Seesaw is an app (or website) that makes creating student driven digital portfolios super easy to create and utilize. My students and I use it daily. All posts are shared with parents in real time. We have used it for collecting and sharing:
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Music is a very important component of the learning experience in my classroom. If you are an Amazon Prime subscriber (music automatically comes with Prime), you can click the link below for a playlist I created for classroom use that currently has 72 songs and counting. The songs are primarily pop songs from the last five years. I have carefully looked at each song to ensure that they are free of language and content that would be inappropriate for a classroom.
Mr. O's Classroom Music Some ways I use this music:
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I started using Twitter last school year to start building a PLN (Personal Learning Network). Utilizing Twitter to connect with other educators in Rochester and around the globe has been career changing for me. Twitters allows me to share resources, connect with experts and professionals, collaborate on initiatives, and grow professionally in many other ways!
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Planbookedu.comPlanbookEdu is an online planbook. There are several companies that offer planbooks online (Planbook.com, CommonCurriculum, PlanBoard, and Planbook Plus, etc.). I could not survive without my online planbook @ PlanbookEdu. It allows me to:
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YoutubeI use Youtube to share video clips and short movies with my students. I've used video for:
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RemindRemind allows you to text families directly without sharing your personal phone number. I use it regularly for a variety of uses. I have used it for reminders about:
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