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Canva can be used to make free slideshows for students. From what I observed scrolling it gives you templates to make for your students. One of the examples I was scrolling through was the morning meeting you can customize it to what you do every single morning. I can use this in the classroom when making slideshow presentations for my students, this gives you different templates for use. 

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Book Creator is an online resource for teachers and students to use. The teacher can make their own library and have students join so they can make their own books. I would use this in my future classroom by having students create books on lessons for example we could be learning about quiet sounds in words and in the book students can write the word and highlight the silent sounds within those words. Then as a teacher I can read over the books so I can see the comprehension from students. 

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Web-based app for making ebooks in the classroom. Teachers can get started for free and invite students to join their library. Add text, images, audio and video and easily publish your books online.

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Class Dojo is an app used by teachers to log students progress. This app can reward students dojo points for their progress in the classroom. As a teacher I can use this app when communicating with the parents on how their child is progressing in the classroom. I think that this is a very good teacher resource to record progress of the students. 

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Powtoon is a video creation app that teachers can use to make special videos for their classroom similar to Canva but with videos. An example I found was a video introducing me as a teacher because I can edit the video to make it all about me as their teacher.

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

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Padlet can be used by teachers to highlight important information for students and you can link videos, pictures, articles, etc. This app can be made by the teacher and shared to the students in order for them to overview the important things during a lesson

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NearPod is a resource teachers can use to make slides, videos, drawing activities, etc. A teacher can make activities for students and have them interact with the slide or activity. One of the functions I would use is where you can draw things to represent understanding from all your students.

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Storybird one of the main functions is that you can create a picture book. You can use an image and have the students create a book based on that image. I would also mainly use that function as a teacher because it allows students to be creative in the classroom 

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Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always remember.

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Secretive is an interactive website for students to take quizzes, you can also do a space race in teams, and create an exit ticket. I would use this function at the end of a lesson to test how my students are understanding the lesson, and how they do will impact how I continue to teach the lesson. 

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Insert learning can highlight any important parts of an article and you can insert videos and photos. You can also add questions for students to answer. I would use it to create quizzes for my students, after reading articles.

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Questions that work for any lesson

1. Summarize the above paragraph/section/text

2. Identify the main idea of the paragraph/section/text

3. List at least 2 supporting details of the paragraph/section/text

4. Explain how you know the purpose of the paragraph/section/text as to inform, persuade, entertain

5. Predict, based on what you've read and seen so far, what the next paragraph/section/text is about

6. Paraphrase the previous sentence

7. Write one question that you've thought of based on the previous paragraph/section/text

8. Find one vocabulary word and write a sentence about the content of the text using the word

9. Skim the text. What is your purpose for reading?

10. What is a key word in the above paragraph/section/text?

Annotation Instructions for students

Add a sticky note with these instructions:

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You can create stories based off images. You can insert images as well to have students and create stories from that. As a teacher I would have students find pictures of animals or something and have them create a story based off of that image. 

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Flipgrid can be used to have students post their thoughts for homework assignments. This can also be used to create conversation starters like ice breakers and introductions. As a teacher I would use this more as a homework assignment because they can take it home to show their parents what they are doing in class and they can post their understanding of this assignment

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Kahoot is an app that teachers can use to create quizzes, surveys, and other stuff for the classroom. It's a great way to test knowledge on subject after a lesson. In my classroom I would use it as a fun activity with students, I don't want them to feel pressure when this can be a super fun app for them to use. 

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Quizlet is another quizzing app that can test students' understanding and knowledge. This app can be used to study for a quiz using the flash card function and they have other fun interactive games to help students study as well. In my classroom I would create quizlets and have them ready for quizzes so they are able to study effectively 

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Seesaw is a website used by teachers to connect teachers, administrators, students, and families to support students learning. You can assign activities for students to do at home and that can show parents what they are learning in class. I would use this as an overview of what we're doing in the week, this can be a great way of communication between teachers and families. 

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Plickers is an online website that teachers can use in order to make flashcards. You can create your own flashcards on any topic you are teaching in the classroom. I would use this to be an interactive game with students during the lesson, it would be a great way to show comprehension during a lesson.

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Comix is a website that students can use in order to make their own comics. You can make comics on anything that is being taught in the classroom. I would use this towards a holiday so they can make comics about Christmas gifts, Valentines' Day activity, or anything like that because some students' don't pay attention closer to that time, so I think that this is a cute interactive way students can participate. 

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Word cloud can extract important words from an article or story and explain what they mean. The word cloud can make it into fun shapes with the important words. I would use this during an important article we are reading so they can know the important stuff versus the fluff.

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Wakelet is similar to Canva where you can create your own templates for lessons. You can make Newsletters and To do lists on this website. I would use this website to create a monthly newsletter to send home to parents and keep them up to date on all the things happening in the classroom

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Public Collections from Free Templates Get started on Wakelet with these free templates! ©️ Copy a collection by clicking 'Make a copy' in the action bar

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This a website that teachers can use to create videos for their students. Teachers can use animated robots in order to make the video interactive. In my classroom I would use this as an introduction to a lesson because it would make students more excited to learn about a topic

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