6 Tech Tools to Try on Monday

What is it: Collaborative story-telling website

Use it:

• create a story

Integration: Any subject but especially language arts

Purpose: Students can work with each other to create a story. If the focus is on storytelling and not drawing/artistry, this tool is useful in that it provides students with images to use.

What is it? Website for creating broadcasts

Use it:

• video interviews
• groupwork

Integration: Any subject but especially useful in languages arts and foreign languages

Purpose: Record an interview/broadcast with a partner

What is it? World cloud creator

Use it:

• artwork
• spelling/vocabulary
• data/literature analysis
• poetry

Integration: Any subject but especially language arts

Purpose: Use words to create a graphical representation of the relative frequency of each word. This may be useful for analyzing texts.

Tip: Try double clicking, right clicking on a word, and advanced options

What is it: A bibliography creator

Use it:

• easily create a bibliography using MLA, APA, Chicago or Turbian using online databases
• view citation guides

Integration: All subjects

Purpose: This tool accesses online databases to automatically complete some of the required information for your bibliography. The citation guides also teach students about methods of attribution.

What is it: Online tool for creating graphic organizers

Use it:

• Collaborative concept mapping/mindmapping
• Create a timeline

Integration: Organizing ideas/brainstorming in any subject

Purpose: This tool is useful for helping student visualize concepts and the relation between them. It is also useful for presenting information in some sequence.

What is it? Fake facebook profile creator

Use it:

• for autobiographies
• for profiles
• for teaching internet safety

Integration: Any subject but especially useful in language arts and social studies

Purpose: Show understanding of a person (through the profile) and his/her connection to other characters/historical figures (through the wall)

Possible issue: The website is ad supported. Ads may be inappropriate for site use with students depending. I don’t recommend using this site with younger students.