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Best Elementary School Apps on Pinterest | Apps, Elementary Schools and Technology - 4 views

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    Using Pinterest to teach technology to Elementary students
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    This is a great resource! I saved it to my own bookmarks for future use. I can definitely see how this will be useful for me in the classroom. I teach middle school I believe that many elementary apps can be translated into middle school. This is definitely geared towards teacher use which is what I like about it. Pinterest is a great resource and sometimes I forget to use it when I should!
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    Thank you for sharing this! There are some great apps on this page. I am always looking for new apps for kids to use and this is a great resource. I have it bookmarked!
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    There are a so many of these lists out on pinterest anymore. I think it would be interesting to compare what apps tend to make the lists on more than one? I do love this site though and like that someone has spelled out exactly what can be used for teachers in the future.
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Websites for Kids - 2 views

  • http://www.funbrain.com/ Funbrain offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary.
  • www.creatingmusic.com Elementary-age students can enjoy exploring, creating and manipulating music.
  • pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz Elementary students can enjoy playing with an interactive Improvisation Station.
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  • www.music.indiana.edu/muslib.html An extremely comprehensive resource with great references to composer's pages and information.
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    Compilation of online resources for the elementary general music classroom I can use these as activities in my music classroom.
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    Compilation of online resources for the elementary general music classroom I can use these as activities in my music classroom.
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Introducing Social Media to Elementary Students | Edutopia - 2 views

  • However, I also agree that social media pervades all aspects of modern society, and it has become an imperative for us as educators -- and parents -- to model appropriate digital citizenship to even our youngest learners. Do I really believe that toddlers should have Twitter handles? Not really. But we do need to introduce children to the virtual, social world around them in appropriate and meaningful ways? Definitely.
  • Students already have enough screen time. Students need to be able to communicate in person. Students don't need to know about social media at this point -- it isn't age appropriate.
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  • Connected, Empowered Learners
  • Getting Started: Developing Voice
  • Whether you introduce social media to students through a class blog, individual student blogs, Twitter or paper, there is no "right way" to begin. Do I really feel that toddlers should Tweet? Probably not. However, what's important is that we introduce all children to social media in appropriate and meaningful ways, regardless of their age, such that they can connect to a global audience and develop as empowered, networked learners.
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    Understanding and tips for introducing social technology into elementary classrooms
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    I really agree with this resource. I think there are a lot of concerns with starting young students on social media so early, but there are also so many important reasons as to why we should as well! I love the idea of creating physical blog walls for younger students. This introduces students to the concept of posting, tagging, and commenting without being exposed to the internet quite yet. Awesome ideas for teachers to introduce social media in the early elementary classroom!
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What does 21st century learning look like in an elementary school? - 0 views

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    This website goes over what 21st century learning would look like in an elementary school.
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iPads in the Elementary Music Classroom - Teacher Tools - Music & Technology -MusTech.N... - 0 views

  • Class Dojo: When I had a class that came to music after recess, lunch, and PE, I needed something motivating to help them focus. Class Dojo did just that. I set it up at http://www.classdojo.com and then accessed it through the free app to continuously give individual points for good listening. Price: Free
  • Photon EDU: If you like to use musictechteacher.com, quavermusic.com, and/or incredibox.com-all flash-based websites-then it is a challenge to use them on them on the iPads because iPads do not play flash-based websites. With a click of the lightning bolt button, Photon EDU makes flash-based websites work on the iPads. Price: $4.99
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    A resource for apps that are appropriate for the elementary music classroom. I particularly like the idea of PhotonEDU that allows flash sites to run on ipads.
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Twiducate - Social Networking & Media For Schools :: Education 2.0 - 0 views

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    twiducate is the perfect solution for elementary and secondary students. Rather than having your students sign up and enter an email address, you sign up and create a class code.
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    twiducate is the perfect solution for elementary and secondary students. Rather than having your students sign up and enter an email address, you sign up and create a class code.
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    "twiducate is the perfect solution for elementary and secondary students. Rather than having your students sign up and enter an email address, you sign up and create a class code. Using this code, your students log in to your class network. Here, they can answer questions, collaborate on problems, and even embed pictures and videos. As a teacher you have full control over the network. You can even add other teachers!" Great adaptable social media for kids
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Free Online Resources Engage Elementary Kids (Tech2Learn Series) | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Free technology resources to use in the elementary classroom.
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20 Great Online Resources for Elementary Teachers - 1 views

