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!!

Kahoot

Kahoot is such an easy assessment tool to use in your classroom.  You can either spend just a few minutes creating your own quiz, or you can search through the huge library of already created quizzes and find one to implement in your class.

Step 1:  Create an account at getkahoot.com
Step 2:  Go to getkahoot.com and either create a new quiz or find an existing one in the library.

When ready to play in class:
Step 1:  On your laptop, open your account and project kahoot onto the screen.
Step 2:  For each kid playing, give them an iPad or iPod (they can share and/or work in groups)
Step 3:  On your laptop, launch your kahoot.  It will generate a key that kids will use to log in.
Step 4:  Kids will go to kahoot.it (using safari or web browser) and type in the number key that is projected on the screen.  It then prompts them to enter their name.
Step 5:  You will be able to tell if all kids are logged in, as it tells you the number connected on the screen.  Once everyone is ready to go, click START...and you're playing!!

We used it today for an inferencing review.  It keeps score after each question and the kids get really competitive! They didn't want to stop to go to lunch :)

Tip:  Have a small reward or prize for the winner :)  It definitely adds to the competitive nature of the game!

KAHOOT

TCEA 15 Recap

So, our ~assignment~ for TCEA15 was to take just ONE thing and implement it when we return. That's so hard to do, because we learned SO much! However, I felt that the first thing I needed to accomplish was actually for our campus, so I put together this blog to have a collaborative list of programs that can be used to enhance classroom instruction and learning. If you have some you would like to add, please make suggestions! I've also included a link to a recap that Jill Fay put together. It really summarizes a lot of the information we received from TCEA. Honestly, it's just a small bit of the HUGE amount of info we learned!

Enjoy :)



TCEA 2015 Recap
TCEA15