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Padlet is a great source for middle school students. It's interactive set up allows students to read and react to each other's responses without even setting up an account. Yet it can still have private settings that only the class has access to. A drawback of padlet is that payment is necessary for advanced settings. I would use this as a homework software, maybe for updated responses on a reading.

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On futurefocusedlearning.net, I found an idea for an inquiry based research project. The students are given resources to research pollution. After this, they propose a solution to manage a specific type of pollution. I could use a project like this as a teacher. Not only does it develop research and critical thinking skills, but also creativity and problem solving skills.

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I really like Epic and think it's a really good source for elementary and middle schools levels. There are thousands of books you can choose from at no cost. It's also very helpful for teachers and parents. I also like how there's audio books available, especially for kids who struggle with reading.

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Epic is a good source of books that you do not have at home. especially because during this pandemic many library were closed and this was probably a good resource for not even kids but teachers and parents also. the only disadvantage would be that many students are without computer access in the summer and cant use this website.

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For me wanting to be an elementary school teacher I think epic would be a great tool to use for elementary school students. For us teaching right now on zoom it's also a good tool because epic is free and students can access these books and it will track their reading progress and the students can see if they're falling behind or moving along like everyone else in their class. I will definitely use this tool but I just need to do more research on this tool before I keep going.

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Padlet is definitely a reliable resource and seems like a fun way to do homework for kids. I believe that middle school kids would thrive more using Padlet only because it might confuse elementary kids more because of how much is going on at once. I know when I was using Padlet during class it helped me to see other answers and know that everyone else had different ideas. I also like how you can respond back and forth to each other online. This would help students work together in groups if not individual.

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I really like Padlet because it allows you to connect with other people during a time of virtual learning. Padlet seems like a fun version of a discussion board. It's a really nice software for students to share their answer. The only thing I don’t know if I liked about Padlet is it can be confusing for students to do padlet all at once because the boxes move when yout typing and your box gets moved around.

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I really like padlet. I think it's a very useful tool especially for elementary levels. This could be used as a formative assessment throughout the year. I think at first it can be confusing but after explanation it's easy to use. In class last week I didn't like it    because it   was very distracting seeing everyone's answers pop up. I would use this as more of a homework source rather than an in class tool.

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I think that padlet would work great for class discussions because you are able to see of your peers responses. I think that it wouldn't be the best to use for questions where you want the students to come up with an answer on their own because when all of the other students answers are there students are more likely to look at there responses first and take ideas from each other But in some scenarios that could be a good thing. I think that if I was going to use this as a teacher I would only use it for group work or when students are having a discussion with the entire class. This would probably work best for students in middle school and up just because the layout of it can be confusing and distracting.

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I think padlet is a great homework source. It allows you to get your answers instant which I am a huge fan of. But when used in class it can be difficult to follow your own work and not get distracted by all the moving things. I also at times find it difficult to use things like padlet or discussion boards because to be completely honest with you it can be hard to write in your words or give your own thoughts when the answers are literally right in front of you. I think as a future educator padlet would be a good way to have the students ask questions from home as long as you can check it frequently.

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I have used epic with my kids at daycare. It is so nice to have the books right at your finger tips. You have so many options and the pricing really is not bad, you figure going to the store to buy a book would cost you the same price if not more if you used it as a parent. But it's great that it is free for an educator. I really like epic, however I struggle to read things off devices I like to actually hold the book and flip the page and add in sticky notes so as a student I might struggle with this. However now days are kids are growing up with this so this might work good for them. One thing you have to watch for though is that they are truly using there devices for reading and not on a random app doing something random.

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I have never used it before but I think Epic is a good resource to use because it could be used for finding books that the student may need for a class tomorrow and it slipped their mind. I also like that if any student who may struggling in school the teacher can suggest this website to enrich the student's understanding of whatever book they are going to be reading or already reading.

