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Showing posts with label time saving. Show all posts

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Chalk.com

Good Day Readers!

I know I have been gone for a while, but this school year has been crazy! Anyway, I have been working on some new ideas for the blog and this one can’t wait any longer.

I have found out next year I am going to be a combo teacher; (I was switched to a combo in January) and I DO NOT want to buy 2 lesson planners to allow me to plan for both grades. With this in mind I went online to find a free online lesson planner for teachers. First, there is a plethora of websites out there. The one I have been using is called Chalk. So here we go!

Product Information:
Chalk.com is an online lesson planner for teachers. Teachers can make subjects and schedules BEFORE you even begin putting lessons in. Teachers can upload templates, links, standards, etc. Whatever you need is right there for you. The program is free to use and does offer a school and district package if you are interested.

Glitchy Review:
I have been using this program for a month now. There are parts which I adore and parts which need to be improved. Overall, I like being able to display my lessons (when admin comes in they know what I am doing) for my students so they know what the schedule is for the day. It is colorful so each of my grade levels knows which colors are theirs and which ones are whole class lessons. I can schedule in recess, tests, assemblies, etc. in the schedule as needed. Students like it because they know what is going on and what to expect. We go through the schedule every morning and the day seems to run smoother because they have time stamps to refer to. When I am going to need to link a website, video, or document I can attach the link to the lesson and click it open when I need it!

The actual lesson planning in the system can be difficult for new users, but once you have things set up, it is quiet easy. In addition, you can save these lessons and use them next year! It will alter the lessons for the days to make sure the dates are correct for the current calendar year and will change NOTHING else! Makes it easy to plan the semester with lessons and alter for anything such as assemblies, field trips, etc. I can’t wait to use this feature next year!

With this feature in mind you do need to put in the leg work in the beginning. You do need to input the lessons and items you need. This will take time depending on your technology skill and amount of details you want in your lesson blocks. However, once this information is in, you can reuse later with a simple copy and paste of the semester!

Another thing I enjoy about this program is BEFORE you enter any lessons is you need to set up subjects and a schedule for your lessons. Subjects can be academic or non-academic subjects. For example, you can add Language Arts as academic and the program will allow you to add standards, lesson templates, and UNITS! I was able to input my units and this allows extra organization to your lessons! The non-academic subjects I have added were recess, lunch, assemblies, read aloud, testing (state testing), clean-up time, etc. The possibilities are endless. Once you have created these subjects you are prompted to make a Timetable (schedule) for your lessons. It has an option for alternating weeks (my school has 2) and will automatically upload them to the planner when you give them a start date. WARNING: It will start with week A and I messed this up and had to redo my weeks because the schedule started with the wrong week! LOL One thing to remember is: if you have to change the lesson for the day ONLY you do have that option and the program will label it as a special schedule.

The planner of this program is awesome. I could easily spend 5 blogs on this. As this is an overview, I will keep this simple. You have multiple views for the program such as time, day, week, month, and unit. There is a reminder table on the right and a month calendar as well. If you need to move a lesson you can do this as well. Again, something for another blog.

After all of these goodies in the program I was super excited to be able to plan where ever I needed to plan and just needed a laptop or computer. As I have been using this program there are a few things which need to be fixed. The copy moved lesson option is great, but I think a drag and drop feature would be better especially for teachers who are not all that tech savvy. In addition, there are times when I am planning and inputting lessons and the program has saving issues, which is frustrating when you put in the whole lesson and it is NOT saved. There is an app to go along with the website, this was mediocre at best. The app is limited to displaying your plans and that is it. This is good if you want your plans at your fingertips, but if you are like me the plans are up on a computer, and I use my phone for Class Dojo. I ended up removing the app because of the lack of use; however, some teachers like it. Option is up to you.

User Rating:
This program is definitely a level 3. You do need some tech savvy to remember how to access the different options. I would not use this program if you are not fully committed to using a digital planer and willing to put in the leg work.

Glitchy Review:
This program is a 4 out 5. There are endless benefits to the program with few set-backs. I could see myself using this from now on.

I do plan on doing more blogs on this website. Please let me know below if there is something specific in the website you want to focus on. As always comment below and let me know if there is something you wish to see on Glitchy Teacher blog! Enjoy!

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Spiral UPDATES!

I know I have done a review on Spiral already; however, they have made some changes that I must talk about. I want to make sure my readers know all of the things I have learned so here are some of the new things going on with Spiral.

