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White board- fi is an instant formative assessment tool our classrooms, providing you with live feedback and immediate overview over your students.
Near-pod is dynamic media to provide real-world connections to academic content while improving the feedback loop with formative assessment. This increases hands-on, minds-on engagement and simplifies classroom management.

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I explored this app ‘ khan academy kids’ and this is the best app till now which I have explored, it covers all the subjects we teach in early years at BSS in the best fun way for kids. It is a very interactive app. They have five characters, each of those have a separate room, where kids can do activities, and the gifts they earn throughout doing different activities are for these characters and they can select a particular gift for their favorite one. Now let me explain to you the amazing features of this app.

First, you can create a separate profile for every kid, which other apps may offer too but here you can select content according to the age, ranging from ( preschool age 2- 2nd grade).

On the home screen kids can learn the fun-filled lessons the way the app has designed it. And it's wonderfully appropriate. But for more specific lessons and activities, just click on the teeny tiny icon of the library on the top left corner. Only the icon is tiny. But the ocean of content it has is very vast, amazing, fun-filled, easy to learn, and appropriate. In simple: PERFECT.

In the library, you'll find icons for books, videos, create, offline, letters, reading, math, and logic.

·         Library :

Has a vast range of books, and kids can select the option “ read to me “ or “ read by myself”. They can practice reading with this part of the app. Books are about :

·   NON-FICTION,  all of the KUW topic-related short reading books.

·   STORIES WITH LESSONS

·   2ND GRADE EARLY READERS

·   1S GRADE EARLY READERS

·   EARLY READERS

·   BOOKS ABOUT FEELINGS: PSED is completely covered here

·   NUMBER BOOKS

·   CHARACTER STORIES

·   ANIMAL SAFARI

·   DINOSAURS

·   SUPER CUTE:  all about baby animals

·   BACKYARD WILDLIFE

·   PLAYFUL PETS

·   VEHICLES

·   SCIENCE

·   GEOGRAPHY

·   NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YUNG EXPLORER

·   ALPHABET BOOKS

·      VIDEOS:  the videos are according to age group.

1.       For kindergarten and pre-kindergarten they have

·         Super simple songs

·         Early counting

·         Early shapes and measurement

·         Early reading and language

·         Letter sounds

·         Letters

2.       For 1st grade they have

·         1st-grade math: ten frames, add, subtract, measure, clock, halves and quarters, 10 and more, base ten blocks

·         1st grade reading all about sentences and grammar .so many types of nouns, verbs, adjectives, articles, etc

·         Yoga & movement

3.       For 2nd grade has videos according to their level wonderful learning videos for maths and ll.

·         CREATE: where they can draw and color in so many ways.

·         OFFLINE: has some offline stuff for nonstop learning.

·         LETTERS: It’s a vast sea of age-appropriate activities to teach and learn all about letters and sounds( FROM FORMATION TO CVC WORDS).

·         READING:  for reading, you can also select age for age-appropriate content (WONDERFUL FUN FILLED OCEAN OF KNOWLEDGE STUDENTS CAN LISTEN OR READ BY THEMSELVES).

·         MATH:  According to age so many fun-filled mathematical concepts learning and practicing activities.

·         LOGIC: This has age-appropriate so many AMAZING INTERACTIVE activities for :

Focus, memory, and flexible thinking

Social-emotional development

Physical development

Healthy habits

(the whole of PSED covered here)

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The other app I explored is “jolly phonics lessons”, which is all about letters, sounds, diagraphs, tricky words, lesson activities. It has two games to practice sounds and words. The teacher can also take a test and keep it saved for record-keeping by the name of the students over there.

Features of this app are super smart, they have divided all the sounds into groups of six. The first is 'satpin'. And with the procession of sound groups, they start teaching how to blend and read words. The best part is the voice-over does the whole blending and reading of the word, students can listen and blend and practice properly. The action of the sound, formation, jolly phonic jingle for that particular sound and story is also there to practice.

Tricky words are also divided into 6 groups. Students can tap on the word, the voiceover will read and they can repeat with it until they learn.

Some other features are also there which are paid. I didn’t explore those.

I find both apps very helpful.

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The third app I have explored is " اردو قائدہ", with help of this app students can learn to read, recognize and practice formation of huroof-e-tahajji. a voice-over is the best option to clearly listen to the huroof and its vocabulary.
features of this apps are super good for kids to learn
urdu easily, first they have a tab for
1.  سیکھیں : this has قائدہ،
گنتی سیکھیں، لکھیں
2. مشق کریں: in this activities are to match the
huroofs with their vocabularies, ترتیب دیں, خطوط تلاش کریں, الفاظ تلاش کریں
3. نام جانتے ہیں: جانوروں کے نام، پرندوں کے نام، پھلوں کے نام، سبزیوں کے نام، پھولوں کے نام ، رنگوں کے نام

In this feature, they can form words with the given arkan which will directly match with its picture if formed correctly and the voice-over reads it.

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Nearpod  is an online tool where teachers can create lots of different interactive learning resources that allow students to engage and learn via their device or a single screen in the room.

Padlet is a great tool for tracking class updates. By using it in the classroom, you can track current and upcoming class assignment's topics and their due dates.

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in school. Early year's students easily learn with the help of games instead of worksheets, and other stuff.

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Flipgrid : It is a video tool that allows teachers to post topics that are essentially videos with some accompanying text. It is an educational focused platform to create and share short videos. it allows teachers to facilitate video discussions. Students are organized into groups and then given access to discussion topics and also gives the students a chance to respond with their own voice and video.

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Edmodo : It is a free classroom communication hub that lets you to engage with your classes and connect with other teachers as well. It is really safe and reliable software for anyone like teachers, students and even for parents. it enables students to easily communicate with their classmates and instructors and also allows students to ask each other questions as well.

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Online teaching and learning both were not easy in the beginning of the pandemic. But gradually with the passage of time, we the teachers explored  many digital tools. And then stick to the ones that were more helpful in terms of recording their response,recieving them altogether at one place and how much user friendly the tool is. I personally used padlet, nearpod, whiteboardfi, classroom screen, edpuzzle, writing repeater and google slides. The students used to enjoy nearpod and edpuzzle. Whiteboardfi was helpful as we can save the files (students responses) in pdf form as well. And the best tool that was most helpful to teach MINs was writing repeater as it helped me in explaining them the correct formation (nelson script) of each and every sound to them. 

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Online teaching and learning both were not easy in the beginning of the pandemic. But gradually with the passage of time, we the teachers explored  many digital tools. And then stick to the ones that were more helpful in terms of recording their response,recieving them altogether at one place and how much user friendly the tool is. I personally used padlet, nearpod, whiteboardfi, classroom screen, edpuzzle, writing repeater and google slides. The students used to enjoy nearpod and edpuzzle. Whiteboardfi was helpful as we can save the files (students responses) in pdf form as well. And the best tool that was most helpful to teach MINs was writing repeater as it helped me in explaining them the correct formation (nelson script) of each and every sound to them. 

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Microsoft power point allows us to catch our audience's attention using visual effects. With the help of different slides one can convey their teaching strategies more easily to the students.
It improves learner focus and enhances the teaching and learning experience for both the staff and the students. It is one of the most effective digital tool in the learning process of a child.

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Padlet is a digital pinboard that allows teachers and students to contribute by pinning different images, videos, links, files and many more.
This tool motivates the students to work together and do certain activities in a team. Padlet is effective in making the students improve their English Grammar.
It enhances students performance in language learning.

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Google Classroom is a digital tool which is effective in improving the students access and attentiveness towards learning, knowledge and skills which are gained through Google classrooms.
It makes the students active learners as a digital tool.
Teachers use this platform to quickly create and distribute different instructions and assessments. Teachers can put questions into what students are thinking and their capabilities can be judged easily using google classroom

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Laraib Babar: Kids are like rainbow just like rainbow they need colours in everything. 

