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Zombie Outbreak. Exit Room - Brock - Post Card. Tech Choice Board - Google Slides. Top 5 iPad Apps for Teaching Across All Content Areas. Although this post is a little early for the back-to-school season, consider it an early reminder that summer is near and that, eventually, the start of the 2013 school year will be close at hand.

One of the elements that is changing dramatically at both Burlington High School and Marshall Simonds Middle School is back-to-school supply lists. Those long laundry lists of items that parents must purchase for their son's or daughter's classes are something that students dread, and for some parents, these lists can be a budgetary hurdle every summer. But it doesn't have to be that way. The iPad can eliminate many of the items purchased each year and save schools and parents hundreds of dollars annually. I’m going to share five applications for the iPad that will take the place of student supply lists, provide savings and replace dread with anticipation.

Notability A note about Notability: I would strongly endorse Evernote here as well. Haiku Deck Edmodo ShowMe Google Drive And that's it. A list of All The Best iPad Apps Teachers Need. Mobile Learning: Resource Roundup. The Best Educational Apps for Android and iOS. Just like every other aspect of our lives, smartphones and tablets have made learning more accessible, convenient, and portable than ever. With hundreds of educational apps available, you can find an app for nearly any subject or grade level.

While some educational apps are designed to cover general topics or are used as study aids, others are created with particular subjects and topics in mind. To help you find which ones suit your learning preferences, we’ve compiled our top picks for Android and iOS. Looking for apps that are a little more specialized? We’ve also got a list of the best apps for teachers and educators on iOS and Android. Apps for learning Looking to learn something new? The Great Courses (free/in-app purchases) iOS Android Duolingo Learning another language is rarely easy, but Duolingo’s free app makes it a lot easier. iOS Android Brainscape (free/subscription) Brainscape claims you can double your learning speed by using flashcards.

iOS Android iOS Android Photomath iOS Android. Companyvalues Infographic Template. Login | Piktochart. Remove Background from Image – remove.bg. How to Insert Bitmoji into Google Slides. Creating a WebQuest | It's Easier Than You Think. Always wanted to make a WebQuest but not sure where to start? Education World has all the answers and can make the process easy for you. WebQuests are probably the most talked-about and widely used Web-based activities in today's classrooms. What are WebQuests? What accounts for their popularity? And how can you use—and create—WebQuests in your own classroom? Education World explores those questions and more. "I hear and I forget. "A WebQuest," according to Bernie Dodge, the originator of the WebQuest concept, "is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.

Education World asked two educators who have created their own WebQuests to share with us the benefits they bring to their classroom. WebQuests, which use the constructivist approach to learning, are a super learning tool, said Kenton Letkeman, creator of a number of excellent WebQuests. "WebQuests allow students to explore issues and find their own answers," he added. Digital Escape Rooms How To. Virtual Field Trips - Presentaciones de Google. VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS.ppt - Google Slides. How to create stop motion animations with Google Slides. Make an ANIMATED Bitmoji banner for Google Classroom! The magic of QR codes in the classroom - Karen Mensing. How to Create a Virtual Bitmoji Classroom in Google Slides or PowerPoint — Hello, Teacher Lady. If you want to create a Google Meet or Agenda slide like mine (or something similar), you can keep the default page dimensions and move onto Step 2.

If you want to create a Google Classroom header, change the page dimensions to 1,000 x 250 pixels by going to File —> Page Setup in Google Slides or Design —> Page Setup in PowerPoint. Just a warning though: When you upload your banner on Google Classroom, you’ll get this frustrating dark overlay on your image. It’s an accessibility thing and can’t be changed, so just keep that in mind and try to keep everything as bright as possible.

To create a custom Google homepage, you’ll want the dimensions somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 in x 8 in. Next step is to collect the images for your scene. For mine, I used posters from ECHO-LIT (my favorite poster shop) and a variety of Google Images. 20 Google Sites tips and tricks - Ditch That Textbook. And if you’d like to see them in motion, I’ve created a walkthrough video of all 10 (see below or click this link to see it on YouTube). 1. Click and drag content where you want it. This is the biggest improvement of all with Google Sites. It was so clunky and difficult to get content where you wanted it on the page before. 2. There’s a button next to the “Publish” button that lets you add what they call “editors.” 3. The new Google Sites makes attractive design pretty easy with themes. 4.

Embedding is taking interactive elements from a website and putting them on your website. 5. Google Sites features what web designers call “responsive design.” 6. Want to add a slide presentation to your page where you can click through the slides? 7. One gripe that many people have with the new Google Sites is that the cabinet page has disappeared. A second gripe is that you can’t give custom permissions for pages and sites like you could with the old Google Sites. 8. 9. 10. New Google Sites: Build a Class Website. Showcasing New Google Sites. Google Sites Training | Teacher Center. Teachers are Creating A Virtual Bitmoji Classroom—Cute and Helpful too! We’ve all used Bitmojis to express our feelings or send birthday wishes to friends. But have you thought about building a virtual Bitmoji classroom for back to school? If you’ll be teaching virtually, this is a fun and helpful option for your students. The interactive elements allow them to click through to see assignments, documents, and websites.

Looking for ideas of what to include in your virtual Bitmoji classroom? We’ve got you covered with these creative ideas posted in our WeAreTeachers Facebook groups. Back to School 20-21 #BestClassEver! We Can’t Stop Staring There are so many details in this image posted by Kait C. on Facebook! Virtual Anchor Charts & Posters We also love the Alma Mater representation, from Amanda H. on Facebook. Ready for August And the start of school for kindergarten! Virtual is Easier to Set Up!

Much easier to create these bulletin boards. And Honestly It’s So Fun Too … Love that THINK poster We Love Any Book Love Greetings From the Classroom AP Classes get in the mix. Bitmoji Classroom Scenes & Virtual Classroom Backgrounds - Keyword searches for Bitmojis - Google Slides. Copy of Empty Rooms - Google Slides. Copy of Bitmoji sofas and chairs - Google Slides. Bitmoji rugs, plants, bean bags, desks, technology, clock objects - Google Slides. Bitmoji Classroom Tutorial.

How to Create a Virtual Bitmoji Classroom in Google Slides or PowerPoint — Hello, Teacher Lady. How to Create a Bitmoji Virtual Classroom Using Google Slides.