Let’s start with the Quickfires:
First, they have added the ability to create planned Quickfires where you can pre-write the questions in (which they had before) but now you can also opt for quick. Quick Quickfires are where your students are still able to answer your questions, but you DO NOT have to pre-plan them. You can verbally state them and the students can type their answers just as with a traditional Quickfire. The program does require you still title your Quickfire (which is not bad) but gives you the ability to get students to answer questions ACTIVELY in class without having to stop the class to create this. Yeay!

Second, the Quickfire now offers a canvas answer feature! I really didn’t know how to use these Quickfires for math and now I can! The drawing features are the same as Paint or Google Drawing just in smaller and not as many bells and whistles. All you need to as the teacher is change the answer format next to your question! Great update for Spiral!

If these changes weren’t good enough then let me introduce you to Clip.

Clip is a different type of discussion or quickfire (whichever you wish to use). With clip you just start the clip and you are taken to a screen where you can automatically search Youtube videos to show your students to spark debates or discussions. Now I do know as teachers we will still need to pre-watch these videos to make sure they are school appropriate, but it does produce a still of the video so you can go directly to the one you want. You can add multiple videos to your clip as well. Once you have set this up you will be given the option of an open-ended question or a multiple choice question. While in the actual Clip you can choose to hide or show answers. My students preferred to have the answers hidden because it made the clip take up the whole screen and easier for them to see it. Clip does have an extension you can add to chrome. I have not tried it because I prefer to access this from their website it does sound promising.

Finally, they have added a teacher only buying option! You no longer have to try to convince your admin to purchase this product! You can buy it for your classroom for $29 a year! While this is still in the beginning stages it is exciting!

As a teacher, I am really happy with these changes and additions. I can now use Spiral in numerous new ways in my classroom. While I do know some of you teachers do not have a 1-to-1 classroom, but please remember the students can use their phones or tablets as well. I have used this product whole class as well as in small groups with the same benefits.

If you have any comments or ideas please feel free to leave them in the comments below! Enjoy!

Saturday, March 4, 2017

TimeMap

Product Description:
This website allows the reader to visually see the world history. The website contains "TimeMaps" which are a combination of an encyclopedia and atlas. This allows students to see all the different historic events happening at the same time around the world.

Glitchy Review:
I stumbled on this website a few months ago and to be honest I don't remember how. I remember thinking this is a great resource! As time went on I would teach a part of history and then go "Oh! I forgot to use this!" Oh how I wish I would have remembered. When I finally did remember and show my students this website you should have heard the "OHS!" coming through the room! You know that amazing teacher moment when the students finally get the clear understanding and everything finally makes sense! That amazing moment that we as teachers strive for! I was so happy to have done this; I kick myself for not doing this sooner. The best part of this website is the thought, research, and dedication put into this website is astounding. Reading about the history of this website and how each of the maps are made is interesting within itself. There really was thought put into how this will and does benefit the student. How this can work for the teacher in their classroom and what they can do to make it better.

This website offers so much more to the user than any book or activity could. It has lessons for the teachers as well as articles for the students on topics pertaining to each map. While most of these great features are free, there are things you would have to pay for. For example, there are interactive maps which you can buy and download to your iPhone or iPad which allow for even more detail that what is available on the website. I could go on and on, however I believe you should go check it out for yourself. Click here to go check this out.

User Rating:
This is easily a level 1 website for any user. While adding the apps will take using of an iPad or iPhone into play, but the actual app is very user friendly.

Glitchy Rating:
I give this website a 4 out of 5 simply because finding the lessons and apps can get a bit confusing but easy for even a novice tech user to figure out.

Just a few pictures to show you what I am talking about!



Friday, February 17, 2017

Read Thoery

Product Description:
This is a website where it will assess student reading levels, comprehension level, and standard achievement.

Glitchy Review:
I found this website via a colleague of mine. I was intrigued at first and decided to try it out with my students. Might I say I am HAPPY to have done it! This website allows teachers to assess student reading and comprehension level; along with standard achievement! Who could argue with that?

This website is super easy to use for both teacher and students to use. All you really need to do is set up your class and then have them go! I signed my class up last week and it began with an initial assessment and results begin. Now to really see information about your students you really want them to take about 2-3 quizzes. As the students take more quizzes the more information the teacher gets. I was able to see grade level performance, Lexile levels, and mastery of ELA standards. You are able to see this overall for your class as well as for individual students. (Hello RTI/SST data!)

