AirParrot2- Broadcast your devices to Apple TV and/or Chromecast

Website:  AirParrot2

Cost: $14.99 - Free 7 day trial

Broadcast your devices (laptop, tablet, desktop, etc) to Apple TV, Chromecast or share audio around the house to Air-Play-enabled speakers

Device: All

Rated:  Everyone

Personally, I think AirParrot is awesome!  It is an easy fix for the traveling presenter.  No more having to deal with hard-wiring into projectors.  Simply air-play your device screen to the Apple TV or Chromecast, easily type in the wireless code and you are off sharing your presentation.  The cast is very accurate with very little lag time. We have been overly impressed with this option.  Our school is using it to project chromebooks to apple tv for sharing.  I can also see uses as home to apple tv or chromecast to project on your TV. The possibilities are endless!

Prep information on the New SAT in the State of Michigan

UPDATED 9/25/2016  New PSAT Prep Tests released on KHAN

https://www.khanacademy.org/mission/sat/practice/mathWebsite:  Kahn Academy- SAT Prep

Cost: Free

Prep for the New SAT

Difficulty Level: All

Device: All

Rated:  Everyone

I am super impressed with the work the Kahn Academy has done on these videos. The videos are comprehensive and complete.  Kahn has created videos for each section of the test (reading, math, writing and essay).  They go through each question comprehensively and outline how the correct answer is reached.  I will be recommending this site to my high school principal and ask that teachers integrate these videos into their daily lessons!  I will also begin looking at these video with my own children.  Granted my children are only going into 6th grade, but I am already thinking about testing for them.  I will have 3 kids going through college at the same time therefore I need to start prepping them for doing well on these tests.  I will hope and pray for some scholarships!!  

Google Newspaper Archive - Great Resource for looking up historical events and/or historical people

Website:  https://news.google.com/newspapersCost:Free

Rating by Jules: 5 star

Difficulty Level: All

Device: All

Rated:  Everyone

I love this site.  It is a great way to search old newspapers online for historical information.   There are hundreds of resources and the search gives the user real scanned copies of original prints of newspapers when the story was printed.  I was even able to look up my high school career athletic highlights from my local paper!  Give it a try - you won't be disappointed.

Downloadable Contract for "being smart online" - for Kids, Teen, & Parents

 

 

What:  Family Contract for Online Safety

Website:  http://www.safekids.com/contract.htm
Cost:  Free Level:  All

 

There are pdf downloads for a contract for a Parent, Child and Teen about their pledge for being smart online.  I had my children read through the pledge and sign it.  It now hangs on our bulletin board as a reminder for the pledge they took with our family. 

Tired of those Ads popping up - Especially for Teachers! I ran some tests- it blocks ads about 90% of the Time!

Chrome App:  Adblock for Youtube
Cost:  Free -
Special Note: You need to be in the Chrome Browser and have a login for google

What:  Automatically filters Ads out

Level- All

Teachers- Do you want to able to show videos without those annoying ads popping up in the beginning of the videos?  Adblock will do the trick!  You need to make sure you are in Chrome and have a Chrome login.  Visit the Link above to add as an extension to your chrome browser and viola!  You don't need to do anything else.  When you visit youtube and open a video to view, you will notice a not at the bottom right saying "cleaned by Adblocker" . I ran a test on several videos with huge viewing numbers and the majority of the time the ads were blocked.  I came across 1 or 2 that didn't block.  Always look for the message on the bottom right for the "cleaned" message.    Also, don't forget about Quietube to get rid of all the junk on the screen.

YouTube Kids Great for Kids 10 and under- Free App

App:  You Tube Kids
Cost:  Free for iOS and Android

Age appropriate videos

Level- Pre K -3rd grade

Finally, youtube has created a safe place for kids to explore.  All videos are kid appropriate.  It has a link to tv shows for kids, a kids radio and an educational/learning link.  This will put parents minds at ease know their kids won't be coming across inappropriate videos.  This is also a great because it gives the parents the option to set a timer on how long children can use the app.  

Unroll Me - It has made my email manageable again!

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This is for those gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc . accounts that get out of hand with subscriptions. I was very skeptical at first, but after about a week I realized I am able to see the emails that are important and I don't have to weed out all the "stuff" that I don't care about.  Give it a try, I don't think you will be disappointed.  It gives you the option to unsubscribe to the numerous emails that come to your account or you can create an unroll where it will take the subscriptions you choose and roll them all into one email for you to view!   Super cool!