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I think Epic is a great tool for educators! Most time educators have to pay out of pocket for their own classroom supplies, so having access to all of these free books is really beneficial to everyone. Since it is a website, you're not limited to only reading if you have your physical book with you, meaning you can read anywhere! It also seems to options for everyone, and automatically tracks progress which makes life easier for the teacher as well. I think the only downside would be that there are too many options for students to be able to choose a book on their own, especially since I'm going to be a Childhood Inclusive teacher. This would still put the responsibility of choosing a book for a student on the teacher, and kind of defeats the purpose of the website:(

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Padlet seems to me like a fun version of a discussion board, but also comes with quite a bit of a sensory overload when more than one person is on it/typing at the same time. I think it would be a good addition to the classroom if it were to be used in increments, and also as a fun way to have a discussion while still having "quiet time". Since it updates in real time, it could be used by a group of kids on individual computers, who respond back and forth to one another. It could also be a good way to group different themes into one color or "thread" of responses such as: plot, characters, theme, etc. of a novel.

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Epic would be great for younger students. It is awesome for younger aged children in school because teachers could easily assign books to students without having to worry about anything but an internet access. I am going for teaching kids in high school or middle school so I don't think that I could use it in my classroom. because it would not have any. content for the students in my field. I would love to have a similar option for textbooks.

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Epic would be great for students because it is free and there are free books on the website you can read if your in a bad scenario where bookstores are closed or you can't share the text due to copyright issues. The only disadvantages to Epic would be if not all students had access to the internet or a computer. Also it could even take away business from the schools library or even the towns public library.

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Some advantages of Padlet is it is free to all users, a great way for students to show and share answers, multiple students can respond all at once and not like have to wait. Some disadvantages of Padlet are since students can post all at once, I feel as if it would flood and jump around making students anxious or like annoyed.

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IBR is super beneficial and shows a ton of positives for students because it is open ended, allowing students to sort of guide their own project or research. IBR allows students to find their own answers to their questions with the text/ articles they find. Though some may abuse this style of research and do a topic they already know about to make it easier on themselves or even may not find the answers so easily for their topic of research. Webquest is where a teacher provides the sites that students have to use in their research project. This can be either closed or open ended. This allows students of all learning ages to feel like they are included and are like the rest of the students, like ENL.

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Epic is an American kids subscription-based reading and learning platform that offers access to books and videos. I think this is a good program to use, especially if you are struggling to find lessons that pertain to reading. As with most online learning tools, the only downside is that you have to make sure the students are using it for it's intended purpose.

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I think epic for kids! is great for students' when used in the correct age group. I think epic is a great tool for things with reading as it has built In quizzes and different measures taken that you as a teacher can understand how much your student understand the t4ext they are reading. It is also a really good tool for teachers now over zoom. You could use this site and share your screen so that the entire class can read the book together and then all take the quiz. Along with this, I think that having captions when reading is a really big help.

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I have used Padlet before as an individual project in an education class. For this we had to insert articles about a topic and then comment on them. I like padlet in this format because I could organize my comments so that all my text about a certain article was under the article and it made it very clear and organized. Along with this, the benefit of this is when your working outside of class on your own the padlet is not moving and jumping around. I think that this use of padlet is very beneficial.

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I have used padlet before in the math class I was taking and I liked it the way we used it. We had a discussion question and then throughout the week we had to go to the padlet and answer the question and then respond to anyone that commented on our post. When we used padlet in class, I was very overwhelmed. There was a lot going on and my screen kept on moving while people were submitting their responses. So if padlet is used individually throughout a period of time, I think it is really good but if everyone is trying to use it at once then it becomes overwhelming.

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I am using Epic right now in my tutoring and it is going really well. I am able to assign the book to my tutee and we can read the book together. There is even a quiz that he can take at the end but we will not be taking it because that quiz focuses on the meaning of the text and even though that is important, we are focusing on the spelling of some of the words in the text. I remember I was freaking out because I had to do English tutoring and I have no children's books laying around my dorm room, so finding epic was a huge help! To me the only downside to epics is that it doesn't have every children's book there is but what site really does?