The graphs the teacher is able to see are easy to see and read. In addition, should you wonder about something on the graph you can always hover over the information and it will tell you! The graphs are broken down into pre-test results with current quiz results incorporated. All these graphs are great, but when you get to the individual student information THEY GET BETTER! Didn’t think this could happen, but it did!

When you choose a student you are able to see the grade level, Lexile level progression, and the ELA standard performance. The best part is at the bottom of the page where you are able to see the results of each individual quiz the student takes. This is where the product gets better. The breakdown of the quizzes allows you to see the percent and if their reading level changed based on it. PLUS as the teacher you are able to click on the quiz to see the passage given, questions asked with the student’s answer and an explanation of the answers. This allows me so much insight into what my student’s know; don’t know, if they have a skill they are lacking, or if they are struggling with reading and comprehending questions in and of themselves.

Since using this program I have coupled this with Newsela and Front Row to really allow me to alter reading, reading comprehension and lessons to each individual student. I am able to make my small groups and individual work even more effective to aid my students. Needless to say, I am a happy teacher! By the way, did I happen to mention this website is FREE?! Excited yet?

User Rating:
I give this website a level 1 since it is so easy to use. Should you get confused there are multiple help sections and pop-ups. There is no need to watch any videos to use this; which is great for teachers!

Glitchy Rating:
I give this website 4 out of 5. I only give this because I believe there is so much more this website could do.

Go check out Read Theory here.

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Kahoot

Product Description:
This is an online quiz or testing system for teachers. Teachers have the ability to create or use quizzes or tests on the program. Students engage by using a laptop, tablet, or smartphone to submit their answers.

Glitchy Review:
I have used Kahoot in my classroom for YEARS! I love it because I am able to test or quiz my students on anything I have taught them in the classroom in the most engaging way possible. They have made tests and quizzes into a game. When my students know they are going to do a Kahoot they get so excited and engaged that their behavior is perfect, they are excited, and are following the classroom rules and procedures better than any other time. This program takes the stress away of testing and replaces it with excitement and fun.

The program allows the teacher to decide if the students should work individually or with a partner (team). The teacher then displays the Kahoot to the class and it will automatically generate an access code for the students to use to log in. Once in the students can choose a nickname for themselves; sometimes I have the students use their name when I know this will be part of their grade the rest of the time they can choose nicknames. "But what if a student chooses a name that is not appropriate for school?" Teachers have the ability to kick a participant out before the game starts and the student can re-log in with a proper name. Once the game has started the students are given 5 seconds to read the question before the timer starts. When the timer starts the students are given multiple answers to choose from and on their device (laptop, tablet, phone, etc) must choose the corresponding color or shape with their chosen answer. When time is up for the question students are shown the answer and where they are in the standings. Please note students get points for clicking the correct answer and how quickly they click that answer in. After the Kahoot is done with all questions you and the class will see "the final results" (the top 5 students in the class.) As the teacher you will have the option to download ALL student answers with a breakdown of correct and wrong answers (I will attach a result to the bottom of this blog) for you to download. The students will also get the chance to rate the Kahoot! I always have my students do this because someone (or you) did spend time on it and would like to see how other students are enjoying it.

I would absolutely recommend this program to every teacher. The best part....it is 100% FREE! That's right you heard me FREE!

Glitchy Rating:
I give this a 5 because you can use it with any grade 1-12th. Student engagement is astronomically high and really shows students how using technology can be a great learning tool!

User Rating:
I give this a level 1 user rating. This program is super easy to sign up and start your first Kahoot. Creating, downloading, and all the perks of this program are user friendly and easy to figure out.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Bloomz

Product Description;
Bloomz is a type of social media for teachers to use for their classrooms. It allows parents to join the classroom and the teacher the control of what happens.
https://www.bloomz.net/

Glitchy Review:
I love Bloomz! This app/website allows me to communicate with my parents quickly and effectively. I am able to create a type of "Facebook" page for my classroom where I can create posts, announcements, alerts, or events. This allows my parents to be informed of what is going on in the classroom whether it is for homework, project, awards, etc. I can even schedule conferences, that's right CONFERENCES! I just post when conferences are, time slot duration and Bloomz does the rest! I can send out reminders to parents of their conference time! In addition you can post for Volunteer Help. This is where you can have parents sign up for items or times to come in and help! Just like conferences you can send reminders to parents!

