Learning Management and Organization
Organize Your Teaching & Learning Life
Class and Work Management Tool List
Class and Work Management Tool Guides
Live Binders - organize your digital goodies, just as you would piles of papers on your desk- in a nice, organized binders. With our online binders you can combine all of your cloud documents, website links and upload your desktop documents - to then easily access, share, and update your binders from anywhere. Can be used for collections of your resources or lesson plans, or as student portfolios.
WikiSpaces - a simple and intuitive wiki building platform. Create your course or class wiki. Makes it easy for your students to work individually or in groups. Create projects and assign them to students in seconds.The visual editor lets you work easily and collaboratively with your students. Use content from anywhere on the web and easily track, provide feedback on, and review student work.As they read and write you can see who is working, and then see how much each student has contributed. Also can be used for professional development, resources or team collaboration .
BlendSpace- Collect web resources in one place and share with just one link. A resource can be any collection of learning materials that support a unit or lesson, including activities, worksheets, lesson plans, assessments, books, presentations, games, homework, flashcards, rubrics, videos, songs, scripts, outlines, and more.Measure student understanding with built-in quizzes Monitor student progress and adapt to student needs in real-time
Weebly *- drop and drag web designer; very easy to use for students and teachers. There is a free version and a pro version. Teacher account is affordable ( currently less than $40 a year) and includes 10 teacher sites, ability to add 40 students, each with 4 sites. Sites have 100 MB size limit and no page limit.
Schoology* app - this is a complete learning management system. Teach, learn, communicate, share, and collaborate anytime and on any device.Easy-to-use course development tool; integrate third-party programs such as Google Docs, Turnitin, and more; flexible online gradebook, objective-based performance tracking, and engagement analytics,collaborate and share with your peers all around the world; mobile apps enable a complete course workflow from online assessments to grading student work and providing feedback on any iOS or Android mobile device.
School Notes- Post assignments, announcements, and links to important resources. Notify parents and students each time you update your classroom page
Create an online calendar of class events and activities. Use free storage to upload documents and add images to your page(s). Utilize easy-to-use tools to create flashcards and other learning materials Dropbox * app- Install Dropbox on your computer and any photo, doc or video saved to it will automatically save to all computers, iphones, ipads or ipods.
LearnBoost - LearnBoost's free software can be used to power your school - from a customizable gradebook to reporting and analytics. Seamless import of teachers, students and additional administrators.Google Apps integration. Import your own local learning standards or utilize the Common Core State Standards for planning and assessment. YES- IT IS 100% FREE!!!! Awesome tool.
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Evernote *app- provides a workspace to take notes and write everything from lists to research papers; sync across devices; Clip web articles, capture handwritten notes, and snap photos to keep the physical and digital details of your projects with you at all times; share across devices and with others. Use for professional learning and note taking. Students can use it for notetaking and project collaboration.
Class Dojo app- a simple and safe way to encourage students and share information with parents and students. Improve classrooms by giving students positive feedback for any skill, like participation, persistence, or curiosity - it's fully customizable. Teachers can keep parents in the loop with free, instant messaging. Parents and students can review feedback from home. ClassDojo works on any iOS/Android device or web browser.
Below is an intro ppt and teacher info sheet from the Class Dojo
NearPod* app-Create new slides or easily turn your Powerpoint, Google Slides, or PDFs into an interactive Nearpod presentation. OR Find free and paid interactive multimedia presentations.Easily share synchronized lessons with diverse types of content and interactive activities. Get real-time feedback & comprehensive post-session reports. Download report data
Diigo - a very cool social bookmarking program. It allows you to create collections of resources ( for example for student research). Tag your collected web pages with relevant terms for easy future retrieval. Highlight text directly on any web page for personal reference or collaboration. Add text, comments or reminders directly on any web page with sticky notes. Share your research with colleagues, classmates and friends through our collaborative platform for knowledge sharing.
Google Drive and Apps- this is free and comprehensive array of storage and production tools, including Office like tools, email, storgae ( free up to 15GB) . Easy to use and compatible with all mobile and desktop platforms.Everything from word processor from online conferencing can be done with these Apps. Works excellent on Chrome.
Teacher Tube* - video community for teachers, students and parents. User can create Classroom courses, lessons & quizzes using educational content found via TeacherTube or your own. Very useful for flipping the classroom or blended learning attempts.
Remind 101 allows teachers to safely and efficiently interact with students & parents about important classroom information and school activities. Subscribers sign up as a student or parent and choose to receive messages by text, email, or in our app.
Smore***- although this is a fee based services, I felt it needed to be included because of effectiveness of the site. Smore is an online newsletter creator. Fantastic array of designs for all needs. Flyers can be instantly sent to your mailing list. You can also see who's read the email and who hasn't. Smore emails work seamlessly on phones and tablets and it has full analytic feature. Base price s $ 15 a month for up to 1,000 contacts!
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Other Useful Tool for Your Teaching Life
Converters/ Screen Capture
DocuPub - free file converter; convert any file into pdf or graphic image files
Zamzar - free online video converter from any URL
Safeshare TV - generates safe, advertisement free links for you tube videos
Tube Chop - allows you to "chop" a part of the YouTube Video
Screen-o-matic- record screencasts of up to 15 minutes
Snaggy - screen capture with image editing utility
Online Convert - any file to any file for free
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Organizational Tools
Remember the Milk* app - list maker and organizer
DLTK - printable cards, awards, postcards, badges....
30 Boxes- great online organizer and calendar
Stich it - copy-and-paste a set of links in our text box and click 'Stich It'. We'll convert those links into one short URL for you to share
DIRT- directory of online research tools
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Copyright Free
Artvex - over 10,000 free clipart images
FCIT CLIPART - free clip art site
School Clip Art - free clipart for teachers
Brainy Betty - free sound clips and music for your presentations
Audio Archive - free audio streaming and download
VideoGrabber - grabs video from 40 different sites
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