Ed-Tech Tools
Nearpod
Nearpod is an excellent resource for changing up the way that you present. This is an interactive PowerPoint that allows the teacher to send out polls, discussion boards, short answer questions, and more to their students. Click on the apple to learn more!
Bitmoji Classroom
Bitmoji Classroom is a very interesting tool that helps teachers to connect with students both in and out of the classroom. Teachers are able to add links to various resources and activities for their students to interact with. Click on the apple to learn more!
Edpuzzle and Blooket
Edpuzzle and Blooket are two incredibly cool resources that help teachers adjust instruction. Edpuzzle has an incredible variety of videos for teachers to assign students. These videos pause at various points to check the students' understanding. Blooket is an interactive review game where students can log into a game and answer review questions and gain points for correct answers. Click on the apple to learn more!
Digital Breakout Game
I got to work with an excellent team of future teachers to create a cross-curricular digital breakout game using seventh-grade standards. Digital breakout games are an excellent way to increase student engagement and allow students to have some fun while reviewing the material. Click on the apple to learn more!
QR Code Activity
I created a QR Code scavenger hunt designed for a fourth-grade geometry unit in which students have to use QR codes posted around the room to identify different shapes and demonstrate their reasoning. Click on the apple to learn more!
Jamboard
Jamboard is an awesome interactive whiteboard/PowerPoint to use in your classroom if you want to switch up your instruction. I created a sample Jamboard using an 8th-grade math standard, so click on the apple to check it out and learn more about Jamboard!