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I have used Padlet before in another class, and I understand the feeling that it is overwhelming with everyone potentially additional to it at the same time. I also think that aspect of the technology is something really useful because it becomes easier to bounce off of ideas from your peers to contribute to a larger conversation. I think there are several ways this technology could be used as well, say for math everyone contributing to a larger problem, with their thoughts could be cool. This would actually be a really good tool to do with Notice and Wonder.

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If you are an elementary teacher teaching over Zoom, epic would be an essential tool. Being able to ensure all your students safely have access to the same book is something you could not put a value on. I also think for students it is an essential tool to let them explore and have fun with because it is educational but it only has the books the site has curated as educational and appropriate for students. I think it its awesome.

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Epic seems like a very useful and fun thing to have if you are teaching elementary school students. It reminds me of an electronically book fair. It has features where students can read along with the audio and read books actually on their grade level, this site seems highly engaging.  And seems as though it can accommodate all students.

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Padlet is a good software to use for a class division board. Multiple students can respond at once and are able to see other students thoughts. Instead of having students input their ideas to a private message, padlet allows students to work together as a class to come up with a discussion. However after the experience with Padlet during class when everyone was typing a response at once, it could get confusing because you are seeing everyone type at once.

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I think epic is a good way to read books that you don’t have at home or you don’t wanna go out and buy for a one time read. It is convenient for classrooms because students wouldn’t have to go out and buy a hard copy. It is also convenient for teachers so they know which book is actually appropriate for their students reading levels. Although i like it’s a cool way to read online, I like to read from an actual hard copy of a book. To me reading out of a hard copy isn’t as distracting when reading off of a screen. While reading on a device, you either revive messages, emails, are tempted to play games and not truly focused to the reading.

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I think Padlet is a good tool for a classroom because the student can share their thoughts with the whole class. They can also see what their classmates think about the topic and comment back to them. A downside of Padlet is that it's overwhelming when everyone is using it at once, because the comments jump around all over the screen. I think this would be a good tool for middle school students because they could use it for english, history, and science classes. I think elementary aged students might have difficulties using Padlet.

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I think Epic is a really cool website to use in the classroom or even for parents at home. It has some really helpful features, like quizzes attached to the books, you can have it read the book to you, and it gives the appropriate age level for the reading. It is really convenient because you wouldn’t have to get a hard copy book from the store or library.

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I like Epic for kids if I were teaching an elementary school class. It is good for students who have trouble reading because it has a function where it reads the books to you with captions so the children can follow along. A teacher can add little quizzes about what they read so that you know the children were paying attention to the material. Epic can also track their reading progress which is a great tool for teachers. There is a lot of free book options for kids which can be personalized to what they like to read is cool. There are a lot of educational books with facts and vocabulary in them which is a great learning aspect with the read along and the pictures, I think this is a great way for young children to learn easier. Parents can also use this at home.

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With Epic I think it’s awesome that there are a lot of books for free with computer access. That being said, it kind of takes away the use of going to a physical library. Another fault that happened to me personally is that I cannot log in unless I am a student with a class code, an educator with a proper email address or a parent so I wasn’t able to explore the site in depth. As a future educator I will most definitely use Epic once I can learn about the site more. I think it’s a very useful tool especially for elementary students because the site can track their reading progress and it personalizes the books for the kids based on their appropriate reading and age level. This site can also be useful for teachers with limited physical books in their classrooms who can have their students read the same book as long as they have proper technology.

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I really like Padlet because it allows you to connect with other people during a time of virtual learning in lieu of in-person classes and interact with each other’s responses as you would face-to-face. A downside to this software is that it probably shouldn’t be used by an entire classroom at once, so it would be better for a homework assignment or as a group posting. The age group that would most benefit from this would probably be Middle school students for either ELA (response to a book read in class, journal outlet..) or Social Studies (ie: practice short answer questions, responding to the theme of a propaganda poster etc..)

