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Links:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-keeper-time-management/id867374917

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.pixo.apps.focuskeeper&hl=en&gl=US

Target Audience: Teachers, Middle/High School Students

Pricing:
1. Basic free
2. Pro $1.99

Platform: iOS and Android

Overview:
A lot of the current research on brain function strongly advises against multi-tasking. Multi-tasking puts the processor in our brain under undue pressure and actually decreases productivity (Cherry, 2020). Yet, multitasking comes so naturally. The purpose of Focus Keeper is to allow us to stay devoted to dedicate our minds to a single task in 25 minute increments with 5 minute breaks. This would be particularly useful for chronic multi-taskers who get distracted by well-intentioned events, for example an email alert, during their dedicated work periods.

Reviews/Ratings:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/focus-keeper-pro

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-keeper-time-management/id867374917#see-all/reviews

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.pixo.apps.focuskeeper&hl=en_GB&gl=US&showAllReviews=true

References:
Cherry, K. (2020, March 26). How multitasking affects productivity and brain health. Very Well Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/multitasking-2795003

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The Best App for Time Management - Pomodoro Technique

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Link: https://www.toodledo.com/

Target Audience: Teachers, High School Students

Pricing: Two tiers
1. Basic free
2. Premium $20 per year

Platform: Windows, Android, iOS

Overview
This is a time management app that allows users to manage to do lists. It's great in that it allows you to house all to do lists in one place. I see this being useful not just for teachers, but also for older students who struggle with time management or organizational skills. While you can accomplish creating to do lists with Google Keep, Toodledo takes it a step further allowing you to set reminders, due dates, and allows you to prioritize tasks.

Reviews/Ratings:
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/toodledo
https://www.g2.com/products/toodledo/reviews

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Link: https://www.goguardian.com/

Target Audience: Teachers / Parents

Pricing: Quote has to be requested

Platform: Android, iOS, Windows

This is a high-end, high-tech classroom management tool for the virtual learning classroom--every teachers dream. It allows teachers to monitor what students are doing on their devices while in class. If a student is off task by browsing an unrelated webpage, the teacher can lock the browser to the target webpage.

Limitations:

This level of control would only be attainable on school-issued devices

Examples of use:

Teachers could use this to closely monitor students taking a test.

Reviews:

https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/goguardian-profile/
https://www.g2.com/products/goguardian-teacher/reviews#survey-response-2001934

Reference

Go Guardian. (July 7, 2020). Go guardian teacher demo video. [Video]. YouTube.
https://youtu.be/GbNVO2F_eD0

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Link: https://www.classcraft.com/

Platform:  Web-based, android & iOS apps (must perform initial set up of class on the Web-based platform)

Target Audience: Elementary, Middle, and High School

Cost: Three tiers.
1. Basic free
2. Teacher premium $120 per year
3. Schools & districts per student pricing with a building minimum.

Class craft is a game based classroom management tool which is evidently adapted from mind craft. The class is considered a community and positive behaviors earn points / game credits while negative behavior deduct points. It allows a great level of personalization as you can choose a target behavior to work on. It also features "class pledges" which are tasks that engage students in not only reflecting on their behavior but also making amends where necessary. Examples of default pledges include:
1. Write  a kudos to a classmate you've been in conflict with
2. Create a short video showing how you could've made better decisions
3. Make a meme about the attitudes you could demonstrate to improve your learning.

Students participate in teams thereby fostering community building, and students can help each other by using their "healing powers" to support a classmate who is racking up negative points.
This is great because it can be customized to appeal to Elementary, Middle, & High School students. Integrates with google classroom allowing you to transfer class roster easily.

Reviews:

https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/classcraft

https://www.g2.com/products/classcraft/reviews

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Link: https://www.canva.com/

Platform: Available for Android, iOS Mobile devices; also available as Web browser

Focus Subjects: Works for all subjects (note this does not review content, but rather allows students to curate content and present their knowledge/understanding of a topic)

Canva is a great tool for content curation and presentation as graphic design projects. It has scores of templates for various projects: newsletters, posters, flyers, brochures, slideshows, blog posts, social media stories, invitations, and resumes. This would be a great tool for students to present information in a visually appealing way, while also learning elements of graphic design.

Example of Use:
After a lesson on Mexican culture in Spanish class, students could be  tasked with creating a tourist brochure attracting visitors to the country. This could also be the learning experience on culture where students learn about the culture through their own research for the purpose of creating the brochure.

Cost:
Free/Paid
The free version is quite extensive with thousands of free icons and images. There is also the option to pay for icons that would be available with the paid version. Icons/images cost about $0.99.
The pro version gives you access to all icons and images, while also allowing you to save projects in folders.

Review/Ratings:

https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/canva

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/canva-design-app-review

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Tech requirements: Computer/Chromebook, Smartphone

Uses of the tool: Desmos is a math graphing utility program that allows for students to explore math through graphing along with created activities and formative assessments. Students are able to create graphs using algebraic functions, piecewise functions and coordinate points.

Examples of effective use for learning for middle and secondary school level subjects as well as cross-curricular examples: Graphs and their algebraic representations have commonalities that give them their unique features. For example the y-intercept in a linear equation in slope intercept form or the vertex of a parabola when a quadratic equation is in vertex form. Desmos provides the opportunity for students to quickly discover graphic features with their algebraic representation without the need to formally graph an equation on paper. This cross-curricular learning tool emcompasses the fundamental quality of algebra to the overarches characteristic of two dimensional calculus.

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Tech requirements: Computer/Chromebook, Google Account, Smartphone

Uses of the tool: Gimkit is an interactive gaming platform where students can work at their own pace. Gimkit has a variety of gaming systems that are related to platforms such as kahoot or Among Us. Gimkit supports all subjects from K-12. Teachers can assign the games as an in class activity, assessment or homework. Gimkit Ink allows students to publish their work for students, teachers, and beyond to see. Individuals who have access to the published work can communicate and provide feedback about the work.

Examples of effective use for learning for middle and secondary school level subjects as well as cross-curricular examples: Gimkit offers the ability for students to review or take formative assessment in a non-traditional format. Teachers receive real time data and can adjust questions as an accommodation for student learning. Students can also go at their own pace and teachers can also set a specific timer. Gimkit is constantly innovating and creating new avenues for learning where new games or features are introduced. An example is the Draw That feature where instead of students answering multiple choice questions, they can actually draw their response. Check out the GimKit blog below for new features:

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Tech requirements: Computer/Chromebook, Google Account

Uses of the tool: Online tool for math practice, assessments and learning. Teachers are able to create assignments, homework or assessments that isolate certain math skills or address math content in a cumulative form. The content ranges from 6-12 grade including calculus.

Examples of effective use for learning for middle and secondary school level subjects as well as cross-curricular examples: Teachers receive real time data and are able to adjust their lessons according to the data received. Each question stem has a Common Core Standard attached to it where teachers can use the quantitative data for differentiation. Below is a video of how Delta Math can be used within an RTI program. Teachers create an in class assessment with their planning partners, assess the students, then create three-tiered support for different learners. Check it out below!

Reviews: The reviews for Delta Math are predominantly positive with the main pros that it is free and user-friendly. Delta Math Plus has added features where teachers can assign videos, create their own questions and assessments, and assign assignments to select individuals or groups. Overall, Delta Math has problem sets that cover every math common core standard. The cons found is that problem sets can become redundant at times and the form Delta Math accepts answers can be tricky.

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A very handy tool for teachers to monitor the classroom noise/volume level. This is helpful for kids from Pre k to 6th grade.
On the screen, kids see a noise detector and a cute background. Behind the scenes, teachers set the acceptable sound level, microphone sensitivity, theme, and a host of other options. After setup, most teachers will opt to display the app on a larger screen so all students can track the noise level in the classroom. If the class remains at an acceptable level for the entire interval selected by the teacher (between one minute and 15 minutes), they earn a star. If they do not, they see the noise meter increase and eventually watch the screen crack as an alarm sounds. Teachers can select from six generic alarms or opt to record their own alarm to get students' attention. Once students quiet down, the interval starts again and students have another chance to earn stars.

