COLLABORATION
TOOL #1: BLENDSPACE
Blendspace is an online tool through the
education curriculum company TES.com. It is a tool that is used for
collecting and bundling information for a multitude of uses. The goal of
Blendspace is to enable teachers to “blend” multimedia seamlessly into the
classroom in an efficient and effective way.
COLLABORATION
TOOL #2: WIKISPACES
Wikis
are simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together.
COMMUNICATION
TOOL #3: BLOGSPOT
A blog (a truncation of the expression
"weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the
World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries
("posts"). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological
order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.
COMMUNICATION
TOOL #4: SKYPE
Skype is a telecommunications application software
product that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls between
computers, tablets, mobile devices, the Xbox One console, and smartwatches via
the Internet and to regular telephones.
LMS
TOOLS & E-PORTFOLIO TOOLS
LMS
TOOLS #1: EDMODO
Edmodo is an educational technology company offering
a communication, collaboration, and coaching platform to K-12 schools and
teachers.
LMS
TOOLS #3: GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Google Classroom is a free web service developed by
Google for schools that aims to simplify creating, distributing and grading
assignments in a paperless way.
E-PORTFOLIO
TOOL #1: GOOGLE SITES
Google Sites is a structured wiki- and Web
page-creation tool offered by Google. The goal of Google Sites is for anyone to
be able to create simple web sites that support collaboration between different
editors.
E-PORTFOLIO
TOOL #2: MICROSOFT ONENOTE
Microsoft OneNote is a computer program for
free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users'
notes, drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries.
CREATIVITY
TOOLS
VIDEO
CREATION TOOLS #1: MOOVLY
Moovly is a company that provides a cloud-based
platform (SaaS) that enables users to create and generate multimedia content:
animated videos, video presentations, animated info graphics and any other
video content that includes a mix of animation and motion graphics.
VIDEO
CREATION TOOLS #2: WEVIDEO
WeVideo is a U.S.-headquartered Software as a
Service company that provides a collaborative, web-based video editing platform
which works in any browser.
VIDEO
CREATION TOOLS #3: SCREENCAST-O-MATIC
A screencast is a digital recording of computer
screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio
narration. Screencasts can be used to explain how to use some software. E.g.
user interaction is recorded and explanations are given by a voice-over made at
recording time or later. A second use of the word "Screencast" refers
to recordings of talks and seminars where slide contents + presenters voice are
recorded.
VIDEO
CREATION TOOLS #4: WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER
Windows Movie Maker is a video editing software by
Microsoft. It is a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offers the ability
to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook,
Vimeo, YouTube, and Flickr.
VIDEO
CREATION TOOLS #5: JING
Jing is a screencasting computer program launched in
2007 as Jing Project by the TechSmith Corporation. The software takes a picture
or video of the user's computer screen and uploads it to the Web, FTP, computer
or clipboard.
E-COMIC
TOOLS #1: PIXTON
Pixton is a cartoon creation tool that allows its
users to create awesome comics. Pixton has also a growing community that anyone
can access to contribute with their own comics. This tool is very easy to use
and does not require any artistic skills to work on it. Besides the free
individual accounts, Pixton offers a service designed specifically for schools
called Pixton for Schools which is not free. This service enables teachers to
create private rooms for their students in which they can collaboratively
create and share their comics.
ToonDoo is a cool, comic-creating tool from Jambav,
a fun site for kids. Jambav is devoted to creating a unique array of free and
customizable online games of educational value for children of all abilities. ToonDoo
was the happy result of brainstorming session that was aimed at creating a new
way of expression for those who do not have the talent to draw.
INTERACTIVE
PRESENTATION TOOL #1: THINGLINK
ThingLink is a free and user friendly digital tool
that provides users with the ability to turn any image into an interactive
graphic. Create multiple “hot spots” on specific parts of an image and turn
that image into a multimedia launcher.
