hs-teacher-tools-apps

= High School Teacher Tools Apps =

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**Dragon Dictation**
A free & easy to use app, Dragon Dictation is a voice recognition application. Speak easily into the device’s microphone & instantly see your text. A quick way to dictate thoughts for a story, or to jot down a recap over a topic discussed in class. This application allows users to share recordings via text message, email, or copy & paste it into a note or document. There is also an editing feature that provides a list of suggested words, just in case Dragon couldn’t hear over a loud background noise.

Mobile Mouse
Transform your iPod, iPhone, &/or iPad into a remote mouse for your computer & Promethean Board. Control your desktop from across the room. The free app is good & a great way to give it a try. If you like it you can always upgrade it for the Pro version. Just remember to email the Tech Department so that they can install the accompanying software to your computer.

Remind101
Communicate with your students, on their devices, on their time, on their terms - text messaging! Remind 101 allows teachers, coaches, & activity sponsors to create classes, have students register for your class from their cell phones, & then you can send out text messages with homework reminders, meeting times, etc. Benefits include: neither party has to disclose their phone number, students without phone/unlimited texting may sign up to receive emails, parents can subscribe as well to stay in the loop, easy set-up. Safe & secure way to notify your students of assignment updates, activity meeting reminders, questions-of-the-day, & more via text. **(iPod –** **free)**

Socrative - Student Clicker
Students can see their classmates ideas & interact with their responses. They can provide feedback on lessons & ask their own questions & poll their class. **(free)**

Socrative - Teacher Clicker
A student response system that allows you to question your students in a variety of ways without having to purchase & maintain expensive equipment or enter in random codes to relay the information to the instructor/system. Get quick responses via T/F, multiple choice/scale, or short answer prompts; avoid indecipherable “exit tickets” by having students submit their daily learning in electronic exit tickets; motivate competitive learners with games. It only takes a minute to set up a class, direct your students to the designated room number & start to collect your data! **(free)**

Twitter
Create a classroom account to use this platform as a learning tool to share tidbits with students & colleagues; publicize what's going on in your classroom; follow professional mentors/organizations, posting assignment reminders & pop trivia. Keep in mind students might not want to "follow" you, but they may be checking your posts regularly **(free)**

//Last Updated - May 2014//