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Pleased to Meet You: Web apps for getting to know your students before fall
School’s out. But before we know it, we’ll be thinking about next year. To jazz up your blog and revitalize your summertime communication with parents and students, check out these fine tools.
Apps for Outdoor Learning | Cool Tools
With spring in the air, students typically clamor to get outside—and teachers would often like to follow. April is an ideal time of year to explore outdoor learning opportunities, and these apps and sites can lead the way.
Cool Ways to Use Google to Inspire Your Students to Create Dynamic Worlds
Here are some practical applications of how teachers and librarians can use Google's Maps and Street View to create lesson plans and assignments on virtual tours of the streets of Paris, or map out some Civil War battles.
Cool Tools for Featuring Student Book Reviews
There's nothing like a book recommendation from a friend. Encourage students to share their opinions by creating a student-driven book review site. Richard Byrne shows you how in the accompanying screencasts.
Animation Made Easy: The best tools for student projects, from stop motion to GIFs
With accessible tools, you and your students can create your own simple animations to convey powerful ideas. Screencast tutorials will have you up and running with the latest "Cool Tools" from Richard Byrne, SLJ columnist and blogger at "Free Technology for Teachers."
Resources for Curating Video Collections and Creating Custom Courses
A good video can be a powerful way to help students understand new concepts. The challenge isn’t locating quality instructional clips—but rather organizing your selections. Making playlists in YouTube is one strategy, but there are better options. Try these tools for organizing and creating video courses.
Teach Kids how to Code, Make Apps and 3-D Models With These Tools
The best applications for teaching basic programming skills—no geek cred required to use them successfully in your classroom or library. Other apps enable kids to build 3-D models, which they can print, too.
From Scavenger Hunts to Photo Sharing, Fun Apps to Calm the Back-to-School Jitters
Early in the school year is a good time to help kids get into the swing of things and get to know one another and these apps can help.
Summer Project? Six Tools to Upgrade Your School Website
School’s out—and time to enjoy some serious lounging. Summer is also a time to consider your Web presence. If your website could use an upgrade, consider these tools to give it a boost for back-to-school—and save you time this fall.
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