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
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