This Year's Tech Tool Box

Each year the technology I leverage in the classroom changes. In search of an increasingly simple, efficient, and streamlined set of tools, I have slowly converged towards the list below. Although significantly shorter than the list from a few years ago, the below tools are chosen solely because they help accomplish my pedagogical mission to spark, organize and quench student curiosity. If you have any questions as to how the below set of tools were specifically leveraged to meet the above mission, please reach out.

#1: Remind

• What: One-way mass text messaging.
• Why: Random challenge problem deployment, daily tips, misc. resources and the occasional babysitter.
• How: Click here

#2: Blogger

• What: Google based blogging platform.
• Why: Single sign-on with Google Apps and ability to post to blog (text, pic, video, etc.) using email.
• How: Click here

#3: SaveFrom.net

• What: YouTube, Vimeo, etc. video/audio download tool.
• Why: Simple extraction directly from YouTube URL via "ss" prefix.
• How: Click here

#4: Weebly

• What: Extremely simple, clean and functional website building application.
• Why: Sharing of classroom lessons, activities and pedagogical reflection that transcends the LMS firewall.
• How: Click here

#5: Google Forms

• What: Public "window" to share data in a flexible spreadsheet.
• Why: Video/image insertion, branched logic and edit confirmation add much needed functionality.
• How: Click here, here and here.