Cost: - $4.99

Platforms:-  iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

Useful for: - Behavior Management, Productivity

Pros: Rewards and background themes help keep kids engaged in monitoring their sound levels.

Cons: Microphone sensitivity may cause the alarm to sound when it is not justified.

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Microsoft Teams is a proprietary business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Teams primarily competes with the similar service Slack, offering workspace chat and videoconferencing, file storage, and application integration. Microsoft Teams is also a collaboration app that helps your team (class) stay organized and have conversations all in one place.

Platforms: Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android (desktop and mobile apps available).

Cost: Full list of options.

Free.

Microsoft 365 Business Basic $5.00 user/month

Microsoft 365 Business Standard $12.50 user/month

Rating:

4 star on PCmag.com

8.4/10 on trustradius.com

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A Free Parent Teacher Communication App That Just Works

ClassTag connects teachers and families with one easy to use app for all their communication needs. Remote, blended, hybrid, in person, we are here for you through it all!

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(Android - Mobile Only:  iOS- Mobile, tablets only)

Teacher Kit is a mobile only tool that allows teachers to manage their classrooms by monitoring student behavior and offering feedback (positive and negative). As you record a behavior you can also add observation notes, which would be great for tracking/monitoring progress overtime.  While you cannot add your own customized behavior as with other apps, there is a general category which, with the observation notes, could then become a customized behavior.

Teachers can also track attendance and performance on assignments. The app is also available in different languages (Spanish,
Teachers may also communicate with parents. The app also allows teachers to create seating charts for classes. Also includes a calendar where you can set up a class schedule or make note of special class activities/events.

Cost:
Basic version - free
Paid expanded version with additional features
*Note - website says free but when I downloaded and tested it, it was actually a free 7-day trial. Cost is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year.

Reviews/Ratings:
https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/teacherkit

https://www.profsabroad.com/teacher-kit-app-review-a-class-management-tool-for-the-ipad/

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https://www.ck12.org/teacher/

The CK-12 Foundation was founded with the mission to enable everyone to learn in his or her own way. Ck-12 pairs quality content with the latest technologies. Ck-12 equips students, teachers, and parents with everything needed.

Simulations
PLIX (Play, Learn, Interact and Xplore)

Android and IOS

Cost? Free

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Try the fastest, most engaging way to send exit tickets

Get student feedback instantly

Send a question to your students in under 30 seconds

Pick from a library of best practice questions or write your own

Choose from a range of response types to suit your students' preferences

Strengthen relationships with your students

Give every student a voice in their education

Reply to groups of students or follow up one on one

Support shy and quiet students by providing a safe space for them to reply

Take action with confidence

Make confident decisions about your teaching and planning based on quality student feedback

Choose where to focus your attention by spotting trends in your feedback data

Make changes that improve outcomes for your class right now, not next term

https://ziplet.com/

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Teacher Class123 is an efficient class management app for teachers to help with checklist, timer, seating chart, random picker, chalk board and more. This class management app helps teachers to keep parents involved in their child’s interactions in the classroom.

The app helps teachers to keep track of student's behavior and attendance and share it with parents.
Teacher Class 123 also offers the unique feature of allowing parents to send feedback on behaviors at home. This helps for consistency between school and home particularly if the student is on a behavior improvement plan.

Cost?

Free

Review/Ratings:
https://edshelf.com/tool/teacher-class123/

https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/class123#:~:text=Pros%3A%20Whole%2Dclass%20goal%2D,and%20whistles%20for%20behavior%20management.

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Final Cut Pro, previously Final Cut Pro X, is a series of non-linear video editing software programs first developed by Macromedia Inc. and later Apple Inc. Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional and prosumer-level video editing software, targets both consumers who want more power for their video-editing projects than iMovie offers and professionals who create content for the cinema and television. It does a remarkable job of bridging these two worlds, and, though professionals may complain about its nontraditional trackless timeline and amateurs may scratch their heads over its wealth of sophisticated options, it's in fact a magnificent tool for both groups.

Cost: Free Trial available, one-time price of $299.99.

Final Cut Pro remains a PCMag Editors' Choice for video editing software. Detailed Apple Final Cut Pro Review | PCMag

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The tools you need. From start to finishing.

With great features and an intuitive design, Final Cut Pro accelerates post-production. So editors can create and deliver at the speed of thought.

Motion and Compressor

Create stunning effects and sweeping graphics with Motion, including studio-quality 2D and 3D titles you can open and adjust in Final Cut Pro. Use Compressor to create custom export settings and streamline delivery of your movie to the iTunes Store. And because Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Compressor all share the same Metal architecture, you'll experience blazing performance and consistent rendering across applications.

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Final Cut Pro revolutionizes post-production with 360° video editing and motion graphics, 4K HDR support, and advanced tools for color correction.

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Adobe Spark empowers students and teachers to easily create and share visual stories. It is an integrated suite of media creation applications for mobile and web developed by Adobe Systems. It comprises three separate design apps: Spark Page, Spark Post, and Spark Video.

Cost: $9.99/month Adobe Spark for individuals. Free for

Adobe Spark for Education.

Operating system: iOS, OS X, Windows, Android
Platforms: iPad, iPhone, World Wide Web, Android

Adobe Spark integrates well with many online tools such as:

Google Classroom

Google Drive

Canvas

FlipGrid

Microsoft Teams

OneNote

Wakelet

Book Creator

ClassLink

Clever

Adobe Spark receives raving reviews from teachers. Here's a link for some testimonials on

Adobe Spark for Education.

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Adobe Express for Education is everything students and teachers need to create graphics, photos, and videos. Free for K12 schools and districts.

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Adobe Premiere Pro is an industry leading  timeline-based video editing software application developed by Adobe Inc. and published as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud licensing program.

Pros: Creative tools, integration with other apps and services, and the power of Adobe Sensei help you craft footage into polished films and videos. With Premiere Rush you can create and edit new projects from any device.

Cost: Free Trial - 7 days free, then
$20.99/month.

Platform: Download through the Adobe Creative Cloud Client on Windows and iOS.

Detailed Review and Rating by PCmag.com.

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iMovie is a video editing software application developed by Apple Inc. for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices. iMovie app allows you to record, edit and export your own professional looking HD movies on your iOS device. The app makes smart use of the multi-touch gestures to allow you to add videos, photos, music and sound effects, and piece them together. You can choose to add footage from your camera roll, or capture video directly through iMovie. Similarly, music can be added from the library on your device, or you can record audio through the application.

Cost: Free, comes pre-installed on most Apple devices; it's free and intuitive.
Platforms: macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices.

iMovie has a 4 star rating on the App Store.

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Mentimeter - pre-built education templates

Tool that can be used for assessments in the classroom. It comes pre-loaded with education templates for the classroom like a listening skills assessment, icebreakers, formative assessments, surveys, and polls.

Create quizzes and tests, manage student expectations, engage students, and can assist with teacher training workshop.

Mentimeter gives everyone a voice, but it also has a neat feature to mute extra-loud students.

It’s free to use and lets you create and host real time quizzes from
the templates or from scratch.

Pro versions allows unlimited questions slides per presentation, exports, unlimited quizzes, and support for a few dollars a month.

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Every teacher can ask and be asked the right questions.

Get a quick overview of group understanding and clarify any issues or confusion.

Boost participation with interactivity and anonymous voting.

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Teachers.io is the faculty companion app to myHomework, the most popular cross platform student planner app.

Features:

Teachers.io makes it easy to break tasks down into their most granular details making it easy to "show" your students how being organized helps them succeed.

