Tech Bytes – November 2015 INTEGRATION IDEAS

Notability

Students can create a digital notebook combining handwriting, photos, typing, and recorded audio

Integration Ideas

• Science Notebooking
• Annotate scanned pdf files
• Independent Reading Log/Response Journal
• Math Notebook
• Language Arts graphic organizers
• Running Records with Voice Recorder

Explain Everything

Students can use Explain Everything as a screen casting tool or interactive whiteboard to demonstrate understanding of a concept or idea. Students can combine images, text, shapes, and recorded audio and video.

Integration Ideas

• Letter Sounds Treasure Hunt- Have students take photos of items in classroom with certain beginning letter sounds and create a screencast of treasure hunt.
• Have students demonstrate and narrate a math concept to teach other students what they know. 
• Provide a pdf of a short story, have students annotate parts
• Students can become weather reporters and create a newscast on weather conditions using images, text and audio.

QRrafter

Students can use Qrafter to create and read QR codes.

Integration Ideas

• Make Learning Stations-place qr codes around room that link to online activities, video or content
• Use to check for answers-have students check answers to a assignment by scanning a QR code.
• Place QR codes in classroom books linking to audio review by students. Students could also create book trailer using iMovie and turn into QR code