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A strength for padlet is that is a really nice software for students to share their answer. It is an awesome way for all students in the class to answer questions on certain topics. I think that. disadvantage is using it during class can defiantly be super difficult to focus on your own idea and what you want to write. I think it would be better as a homework assignment tool.

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A strength for padlet is definitely the fact that it’s a very nice homework or comment section of sorts for after lessons or to share ideas on certain topics or things. A very big weakness however is that it can cause some students to have a sensory overload when multiple people are using the Padlet at once. Using it after school hours is helpful because less people are going to be actively using it.

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I really like both learning strategies because they both put focus on the students and their learning during the 21st century. IBR seems really great for your independent students as they are able to pick what they would like to research, which can keep them engaged for longer periods of time. A negative however is that if given too much time, students may lack motivation for that longer period of time, or even not use good time management. For WebQuests, I like it because it’s much easier for students to gather their own information instead of looking through countless books for things they cannot find. A weakness definitely would be that there is so much information that I myself always find myself having information overload.

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IBR is a good way to get students started in the open-ended research process, because it allows them to work on their own time. Students are able to organize their work the way they want to. It's also nice because the students get to choose what they want to research.

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IBR is a process of finding answers to questions. It provides a way for exploring a question as a student guiding their own way though it. Some advantages are that it is at the students pace and gives them some leeway and flexibility. Some examples are project processing, creativity skills and project Sharing.

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The method of IBR seem really flexible and clearly can be used in every subject. But for some reason the only articles i can find on IBR are from over 10 years ago the seem to be really outdated. Which is weird because the whole goal is to better understand what knowledge the student is taking in.

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I think IBR seems very beneficial because students can develop questions and investigate on their own and interact. I think it could also be distracting depending on which age group is using it.

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IBR allows students to use their critical thinking skills, gather their own evidence and information to use and practice for their own understanding, and it incorporates technology in learning. I think students could definitely get distracted and procrastinate and possibly get overwhelmed because they have more things to do and figure out independently and it's very open ended, but honestly the pros out weigh the cons. Since it's more independent, students can work at their own pace which is great because not everyone learns at the same pace. I feel as if it would be very helpful for students and beneficial towards their learning.

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IBR seems as if it helps students gain a deep understanding of the content and think critically.  It also offers a different way of learning that’s not just a teacher lecturing. I think a disadvantage would be that students might get overwhelmed because it puts more responsibility on the students than it does on the teachers. Web quests seem good because they help students get used to researching different topics.

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Pros and Cons of using Padlet: Pros: It's free, works on modern browsers, no limit on wall space, allows you to share your wall with other social media websites.
Cons: Inappropriate content may be established on the website, teachers have no control of what students can type.
Epic:
Pros: Free, big digital library
Cons: Less need for a real library, might be some content that's inappropriate for what the student is looking for

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I think that IBR are really useful for students to engage in what they want to research for assignments. It shows students how to find and identify good and academic articles to use. On the other hand, some students could get distracted by using the internet because it is so open ended. I think that is nice about webquests is that their article options are right in front of them and they don't get distracted or struggle finding a source.

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IBR focuses on moving students beyond their general curiosity into critical thinking and understanding. It prioritizes student questions, ideas and analyses. I like how students are able to create their own questions and are self-directed. Students investigate and create their own conclusions

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IBR is more focused on getting your students engaged with the lesson you are teaching.

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I think IBR is extremely effective in terms of getting students engaged in their own research and learning findings. I feel one problem that might arise for all age groups is that they might develop smaller questions within their general question which could lead to getting derailed off of their own specific topic.

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I think IBR is beneficial to students because it allows students to engage in open ended research. Also, there is a deadline but the students can go at their own pace to complete the work if the teacher uses a inquiry based research calendar. I however struggled with IBR in school because I work better with teacher guidance and assistance. So a weakness of IBR would be that it could overwhelm students like me who work better with teacher guidance. Also another challenge might be getting the student to ask the right question. Some questions might be too general or too closed minded that the student could get too much or not enough information.