When you use free Teachers.io, students using myHomework can easily join your classes and access the assignments, files, announcements, syllabus and other class information you share on Teachers.io.

Organize your Classes:

Attachments & Resources - Teachers.io allows you to upload links and files for your classes, so your students don't struggle to find them.

Syllabus - Teachers.io helps you create and share your syllabus.

Announcements - Easily send out an announcement to students and parents. If they are using the myHomework app they will be notified!

Cost: Free
Platform: Website, iPhone and iPad apps. Teachers.io with myHomework works great for schools with BYOD policies or 1:1 iPad programs.
Rating: 4 star rating on the App Store.

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Teach Organization

Teachers.io is the faculty companion app to myHomework, the most popular cross platform student planner app.

Advanced tools, reporting and integrations make it easier than ever to monitor and teach organization skills in a digital world.

Free capabilities within Teachers.io are just the beginning of what's possible.

When you use free Teachers.io, Students using myHomework can easily join your classes and access the assignments, files, announcements, syllabus and other class information you share on Teachers.io. You also have the option of a public profile so students & not using myHomework can still easily get to your class information from your Teachers.io website.
Teachers.io with myHomework works great for schools with BYOD policies (Bring Your Own Device) or 1:1 iPad programs. Learn more about myHomework for schools

Show Your Students

Teachers.io makes it easy to break tasks down into their most granular details making it easy to "show" your students how being organized helps them succeed.

Lessons, Assignments and Tests can be copied between classes and semesters to save time.
Start planning your schedule

Organize your Classes

Attachments & Resources

Teachers.io allows you to upload links and files for your classes, so your students don't struggle to find them.

Syllabus

Teachers.io helps you create and share your syllabus.

Announcements

Easily send out an announcement to students and parents. If they are using the myHomework app they will be notified!

Teacher Page

Public Profile

You can choose to make your profile public and share your story with teachers, parents and students.

Blog

Your free account comes with a blog, where you can share your thoughts, research and class related photos.

Widget

Already have a website? You can use the teachers.io widget and have your class schedule embedded within your page.

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ClassPager is a communication tool that lets teachers communicate with students' phones via text from the teacher's Web-enabled device. There are two key functions: reminders and polls. Teachers can use cell phone reminders to alert their high school students about assignments, class tasks, and topics. Teachers can also send simple polls that can be used for formative assessment. Teachers can then analyze a graph of the students' results in real time.

Cost:

Large: $20/month, 200 students, unlimited texting.

Medium: $10/month, 75 students, unlimited texting.

Small:  Free, 50 students, 100 texting credits per month

Platform: Website.

Pros: Solid polling tool lets teachers quickly collect and analyze student feedback.
Cons: Communications are limited to text.

When used thoughtfully, it can help teachers augment communication and learning with their phone-using students, but limited features may not meet all teachers' needs.

Class Pager has a 3 star rating on Common Sense Education.

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GoSoapBox is a chat room designed for classrooms. Teachers can post different types of questions for students to respond to in real time. The benefit of GoSoapBox is that it encourages student interaction. It can be anonymous for the student, so they feel more comfortable sharing answers. Teachers can still see who is answering but other students don’t know who says what. They even have a “confusion meter” that allows students to tell the teacher how well they are comprehending the topic. This is a great tool for giving students a voice which improves communication in the classroom between teachers and students.

Cost: Free
Platform: Web-based

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Zoom Cloud Meetings is a proprietary video teleconferencing software program developed by Zoom Video Communications. Zoom's secure, reliable video platform powers all of your communication needs, including meetings, chat, phone, webinars, and online events.

Cost: The free plan allows up to 100 concurrent participants, with a 40-minute time restriction. Users have the option to upgrade by subscribing to a paid plan.

Platform: Desktop application for Windows, and iOS with web browser client. Plugins are available for several apps (Skype, Microsoft Outlook, IBM Notes)  and web browser extensions for Google Chrome and Firefox. Mobile app versions are also available on the Google Play Store and the App Store.

Zoom has a 4.6 start rating on the App store and a 3.9 star rating on the Google Play store with over 500 million downloads.

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Discord is a VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities. Users communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers".

Cost: Free
Platforms: You can download and sign up for Discord for free on desktop, iOS, Android, or via your web browser.

Features to use in your classroom:

Discord is made up of invite only spaces known as servers — think of your server as your classroom.

Servers are organized into individual channels where you’ll interact with students or other teachers.

There are text channels, where anyone can post messages, upload files, and share images for others to read at any time.

And also voice channels, where teachers can conduct classes with Go Live, and students can get together to talk and collaborate.

Discord has a 4.5 star rating on the Google Play Store with over 100 million downloads. It also has a 4.8 star rating on the App Store.

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Google Chat is a communication software developed by Google built for teams that provides direct messages and team chat rooms, along with a group messaging function that allows Google Drive content sharing. Google Chat and Google Meet have replaced Google Hangouts.

Cost: Free
Platforms: Android, iOS, web based.

Features include:

Group collaboration that allows Google Workspace content creation and sharing (Docs, Sheets, Slides), without having to worry about granting permissions

Side by side editors, one click meetings, scheduling, document creation, and shared files, tasks, and events make it easy to get work done

Google search functionality, with options to filter for conversations and content that you’ve shared

Ready for Enterprise, with the full benefits of Google Workspace security and access controls including Data Loss Prevention, Compliance, Admin Settings, Vault Retention, Holds, Search, and Export.

Google Chat has a 3.2 star rating on the Google Play Store with over 5 million downloads. It also has a 4.6 star rating on the App Store.

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Telegram Messenger is a software used for communication and instant messaging and offers many possibilities such as sending various media files, in addition to making voice or video calls. Some features and advantages include:

Cost: Free.

Platforms: It can be used on various operating systems (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows NT, Linux, macOS, Web application). Telegram also has a desktop and web based version. It syncs across all your devices.

Storage requirement: 180 MB.

Powerful: No limit on the size of groups or broadcasts. All types of media files can be sent and received.

Secure: All chats are encrypted with a strong encryption

Private: Your data is never disclosed.

Cloud-based: Unlimited storage for chats, media, and documents.

Open: No ads, no fees. The open source code is free for everyone.

Public: Many public channels, open groups, and bots for integration.

The Telegram program can be used in education in many ways such as:

-General communication and reminders.

Send assignments and tasks.

Group work through channels.

Add the program to one of the educational sites as a synchronous support tool

Advertising for clubs, activities, workshops and PD.

Communicate with students or faculty from other schools.

Parents communications, follow-up, PTC, etc.

Provide e-content for the home side in the reverse learning strategy.

Make voice or video and audio conferences.

Telegram is an Editor's choice app on Google Play Store with a 4.3 star rating and over 500 million downloads. It also has a 4.3 star rating on the App Store.

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Remind is a communication platform that helps every student succeed. Whether you're in the classroom, at home, or anywhere in between, Remind makes it easy to stay connected to your school community. It works like any other messaging app without the need to gather students' phone numbers as it uses their emails for sign up (preferably school provided Google accounts).

* Communicate in real time—on any device.
* Keep personal contact information private.
* Translate messages into more than 90 languages.
* Share files, photos, and content from your favorite sites.

Remind is available on the following platforms:
- Web version
- App Store
- Google Play Store

Remind integrates seamlessly with many LMS such as:
- Google Classroom
- Schoology
- Canvas

It also pairs well with many educations apps such as:
- Kahoot!
- Quizlet
-SurveyMonkey
-Newsela
- Discovery Education
-PBS

Cost: The app is free to use for smaller groups, however, you can request a quote for a school or district plan which offers additional features.

Usage and Reviews: Remind currently has a 4.8 star rating on the App Store and a 4.3 star rating on the Google Play store with 10 million+ installs.

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Adoption and usage

Simple, effective, and surprisingly easy to use

With nearly 30 million users in 80% of US schools, the numbers speak for themselves: students, families, and educators love using Remind.

