Free Technology for Teachers: Analyzing Shakespeare With Storyboards

Free Technology for Teachers: Analyzing Shakespeare With Storyboards Creating a storyboard can be a good way to organize a story and plan a video project. As Rebecca Ray shares in the slides below, creating storyboards can also be a good way to deconstruct and analyze a story.[...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/analyzing-shakespeare-with-storyboards.html

FT4T: A Handful of Helpful Google Forms Tutorials for Teachers

A Handful of Helpful Google Forms Tutorials for Teachers Google Forms and Google Sheets can be very useful for collecting all kinds of information from students and others. Three of the most common uses of Google Forms and Sheets in schools are creating quizzes, conducting surveys, and organizing workflow. The following videos, screenshots, and links will help you learn how to use Google Forms and Sheets in your classroom. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/a-handful-of-helpful-google-forms.html

FT4T: An Illustrated Glossary of Genetic Terms

An Illustrated Glossary of Genetic Terms The National Human Genome Research Institute has a great talking glossary of genetic terms for students. The glossary is available online and as a free iPad app. The Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms features scientists explaining each term. Most terms are accompanied by an illustration and some terms are accompanied by 3D animations. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/an-illustrated-glossary-of-genetic-terms.html#.UzTswVzVT5o

FT4T: Google Calendar Tutorials for Teachers

A Handful of Google Calendar Tutorials for Teachers From simply keeping track of personal appointments to sharing important information with students, Google Calendar is a versatile tool for teachers. The following tutorials can help you get the most out of using Google Calendar. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/a-handful-of-google-calendar-tutorials.html

Tech Tools to Try 3.24.14

Teach Thought: 6 Tech Ideas for Nat'l Poetry Month

6 Technology-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Think They Hate Poetry It’s safe to say that of all the genres of literature we study in school, poetry is the most scary–and not just for the students. Sometimes poetry gets a bad rap for being too dense, too pretentious, too much of an acquired taste for mainstream consumption. While it’s true that I could name many a poem that fits those descriptors, it’s also true that working with poetry can be a most whimsical, intriguing, dare I say light-hearted experience for you and your students. Try one of these six strategies during National Poetry Month to invite your students to explore the jungle of this most-feared genre. [...]

Recording in GarageBand

RECORDING IN GARAGEBAND

1. Open GarageBand (Guitar icon in dock, or Finder > Applications> GarageBand) and create a new Voice project (microphone)
2. Save your project with the title of your activity.
3. Select No Effects (Top of rightmost column)
4. Make sure metronome is unchecked (under Control menu).
5. Click on the red button to record and hit the space bar to stop recording.
6. Drag the red line (using the white triangle at top) back to the beginning to play it back.

***TO EXPORT YOUR RECORDING ONCE YOU ARE DONE - THIS MUST BE DONE!

1. Click on Share menu, then “Export Song to Disc”
2. Change the settings so it exports as a mp3
3. Click on Export
4. Click on Save (it will have the same name and be in the same place but will be a different format)
5. If you are uploading to Angel, make sure you select the file that has the Music Note icon and NOT the guitar icon - that is the audio file that Angel will recognize.