Quick Technology Survey

Online Survey Tools

 

Surveys can be used in the classroom for:

• Ice breakers
• Get an understanding of students prior knowledge
• Student values, interests and opinions
• Quizzes
• Questionaires

Survey websites:

Google Forms – (part of the google docs). Flubaroo to make it mark your tests as well!
Survey monkey – free for up to 10 questions. http://www.surveymonkey.com/
Obsurvey – free http://obsurvey.com/
Classmarker - http://www.classmarker.com/ 
ProProfs - http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/

 

Google News Archives

Google News Archives
https://news.google.com.au/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=a

• Search articles at specific times and on specific dates.
• Newspapers available on line from many years back.
• Searching can be advanced or simple.
• Can be used in research projects.
• Free and easy to access.

Using in the classroom:

• Comparisons
• Research assignments
• Real time information of a certain time. (Newspapers)
• Different opinions on certain subjects.

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Using Google News Archives

Photofunia

PHOTOFUNIA

 

http://www.photofunia.com/

 

 

 

What is it?

PhotoFunia is an online photo editing tool. You upload any photo and the technology automatically identifies the face in the photo and lets you add cool photo effects and create funny face photo montages(http://www.photofunia.com/about). 

 

 

• Interactive and fun.
• Students can create stories using the photos for different scenarios.
• Free
• Availiable on PC, iPhones, iPads and android.
• Can be used by all ages of schooling.
• Hundreds of effects

 

 

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APP REVIEW FOR PHOTOFUNIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Cyber Smart in the Classroom

 CYBER SMART

 Designed to support and encourage participation in the digital economy by providing information and education which empowers children to be safe online.

 

• Australian government endorsed website.
• Information for all ages; early childhood to highschool.
• Educates students about internet safety and awareness, vital with today's technology.
• Readily availiable resources for parents, teachers and students.
• Video's for how to use the programme and on cyber safety.
 

 

 

 

Cybersmart is a national cybersafety and cybersecurity education program managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), as part of the Australian Government's commitment to cybersafety. The program is specifically designed to meet the needs of its target audiences of children, young people, parents, teachers and library staff.

 

http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/





Epals

EPALS

 

 

 

 

• Safe way of communicating
• Free
• Learn about other cultures and lifestyles
• Global community

 

 

Links:

E-pal World email penpal site ( e-pals penpals, email pals, pen pals ...

www.e-palworld.co.uk/

E-Pal World, Find a penpal, friend or lover from anywhere in the world, continuosly updated, about 8000 pen pals listed at any one time.

 

ePals | CrunchBase Profile

www.crunchbase.com› Companies

ePals is a "collaborative learning and literacy community, focused specifically on fostering reading, writing and critical thinking skills across the.

 

ePALS.com - Friendship Through Education

www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/epals.htm

 

ePALS connects 4.5 million students and teachers in 191 countries for teacher- designed cross-cultural and interactive projects. Classrooms use monitored email ...

 

E-pal World email penpal site ( e-pals penpals, email pals, pen pals ...

www.e-palworld.co.uk/

E-Pal World, Find a penpal, friend or lover from anywhere in the world, continuosly updated, about 8000 pen pals listed at any one time.

ePals | CrunchBase Profile

www.crunchbase.com › Companies

ePals is a "collaborative learning and literacy community, focused specifically on fostering reading, writing and critical thinking skills across the.

ePALS.com - Friendship Through Education

www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/epals.htm

ePALS connects 4.5 million students and teachers in 191 countries for teacher- designed cross-cultural and interactive projects. Classrooms use monitored email ...

 

 

Skype

What is Skype?

Calling, seeing, messaging and sharing with others – wherever they are.

Skyping in the classroom:

• Meet people from all over the world.
• Face to face. 
• Create projects.
• Learn different information from different perspectives.
• Travel to the other side of the world without leaving the classroom.
• Free and only requires a WIFI or Internet connection.
• Create a greater connection between people.
• Real life and real time.
• Safer as you know who you are talking too.
• Engaging and interactive.
• Bring the world to you.
• Inclusive of everyone, student who is unable to make it to school can be skyped into the classroom.
• Teacher to parent conferencing.
• Collaborate nationwide as well as world wide. 

Stinto

 

STINTO

Online chat website:

• Can create your own private chat.
• Upwards of 30 people chatting at one time, great for a whole class activity.
• Can be used to brainstorm ideas.
• Easy to use and access, can be used in primary and secondary education.
 

 

Comic Life

 

COMIC LIFE

 

 

http://comiclife.com/

• Simple to use for both teachers and students
• Great for brainstorming, KWL charts and story boarding.
• Create a range of different styled comics.
• Not too expensive.
• Can be used from the ages of Year 1 and up.
• Can be downloaded onto a range of devices, Windows, Mac and iPad.
• iPad functions allow for mobile learning.
• Can be used individually, in groups and as a whole class.

 

 

BuildYourWildSelf

 http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

 

 

Buildyourwildself is a website in which students can create a person from all different parts of different animals.

 

5 Positives when using within a classroom:

 

 

1. Website is simple to use and easy to navigate, it also has links to other informational websites.

2. Students can learn about animals through the website as each body part is provided with certain information about the animal it comes from.

3. Students have the ability to get creative and each have their own unique wild self.

4. Image can be printed, saved or emailed. Image can then be taken and displayed around the classroom.

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