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Tech Tools for Teachers

The Tech Tools for Teachers Podcast is hosted by Shanna Martin, an instructional and technology coach focused on helping you find and understand free educational technology tools that you can use in your classroom. Free resources are available at https://smartinwi.com (smartinwi.com). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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18:02

Encyclopedias for Kids

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2023/02/06

This week's episode of Tech Tools for Teachers focuses on two online encyclopedia resources that can help students with their research: DK Find Out! and Fact Monster. DK Find Out! is a visually-friendly site for younger students with tons of visuals, videos, quizzes, and fun facts all in one place. Fact Monster is a comprehensive site with information on various topics, making it more suitable for upper elementary or middle school students. The site has fewer images and more ads, but students have

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15:40

Fun Ways to Teach Kids About Weather

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2023/01/30

Weather or not you are a Science teacher, the sites we discuss today are great resources for all students! 🌞 This week, we chat about two great weather sites that can be incorporated into any elementary or middle school classroom—Weather Wiz Kids and SnowCrystals.com. They have great resources and are super interesting to dig into. So hopefully, you find something enlightening for your classroom!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn -

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13:00

Recess Can Be Fun AND Educational

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2023/01/23

It's recess time! I am excited to share this week's tool because it is super easy and fun to use in any classroom! RoomRecess.com is a website that offers a wide range of activities and resources for K-6 education.So if you need some indoor recess activities or just fun ways to review content, we have a fun tool for you!Have a great week everyone!RoomRecess | Free Learning Games for Kids OnlineFind all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory: https://smartinwi.com/edtech-directory/ Get

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10:24

Meet the Lab from PBS Wisconsin

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2023/01/09

Here on the Tech Tools for Teachers Podcast, we love FREE resources. And one free resource for teachers that is in every state is PBS - the Public Broadcasting System! What is also great is that PBS offers different resources from each state so you can find all kinds of information for your students. And... here's a little tip... you can access other state's PBS content even if you don't live there—or even if you don't live in the US! 🤫. This week we are chatting about a great science resource

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18:20

OpenAI's ChatGPT & Dall-E-2 in Schools

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2023/01/02

If you haven't heard about it already, OpenAI's ChatGPT and Dall-E 2 programs are taking the world by storm. ChatGPT is an AI writing program that will write essentially whatever you'd like it to based on prompts that you input into the chat box. Dall-E 2 will create AI-generated images based on whatever prompts you tell it (within their terms of service). Aside from the obvious implications with students using these tools to get around doing the actual work, there are some cool ways that you can

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14:25

Cloud-based 3D Design with Vectary

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/12/19

This week's site will keep your students busy creating and designing for hours! (If you need to keep them busy for a while.) 😉 Vectary is a cloud-based 3D design site that runs in the cloud! That means you don't need to download anything... and it works on Chromebooks!Vectary - Create 3D interactive experiences for Web, Augmented Reality and MetaverseFind all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory: https://smartinwi.com/edtech-directory/ Get in touch:

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11:50

Sharing Stories with StoryMap

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/12/12

We're always looking for different way for students to share their knowledge. This week, we found a cool site that does just that! StoryMap is a fun way for kids to tell a story or share their research without spending a ton of time playing with extras. Create timeline maps that can be used in many different content areas and will work for most students from 4th grade and up! StoryMap JSFind all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory: https://smartinwi.com/edtech-directory/ Get in

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16:39

Zorbi & Postlight Reader Chrome Extensions

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/12/05

Who wants to make learning a tiny bit easier? This week we have two Chrome Extensions that help streamline everyday educational tasks! They are quick, helpful and can be used in any content area!ZorbiPostlight ReaderFind all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory: https://smartinwi.com/edtech-directory/ Get in touch: https://smartinwi.comhttps://www.twitter.com/smartinwihttps://www.threads.net/@smartinwihttps://www.facebook.com/smartinwitechtoolsforteacherpodcast@gmail.com©2018-2023

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06:32

What Can You Do with Vocaroo?

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/11/21

It's Thanksgiving week in the U.S. We have a mini episode for you! Vocaroo is a super simple website for any age student to use! Go to Vocaroom.com, click the record button. Then click the red button to stop and share it! You can have students create QR codes to add a voiceover to a project or you can have them share the link. It is super easy to use and fun!Listen to find out how many fun ways Shanna and Fuzz came up with for using Vocaroo in the classroom. Vocaroo | Online voice recorderFind all

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12:42

Sites that Make Reading Fun!

