Today, we are excited to announce we’re bringing the magic of Minecraft: Education Edition to iPad. Now, students can tap into the power of iPad to build historic monuments, swim through coral reefs with the Update Aquatic, bring creative stories to life, experiment with chemistry, and document their learning with the camera and portfolio features….
Using Minecraft to promote literacy. Source: Treasure Island | Minecraft: Education Edition What do you get when you combine Minecraft with Treasure Island? You get a very cool way to dive deep into the book. Litcraft has recreated Treasure Island in Minecraft, and Microsoft has put together several resources on using Minecraft in your classroom.
Practice math in grades 1-5 with ADDieMath. Source: ADDieMath ADDieMath is strictly drill and kill software, but with math, sometimes you just need a little practice. Once adding a user, the user can select a program to practice. There is addition, subtraction, multiply, divide, and specific multiplication factors. This might be a quick and dirty site…
Docs365 Gifmaker creates animated gifs from a Google Slides presentation. Source: Docs365 GIFmaker – Google Slides add-on To use Docs365 GIFmaker, first add the add-on to your Google Slides presentation. In your presentation, create each frame of your animation as a slide. Once your masterpiece is finished, run the add-on to create an animated gif. The result…
Little Big City is an experiment in web 3D graphics using the openstreet map database You can navigate to different locations using the map in the lower right. Unfortunately, there is no search, so you’re stuck either panning across the world or inputing the coordinates. Pretty nifty visualization if you are teaching maps or map reading.
I think we’ve all been there, working on an email, usually a reply, when we realize that we need to involve someone else in the email. In the past, you would stop your email, go to the To:, CC:, or BCC: field. After typing the person’s email address to add them to the reply, you would then…
Microsoft is launching its collaborative Whiteboard app on Windows 10 today, and promising versions for iOS and the web soon. The app has been in preview for Windows 10 for the past seven months, and it’s now being made widely available on PCs alongside a new version for the web and iOS devices. Whiteboard lets users make…
Source: Curriculum Pathways® Crio™ Via: “Crio” Is Going To Become A Favorite Online Tool Of Many Teachers | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… Crio is a pretty impressive tool, and a lot to cover! Once you sign up with a free account, you can use the Crio editor to create a multimedia lesson. Lessons are published to the web,…
Source: Libib.com – Home library management web app Libib is an online catalog for books, movies, music, and video games. The free version allows you to catalog your media, while the Pro version ($75 a year for education) adds features such as lending. If you were struggling with keeping track of materials in your classroom you will…
Figuring out how to keep Google Drive organized seems to baffle many users. Here’s a handy infographic to remind you of some tips and techniques! Source: How do I Keep Google Drive Organized?!? I keep a folder for each school year. A couple of weeks ago I created the 18-19 folder and started using it for…