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=Welcome to Ms. Sigler's Tech Links =

Google Docs
[|EV Schools Switching to Google Apps] [|Video Explaining Basic Concept of Google Docs] [|Overview of Google Docs] [|Google Docs Templates] [|About Google Docs] [|For Educators]

[|Create a Google Account] //If you have activated the "ElkhornValleySchools.org" email, this step is not necessary. //

Gmail
[|Consolidating Various Email Accounts into Gmail]

iPads
[|Counselor iPad Document] [|Use Your iPad to Learn How to Use Your iPad] [|70 Ways to Use iPads in the Classroom] NETechknowledge iPad Tips and Tricks [|Mickie Mueller's LiveBinder Career Apps] CTE Starter Apps Apple Support - iPad Basics

PowerSchool
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Enter grades & assignments] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PowerSchool App for [|Teachers] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PowerSchool App for [|Parents] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PowerSchool App for [|Students]

Ken O'Connor's 15 Fixes - Grading for Learning
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 1: Separating Achievement from Behavior] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 2: How to Handle Late Work] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 3: How to Avoid Inflated Grades] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 4: How to Handle Academic Dishonesty] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 5: Separating Attendance from Achievement] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 6: How to Handle Group Work] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 7: Using Standards as the Basis for Assessment] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 8: How to Measure Proficiency] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 9: Using Criterion Referencing] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 10: Quality Assessment] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 11: How Grades are Determined] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 12: Avoiding the Zero] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 13: Formative and Summative Assessment] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 14: Learning Over Time] <span style="color: #4a709f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fix 15: Student Involvement and Understanding of Assessment and Grading]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">EV Activities Calendar
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|View EV Calendar] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|How to subscribe to the calendar.] //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note: if you have activated the "ElkhornValleySchools.org" email, the calendar will be automatically shared. // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Google calendar on a mobile device.]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Twitter
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Using Twitter Basics] [|Educational Hashtags]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Online Still Comic Creators
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Comic Strip improves literacy among boys] (article) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Ways to Use Comics in the Classroom] (Slideshare)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|ToonDoo] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strip Generator <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make Beliefs Comix <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Convert to Cartoon - adds comic effects to photos <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BeFunky - add comic effects to images/photos <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chogger <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Bitstrips] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Comiqs] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Pixton] - Windows platform stick animation tool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stykz - Stick figure animation tool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Pivot Stick Animator] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Witty Comics] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Create Your Own Marvel Comic Book]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Online Motion/Animation Tools
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Doink]create fun animations with this incredible free animation / drawing tool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Pencil Animation -] Download Only <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Dfilm] easily create fun films <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fluxtime] more animation fun <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Flipbook] create fun flipbooks with this tools <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|GoAnimate] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Xtranormal] create movies with real characters <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Canvastic] - create simple animations on this free canvas <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Kerpoof]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Avatars
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Voki <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blabberize <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GizMoz 3D avatar creator <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oddcast <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DoppelMe (creates graphical avatar) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">List of Kid Friendly Avatar Creators (images only)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Voki examples, tutorials, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ways to Use Voki's in the Classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10 Great Uses of Avatars in Schools

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Online Video Editing/Creation Tools <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vimeo <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WeVideo Free, online video editor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jaycut: Free, online video editor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Animoto <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Prezi]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jaycut alternatives
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Animoto Video Tutorial]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Animoto Help & FAQ]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Animoto for Education]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|YouTube]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|YouTube Video Tutorials]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Logging into YouTube with Google]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|YouTube Help]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|YouTube Quick Capture] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|YouTube Quick Capture Help] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Audacity sound recorder download <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to download LAME for audacity

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">QR Codes
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