Timeline Timeline allows students to create a graphical representation of an event or process by displaying items sequentially along a line. Timelines can be organized by time of day, date, or event, and the tool allows users to create a label with short or long descriptive text. Adding an image for each label makes a timeline more visually appealing. Add, drag, and rearrange items as needed. Saving capability allows students to return to their work and make revisions, and they can share their final work via e-mail. For additional ideas on how to use this tool outside of the classroom, see Timeline in the Parent & Afterschool Resources section. Related Classroom & Professional Development Resources back to top Grades 11 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson A Blast from the Past with Nuclear Chemistry Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Timelines and Texts: Motivating Students to Read Nonfiction Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing Graphic Map Plot Diagram Timeline
GoConqr - Changing the way you learn Super Teacher Tools 50 Fab Apps for Teachers Less Is More You don’t need a one-to-one classroom (one device for every student) to integrate tablets into instruction. Whether you have one tablet or five, possibilities for teaching with them abound. Single Tablet • Independent reading Load up your tablet with books in a reading app. Allow students to check out the tablet for the day or week for in-class use, just as they would a book from the class library. • Accessibility Have a student that might benefit from accessibility apps? Small Set of Tablets • Small-group reading A few tablets are perfect for engaging students during small-group reading instruction. • Research Portability makes tablets conducive to quickly accessing information for research projects. Education—there’s an app for that. “I have yet to see anything in education that generates excitement and motivates students the way tablets do,” says the third-grade teacher from Leonard Elementary School in Troy, Michigan. Language Arts Super Why! Math Science Social Studies
64 Varied And Essential iPad Apps For Teachers 64 Varied And Essential iPad Apps For Teachers by TeachThought Staff What exactly makes an app “essential” is open to interpretation. But what if your classroom if is full of open-ended projects and you need to constantly communicate with students, parents, and the community? College-prepping seniors in high school? Which is what made the list below by Craig Nansen so interesting–its diversity. 64 Varied And Essential iPad Apps For Teachers The 50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For 15 Great Timeline Creation Web Tools and iPad Apps for Teachers and Students January 28, 2014 The possibilities for the use of timeline tools in the class are endless. Whether you want to teach salient historical incidents, chronological order of events, or explain a developmental process in biology or simply outline the major learning curves for the year, timeline creation tools are the ideal platforms to implement. A timeline is a visual representation that features information in connected sequences over a given period of time. The importance of timelines lies in the fact that they enable students to easily comprehend and internalize information, chronological sequences, and dates.Students can also use these tools to participate actively and in building new learning experiences. They are excellent tools for conducting scholarly research and sharing knowledge. That being said, I have done a lot of scouring and compiled the list below. 1- Timeline Student Interactive 2- Timeline JS This is a relatively new web tool that I am mentioning here for the first time.
Zaption - Interact With Video 39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom Pages - Menu This Blog Linked From Here Sites to Follow Friday, October 7, 2011 39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom How Much Did Steve Jobs Change the World? 5 Great iPad Apps For Early Childhood Teachers10 iPad Apps Everyone Should Have- from PC Magazine10 Must Have iPad Apps for Students and Teachers10 Ways to Use iPads in Your Classroom40 iPad Apps Librarians Love40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students50+ iPad Apps By a Geography Teacher62 Interesting Ways to Use an iPad in the Classroom100 Incredibly Useful and Free iPad AppsBest Academic Reference Apps for the iPad- some $$, some freeA Day in the Life of the iPad ClassroomThe Debate Over iPads in EducationDigital Storytelling with the iPad Posted by Julie Greller at 7:24 AM Labels: ipads, ipads in the classroom, using ipads in the classroom Newer PostOlder PostHome
Essential Apps for Teachers Here are all the direct links to my reviews for my Apps for Teachers: App #1: Music (free) App #2: Dropbox (free) App #3: Skitch for Evernote (free) App #4: Pick-Me ($.99) App #5: GoodReader ($4.99) App #6: Camera (free) App #7: Numbers ($9.99) App #8: Diptic ($.99) App #9: Media Downloader fka Downloader Elite ($1.99) App #10: Drop Manager for Dropbox ($.99) App #11: Display Recorder ($1.99) App #12: Flipboard (free) App #13: FaceTime (free) App #14: SloPro (most-viewed app) (free, with $3.99 in-app purchase option) App #15: Photosync ($1.99) App #16: WordPress for iOS (free) App #17: iSmug ($1.99) App #18: uSmug ($.99) App #19: Notebook for iPad – SMARTBOARD iPad app ($6.99) App #20: Pinnacle Studio ($7.99) App #21: Pinterest (free) App #22: TeacherKit (free) App #23: Squaready (free, with $.99 pro version available) App #24: Poster for WordPress ($3.99) App #25: Game Show Sound Board (free) App #26: AppsGoneFree (free) A solid App finder for free apps that are usually paid apps App #30: Grade It! Like this: