Back to School with technology

So excited to be starting my new position as Instructional Technology Teacher at Algonquin.
 For my first ever blog I want to share some cool ideas to start off the year with a bang using technology.  To be an effective teacher it is essential to get to know your students.  Learning their names and some interesting facts about them will help to build essential relationships for a successful year.
Check out  (or"tech out") the following links
1. Describes how you can get to know your students through comics:"Here are a few web-based tools that your students can use to create comic stories to share with you."
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/08/get-to-know-your-new-students-through.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29#.U-uyn_ldWSp

2. First class ice breakers using mobile devices
http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/first-class-ice-breakers-using-mobile-devices/

Please comment on the links if you find them helpful or leave a comment about another way you have used technology to get to know your students at the beginning of the year.