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"Tackk is a place connect with friends, be creative and have fun conversations." Based on what I learned from my short time of playing on Tackk's website, I have found it to be an interesting way to allow students to be engaged in their learning. One big use that comes to mind for me would be an online study guide. In history courses this could be particularly useful. You can add videos, maps, images, text, etc that the students can look over and review at their own pace.

This article is about how much more efficient classrooms could be if they all used learning management systems. Although many teachers are afraid that an lms would be too complex to handle, the article argues that it will make a teachers life easier in the long run to take advantage of this technology. During week 7, we will be talking about these systems in class.

This article is about how much more efficient classrooms could be if they all used learning management systems. Although many teachers are afraid that an lms would be too complex to handle, the article argues that it will make a teachers life easier in the long run to take advantage of this technology. During week 7, we will be talking about these systems in class.

The internet makes many everyday tasks faster and more convenient, like shopping, researching products, banking, searching for health information, and communicating on the go. Get tips for being safe and making the most of your time online

This site is a good digital citizen site because it shows different ways to show good internet etiquette. This site is more of a secure your computer site. It can help you keep your computer from getting a virus and it can also get a virus off of your computer. It shows how you can be more smart online and also shows ways to protect your kids.

The internet makes many everyday tasks faster and more convenient, like shopping, researching products, banking, searching for health information, and communicating on the go. Get tips for being safe and making the most of your time online.

Using mytechplayground, the online class textbook, both the teachers and the students can see what we will be discussing throughout the week as well as the project we will be doing.

Using mytechplayground, the online class textbook, both the teachers and the students can see what we will be discussing throughout the week as well as the project we will be doing.

Use of this website allows the students in the class to get a little more insight onto what is going to be going on in the class as well as a way to contact the teachers. Updated frequently,at the end of each day the students should be able to access the site for a review of the material.

"weebly" "PLN" "Class board" Use of this website allows the students in the class to get a little more insight onto what is going to be going on in the class as well as a way to contact the teachers. Updated frequently,at the end of each day the students should be able to access the site for a review of the material.

This article provides multiple videos showing how a teacher can use blendspace in the classroom. Since blendspace is our learning tool this week, I thought these videos would be helpful in helping the class understand how blendspace can be put to use in the classroom.

This article provides multiple videos showing how a teacher can use blendspace in the classroom. Since blendspace is our learning tool this week, I thought these videos would be helpful in helping the class understand how blendspace can be put to use in the classroom.

Watching this video before/during creating a LiveText portfolio will be a lot of help. It walks you through step by step instructions. During week 5 you will have to create a portfolio on LiveText and if you get confused this will be a good video to come back to.

Watching this video before/during creating a LiveText portfolio will be a lot of help. It walks you through step by step instructions. During week 5 you will have to create a portfolio on LiveText and if you get confused this will be a good video to come back to.

This Prezi explains what it means to be a good digital citizen. This would be great to help explain digital citizenship to students in a more visual way.

Design app that appeared to be easy to use

This website is great for creating presentations as a student and future teacher

Piktochart is a great info graphic and presentation creator. I chose it because we used it in our own teaching this week and found it very useful. It's a great alternative to slides and power-point and has great design features. It can be useful in every class and be customized to fit any teaching material.

This website may not be the best for art projects, however I loved the clever one I discovered on this one. This website is titled Art with Mr. Giannetto, this would other wise be difficult to find, I found it through searching multiple links.

Great blog post on how to manage and monitor a BYOD classroom

I chose this website from the chapter because I think it is important for parents to know how to teach their children to be smart with their cellphones and it might also help parents learn how to be smart with their own cell phones.

Do we remember to include cell phone safety when discussing digital citizenship? Great Website for educating students on proper smart phone usage using games and interactives.

This website helps kids get connected through their cell phones, and how to be safe using their cell phones.

Many of us have do not have much experience with iMovie so this tutorial will be a useful tool for learning the ins and outs of iMovie. This video is a little lengthy but it could be helpful when one is not sure how to use certain features of iMovie.

This article shares a history of technology in the classroom and paints a picture for what the future might hold. When discussing different types of classrooms, this article can provide insight on where we have been, where we are now, and where we are going. This information can be helpful so that we can be visionaries for the future.

This is an excellent and concise article on what teachers who are skilled at integrating iPads in their classroom do. The format is very simple, but it teaches ten very helpful tips on how to be the best educator you can be when incorporating this technology into the classroom.

This is a list of apps used for digital storytelling. Using a variety of apps can be a great way to have students connect with technology and tell a story. Having a concise list of apps that students can use would be very helpful.

This is an interactive, online whiteboard where you can plan and draw webs and timelines and whatever you can think of. You can also insert videos, documents, photos, and lots of other things. You can put notes and post-its and, best of all, you can invite other people to be on the board with you and edit together!! As a teacher this could be very handy and posting a link to it on your classroom website will enable you to work with your students at home!

Socrative is a great website that can be used in the classroom to take online quizzes where the teacher can see the students answers, It would be very beneficial in upper elementary and above.

A mobile-capable virtual tour of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. This website is great to be able to go look at different things around the US or the world. Especially if a school district doesn't have a lot of money or if it isn't realistic to be able to travel to a certain destination. It will useful to use this tool when learning certain topics.