Problem Attic: "Standarized Bell Ringer"

Problem Attic is a website/test generator that houses a collection of over 80,000 of the best questions from NY Regents, state assessments, and academic competitions. The website is free and fairly easy to navigate and use. You can browse almost an endless supply of questions and narrow them down by type of question (NY Regents, State Assessments)  subject matter, (ELA, Math, S.S., Science), class (Algebra, Geometry) and even strand (Rational & Irrational Numbers).  My initial thought is that these would make great bell ringers or reviews for students. As a special education teacher I am constantly running out of sample problems for my students to practice completing. I think exposing students to standardized questions will help get them prepared for the high stakes testing they are required to complete in this day and age.

Send Hub: Instant & Direct Communication With Your Group

Would you like to be able to communicate with multiple groups of people with one click on your phone (Android & iOS) or computer and have them actually see your message right away? Don't want to give out your phone number to students, players, or participants in a club or group?  The Send Hub app solves all of these problems. I have been using Send Hub this year to communicate to my basketball team that I coach. It has been a life and time saver!  The best part is that it can operate as an opt in service. Where people subscribe with just your Send Hub phone number (which is in your own area code) and a code word. The app can also make and receive phone calls on your extra line. Many teachers are just starting to email a list of parents for class updates. That is a good start but most emails are briefly read and deleted and many are never read at all. In this digital age people pay attention and are more likely to take action when they get a text message sent right to their phone. I have used this service for almost a year now and would recommend it to anyone who needs to communicate and disseminate information to a group of people.