Here are some tools we will use in class this year. You most likely won’t use all of them, but can choose to use them for different class projects or assessments.
Infinite Campus is the School web portal where you can find grades and attendance information. Be sure to check this frequently!
Website: http://www.infinitecampus.com/
You have a google account. With the same log in and password, you have access to gmail, google docs, sheets, presentations, and drive. Your user account is your [email protected] and your password is chsICpassword. Use this email and password for all of your school accounts that you set up. That will make it easier to remember your logins in the different programs.
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-drive/apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-drive/id507874739?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-drive/id507874739?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://drive.google.com/
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs
Free Mac program: https://www.google.com/drive/download/
Free Windows program: https://www.google.com/drive/download/
Schoology is where you will find our class calendar and all assignments and announcements for biology. When creating your account, use your google log in information. Note: the grades in schoology are accurate for each assignment, but the overall grade is not correct. It does not calculate all assignments correctly. To see your overall grade, check IC. You will also use schoology for online class discussions and quizzes. Most of the work we will do in this class will be done in schoology. It is an app as well as a website. I find it easier to use the web browser Chrome instead of the app. We will use this in AVID as well for some assignments.
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.schoology.app
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/schoology/id411766326?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/schoology/id411766326?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://www.schoology.com/
We will be creating class blogs in biology. Use your google account to log in. When you first set up your blog, use a restricted account - and just use your first name and last initial.
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.blogger
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blogger/id459407288?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://www.blogger.com
Sophia.org is where you will find all of the video lectures for our class. When creating an account, be sure to use your google email and password.
Website: http://www.sophia.org/
Scan is a QR reader that will link to videos, websites, etc.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scan/id411206394?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scan/id411206394?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.scan.android.scan
Paid Mac program: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scan-qr-code-barcode-reader/id722364523?mt=12
This is a iPad app that allows you to create screencasts. You can save works in progress into your google drive and open them on any other iPad.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id431493086?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id431493086?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explaineverything.explaineverything
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explaineverything.explaineverything
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/explain-everything/abgfnbfplmdnhfnonljpllnfcobfebag
We will use iMovie to create movie trailers for projects.
Paid Mac program: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id408981434?mt=12&at=10l6SU
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Your iMovie and Explain Everything projects will be posted to You Tube.
Website: http://www.youtube.com/
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8&uo=6&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8&uo=6&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube/blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo
iMotion HD is a stop motion video recorder to make stop motion or time lapse videos. (Ex. to demonstrate a lab over time)
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imotion-hd/id421365625?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imotion-hd/id421365625?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Audioboo allows you to create podcasts - or record you speaking about your learning.
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.audioboo.application
Free iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/app/audioboo/id305204540?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/app/audioboo/id305204540?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://audioboo.fm/
Haiku deck is a iPad app that allows you to create presentations similar to a powerpoint.
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/haiku-deck/id536328724?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://www.haikudeck.com/
Prezi is an iPad app and website that allows you to create presentations similar to a powerpoint. Before using it on the iPad, you have to create an account online. Use your google account as your login and password. (You can use the browser on the iPad to create an account).
Free Mac program: https://prezi.com/desktop/
Free Windows program: https://prezi.com/desktop/
Website: https://prezi.com/
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prezi/acoonfmhnndodekhecidldfdjgooefpg
Mentor Mob is a web curation tool that makes playlists with instructions and links to different sites/documents.
Website: http://www.lessonpaths.com/
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lessonpaths/mabefejikongohcoocpjblkjmghkpelh
Quizlet is a vocabulary tool which allows you to review, play games, quiz yourself, and even print out flashcards. It is a website and an app.
Website: https://quizlet.com/
Edmodo app: http://www.edmodo.com/publisher?uid=507204
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quizlet/id546473125?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quizlet/bgofflgeghkhocbociocnckocbjmomjh
Thing Link is a presentation tool that allows you to take a picture and then add links to websites, images, and text to it.
Website: http://www.thinglink.com/
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thinglink/id647304300?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thinglink/id647304300?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Quia is a quiz/game tool to review.
Website: http://www.quia.com/web
Vine allows you to take quick (6 sec) videos. We will use this to demonstrate topics and activities.
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vine/id592447445?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
We will use socrative to do informal quizzes. You can use your phone or the iPad as a "clicker".
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socrative.student
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/student-clicker-socrative/id477618130?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/student-clicker-socrative/id477618130?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://www.socrative.com/
Edmodo app: http://www.edmodo.com/publisher/socrative
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/socrative-student/nblhpecglllndfihipmpdoikimcmgkha
Book creator allows you to create a book with text, images, and your voice. You can use this to share what you have learned.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/book-creator-for-ipad-create/id442378070?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/book-creator-free-make-books/id661166101?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Google Chrome app: https://app.bookcreator.com/sign-in
Website: https://bookcreator.com/
Free Windows program: https://app.bookcreator.com/sign-in
Free Mac program: https://app.bookcreator.com/sign-in
Infuse learning is a "clicker" system similar to socrative.
Website: http://www.infuselearning.com/
Scrible will be used to take research notes. It works best on a computer, but can be used on an iPad.
Website: http://scrible.com/
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scrible-toolbar/lijhjhlnfifgoabbihoobnfapogkcjgk
Subtext allows you to read, take notes, collaborate with classmates, and use your google drive to write papers using quotes from the reading.
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/subtext/id457556753?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Edmodo app: http://www.edmodo.com/publisher/subtext