Flash Cards with Flippity.net

Flippity.net uses a Google spreadsheet to create sets of flash cards for your students. Everything you need to make it work is provided on the Flippity.net website.

Here's a short video to show you how it works.

Flippity Flash Cards

Math & Google Classroom

Math was never my best subject. Maybe that's why I sometimes struggle with ways to integrate technology and math. Don't get me wrong, there are some great apps and websites out there that help make it easier, but when I started working with Google Classroom I was at a loss for using this tool in the math classroom. 

Thank goodness I don't have to figure all of this out on my own. Technology provides us so many ways to gather and share information so always have others to help. Alice Keeler (@alicekeeler) recently posted 60 Ways Math Teachers Can Use Google Classroom on her blog. It's an excellent resource for math teachers that are interested in using technology to be more efficient and engaging in the classroom. While we're at it, here's another post from Alice - 5 Ways Students Can Use Google Docs in Math. 

If you're a math teacher and you have some great integration ideas, please share!

Remind Everyone with Remind App

Remind (previously known as Remind 101) is an outstanding tool to send out reminders to students, parents, club members or other groups.

To get started, go to the website - Remind.com and click the Sign Up link. Just follow the on screen prompts to get things set up. If you need step by step instructions, click here.

For all of the help articles, click here.

Install the app from the app store (free) to send reminders from your phone.

Everyone that joins your class (via a class code) will receive reminders on their mobile device through text messaging.

You can send a reminder via text, with an image or an audio recording.  You can also schedule when you want the reminder to be sent. Keep everyone in the loop with Remind.

Did You Ever Wonder? - Wonderopolis.org

Wonderopolis is a website that encourages curiosity, exploration and discovery. Their Wonder of the Day helps to get students thinking and talking. Every day you are provided with a new Wonder. These can be used for short discussion, research and writing activities. You can subscribe to the Wonder of the Day it will be delivered right to your email or phone.

Don't miss out on another Wonder - go to Wonderopolis and subscribe today!

Using the Gliffy Add On in Google Docs

Gliffy is an online diagram and flowchart software. What that means is - it's an easy way to create venn diagrams, mind maps, and timelines.

Here's a link to a video I created that shows you how to install the add on, create a diagram in Gliffy and then insert it into your Google Doc.

Gliffy Video