SKITCH is an application from Evernote that tries to make information that tries to make information as easy to relay virtually as it is in real life, by making it easy to capture screenshots and annotate them (or any other image). It's not as feature packed as professional alternatives, but that is not a bad thing.
It is a free app that helps you communicate visually with friends, co-workers, and the world. Annotate images with arrows, shapes, text, and more. Use Skitch to sketch something new, mark up maps, screen captures, or even a photo. Then save or share your Skitch annotation to help others see and understand your ideas. Getting everyone on the same page has never been easier. With Skitch you can: -Capture screens -Capture windows -Import photos -Take pictures -Annotate -Illustrate -Share -Resize
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Formative assessment in a snap! This tool is awesome for the teacher who doesn’t have a classroom set of devices! No more screaming out answers during a lecture. Students just turn their card where their selected answer points towards the top. Your device does the rest. Their answers go in and populate immediately on the teacher’s device screen. Use Plickers for quick checks for understanding to know whether your students are understanding big concepts and mastering key skills. Plickers is a great app for teachers who don’t have access to a full class set of iPads. Teachers print out a set of cards. On each numbered card, there is a graphic that resembles a QR code. The teacher asks a question and the students turn their card so that their answer choice is at the top of the graphic. Holding it up for the teacher to scan, the teacher opens the Plickers app and “scans” the cards. Since the cards are assigned by number, answers populate on the teacher’s device. This could be used in multiple choice and true/false type questioning. Additionally, it adds a technology component where it previously looked hopeless.
One device in the teacher’s hands, real-time data from responses, fast, easy setup and use. Great for teachers who are new at adding technology into their instruction. Student participation and data tracking. Student could use the same card all year. Cards must be printed and laminated to get plenty of use, however you can always print a new card for free. Looking for unlimited ebooks to read to your class? Well Epic (app and website) is the digital tool for you! This resource is free to educators and provides you with unlimited ebooks as well as audio books for kids ages 2-12. With more than 15,000 books to choose from you can read the books or watch videos online or offline, on the web, or on mobile devices. Many selections are by well-known authors or from major publishers, and the collection includes English, Spanish, and Chinese books. Books can be searched for by subject, genre, and age, and some are audio or read-to-me versions.
Parents can sign up too, but it's a subscription based service. The resources has a reading stats page, time spent reading, number of pages flipped, and books read are tracked, and kids can earn badges and rewards based on certain milestones. There's also a community section where kids can share opinions on books (there's no chatting or cross-commenting), but you can opt in or out. Note that younger kids could switch their settings or change profiles and see books for older kids, but there's nothing wildly inappropriate available, and parents can see everything a kids reads through their own account. |
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