Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

Month
August

The focus of the month*

Purpose*
Classroom
Management *

Assessment
(Formative) Using
real-time data to drive
instruction

Facilitation of
differentiated,
personalized &
individualized
instruction
Student Collaboration

Students as Creators
and Producers

Tool(s)

Possible Activity or Use

Alignment to ALLI
Framework

Class Dojo
ClassDojo is a classroom tool that
helps teachers improve behavior in their
classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures
and generates data on behavior that teachers
can share with parents and administrators.
Socrative
Socrative is a smart student
response system that empowers teachers to
engage their classrooms through a series of
educational exercises and games via
smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

After five to 10 positive points, you can allow students

to
select
their own avatar

Domain 2: Classroom
Learning
Environment

Quizzes
can be true/false, multiple choice, graded
short answer or allow open-ended short responses.
Activities
can either be teacher-paced (for use during a
classroom discussion
) or
student-paced
(for use as a
more traditional class-
end exit ticket or quiz
).
Theres also a
gaming element
: the Space Race
feature can set up a quiz so that
teams of students can
compete against one another to launch rockets into
space.
Great for creating student
playlists
and
learning
pathways
to help students complete activities that will
help them reach their individualized learning goals and
targets.

Domain 1:
Data-Driven Planning
& Assessment
AND
Domain 3:
Instruction

Introductions
Students can create an introductory
Padlet at the beginning of the school year showing
things about themselves. They could revisit it at the
end of the year to see if its changed.

Domain 3:
Instruction

Prezi
can be used as a
vocabulary activity
. Use a
word that has more than one definition (as most do).
Linking each definition with a sentence and visual, and
Prezi allows the final show to zoom in and out to reflect
various definitions of the word while showing how
they are all connected together.
Haiku Deck
can be used to Create What We Learned
to celebrate academic accomplishments

Domain 3:
Instruction

Blendspace
-allows educators to blend their

classroom with digital content.

Padlet
-is a virtual wall that allows people to
express their thoughts on a common topic
easily. It works like an online sheet of paper
where people can put any content (e.g. images,
videos, documents, text) anywhere on the
page, together with anyone, from any device.
Prezi
-is a cloud-based presentation software
and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a
virtual canvas.
Haiku Deck
-
makes presentations simple,

beautiful, and fun.

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

*September

Classroom
Management *

Online Stopwatch
A Simple, Fast Flash
Online Stopwatch and Online Countdown
timer always available when you need it.
e.ggtimer
Use it like an egg timer or a count
down timer.

Assessment
(Formative) Using
real-time data to drive
instruction *

Google Forms
w/Flubaroo

Facilitation of
differentiated,
personalized &
individualized
instruction*

Google Classroom
Classroom helps teachers
save time, keep classes organized, and
improve communication with students. With
Doctopus and Goobric

Student Collaboration*

Google Apps for Education

-
(GAFE) is a core
suite of productivity applications that
Google
offers to schools and educational institutions
for FREE.
eduCreations
-
eduCreations is a unique
interactive whiteboard and screen casting tool
that's simple, powerful, and fun to use.
Annotate, animate, and narrate nearly any
type of content as you explain any concept.
Teachers can create short instructional videos
and share them instantly with students, or ask
students to show what they know and help
friends learn something new.

Students as Creators
and Producers

When the
pace of instruction
in the classroom is too
slow, students lose interest and find other things to do.
If the pace is too fast, students may not be able to keep
up with what the teacher is trying to communicate. To
maintain an appropriate, effective pace in the
classroom, use some simple but effective strategies,
including using a timer of some kind, varying the type
of instructional activity, and chunking the lesson.
Flubaroo will
grade
online assignments in under a
minute! , report and analyze student performance!, and
email students their scores.

Designed to help teachers create and collect

assignments paperlessly, including timesaving features
like the ability to automatically make a copy of a
Google
document for each student. It also creates Drive folders
for each assignment and for each student to help keep
everyone organized.
Have students work collaboratively from anywhere.
Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback. Use
revision history to hold students accountable.
Each week students can produce a short eduCreations
video that explains the outcome currently being
covered in class.

