TechPD: Curating for Students

Teachers need to use content curation tools to be able to collect, organize, store and manage web content they intend to share with students. The following tools allow you to create packages (theme, units, topics, etc.) of content or resources for students to use in their learning, research, and inquiry. These tools allow you to include content at various readability levels, to meet the needs of all students. They also allow you to curate not online text information, but also multimedia and interactive resources.They can also be used to create displays of student work.

Hyper Doc Learning

• HyperDocs Multimedia Text Set ~ learn about this powerful way to create google documents that can transform learning in your classroom

Other Technology Creation Tools

• Pinterest... click here to learn more 
• Blendspace... click here to learn more 
• Symbaloo...click here to learn more 
• Symbaloo Learning Path 
• ThingLink...click here to learn more 
• Weebly...click here to learn more​ 
• Nearpod....click here to learn more 
• Voki..... click here to learn more 
• Wizer... click here to see an example of a "smarter" worksheet
• UsingGoogle Slides to create an e-book
• Jefferson takes office
• West Africa 
• Google Sites 

 etc....... there are many different ones out there. What ones do you use?

To Boost Higher Order Thinking , Try Curation

TechPD: Classroom Communication

Technology has opened up new channels of communicating with others.  Creating a P2LN allows us, as teachers, to communicate with other professionals in our area and in the world.   Technology also gives us new tools and means to communicate with parents.  Explore strategies and tools for enhancing our school to home communication.

• The Impact of Digital Parent- Teacher Communication of Student Achievement...Tech PD Blog Post
• Using Technology to Communicate with Parents..TechPD Blog post
• Communicate with Others from the 21st Century Classroom...Tech PD Blog post
• Parent Communication Toolbox article
• 6 Tech Tools That Boost Teacher-Parent Communication
• Digital Communication Tool Target ESSA Parent Engagement Mandate
• 6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent  Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Creating Newsletters using Technology

Communication Technology Tools

• Google Sites
• Google Slides
• Weebly
• Remind tool
• Class Tag
• Class Dojo Tool
• Bloomz tool
• What other tools have you hear of OR used?

Tech PD News~Google Forms

Tech PD News~Google Slides