Welcome to the fourth post… and almost last post of this series. There is still some summer left so I thought I will add one more post… a fifth one for next time. I have a goal every summer to bring you at least 40 new tools… now it will be 50… that you may not know about. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter (@mjgormans). Please give this post a retweet and pass it on. Have a great week – Michael Gorman (21centuryedtech)
Google Cultural Institute: Art Project
- Experience, virtually, art that has shaped the world.
- Search by person, event, artwork title and more.
- “Discover” allows exploration of related topics.
- Save items to your own Gallery and share.
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/project/art-project
Citelighter
- Digital writing solution Elementary to Higher Ed
- Free = Content Capturing, Organization and Prewriting, Google Docs Integration
- Premium = Video-based lessons, Access to “millions” of academic articles, more
- Resources – useful writing lessons and other information.
Big History Project
- Multi-disciplinary middle/high curriculum on history of universe.
- 13.7 billion years of history covered
- Videos, animations, articles, and classroom activities.
- Big name key partners, contributors, and sponsors
- Optimized for mobile and tablet devices.
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Quizziz
- Multi-player practice quizzes for students.
- Select “curated question set” or create your own.
- Give students the game code, then start.
- Teacher sees/can save student data.
The Radix Endeavor
- Great STEM game (Gr 8 -12) in 2-D fantasy world.
- Science/math skills used to help inhabitants.
- Individual/multiple players can be tracked.
- Developed at the MIT Education Arcade
https://www.radixendeavor.org/
Smithsonian Tween Tribune
- Daily news articles for kids K-12 selected by professional journalists.
- Students post teacher-moderated comments.
- Aims to encourage a well-informed public
- Companion sites: Teen Tribune, TTEspanol, and TTJunior
LitPick
- Members review books, contribute to forums
- Reviewers (Gr. 4+ ) need adult sponsor on application.
- Students find books of interest.
- Authors connect with reader/reviewers.
- Adults gain insight into young adult reading interests.
QuadBlogging
- Develops writing, communications, problem-solving, and collaborative skills.
- Authentic, global (and guaranteed) audience for your class blog.
- One “Quad” blogs weekly – other 3 classes visit and comment.
Twiducate
- “Social networking for schools.”
- Twitter-like but for Education (private network)
- Post deadlines, inspiration, news, web URLs
- Students can ask questions, collaborate on problems, embed pictures
Graphite Lesson Flows
- Create a Lesson with an amazing App
- Provide written instruction
- Use multiple apps and resources
- Created and vetted by teachers
- So much more
https://www.graphite.org/lesson-flows#/lesson-flows
Thank you for joining me and if you have an idea website I should include… please let me know. It might be part of what follows after 40! I hope you found this information something you can use in your school and to share with other educators. As always , I invite you to follow me on twitter (@mjgormans). Please give this post a retweet and pass it on to someone who will benefit. To ensure you do not miss a future valuable post or other resource covering PBL,Digital Curriculum, STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Have a great week… enjoy the Websites! – Mike
Booking Info for Michael Gorman – Check out my Booking Page… Please contact me soon if you have an interest. I am almost booked through August and am already more than half full for fall of 2015 – Mike
cross-posted at 21centuryedtech.wordpress.com
Michael Gorman oversees one-to-one laptop programs and digital professional development for Southwest Allen County Schools near Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a consultant for Discovery Education, ISTE, My Big Campus, and November Learning and is on the National Faculty for The Buck Institute for Education. His awards include district Teacher of the Year, Indiana STEM Educator of the Year and Microsoft’s 365 Global Education Hero. Read more at 21centuryedtech.wordpress.com.
