Television Tunes is Great for the Classroom

Hi everyone! I wanted to talk to you about one of my favorite websites called Television Tunes. I have been using this site since 2008 with my students. When I found this site I was so excited and to this day every time I get on it, I get excited. The site has A-Z television theme songs from different eras and has over 26,489 songs. There is even a great Game that you can play with your students as a Brain Break. Everything on this site is FREE and easy to download. I have used this site for podcasting, brain breaks, transitions, game shows, and so much more. 


My students created podcasts based on an element from the Periodic table. Once they had completed their research and wrote the script for their podcast (approved by the teacher), the students used the music from Television Tunes in combination with Audacity to have the start up and end music for their podcast.


There are lots of other types of songs like game themes, football music, commercials, and more. The ideas on using this site is endless! I hope you find this site worth while, but be warned as it can be addicting. 

www.televisiontunes.com

Have Fun and Happy Tuning!!

FREE Classroom Response System Options

I love using classroom response systems with students and teachers. Luckily the districts I have worked in have had them available to teachers. Not every district or school is that lucky. To those who do not access to a classroom response system, I have some great FREE resources for you. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me at KristenTHernandez@gmail.com

1. Plickers - If you do not have access to a classroom response system and your district/school does not support Bring Your Own Device, then this is great for you. It is very user friendly and requires very little to use them. All you need is one smart device and you are good to go. I also love that this app is supported on iTunes and Google Play. You can display real time data for all your students, by pulling the information up on your computer or displaying your smart device.

   

How it Works:

1. Each student gets a unique barcode – a paper clicker.
2. Students answer questions by showing their barcodes to the teacher's smartphone. The teachers does a quick scan of the classroom (this amazes me).
3. The teacher gets a real-time bar graph and the data is stored individually by student.

Check out my review and see more information at https://edshelf.com/tool/plickers

2. PingPong Smart Clickers - If you do not have access to a classroom response system and your district/school does support Bring Your Own Device then you are in for a real treat. I love this wonderful tool! If you district/school supports Bring Your Own Device then you are in for a real treat. The set up is very easy because as a teachers you set up an account and have your students download the app and enter your class code and you are ready to go. You can ask many different types of questions and even have them submit drawings. This app is supported on iTunes and Google Play and you can show your real time data by displaying your comp muter screen or smart device.

Check out my review and see more information at https://edshelf.com/tool/pingpong

You can also find this article at www.technologytailgate.com

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Techology

Resources for Spanish and Other Languages

Are you looking for language resources? Below is a wonderful list that will help in teaching students who speak different languages. 

Spanish for Kids

Spanish Sites 

French Sites

ELL for Kids

Spanish Songs

Online Free Spanish for Kids

Great Bilingual Resources

More Bilingual Resources

Garden of Praise Spanish 

Garden of Praise Spanish Links 

Teaching Spanish Resources

Learn Languages

Fun French and Spanish

Spanish Printables 

Spanish Numbers 

Parts of the Head 

Days and Months in Spanish 

Shapes in Spanish 

Spanish Phrases

Spanish Games 

French Games

FREE Apple Apps Today

I wanted to let you know about some really good Apple apps that are FREE today. I hope you enjoy them!

If... for iPad is a new, free game app to develop social and emotional learning skills

http://ly.tcea.org/nysnm

Grammar Wonderland (Elementary) for iPad

$1.99 to FREE 

http://ly.tcea.org/ncidh

Grammar Wonderland (Primary)

iPad only - $2.99 to FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id591911867?mt=8

Story Dice writing prompt app for iOS

$1.99 to FREE 

http://ly.tcea.org/xdket

4 Dice a Fractions Game for iOS

$1.99 to FREE 

http://ly.tcea.org/fnccw

GeoBee Challenge HD by National Geographic 

iPad/iPhone - $1.99 to FREE 

http://bit.ly/N7sfe7

Picture the Sentence Lite

iPad/iPhone - $0.99 to FREE  

http://bit.ly/1cc86z2

Shape Sorter — Early Learning Blocks

iPad/iPhone - $0.99 to FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id637485337?mt=8

Play and Discover — Shapes, Numbers, Music and More 

iPad/iPhone - $1.99 to FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id680512702?mt=8

Preschool Alphabet Silhouettes

iPhone/2x iPad - $0.99 to FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id603818193?mt=8

E is For Elephant — Alphabet Silhouettes

iPad only - $0.99 to FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id569030007?mt=8

Comparative Adjectives 

FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id506997421?mt=8

Tell Time - Little Matchups Game

FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id440944851?mt=8

Bitsboard - Education, Games, and Flashcards for Learning Reading, Spelling, and more

FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id516842210?mt=8

Sight Words Ninja - The Endless Slicing Game

FREE

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id821374885?mt=8

Common Core State Standards

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Room Recess

Hi everyone! This is Kristen from Teacher Playground. Today I found a site called Room Recess that I really love. It is so interactive and fun! I also love the sound effects for each game. I am sure you and your students will enjoy the it. This site is geared towards K-5th grade and has lots of interactive educational games to utilize. Math, Reading, Word Activities, and Computer Lab activities are topics covered on Room Recess. I really love the Cause and Effect game as well as the Main Idea game. I hope you and your students enjoy it as much as I do.

Make sure to check out Room Recess as it is great for extension activities as well as intervention activities for your students.