Quixey and Pocket...Tried it Tuesday

Hey y'all!

I'm poppin' in quickly to say hey to you and to link up with 

my super sweet BBB Holly from Fourth Grade Flipper for

Tried it Tuesday.

A few weeks ago the Tech Department

in my district had a Techshare.

I was bummed I wasn't able to attend, but

they were kind enough to email the presentation

to everyone in the district.

I'm so glad because they shared many things 

that I was not previously familiar with.

Tried It #1: Quixey

Quixey is a search engine for apps.

You can choose your platform that you are searchin' for.

Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, Blackberry

Here is what Quixey looks like.

 Just type in the word of an app you are lookin' for.

Your options will pop up.

I really like the ability to search all the 

platforms in one place.

This is especially helpful when askin' students to add

apps to their devices since they might each have a different

type of device.

Tried It #2:  Pocket

Pocket almost reminds me of a Pinterest...

only it's safer for kids.

You have the ability to save items to read for later 

and nobody has to see it, but you.

Or...you can share it with your students

instead of Pinterest(anyone else worry about the things 

that might pop up on Pinterest when you log on?)

I love my friends and their someecards...they make me 

laugh hysterically, but let's face it...they aren't school appropriate.

I don't want to give my kids any ideas that it's okay 

to browse through Pinterest without parent permission.

This is why I think Pocket is a great resource.

Plus, it's available on

Android, iPhone, iPad, and Kindle Fire.

Here's a short video about Pocket.

You should definitely check these sites out! 

So far...me likey!

Have you checked out Classroom "App"lications over at

Teaching Tales Along the Yellow Brick Road?

Christy has a great collection of blog posts 

that she and some other fabulous teacher bloggers

have written about how they

are utilizin' iPads in the classroom.

Be sure to spend some time browsin' through there.

Happy Tuesday, friends...only one more day of testin' after today.