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    20 different websites are given to give teachers access to lesson plans that engage students and provides outlines to support a classroom that supports technology, common core, and professional development.
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    20 different websites are given to give teachers access to lesson plans that engage students and provides outlines to support a classroom that supports technology, common core, and professional development.
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    Websites like this that have a list of other places to go make it easy to keep your resources organized and who doesn't love free online resources!
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    This website is a lot like the one Tabatha posted, I like that there are websites out there that can give a teacher multiple resources on just one page, it takes the search out of teaching, which is really appreciated from a busy teacher. This is mainly for teacher use, but students benefit.
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25+ Top Apps for Elementary Music (iPhone/iPad) | AppCrawlr - 0 views

  • TeacherKit - Class Organizer, Teacher Planner, Gradebook, Assignment List, Attendance and Student 's Grade ★★★★ 3,040 "I am an elementary music teacher with 565 students in 22 classes."
  • Doceri Interactive Whiteboard
  • Rhythm Cat - Learn To Read Music
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  • Freddie The Frog® - Music Education for Kids.
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    A site with teacher-rated apps for the music classroom. Apps are grouped by function and ranked within functional categories.
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http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/ad_hoc_mms/committee_recommendation/4.pdf - 0 views

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    Using the STEM project in Elementary Schools
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    This resource will be useful in future classrooms because it gives a very nice perspective of how things are going currently with STEM. I think this article would be most useful to teachers looking for ways to improve things but it might also be useful for students or parents who want to know more about the how's and why's of what is being taught. I have not found any articles of this type in my searching.
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How to Teach Internet Safety to Younger Elementary Students | Edutopia - 1 views

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    This article is beneficial for all elementary teachers on teaching digital literacy and internet safety to younger students.
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Text message (SMS) polls and voting, audience response system | Poll Everywhere | Diigo - 1 views

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    I just used Poll Everywhere in a presentation on campus with pre-service teachers! It was a hit!! I've never seen a class so quiet and so focused with that many cellphones out!
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    Austin, I love classes that use Poll Everywhere! I think this is a great resource for my future classroom and would love to use it but I think I would need to adapt it depending on the grade level I teach. I believe Poll Everywhere is beneficial for student and teacher use because it promotes a safe classroom environment and student engagement. Teachers can use this resource as a formative assessment and feedback tool. On the flip side students will be able to use Poll Everywhere as a way to speak up in class when they may be too shy to do so in other ways.
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    I also love using Poll Everywhere in classes. I agree 100% with everything Nichol said in her comment. I think that it is a great resource to use in any class setting and is a safe, fun way to boost student engagement. It keeps learners participating and provides the instructor with feedback.
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    Austin - This is a great app for teachers to use in their classroom to get everyone involved. It could also be used by students in upper elementary and above to gather information from classmates or involve them in presentations. This is such an easy tool to utilize in the classroom setting. Thanks for highlighting this resource!
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    I loved using Poll Everywhere! I think this a great interactive tool for teachers to get students involved into the classroom activity! It's very easy and is very fun for students to use in the classroom!
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    I used Poll Everywhere for the first time last semester and it was a great idea. It was a really fun time interacting with the teacher in that way. It was very easy to set up and even if you don't have a smart phone you can still text in your response. We answered questions ranging from single answers all the way to little short sentences. I would definitely use this tool if I ever became a teacher because it allows students to be on their phone and contribute at the same time, instead of just being on their phones.
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    I feel like this would be a great tool if it's used in the right context. I don't necessarily think elementary would be the right place for it. For the students that actually have phones you don't know if the students have texting included in their plans. You might get them in trouble with their parents, hence you get in trouble for telling them to send a text. In older grades I could see this going over very well and I've seen it used in a college class before. It's a nice change of pace in that context.
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    I actually used Poll Everywhere in my Level 1 Teaching Experience and loved it! The students got to see some results of our lessons, I got a quick formative assessment, and the data was nicely organized for graphing or applying to spreadsheets!
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:: e-Learning for Kids :: - 1 views

