The document provides an overview of several apps that can be used to connect technology to the classroom, including Popplet, Educreations, and Quizlet. It discusses the basics of how each app works, potential applications for language arts and other subjects, and tips for managing and extending activities using the apps. Settings and features are reviewed for creating popplets, lessons, blogs, and study sets. Extension ideas incorporate embedding content, collaborating with students, and using the apps for homework help, projects, and test preparation.

1. CONNECTING
TECHNOLOGY &
THE
CLASSROOM
Stephen Erick
ericks@fccps.org
mrericksclass.weebly.com

2. Some Basics before we start
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A few things that may make things a bit
smoother before we start.
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Mrericksclass.weebly.com
(everything we do today will be linked to this
site)
 Under
the topic “Homework”
 Click “Professional Development”
 Add to Homescreen

3. Add our site to your
homescreen
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This works great for
anything online that
you want to access
or need

4. Apps We Will Be Exploring

5. Click on the
on your ipad

7. The Basics
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Click “Make New Popplet”
Tools
Frame color
Text
Draw
Add a Picture
Resize
Connect

8. Applications
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Story mapping
Summarizing/retelling
Character mapping
Sequencing
Vocabulary building

9. Management
Easy
 Create Popplets on the go to share in small
groups or using Airserve
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Take a Screenshot to e-mail or share
More involved
 Create online student accounts to view student
work.

10. Extension Activities – Popplet
Online
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Student Collaboration – By creating student
accounts students can Popplet together
Website embedding – Connect to families
through your website using popplet.

11. Sandbox time
Explore Popplet

12. Click on the
on your ipad

14. The Basics
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Click “New Lesson”
Tools
Colors
Text
Add a Picture
Undo/Redo
Clear Page/Clear Ink
Record
Background
New page

15. Applications
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Story retelling
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Direction following (Steps by step instruction)
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Peer tutoring
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Student reteaching (have them teach the lesson
back)
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Sequencing

16. Management
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Easy to set up, no accounts or passwords
needed
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Presentations can be saved to the ipad to
share later

17. Extension Activities
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Embed your POPPLET!
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Review of content materials
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Math problem solving
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Layout content – show a tadpole growing
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Embed into Smartboards or lessons
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Use it for anything you can explain!

18. Sandbox Time
Explore Educreations

19. Click on the
on your ipad

21. The Basics
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Click “Create Class”
Tools –
Click ”My Classes/Dashboard”
(We are going to go across the screen backwards)
 Settings
 Users – add students
 Comments – Management tool
 Review post - Management tool
 New Post

22. Applications
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Reading Log Blog
Reading Group Blogs
Book Clubs
Classroom discussions
Student book discussions
Questions of the Day

23. Management
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Private vs. public (Settings)
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Use the Dashboard
 Review
Comments
 Review Post

24. Extension Activities
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Project Blogging
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Classroom debates
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Lesson Review
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Homework help

25. Click on the
on your ipad

27. The Basics
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Create an account
Tools
 Browse
 Create
 Your sets

28. Applications
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Vocabulary Review
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Study Skills/Test Prep

29. Management
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Easy to Create
Easy to Browse others’ sets and mix or edit
them into yours

30. Extension Activities
Study
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Speller
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Learn
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Test
Games
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Scatter
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Space Race
Extra Tools
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Print
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Embed
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Place questions on testmoz!

31. Questions?

32. Other Useful apps to make connecting to language arts
fun!
Word Study
Puppets
Word Building Games
Sentence Structure/Poetry