Domain 2: Classroom
Learning
Environment

Domain 1:
Data-Driven Planning
& Assessment
AND
Domain 3:
Instruction
Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

October

Classroom
Management

Assessment
(Formative) Using
real-time data to drive
instruction *

SharpClass
The primary purpose is
classroom/behavior management using a
web-based system, but it also includes tools
for managing parent contacts, attendance,
class websites, classroom jobs, learning
centers, seating chart, and much more.
Poll Everywhere
Audience response system
that uses mobile phones, twitter, and the web.
Responses are displayed in real-time on
gorgeous charts.

Facilitation of
differentiated,
personalized &
individualized
instruction *
Student Collaboration

eduCanon
-is an online learning environment
to create and share interactive video lessons.
Transform what is traditionally passive
content into an active experience for students.

Students as Creators
and Producers

Glogster Edu
-is a Web 2.0 tool that allows
users to create virtual posters combining text,
audio, video, images, and hyperlinks and to
share them with others electronically.

Evernote
-
It is a digital notebook that allows
you to take text notes, clip web pages,
upload images and files, and much more.

Track & Manage Behaviors. Easy Seating Charts. Parent

Contact Log. Messaging System. Classroom Learning
Centers.
Class
Websites. Attendance. Q & A.

Domain 2: Classroom
Learning
Environment

Here are a few ways to use Poll Everywhere in your

classroom:
1. Check for understanding after a difficult lesson
2. Do Now! activity when students enter class
(ex: What did you do this weekend? How do
you feel about the upcoming test?)
3. Make classroom decisions (ex: What should
we name our class pet? How much more time
do you need on the paper?)
4. Assign as a homework assignment (ex: Answer
the poll by midnight)
5. Keep track of student progress (ex: Text
Done to the poll when you are finished)
Teachers can use the eduCanon interface in class as a
blended tool, assign students an eduCanon lesson as
homework in a flipped setting, and even ask students
to create their own eduCanon lesson as a
higher-Bloom's project!
While researching, a new note for every source could
be created to include the appropriate citation, pictures
of excerpts from paper resources, screenshots from
web resources, and a summary to explain how the
content will be used in the research.
One of the best ways to help a child learn information
on a deeper more meaningful level is to have them
teach it to someone else. Engage your students in
writing in a way that will give them purposeful and
meaningful opportunities to write daily.

Domain 1:
Data-Driven Planning
& Assessment
AND
Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

November &
December

Classroom
Management

Remind 101
A safe way for teachers to text
message students and stay in touch with
parents. Free.

Assessment
(Formative) Using
real-time data to drive
instruction

TodaysMeet
TodaysMeet helps you embrace
the backchannel and connect with your
audience in realtime.

Facilitation of
differentiated,
personalized &
individualized
instruction *
Student Collaboration*

NearPod
-
allows teachers to construct
presentations and deliver instruction to
students by pushing content out to multiple
devices at once.

Students as Creators
and Producers

Popplet
-is a tool that allows users to visualize
ideas. Teachers and students can create
graphic organizers, timelines, and many other
forms of visual organization.
Make Beliefs Comix
-
is an online multilingual

comic strip maker.

BitStrips
-is an educational tool that engages
students using a medium they love - Comics!
Hundreds of curriculum-connected activities.

Something to think about.

Giving students a question
or societal problem to ponder in their downtime.
Kudos to students.
When they deserve it, if we can
broadcast it to their classmates and others on your list,
the boost in morale could last a long time.
Kudos to entire classes.
If test scores for an entire
class were excellent on average, give them a digital pat
on the back. If parents are on the list too, its even
better to praise in front of them.
Check for understanding.
Ask a comprehension
question and have students type the answer Then, if
they all click Say on the count of three, youll see who
understands and who doesnt.
Gather feedback.
Did your presentation make sense?
What is really working in class?
Create rotating stories.
Create a TodaysMeet room
with a story starter. Have each student add a new
sentence to the story. See where the story goes.
Discuss an event.
The State of the Union speech. A
movie relevant to class. A presentation in the
auditorium. Host a behind-the-scenes quiet discussion.
Engage your
students
on any device. Easily share
synchronized
lessons
with diverse types of content and
interactive
activities.

Domain 2: Classroom
Learning
Environment

Popplet encourages the use of visual representations:

diagrams, text and research can be brought together
quickly and clearly to better explain concepts.

Domain 3:
Instruction

Comics can be used to demonstrate understanding of a

particular topic or used for a creative writing
assignment.

Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 1:
Data-Driven Planning
& Assessment
AND
Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

January

Classroom
Management

Class Charts
-
With Class Charts you get data
rich seating charts and streamlined behavior
management. You can even collaborate with
other teachers and work as a team to tackle
behavior.

Assessment
(Formative) Using
real-time data to Drive
instruction

Plickers
Plickers is a powerfully simple tool
that lets teachers collect real-time formative
assessment data without the need for student
devices.

Facilitation of
differentiated,
personalized &
individualized
instruction

Quizlet
- is a free website which enables
teachers and students to create digital flash
cards. Thats not where the magic stops,
however. Quizlet can automatically generate
interactive games and even tests of the
material you enter into it.

Key features of Class Charts provides to its users

include:
Create seating charts showing essential
information about pupils.
Create and edit room layouts.
Quickly give behavior points.
Customize behavior issues.
Get detailed reports of behavior for classes or
individual pupils.
Collaborate with colleagues in your
department or whole school.
Instant Questions:
Ask a multiple-choice or
true/false question and instantly get class feedback.
Voting:
Having a class vote? Nobody can vote twice. If
students change their minds by turning their cards,
while still being scanned, their votes are instantly
changed, too!
Standardized Testing Practice:
Now they just hold up
their card and a few seconds later, I have my data!
Entrance and Exit Tickets:
Need a quick way to check
prior knowledge or lesson comprehension? It's as easy
as asking a multiple-choice question.
Choosing Centers:
Students can choose what portion
of their class will be devoted to each station or group.
Checking In:
After each rotation of language students
reflect and check in on their personal performance.
Quizzes:
Got a quiz that you want instantly graded?
Plickers gives you the option of having a "right" answer
for every question you create.
1. Quizlet reads the word and definition to the
student out loud, enhancing students grasp of
pronunciation.
2. Quizlet provides targeted spelling feedback.
3. Quizlet provides adaptive training to help
students focus on the items most difficult for
them.
4. Quizlet generates customizable randomized
tests for your students to boost their
long-term memory.
5. Quizlet generates interactive games to help
students study your course content.
6. You can create a class for your students on
Quizlet and even track their progress if you
choose to do so.

Domain 2: Classroom
Learning
Environment

Domain 1:
Data-Driven Planning
& Assessment
AND
Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

Student Collaboration*

MixedInk
- Empower your students to
collaborate and learn from each other within
MixedInk's fun, social, environment. Our
web-based tool celebrates students' individual
voices while enabling them to evaluate and
synthesize their classmates' writing. It hones
the 21st century skills that students will come
to rely upon for the rest of their educational
and professional lives.

Students as Creators
and Producers*

Weebly
- Create a free website or blog in
minutes by using a simple drag and drop
interface. No ads.

Write, edit & remix

Assign students a text to write together. Then they'll
create their own versions, edit their peers' work, and
weave different versions together into new ones.
Comment & evaluate
Students can comment on their classmates'
submissions and rate different versions to identify the
best-written, most popular language and ideas.
Discuss the top version as a class
Explore the strengths and weaknesses of the class's
favorite texts together.
Teachers can:
Create powerful classroom websites (that
include photo galleries, videos, audio clips,
blogs, contact forms & more)
Accept homework assignments online
Provide students a new, engaging way to
express themselves creatively
Easily manage & monitor students' websites
Students can:
Build attractive, media rich websites
Work within a managed, controlled
environment
Gain exposure to new web technologies &
services
Have fun while completing assignments
Showcase their work in a self-created
e-portfolio

Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

February

Classroom
Management

Stick Pick
-
Pick a student at random just by
giving your device a shake or tapping the
screen -- but thats just the beginning. Stick
Pick suggests question starters for learners at
different levels and also records how well
students respond during classroom
discussions. If a student is consistently scoring
near the top or bottom, simply change the
level so students aren't bored or frustrated.

Assessment
(Formative) Using
real-time data to Drive
instruction*

Kahoot

our free game-based platform

enables more meaningful, playful and
powerful experiences, in classrooms and
beyond.

Facilitation of
differentiated,
personalized &
individualized
instruction*

Present.me
is the
fastest and easiest

way to

add video or audio to your document or

presentation, so that who ever is viewing gets
the whole story as if you were in the room
with them!

