Teacher+Tools

4th Grade Teacher || 4th Grade Teacher || McCall Librarian ||
 * = =Website= ||= =Ideas for Use= ||= =Submitted by= ||
 * [|www.classdojo.com] || Classroom management tool. Also check out the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, smartphone, and tablet Class Dojo apps!
 * Captures and generates data on student behavior
 * Option to share reports with parents
 * Reinforce good behavior
 * Save time by recording behaviors and accomplishments right in class, with just one click. There is NO extra data entry required. ||= Andrea Ferreira
 * [|www.todaysmeet.com] || Create a 'room' to make comments, ask questions, and collect feedback.
 * Great for room moms! Create a room to plan class parties.
 * Record discussion/reading response on novels, or content in any subject area. (Can be anonymous.)
 * Your entire list of comments can be printed (and graded if you so choose!)
 * Save your 'room' for any length of time before it is deleted- anywhere from a couple of hours to a year. ||= Andrea Ferreira
 * www.wikispaces.com || Allows you to collaborate in an online environment.
 * Students can brainstorm or create group projects
 * Other Web 2.0 tools can be embedded (voki, xtranormal, etc)
 * You can allow guests to edit wiki pages or limit it to members only ||= Emily Felker
 * www.google.com

(Google Drive) || Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) allows you to create digital documents including forms/surveys that can be sent digitally to students and parents and then organized into an easy to read spreadsheet. McCall Librarian || 4th Grade Teacher || 4th Grade Teacher || Family & Consumer Science Teacher ||
 * collect and organize parent contact info
 * collaboration among students or teachers
 * You must have a gmail account ||= Emily Felker
 * [|www.socrative.com] || Online student response system. Can be used with any smartphone, tablet, or laptop with internet connection.
 * create online quizzes that students can take either at their own pace or as a whole class.
 * instant feedback
 * results can be saved in a spreadsheet and can be graded
 * take polls, ask impromptu questions, gather data (and view results in a bar graph)
 * Highly engaging! ||= Andrea Ferreira4th Grade Teacher ||
 * [|www.remind101.com] || A safe way for teachers to text parents and students safely.
 * send reminders to your classes (or groups) and parents
 * use the app or website to text parents/students
 * your phone number is NOT shared with anyone ||= Andrea Ferreira
 * [|www.superteachertools.com] || Tools and games for use in your classroom. Enter your students' names to use the following tools:
 * Random name generator
 * Random grouping tool
 * Seating chart ||= Andrea Ferreira
 * http://www.timetoast.com || Create Interactive Timelines
 * You can add a large amount of data to each year
 * You can add pictures ||= Alexis Crownover