Keep in mind, not all of these are free.
Friday, December 19, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Plot.ly: graphing in education
Finally: a scientific graphing tool for students
and teachers. Import data from experiments or enter it manually into an online
spreadsheet. Make scatter plots, bar charts, lines-of-best fit and much more.
Check out our quick-start
to make your first Plotly graph!
Types of charts:
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
How to Use Google Tools in Project Based Learning
Even if you're not doing project based learning, the infographic at the bottom of this article gives some good suggestions on different Google tools to use for different purposes in the classroom.
Monday, December 8, 2014
AppSmashing with Thinglink
This article has taken App Smashing to a new level.
No one ever said you are limited to one app per project. In the example linked in this article, image products were created through a variety of apps then brought into Thinglink where interactive elements were added. These were then added to a Padlet page, an image made of that and brought in to Thinglink and each one linked to the picture.
See Penney Matos if you're interested in exploring App Smashing!
Storing Non-Google Files in Drive
http://youtu.be/bqLQR1E60EQ
Amy Mayer addresses your default upload conversion setting, uploading non-Google compatable files (like Photoshop, images, etc) and a Chrome extension that lets you edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents without converting to the Google format.
Amy Mayer addresses your default upload conversion setting, uploading non-Google compatable files (like Photoshop, images, etc) and a Chrome extension that lets you edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents without converting to the Google format.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
GeoGebra
“GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software for
all levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets,
graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package.”
It looks worth investigating more…
From today's Google for Education newsletter:
Rockin' around the Geome-TREE
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Educator Tom Rose of Chowchilla High School in California uses
Geogebra,
a free web app, to bring complicated math concepts to life.
“The app’s ability to move things around and dynamically see what changes and what doesn’t goes much further than the most well-written lecture notes,” Rose says. “Students love working with GeoGebra, and have no problem loudly saying ‘YES!’ when I tell them it’s ‘a GeoGebra day’ rather than another slideshow from Mr. Rose.” |
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
ViewPure: YouTube without comments, ads or other distractions
When showing YouTube videos in class, consider using viewpure.com to get rid of the comments, ads and other distractions!
Google Drive: Adding Files to Multiple Folders
This video by Amy Mayer (friEdTechnology) addresses a few changes in the "new" Google Drive and also shows how to add a file to multiple folders at the same time.
Mind Mapping Comparison
Free Tech 4 Teachers recently compared 11 free online mind mapping tools.
Check it out! (use Chrome)
Best Educational Websites 2014
Check out Larry Ferlazzo's Best Educational Websites of 2014 list. It's broken down by topic or subject.