Mentor High School Shared Resources

Hesitant about those next generation assessments?  No need to worry check out this website for content specific tips on what you can be doing today to prepare our students for the assessments of tomorrow.

Zoho Survey lets you mix and match 21 response formats in your surveys. It provides you with ready made templates and themes to use with your surveys Multiple question types are available and hence you can ask your audience exactly what you want. Add logic to your surveys by skipping or adding questions. Depending on the survey taker's previous responses, you can always make the surveys shorter and more relevant. Share survey links across social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Plus and watch the responses roll in. Zoho Survey automatically generates links and HTML/embed codes, so you can display your surveys on your website or blog. Analyze your survey results through reports that include a detailed summary of responses and visual representations with numerous charts. With Zoho Survey's app for the iPad, you can create surveys while on the go.

Brainstorm, organize, prioritize and act on the best ideas, in the same room or around the world, on a realtime sticky note whiteboard.

Slack, a math teacher here in Maine. On Slackmath you will find dozens of PDFs of algebra problems (Geoffrey told me has plans for other subjects in the future). Each PDF contains QR codes next to the mathematics problems. After students complete the math problem they scan the QR code to check their answers and find a video explanation of how to solve the problem. Watch the explanatory video below to see this is in action.

Edmodo is a web-based platform that provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. It is like Facebook but in a safe and controlled environment appropriate for school.

Throughout my different experiences working with teachers integrating technology in their classrooms I noticed that several of them still do not know about the powerful features that YouTube has. The fad that YouTube is a mere video hosting platform is still pervasive among many while, in fact, most if not all of the features provided by premium video websites are also found in YouTube and for free.

If you've ever tried to print a Google Sheet, you may have realized that it isn't the best experience in the world. The process isn't exactly customizable and sometimes it can be spread over several different pages, even if it would fit nicely on one.