Mr. Avery
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New Blog
Hi all. I will no longer be updating Tech Tutorials. All of the content from it including posts, comments, and pages have been imported to my new blog Tech You Out. Please subscribe to that blog and continue to follow me from there as I also being to add new content besides just tutorials. Thanks!
category: Uncategorized
This is Jeopardy!
We all know the tune. We all know that familiar voice of the host Alex Trebek. We all know that we love sitting down trying to run a category or telling ourselves that we’d win tens of thousands of dollars. All that excitement, all that joy that it’s brought us over the years can now [...]
category: Games
Now! Board
There are so many amazing technology tools available for use in education today. The problem is that there’s often no money available through school budgets. Often we have to look for cheaper options to provide the most engaging lessons possible for students. One tool that has really changed the face of many classrooms is the [...]
category: Multimedia Tools, Presentation Tools
Screencasting on a Budget
What is it? Screencasting is a way to capture what’s happening on your computer screen while allowing you to narrate with your voice. It’s a tool that’s become popular on many sites such as Khan Academy and Learn Zillion. It’s an incredible way to record tutorials for your students or check for understanding by having [...]
category: Multimedia Tools, Presentation Tools
Homestyler: An Engaging Way to Teach Perimeter, Area and Volume
What is it? Homestyler is a website that allows you to create floor plans for a home, add furniture, and decorations, and then share it in both 2D and 3D. The best part about the whole site is the ability to have the measurements showing so that you can have students design their own home [...]
Time-Lapse Videos
What is it? Time-lapse videos are essentially either a collection of pictures put together to create a quick video or a video that is sped up. The goal is to show a long period of time in a very short period of time. This is an amazing tool for educators as it can be used [...]
category: Multimedia Tools, Video Tools
tags: document camera, elmo, ipad, iphone, lapse, mac, QuickLapse, time, time-lapse, TimeLapse, timershot, video, webcam
Voki: Free Customized Avatars
What is it? Voki allows you to create your own customized avatar. You can change the appearance of the avatar, pick a background, and best of all, make it talk! You can add your voice by phone, microphone, or use text-to-speech to make it use a computerized voice. When finished, it’s easy to share a [...]
category: Multimedia Tools, Presentation Tools
Kerpoof: All About Variety
What is it? Kerpoof is a captivating free site with a variety of different tools that can be used in the classroom. One of the great parts about Kerpoof is how it has different activities that cater to different age ranges so there are tools for the youngest of students as well as older students. [...]
Using a Green Screen
What is it? One of my favorite things to do in the classroom is to make movies. It’s an amazing tool to teach a subject or to check for understanding. It engages and enchants students. When they see what they’ve created, their faces light up. And really, isn’t that what we strive for, to find [...]
category: Video Tools
tags: chroma key, chroma keyer, green, green screen, iMovie, movie, movies, muslin, muslin fabric, Pinnacle, Pinnacle Studio, projects, screen, videos
Animoto: Stunning Video Slideshows
What is it? As those who follow my class blog know, I love making videos with students. However, the preparation, filming, editing, and processing can be extremely time consuming. As educators, we know there just isn’t enough time in the day. So, when I don’t have the appropriate time needed, I turn to Animoto. Animoto [...]
category: Presentation Tools, Video Tools
About Me
I am a 6th grade teacher in Plympton, Massachusetts. I have a passion for integrating technology into the classroom. You can find my classroom blog here.
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