Fun Formatives... with Fake Tweets, Snaps and Facebook Posts

Using the site Simitator as a means for formative assessments is a fun way to share their knowledge in a format they are more than likely familiar with.

Simitator allows users to create FAKE images of:

• Facebook Status
• Facebook Chat
• Twitter Tweets
• Twitter Messenger
• Yahoo Answers Questions
• iPhone Text 
• Snapchat 
• And More!

1. Go to the site and select a format.  
2. Once all the information is entered, 
3. Click on the "Download as JPG image" button.  
4. You will be directed to a new screen and prompt you to "right-click" and "save image as".  
5. The image will be save to the location you select.  
6. Students can print or email the final product.

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Twitter Tweet Example

Yahoo Answer Question Example

How to Embed a Google Doc on a Website, Weebly etc.

Google Docs are a great tool for gathering input from students and parents without having a login required.  Embedding Google Docs into your website (weebly) can be frustrating.  Take a look at the image below.  If you copy and paste the embed code from the Google Doc you often get a tiny little box which only allows you to see a corner of the entire document.

It is time to put on your coding boots!

The original embed code gives you this....

The altered code gives you this...