Permission Click...saving time!

Permission Click - making permission slips online and easier to handle Permission Click is a free, online resource that allows teachers to create and send digital permission slips directly to an email instead of using paper permission slips for trips and events. Parent/Guardians give approval through the cloud-based app, and can even send payment if needed. It's easy to setup and use and can save teachers, parents, and students a lot of time and aggravation. There is nothing needed from the school's IT department either. Teachers can also use for fundraising events, registration, sales,etc. Teachers can upload created forms or use the included forms templates. You can also download reports to CSV for use in other systems like Google Sheets or Excel and all events and info is securely archived and searchable. Parents just click the link in their email and they are taken to the form. PER 1408 Promo Video FIN H264 from Permission Click on Vimeo.  Post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy but modified

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Repost from Ed Tech Guy: Free PDF to Word Converter

Free Online PDF to Word Converter

Posted: 02 Mar 2015 08:43 AM PST

PDFs are one of the most popular document formats, mainly because you can view them easily on any device. However, sometimes you need to convert one to a Word document to edit it. There are a lot of different PDF tools out there. Here is another.

Scanned PDF to Word is a free online tool for converting PDF documents to Word (.docx).

- There are no restrictions. Files of all sizes can be sent for conversion an unlimited number of times. 
- Absolutely all pages in the document are converted.
- Both scanned and standard PDF files are supported. 
- Even complex PDF files with forms, tables, images, non-standard layouts etc. are converted accurately.
- Everything is free – the only price is viewing a couple of ads and nothing more.
It's very easy to use. Select your PDF file to convert, enter your email address, and click "start". When it's done you'll get an email.

Here are some More Resources for working with PDF Files  (lots here, plus more listed below)

PDF Converter - free online PDF conversion

Lots of PDF resources - print, markup, convert and more

PDFBinder - simple tool to merge PDF documents into one

BabyPDF - Edit PDF documents for free

Crocodoc - markup PDF files for free

Fill Any PDF form - fill out, sign and send forms

I Love PDF - merge or split PDF files 

Ten sites you might not know about but should

Below are ten sites that I don’t think are not well-known but you should know as an educator. They are sites that will help you in the classroom from classroom management to challenging your students.

1. Team Maker: A simple random team generator that lets you create teams quickly and easily.

2. Tinkercad: a free, easy-to-learn online software to create and print 3D models.

3. Planetarium: Explore the stars and planets from your web browser. (Also a chrome extension)

4. Class Badges: Award badges for all different learning experiences.

5. Coggle it: Great for mind mapping and brainstorming.

6. HsTry:  Create interactive timelines

7. Zaption: Turn online videos into interactive learning experiences that engage students and deepen understanding.

8. Classtools-Connect Four: a game to review key terms/vocabulary and the connections between them.

9. Bouncy Ball:  Great for classroom management; the balls bounce based on level of noise in the classroom.

10. Greg Tand Word Problem Generator: Create different types of word problems in minutes.