Introduction and How to Use this Blog

What this blog is all about:
Are you looking for a way to organize student work in your classroom that doesn't involve tons of paper?  Are you tired of lugging heavy crates home full of student work to grade?  Would you like to help build your students' 21st century skills?  Are you trying to make the transition to digital collection of student work?  Would you like to have more time to assess students' speaking or presentation skills so that you can give better feedback?  Are you overwhelmed by all of the websites and technology that exist to help you do all of these things?

Then this blog is for you!

This blog is intended to be a resource for teachers that can be used to locate the best tool to facilitate student learning, development of 21st century skills, and the transition into the digital age.  Here you will find resources that have been used by other teachers in the field to collect and store student work samples of all kinds.

To use this blog:
You can browse the entries at random to find some inspiration for future projects, or click on the labels on the right to search for the specific type of tool you need.

To submit resources:
Have a resource you'd like to share?  Feel free to email me at LSobb@sylvaniaschools.org with a link and a brief description of the resource, or follow this URL for a Google Forms survey: http://goo.gl/forms/F1IJeOJIEV

Happy hunting!

Lingt Classroom

Submitted by Lisa Sobb of Sylvania Southview.

URL:
http://lingtlanguage.com/

How a teacher could use this resource in their classroom:
Lingt Language or Lingt Classroom allows teachers to create assessments of all kinds, including AP or IB style simulated conversations.  Teachers can use the site to create almost any exercise, including spoken dialogues, dictations, pronunciation practice, oral examinations or diagnostics, reading practice, image or video commentary, and more.

This resource would be of most use for teachers of:
All levels

Cost to use this resource:
Free, with some options for paid features

This resource would be best for:
Interpersonal speaking, interpretive reading, interpretive listening, presentational writing, presentational speaking

Other comments:
The subscription is worth it.  It allows you to have multiple assignments without having to delete student submissions or past assignments.

Vocaroo

Submitted by Lisa Sobb of Sylvania Southview High School.

URL:
http://vocaroo.com/

How a teacher could use this resource in their classroom:
Vocaroo is a free, web-based recording service.  Students simply click the button that says "click to record" and they can record themselves using their computer's microphone.  The recordings can be downloaded and saved.

This resource would be of most use for teachers of:
All levels

Cost to use this resource:
Free

This resource would be best for:
Interpersonal speaking, presentational speaking

Other comments:
Simple and easy to use!

Clyp

Submitted by Lisa Sobb of Sylvania Southview High School.

URL:
http://clyp.it/

How a teacher could use this resource in their classroom:
Clyp is a free, easy to use recorder.  It is browser-based or can be downloaded as an app.  Students simply visit the website and hit the big record button in the center.  The recordings are saved on the Clyp website.  There is no way to download the recording, but they are easily shared via a URL generated on the site.

This resource would be of most use for teachers of:
All ages

Cost to use this resource:
Free

This resource would be best for:
Interpersonal speaking, presentational speaking.

Other comments:
The website does mention that you can download the recording, but I can't find a way to do so.  If anyone knows, please e-mail me (LisaSobb@gmail.com) and let me know!

Movenote

Submitted by Lisa Sobb of Sylvania Southview High School

URL:
https://www.movenote.com/

How a teacher could use this resource in their classroom:
I use Movenote in class for a variety of reasons.  It is a website that will allow a student or teacher to record him or herself at the same time as they are giving a presentation.  The website records their presentation and video of the student speaking.  It can be used for students who are shy or have circumstances that make it impossible for them to present in front of the class, or can be used by teachers for a flipped classroom model.  It can also be used as a quick way to do a formative speaking assessment.  It is a website, but also is available as an app. 

This resource would be of most use for teachers of:
Any grade level

Cost to use this resource:
Free, with some options for paid subscriptions

This resource would be best for:
collecting presentational speaking samples, flipped classroom, 

Other comments:
I have a student-friendly walkthrough for this website as well.  Please don't hesitate to email me at LSobb@sylvaniaschools.org if you'd like this document!