Deb Norton Tech

Recently, some educators that I work with, showed interested in having their students use Google Tour Builder to create a tour of locations from a historical time period. We could do this on desktops, but the teachers really want the students to be able to use their Chromebooks, which is not possible with Google Tour Builder since it uses the Google Earth download. So I found two alternatives that will allow students to build a "tour" of locations on a map and also include text, images and even video. Alternative 1: My Maps : With My Maps , students can add a marker, and then add an image to go with the marker. Students can also draw lines between different markers. One of the nice features of My Maps is that you can add layers. To display a "tour" the students can turn the layers on or off to show more or less at a time. For this tool, the students would use the extension, Screencastify to record a narrative to go with the "tour...

Wednesday, February 5th Welcome to a new episode of Chat with Deb: Here are some great sites to use with your students on DLD.  Most of them do not require a log in, so you and your students can be ready to go.   Big Huge Labs   edit photos and share    Jigsaw Planet create and share a puzzle.     QR St uff create colorful qr codes.     QR Island    read a qr code with your PC webcam  ABCya's Go Animate   create an animation and save it to your computer. Tackk  create a webpage with images, text, video, audio, hyperlinks, maps and more.  Easily share with others. Scribble Maps  use drawing tools to draw on top of a map.  Easily download and share your map with others. Magnoto  create an online poster similar to a Glogster.  You do need an account. Padlet  online sticky notes with capabi...

Recently I attended an Intel Summit for Teachers Engage.  Each participant was asked to create a short presentation to introduce themselves to the group.   The variety and creativity of presentations that were submitted were incredible.  I love the fact that each participant was able to use a tool of their choice to present their information. Because the presentations contain personal information, I will not include them here.  I do want to share with you all of the presentation tools that were used.  So many choices. #1 Prezi - This presentation tool has transformed over the years and offers a lot of choice which helps to make each Prezi special and unique.  I really like the fade-in animation option that was added.  #2 Glogster - This online poster maker allows for many forms of media including video, animation, audio, links, images, and text.  When I used Glogster with my students recently, they praised this tool and many ...

There is a new way to share content on the web and it is called Tackk .   Tackk is very easy to use and no registration is needed.  If you do not register, any page you create will be available for 7 days, however, if you register, your pages will be available forever.   Take a look at  my first Tackk  showing Reading Anchor Charts I plan to share with my reading group.  It only took me a few minutes to make this.  I included text, images, video and a button with a link I think there are a lot of possibilities for using Tackk with students.  They could create a poster or flyer for something they need to advertise or announce.  Students could also create pages showing their work in the classroom.   And the pages are easy to share.  Each page can have : For media, you can post a link to media that is hosted on any of the following sites. I highly recommend checking out Tackk and sharing what you or your...