The Weekly Edtech Smackdown: Vol. V
Welcome to the weekly edition of The Edtech Smackdown—a collection of digital resources containing a few of my most favorite activities curated from various social media spaces throughout the past week.
Check out some super cool edtech gems right here, right now and get ready to use these ideas to support learning and to engage students in your classroom!
This week kicks off with more Google goodness starting with this epic new release…
» Welcome home to the new Google Earth—It’s everything you love about Google Earth, plus new ways for you to explore, learn and share. Zoom in and see what adventures await you!
» 4 New Video Options in Google Slides That Will Make Your Day—By Kasey Bell, Shake Up Learning
» 100+ Great Google Classroom Resources for Educators—Compiled by Vicki Davis, the Cool Cat Teacher
» Free Pattern Block Templates and Activities with Google Drawings—Lots of awesome digital pattern block ideas and resources by Eric Curts, Control Alt Achieve
For the Chrome Extension gurus…
» Sticky Notes: A Chrome extension for quickly and easily taking notes while browsing—Tip shared by Julie Smith, the JG Techie Teacher
» Reinventing Math Class with the EquatIO Chrome Extension—Post written by John McGowan, Math Product Manager, Texthelp
A few geeky gadgets worth checking out…
» iPad Cases: Bluetooth & Backlight ClamCases from Incipio—By Monica Burns, Class Tech Tips
» Go Adventuring with this Underwater Microphone—From KitHub, By KitHub
Other super cool stuff…
» 10 Best Sites That Offer Gorgeous Free Images for Blogs—By Lifehack… Great places to snag images for classroom projects too!
» Student-Created Breakout EDU Games—Post written by Mari Venturino
» Another great sketchnote by Sylvia Duckworth…
And there you have it—this week’s smackdown! Stay tuned for additional resources coming your way in the next round…