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This curation contains several links and resources, including videos and guides for several Web 2.0 tools for teachers to create digital presentations and instructional materials.
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Get started with Google Slides! Learn how to use Google Slides to create engaging presentations, make fewer class copies, and much more. You will even find tips and tricks from other teachers like you!
Google Drawings is a blank slate for your students’ creativity. Find TONS of tips, tricks and teaching ideas in this post.
Flipgrid is a simple, free, and accessible video discussion experience for PreK to PhD educators, learners, and families. Create a Topic and engage your community...together!
Click this resource to see a large list of mind mapping tools to help you organize, summarize, and visualize information. These are great tools for teachers and students to facilitate collaboration for mind mapping and brainstorming.
Check out this teacher's blog on Kahoot! She states, "If you want to get your students engaged in the lessons and turn the fun mode on in class, this web tool is for you! Kahoot is one of the latest gamifying apps that I constantly use in my classroom to liven up my warm-ups, quizzes, and reviews! They raise the energy level of my classes to the highest level – every time!"
Pear Deck is a Google Slides add-on that allows teachers to engage students by adding interactive activities and questions to any Google Slides presentation. The add-on also allows you to view and monitor how the students interact with the slides so that you can track progress and identify areas for remediation. Check out the teacher resources on this page!
Padlet is an online bulletin board tool. Check out this teacher's blog to see the many ways that she uses Padlet to engage students in her daily instruction.
Powtoon is a FREE Web 2.0 tool that is great for teachers and students! You can now produce engaging education videos in minutes with Powtoon, and can choose from a huge selection of school-friendly footage, scenes, animations, characters, fonts, and music to create videos and presentations!
Use Screencastify to record your screen and explain lessons to your students. Links easily to Google Classroom. Watch this video tutorial on how one teacher uses it in her classroom, then go to www.screencastify.com to view a curated collection of resources to help you get the most out of Screencastify. This can be used in many ways including instruction, communication with students, peers, and parents, and much more!
