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WordPress:                                                                                                                               is an open-source website creation platform that is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database. In non-geek speak, it’s probably the easiest and most powerful blogging and website content management system (or CMS) in existence today.WordPress is an excellent website platform for a variety of websites. From blogging to e-commerce to business and portfolio websites, WordPress is a versatile CMS. Designed with usability and flexibility in mind. Also it is a great solution for both large and small websites.This tool is a free personal publishing platform. It is an easy to use, fast and flexible blog script. It comes with a great set of features, designed to make your experience as a publisher as pleasant as possible. blogs are a special type of website devoted to sharing thoughts, photos, reviews, tutorials, recipes and so much more. Blogs usually display the most recently-published content first. Some of the benefits of WordPress as a website platform are simplicity, the cost is free , the flexibility, it’s to Easy to use, being an open-source software , there’s no need to know code, and a thriving community of users and developers. Limitations of WordPress vary between earning limitations, as you cannot run Google Adsense or other advertising programs to serve ads on your WordPress.com blog and you cannot upload plugins  or themes

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WordPress:                                                                                                                               is an open-source website creation platform that is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database. In non-geek speak, it’s probably the easiest and most powerful blogging and website content management system (or CMS) in existence today.WordPress is an excellent website platform for a variety of websites. From blogging to e-commerce to business and portfolio websites, WordPress is a versatile CMS. Designed with usability and flexibility in mind. Also it is a great solution for both large and small websites.This tool is a free personal publishing platform. It is an easy to use, fast and flexible blog script. It comes with a great set of features, designed to make your experience as a publisher as pleasant as possible. blogs are a special type of website devoted to sharing thoughts, photos, reviews, tutorials, recipes and so much more. Blogs usually display the most recently-published content first. Some of the benefits of WordPress as a website platform are simplicity, the cost is free , the flexibility, it’s to Easy to use, being an open-source software , there’s no need to know code, and a thriving community of users and developers. Limitations of WordPress vary between earning limitations, as you cannot run Google Adsense or other advertising programs to serve ads on your WordPress.com blog and you cannot upload plugins  or themes

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Vialogues:                                                                                                                                                                                                 is considered an online tool that teachers can use to integrate their tradition, flipped or blended classrooms with Web media and technology through providing online videos that help to create discussions. These discussions make learning more interactive via the video content where students play while they’re recalling ideas and it would give all students an instant dialog about important concepts. Also, the fact that teachers can post questions to direct students' thinking toward crucial points of interest - and students can answer questions with the ability to comment on, not just what they're viewing, but on the content of what their peers have viewed. Additionally, they can edit comments, and the teacher can delete comments or evaluate a post before it is allowed to be posted. Simply, the added videos create active learning experiences and reinforce collaborative interaction and that all happens easily by curating a certain topic and resourced with a video or a link to students and invite them to watch its content. Teachers apply some comments, surveys, and multiple-choice questions to their discussion so students will interact creating conversations, giving their opinion and applying answers or questions about.                                                         Quizzlet:                                                                                                                               is an online study tool that helps students and teachers practice and master what they’re learning, saves time when helping students prepare for tests , and is found among teachers that they use it as an amazing free website that gives educational tools to students, including flashcards, for study and game modes. This tool works by designing the study sets with terms and definitions. Besides, copying and pasting images from another source, or using Quizlet's built-in auto-define feature to speed up the creating process. Additionally, users can find generated flashcard sets on the website with plenty of opportunities to evolve the studying procedures. Some pros are addressed in the ease of organizing into “study sets” that users like teachers or students add to their accounts. So students can log in and choose the appropriate study set for the concepts they need to review. These can be created by a teacher or generated by other users. Also it’s flexible and customized available, as Quizlet can be used in any grade level and any type of class. Overall, Quizlet can be a great tool for you and your students for three reasons: you can easily differentiate review for your students, you can incorporate collaboration and teamwork into your classes, and Students have another way to prepare for tests. However, some cons and drawbacks can impact the student’s learning like: students can get distracted by ads, they could learn incorrect information, or they may use Quizlet to cheat. 

