Check it Out

I can not take credit for the finding the following websites and apps. A staff member I had the pleasure to work with this year attended the ETFO workshop for Technology and shared her learning so now I'm sharing it with you. 

Websites to check out:
https://www.getepic.com/ - Netflix but for books!  (There is a cost)

https://mathbeforebed.com/ - Great for number talks

http://www.estimation180.com/​ - Number Talks!

https://www.nytimes.com/video/360-video - 360 videos, really good for social studies etc.  There are videos of refugee camps as well which could support discussions

https://padlet.com/ - Collaborative board maker.  Haven used it, but it has come up a lot (free)

https://wonderopolis.org/ - tons of articles, great for inquiry.  Has a reading tool for students that cannot read independently

http://www.gamingedus.org/ - whole site dedicated to game based learning (Minecraft, Breakout etc)

https://quizizz.com/ - make and play online quizzes.  Like Kahoot, but you can assign as homework, and there is a meme maker

Apps:

Blippar- use the app to focus on an object, and it will pop up information about it.  I used it in the woods with my class to identify plants.  Some worked, some didnt.  Still interesting.

Hyperdocs- Student driven learning in Google Docs.  Tasks given in the doc, students follow the directions, and create various products.  Check out this website https://hyperdocs.co/ for more information.  There is even a ¨Teachers Give Teachers¨ page where you can search up subject specific hyperdocs.

Finally, here is the link to a Google doc that gives you every app/site that could be used to Hook, Explore, Explain, Apply, Share, Reflect, and Extend learning:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_eZE7rDrv8g0v3q3ST1XelyF7znXzHGfnRjy1Pha4A/edit?usp=sharing​ 

I hope you can find some use for any of these.  Enjoy and happy summer!