Tech Tuesday: Remind 101

I have blogged about Remind 101 before as a great took to stay n touch with parents and student regarding everything from homework to fieldtrips.


What I like about this post from http://www.twoguysandsomeipads.com is the screen shots and descriptions from the program....

 

Remind 101 is an tool that allows you to text your students or stay in touch with parents in a secure and safe way. Teachers never see student or parent phone numbers, and they will never see the teacher's phone number. Educators can send messages using the mobile app on Android and iOS devices, as well as www.remind101.com.


This tool is great for friendly reminders about field trips, homework, plays, events, or a kind motivational message. Remind 101 has recently redesigned their iOS app with great new features and a teacher resource page to help with any questions.

These pictures are of the newly redesigned Remind 101 iOS app.

Download Remind 101:
iOS
Android 

This is def. something I want to try using.....

Cell Phones in Class?

I saw this on facebook, hilarious!

Tech Tool: Visualead: Colourful QR Code Generator

Cool Tools has another awesome blog post for us. I would love to use these in my class, I noticed the new Socials Studies text books we got have them inside and the kids have used them to scan and learn more about history.

Visualead: Colorful QR Code Generator

Visualead is a free and user friendly tool for generating colorful QR codes in three simple steps.

1.  Uppload an image.
2.  Drag the slider over the image.
3.  Click lick a button to generate the embed code.

Visualead is integrated with many popular social networking tools which allows you to create a QR code to suit your needs.

Here is an example of a QR code created with the free version of Visualead. This was designed to help training participants quickly jump to my Digital Differentiation interactive page.

Uses in the Classroom

Here are some excellent sources of  ideas for using QR codes  in the classroom from some amazing educators.. 

• QR Codes in the Classroom, Kathy Schrock's Gude to Everything. @kathyschrock
• 50 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom,  Tom Barrett's collaborative, interactive Google Doc filled with ideas. @tombarrett 
• AutoGenerate QR Codes in a Google Spreadsheet, Tammy Worcestor's Tip of the Week. @tammyworcester 

Try Visualead

Scroll over this interactive image to try Visualead for yourself.