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Easy and effective ways to incorporate technology into your classroom. Emily Wolford

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Class Dojo www.classdojo.com www.classdojo.com ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators. Students can customize avatars and see the points that they have earned.

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Scoot Pad www.scootpad.com www.scootpad.com ScootPad enables mastery through gradual and thorough practice which is personalized to each student - rather than "one size fits all" & drill-kill methods. Includes: Math Reading Spelling Writing Reading Log Projects

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iFake Text Fakebook www.ifaketext.com iFake Text is a great example of a simple tool that can allow your students to show what they know in a unique or novel way by emulating a text message conversation on an iPhone. http://www.classtools.net/fb/home/page Use "Fakebook" to chart the plot of a book, the development of a character, a series of historical events, the debates between people, and so on!

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Storybird www.storybird.com www.storybird.com Storybird allows you to create visual stories. This site provides students with thousands of pictures to use to inspire stories.

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Todays Meet www.todaysmeet.com www.todaysmeet.com Todays Meet creates a backchannel chat room that allows your students to chat about the lesson while it is happening. This is a great way to engage students and get a formative assessment through discussion and dialog.

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Remind 101 www.remind101.com Remind 101 is a safe way to communicate with students and parents by texting. Send reminders about upcoming events, homework, announcements, and more!

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Scoop It http://www.scoop.it/ http://www.scoop.it/ Scoop it is a publishing platform that searches for content on topics of your choice. After you have gathered your content, you create your own online magazine. Then, you can share them through your blogs or social networks. Use this to do research, provide background knowledge, and much more!

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Classroom Organizer Scholastic Book Wizard www.classroom.booksource.com Classroom organizer allows you to scan the barcodes of your books and create a searchable library. Students can be assigned usernames to check books out with too! www.scholastic.com/bookwizard Book wizard allows you to enter a title or author to find out information about the book. You will find the book level, a summary, and teaching resources.

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Padlet www.padlet.com www.padlet.com Padlet is a simple but powerful tool! It is like a bulletin board or blank paper for the internet. Simply double click on your board and add what you would like whether it is pictures, videos, files, or websites.

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Flip Snack www.flipsnack.com www.flipsnack.com Flip snack allows you to turn PDF files into e- books. It is an ideal tool for teachers who want to bring something fresh and engaging to the educational process. Create custom flipping books choosing from various cover and binding options. Publish, print, email, or embed the finished product for all to see.

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Tagul www.tagul.com Tagul is an awesome word cloud creation tool. You can turn customized text, websites, blogs, Twitter accounts and more into stunning designs based on the frequency of words found in the medium. There are numerous designs and color schemes to choose from, and the results can be saved to your computer or shared.

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Time Toast www.timetoast.com www.timetoast.com Timetoast is a place to create and share timelines on the web. You can create historical timelines of important events, or build a timeline of your vacation. It's all up to you and your imagination.

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Animoto www.animoto.com www.animoto.com Animoto is a video creation service that makes it easy to create and share videos using pictures, video clips, words and music. Simply upload your pictures and video clips, choose your style, add words and music, and click the "produce video" button. Then, Animotos cinematic technology does its magic and in minutes brings it all to life with a beautiful production you can share.