The Teacher’s Guide to Tech

Table of Contents

Introduction

Is This Book for You?
How This Guide Works
Getting the Most From This Book
What This Book Is NOT
What Gives Me the Authority to Write About Technology?

Part 1: Getting Started

Why Bother With Technology?
A Look Inside the Lives of Three Tech-Enhanced Teachers
How to Implement Technology Without Losing Your Mind
Q & A
Troubleshooting
Wonderings

I Want to _____ . What Do I Use?

Part 2: The Tools

Assessment
Class Responder
Flubaroo
Formative
GradeCam
Kahoot
Plickers
Poll Everywhere
Socrative

Blogging & Website-Building
Blogger
edublogs
Weebly
Wix
WordPress

Book Publishing
Lulu
Mixbook
Storybird

Classroom Management
Class Charts
ClassDojo
GoNoodle
Stick Pick
Too Noisy

Cloud Storage
Dropbox
Google Drive

Coding Instruction
Codecademy
Code Studio

Collaboration
Padlet
Post-It Plus
Realtime Board
Trello

Content Curation
Diigo
Feedly
Paper.li
Pinterest
Symbaloo

Discussion Tools
Skype
Snapchat
TodaysMeet
Voxer

Feedback Tools
Google Drive
Kaizena
Microsoft Word

Flashcard Creators
Quizlet
StudyBlue

Flipped Learning
Blendspace
DocentEDU
EDpuzzle
eduCanon
TED-Ed
Versal

Fundraising
Cheddar Up
DonorsChoose
GoFundMe
Indiegogo
Ziggedy

Image Making
Canva
Inkscape
Piktochart

Interactive Posters
Glogster
ThingLink

Interactive Whiteboards
Promethean ActivBoard
SMART Board

Language Learning
Duolingo
Livemocha

Learning Management Systems
Blackboard
Edmodo
FreshGrade
Google Classroom
Schoology

Live Streaming
Blab
Katch
Meerkat
Periscope

Mind Mapping
bubbl.us
Coggle
Popplet

Note Taking
Evernote
Google Keep
OneNote

Parent Engagement
Remind
Smore
VolunteerSpot

Photo Editing
PicMonkey
Pixlr

Podcasting
Audacity
audioBoom
Jewelbeat

Presentation Tools
emaze
Google Slides
Haiku Deck
PowerPoint
Prezi
Slideshare

 

 

Productivity
Google Calendar
IFTTT
Noisli
Toggl

Wunderlist

QR Codes
QR Code Generator
QR Code Reader

Research Tools
EasyBib
Google Scholar
Wonderopolis
Zotero

Screencasting
Camtasia Studio
Explain Everything
Screencast-o-Matic

Social Media
Facebook
Google Plus
Instagram
Reddit
Tumblr
Twitter

Spreadsheet Tools
Excel
Google Sheets

Student Response Systems
Class Responder
Kahoot
Plickers
Poll Everywhere
Socrative

Survey Tools
Google Forms
Polldaddy
Typeform

Video Production
iMovie
Magisto
Powtoon

Video Sharing
Vimeo
Vine
YouTube

Virtual Reality
Google Cardboard
Samsung Gear VR

Writing  
Google Docs
Grammarly
Microsoft Word
WriteAbout
WriteWell

Part 3: The Terms

Index