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I actually found a really good resource of a 4/5th grade Science IBR lesson plan (linked below). I really like how IBR completely allow students freedom to think and develop questions on their own, and go on their own pace. This however, could also overwhelm other students who do well from constant teacher guidance.  I also found another resource for WebQuests (https://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/) which has many different worksheets/lesson plans for different content areas. Webquests are much more structured than IBR's which could benefit the students who need it, however might not work with the students who prefer open ended assignments.

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Share the following information with students: as decomposers break down these organic materials, they are releasing the nutrients back to the soil to be used by the next generation of plants, and the cycle begins again. Over time, the organic materials will actually become part of the soil, enriching it in the process.

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The weakness of IBR would obviously be that it is open-ended, however depending on the class and the students you have this option could be best for them. I would guess for a middle school classroom Webquest would be better to guide them to what you as the teacher want them to learn.

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IBR allows for more freedom in the sense that students are able to find their way through their own research. With this, it allows for students to research in topics they are interested in. With this though, students may shut down or put this project off because it is too broad or they feel like they dont have enough direction.

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Looking at IBR a lot of things stand out to me. It lets students guide their own research.  Gives students freedom and open ended questions. Web quest has many different worksheets and lesson plans that you can use in the different areas. Looking at both of them I think I like IBR better.

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I think IBR is very cool because it allows students to do their own research and tells me as a teacher if they understand or not. This also increases engagement which would increase students achievement. Web quest is also very interesting this allows students to be more engaged and be able to work as a group.

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After looking at IBR It seems to have a lot of benefits and could increase student achievement. It helps to deepen students knowledge to what the topic is being taught. It helps increase motivation and student involvement.

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IBR I think would be a better option because it seems easier to follow along and seems like a better way to interact. Students can organize the information and present it exactly how they want

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One of the benefits of IBR is that it is completely student-controlled which is good for the students to feel like they can be the leader in an activity; this is really good especially for middle-schoolers who don’t want to simply listen and follow a teacher all the time. IBR also allows the students to feel more independent. The only downfall I notice is that students work on their own schedules, which may not be the most efficient in a limited amount of time. With Webquest it allows students to roam freely with their imagination in order to problem solve. While the teacher guides the students, they are still able to feel independent like with IBR. I feel like this can be good for students of all diverse learning needs because by having pre-established roles, it can help them feel like they are a part of something.

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IBR is really beneficial in the way it allows students to guide their own research. This lets students to have a greater interest in what they are researching about. It also allows students to not feel rushed and to work at their own pace. I feel like this may overwhelm students because of the lack of guidance though. Webquests allow students to answer their own open-ended questions. This is also more structured than IBR so students who need that benefit from webquests

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IBR has a lot of positives, one that stands out to me is that it helps deepen the understanding to what the student is learning because it is left up to them. It also is a great way to use differentiation because it allows the students to work at their own pace and the research can be presented in various ways. Web-quest allows students to answer their own open-ended questions. It also allows students to investigate through their own question.

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IBR seems to be really beneficial, as it allows freedom and open ended research for the students. Like you said before though, if given the opportunity to have weeks to research subjects, there is a good chance you'll have some students that abuse that. Webquest can pose open ended questions and shows students they need more than facts to have an understanding of a topic. Scaffolding also gives students a step by step process and understand what is required. The other flip-side to this, and I think any technology based research is the ability for students to get easily distracted, especially when doing things with the same content; reading, then writing answers.

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What are the strengths and weaknesses of Epic as a software? Would you use Epic as a teacher (If you're an HS certification, you most likely would NOT.) - Karpie

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Compare IBR to WebQuests. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each methodology? -Karpie

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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Padlet as a software and possible uses for your specific age and subject area of students.
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