Include video, record audio or provide a link to any website with the
click of a button. Easily embed an interactive ThingLink graphic into any blog
or website. ThingLink is a truly amazing tool that allows users to pack a lot
of content into a small space.
INTERACTIVE
PRESENTATION TOOLS #2: ISSUU
Issuu is a digital discovery and publishing platform
that enables anyone from independent creators to global brands to distribute,
measure and monetize their digital content. We offer the best digital reading
experience possible and provide you with tools to easily upload, share and sell
beautiful content online.
STORYTELLING
TOOL #1: STORYBIRD
Storybird lets anyone make visual stories in
seconds. We curate artwork from illustrators and animators around the world and
inspire writers of any age to turn those images. Into fresh stories. It's a
simple idea that has attracted millions of writers, readers, and artists to our
platform.
CRITICAL
THINKING TOOLS
CODING
TOOLS #1: SCRATCH
Scratch is a visual programming language and online
community targeted primarily at children. Using Scratch, users can create
online projects and develop them into almost anything by using a simple
block-like interface.
CODING
TOOLS #2: CODE.ORG
Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding
access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and
underrepresented minorities. Our vision is that every student in every school
has the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or
algebra.
WORD
GAME #1: PUZZLE MAKING
A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the
assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and tessellating pieces.
Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw
puzzle produces a complete picture. Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for
teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search,
criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists.
NOTE
TAKING TOOL: MINDMEISTER
MindMeister is an online mind mapping tool that lets
you capture, develop and share ideas visually. The mind map format is a great
alternative to linear note taking and can be used during lectures or
presentations, in class, and even while you’re reading a text or are watching a
video.
SURVEY
/ FEEDBACK TOOLS
Google Forms is now a full-featured forms tool
that comes free with your Google account. You can add standard
question types, drag-and-drop questions in the order you like, customize
the form with simple photo or color themes, and gather responses in
Forms or save them to a Google Sheets spreadsheet. Polldaddy is a
website that allows you to create, distribute, and interpret the results of
polls, surveys, quizzes and ratings. Polldaddy is an easy to use assessment
tool that will change the way you teach for the better. Poll Everywhere is a
simple text message voting application that works well for live audiences.
People vote by sending text messages (or using Twitter) to options displayed on‐screen.
The poll that is embedded within the presentation or web page will update in
real time. Advanced uses include texting comments to a presentation, texting questions to a presenter, web voting, and SMS
interactivity in print, radio, and TV.
SURVEY
TOOLS / ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets
teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for
student devices. Plickers is an assessment tool made by a teacher who was
looking for a quick and simple way to check student understanding. This assessment tool allows teachers to
collect on-the-spot formative assessment data without the need to have students
use devices or paper and pencil. Teachers can use this tool with previous
planning or on the go as needed. This
tool provides teachers with the data needed to inform their instruction. Socrative
is a smart, student response system that empowers teachers to collect data from
their students via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Student responses are
visually represented for multiple choice, true/false and Short Answer
questions. For pre-planned activities a teacher can view reports online as a
google spreadsheet or as an emailed Excel file.
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform,
used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Kahoot
can be used to review students' knowledge, for formative assessment, or as a
break from traditional classroom activities. Kahoot also includes trivia games.
Kahoot was designed for social learning, with learners gathered around a common
screen such as an interactive whiteboard, projector or a computer monitor. The
site can also be used through screen-sharing tools such as Skype or Google
Hangouts. The game design is such that the players are required to frequently
look up from their devices. EDpuzzle is a web-based eLearning application
allowing users to select a video and customize it by editing, cropping,
recording their own audio, and adding quiz questions directly to the video
stream. A rubric for assessment, usually in the form of a matrix or grid, is a
tool used to interpret and grade students' work against criteria and standards.
Rubrics are sometimes called "criteria sheets", "grading
schemes", or "scoring guides". Rubrics can be designed for any
content domain.
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