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Remind | Communication Platform for Education

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The app only supports Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) but is a powerful learning tool that includes nearly every aspect of language learning. It is available on iOS and Android.

Most of the features for most users will be included in the bundles (which are cross platform with some effort). For US $59.99 you get access to virtually all the features including Optical Character Recognition, Text-To-Speech, Flashcards, Stroke Order, etc. You can add on individual books and they become integrated with the dictionary. This means that clicking on the word will give you access to its meaning, tone, stroke order, etymology (if you purchase the add-on) etc.

For Chinese language users it is an extremely useful app and allows for lots of customization. You can color code different tones for easier memorization, organize or import your own cards, and the app developer provides HSK-leveled vocabulary sets pre-installed.

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Supercharge Your Chinese Vocabulary With Pleco? Yay or nay? Here's our Pleco review, one of the most famous apps for learning Chinese. Chinese can be an awkward language to learn. It's mono-syllabic, and tonal and to add a final layer of complexity the script is pictographic.

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Memrise is an that has evolved a bit over the years. It used to be largely a user-generated Duolingo-style app, but they have since focused more on the most commonly spoken languages and have a lot of Native Speaker (rather than machine-recorded) audio listening files for people that want to learn a language.

There are lots of user-generated courses on many topics, but those are not available to those using the iOS or Android Apps and must be done on the website.

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Online language courses for English speakers | Memrise

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Sutori is a presentation/timeline making tool that works similar to the how Evernote let you turn notes into presentations, but it is much more intuitive.

It allows you to make a simple set up blocks/slides that can include text, images, multiple choice, matching, embeds from almost everything from YouTube to Padlet, voice recordings, audio uploads, GIFs and more.

As a teacher (paid plan $99.99/year) you can arrange students into classes giving them a join code. From there you have access to all your student work. Combined with other apps such as Google Translate, it works great for quickly and easily assisting language learners.

Each slide and presentation can be commented on, allowing students to turn the presentation into a forum.

Sutori works best with Chromium Web Browsers and has no standalone apps. Internet connection is required.

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To print the story please do so via the link in the story toolbar.

🎥 3. Biographies & Media Literacy

Storyteller Karen shares with us how she uses Sutori:

1. Interactive Biographies

Gets students to create interactive biographies of famous people.

2. Media Literacy

Using Sutori's media literacy resources, Karen teached her kids about researching the web and citing sources.

5. PBL Activities

Theater & Literacy

Below you'll find how Storyteller Jonathan uses Sutori for improving literacy through a collaborative PBL project:
"For , Sutori can be used to present the elements of drama showcased in a drama play. Students read Romeo and Juliet and create an adaptation using the elements found in the play. They were assigned a country and had to adapt the play according to some cultural differences, e.g. How would Romeo and Juliet be different if it were set in Germany or Mexico? How would the cultural differences affect the way the play is presented?"

9. Class & Group Projects

Students can work together synchronously or asynchronously on any kind of collaborative project. Below, students spoke of their hometown seeking to practice their French, while a group of students worked together on a translation.

Group Projects

Students can collaborate on projects in real-time. All they need to do is click on "Share" and add their classmates.

You can add as many contributors to a story as you want!

Speaking Practice

Learning how to speak and present in public is a key skill for students to learn. Students record their voice directly on Sutori, showcase their knowledge and build up their confidence.

You can also get them to record and upload videos. You can upload mp4 files as well as any video from YouTube, Vimeo, WeVideo, Loom and Flipgrid.

App Smashing

From Google Docs to Quizlets, from PDFs to Flipgrids, gather and embed all your teaching resources in one place on Sutori!

Presentation Mode

Click on "Present" when on a story to open up the presentation mode. This displays a story full screen and allows for easy navigation from one item to the next.

🎥 3. Biographies & Media Literacy

Storyteller Karen shares with us how she uses Sutori:

1. Interactive Biographies

Gets students to create interactive biographies of famous people.

2. Media Literacy

Using Sutori's media literacy resources, Karen teached her kids about researching the web and citing sources.

5. PBL Activities

Theater & Literacy

Below you'll find how Storyteller Jonathan uses Sutori for improving literacy through a collaborative PBL project:
"For , Sutori can be used to present the elements of drama showcased in a drama play. Students read Romeo and Juliet and create an adaptation using the elements found in the play. They were assigned a country and had to adapt the play according to some cultural differences, e.g. How would Romeo and Juliet be different if it were set in Germany or Mexico? How would the cultural differences affect the way the play is presented?"

9. Class & Group Projects

Students can work together synchronously or asynchronously on any kind of collaborative project. Below, students spoke of their hometown seeking to practice their French, while a group of students worked together on a translation.

Group Projects

Students can collaborate on projects in real-time. All they need to do is click on "Share" and add their classmates.

You can add as many contributors to a story as you want!

Speaking Practice

Learning how to speak and present in public is a key skill for students to learn. Students record their voice directly on Sutori, showcase their knowledge and build up their confidence.

You can also get them to record and upload videos. You can upload mp4 files as well as any video from YouTube, Vimeo, WeVideo, Loom and Flipgrid.

App Smashing

From Google Docs to Quizlets, from PDFs to Flipgrids, gather and embed all your teaching resources in one place on Sutori!

Presentation Mode

Click on "Present" when on a story to open up the presentation mode. This displays a story full screen and allows for easy navigation from one item to the next.

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1. Learning Resources, Study Guides & Unit Reviews Create resources for students to follow along in class or review at home. Assemble all resources for students who need more time to assimilate. These can be streamlined versions of a lesson plan or act as a textbook alternative, engaging and full of interactivity.

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enVision Math Curriculum: Middle School (grades 6-8) recap

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Savvas Realize as an organization has really adopted the term Edtech.  It features repeatedly on their websites.  They are large educational content generator or publisher, with over a 120 year history.  They started publishing elementary school books in 1909.    They operate globally and serve over 40 million students (click here to check out their published stats).

Savvas Realize is much more than an application it is an online learning platform.  It is also available for K – 12, so it is able to be used with a variety of ages and even with different subjects (Literacy, Literature, Math, Science, Social Studies and World Languages).   It includes pretty much everything you would need to teach a given topic and includes physical resources (books, workbooks, and materials) and online resource.  The course material from Savvas Realize allows their course to be easily taught online and/or in class.    This review is just going to focus on their middle school Math material (grades 6 – 8) or ages 11 -13, but I expect that all their courses offer similar tools and functionality.

Below is a quick recap of the funcationality.

PROS
Integrated: Fully integrated with Google classrooms and many other educational platforms.

One Stop Shop:  It is integrated with many other platforms, but since it is a complete educational platform, you don’t really need to use another platform to manage assignments and student performance.

Transitional Teaching:  The physical book and online material are identical, allowing you to switch from online learn to face to face teacher really easily.  This would come in handy if you had schools, grades, and/or specific classes enter quarantine (online learning).

Content:  The online learning component of Savvas supports the course material, so there are tons of premade content for online learning (and face to face learning).  This makes it easy to plan lessons.

CONS

Course Flow:  The course material is set and the flow of the course is set, so like a roller coaster, you pretty much start at the beginning and finish at the finish.

Independence: This isn’t something that a lone teacher in a school is going adopt.  Due to the cost (see below) and that it is a school wide curriculum it is a school wide tool, not just a single tool available to any teacher.

Cost: You buy the curriculum (books, workbooks, etc.) and stay for the online platform.  You can’t get access to the platform, without purchasing the content, as the content is integrated with the online platform.

Online Platform:  At the time of writing this, there wasn’t a good app available for the math material.  Meaning that students have to use a web browser and ideally a computer.  This could be a problem for students that don’t have access to a computer.

