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Host a brainstorming session online free with Dotstorming

Byryan May 10, 2017May 17, 2017

Dotstorming is a free service that can be used for meetings or in the classroom. Each session starts with a board, and items are added to the board. On the right side is a chat box that can be used for a back channel.

Each item in the board can be voted upon by the participants, allowing for a sorting of the best and worst ideas.

Sign-up was quick and easy. Each board gets a special URL that you can then use to share with students or participants in the meeting.

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Here’s a very fun typing game

Byryan July 18, 2016July 18, 2016

ZType is a pretty addictive typing game. Once started, a series of invaders with words attached come down from the top of the screen, and when you type the word, your ship at the bottom works on destroying the invader, one letter at a time. The game also has an iPad/iPhone version that plays the…

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Create some cool message windows with Carbon

Byryan October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

Source: Carbon | Create and share beautiful images of your source code Carbon is a website for programmers to create screenshots of codes, but the flexibility and options of the site offers something to students and teachers. Instead of just creating a text box in a presentation, use Carbon and create a visually appealing text…

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Note taking with Google Keep

Byryan July 5, 2016July 4, 2016

The app usually discussed with notetaking is Evernote, but Google has a contender with Google Keep. Each note takes on the form of a post-it looking note. Formatting is pretty limited, with a few font formatting options and the ability to include pictures. Instead of being only for text, a note can also be a…

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Gamify writing with 4TheWords

Byryan September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Source: 4thewords | Online Writing Game And Community This is a cool writing site which makes writing a game. Unfortunately, there is only a 30 day free trial available, but they are beta testing a product for teachers. 4thewords offers users a place to write, share, and play. Writing on the site offers different achievements…

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Use Pandora Stories to create a podcast with music

Byryan February 28, 2019February 28, 2019

Source: Introducing Pandora Stories! — AMP Playbook Pandora Stories is a way to build podcasts that include songs from the Pandora library. Pandora handles the licensing, you supply the commentary. I’m waiting to be approved, so I can’t see what the interface looks like, but this could be something that musically centered students could get excited…

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