Back to School 2016

How do you get ready to go back to school? We are on a modified year-round school calendar, so teachers go back July 27st! #yikes

As I prep to go back, here are a few of my favorite ed tech tools!

1. Remind - This is a great tool to communicate with parents about what's going on, reminders for upcoming events and meetings.

2. Skype in the Classroom - I love bringing the world to my classroom. Skype allows you and your class to visit places you cannot, meet people from around the world and bring learning alive!

3. Google Classroom - I love Google Classroom as it allows you to begin the process of going paperless. We do not have that many devices in our school, but I try to have at least 1 assignment/week on Google Classroom. I also love how other applications, such as Discovery Education, integrate with Classroom and make it super easy to create assignments!

~Happy Learning~
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Back to School Essentials

So, this past week I have been quizzing some of my teacher friends about back to school websites and accounts to create. After compiling their ideas, here is a top 3 list.

Top 3 Online Resources for Back to School

1. Remind - This is a great resource to contact students as well as parents to help them stay up to date on important information. It's a great way to send text without sharing your personal number. 

2. GoNoodle - 2 words...BRAIN BREAKS!!! This is an awesome site for all types of brain breaks. I cannot begin to describe it, so just go check it out! 

3. ClassDojo - This is great for behavior management and some classroom management. It provides student as well as parent access. My class always enjoyed choosing the tasks/behaviors to earn positive points as well as the monster like avatars.


These are 3 great resources. I cannot begin to tell you how cool they are and how helpful they can be, so just go check them out for yourself!