The app allows you to customize your Bloomz account to either allow or deny inter-parent communication, parents can choose a preferred language from 75 (goodbye to language barrier issues!), even how you want messages between you and parents will be stored!

Hands down the best part of this app is the set-up. This is almost identical to Facebook so user issues are almost non-existent. Parents can download the app on any SMART device and have immediate and up-to-date information about their student, activities, announcements, events and not have to worry about papers coming home from their students. I could go on and on about the awesomeness that is this app/website; but please go check it out for yourself!

Glitchy Rating
I give Bloomz a 5 because it is easy to use and incredibly valuable to teacher/parent communication.

User Rating
This is a level 1 app/website. If you can work Facebook, you can work this app.


Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Frontrow

Product Review:
Frontrow is an online product to review/teach students skills in both Math and Language Arts. The program is accessible from both computers, tablets, and SMART phones. There is a free version as well as a paid version; however, the paid version is only for schools/districts.

Glitchy Review:
This product is amazing. If you haven't started using this, you need to! I use the free version for my classroom and I am still able to do multiple different things for my students. Let's begin with the teacher dashboard. This is very user friendly. It is simple for teachers to find the information they are looking for. There are videos available to you to help you learn what each part does. The teacher has access to any things about each student. I could list them all but that would take a long time; here are a few highlights I find the most beneficial.
  1. a time stamp on when a student logs in
  2. an average grade level for Math and Language Arts based on use and answer of the student
  3. breakdown of grade for each domain 
  4. current standard of each domain the student is working on
  5. suggested domain to have the student work on
As you can see multiple benefits to the teacher. If you are conducting the SST or RTI process on a student you can use the program's Report Card as data as well as a place to have the student work to review topics of other grade levels. This program also allows the students to go home and work on this at home because all they need to log in is their first and last name with the classroom code. Teacher benefits include creating targeted assignments in both subject areas. Please understand most of the good things you can do in math are not accessible in Language Arts. You can assign students activities within Language Arts but will not be able to see the results except for a couple of students.

I have been working with this program for 3 years now and seen benefits of it with multiple students. I had a student failing math in the fall and she committed (to herself, I did not know) to going on FrontRow every day for 20 minutes. By the end of the year, she had an A in math; she started at a 2nd-grade level. I have my RTI students use the program and they refer to videos already linked into the program and I use the suggested lessons when I pull them into small groups. There are so many benefits to the program on the free level I can only imagine what I could do if I had the paid version.

For the paid version I do know you have access to all assessment results, can share and access results from all grade level teachers, use these results to create RTI groups, and grade level teachers will be able to see the results to aid with RTI/SST interventions. You are also able to create assessments online for the whole grade level for your CFAs and the program will automatically grade and group the students for you. Hello to extra time during PLCs!T

Did I mention the layout of the screen and way to answer questions is IDENTICAL to the Smart Assessments we give our students for CCSS? It does and helps ease stress related to that because the student has already been working with this layout and don't have to worry about what to do to answer the question!

Glitchy Rating: Overall, I give this program 2 ratings. For the free version, I give it a 4 because you do not have access to everything. For the paid version, I give it a 5 because of the numerous benefits to both teacher and students.

User Rating: This website is a definite level 2. You will need to watch the videos or hit the Need Help button to really be able to understand all the things you can do.

I hope this post aids you in discovering FrontRow. Below is the website for you to go and get started. Enjoy!

www.frontrowed.com

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Spiral Extension/Website

Product Description:
This website is designed to allow teachers real-time information from the students. There are 3 different ways provided to allow teachers access to the information. Students access spiral by downloading the app and entering the code. The product has team up abilities, sharing of anything you or other teachers make, and automatic save of information from the students.

Glitchy Review:
This product has some great parts and not so great parts. I will just start with the good parts. The product can be easy to use. The layout of the website is incredibly user friendly. Students are able to log in using a computer generated code, just like Kahoot and FrontRow, so no confusion there. Students are able to respond easily with little computer experience or from their smartphone or tablet.

