Ten Tech Tools to Know for Educator in 2015

Here are Ten Tech Tools to Know!!

I'm exploring screen-casting, Google docs and twitter this week.

It was interesting and amazing, exploring screen-casting with my 2 year-old girl. We had lots of fun recording and watching the screen cast lesson that we have done together (e,g. type of flowers, fruits, animals). 

Google docs make my works so much easier. I created groups for group project, and Google docs and slides to share and do our group assignments. I can access and edit my documents wherever I go from my iPhone. 

As for Twitter, do follow my lecturer Zachary Walker @lastbackpack. You will find wonderful and useful information from his Twitter account.


Ten Tech Tools

S/no	Tools	What you can do:	Tools to consider
1	Polling	Background Knowledge            Conversation Starters            Formative Assessments            Debates            Takeaways	www.mentimeter.com www.polleverwhere.com www.plicker.com www.docs.googles.com/forms www.polldaddy.com
2.	BackChannel Discussions	Background Knowledge            Conversation Starters            Formative Assessments            Debates            Takeaways          Collaborative Questioning	www.todaysmeet.com www.edmodo.com www.en.linoit.com www.backchnnelchat.com www.popplet.com
3	Texting	Hooks            Communication Tool            Storytelling            Vocabulary            Positive Feedback            Phone a Friend	www.pooleverywhere.com www.remind.com www.whatapp.com www.viber.com www.chaatz.com
4	Music	Intro music            Classroom Management            Transitions            Theme music            Student Choice	www.greenbookofsongs.com www.flocabulary.com www.songza.com www.amazon.com www.spotify.com
5	Photos	Story Prompts            Geometric Shapes            Languages            Demonstrate Concepts (irony, creativity, etc)            Community Errors (Selfies)	www.picmonkey.com www.pixler.com www.gimp.com www.flipagram.com www.storehouse.com.
6	Screencasting	Flipping            Accessibility            Student Assessment            Process Instruction	http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ www.techsmith.com www.captivate.com Quicktime
7	Google Docs	Share            Collaborate            Chat Internally            Comments & Suggested Edits            Revision History	www.doc.google.com www.drive.google.com www.thegooru.com www.plus.google.com
8	White Boarding	Incorporate           Video/Pictures            Visuals            Record            Lesson Access            Student Assessment	www.educreations.com www.showme.com www.explaneverything.com www.bigmarker.com
9	Twitter	Classroom Prompt            Descriptive Writing            A Place to Imagine            Takeaways            Positive Feedback	www.twitter.com www.tweetdeck.com www.ifttt.com www.tweetstats.com Find great and latest information  Names to follow Tom Whitby: @tomwhitby Edutopia: @Edutopia Ricahrd Byrne: @embyrne Eric Sheninger: @e_sheninger Zachary Walker: @lastbackpack
10	Video and You tube	Pull the video from You tube            Teaching materials	https://www.youtube.com/