Chappaqua Technology Resources

InfuseLearning is a breakthrough virtual learner response solution. InfuseLearning provides a simple, powerful platform to streamline the facilitation of learning. Engage students through interactive tools created with different learning styles in mind. Create personalized learning opportunities with new ways to respond. Make informed decisions at the point of instruction with real-time, student feedback.

Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards.

BonzoBox is the fast way to organize and visit the websites you use the most. When you bookmark a website with BonzoBox you get to decide where to put it on your BonzoBox homepage. Then we take a picture of the website and keep the picture updated for you. You can organize your websites by topic, keep notes on a site, and of course if you want to keep a site private, you can.

Sqworl is a web application that provides a clean and simple way to visually bookmark multiple URLs.

Great resource for searching for iPad apps.

Make a Printer Friendly & PDF version of any webpage. Common Core emphasizes nonfiction reading, but it isn't always easy to find short, appropriate print texts to use in lessons. One option is to use Printfriendly.com to convert a busy website page into a PDF text file that is visually easier for students to read and work with. You have control over the font size and which (if any) extraneous information you want to eliminate. I recently used Printfriendly.com to create text sets on invasive species for the 6th grade WISER students and it worked very well. If you want to try it and need help, just let me know :-) Example: I converted a web page about Zebra Mussels into a PDF file (see attached) which was then printed for students to read and annotate.

The purpose of this site is to share information about free resources that teachers can use in their classrooms. This blog is created by Richard Byrne.