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Vialogues:                                                                                                                                                                                                 is considered an online tool that teachers can use to integrate their tradition, flipped or blended classrooms with Web media and technology through providing online videos that help to create discussions. These discussions make learning more interactive via the video content where students play while they’re recalling ideas and it would give all students an instant dialog about important concepts. Also, the fact that teachers can post questions to direct students' thinking toward crucial points of interest - and students can answer questions with the ability to comment on, not just what they're viewing, but on the content of what their peers have viewed. Additionally, they can edit comments, and the teacher can delete comments or evaluate a post before it is allowed to be posted. Simply, the added videos create active learning experiences and reinforce collaborative interaction and that all happens easily by curating a certain topic and resourced with a video or a link to students and invite them to watch its content. Teachers apply some comments, surveys, and multiple-choice questions to their discussion so students will interact creating conversations, giving their opinion and applying answers or questions about.                                                         Quizzlet:                                                                                                                               is an online study tool that helps students and teachers practice and master what they’re learning, saves time when helping students prepare for tests , and is found among teachers that they use it as an amazing free website that gives educational tools to students, including flashcards, for study and game modes. This tool works by designing the study sets with terms and definitions. Besides, copying and pasting images from another source, or using Quizlet's built-in auto-define feature to speed up the creating process. Additionally, users can find generated flashcard sets on the website with plenty of opportunities to evolve the studying procedures. Some pros are addressed in the ease of organizing into “study sets” that users like teachers or students add to their accounts. So students can log in and choose the appropriate study set for the concepts they need to review. These can be created by a teacher or generated by other users. Also it’s flexible and customized available, as Quizlet can be used in any grade level and any type of class. Overall, Quizlet can be a great tool for you and your students for three reasons: you can easily differentiate review for your students, you can incorporate collaboration and teamwork into your classes, and Students have another way to prepare for tests. However, some cons and drawbacks can impact the student’s learning like: students can get distracted by ads, they could learn incorrect information, or they may use Quizlet to cheat. 

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It is an interactive tool that helps the teacher gamify their formative assessments and provide poll reports for their learning progress

teachers can create their own kahoot or search for a ready to go kahoot

Teachers have the access to over 40 million ready-made games

It has a student paced challenge mode that is free for distance learning that student can access on their mobiles or computers

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It’s a very interesting platform which helps teachers to create interactive lessons and activities
You have the choice whether to create your own lesson or use a ready to go lesson from the library.
It is a very interactive tool for engaging students will keep the teachers updated with reports about their learning Also I loved how they are helping teachers find inspiration by having a blog containing a lot of creative ideas you can apply thru nearpod. I read “Easy Routines to Creatively Engage your Classroom” blog and I am curious to further read about the rest of the topics in the blog
Use an Engaging Bell Ringer, a timer, Flocabulary’s Vocab cards, A Gamified Exit Ticket
You’ll find further details in the below link:
https://nearpod.com/blog/easy-classroom-routines/?utm_campaign=Activation-Flow&utm_medium=email&utm_source=intercom

Cons: Creating and modifying presentations can be time consuming and can get expensive; some features may not work on all devices.

Here are the pricing plans. i loved how colorful they are so i decided to take a screenshot instead of writing them.

Reference
https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/nearpod

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It is an online studying application which lets students study via learning tools and games. I believe it is an engaging way to help them as using the normal boring ways do not help students now a days.  Teachers and students can download and access the app anywhere.

It has many learning modes like; Tests, making flashcards which can have videos and audio and many more.

Pros about application :

-          The teacher can track students studying. They can watch videos and do their work at their own pace.

-          It’s a free app – It makes it money from advertisements and paid subscriptions for additional features.

-          For teachers that like making flash cards and using online quizzes it is a good tool.

-          You can add your own images and recoding’s to customize your material for your sudents

Cons about application:

-When editing work- or big flash cards you have to scroll down a lot to get the whole picture.

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It’s a discussion platform based around videos. IT is an easy way communicates with students.

It’s a great way to get students engaged in their learning. You can create a Vialogue or upload a video you have made. You can also have control to who can access it. You can pay online with your credit card.

I haven’t use it but

Pros about the platform:

-The students enjoy being able to playback the video to backtrack suggestion or questions they need to go back to.

-Teacher can post directly to students’ thinking toward crucial points of interest.

-It’s a free Tool.

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It's a platform where you can have a discussion around an online video

You can upload the video via dropbox or insert the link from youtube or Vimeo.

Students and teachers are allowed to comment on a specific timings of the video.

Polls can be useful for teachers as they help them can see which parts of a video created the greatest reaction or caused the most confusion.

Videos can have multiple moderators to edit/delete comments or add polls

cons:

I googled some of the reviews and found that some teachers had concerns about long comment threads. Because they can’t be condensed so you have to keep scrolling to be able to view the first comment

Pricing plan:

I guess it’s free because I couldn’t find any pricing plans

Finkelberg, A. (2020, April 22). Vialogues Review for Teachers. Retrieved from https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/vialogues

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A very interesting tech tool. It helps the teachers engage their students’ interactive resources activities and game.

Teachers can create their own sets or use an existing set to support their lessons

You can download the app so students will have access at home as well the class on their phone. And all your study data will sync with the website and vice versa. Plus you’ll be able to use the app anytime anywhere.