Positives-
Quickfires: These are simple to set up. It is perfect for KWL charts. The Quickfire allows teachers to either prepare questions before hand and add questions as you go. Perfect if you want to gain more information from students as you go. This allows teachers to really gain knowledge from the students in a quick efficient manner and saves the answers for teachers to reference through the unit or lesson series. In addition, student answers are posted on the board and done anonymously (as the teacher you will know individual student answers) which allows all students to feel more comfortable sharing their answers.

Discussions: Again these are easy to set up. This is a digital version of classroom discussions; however with students being able to answer without speaking in front of the class allows teachers to hear from those students who are not keen on speaking in front of the class. The discussion is set up as a power point where you can either create one or upload one you have already created. I would suggest making one in Power Point or Google Slides before hand because you will not be able to move the slides around as you are making it. In addition, it has limited things to do. You will not be able to alter text size, font, or color. You are limited to what the program has. However, if you pre-create one using the tools previously mentioned ALL of your customization will upload and remain. (NOTE: animations will not load.) Again, this allows answers from students to be posted anonymously and as the teacher you will know individual student answers.

Negatives:
Team up:This part of the product seems to lacking. While it is great to show students what teams they will be in what they will need to do in their teams, even create specific objectives for each team; it can be difficult to set up. Again, this is basic in it's abilities. There is no real way for the students to digitally turn in their finished product. While it is great to keep up on the board for reference for students; that is really all this can be used for. If you are looking for something to create digital assignments I would use Hapara or Google Classroom. While it does has potential, it does not seem beneficial for teachers beyond a reference for students.

Extension: This product is found in Google Extension, but it really is not like an extension. There is no button added to the omni bar of Google. You still need to go to the website to access the product without a shortcut added. I don't really know if this can be called an extension if there is no shortcut added to Google Chrome. Please click here for direct access to the website.

Glitchy Rating;
I would give this product a 3 out of 5 because of lack of real classroom use for one of the key parts of the product and it not really being an extension of Chrome like it says it is.

User Rating:
This is a level 1 product (when you eliminate the Team Up part) because it is so user friendly for both teacher and students.

Here is a walk through video I made to aid in creating Quickfires and Discussions.:




Below are some videos for you to watch to see if Spiral will work for you.:



Wednesday, December 28, 2016

4 Word Cloud products reviewed

The post is going to be a little different from my others. Today I am going to be talking about Word Clouds. For those of you not to sure what a Word Cloud is, here is an example.

Word Clouds are quickly becoming a great way to gauge student knowledge on a subject (KWL charts), questions they might have, or show what they know. With this great increase on Word Clouds there are many different websites out there to use for Word Clouds; but which one will work best for me? This is the reason for this post. I am going to go over some of the top searched and used websites.

1.) ABCYA.com- This website is REALLY geared toward younger grades of students. The set-up, colors, and how to use their word cloud is great for primary. While this does allow younger students to create their word cloud it does not offer as many options as other sites. In addition, you do not need to sign up to use it, however it is suggested since they have a class login button. Please click here to check it out.

  • Glitchy Rating: I give this a 4 since this really works for primary grades, NOT suitable for upper grades.
  • User Rating: Level 1 since it is so user friendly and no videos are needed to start using this product.
2.) Tagul- This is a more detailed site for students and teachers to use. While this offers multiple different ways to customize the word cloud for the students to choose from, it can get overwhelming. This is NOT a product to use with younger grades because of all the options. Should your students be able to figure it out (and let's face it they will) the results are great! This seems to be a product where the students would be able to finish in a short amount of time (20-30 minutes) Please click here to check it out.

  • Glitchy Rating: I would give this a 3 because it does take time to be able to know and use all the great benefits of the program. Again, this is great for upper grades not for primary grades.
  • User Rating: This would be a level 3 for teachers and a level 2 for students because it does take some finesse to understand and access all the different customizations available.
3.) Tagxedo- I would not recommend this program to teachers. This program is confusing and would take a lot of training not only on the teacher's behalf but students as well to use this system. I struggled to access the system myself.
  • Glitchy Rating: I give this site a 1 because of the lack of user friendliness and confusion to work the product.
  • User Rating: This product is a level 3. You would need to watch videos and spend a lot of time to understand how the program works (let's face it, do we really have that kind of time?)
4.) Word Cloud- This program seems to be one of the most interactive of the products. There is still customization available, but is user friendly with some play around. Your students would be able to figure out this product quickly. There is one warning I would say to this is when inputting words make sure to click paste/type text to make the process easier. Other than that is product is a great level 2 product for students and teachers who have more tech experience. This product allows you to make your Word Cloud in different shapes, animations, colors, and themes. This product would take a good amount of time for students to make their Word Clouds, but the end result will be worth it! Please click here to check it out.
  • Glitchy Review: I give this product a 4 since there are still parts which would be difficult but not enough that a few videos couldn't fix.
  • User Rating: This product would be a level 1 and the advanced options would be a level 2 since you would need to watch videos.