Verdict

Savvas enVision Middle School (6-8) is a school wide decision curriculum decision and isn’t a learning platform that can be adopted by individual teachers.  The online platform is decent, and teachers can manage student performance all right in the online platform.  This wasn’t a review of the curriculum, but rather their online tools for middle school math.  It would be nice to see an application come out that could be put on a phone or tablet.  This would enable the online tools to be more accessible during face to face instruction.

Here is a link to over 100 reviews of Savvas enVision.

enVision Math Curriculum: Middle School (grades 6-8)

enVision Math Curriculum: Middle School (grades 6-8)

Savvas entire math cuticulum is called enVision and like many of their resource are available from K– 12.  I have a link to their enVision website here.  However, they also have a website just dedicated to their middle school program and it is here.  Savvas enVision is two things, a core course program/curriculum and then an online platform.   With this program you get the traditional textbooks and workbooks, but you also get pretty much everything duplicated online and you then get a learn platform that you can use to teach the content.  This review is going to focus on the online platform and how that can be used as a tool to teach.

The online platform that Savvas has is fully integrated with Google for Education and if that is used by your school is a great tool.  However, you can do almost everything you would do in Google classroom, right in the Savvas platform.  Students get logins into the Savvas system and are setup in the as students in the Savvas system.  Teachers are then able to assign out the assignments in the Savvas realize platform and students can complete the work in the online platform.  The physical book is available virtually and for each section in the book, the online content is broken down into manageable sections for students to complete.  Each section is supported by videos and other media clips.

Then there are assessments or test that can be assigned to students right in the platform.  The online platform can assign follow up work based on the students performance on these tests.  For example, if a student mastered certain skills in a unit, but was unable to master one area, the system can assign the student additional work on just those skills left un-mastered.  Teacher can go in and look at their students work and see who has completed their assignments and which assignments are outstanding.   Therefore you could use this platform independently of any other online tool.

Below is a really brief recap of the middle school program.

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CommonLit lets you create classes and assign readings for an English or History class. The readings are sorted by Standard, Grade, Lexical, and other ways, and each one offers translations in the most commonly spoken languages. You can see the interface for someone wanting Chinese language support below.

Comprehension questions are auto-graded, students can highlight, and teachers can provide feedback on written responses.

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For quickly grading multiple choice exams, Zipgrade is very convenient and cost effective. (It's $6.99 a year  for the unlimited scans plan.) You can quickly mark multiple choice exams with up to four different keys, map and track student responses, and get item-by-item feedback for yourself.

It can also be used to track virtually any rubric if you take the time to create a custom answer sheet. For example, most of my quizzes or exams involve some combination of MCQ, short answer, and extended response, as well as bonus. If you set your quiz up properly with point values and "Teacher Use Only" bubbles, you can quickly scan and calculate an assessment, and track student progress via their individual student number, through specific classes or quizzes, and even use tags (like "Quiz" "Exam" "Formative" or content related tags). A laminated Zipgrade sheet given to the students or placed on the desk and a whiteboard marker makes a great exit slip too.

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Flexible

With multiple answer sheets sizes and forms, ZipGrade can be used for everyday exit tickets, weekly quizzes, or longer exams. The answer sheets are also licensed via Creative Commons (BY-NC/3.0) which means you are allowed to customize, update, and distribute to others. Some teachers have even laminated answer sheets to make them reusable!

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ZipGrade - iPhone and Android Grading App for formative assessment and quizzes.

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With multiple answer sheets sizes and forms, ZipGrade can be used for everyday exit tickets, weekly quizzes, or longer exams. The answer sheets are also licensed via Creative Commons (BY-NC/3.0) which means you are allowed to customize, update, and distribute to others. Some teachers have even laminated answer sheets to make them reusable!

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For helping with vocabulary lists, Google Sheets is extremely powerful because you can use Google Translate to turn any list of words into a language study word bank relatively easily. This is useful for creating files that can be exported and then imported into your favorite study tool.

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How To Use Google Sheets To Translate Languages For You

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There are more efficient ways of keeping track of important foreign language vocabulary than a hand-held dictionary. If you're learning a new language or making basic translations, try using the Google Translate formula in Google Sheets for an easy access list of what you know - or want to know.

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Anki is a free (except for iOS) and open-sourced way of studying anything, but it was built for language study. It is basically flash cards that allows you to insert virtually any media into the cards. There are many shared decks for most subjects, but using a simple .csv file you can create your own lists.

Below is a screenshot of the app, and you rate your confidence in a word and Anki will ask you again at increasingly long intervals so that you can remember it best.

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Using your own vocabulary lists you can use the library or translations from Quizlet (usually pretty good) or create your own. These can be turned into Flashcards (with some spaced repetition features), in-class quiz shows, or even multiple choice practice tests.

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While it can be used for any subject, Quizlet is particularly useful for teaching vocabulary across subjects. Below you can see how if you use the teacher account, you can organize your study sets, folders, and classes. If you just want to share sets, the free subscription should work, but for $47.88/year you can add more customization, create classes, and track student progress.

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Google Classroom is an online platform that is a program found in the google application. Google Classroom allows teachers you communicate with students, parents, advisors, MTSS point persons, and anyone who is apart of a student/students support team. This platform allows teachers tp post assessments, assignments, videos, and announcements.

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Get creative with hundreds of apps

Hundreds of EdTech apps integrate with Classroom to spark creativity and enable more opportunities for learning.

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Discover a world of apps that seamlessly integrate with Chromebooks and Google Workspace for Education.

How Classroom can make a difference for you

Classroom can be learned in minutes and serves all types of learners and educators, regardless of their tech savviness. Empower educators, and encourage adoption and proficiency with new tools and techniques, with a broad range of resources.

Teachers can immediately set up classes, easily create coursework, distribute it to the whole class, and grade it efficiently and transparently.

Admins have as much control as they need while they access and analyze their data for insights and choose from a range of upgrade options for additional capabilities to fit their specific needs.

Need more information about Classroom?

Bring all of your tools together with Google Workspace for Education

Google Workspace for Education empowers your school community with easy-to-use tools that elevate teaching, learning, collaboration, and productivity - all on one secure platform.

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Classroom Management Tools & Resources - Google for Education

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Get started with Google Classroom, a central hub for tools and resources designed to help educators manage classrooms and enrich learning experiences.

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Class Dojo is an online school community platform that uses photos, videos, and direct messages in real-time. All stakeholders are able to see what happens in the classroom while building a partners with teachers, admin, families, and students.

Features: Class Dojo can be used as a tool to streamline systems and routines via a virtual community. Specifically in the area of classroom management in the following areas.

-Behavior points can be distributed online

-Groups can be created and monitored online

-The classroom can be shared with additional teachers and additional teachers (specials) can add or take away behavior points

-Parents can join the class and receive direct messages from the teacher

-Teachers can create individual behavior reports

-A timer can be used to monitor school work, group work, and homework time

-Resources: Teachers can access videos that encourage empathy, gratitude, and mindfulness

Pros
-Point system that can be tracked by the student & parent(s)
-Behavior tracking
-Create positive classroom enviorment
-Great accessibility for parents of elementary school children
-Resources for teachers
-Parents can check on their child(rens) school experiece in real-time
-Analytics
-Free
-Direct commnication between teachers and parents
-Create virtual groups
-Accessible on all devices (i.e., laptop, phone, tablets etc.)
-Come with a "What's App" teachers do not have to share their personal cell phone with parents
-FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cons
-Not he best tool for older students (high-scool)
-Limited organization tool
-The communication is only between parents and teachers. Parents are not able to communicate with admin or their child

Reviews:
https://www.capterra.com/p/124446/ClassDojo/reviews/

https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/classdojo

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Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android (but works best with tablets)

Cost: Free for students & teachers with paid upgrade options

Functionality:

ShowMe is a global learning community - a place where anyone can learn or teach anything. Their mission is to connect great teachers and experts to students across the world.

