Cheery Cherry Tech Tips

Cheery Cherry Tech Tips

Use Mimio Connect as a Reflector

How to use an iPad and the FREE mimeo software as a reflector in your classroom:

(Thanks to Ms. Todish at Scott Elementary)

1.  Download Mimio app on your iPad

2.  Open Mimio Notebook software on your computer

3.  Go to tools, then settings, then mobile

4. Launch the Mimio app and scan the QR code on the screen with the iPad and you should be ready to go!

Try it out and share some pictures!

Flocabulary...Educational Hip-Hop!

Flocabulary is an online library of hip-hop songs and educational videos for K-12.  It has hundreds of songs that cover all content area...Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science and they've also started adding some social skills lessons!

Watch a sample (click the link) video on the elements of a story:

Elements of a story

Each song comes with online and printed forms of the lyrics, fill in the blank, tests, and graphic organizers.  In addition, there are lesson plans designed for each video which show exactly how you can implement it into the classroom.

There is a subscription fee for the website, BUT right now they are offering a free 90 day trial! This will take you to the end of the school year.  Check it out....and if you have questions let me know!!

Melanie

Google Tips....

Here are some cool google tips for ya!

Weather info:
Type in "Weather" and the city you're interested in,      
and press enter. Google will give you the weather
for the next 8 days.  You can pull up more than one 
location and compare/contrast the weather 
information.  Great tool to use when we have
crazy weather in Texas!




Calculator:                                                                              
Type in "Calculator" and press enter.  Have
an instant calculator available for your use.










Dictionary:                                                                             
Type in "define" and the word which you                                              
are looking for a definition.  This is helpful
in my classroom when the student dictionary
doesn't have some of the words we are 
trying to find!

Chatterpix

Have you tried chatterpix in your classroom? If the answer is no,  I challenge you to try it this week! Your kids will absolutely love it :)

Chatterpix is an app that makes anything talk...you, books, friends, pets, etc.  You just simply take a photograph, download it to the app, draw a line to make a mouth, and then record your (or someone's) voice.  Use it for spelling word practice, book reports, fluency practice, etc.  There are so many ways to use this in your classroom!!

Here's a short video to show just how quick and easy it is to use:

Have fun!! And let me know how it goes in your classroom!!

Melanie

Vocaroo

I've attached a short video (2:42) that will explain how to use the website vocaroo.com to make voice recordings and then create a qr code for student access.  You can easily record information, such as questions and answers from an assignment, or directions for an independent activity. Kids will then use an ipad/ipod to scan the code and listen to the recorded information.  

Vocaroo QR codes

I used it last night to create qr codes for one of our class assignments.  It took about five minutes and is very user friendly :)  If you have questions about what it could be used for, or how to create the codes...please give me a call or stop by my classroom!  And if you use it, please let me know....I'd love to see what you create!!