Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Web Tool Wednesday

Turn a quote (or any sentence) into a masterpiece.

Recite This is a simple to use website that offers a big payoff. Follow the four simple steps below and you will soon be creating things like this:

Visit http://recitethis.com
Simply type your quote (or any text you wish) into the white text box.
Select your design from the marque under the text box you just typed in.
Click on create.

That's it. Now you can see what you just created. Choose how you want to share your masterpiece. Do you want to share it on Facebook? Tweet it? Email it? Download it for later? The choice is yours. Now you have a "fancy" product without a huge time investment.

Happy creating.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Monday Mentions - Quizlet


Quizlet is a free website that provides learning tools for students, including flashcards and games. It was created by High School Sophomore Andre Sutherland in 2005 and now contains over 30 million study sets. All of the material is user generated.

Create your own study sets with terms and definitions. You can even add pictures.

You may even be able to find some that have already been created by another user. Just type in what you’re looking for in the Quizlet search bar.

Audio is also available in 18 different languages.

Study Modes available:

Flashcards

Learn

Speller

Test

Scatter

Space Race

There is also an app so that students can study on their mobile devices.

Check out the Quizlet Teacher page for more ideas in using Quizlet to make your classroom even more interactive.