Instructional Technology | Innovation Specialist | Retired June 2022
Add new dimension to your maps. Show routes that explorers traveled, pin tacks and display images and information about that place, define areas by shape like the regions of Virginia or the United States. Tell a story using all the features and really impress your audience. A showcase of examples can be viewed here.
Animaps is free and can be saved, shared, and embedded to a website.
For teachers who use Google Classroom this tool is for you. With Kaizena Mini you can add voice or text comments to your student’s work stored within Google Drive. This tool is easy to install and easy to use.
To Install Kaizena Mini Add-On
Open the document you want to leave with voice comments. Go to Menu → Add-ons → Get Add-ons. Search for “Kaizena.” Click on the “+ FREE” next to the Kaizena Mini Add-on, then follow the instructions to install the add-on tool to your Google account.
For more information about the tool, visit Daily Genius.
Seesaw is a free student-driven digital portfolio app that empowers students (as young as 5!) to independently create, capture, and share artifacts of learning.
FEATURES:
Collect and Organize Digital and Physical Work in One Place
∙ View entire class feed, or sort by individual student or subject area.
∙ Use folders to organize content by subject or learning goals.
∙ Great for parent-teacher conferences, assessments, or student self-reflection.
∙ Access student content anywhere, anytime from iOS app or on the web.
Designed for K and up to Use Independently
∙ Gives students ownership of their own space to create & record what they learn.
∙ Students can add text and voice recordings to journal items to reflect, explain, and develop their academic voice
∙ Simple QR code login, student-friendly content creation tools, and teacher approval of new items all make Seesaw safe for students to use independently.
Add All Types of Student Work
∙ Use our suite of creative tools to create photos, videos, drawings or notes.
∙ Add directly from many popular content creation apps (Shadow Puppet Edu, PicCollage, Book Creator, Explain Everything, iMovie, Skitch, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, Docs, Pages, Drive, and more).
∙ Kid-friendly camera only takes a photo when subject is in focus and camera is steady.
Silk is a free data publishing platform. Silks contain data on a specific topic. Anyone can browse a Silk to explore data and create beautiful interactive charts, maps, digital portfolios, and web pages.
Explore this Silk on: The Incredible Solar System.
Content below is an example of a data card set within a Silk presentation.
Grab attention. Communicate information. Inspire action.
Do you want to WOW your readers or participants? I discovered this fabulous resource last week and was wowed at first glance. PPT’s will become a thing of the past once you see how you can turn any document into a visually beautiful inspiring story.
Put a unique twist on anything you want to communicate — a book report, weekly customer newsletter or your latest travel adventure (hint, hint). Slate automatically adapts to any device, creating a delightful read on tablets, phones or computers.
And best of all, Adobe Slate is free.
Slate example on the Grand Teton and Yellowstone
My first sample of Slate – Saving Grace