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~ This is an audio introduction to my padlet using voki.com.
~ This is a website that allows the user to create an animated video using fun characters and background while recording your own voice or typing out what you want it to say. This is a good tool for teachers and students to use because it is a fun and creative way to complete and introduce assignments!

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Below are a list of my 10 favorite apps and websites that I have discovered and plan to utilize in my future classroom!! Some of these I have personal experience with using in my classes, while others are websites and apps that I have discovered in my time in Orchard Elementary this semester! I have learned and explored so much during my time in this class and I am excited to use these resources in my future classroom!
~ Nearpod (https://nearpod.com/)
~ SeeSaw (https://web.seesaw.me)
~ Xtra Math (xtramath.org)
~ Zearn (www.zearn.org)
~ Google Classroom (www.classroom.google.com)
~ Powtoons (https://www.powtoon.com)
~ TeacherKit (teacherkit.net)
~ Classdojo (https://www.classdojo.com/)
~ Bloomz (www.bloomz.net
~ TeachersPayTeachers (www.teacherspayteachers.com)

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~ This is the UDL guidelines, found online when searching Google, the website is udlguidelines.cast.org.
~ The Universal Design Learning guidelines are thoughts about teaching and learning that allows teachers to diversify the information distribution process to make learning equal for all students. These are good guidelines for teachers to follow in the classroom to ensure that their students are getting the most out of the information you are teaching them.
~ Picture citation: The UDL Guidelines. (2018, August 31). Retrieved from http://udlguidelines.cast.org/

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~ This is the design process, found online when Google searching, and this image came up on the website, www.discoverdesign.org.
~ This is a good tool for teachers and students to follow in the classroom. Teachers can use this process when teaching many different lessons and subjects, while students can create many things using these same guidelines. This is very flexible when it comes to cross-curricular teaching and is an extremely good learning tool for all ages and grade levels!
Picture citation: Welcome Students. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.discoverdesign.org/

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~ The following in a link to two video Powtoons that I have created using powtoon.com.
~ Powtoon.com is a website that allows the user to create an animated video about anything. So this website an be useful for teachers and students in the classroom for many ways. They provide a fun and interesting way to get students engaged in school and the teacher's lessons. For teachers, it can be a quick and easy way to get students interested and also allows the teacher to have a break and allow technology to teach the students.
~ The following link will take you to my homepage where both my teacher introduction video, and my lesson introduction video are!
https://www.powtoon.com/my-powtoons/#/

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Make videos in minutes with Powtoon. Use our library of styles, characters, backgrounds and video, or upload your own! Free. Easy. Awesome. Sign up today!

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~ This is my educational blog that I created using edublog.com.
~ This is a good tool for teachers and students alike to use because there are many ways for the parents and students to be able to communicate with the teacher on many occasions and topics. It can be as interactive or static as you want it to be and can be extremely helpful to creating a better report with students and families.

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Today during math time, we finally got to perform our Doubles Rap! The students have been rehearsing this song every day for the past 3 weeks to make sure they got the lyrics right. We got to dress up with hats and sunglasses and perform our rap on camera and I will be uploading that to our classroom Facebook page once I finish editing it! I am so proud of each of these kiddos, they all sang loud and proud and we received many compliments from people around the school! I cannot wait for you all to see it!!

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Today during math time, we finally got to perform our Doubles Rap! The students have been rehearsing this song every day for the past 3 weeks to make sure they got the lyrics right. We got to dress up with hats and sunglasses and perform our rap on camera and I will be uploading that to our classroom Facebook page once I finish editing it!

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~This is a digital scavenger hunt lesson plan that I created using the lesson plan template given to us by Dr. G.
~ This is a good tool for teachers to use in the classroom for a few different reasons. The template is easy to read and the digital scavenger hunt idea is super fun and creative as well! This allows teachers to plan out the lesson along with fun, cross-curricular extensions as well!

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~ This is a virtual reality lesson plan, sending students to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, created using a lesson plan template that was given to us by Dr. G.
~ This template is easy to read and includes cross-curricular expansion ideas as well. This is a good project for teachers to use in the classroom because it allows them to expand on the knowledge gained by students by allowing them to explore the world outside of the classroom without ever leaving! Regular field trips can be a hassle with all of the forms you have to get signed and all the things you have to keep track of, so by utilizing VR experiences, it takes the stress off of the teacher, and allows everyone involved to have fun!

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~ This is why I wanted to become a teacher, created using Google Slides.
~ Google Slides is a good way to create a presentation and can easily be as collaborative as you want. That is what makes it so good for teachers and students alike to use in the classroom. Students and teachers can interact and edit assignments together and it is a good learning tool!

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~ These are the screenshots from the various functions of the Classdojo app, which can also be found on classdojo.com.
~ This is a good way for students and teachers to interact digitally and for them to keep track of behaviors, their feelings throughout the day, assignments, and progress in school subjects. There are many functions that help to keep students on track and engaged in the classroom, and reports can also be sent directly to the classroom parents. This is just another reason why this app/website is so useful for teachers and students in the classroom!

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~ This is the instructions that I created for my Ozobot presentation on a Microsoft Word document, using https://office.live.com/start/Word.aspx, or Microsoft Online.
~ Microsoft Word allows teachers and students to create papers and incorporate images into a document and makes uploading and publishing easy. Another cool thing that is helpful for teachers and students is the use of Microsoft Online, allows the user to login no matter what computer they are using, so work can always be accessed This is good for teachers and students to use in the classroom because it is easy to edit and navigate!

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~ This is an interactive poster that I made using glogster.com.
~ Glogster is a website that allows the user to create an interactive poster. This is good to use as a teacher or student in the classroom because you can create a poster about anything. Teachers can introduce lessons, or students can create assignments, and it is super easy to create your own or use their templates to assist you!

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Cyberbullying: text, images, music, video | Glogster EDU - Interactive multimedia posters

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See the Glog! Cyberbullying: text, images, music, video | Glogster EDU - Interactive multimedia posters

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~ I became Apple Teacher certified using a Mac book and the Apple.com/Teacher.
~ By using this website, it allows the user to become Apple certified as an educator. This is a good tool for teachers to use in the classroom because it allows them to become comfortable with using all of the possible techniques, tips, and tricks that Apple has to offer! There are 8 different badges that the teacher can earn and all you have to do is read about the tool and pass a short quiz about it. This is also a good tool because it provides teachers with many more creative outlets for students to utilize in the classroom.