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Laraib Babar: Kids are like rainbow just like rainbow they need colours in everything. 

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After pandemic life has taken a U-turn. Everything has changed. We have learnt and grew and explored alot during this time span. More challenging task was how to engage my students in studies when things were falling apart my students were more into relaxing mode and to bring them back to track i planned my lesson in such way that my students enjoy. During i explored multiple websites and few of them were the most efficient one.

Seesaw: Initially my utmost target was to till I don't discover much i should atleast get to one such website which is wholesome so i got to know about it through my acquaintance. Seesaw is a wholesome app where you can add your entire classroom and assign them task activities and make any announcement. Seesaw is easy to use and was initially much feasible for kids are their parents as it is more like Facebook.
I enjoyed using seesaw.

Nearpod: As being not much familiar with virtual schooling nearpod was there to rescue. Nearpod can create lesson plans according to the subject matter of the host which us interactive and engaging both at the same time. You can as well upload the lesson plan and the video links anything which is respectively according to your lesson plan.Nearpod also provides well prepared formative assessments and media features such 3D images which is best for the child's outcomes. For the better understanding of the child such games and activities are there on Nearpod which is engaging. Learning and fun both at the same time.My kids enjoyed using Nearpod basically for 3D pictures and games.

Go-Noodle :
When my kids use to tired and when i see them cosy in their blankets and enjoying the room environment. I always use to login to Go-Noodles which is basically gamifies movement and exercise, this made the kids stand keeping their quilts behind and do some energetic, playful and active body movements with a touch of silliness mixed in just for good measure. This platform has multiple pre recorded video designed to get kids moving. It is best for the morning exercise or during the break in the middle of the long class.

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I explored Nearpod which is an amazing app with interactive sessions. Teachers have complete control over what the students can view and she can ensure that all the students are on the same task. Its an excellent AFL tool as the teacher can view individual progress of each child through reports option. Teachers can provide immediate feedback on Nearpod.
Climb up game, collaborative board and draw it activity are few of the most useful and engaging features of Nearpod.
Found it to be an excellent AFL digital tool which runs smoothly and is user friendly too. Its the most appropriate for Kindergarten level.

Another digital tool which i explored is Flipgrid. Its a very nice tool for recording video responses of students and keeping them in one place under the relevant topic. Teachers can simply share the flipcode with the students and they can record their video responses through it. Its an amazing tool for early years students.

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Children will need time, freedom, support, and inspiration to develop their creativity with technology in early childhood. The following you can adapt for your own context

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Children will need time, freedom, support, and inspiration to develop their creativity with technology in early childhood. The following you can adapt for your own context

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E-portfolio:
is an electronic format for students to: record their work, goals, and achievements. reflect on their learning. share their learning and receive feedback and feedforward.
Pixton:
suitable for students of all ages

Why make students write a story when they can draw it for a change? Digital tools for classroom like Pixton boost the children’s visual thinking and creativity while it engages them to the fullest. This tool allows little and big students to make comics and storyboards. This activity can be both educational and fun. If you are an educator, you can try Pixton for free before introducing it to your kids. A perfect tool to boost children imagination.

.Digital cameras – can be used to take photos of their creative play and to exchange ideas. By supporting them in their use you will also be able to encourage them to reflect on the photos they have taken.

Video cameras – show them how to use it in a creative way such as for a movie making activity.

Webcams – encourage them to record the process of an activity as they progress.

Art software – this you can model for them by doing something like making a repeat pattern and printing it out.

Programmable toys – there is so much value in bee bots and others like Pixie. Create a path on the ground and ask children to program the toy to follow it.

Smartboards – use these in conjunction with good quality art software and as the children make marks, show them what the range of ICT tools can do. Model using these tools and then stand back and watch the children do with them.