rated by teachers for learning purposes.  Teachers can search by type, subject, grade and price.  Teachers can also search specifically for  Common Core resources/apps/tools in English/Language Arts or Mathematics.  Check it out at ... https://www.graphite.org/

Explore apps rated by teachers.

Find more resource based upon Common Core Standards.

Socrative 2.0

Socrative upgraded to Socrative 2.0 on July 12, 2014.  All previous accounts in Socrative were updated to Socrative 2.0

Want to find out about the new features in Socrative 2.0? Check out http://www.socrative.com/materials/SocrativeUserGuide.pdf

Today's Meet

Today's Meet is an online journaling/discussing board where students can answer questions, make comments, ask questions and so much more.  Teachers can monitor questions directly in the chat and monitor "backroom" chats that take place. 

Here are some quick reminders from Dr. Knighton when using this app...consider making your Room Name unique and double check the room prior to giving it to students to make sure no previous information for another session is there.  Check it out at ... https://todaysmeet.com/

   

See students thoughts as they share.

The Answer Pad

The Answer Pad is an online tool for formative and summative assessments.  Teachers may engage students through quick response feedback opportunities or create quizzes to assess knowledge.  Teachers can generate reports to review student performance.  Check it out at ... http://theanswerpad.com/ 

Website view

The teacher dashboard is always web-based.

TapIt is the student app students can use to respond.
 

Student answer formats

KidBlog

KidBlog is a free and simple way for your students to share thoughts and ideas collaboratively!  You, as the teacher, are in control of topics, blogs and logins.  Students may access the blogs online and through mobile devices. The possibilities are endless for how you could use this tool...enhance your writing standards through collaborative discussions, answer questions of the day, share thoughts from lit circles, and so much more.  What could you blog with your students today?  Check it out... http://kidblog.org/home/