Deb Norton Tech

Here are some resources that have been shared with me by some of my colleagues. I'm so thankful when others share with me.  #1 Abbie shared - Worditout.com - her students used this site to create word clouds. A really nice feature of Worditout is that a student doesn't need an account to make and save a word cloud. There are many settings to choose from. I made this word cloud by entering the URL of this blog.  #2 Catherine shared - PosterMyWall.com -  use this site to create a poster, collage, calendar or card.  Catherine gave her students choice of which tool they wanted to use to create posters for an assignment and she really liked the options this site offered. This site can also be used without creating an account.  I created this poster in just a few minutes #3 Pat wants to use MindMapMaker with his students.  This site is great for making a mind map and is also a nice way for students to take notes.  I created a m...

Pear Deck , which was released earlier this month, is a great way to interact with your students during a lesson and also a way to assess student learning. Watch this Chat with Deb video to see how Pear Deck works. Here is a video explaining how to view student responses after a session. I highly recommend giving Pear Deck a try! Thank you to Intel's Teachers Engage for sponsoring this Chat with Deb.

In our district, our three high schools are going 1:1 with Chromebooks this year. Our Chromebooks will be arriving within the first three weeks of school. Here is some advice for making sure that lessons using the Chromebooks will be implemented successfully. First, test out the site , app, or tool that students will be using. Make sure to log onto the same device that students will be using with a student account. If you try out a site as a teacher on a desktop computer, there is a chance that what worked for you will not work for the students on their device with their log in. Here are some suggested sites that integrate well into lessons : Animoto  - create amazing videos Thinglink  - add links and videos to photos The Learnia  - Students can create videos on a white board Canva - a Chrome app for creating posters, flyers or brochures. Quizlet - make online flashcards and learn through games Trello - a visual task manager for projects ...

App Smashing on International Dot Day - September 15th Watch this Chat with Deb video to see the first activity using Lucidchart Diagrams, the Quick Research extension, the Lucidchart Add-on and Google Docs   Blogging example: Give students a chance to begin showcasing their work and projects with a simple blogging platform. Students will make an account on Postach.io  and name and create a blog.  Students will make an account on Evernote Connect the Evernote account in Postach.io under the sources tab. Students will install the Evernote Web Clipper Extension from the Chrome Web Store. Whenever students create content on the web or have a picture of something they have done saved in Evernote, they can click on the Evernote Web Clipper Extension and the site or picture will be posted onto their blog. Students can use Doppleme  to create an avatar to represent themselves in a private and secure way. There is no account necessary...