The ShowMe iPad app lets you create lessons or other videos using a whiteboard UI. The app is free and there is no limit to what you can teach or present. The community has created millions of ShowMe's, from chemistry to history to football strategy - and more knowledge is being shared everyday.

When using the app, you can can add text, images, or drawings and record yourself narrating over the different visual cues/imagery

Intended Audience: Students of all ages

Exemplar Use: A teacher could assign students to record their work for solving problems, or for a written response to a question so that the teacher can watch the evolution of the student’s thought process. Students can also access the ShowMe community to learn more about various subjects through the community members’ posts.

Reviews: The attached link contains reviews for the ShowMe app and community.

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ShowMe is a global learning community - a place where anyone can learn or teach anything. Our mission is to connect great teachers and experts to students across the world.

The ShowMe iPad app lets you create lessons using a whiteboard. The app is free and there is no limit what you can teach! Our community has created millions of ShowMes, from chemistry to history to football strategy - and more knowledge is being shared everyday.

Join the movement. Let's democratize learning together.

Questions about ShowMe? Check out our FAQ, or email us at support@showme.com. Or check out the How-To for useful tutorials and exciting use cases from fellow community members!

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ShowMe is a global learning community - a place where anyone can learn or teach anything. Our mission is to connect great teachers and experts to students across the world. The ShowMe iPad app lets you create lessons using a whiteboard. The app is free and there is no limit what you can teach!

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Platform: Smartphone App - iOS/Android

Cost: Free

Functionality: Allows the user access to their phone’s accelerometer and gyroscope. With MyTech, you can:

watch live data update from the accelerometer and gyroscope as the device moves and rotates

focus on one or all 3D-axes on your device

take recordings with your device that can be saved for later, or exported for deeper analysis in CSV format

conduct physics experiments with just your device and some simple tools

learn about how different physical forces act in the real world

learn about how your device actually detects and monitors these physical forces

Exemplar Use: In a physical science class, students can attach their phone to a moving object, such as a toy car, to determine various physical quantities like its acceleration, net force, mass, or other physical constants. This could also be done in a predictive fashion, such that students make a series of measurements using their phone to predict something (say, the initial height of an object moving down an incline) that they measure after their prediction.

Reviews: The NCSU website contains reviews and curriculum ideas for the app.

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Turn your smartphone into a robust piece of data collection equipment! MyTech is ideal for a physics lab environment, allowing you to analyze the motion of the device using raw data from the phone's internal sensors as it falls, spins, or collides with springs! Each recording can be exported as a spreadsheet for more in-depth analysis.

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Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android

Cost: Free, with options to upgrade for an annual subscription

Functionality: Top Hat’s clicker app uses students existing hardware such as Mac’s, PCs, iPhone’s and Android cell phone devices in order to answer questions, rather than requiring the purchase of additional hardware, which saves students money in the short-term.

Intended Audience: Middle school, high school, and college students

Exemplar Use: In a synchronous/asynchronous lecture, a teacher could pose a multiple choice question related to the content being discussed, and use a TopHat poll to gauge whether students are able to describe the big takeaway(s) from the lesson

Reviews: The TopHat website contains reviews and curriculum ideas for the app.

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Top Hat's clicker is a free to use online clicker app that helps you create an active learning classroom using easy to use software. Works with multiple devices: Android, iOS, Windows & more.

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Top Hat's clicker is a free to use online clicker app that helps you create an active learning classroom using easy to use software. Works with multiple devices: Android, iOS, Windows & more.

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Platform: None - physical device

Cost: 40.98 USD

Functionality: Students program a robot mouse through button presses and use sequenced algorithms to lead the mouse through various maze designs.

Intended Audience: Pre-K and Elementary School students

Exemplar Use: For students in an elementary STEM classroom, a teacher could create a series of mazes of increasing difficulties that students solve and record their results so that multiple correct paths could be coded and compared.

Reviews: The attached amazon link contains reviews for the item.

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Platform: Coded on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android

Cost: 49.97 USD (+29.66 for attachments)

Functionality: This is a programmable educational robot which can function as a great tool for teaching kids about robotics and programming:

It has numerous sound, light, and line sensors, as well as connection slots that allow for creative robotic builds to be accomplished with attachment kits.

By scanning barcodes or downloading software, the robot can learn new tasks and activities, such as responding to hand claps, line following, obstacle detection/avoidance, and even battling other robots.

The Contempo company also offers FREE lesson plans for teachers and educators which can be downloaded online, ensuring that you will have the necessary tools and knowledge to utilize this robot as a learning tool in your classroom.

Intended Audience: Students age 10+

Exemplar Use: Students could be assigned a design problem in groups that requires them to both build and program a robot to accomplish an open-ended task; for example, a group could be assigned the task of creating a robot that utilizes its sound sensors to locate then travel to the source of the sound.

Reviews: The attached amazon link contains reviews for the item.

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Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android

Cost: Free

Functionality:

With Google Earth and other Geo Tools, teachers can develop creative, interactive approaches to enriching geospatial knowledge in the classroom. Turn your students into explorers, storytellers and cartographers, help them develop critical thinking and data visualization skills, immerse them into different ways of viewing the World and prepare them to become global citizens.

Google Earth has a special Voyager curation: a showcase of interactive guided tours, quizzes, and layers that aim to help educate everyone about the world, locations near and far. By clicking the ship's wheel icon on Google Earth, you’ll circumnavigate the globe with the Hōkūleʻa using stars, track hurricanes and tropical storms in real time, and find place-based stories authored by partners such as National Geographic and HHMI Biointeractive. Voyager’s curated stories weave in rich media, such as 360 videos and Street View, allowing us to learn about Earth from a new perspective.

Intended Audience: Students of all ages

Exemplar Use: A history teacher could assign students various locations of historical significance, and require that they present on them using images and perspectives of various scales captured using google earth.

Reviews: The attached app store link contains reviews for Google Earth.

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Aw snap! Google Earth isn't supported on your browser. You may need to update your browser or use a different browser. Please see our system requirements for more information. Chrome is a great choice and you can download it here.

Or if you're feeling adventurous, you can try Earth anyway by choosing an option below.

Learn more about Google Earth.

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android

Cost: Free

Functionality:

“Google Arts & Culture is a non-profit initiative. We work with cultural institutions and artists around the world. Together, our mission is to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online so it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere”

Google Arts & Culture is an app with global curations of artists and art centers made publicly available - you can browse pictures paintings, sculptures, and other artwork by searching or accessing hand-selected collections

Students can explore museums, upload their own collection of photos or other digital artworks, and go on virtual tours of various modern and historical sites from around the world

Intended Audience: Students of all ages

Exemplar Use: An art teacher could lead the class through a guided tour of the artwork of a famous painter, or a history teacher could assign students to search for cultural events near their homes.

Reviews: Reviews for Google Arts & Culture can be found at the attached app store link.

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Are you curious about what Van Gogh's Starry Night looks like up close? Have you ever toured the ancient Maya temples or met the inspirational figures of Black history? Do you want to learn about Japan's unique food culture or incredible Indian railways?

Google Arts & Culture puts the treasures, stories and knowledge of over 2,000 cultural institutions from 80 countries at your fingertips. From the suffragettes who fought for women's rights, to performing arts at the Paris Opera, to NASA's archive of stunning images, discover stories about our cultural heritage. It's your doorway to explore the art, history, people and wonders of our world.

