David Lee EdTech

Teachers can capture and share student learning moments easily and quickly with  YouTube Capture.  Its newest update (version 1.1) now allows teachers to upload 1080p video.  The app can automatically enhance your video with color correction and stabilization. You can also edit your video with a trimming feature and by adding music tracks.  Many of us have multiple social media accounts for our classrooms. You may communicate with your students on Facebook or Google+, and use Twitter to communicate to parents. With YouTube Capture, you can share your video simultaneously to these sites. That is probably my favorite feature of the app. Make sure you have permission from parents to record and share video of your students. I also recommend sharing your video as "unlisted" instead of "public."

Have your students calculate their carbon footprint with  iEARN's    Zerofootprint Youth Calculator . The site asks students questions on their travel, diet, and home habits. It will also provide you with information on how to decrease your footprint, and provide you with a specific goal you can meet. This would be great tool to utilize in any environmental upper elementary science unit.  As you can see my carbon footprint is above the average person's footprint. I need to work on decreasing my footprint score.

Idea from Molly Rance of Korea International School The bookshelf showcases all your eBooks. StoryKit provides you with a couple of examples (Three Little Pigs, Humpty Dumpty, and Three Bears).  The numbers indicate the number of pages each eBook has.  After tapping on "New Book" in the bookshelf, you will find yourself on the "Details" page. You can type the title and author of your eBook. Tap on Edit to start your story.  "Edit Pages" is where you will see all the pages of your eBook. It also indicates whether or not your pages have text, images, or voice recordings. After you create a new page, you will be able to place content using the toolbar at the bottom (camera, camera roll photos, text, voice recording, and paint). The screenshot above is a page from my student's dinosaur eBook. You can see that she included text, audio, and an image.  After completing your eBook, you can go back to the "Details" page and...

Screenshots from the  Google Glass site Google Glass is an augmented reality eyewear that displays computer-generated data  to e nhance the user's perception of reality. According to its  official website , you can command the head-mounted display (HMD) device to:  take pictures record video share live streaming video give directions send messages answer "Google" questions (ex. Where is the Louve located?) translate languages It also uses  Google Now  to present you with relevant information without you even asking. You can apply for this Google device by answering the following question,  "What would you do if you had Glass?" Use Twitter or Google+ to answer the question with the hashtag #ifihadglass. #IfIhadGlass I would use it in the classroom.  Share Priceless Learning Moments Hands-free picture-taking and video recording will allow me to never miss my students' priceless learning moments. I would...

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This is the Google Slide presentation I created for our elementary faculty who are thinking about purchasing an iPad. Some of the apps are recommended for international school teachers.  Create a link on your classroom website to your education Instagram web profile. I use the radial or linear blur on the students' faces. Our elementary school uses Blogger as the students' blogging platform. Feedly does a great job presenting blog posts with its attractive, Flipboard-like interface. Creating an iMovie to document classroom projects literally takes a few minutes with the iPad.   Our school uses Google Apps. These apps will give your iPad a great Google experience.

What is WWF Together? The World Wildlife Fund, a nature conservation organization, has created an iOS app that lets students learn interactively about different endangered animals (rhino, whale, giant panda, jaguar, marine turtle, elephant, polar bear, bison, tiger, shark, snow leopard, and gorilla). Implementation Example: 3rd Grade Animal Unit (Life Sciences) This app would be a great research tool for 3rd grade students to learn about the physical and behavioral adaptions animals make to better survive in their environments (CA Science Contant Standard 3.0).  Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism's chance for survival. WWF Together First you will need to download the app onto your iOS device.    After you choose an animal, you will see 9 cards that contain different information. You can navigate the cards by swiping.  Title Page: Includes an Adjective that Describes the Animal  Introductory Fact ...