There are some amazing edtech tools out there like Flipgrid, G Suite apps, Kahoot, Gimkit and more. What are the best ideas for using them with students? Here are over 70 tips from fellow educators.

Warning! This post contains SO many great tips, tricks, links and ideas that you may end up with a case of “too many open tabs”. That’s OK, it’s totally normal. Using the Wakelet or OneTab extension can help alleviate some of the symptoms associated with this condition.

As educators, we have many amazing tech tools available to us. Everything from creation tools embedded into our students’ G Suite accounts to games we can create to use with our whole class.

But are we using these tools to their full potential?

The #Ditchbook community came together in an epic Thursday night “Tech Tip Smackdown” chat where they shared over 70 (yes 70!) tips for utilizing these powerful tools in your classroom. The conversation was STILL going on the next morning!

Participants shared fantastic tips for using your favorite edtech tools like:

• using Google Drawings as a digital bookshelf
• links for helping students annotate on Google Docs
• utilizing the new “pixelation” filter to create a “Who Am I?” game in Flipgrid
• creating a grid for each kiddo to monitor reading progress throughout the year
• using Kahoot to introduce a topic
• finding alternate ways to play Quizlet Live
• playing Kahoot to review current events
• …and SO many more!

Scroll down for tips for using G Suite, Flipgrid and Kahoot, Gimkit, Quizlet Live and Quizizz from the #Ditchbook community. Each collection has copy enabled so you can add it straight to your own Wakelet account! Also, be sure to check out the full chat curation with even MORE tips here.

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