I'm not sure how many of you have heard of Triptico, but you should all check it out. It's a little desktop app developed by a teacher in England and it has some really good points to it.
Once of the things that I use it for the most is the Random Student Generator. All you have to do is upload your student list and it's there for the whole year. Basically this feature is like pulling Popsicle sticks, without having to actually have the sticks. You can set it so that it goes through the whole class without any repeats or that it randomly chooses students and may repeat. In addition, it can instantly choose a student or show a couple of names first as a fake out (the kids like that because they don't know if it's going to stop on their name or continue to another).
Another one will make groups for you and yet another will keep score if you are playing a game with 2-4 teams.
You can really do a lot with this app. Word magnets is great because you can put a bunch of words up on the board and the students need to sort them into groups. There are a few features for various different timers. There is also a matching game and word or picture spinner. I could go on and on and describe every feature, but that would be boring for you the read. I think the best way is to experience it yourself. Download it now and check out what it has to offer!
Do you have any other apps or programs that you really like? I'd love to hear about them!
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