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Tiny Thoughts Lets Play!

9 apps / online tools that are worth exploring


Goo.gl and QR
https://goo.gl/5qiGvd
LO: To determine
To determine the educational
affordances

Availability and knowledge with


these applications (Badia,
Barber, Guasch, & Espasa,
Demo
2011; Bower & Sturman,
2015)
LO: To Evaluate
To evaluate the use of a Web 2.0
app

As of 2015, Q1, Time spent on


web is around 2 hours, 60%
increase from 2012. (Global
Web Index, 2015)
LO: To Integrate
To integrate learner centred
education

Students to be driver of their


own learning
www.menti.com
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Letting you decide what you want to learn!
Mentimeter
Polling

Feedback
Which tool do you want?
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Demo
Google Slides: Audience Tool
Interaction with the students

Great for collecting feedback


Plickers
Plickers is a simple tool that lets
teachers collect real-time formative
assessment data, without the need
for student devices. Instant feedback
and detailed reports are also
provided.
Map of life

Its an app putting biodiversity in


the palm of your hand. You can
discover and identify biodiversity
anywhere you are or around the
world by location.
Fyuse-3D Photo
Full of Sci-Fi nerds

Spatial photography

Capture the world around you

Build amazing spatial photos of


your favorite, people, places,
and things

Create immersive selfies with


context, where both you and
Which tool do you want?
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Demo
Bonza Word Puzzle
A new type of crossword

Free daily puzzles based


on current events

Stunning minimalist art


style

Relaxing ambient
soundtrack
Google Trends
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0
/us-election-results-and-state-
by-state-maps/

https://www.google.com/trends/ex
plore?date=now%207-
d&q=Emigrate%20Canada
Aurasma
Aurasma is an augmented reality
application that allows you to
overlay any video or image on top
of anything.
Newsela
Newsela builds reading
comprehension through
leveled articles. Teacher can
choose quiz to assess
students in real-time.
Students can view the
progress as well.
Feedback...
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References:
Badia, A., Barber, E., Guasch, T., & Espasa, A. (2011). Technology educational
affordance: Bridging the gap between patterns of interaction and technology usage.
Digital Education Review, 19(1), 2035.

Bower, M., & Sturman, D. (2015). What are the educational affordances of wearable
technologies? Computers and Education, 88, 343353.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.07.013

Global Web Index. (2015). GWI Social Summary: Global Web Indexs quarterly report on the
latest trends in social networking. London. Retrieved from
http://insight.globalwebindex.net/social-q1-2015

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