This document provides information on various free online tools that can be used in schools, including tools for backchannel communication, sharing session materials, creating infographics, animated videos and graphic novels, child-safe searching, temporary email addresses, classroom messaging, tracking student behaviors, online presentations, classroom polling, interactive video lessons, and online courses. It also provides contact information for following the presenter on backchannel, accessing session materials, Twitter, and blog.

1. COOL TOOLS for schools
Backchannel: www.todaysmeet.com/TMKY
Session materials: www.tinyurl.com/TMKYMackall
Twitter: @AliciaMackall
Blog: www.mackedu.blogspot.com

2. TODAY’S TOOLS
•Free
•Cross curricular
•Support CCSS
•“Pretty easy”

3. •Backchannel
•Real-time communication, collaboration
•No registration required
•New stuff: comment moderation, sign in

4. •New minimalistic feedback tool
•No registration
•Use for audience participation, real time collaboration, classroom feedback, etc.
Another option…

5. •Allows you to upload a picture and active links to a variety of media (touchable, interactive picture)

6. •Create infogaphics
Another option…

7. •Create animated videos and presentations

8. •Create graphic novels
Another option…

9. •Watch YouTube videos without comments, suggestions, or the 'other' things.

10. •Child-safe search engine powered by Google Custom Search.
•Utilizes Google SafeSearchand maintains its own database of inappropriate websites and keywords

11. •Create instant, temporary email address(es)

12. •Formerly Remind 101
•NEWerfeatures (2014): file attachments, download message history as PDF, send messages to subgroups
•NEW features (this summer): voice attachments
Another option…
formerly Remind 101

13. •Track student behaviors using point system with custom positive and negative behaviors
•NEW stuff: Messaging, share students in school

14. •Create, manage, and share online presentations
•variety of templates including formats using 3D animations and video backgrounds
Another option…

15. •New classroom polling system
•All you need to get started is paper and a single smartphone

16. •Make any video an interactive lesson
•Add voice clips, notes, questions, and more
Another option…

17. •Create courses, flipped lessons, tutorials, and more with videos, links, text, etc.

18. There’salwaysmore…

19. NEXT UP today…
The Power of an Hour
Backchannel: www.todaysmeet.com/TMKY
Session materials: www.tinyurl.com/TMKYMackall
Twitter: @AliciaMackall
Blog: www.mackedu.blogspot.com