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/11/14

It's reading time! Depending on the grade level and content that you teach, reading looks very different. So, this week I have two reading tools that have very different purposes. On this episode, we explore Teach Your Monster and ReadWorks. ReadWorksTeach Your MonsterFind all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory: https://smartinwi.com/edtech-directory/ Get in touch:

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15:46

Creating Fancy Forms with Typeform & Jotform

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/11/07

Now that we are back in the swing of things let's talk about student projects. 😍 A lot of the teachers I work with love to build projects into their lessons and are looking for quick ways to have students share information. We love to have our students be creative but also need them to not spend tooooo much time with their project. The two tools we are chatting about this week are great for professional looking projects that have a quick learning curve. They can be used in any content area and can

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15:36

Identifying Credible Information with Checkology

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/10/31

I am super excited to chat about Checkology, this week! Checkology is a tool from the nonpartisan News Literacy Project designed to support educators with lessons on media literacy. They have all kinds of topics from journalism to arguments and evidence. They also have additional resources that you and your students can use in the classroom!RumorGuard from the News Literacy ProjectNews Literacy ProjectCheckologyFind all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory:

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10:40

Creating Stories with My Storybook

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/10/17

Many of the teachers I coach with are looking for new ways to engage their students in writing. That means I'm always on the lookout for easy sites students can use to create stories. This week, we chat about My Storybook, which is an easy, fun, and engaging way to create stories in your classroom! My StorybookFind all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory: https://smartinwi.com/edtech-directory/ Get in touch:

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13:17

Hour of Code

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/10/10

Just take an hour, and code! I love to build coding into my classroom when ever possible. Coding skills help with so many other content areas and it's fun! The activities that students have access to now, are far beyond what the first coders were give to solve. They are fun, engaging and they don't even realize how much they are learning! Hour of Code, December 5-11, 2022Find all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory: https://smartinwi.com/edtech-directory/ Get in touch:

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12:11

Snappa and Adobe Express

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/09/26

Now that we are back in the swing of the new school year, let's talk about student projects. 😀 A lot of the teachers I work with love to build projects into their lessons and are looking for quick ways to have students share information. We love to have our students be creative but also need them to not spend tooooo much time with their project. The two tools we are chatting about this week are great for creating professional looking projects that have a quick learning curve. They can be used in

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13:57

Genial.ly Updates

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/09/19

I'm really excited to chat about Genial.ly this week! There have been so many improvements and upgrades since the last two episodes (2 & 50) on which we discussed Genially. The developers are definitely keeping educators in mind with these changes! There are great templates for digital posters, gamifying lessons, interactive images and so many more options. I'm happy to highlight a few with you this week!Find all of the tools we've discussed in the EdTech Directory:

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11:27

Using Spinner Wheel in Your Classroom

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/09/12

Spinner Wheel is a fun and easy tool you can use in your classroom. We have talked about a variety of ways to use random number generators to randomly select students in past episodes (Random Group Generators You'll Love). However, Spinner Wheel works a bit differently. It has a lot of options compared to the tools we have chatted about in the past. Visit smartinwi.com to learn more! Spinner Wheel - Spinner Wheel is an online random wheel app to help decide upon making a choice.Find all of the tools

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20:10

September 11th Resources & Civics Across Content Areas

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/09/06

We are back! Season 5 is finally here and I am so excited to share all kinds of free tech tools with you this season! I hope you had some time over the break to do what ever makes you happy. This season, I really am going to try to stick to the one or two tech tool rule...but not on the first episode. 😄For those of us that hit the ground running on September 1st, it's a tough spot to be in when it comes to discussing the events of September 11th, 2001. So this year, we are starting with tools that

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15:46

Virtual Vacations

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/07/18

It's summertime! And while you might not have the time or gas money to travel the world, there are some great virtual tools that will help you feel like you're there! This week, we explore The Hidden Worlds of America's National Parks from Google Arts & Culture, as well as Virtual Roller Coasters via NSU's Virtual Stem for Kids. Roller Coasters - Virtual STEM for Kids - From the Library Guides at Nova Southeastern UniversityThe Hidden Worlds of the National Parks - Google Arts & Culture's great

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20:02

Skill Support for Summer Break

Tech Tools for Teachers ·

2022/06/06

We're heading into summer! And we're on Episode 123 to round out the end of Season 4! 😄 Number geeks unite! On this episode, we share some awesome sites for students to review skills over the summer. These sites are easy-to-use during the school year, as well, but if you have families that would like a few ideas for keeping kids engaged and learning over the summer, these are really helpful!Science for Kids - Fun Experiments, Cool Facts, Online Games, Activities, Projects, Ideas, TechnologyMath

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