“Chez PD”
Technology Professional
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Pequannock Valley Middle School
Appetizers
Tools to Collaborate
Tools for Critical
Thinking
Tools to Connect
Tools to Create
Main Course
ENGAGE Hook students
EXPLORE How: Video, Podcast, Image, Meme, Quote, Polls, Quizzes, Discussion
EXPLAIN
Possible Medium: Google Docs, Google Forms, Padlet, AnswerGarden, Google
APPLY Classroom Question, Mindomo, Meme Generator, Breakout EDU, Poll Everywhere,
Kahoot, StoryMap , Mentimeter, Quizziz, Goose Chase , DotStorming, Class Hook,
Curated links to explore the topic prior to formal instruction
How: Text set, YouTube playlist, Map, Augmented Reality (AR), Infographic
Possible Medium: Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Forms, ThingLink,
Google Cardboard, Visuwords, Virtual Field Trip, Explore By the Seat of Your
Pants, Blendspace, Piktochart, Venngage, Google Expeditions, Google Arts &
Culture, Tour Builder, Aurasma, YouTube (Crash Course, How Stuff Works,
Veritasium, Smarter Everyday), TED, Ted-Ed, Quizlet, Lensoo, Flipboard,
Common Lit, All Sides, StoryMap , Pocket, Wonderopolis
Lesson objectives through direct instruction
How: Document, Video Instruction, Google Doc with table, YouTube Playlist,
Slide Deck Book, Infographic
Possible Medium: Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Classroom Assi, GSlides,
Edpuzzle, TED, Ted-Ed, Aurasma, Whiteboarding, Podcast, Adobe Spark,
Visuwords, Pixton, Emaze, Nearpod, Pear Deck, Virtual Field Trip, Blendspace,
iTunes U, Educreations, Explain Everything, Doceri, Piktochart, Venngage,
DocentEdu, Breakout EDU, Powtoon, Movenote, Play Postit, AWW , All Sides, My
Simple Show, Sketchboard, StoryMap, Mentimeter, Twiddla , Sutori
Students create based on learning
How: Story Writing, Storyboarding, Show What You Know Bingo, Portfolio,
Mindmap, Make a lesson, Infographic
Possible Medium: Google Forms for links, Aurasma, Whiteboarding, Podcast
(Sound Cloud), Adobe Spark, Pixton, Emaze, Blog, Mindomo, Sketchnoting, Link
to story book, SeeSaw, Educreations, Explain Everything, Doceri, Soundtrap,
Storyboard That, Piktochart, Venngage, , Tinkercad, Phoster, Bloxel, Canva,
Slides Carnival, Tour Builder, Storybird, Coggle, Mindmeister, Collabrify, Quizlet
, Powtoon, Movenote, Lensoo, Simple Mind, AWW, Work Flowy, Toontastic (app),
Biteable, Pixlr, My Simple Show, Elink, Lunapic, Sketchboard, StoryMap,
ViewedIt, Twiddla, Chatterpix, Sutori , Genial.ly, Getloupe, Book Creator, Draw
your Game, TypeSlab
Main Course
Dessert