Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Top 10 Cool Tools for School

Here is my top 10!

 10. Wordle. I feel as if this would be helpful in some classroom settings but not all of them. http://excerptsfromaneducator.blogspot.com/

9. Smartboards. I feel like smartboards are helpful to a specific classroom like math, english, etc. and only specific students may be able to learn by using one. Not all students are visual learners.
http://rweducation.blogspot.com/2012/03/cool-tools-for-school.html

8. Finale. Finale would be useful to certain classrooms. Music being a big one. I do not feel like it would teach students unless they are great at learning music.
http://miawnaj.blogspot.com/

7. Classroom Jeapordy. I feel like this is a great way to review before a big test, but not on a daily basis.
http://lazyguy202.blogspot.com/

6. LeeSummit. I feel like this is only useful for early childhood education classrooms.
http://bobsedu183.blogspot.com/

5. Prezi. I feel like this is a great way to keep powerpoints that are used in the classroom entertaining.
http://uniquelynina.blogspot.com/

4. Dr. Math. I feel as if this tool would only be useful for math classes, but it is a great way for students to learn.
http://demi-hunt.blogspot.com/

3. Wikispaces. I feel like this would be a great tool to use in a classroom setting especially for group projects. http://aliciapierce21.blogspot.com/

2. Virtual Book. I feel like this is a geat tool to use for the younger classrooms.
http://aleahmailliard.blogspot.com/

1. Wicked. I feel like this educational tool is a great way for hands-on learning.
http://alyssa-martin.blogspot.com/






"Cool tool for School"

The educational resource that I found to be cool was # 17 Evernote. Evernote is an eduactional resource that allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device you find to be convienent. This makes the information accessible at any time, from anywhere. The first thing that you want to do if you want to use this tool in a classroom setting is create an account. This tool is a great thing to use to take notes, if your in  meetings, to-do lists, and to put random pieces of information that your not exactly sure what to do with it. I feel like this tool would be great to use in a classroom setting becuase you can you can save all your notes that you present to the class over the years on this website. It would also be helpful if say a student missed a class, he or she could easily go on this website and get what he or she has missed.

If you would like to check out how this resource is used, here ya go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm7hKeST0qE&feature=fvsr
http://evernote.com/