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Dropbox, Twitter, Watch Know, and more Cool Educational Apps

Dropbox, Twitter, Watch Know, and more Cool Educational Apps. Tech Blitz 2011. Dropbox. What is Dropbox anyways???. Dropbox. Features of Dropbox . Dropbox. Now let’s apply Dropbox . Twitter. Twitter. What is Twitter anyways???.

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Dropbox, Twitter, Watch Know, and more Cool Educational Apps

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  1. Dropbox, Twitter, Watch Know, and more Cool Educational Apps Tech Blitz 2011

  2. Dropbox What is Dropboxanyways???

  3. Dropbox • Features of Dropbox.

  4. Dropbox Now let’s apply Dropbox.

  5. Twitter

  6. Twitter • What is Twitter anyways??? Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that allows you answer the question, "What are you doing?" by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, called “tweets” to your friends or “followers.” http://tweeternet.com/

  7. Twitter Why is Twitter useful?AND…. How can I use with my classes? Twitter has many uses for both personal and business use. It's a great way to keep in touch with your friends and quickly broadcast information about where you are and what you're up to. For example, "I'm downtown and itching for some sushi. Anyone like to join me?" http://tweeternet.com/

  8. Twitter Why is Twitter useful?AND…. How can I use with my classes? For business, Twitter can be used to broadcast your company's latest news and blog posts, interact with your customers, or to enable easy internal collaboration and group communication.

  9. Twitter Twitter in Schools *High School students may already have an account, so you would just need to invite them to follow you on Twitter. *Middle School or Elementary School Students may not have an account or be allowed to create one. In this case, you could post a message on your website, send an email, a School Cast, or a written letter inviting parents to follow you on your Twitter Account. @gmswills

  10. Twitter Twitter Used in Techblitz 2011 You can follow our Twitter account @Techblitz2011, go to our Twitter webpage http://twitter.com/Techblitz2011 , or click onTweet . When you tweet anything about our techblitz, type #techblitz first and then your message. You'll then be able to search for top tweets or all tweets related to tech blitz by entering techblitz in Twitter’s search box, and since you typed #techblitz at the beginning of your tweet, we'll be able to find yours as well. We look forward to seeing you in the morning! Bev Miller & Team

  11. Twitter • A good site to help you learn more about Twitter is:Twitter 101or • http://tweeternet.com/

  12. Twitter • To sign up for Twitter go to…. http://twitter.com/

  13. WatchKnow What is Watch Know… besides being a FREE app?

  14. WatchKnow WatchKnow Educational Videos is a companion app to the www.WatchKnow.org website which provides free educational videos for teachers, students, parents, and homeschoolers teaching students in K—12 (USA) or ages 3—18 (international). http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/watchknow-educational-videos/id423622049?mt=8

  15. WatchKnow- Screenshot

  16. WatchKnow- Screenshot

  17. Brain Pop What is Brain Pop??? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainpop-featured-movie/id364894352?mt=8

  18. Brain Pop Brain Pop is the same program some of us used several years ago in our classrooms to show videos related to our educational topics.Brain Pop is now available as a Free App for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. It is not available as of yet for the Android. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainpop-featured-movie/id364894352?mt=8

  19. Brain Pop – Screen Shot http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainpop-featured-movie/id364894352?mt=8

  20. Brain Pop – Screen Shot http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainpop-featured-movie/id364894352?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainpop-featured-movie/id364894352?mt=8

  21. Evernote What is Evernote??

  22. Skype Team Teach via Video with Skype!!

  23. More Cool Apps to Check Out!! • SkyView – Cool for Science! • NASA – Cool for Science! • iMovie – All subjects • Words Free -(Scrabble) Fun, Fun, Fun!!!! • Tour Wrist- Cool for Social Studies!! • Dictionary.com • TED –(Technolgy Education Design) Cool for all subjects!!!

  24. Thank you so much for attending this session!!I hope you were able to take some information away with you today that you will find very useful!!!Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

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