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Have fun making your own texts that can make your message 'pop'.... go to http://www.glitx.com
GAMES
Use for session icebreakers, teaching or for assessments
Use for session icebreakers, teaching or for assessments
JEOPARDY
"WAITING MUSIC" Click on hourglass to go to the jeopardy music where the music was created |
Kahoot is a FREE and FUN way to engage students. There are three game types: a survey, a discussion and a quiz. Students go to Kahoot.it to play on their smartphone or device. Click on HOLY SPIRIT(survey), GOD (quiz) or BUSTED HALO(discussion) to try one. Feeling adventurous, click on above logo to create your own.
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Great way to find out what your students know or what they really think. Click on the logo to make your own. |
Great icebreaker. You can make your own 'deck' of words if you have an ipad or iphone. You can also have the kids make a 'deck' of words that you want them to learn more about then play the game. |
Plickers
Collect classroom assessments quickly and anonymously with the use of a catechist's smartphone and these special cards.
Collect classroom assessments quickly and anonymously with the use of a catechist's smartphone and these special cards.
TOOLS THAT CREATE
PICTURES---VISUALS---ANIMATION
can be used to perk up your sessions
PICTURES---VISUALS---ANIMATION
can be used to perk up your sessions
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ABOVE: Create a YouTube by taking pictures of children's drawings, put them together and have them narrate the story.
RIGHT: Use PowToon to teach a lesson or for kids to create their own story. Or use it as an invitation for a parish event. BELOW: An Animoto with words can introduce a story or have students create one with out words and let them narrate the story. Use links to create your own. |
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Make a Voki
To see a tutorial on how to make a voki (and an example of using it in a classclick here. Also check out a short intro to voki classroom To make your pictures talk
or "blabber" (like Pope Francis above) go to blabberize.com to see a tutorial on how to "blabberize" click here |
Make a comic strip for storytelling
Click on the 'comic strip' picture above and start creating. |
MAKE A PREZI
A jazzy way to make a presentation. Catechists can create one..or have the youth use their creativity on what they learned.
To get started click link: https://prezi.com/
A jazzy way to make a presentation. Catechists can create one..or have the youth use their creativity on what they learned.
To get started click link: https://prezi.com/
Show a YouTube clear of unwanted information
Click to use these sites below. Just copy your link into the space provided on the website
Click to use these sites below. Just copy your link into the space provided on the website
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CONTENT CURATION
Web Tools to Gather Information & Resources that Engage Learning
Web Tools to Gather Information & Resources that Engage Learning
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To make a lesson using Pinterest..
just add weblinks, photos and videos to boards 
Padlet starts with a blank wall on which can be added links, pictures and videos. Great for collaborative learning.
To see full wall (below) go to http://padlet.com/mbabcock3/rdreim9ox1fw Read more.. http://ictevangelist.com/how-to-use-padlet/ |
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ThingLink allows you to link online attachments to a picture
https://www.thinglink.com/action/imageUpload |
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
WHEN CREATING DIGITAL MEDIA
WHEN CREATING DIGITAL MEDIA
Being a good digital citizen means making good moral decisions
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Let Common Sense Media help you navigate the media and digital world
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When using pictures that are not your own, be sure they are copyright friendly
