Technology for Teachers

Matt Bryson

Why Do We Need Technology In The Classroom?

Keep Students Engaged

Allows Students to Have Fun

Prepares Students for Life Outside of School

Interactive Notebooks

Personalized notebook

Helps develop student organization

Help develop positive study skills

Allow for creativity and help students become independent learners

Weebly.com

www.weebly.com

Customized websites

Students are able to design their own website to display work

Students can comment on each other’s websites

Edmodo.com

Facebook for Education

Instruction on the Internet

Teachers can add Assignments and Surveys

TodaysMeet.com

Students can answer questions and everyone can see the answers

Dialogue can continue at any length with collaboration

Educational Blogs

Collaboration

Students can Follow Their Progress

Work Provided for Absent Students

Bookmarking

Allows Students to Follow Current Events

Students can Engage in Same Projects Across Different Classes

www.diigo.com

www.citeulike.org

www.google.com/bookmarks

www.pinterest.com

Voki.com

Allows Teachers or Students to Create a Person That Talks

Free to use

People Enter the Words and the Voki Person Speaks

60 Apps in 60 Minutes

60+ Education Apps to use in the Classroom

Clint Stephens, Southwest Educational Development Center