Plickers

Plickers is a great way to gather information from students without each student needing to have a device.  The simple requirements are:

• Only ONE device (can be a phone)
• The plickers app (available for iOS or Android)
• A set of Plickers cards (can be printed for FREE here or a laminated set can be purchased here)

 Download the app today and follow the instructions here to get started.

NOTE: If searching the App Store on an iPad, change the search settings to include iPhone Only apps to find Plickers:

2014 Posts You May Have Missed

In case you were rushing through the year and missed some digital resources that can be used in your classroom, see 10 Faith 4ward posts from 2014:

1. Connected Educators - Take time to grow your personal learning network and connect with other educators with tools such as Twitter.
2. Chatterpix Kids - Chatterpix Kids is a fun iPhone/iPad app with many possibilities for many curricular areas.
3. Journaling Apps - This post spotlights the Things to Think About app and the Write About This app.
4. Poetry Month - This post from April spotlights nine poetry apps.
5. Infographics - This post covers infographic design, ideas for using them, and tools to create infographics.
6. Flipped Classroom Resources - This post highlights two resources that embed interactivity into video - EdPuzzle and Educanon.
7. Book Creator - The Book Creator app is a tool that allows students to publish work in an epub format.
8. Brain Breaks with GoNoodle - GoNoodle offers a variety of brain break activities for any grade level.  Do not miss this post as this free resource is way too much fun!
9. Differentiation with Stick Pick - The Stick Pick app is similar to the old fashioned can of popsicle sticks, but teachers can utilize the Bloom's question stems found in the app to focus on students' various cognitive levels.
10. Tackk - Create flyers, presentations, projects, blogs, and lessons with this digital resource.

Speak Screen

With the new iOS 8 update, a helpful feature has been added to iOS devices called Speak Screen.  On-screen content can be read when users swipe down with two fingers.  While Speak Selection was available awhile back, the added Speak Screen is helpful as users do not need to select the text prior to having it read to them.

First, go to SETTINGS > GENERAL:

Then select ACCESSIBILITY:

Swipe right to turn on SPEAK SCREEN:

To activate speak screen, navigate to the content (web site, email, etc.) and swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers or tell Siri to Speak Screen.  A controller will appear: