IT Cohort 2014

Similar to Tweetdeck, Hootsuite is a social media management dashboard. It allows to you to manage more than one account, schedule tweets and messages and analyze social media traffic.

Infographics is something I've introduced into my classroom this past year. We've all seen them. Similar to Smore, it allows students to present learning in a visual format.

Students can answer poll questions and multiple choice questions which are projected. The results are made into a graph. They can also text answers to open-ended questions.

This site has a wealth of well-written lesson plans and attached materials.

This was a great resource during my first years in teaching! I still love peeking at it for lesson ideas!

Evernote "clips" materials from all over the web so they can be kept and sorted. Materials can be backed up and sent to other people. You can also keep various lists and calendars. 

Kayla, I use Skitch all the time...then it's automatically saved to Evernote. I'm almost out of my "free" storage with Evernote :/

Aurasma is an augmented reality platform that began as a tool for commercial applications but has quickly been integrated into the educational setting. The possibilities are endless!

Dr. Z's list of Web 2.0

Nirvana is an online organization tool that follows the theory of David Allen's "Getting Things Done."

Students can find and review recipes, upload their own recipes, and add recipes to grocery lists and meal plans.

Flubaroo is an add-on for Google spreadsheets that allows teachers to quickly correct and offer feedback on student quizzes.

Students can make fake profile pictures for a fictional character by adding pictures and statues. Very user-friendly.

Create a fake profile for a fictional / historical character

Craftsy offers many online classes relevant to FACS curriculum from knife skills to basic mending skills.