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    Recourse for student use! Separated by grade level 1-6 or subject area! Very kid friendly site! Helpful for those of us who are also elementary majors/teachers!
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Innovation Starts in the Classroom | Digital Promise - 0 views

  • Encouraging teachers to incorporate technology into the classroom has motivated and empowered them to seek it out.
  • Administrators now view their role as giving guidance on how to manage technological infrastructure, providing professional development, conducting internal research, and scaling teacher practices that make an impact for students.
  • “How to change classrooms has to come from teachers,”
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    Technology Classrooms are developed by the teachers
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151 Leading Sites for Elementary Educators \" Elementary Education Degree - 5 views

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    This list has tons and I mean TONS of cool teacher websites and links to teacher blogs to get fun classroom ideas.
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    I liked this website, I agree with the fact that students are learning better via computer/technology. This website gives a good synopsis of helpful websites for teachers to use in their classroom, it basically gives them ideas and different ways to incorporate the technology in the classroom. I have found many teachers help teachers with technology websites throughout, and most of them have been mainly for teacher use.
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    This is a great one shop stop for teachers! I would definitely use it as a starting point for many of my classroom activities to spice things up and expose my students to a variety of learning methods. I think it focuses more on what teachers need to do but its great for students to learn with.
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    Wow, what a collection! All types of links including blogs, educational sites, apps, databases, and activities. This is a great place to visit when looking for ideas. Many subjects are included. A teacher could start here and spend lots of time expanding to other sites!
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Coding in the Classroom - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - 2 views

  • Why? 5 reasons to teach students to code (poster)Computer science for all (NSF/CNCS)Four reasong why kids should learn to programResnick: Let's teach kids to code (TED)K-12 Computer science framework (2016)
  • How? 3 steps to becoming a coding teacherCoding by design: a design first approachComputational and design thinkingGoogle CS FirstAdding coding to your elementary curriculumCode.org: TeachersBeginner's guide to bringing coding into the classroomTeaching coding: Where do you start?​Lessons involving coding
  • Apps and online tools Cargo-bot (iOS)Code Avengers (Online) (Chrome)Code Combat (Online)Code Monster (Online)Code Studio (Online)Codea (iOS) $Codeacademy (Online)Coding with Chrome (Chrome)Create Apps Anywhere (Online)Daisy the Dinosaur (iOS)EarSketch (Online)Floors (iOS)Gamestar Mechanic (Online)Goolge: Made with code (Online)Hackety Hack (Mac)Hopscotch (iOS) (School edition $)i-Logo (iOS)Khan Academy: Computer programming (online)Lightbot, Jr. (iOS) (Android) $Lightbot: Programming Puzzles (iOS) (Android) (Win) (Mac)Lipa Train (iOS) (Android)Move the Turtle (iOS)Objective-C Programming Language (iOS)Pencil Code (Online)Pythoni (iOS)Run Marco (Online) (iOS) (Android) (Chrome)Scratch (Online)Scratch Jr. (iOS) (Android) (Chrome)ScriptKit (iOS)Simduino (iOS) $simduino aSketch Nation Create (Online) (iOS) (Android)Stencyl (Download for Mac, Windows, Linux)Swift Playgrounds (iOS iPad) (Teacher's guide)Trinket (Online)Tynker (iOS) (Android) (Chrome)Unity Personal Edition (tutorials for students)​
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  • Hardware and hands-on Bee-BotBloxelsCoji the Coding RobotCubetto: Education pageDash and Dot (Blockly iOS app | Android app)Fisher-Price Think & Learn Code-a-pillarLego Education WeDo 2.0 Core SetlittleBitsMakey MakeyOsmo Starter Kit and Coding KitOzobot 2.0 BitPuzzlets Starter PackRaspberry Pi 3 Starter KitSphero 2.0 and Star Wars BB-8 Droid and Ollie
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    This page on Kathy Schrock's site has links to different resources for coding and programming in the classrom. I plan to add some of these resources to our Google Site for my team's project and additionally will use them to build a coding curriculum in my classroom.
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Why All Students Should Learn How to Code in Elementary School - Catapult Learning - 0 views