Monday, December 26, 2016

Hapara

Product Description: 
Hapara is an online system which allows you to assign, monitor, and grade student work. This system work with Google Drive to allow students to work on and submit files to you the teacher. Teachers can actively see a student's computer screen and what tabs they have open on their computer in real time. Teachers also have the ability to lock or focus individual students, groups of students, or the whole class onto a particular website or websites for a set amount of time. This program allows students to work in groups or individually to complete assignments. Now this is a PAID program which is bought through districts or schools themselves.

Glitchy Teacher Review:
 I have used this program for about 3 months in my classroom. I have been able to assign projects to my students, monitor their progress through the project, monitor their work to make sure they working on the assignment. I can have students focus on a particular website. I can create or borrow workspaces other teachers have created on Hapara. You are able to create a Workspace where you can create online projects, assessments, or whatever you can think of. The workspace allows you to do so much I would not be able to put it all down here (I would run out of room), please check out the videos and links below. Perhaps the best part of Workspace is it already makes a folder in your Google drive for your students to submit work to you to make grading easier (or any RTI or SST evidence)! If you are not sure about creating a Workspace you can also choose from the thousands of Workspaces already created by other teachers! This program offers so much I could go on and on. What I love best is the ability to take assignments, projects, etc and make them 100% digital. Since this works with a student's Google Drive they are able to work on this a home as well! The only negative to this program is each student will need a Google Drive to access the program and will need to download the extension to make sure the teacher ONLY parts work.

Glitchy Rating: I give this program a 5; I love this program. This program is constantly looking for feedback from teachers and students to improve and make the program better. While it takes time to get used to all that Hapara has available; once you do the benefits to you and your students is so great it is worth it!

User Rating: Level 3
You will need to watch videos to be able to utilize all the great things this product offers and it does take some time to get used to. There are many videos available for you to learn about how to use Hapara. I have attached a couple here for you.

Product Information:
Hapara website- https://hapara.com/
Here is a link to a video to explain what Hapara can do for you!
Everything you will need is on this website including videos of all the wonderful things this product does.

For those of you who have Hapara here are some links to videos to aid you in learning how to use Hapara or a quick review for you! Enjoy!







Friday, December 23, 2016

Reading Posts

Thank-you for reading my blog! I wanted to give you a heads up about how to read my posts. First, I will title each post with the product I will be talking about. Each post will include a description of the product and what it does. I will then go into my review of the product and how it will benefit the classroom. Second, I will give the product a rating between 1-5 as well as a user rating. The user rating will be the level of technology expertise you will need in order to effectively use the product. The user ratings will look as follows:

  1. Level 1= New User this is the easiest level where you can go in and immediately use the product no real training need just play around with it.
  2. Level 2= Experienced User this level you COULD go in and start using the product, however to really use all the great features will require watching a video or two.
  3. Level 3= Expert User this product level requires videos to fully use the product to it's complete ability. This level can be difficult for New User Teachers.
Finally, I will attach videos I have created to aid you in using the product or videos I believe best show you how to use the product. If possible I will add student samples to the post from my classroom for you to view.

Thank-you! Happy Holidays!
The Glitchy Teacher

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Welcome!

Welcome to The Glitchy Teacher! This blog is going to be for teachers. My goal is to aid teachers in discovering all the outstanding apps, websites, and technology available to them. As a teacher myself I know how hard it is to find time to do all you need to do for your classroom, let alone find time to research technology. With a huge push from CCSS to integrate technology in the classroom, teachers like myself, sometimes struggle to decipher what is good for the classroom and what is bad. This is where this blog comes in. I plan on being able to share with you any and all apps, websites, and technology I believe would and could work in the classroom. I will do the research for you! All you need to do is read about it, look at the rating, description, and watch the video to see if this is something that could work for you. I will include student work as well if I can.

Please feel free to leave comments with apps or websites you would like me to check out or what you think about the post. Thank-you!