The tools that the Lynbrook Virtual Vikings use on a day to day basis
Used for file sharing, document storage, version control, and backup.
Used for creating awesome presentations and minimal viable videos (Steps to make a M.V.V. Step1: Create an attractive prezi presentation with good transitions, animations, and LOTS of pictures Step2: Screencast yourself, using a software like Quicktime, going through the entire prezi Step3: Add voiceover in a passionate and excited tone of voice Step4: Upload to youtube and share your super visual and engaging video with all your PLN)
Used for note taking, checklists, webpage saving/webclippings, contact management (evernote hello), business cards, general mind dump.
Used for websites for classes or individual projects.
Used for collaborative documents/assignments/note-taking and turning-in assignments.
Used for voice recordings especially for AP tests etc.
Used for new content discovery, traditional news replacement, expanding the PLN, and publicity/promotion.
Used to supplement (or in flipped-classes, replace) traditional lectures especially for Mathematics and Physics, very robust selection.
Used for vocabulary and memorization tasks. Combined with Google Spreadsheets to keep a log of continued studying (useful for presenting to teacher or for teachers to keep track of student engagement).
Used for creating projects and portfolios.
Used for Google Script integration, turning-in assignments, multi-platform syncing.
Used for scholarly search.
Used for collaborative work from home, screen sharing, study sessions, tech questions and panels, and general hangingout.
Used for primary web browser across all computers.
Used for student work tracking, number crunching, and form logging. Integrate with Google Scripts to keep track of metrics.
Used for simple presentation creation.
Used for creating student study groups, sharing assignments, open communication between teachers and students, Facebook groups for projects.
Used to supplement (or in flipped classrooms, replace) traditional lectures especially in math and physics, very robust.
Used to automate cross platform interactions e.g. posting assignments to Google Cal through RSS from LMS, automating tweets, facebook posts, auto-saving/documenting through evernote, .txt files in dropbox etc. Super powerful tool.
Used for image editing and annotation. Helpful in making visual how-to guides.
EdTech news outlet.
Used for collaborative calendars and scheduling. Can embed into websites to create easy assignment calendars.
Used for advanced document editing/used by most students for document editing.
Used for robust, yet simple presentation/slide-deck creation. Used by most students and teachers over Google and Prezi (for familiarity purposes).
Used for turning-in assignments and plagiarism checking. Has some major quirks (e.g. cannot turn in an assignment with the questions.)
Used for blog creation and logging events/activities. Use submissions feature to create collaborative classroom blog.
Used for more sophisticated web creation and blogging.
Used for class blogging & student collaboration/forum
Used for content discovery, research and general learning. Very popular amongst motivated students.