This document provides summaries of and instructions for various educational technology tools including Animoto, BrainPOP, Discovery Education, Tellagami, Edmodo, Quia, Voicethread, LiveBinder, Thinkfinity, QR codes, and some additional educational resources. Each section includes a brief description of the tool, its features and uses, and how to access it through a website or app. The document is intended to inform educators about available digital tools and online platforms that can be used for lessons, assignments, communication, and interactive content.

1. My favorite things
Barbara De Santis

2. Animoto
Music Videos
Images/Movies/Text
PC/App
Free educator
account
Blog post
www.animoto.com

3. Animoto- Pick a theme

5. BrainPOP
Online videos/quizzes
Close Captions
Game UP
PC/App
www.brainpop.com

6. BrainPOP Features
Subscription
Mix your quizzes (account in BrainPOP Educators)
Share quizzes
8-4 Monday-Friday
Webinars

8. DiscoveryEducation
Streaming
videos/resources
www.discoveryeducation.com
PC/Tablets
Subscription (see me)
Student accounts

9. DiscoveryEducation
Board Builders
PC/Tablets
Part of subscription
Student accounts
only
Samples

10. DiscoveryEducation
Working with the iPad
-On iPad- save to camera roll
- Import to DE BoardBuilder

12. Tellagami
Animations-30 sec.
Images/Voice
IOS and Android
Combine in iMovie
www.tellagami.com

15. edmodo
Web communication
Teacher creates class
PC/App
No Student to student
www.edmodo.com

16. edmodo Features
Quizzes
Assignments
Polls
Notes
Gradebook

17. edmodo Features
Track Assignments
Annotate student work
Comments
Highlight

18. edmodo Features
Safe communication
Teacher networking opportunities
Go Paperless
School domain

20. Quia
Online quizzes
10 quiz types
16 games
PC/App
www.quia.com

21. Quia Features
Subscription (email me for account)
Create your own
Search/Copy/Edit other activities
Share with link

23. Voicethread
Add text/voice to
images
PC/ App
Free/Subscription
www.voicethread.com

24. Voicethread Features
Students record
Works with any content
Various degrees of sharing/privacy
3 for free

26. Livebinder
Online notebooks
Images/Movies/Text
PC/App
www.livebinder.com
Video (R. Stannard)

27. Start a new Livebinder

28. Adding content

30. Thinkfinity
Google w/o the steroids
Lesson Plans
Interactives and more
www.Thinkfinity.org

31. Learning Objects

32. Thinkfinity

34. QR Codes
Quick Response
Paper to Digital
PC/App to create
Need camera to scan
Many vendors

35. QR Features
Print out code
Students scan with reader
Resources
Kathy Schrock’s Guide
Pinterest board

36. QR Features
 Makers
 Readers (Apps)
 Google QR code makers
 Google QR readers
 Delivr
 Scan
 Can make account
 Track

37. QR –www.classtools.net

39. Resources
Edweb.net
Free professional development
Join numerous interest groups
Webinars with credit (archived)

40. Resources
TeachersFirst
Free professional development
Weekly summaries
Webinars with credit (archived)

41. Barbara.desantis@sayrevillek12.net