Select a Level
Once you have selected a mode, you will immediately
be prompted to choose a level for this learner.
Bloom's:
In "Bloom's" mode, you choose from among
six levels of cognitive development, listed from lowest
(Knowledge) to highest (Evaluation). The levels are:
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis,
Synthesis, and Evaluation.
Bloom's Revised:
In "Bloom's Revised" mode, you can

choose from among six levels of cognitive

development, listed from lowest (Remembering) to
highest (Creating). The levels are:
Remembering,
Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and
Creating.
ESL:
In "ESL" mode, you can choose from among the
five stages of English language acquisition, listed from
lowest (Beginning) to highest (Advanced). The levels
are:
Beginning, Early Intermediate, Intermediate, Early
Advanced, and Advanced.
Survey students about what they know prior
to a lesson
Create quick assessments for
individual students to demonstrate learning
Have students work on teams with a shared
device to answer questions
Students can ask questions and create their
own Kahoot! with student accounts
Students can create assessment questions in
Kahoot! for the class and the teacher to take
Students can use Kahoot! to ask questions as
they research content they are exploring in
class
Use Kahoot! to drill vocabulary
Create reading comprehension questions
Add images and videos to your Kahoot! for
students to interact with
Flip Your Classroom
Record a lesson on Present.me, students can watch in
their own time, over and over again if they need
leaving you extra time in class for more interactive
work.
Submitting Projects

Domain 2: Classroom
Learning
Environment

Domain 1:
Data-Driven Planning
& Assessment
AND
Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

Student Collaboration*

Students as Creators
and Producers

LiveBinders
- LiveBinders opens up new
opportunities for collaborating, organizing,
and sharing resources that were never
possible before.
MuseumBox

lets you describe an event,

person, or historical period by placing items
into a virtual, interactive box

Lecturers set class projects to students using

Present.me, students submit their projects back
testing key skills for their future in the workplace.
Public Speaking Practice
Students can learn a lot about themselves from
watching back a presentation theyve created. Do they
talk too fast or have a nervous giggle that is distracting
to the viewer? Practice, practice, practice makes
perfect!
Help students showcase their work while sharing it
with parents and potential schools. Give them the
opportunity to reflect on everything they have learned
and how they have grown.
Students can organize images, text, videos, links, and
audio clips about any topic that they're researching.
When completed, students' "boxes" become
digital dioramas. While the tool was designed with
history students in mind, it can certainly be used in
other content areas. For example, you could have
students in a biology class gather and display virtual
artifacts about animals and their habitats.

Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Monthly Road Map of Suggested Technology Tools

March-June

Classroom
Management

SignUpGenius
Group organizing made easy.

Assessment
(Formative) Using
real-time data to Drive
instruction

Exit Ticket-
is a student response system,
designed by teachers to achieve one simple
idea: Accelerate student achievement.

Facilitation of
differentiated,
personalized &
individualized
instruction*

The Differentiator
Experiment to create
differentiated objectives for students of all
levels.

Student Collaboration*

Bubbl.us
Create mind-maps either on your
own or collaborating with others

Students as Creators
and Producers *

GoAnimate

-is free online cartoon software to

create animated stories.
Animoto
-allows anyone to create
professional-looking projects using audio,
photographs and video.
iMovie
is an app that can be used across all

grade levels to allow students demonstrate

their learning.

Allow students to choose when they will complete

different learning activities in the classroom based on
interest/readiness
ExitTickets individualized data
allows students to set
their own goals and direct their own learning
as
never before.

As the year progress and you familiarize the students

with this tool and how it works students should begin
to use this tool to create their own learning goals and
outcomes for the student created artifacts that
showcase their knowledge and understanding of key
concepts
Bubbl-us can be used to organize ideas. Students can
also utilize the tool to...
organize writing ideas &map story elements
graphically organize notes on a topic &
brainstorm group project assignments
flowchart style mapping of steps to solve a
problem or the classification
science processes, such as the water cycle or
rock cycle
list simple machines as a sort
map parts of speech
Science: How to conduct an experiment, safety
instructions, or to explain a concept
Math: Steps to solving an equation, patterns
and videos involving scoring and numbers
Reading: story retelling, sequencing, grammar,
or original works
History: timeline of events, tell about a famous
person or place, or discuss economics
Art: demonstrating mastery of a specific
concept or subject, like warm and cool colors

Domain 2: Classroom
Learning
Environment
Domain 1:
Data-Driven Planning
& Assessment
AND
Domain 3:
Instruction
Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction

Domain 3:
Instruction