Getty Images on iPads

Search a world of creative stock photos

http://classtechtips.com/2014/07/29/getty-images-on-ipads/

"Getty Images is a fantastic app for accessing photographs on a wide range of subjects.  You can type in keywords to search a database of more than 60 million pictures."  

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Password protect a short URL

Sharing a link on a open webpage?

http://thinfi.com/

If your institution has subscriptions to databases, video streaming, etc. that allow you to share direct links with no password protection by emailing them, your licencing likely does not permit posting the link on an open webpage. But if you don't have access to Moodle, or Edmodo, or other password protected CMS then you stuck! Why not check out thinfi? Thinfi allows you to shorten a URL and embed a password request before visiting the link.

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Musical iPads?

Don't have an orchestra handy? Think again.

What about using iPads? - If you can round up half a dozen, there are many instrument apps available and there are many fun things being done in both composition and performance using these devices. (or even as a supplement to existing band instruments.)

iBand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W9z-nrTQD4

iPad orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-I4eGT8_5U

iPad guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2qiIQEnNYk

iPad apps in action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSC2QS1VOZo  <- this one is great!

Take a look at "Rockmate" too.

http://www.imore.com/rock-friends-rockmate-ipad

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Take the "Temperature" of your class.

Quickly Check for Understanding Using Plickers

https://www.plickers.com

"Plickers is an app that scans cards held by students to check for understanding. The teacher posts a multiple-choice or T/F question on the board/screen and the students hold up the card to show their answer. The Plickers app on your mobile device scans the cards and collects the data. The website shows the results in real time and allows the teacher to quickly assess the understanding or opinions of the class. Go to www.plickers.com to set up an account and go here to get the app."

(Thanks @Loater)

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Trouble Using AirPlay to Watch DVDs on AppleTV from your Laptop?

Here's a work-around for your DVD problem!

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/use_airplay_to_watch_dvds_on_my_appletv/

Is this your problem?

"Whenever I try to watch a DVD with "DVD Player", and AirPlay is enabled, the video displays a black and white checkerboard graphic rather than the actual movie. How do I fix it so I can watch DVD movies via AirPlay??"

Dave Taylor has a great walk-through of the reasons for this, as well as a solution that is easy to implement: try "VLC Media Player"! You probably already have it on your laptop. (See his full post for all the details)

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"DMD Topic" Creates Talking Pictures On Your iPad

Mini-video demos with DMD Topic

http://ipadapps4school.com/2014/11/24/try-dmd-topic-to-create-talking-pictures-on-your-ipad/

"DMD Topic is a iPad app for quickly creating short videos. To create a video you simply take a picture or import a picture from your iPad's camera roll then start talking about the picture. You can record for up to 30 seconds. When you're finished recording, watch the video and select "tagging" to make the video automatically zoom to the objects that you are talking about in your video."

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Looking for the right sound?

A sound for every occasion

https://www.freesound.org/

"Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds."

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Create Double Exposure Photos & Videos on Your iPhone

Try your hand at some creative double exposures.

http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/create-double-exposure-photos-videos-your-iphone-0158229/

Could be a great art activity - have students fill a silhouette with another image. (Hands or head or body filled a place or action...)

"A double exposure image is two images merged or blended together into a single surrealistic photograph. On mobile devices, creating a double exposure effect is even easier, thanks to the number of photo apps available dedicated to the task. [Try] the Fused app from Easy Tiger Apps, one of these easiest ones to use on an iPhone. Not only does it do its magic on photos, but it works with videos, too!

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Check out this Kahoot! - 'Hallowe'en Safety'

Like a gameshow - but educational!

https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=aa97d837-c909-4242-96be-ed5a27d5bfb6

10 questions every kid should be able to answer before "trick or treating". (Thanks Lynne at KatzieLLC for this quiz.)  Kahoot! is a new take on quizzing. Just like the poll game kids play before a movie in the theatre, students can use iPads, iPhones, iPods, laptops, in fact any web enabled device, to play. Simply launch the quiz on a computer connected to a projector, and have kids go to kahoot.it and enter the PIN provided.

You can get a free account at https://getkahoot.com to create your own. Only the teacher needs an account. Kids play without signing in. (The game asks kids for a "nickname" - use a number or initials. If you get an inappropriate monicker, click on it to boot them from the session.)

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GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

A web-based geographic discovery game

https://geoguessr.com/

"GeoGuessr is a web-based geographic discovery game designed by Anton Wallén, a Swedish IT consultant. The game utilizes random Google Street View locations and requires players to guess their location in the world using only the clues visible in Street View."

Explore by continent or country, or choose the category "famous places". Be a geo-detective!

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Money? Making Change?

Quick Quizzes for Smartboards and projectors

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-a/math/money/

Do you want to generate some easy practice quizzes for students to review concepts? "That Quiz" offers a basic quiz generator at a variety of levels. Most of the examples are Math related, but if you sign up and create a "dummy class" of at least one student, you can generate your own quizzes on any topic you like. (thanks Carole for the tip!)

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Conjugaison de tous les verbes

Je, tu, il, elle....conjuguons ensemble!

http://leconjugueur.lefigaro.fr/

http://www.bescherelle.com/conjugueur.php

Here are two verb tools. They work equally well on mobile devices.

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My StoryMaker - crreate your own picture book

Build your own storybook

http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/

StoryMaker is a web app that allows students to create simple "cartoon" stories by dragging and dropping elements on a page. One thing to notice when using this app: if you accidentally press the "end" button while creating your story, it is immediately "published" and then cannot be edited any further. (Students can quickly find their story using the code generated once the book is done.)

Thanks Dan for this app recommendation.

http://danstechlinks.blogspot.ca/2014/09/my-storymaker.html

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Kahoot! — make quizzing a blast!

Poll students, create a "quiz show"

http://blog.getkahoot.com/post/88279784407/kahoot-user-guide-weve-created-this-kahoot

https://getkahoot.com/tutorials/Kahoot_Tutorials.pdf

An engaging, interactive way to connect students with content.

"LIKE A "PLAYSTATION FOR EDUCATION"  Kahoot! is a game-based classroom response system and educational platform that leaves your students begging for more. With a refreshingly new take on introducing a subject and formative assessment - through quizzing, collaboration and presentation of content - Kahoot! initiates peer-led discussions, with students left on the edge of their seats.

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French tools for students

How to find "le mot juste"

Use the following links to improve the level of your written French, and share them links your students!

Outils de traduction

WordReference.com

Linguee (compare les textes en 2 langues)

Le grand dictionnaire terminologique (GDT)

Capsules linguistiques

Le bon patron

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