Highlights:
* Art Transfer - Take a photo and transform it with classic artworks
* Art Selfie - Discover portraits that look like you
* Color Palette - Find art by using the colors of your photo
* Art Projector - See how artworks look in real size
* Pocket Gallery - Wander through immersive galleries and get up close to art
* Art Camera - Explore high-definition artworks
* 360° videos - Experience culture in 360 degrees
* Virtual reality tours - Step inside world-class museums
* Street View - Tour famous sites and landmarks
* Explore by time and color - Travel through time and see the rainbow through art
* Art Recogniser - Point your device camera at artworks to learn more about them, even when offline (at select museums only)

More features:
* Exhibits - Take guided tours curated by experts
* Favorites - Save and group your favorite artworks into galleries to share with friends or students
* Nearby - Find museums and exhibitions near you
* Notifications - Subscribe to receive weekly highlights or favorite content updates
* Translate - Use the translate button to read about exhibits from around the world in your language

Permissions notice:
* Location: used to recommend cultural sites and events based on your current location
* Camera: used to recognize artworks and provide related information about them

Google Arts and Culture

The Google Arts and Culture application is the type of application people who are curious about the cultures of the world dream of. To start off the design is in balance with a clear color background and minimal text regarding categories and article titles. Users can easily navigate the main sections of the app from the bottom tab. The app can also be used in various ways whether consuming information from the content provided which ranges from classical artworks articles on historical figures, science as well as a range of other topics. The app can be used to create content by way of galleries the user constructs. The app can even be seen as a observational lens through use of Virtual Reality and Selfies. A short review can't do this application justice. It is well worth a download just for the ability to enrich your imagination.

Best app in existence

I was stunned by the vastness of this app -it could be called Humanity or the World. It's certainly not limited to art. You can go on 3D virtual visits not just to every museum in existence but to important sites- Machu Piccu, Barcelona, Stonehenge, you get the drift. For a history & archaeology buff, it is tops. You can spend hours wandering around in here . There's fun stuff too - it will find artworks with people that resemble you or give you artworks with your favorite color predominent. Even if math is your thing, there's plenty to keep you busy. Learn about perspective in innovative ways. See similarities in artworks and crafts from disparate cultures, sometimes hundreds of years apart-and don't forget symbols. Maybe the meaning of mankind is in here somewhere. This is Google at it's absolute best.

Selfie option DOES work!

I'm not sure why people are writing reviews, saying that the selfie option doesn't work, because it worked perfectly fine for me. It took me two seconds to scroll down the home page, find the selfie option, read about how it is new and experimental, take a selfie, and find pieces that resembled me. Maybe it only works on certain devices, but as the owner of an iPhone 6, I assure you, the selfie option works phenomenally. Also, there are countless informational texts and articles regarding art(ists). This app is amazing and I 10/10 recommend!

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Languages

English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Basque, Cambodian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian

Age Rating

12+ Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor

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Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux

Cost: 35.99 USD

Functionality: This is a webcam that automatically detects the movement of the closest person and performs smart tracking, rotating up to 270° horizontally. The camera also has an auto-focus feature allowing for further mobility of the speaker. This allows for teachers and instructors to move around their presentation space as they speak, allowing for a more authentic presentation and viewing experience.

Intended Audience: Teachers/instructors presenting on video calls.

Exemplar Use: A teacher who is using a whiteboard in a live (or recorded) lecture can use the full length of the board. An instructor could also livestream their presentation and use the full width of their stage while still being recorded.

Reviews: Reviews for the webcam are at the attached link.

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Link:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station/id467415882

Platform: iOS Mobile  - Web-based

Target Audience: PreSchool/Lower Elementary School

Subject Focus: Language Arts
Cost: Free

Overview:
This is for students with difficulty in communication. This was designed by a certified speech pathologist targeting special needs children. This can be integrated in schools that don't have access to speech therapists. It can be used by any teaching professional. The app can be used to track progress and data can be shared with speech therapists in the future as well as parents.

Example of Use:
Students can use this app to help with letter sounds and also word pronunciation

Reviews/Ratings:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station/id467415882#see-all/reviews

https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/articulation-station

https://justuseapp.com/en/app/467415882/articulation-station/reviews

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Link: https://www.emotionalabcs.com/

Platform: Web based

Target Audience: Teachers and parents

Subject Focus: Social Emotional Learning

Cost: Free content; paid extended version

Overview:
Provides a complete social emotional learning curriculum aimed at helping students develop self regulation and interpersonal skills.

Example of Use:
A school counselor could use the lessons provided for instruction in social emotional learning. Activities guide and encourage students in expressing their feelings

Reviews/Ratings:
https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/emotional-abcs-classroom

http://dearhomeschooler.com/emotional-abcs-a-review/

https://www.facebook.com/EmotionalABCs/reviews

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Link: https://www.mindyeti.com/

Platform: iOS

Subject Focus: Social Emotional Learning

Cost: Paid

Target Audience: PreSchool/Elementary

Overview:
Social emotional learning app for mindfulness instruction. It helps students with managing stress using calming techniques and enhancing their focus on tasks.

Each activity comes with an instructional video. Students watch the video and then practice the technique.

Example of Use:
Start up activity prior to beginning a lesson/class.

Ratings/Reviews:

https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/emotional-abcs-classroom

https://apptopia.com/unified/app/8080347435/about

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Link: https://www.ixl.com/
Platform:
Web-based with apps for iOS and Android
Cost: Paid subscription
Target Audience:
PK - 12

Subject Focus: All core; Math & ELA packages also available

Overview:
Platform has practice activities for extending lessons in math, language arts, social studies, and science.

Students in each grade level have access to activities both above and below grade level.

Students earn badges/ribbons as they complete different activities.

Students must answer a certain number of successive questions correctly to achieve mastery.

Activities are adaptive in that when a student answers incorrectly, the questions get easier and then build back up to where the student erred.

Example of Use:
After teaching a lesson in addition, students can practice the skill on IXL. The program automatically assesses them for mastery of the skill by counting the number of successive correct answers. Students earn badges as they master new skills.

Review/Ratings:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/ixl

https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/homeschool-curriculum-reviews/ixl/

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Link: https://www.brainpop.com

Platform: Web based & Mobile, Windows, iOS, Android available

Cost: Paid subscription pricing based on number of users

Subject Focus: All core

Target Audience: PreSchool/Elementary School

Overview:
Provides video, animation, and games for an immersive educational platform for students on a wide range of subjects and topics.

Offers instructional videos, lesson plans, vocabulary cards, practice activities, and assessment quizzes for various topics.

Offers vocabulary cards and assessment quizzes on various topics

Students can make their own movies, concept maps, and graphic organizers using the software.

Provides educational entertainment with fun activities for students in the classroom and at home.

Example of Use:
Provide extension activities for students to demonstrate learning. With the many options students can choose their desired activity--make a movie, concept map, or chart. Can also be used as an option for students who finish early or as a reward (games) as part of a behavior management system.

Reviews/Ratings:
https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/brainpop

https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/brainpop-testimonials/

https://www.edsurge.com/product-reviews/brainpop

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Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id394038232?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Platform: iOs - mobile only
Cost: Free
Target Audience: PreSchool/Lower Elementary
Subject Focus: ELA & Math

Overview:
Great application for reviewing skills.

App is similar to khan academy kids. The difference is that it's not an all-in-one app. There is an app called Montessorium intro to letters for letter identification, sounds and formation. There is a Montessorium intro to numbers for number identification, formation and counting. There is also a Montessorium intro to words as three separate apps.

Offers targeted remediation for areas in which students struggle.

Allows you to record the voice of the student sounding out the letter.

Has a section for observation notes.

Offers a bare bones approach to the target audience. Khan Academy Kids offers such a vast catalogue of activities where kids can get lost and distracted, especially in the entertainment value it provides.

Example of Use:
Targeted support and practice for students with letter sound identification and blending.

Ratings/Reviews:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/alpha-writer-by-montessorium

https://familytechzone.com/montessorium-ipad-apps-review/

http://my.kindertown.com/apps/alpha-writer-by-montessorium

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Link: https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
Platforms: Android & iOS - mobile only
Cost: Free
Subject Focus: All subjects including Social Emotional Learning
Target Audience: PreSchool/Lower Elementary
Overview:
Great application for reviewing, supporting, and extending learning.

Targets specific subject areas for kids such as reading, writing, language, math, and literacy.

