Flipping Into Some Great Time Saving Tools

This week I wanted to talk to you about tools that help save teachers time.  These tools include Flippity, Share My Lesson, Teachers Pay Teachers, LearnZillion, and EdPuzzle.

Flippity

• Flippity is a Google Drive add-on that turns a Google Sheet into online flash cards, Jeopardy games, MadLibs, and other neat tools.  

• Follow these directions to get Flippity
• Open a Google Sheet
• Click on Add-Ons and select Get Add-Ons

• Search for Flippity 
• Click on the +Free link to get Flippity
• Follow these directions to use Flippity
• Go to a Google Sheet
• Click on Add-Ons, Flippity, and select Pick A Template

• Pick desired template- flash cards, hangman, Jeopardy, crossword puzzle, etc. 

• A sample template will be opened in your Google Sheet.  
• Type your information in the sample template.  

This is what my Google Sheet looked like after I had added my information. 

• Click on File and select Publish To Web

• Click on Add-Ons, Flippity, and select Flippity.net URL.  

• Copy/share the URL.  
• Flippity can be used by students and teachers.  Students could be required to make flash cards or a game to help review for a test.  The random name generator is a great tool for teachers for random calling or putting students into groups.  
• Watch this video tutorial about Flippity to learn more.  

• Click here to access the flash cards I created using Flippity.  

Lesson Plan Tools

The following tools can provide you with teacher approved resources in the classroom.  These resources range from completely planned out lessons to videos/presentations.  These sources can provide you with ideas, save you time, and increase student engagement.  

• Includes teaching resources and lesson plans for K-12 for all content areas.  These resources are FREE and can be searched by grade level, content, or standards.  Many of the resources on Share My Lesson are aligned to Common Core Standards.  Simply sign-up and your ready to go.  
• Click here to access Share My Lesson.  

• Provides you with access to resources for all content areas K-12.  Many of the resources are FREE but some of the resources do cost.  Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers range from lesson plans, posters, bulletin board materials, to anchor charts.  If you so desire, you can even sell some of your personally created resources on TPT.  Sign-in and you are ready to start searching for resources.  

• Click here to access Teachers Pay Teachers.  

• Offers content for Math and Language Arts.  Grade levels range from K-12.  Lesson plans are aligned to the Common Core.  Lessons offer engaging videos, presentations, and assessments.  Lessons can easily be searched by content, grade level, or topic.  

• Click here to access LearnZillion.  

• EdPuzzle is a video lesson plan tool.  EdPuzzle allows you to create your own videos or choose videos from other sources, such as YouTube or Khan Academy.  You can crop, add audio, and/or add questions to increase student engagement.  EdPuzzle is a FREE tool.  It works in sync with Google Classroom.  Create an account and your ready to start taking advantage of what EdPuzzle has to offer.  

• Click here to access EdPuzzle.  

• Click here to access an Adobe Spark page I created on time saving tools for teachers.  

Thanks for reading this week's blog.  Next week I will be blogging about Symbaloo and Padlet.