Screencasting Options for the Classroom
Screenleap: http://www.screenleap.com/
Push your content to multiple devices. Has audio capabilities. Displays entire screen. Free – 2 hours per day (limited to 8 devices). You can only broadcast from a mac or pc due to the java. $19.99 per month gives you 30 devices for 8 hours a day.
Recordit: http://recordit.co/
Can make animated .gifs, can embed in websites (iframe), can lock down the url and require a password.
Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Publish to Youtube. Publish to video file. Publish to Screen-O-Matic ($15 for life for pro version).
Snagit: http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html
Lots of annotation features with the image capture – numbers, callouts etc. $25 education, 30 day demo. Free snagit Chrome extension that is limited (does screen capture with some annotations).
Screencastify: https://www.screencastify.com/
Works on Chrome chromebooks and chromeboxes (as well as other devices). Can include webcam and share to google drive. Available as a plugin for Chrome. 10 minutes or less is free!
3-D Printing
Printrbot: http://printrbot.com/
Tinkercad – free web-based 3-D design program (based on autocad): https://www.tinkercad.com/
123D Design software: http://www.123dapp.com/
Repetire - will host a lot of 3D printers: http://www.repetier.com/
PLA filament (printing materials): https://store.makerbot.com/filament/pla
Afinia printer (more “plug and play” but more expensive): http://www.afinia.com/
Other Resources - 3-D design for 3-D Printing: http://www.3ders.org/3d-software/3d-software-list.html
"Tools You Can Use Tomorrow"
(Leslie Fisher Session)
Assessments
Kahoot: https://www.getkahoot.com/
Game based online learning, quizzes, discussions and surveys can be created, you can access thousands of already created quizzes, students use any web based device to answer questions, leaderboard is update constantly.
Quizizz: http://quizizz.com/
Brand new. Works on any device. Question, answer, photo displayed. Music plays on the devices.
Plickers: https://www.plickers.com/
Create questions. Students will be assigned 1-60, you can print out flat laminate cards. You can see student name and answer as they hold up their cards. Logs all information from student responses.
EdPuzzle: https://edpuzzle.com/
Allows you to upload or link to a video, add quick questions. Students use the code to watch the video and interact with it. Site keeps track of their answers. Free.
GoFormative: https://goformative.com/
Add questions or content. Can add images, drawings, videos, etc. Students can respond in kind.
Newsela: https://newsela.com/
News site where you can select different lexiles. About 100 new stories a day are posted to the site. Includes a quiz module. May include a cost.
Remind: https://www.remind.com/
Allows you to send text, photos, videos to student or parent phones without displaying phone numbers. You can also ask yes and no questions. Recently added chat (optional) – which could be used as “office hours”.
AWW: https://awwapp.com/
Web whiteboard. Can use computer, tablet or smartphone to draw sketches, collaborate and share drawings. Can save at any point but content NOT locked down.
Baiboard: http://www.baiboard.com/
An online collaboration option.
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
Very easy design (note: gives social network suggestions). Gives adjustable templates. Includes infographic templates.
Adobe Voice: http://getvoice.adobe.com/
Simply create a story (iOS only). Can add music - the program will choose music for you based on your voice inflection). When the story is done, you are given lots of sharing options (gives social network options).
Team Shake:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/team-shake/id390812953?mt=8
App. Add kids names into ipad app, tell it how many teams you need and shake! Will make random teams BUT you can ALSO specify which kids should be together or NEVER be together.
Screenleap: http://www.screenleap.com/
Push your content to multiple devices. Has audio capabilities. Displays entire screen. Free – 2 hours per day (limited to 8 devices). You can only broadcast from a mac or pc due to the java. $19.99 per month gives you 30 devices for 8 hours a day.
Recordit: http://recordit.co/
Can make animated .gifs, can embed in websites (iframe), can lock down the url and require a password.
Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Publish to Youtube. Publish to video file. Publish to Screen-O-Matic ($15 for life for pro version).
Snagit: http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html
Lots of annotation features with the image capture – numbers, callouts etc. $25 education, 30 day demo. Free snagit Chrome extension that is limited (does screen capture with some annotations).
Screencastify: https://www.screencastify.com/
Works on Chrome chromebooks and chromeboxes (as well as other devices). Can include webcam and share to google drive. Available as a plugin for Chrome. 10 minutes or less is free!
3-D Printing
Printrbot: http://printrbot.com/
Tinkercad – free web-based 3-D design program (based on autocad): https://www.tinkercad.com/
123D Design software: http://www.123dapp.com/
Repetire - will host a lot of 3D printers: http://www.repetier.com/
PLA filament (printing materials): https://store.makerbot.com/filament/pla
Afinia printer (more “plug and play” but more expensive): http://www.afinia.com/
Other Resources - 3-D design for 3-D Printing: http://www.3ders.org/3d-software/3d-software-list.html
"Tools You Can Use Tomorrow"
(Leslie Fisher Session)
Assessments
Kahoot: https://www.getkahoot.com/
Game based online learning, quizzes, discussions and surveys can be created, you can access thousands of already created quizzes, students use any web based device to answer questions, leaderboard is update constantly.
Quizizz: http://quizizz.com/
Brand new. Works on any device. Question, answer, photo displayed. Music plays on the devices.
Plickers: https://www.plickers.com/
Create questions. Students will be assigned 1-60, you can print out flat laminate cards. You can see student name and answer as they hold up their cards. Logs all information from student responses.
EdPuzzle: https://edpuzzle.com/
Allows you to upload or link to a video, add quick questions. Students use the code to watch the video and interact with it. Site keeps track of their answers. Free.
GoFormative: https://goformative.com/
Add questions or content. Can add images, drawings, videos, etc. Students can respond in kind.
Newsela: https://newsela.com/
News site where you can select different lexiles. About 100 new stories a day are posted to the site. Includes a quiz module. May include a cost.
Remind: https://www.remind.com/
Allows you to send text, photos, videos to student or parent phones without displaying phone numbers. You can also ask yes and no questions. Recently added chat (optional) – which could be used as “office hours”.
AWW: https://awwapp.com/
Web whiteboard. Can use computer, tablet or smartphone to draw sketches, collaborate and share drawings. Can save at any point but content NOT locked down.
Baiboard: http://www.baiboard.com/
An online collaboration option.
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
Very easy design (note: gives social network suggestions). Gives adjustable templates. Includes infographic templates.
Adobe Voice: http://getvoice.adobe.com/
Simply create a story (iOS only). Can add music - the program will choose music for you based on your voice inflection). When the story is done, you are given lots of sharing options (gives social network options).
Team Shake:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/team-shake/id390812953?mt=8
App. Add kids names into ipad app, tell it how many teams you need and shake! Will make random teams BUT you can ALSO specify which kids should be together or NEVER be together.