Lino is an online web sticky note service that can be used as a web canvas. Better yet, Lino can be a student’s online pinboard. Simply assign your students an independent or small group task and let them show what they know by pinning content in the form of text, pictures, and videos. What better way to integrate technology with your lesson. Check out these two example starters:
Social Studies 3.1
Virginia Studies VS.2a-c
Latitude and Longitude Lines
[USI.1g] Longitude and latitude lines, as well as the equator and prime meridian are explained in this clip from “Dig Into History with California Jones: California Regions.”
Graphite Resource
Graphite is a free service from Common Se > nse Media where you can find the best apps, games, websites, and digital curricula rated for learning.
Sort by:
- TYPE (apps, consoles/pc games/websites)
- SUBJECTS (language/reading, math, science, social studies, art, hobbies)
- GRADES (prek-12)
Tell Your Story With Fotobabble
Fotobabble is a free service that provides photo and audio powered social marketing solutions for businesses, brands and nonprofits. Fotobabble’s integrated application helps organizations attract and engage audiences across web, mobile and social networks.
Check out my Fotobabble example of how you can use it with your students.
Benefits of using Fotobabble:
- Engage and attract audiences in an integrated way across mobile, web and social networks.
- Run unique contests and promotions from Facebook pages and offer users the ability to submit photo entries with or without audio/voice.
- Drive high levels of audience interaction – content creation, voting, commenting, and sharing of user-generated submissions.
- Capture and share mobile photo and audio content on location and in real time.
- Tell compelling product or service stories with Talking Photos and Talking Slideshows.
- Allow your staff or your fans to create and share branded holiday e-greetings personalized with photos and voice.
- Customize the look and feel of the app using simple administrative tools and pre-designed templates.
- Use our widgets to embed your galleries and slideshows within a website or blog or simply and easily share content via email, Twitter, and Facebook.
Get started today and share your story with Fotobabble Talking Photos.
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Level R – REMEMBERBING and C – CREATING
How Will You Use ClassDojo This Year?
To celebrate the start of a fantastic new school year together, ClassDojo is sending iPad minis and Nexus 7 tablets to teachers who win their back-to-school contest.
Just answer the following question via Twitter, or a public Facebook post, and include the #ClassDojoLove hashtag, by Friday August 23rd:
What learning habits, behaviors, or skills do you want to build with your students this year?
We’re sending an iPad mini or Nexus 7 tablet to our favorites! Feel free to send in more than one – just make sure you include the #ClassDojoLove hashtag! See the following example.
This year I’m using @ClassDojo to manage my class, develop positive character strengths, and share progress with parents #ClassDojoLove
— Mojo (@ClassDojoMojo) August 5, 2013