Ten Tools to Know

Ten Tools to know

I will like to share how I use the 10 tools here:

1) Using a Photos -take, edit, and upload

There are two apps (Snapseed and Mematic) that I commonly used on my iPhone or iPad to edit my photos. After editing the photos, I can upload the photos to whatsapp, instagram or Facebook for sharing.

Learning and Teaching Ideas

Snapseed: Students will focus on photo editing techniques and apply these to the images that they have taken with the iPad or iphone camera. Students can use this app to fine tune their photos before uploading them for sharing.

MeMatic: Students can  use it to create captions for photos that they have taken. 

2) Using Video-take, edit, send and upload

I use iMovies on my iPad  to edit my video and upload to YouTube or Facebook for sharing. You can also save it to icloud drive or send to email.

Learning and Teaching Ideas

There are many ways to use iMovies in classroom : Click on this link to find out more.

3) Screencasting- Screencast a lesson

I have used many screencast tools before.

Screencast-O-matics is quite easy to use. Click here for the guide on recording. However, I still prefer Camtasia as it has many features.

If you want to have a simple version. You can try installing camstudio who work just fine.

Below is an example of screencast I created using webcam attached to my deskstop.

4) Whiteboarding

I seldom used whiteboarding but learnt Educreation. It is quite easy to use. After creating the video on my ipad, I login to my account on my desktop and I can embed my recording into my websites using HTML.

Read :http://kimthyelearning.blogspot.co.id/2016/03/my-whiteboarding-experience-using.html

 5) Back Channel Discussion

I used todaysmeet quite regularly. The other apps I used is padlet which is also useful for discussion, further more it also support uploading of photos and video.

6) Blogging/LMS/Webpage

I seldom do blogging but may consider it for professional development of my teachers but sharing tips on technology and leadership.

Try creating webquest many years ago, if you are interested google site, it is also quite easy to set up.

An example: https://sites.google.com/a/googleuniversity.org/ski-club/Home

7 & 10) Polling: use a poll and Archive and Gaming

I had also used many polling tools( poll everywhere, SMSPoll, Socrative and  Top Hat) Recently try Metimetr during staff meetings and find its features (different question types) useful. Below are the types of responses you can collate. I have used Socrative for Quiz and games before(Click here to see an example of screenshot.)

8) Twitter: Ways to used Twitter in Clasroom: http://www.edudemic.com/the-30-newest-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-classroom/


9) Google Drive:
Google Drive has been used by Singapore educator for collaboration for quite some time. Below is an example of forms that I have created and shared with my staff on book order: