Group items tagged

Pocket Hound is a handheld device that detects when unauthorized mobile phone use is occurring.

This is a great resource guide for using the variety of tools pertinent to Google suite. Download the guide for reference. It is up-to-date for the Google suite as of 2012. This guide is on the blog Free Tech 4 Teachers, a fantastic blog with lots of updates relevant to teaching. 

Explains the pros of using iPads and their potential when used well to promote student learning including literacy and tech savvy skills

Those of you who like to use LiveBinders for finding and storing researchers might want to check this one with links to lots of tech tools organized by categories.

A recommended search engine to use with students.

Another endorsement for Socrative, an online student response system

Great info on what is legally available to use and where to find pictures and free music. 

Kindergarteners are not too young to use screencasting and to learn math and other concepts. Check this blog post and videos about young children starting to use screencasting on iPads.

Good variety of sites to use not just in the summer but all year. Check the list, and you will find one or two to use right away. I tried the Spell with Flickr one. 

Dropbox is a fantastic tool for storing files to access from any computer. This guide covers a complete directory of how to use it, but for now, just uploading basic files there is a good start. Archive this bookmark for later reference to learn more about Dropbox after you have used it as a basic way to store and access your files. It is free up until a point. If you start storing images and movies there, you will use lots more space than just storing regular Word files. Bookmark the guide for later reference, though!!