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http://popplet.com/ The tool  I chose was popplet. This tool is similar to this tool Padlet, as it is like a board and you are able to post in it. I'd say it is more beneficial if the students were looking to find other students who have similar ideas to them and then they can discuss it and further a conversation. A pro is that it is very simple, but that could also be a con, as it could be too simple. Students have the ability to interact with one another. The only thing is that it is not as beneficial as some others may be.

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https://spiral.ac/- Spiral is an interactive tool that allows teachers to assess students and get instant feedback via charts and free responses to the quizzes/pools that are posted. This tool also lets students work in groups and work together and also shows who did what work in the groups to see who is slacking behind. This tool also allows you to connect to google classroom as well.

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https://www.remind.com/

This tool allows teachers to send updates to students and parents in the form of texts. It allows students to not use "I forgot" as an excuse or allow them to be best prepared for class.

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www.mural.co
Pros: this tool is used as a discussion board for students to post and build off of each others ideas
Cons: the format of it is kind of confusing

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Skype

https://www.skype.com/en/

Skype could be a very effective collaboration tool for educators to use, as it allows for direct and instant feedback between students. It could be a very productive tool for educators to use in their classroom when they wish to directly interact with students or to see students directly interact with each other. Students can even become global collaborators when they interact with students from other areas of the world. It is a simple and easy-to-use tool, so this is why I decided to use it.

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https://nowcomment.com

This tool is used to foster discussions and collaboration between students, teachers, and parents. This tool can be used for large or small groups and can be utilized for a wide variety of uses.
Pros: flexible and can be used for many different purposes
Cons: there are so many tool options and ways to share that its not very simple to use

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Comment and reply to first-person accounts, poems, commentaries and news articles. Add your own.

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Pros: This is a great tool to be able to allow students to communicate with their peers.
Cons: If the internet is down, then students aren't able to work with this tool.
Summary: Students are able to show their work and record themselves through this tool. Teachers are also able to track their students learning.

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www.nowcomment.com

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https://www.chalk.com
Pros: able to store all of your lesson plans and live stream them for your students and share them directly with your colleagues
Cons: If the internet is down you would not have access to any of your lesson plans

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https://www.remind.com/

Uses: send reminders to students and/or parents directly to their phones without collecting phone numbers
Pros - students/parents can respond/like posts, privacy isn't breached
Cons - doesn't exactly teach responsibility, some students may not have phones if you're trying to get them all on it

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https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/drawp-for-school-create-learn-collaborate

Summary: this tool allows students and teachers to create presentations with custom graphics and designs
Pros: helps improve engagement and increase creativity from both sides when working with the tool
Cons: takes a while to learn how to use and students who are not super creative might feel left out.

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https://nowcomment.com/
Students can comment on things and ideas they find interesting and intellectually discuss their perspectives and thoughts with each other and the teacher. The teacher can see every comment and reply to them, giving the student quick feedback on their responses. The teacher can also choose to make other students' comments hidden until a certain time, so there is no influence from peers that affect the thoughts of other students who haven't commented yet. As the teacher, you can upload any document and then make it available for your students to comment and discuss.

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https://www.penpalschools.com/
PenPal Schools connects students all around the globe to each other, allowing students to share ideas and work together on a project.
Pros: Allows students from different cultures to connect and share beliefs. Cons: No face-to-face communication which may be a disadvantage.

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https://app.peergrade.io/teacher/courses/earth-science-1
For my tool I used PeerGrade. This tool allows you to create a class, post assignments, give rubrics for those assignments, give feedback for both students, and the teacher. Allows teachers to see a live look at the grades given on a certain assignment. This tool is very useful and is, in my opinion, a better version of Google Classroom.

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https://app.schoology.com/home

Sum: A learning management system that allows teachers to build online classrooms and lesson plans.

Pros: Easy to build lesson plans, and navigate. Can embed other tools into it, and link students to outside resources.

Cons: Best used as a class supplement and organizational tool. Limited potential for online-only use.

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https://nowcomment.com/
The teacher uploads a document and students can use the site as a discussion board with the document up at the same time.
Pros: Serves as a discussion board with the document as a part of it.
Cons: Sometimes has issues with PDFs, which is a really common file type.

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https://podio.com/connections

Mock social media account that allows you to make groups by invite only, share documents and even make projects together.

Only con I can think of is having to make another account and having several "groups" (one for each student)

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https://www.classmessenger.com/
It is a great way for teachers, students, and parents to communicate using the website/app.
Pros-  Gives parents a window into their child's schoolwork, easier/faster way to communicate with teachers, easier way to be involved in the classroom, multiple means of action and expression are represented
Cons- Must have access to internet/computer

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https://app.schoology.com/home

This is an online classroom, basically. Teachers can post lessons, quizzes, and links. It is easy to navigate and allows teachers to see feedback and run their classroom online. For students, though, it can sometimes be a bit...boring. From my experience as student.

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Individually, post a link to the tool you discussed in the forum this week. After providing the link, give a quick summary of the uses and pros/cons of the tool. Then, take turns sharing with your table.