EdmodoThis is Facebook for the classroom. Designed by (ICT) teachers, for teachers. It allows you to do just about everything Facebook can, except without the distractions of games (unless you add them in!) and without the risk of unknown group members. Everything is teacher-controlled and fully editable.
I have successfully used Edmodo to poll students, set assignments (with student submission), share links and videos, network with teachers in similar learning areas and learn about other educational resources (such as educlipper!). Edudemic article on Edmodo |
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KidblogThe safest student/classroom blogging set up you'll find online. Kidblog is powered by Wordpress, and has many of the editable features that Wordpress prides themselves on. Teacher sets up a class and creates student accounts, which students then log into. Privacy settings vary, so be aware of what media permissions your students have before making the settings.
I have successfully used Kidblog with a class to set writing tasks and allow colleagues to interact with my students via the blogs. The students have loved it and many wrote far more blog posts than tasks were set! I received positive feedback from the students about the blogging concept, some of which can be read in their posts: Mrs Gill's Class Features:
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EduclipperThis is Pinterest for educators! Search content already posted by others and clip it to your own boards, or clip in sites, images, videos and anything else you can find online to your own boards to share with others. As in Pinterest, you can also 'follow' and 'like' pins, boards or other users.
As with all these online tools, the teacher has control over all student activity on the site. Create classes and invite your students to join, and share boards with particular sites or content you want them to use. |
As this site is a relatively new creation, there are not yet many articles or 'how-to' guides to assist. But I assure you, it is very simple to get started and navigate!
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Educlipper also interacts with other social networking sites such as Facebook and Pinterest as standard (settings customisable).
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InfographicsInfographics are a poster that uses images, colour and graphs to display information; a combination of information and graphics. Typically an infographic is chosen as a way to display complex information more simply, or to jazz up basic information. Infographics are very reader-friendly, and an appealing way for students to present reports, research, results summaries, or anything else you can think of. It can replace a PowerPoint and posters (but you can still print them A3 for a great display!).
The point of infographics is not to have too much writing - use pictures to tell the story instead. There are a number of sites you can use to make one. Follow this link to find out why you should use infographics. Follow this link to find a list of free, easy-to-use infographic generators/websites. |
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QuizletAn ingenious tool for teachers and students in any subject area, and any language!
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