Promotes social emotional learning with story themes targeting themes such as empathy, being a good friend, and taking turns.

Provides interesting stories presenting real-life, nonfictional information on a variety of topics from science and social studies.

Offers ability to set up different profiles based on age and ability of child with activities tailored to each child.

Example of use:

Extending learning by having students practice skills such as number identification.

Reviews/Ratings:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/khan-academy-kids

https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/khan-academy-kids

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/khan-academy-kids/reviews

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Link: https://web.seesaw.me/
Platforms: Android & iOS

Mobile and Chrome web browser (computers)
Cost: Free version offers limited features; Paid version
Subject Focus: All subjects
Target Audience: PreSchool/ Elementary

Overview:
This application is a complete Learning Management System designed for collaboration among teachers, younger students, and parents.

Students learn and demonstrate newly acquired skills by submitting videos, drawings, text, links, voice recordings, etc.

Excellent tool for student assessment/feedback. Teachers can leave a voice recorded comment on student work and return work for resubmission.

As an LMS also offers option of communication with families via announcements.

Comes with a library full of  preloaded assignments for teachers to choose from in different subject areas or they can create their own.

Automatically generates a digital portfolio of student work.

Post notifications are available to alert teachers and parents when work is submitted.

With the paid version all the students' subjects (taught by different teachers) can be housed in one area making it easier for young students to navigate from one subject class to another.

Example of use:
Compiling a digital portfolio for students where completed and reviewed activities are posted in a journal. These posts can be shared with family and friends.

Reviews/Ratings:
https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/seesaw
https://www.g2.com/products/seesaw/reviews https://youtu.be/segV-cxungY
https://youtu.be/Ut8YE0Msm58

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Meaningful student engagement with Seesaw

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Vimeo Create is a free video editing app you can connect directly to your Shopify store, automatically turns your existing product images and text into polished ecommerce videos. It is a really good option for people with no video experience.

Vimeo is an  AI software which suggests colors, themes, music, and fonts. For creating commercial videos we need to describe our product, add the logo, the footage and lastly decide customization, Vimeo Create then automatically edits our video in minutes. We can also start from scratch as well.

Features include:

More than 1000 templates to choose from

Facial recognition, filters, effects, and auto-cropping

Professional auto-editing ability

Ability to share videos across marketing channels

Unlimited high-quality stock images with iStock integration

Library of commercially licensed music to choose from

It is available for: iOS and Android
Price: Free. Plus, Pro, and Business subscriptions start at $7.00 per month and offer access to a wider range of editing tools and templates. Vimeo Create’s free software is available online, no download required.

RESOURCE: - Damen, Alexis Mera. “Edit Videos Like a Pro: The 12 Best Free Video Editing Software Programs for 2021.” Shopify, 1 May 2021, www.shopify.ca/blog/best-free-video-editing-software#6.

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Movie Maker 10 is a convenient video editing software for Windows for people looking to go back to basics. It’s great for making quick edits to short video clips you need ready right away.

Movie Maker 10 comes with a free version that includes its suite of video and picture editing tools as well as the ability to add captions with customizable fonts and colors.

Features include:

Auto-preview tool for edits and effects

Auto-movie options for creating customizable cuts of your video clips

Animation tab to easily add music, titles, and credits

Movie maker 10 is available for windows and it is free.

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Blender is the best professional video editing software with 3D creation suite.
Video editing is free and it uses an  open-source 3D creation suite. It includes features to help model and render 3D animations. The software is a collaborative creation of hundreds of developers from around the world. The huge community of users gives Blender’s software an extensive group of tools.

Features include:

Path-tracer engine for realistic rendering of animated objects

Advanced rendering processes to speed up the saving and exporting of your project

Option to code game logic into the software for video game development

Advanced character animation tools for realistic kinematics

Extensive library of visual effects and vignettes

Blender is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux and it is free.

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OpenShot’s easy-to-use user interface makes it a great video editing program for beginners. While more complex tools may offer more editing components, OpenShot’s intuitive interface and minimal design are perfect for simple editing.

Features include:

Unlimited layers for watermarks, background videos, and audio tracks

Customizable title-card templates

Drag-and-drop functionality for easily adding video, audio, or image files

Digital video effects, including brightness, gamma, hue, greyscale, and chroma key compositing for green-screen effects

Powerful key-frame animation capabilities for creating animated videos

Open shot is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux and it is absolutely free.

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VSDC’s desktop video editing software is available as both a free and paid version. Although the free version has reduced features, it still comes with VSDC’s full video editing suite which includes a mask tool and chroma key functionality for green-screen video effects.

The Pro version has the suite of tools expanded to include video stabilization, robust post-production effects, slideshow/presentation capabilities, 3D diagram templates, and direct social media publishing.

Features include:

Color-correction tools for a more professional look

A full suite of transitional effects

Easy-to-use image filters, similar to what you’d find on Instagram

Mask tools for hiding, blurring, or highlighting specific elements

Social media link for sharing videos on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Vimeo

HEVC/H.265 (an advanced video-compression standard), for maintaining the highest quality at the minimum file size—essential for processing 4K and HD files

This is available only for Windows. The pro version costs $19.99.

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HitFilm Express is one of the Simplest free video editor with professional visual effects and tutorials.
For people who don’t have a lot of experience with video editing, HitFilm Express may feel a little advanced. This software is used to produce Hollywood-style films but it’s worth the learning curve, as it’s one of the best all-in-one free video editors available. HitFilm includes animation tools that let you create and edit audio and video transitions without the need to create composite shots, which is a huge time saver when editing.

Please remember, HitFilm does ask the user to share a social media status update when we  download the software.

Features include:

Professional-grade video editing with motion tracking, color pickers, and cropping tools

Composite shot enhancements that allow you to animate two separate shots together for surreal video effects

An auto-stabilizer to make shaky footage look smooth

Unlimited video and audio timeline track creation

An adaptive trimmer that lets you re-trim your clips after adding them to the timeline

Ability to copy a group of attributes from one clip and apply them directly to another or to a whole project

Audio mixer for fine tuning sound for professional quality output

Various transition options, such as push, zoom, and dissolve

This is available for: Mac and Windows. Basic version is free, Pro version will cost $349.

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VideoPad is best for the ones who are new in video editing.

VideoPad is a great free option for anyone who wants to create high-quality videos without spending a dime. With VideoPad, we can find all kinds of simple and easy-to-use features such as 3D video editing and a sound effects library to try different video compositions and styles.

We can also edit our videos with special effects, overlays, texts, and transition, as well as color adjustment and sound effects. Then export all your finished video to YouTube, Facebook, Google Drive, and other mobile devices quickly and easily.

Features include:

Double built-in screen (one to preview selected clips, one to preview complete sequence) for easy and intuitive editing

Pre-made, customizable transitions for polished professionalism

Exporting presets to easily create video files optimized for specific platforms—such as Facebook and YouTube—and post them directly from within the software

Social media sharing and publishing tools to share videos online instantly

A large library of video transitions and visual effects to customize videos

Video optimization tools, such as stabilization

VideoPad is available for: Mac, Windows. This is absolutely free.

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Lightworks is currently the best overall free video editing software.

Lightworks includes a simple and intuitive interface, so it’s easy to pick up. Lightworks also offers a collection of detailed video tutorials, making it one of the more accessible and easy to learn Linux video editing software options on this list.

Lightworks has a suite of original stock videos and music clips licensed for use in any videos you edit on the program, letting you give a polished look to any marketing video.

Features include:-

High-quality simple trim functions for fast and precise video editing

Speed optimization, letting you continue to edit while importing new content

Multicam editing for syncing clips from multiple cameras

Real-time team project sharing with full control over which user has editing access

Easy sharing of videos with fast export to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and Instagram

Support for a wide range of video formats

Light work is available for: Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can access the basic version for free, if you are looking for the pro one it’s $24.99 per month.