A Few of My Favorite Things

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As 2016 draws to a close, I contemplated writing a reflective piece about my favorite things of the year.  Rather than writing about my own accomplishments as I have in previous years, I decided that I would write about my favorite tech tools of 2016. As I pondered, the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music got stuck in my head.  If you've never watched this classic musical film, here's a clip of it where Julie Andrews performs the song.

And since I can't seem to shake that song out of my mind, I'm going to attempt to write a parody of that lovely song about my favorite ed tech tools.

Here we go....

My Favorite Things

MacBooks and Google Drive for every student

Limitless resources for more than amusement

Tech integration made seamlessly

These are a few of my favorite things

ESL Bistro is the learning venue

Choice of assignments listed on a menu

Voice and choice give students wings

These are a few of my favorite things

Buncee, eMaze, Keynote and Google

Make presentations that gain our approval

Then we use Recap for reflecting

These are a few of my favorite things

When Internet's slow, when the site's down

MacBook tools like Pages come through

I simply remember these favorite things

And I don't feel so blue

Study on Quizlet and play Quizlet Live

Export the flashcards to Quizalize

Kahoot and Quizizz also interesting.

These are a few of my favorite things.

Skype and Appear.in for global connections

Peace and politics made great conversations

Also use Blogger for connecting

These are a few of my favorite things

Grammar practice with No Red Ink

Newsela reading makes all students think

Listenwise helps with listening

These are a few of my favorite things

When Internet's slow, when the site's down

MacBook tools like Quicktime come through

I simply remember these favorite things

And I don't feel so blue

Hopefully my readers aren't cringing too badly. It sure has been fun writing it.

Most importantly, check out these tools and you may find them on your list of favorites too.  And be sure to keep checking my blog for tidbits on how I use these great tools. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me or enter a comment below.

I wish everyone a most blessed holiday season and may 2017 be the #BestYearEver!