  • s a skill set that students could use for a future career in a world that has a shortage of skilled coders and programmers,
  • Coding is especially beneficial to students who are struggling with reading and math.
  • reate digital media and share it with others instead of just being consumers of digital media.
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  • Math concepts such as variables and conditions Logic such as sequencing as well as cause and effect Techniques for solving problems Project design such as the importance of breaking down big ideas to specific tasks Benefits of collaboration and techniques for communicating ideas Ability to take criticism as well as identify and fix errors Perseverance in the face of difficulty
  • incorporating coding helps students gain skills such as sequencing, problem solving, math concepts, as well as perseverance so that they will become better readers, writers, and mathematicians. I believe that making the time during the school day will prove beneficial for all students.
  • Coding is much more visual in the 21st century
  • Resnick, M. (2013). Learn to code, code to learn. EdSurge, May 2013. Retrieved from, https://www.edsurge.com/news/2013-05-08-learn-to-code-code-to-learn Resnick, M., & Siegel, D. (2015). A different approach to coding. Bright/Medium. Retrieved from, https://medium.com/bright/a-different-approach-to-coding-d679b06d83a#.7rk06vjmg
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    This site provide benefits to coding and what our students can learn within the content while coding. Great resource for trying to get teachers on board.
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Picasa Photo Editing by Google - 0 views

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    Picasa is a great application by Google, it allows you to upload and edit photos. A great web 2.0 tool that could be implemented into an activity. I love using Picasa, since photography is one of my many hobbies!
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    I love using Picasa! Every since I learned about it I use it for personal editing and professional editing! It's so easy to manipulate and very fun! I think that both students would love using this as an interactive tool in a class! I also think that it's fun and great for teachers to use as well!
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    I've used Picasa before and it seemed simple enough to use. I think the upper elementary grades would definitely be capable of using this but I would maybe wonder if something like iPhoto would be a little easier for them to use? I've had a little better experience with that. If you were trying to get teachers to use the software I also think iPhoto might make them a little nervous about using photo editing programs. People tend to have good thoughts more often than not when they think of Apple.
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Smithsonian Ocean Portal | Find Your Blue - 3 views

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    Smithsonian website with resources and information about oceans, science, etc; features an "Educator's Corner" with lesson plans and activities.
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    Erin this looks like a great website. Although I won't be able to use it in my classroom, I can definitely see how it would be beneficial for grade school and middle school teachers. I think this will be a great resource for both students and teachers, and is very interactive. The pictures just "pop" off the page and provides great educational opportunities for students.
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    This looks like an awesome website for students who are researching about marine life. There is a lot to look at and search on this website. I think I would enjoy using this website in my classroom someday.
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    Erin, this looks like a really great website for educators! I noticed they have a section just for educators where you can see lesson plans and activities! That is so awesome! I definitely agree with Megan I can see this being used more in an elementary or middle school setting but I think it would be a great resource!
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    Erin - I really like the layout of this site I think it could be a valuable site for sharing rich photos and videos for science classes I also think this resource could be used as a credible research resource for students. Here is another well done science site that is very similar. http://goo.gl/WULg4n
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    Erin this looks like a great site for students who want to learn about the ocean. When I visited it I noticed just how easy the site was to navigate. Super simple for people who might now be to tech savvy. Everything was laid out in an easy to read manner. The articles looked fun and full of information. If I ever became a teacher and we were learning about the ocean this would be a huge help, because the Smithsonian is one of the most prestigious organizations in the world. The Smithsonian has many different interactive website that deal with all different parts of our planet, and the ocean is just on small sliver of their knowledge.
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    I really liked this website, and I remember liking the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, itself. The site is very user-friendly for both teachers and students.
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