Google Keep - Google's answer to Apple's Stickynotes.

My kids in my classroom are going to hate this app/website.  Ever try and find the website that you looked at the night before....but forgot the address...and you didn't email it to yourself?  Ever wish that your non-Apple computer had something like stickynotes....that was a google app?  Well....wish no longer...because it is here!  Google Keep is now an app for your phone or a website connected to your google drive.  I am so excited about this BECAUSE....it will save me from going through my chrome's history to find something.  Ok....here is a screenshot of my new Google Keep page.  Not much on it yet...but give me a couple of days.

Website
keep.google.com   or find it in the Chrome store.

You can setup your display preferences, add and delete posts, make lists, check off things that you have completed on the lists, setup reminders! (awesome!), and help organize your life (not really..but it sounds great).

Really easy to use, and can be connected to your other google apps.  Here is a video if you are wanting some help.  It is awesome!

Let me know what you think about this.  I am planning to use it first thing on Monday....to remind me about our new tardy policy!

As always.  Please let me know of things that you are using in your classroom that are working for you.  Apple or IBM...doesn't matter!

Here is the form below.

EdTechTeacher (Brenda T - Thanks for the link that helped me find other awesome stuff and put off the work I should have been doing!)

I would just like to tell all of you that I about a 5 minute attention span and am procrastinating grading my history tests.

 I am always looking for resources that not only pull in technology into the classroom, but also can help me!  It is selfish, but reinventing the wheel is not what we have time to do as educators.  That is why Brenda T....you have not only helped me procrastinate, might havejust  saved me some time in the process (ohh....the irony).

So, here I find her original tweet/post.

Great, since I am on a laptop, what can I do with this (apps don't exactly work for our technology....but I understand the 7th Grade Teachers would like this)?  So, instead of grading those pesky tests, I clicked on the link and explored the website.  I am so glad that I did.  Now there are no silver bullets here, but they have it made uber simple for all of us techies and those that feel like the Amish among us with the technology mandate.

So here is the short of it.  Instead of cruising around on the website, if you click this link....
http://edtechteacher.org/tools/

It will take you to a page that has helpful links and tabs based on subject or activity.  Here are some examples of some of the tabs there are more than I could include on this screen shot.

It also has links (tabs) by subject area.  Please take a moment to look at this if you have time during conferences.  There is some really neat stuff here.  Even some that has been reviewed already on this blog.  Procrastinate away!!!!

As always, please fill out the sheet below if you have anything you would like to share.  I would challenge you to find one thing off of this website and try it this week.  You might be surprised how easy tech integration might be!

Flip Quiz - Great Review Game & Jeopardy style clone

Sorry for the lack of posts in the last couple of weeks.  I have been "promoted" to our team leader while she is out sick.  Never realized how much she does.  CP, get better quick!

Ok.  All of us have probably used a Power Point Jeopardy game at some point.  My experience always seemed to include answers that didn't match questions, and PPT files that were HUGE or just didn't work sometimes.......well that has all changed.

I have found a cool site that has made this type of review game easy to make.  The free version does limit some of the features, but even with that, it is still awesome.

Website is:
flipquiz.me

It can be used on either the computer or the tablet.

Make your free account and then go at it.  I have included the one that I made for class on Monday.

Excuse the formatting (if you zoom in it allows all of the categories to be shown.)
The only draw back I can think of is not having an a physical copy of this on your computer.  Please try it out.  There are also way to search other public boards created by other teachers.  I think that I will find a million reasons to use this.

Please use and let me know what you think.  As always, if you have something to share, please fill out the form below.

Great Tech Article for EVERYONE about creating Structures and Routines in your classroom with Technology.

As my team knows, my personal life is very busy.  With an almost 2 year old at home with an almost 2 month old, I am keeping busy at school and at home!

So....testing new sites and tech have taken the backseat for the moment, but I have a great article for everyone to read.  Those of us that use technology everyday are trying to find ways to integrate more, and some of us are just trying to get the kids to power their technology up at least once a class period.

So....wherever you are on the tech savvy or stupid spectrum, take a moment and read this article.

Here is the link to the article.  Thanks Brenda T for sharing this with us!
introducing-mobile-tech-structures-routines-

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