It has 9 different learning modes to address students’ different learning style

Learn: students will have list of questions that gets harder as they keep practicing. It can also ask the students about their upcoming test so it can create a custom study plan for them

Flashcards: students can play and shuffle different flashcards and listen to audios

Write: must write the definition and if they got it wrong they will be reminded with the definition or the term again

Spell: students will listen to the term read aloud and they will try to write the spelling and if they got it wrong they will be able to hear and see the correct answer

Test: they can choose different types of questions written, multiple choices, true or false

It has 2 different games:

1st match: where they can match and students can compete with their mates

Gravity: where terms are falling from the sky and students will have to type in the definition before they land

Live (for teachers) will divide the students into teams in the class and cooperate to find the correct answer

Pricing plan:

Quizlet Teacher

TEACHER SUPERPOWERS

Track student progress

See how your students are studying on Quizlet and which terms need more review

Adapt Quizlet Live

Play with custom teams, turn on audio and switch sets without changing groups

Organize your classes

Create an unlimited number of classes to connect your students with your content

Remove the ads

Help your students focus by getting rid of ads in classes you create

CREATE BETTER SETS

Customize images and audio

Add your own images and recorded audio to customize material for your students

Add rich text formatting

Emphasize key points and patterns with bold, italic, underline and highlights

Create detailed diagrams

Add an unlimited number of points to your diagrams and unlock custom shapes

Work faster with the app

Scan in documents to create sets fast and access Quizlet offline with the mobile app

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MOOC:                                                                                                                                 Where we can find the definition of (MOOC) model as a massive open online course for delivering learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no limit on attendance. Thou, these online courses are available to anyone with a computer and Internet connection as they offer students a way to learn in a setting similar to an online class, but are usually loosely structured and can be accessed without paying tuition or committing to an academic program. Hence, the MOOC creates a strong collaborative learning environment by providing easy access to global resources and giving opportunities for sharing ideas and knowledge. There is a variety of websites that support learning online in many fields. Once you start streaming on-demand video lectures from top instructors in subjects like business, computer science, data science, language learning, art and humanities, personal development, and many more that you can explore by oneself without any need to guidelines or consultation.   Personally, I would like to share my experience that I have gained after enrolling in one of the online courses with Coursera.com that boosts the business skills and entitled with “Effective Communication: Writing,  Designing, and Presentation Specialization” that builds the communication skill for professional successes and masters business writing, graphic design, and business presentation skills. The course was totally free and helped me much in my old business as I couldn’t be very professional in dealing with group members. The course taught me how to give mastered and attractive presentations that grab the attention and pique the curiosity. However, the language learning arts impress me more and I find it really interesting to learn new languages like Spanish or Italian. Yet, improving French meanwhile is more than a desire for stepping forward into my children education and helping them. So I’m striving in these main topics including basic expressions used in everyday life, such as greetings, introducing myself, talking about family and a daily life, and so on. As a beginner learner, I’m hopeful that this course would meet my expectation by giving me the chance in learning the basics and skills of any other language of: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. Therefore, the concept of being a longlife learner became active and vital for many students around the world for its significance and the benefits gained from it. As it builds the education and career professional as well as it grows the sense of self-initiated education.  This system of learning motivates students to learn and develop because they want to: It is a deliberate and voluntary actions that can enhance the understanding of the world around, provide with more and better opportunities and improve personal skills.                                                                                                      OER.                                                                                                                                         The OER system is defined as ‘The Open Educational Resources’ which is freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. Wikipedia. The list of benefits of OER is overstuffed for both students and teachers and varies between saving facilities costs, granting access to more quality choices, helping prior learning and after learning, and providing peace of mind for all users. For teachers, OER provides a multitude to choose from, including textbooks, courses, multimedia, data, and supplementary materials. These can be found by searching regular search engines (like Google) by using certain keywords but it is much easier to find them through dedicated OER repositories or websites. Trough my field experience, the open educational resources provided many platforms that enlightened me with sights and visions for creating an engaging classroom with technology, such as  Khan Academy which presents a collection of instructional videos and practices exercises on topics including math, science, programming, history, English, economics, and standardized tests. Mainly, OER offers free access to almost all course-domain contents that benefit all users of teachers, students, and presented by professional scholars.

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MOOC:                                                                                                                                 Where we can find the definition of (MOOC) model as a massive open online course for delivering learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no limit on attendance. Thou, these online courses are available to anyone with a computer and Internet connection as they offer students a way to learn in a setting similar to an online class, but are usually loosely structured and can be accessed without paying tuition or committing to an academic program. Hence, the MOOC creates a strong collaborative learning environment by providing easy access to global resources and giving opportunities for sharing ideas and knowledge. There is a variety of websites that support learning online in many fields. Once you start streaming on-demand video lectures from top instructors in subjects like business, computer science, data science, language learning, art and humanities, personal development, and many more that you can explore by oneself without any need to guidelines or consultation.   Personally, I would like to share my experience that I have gained after enrolling in one of the online courses with Coursera.com that boosts the business skills and entitled with “Effective Communication: Writing,  Designing, and Presentation Specialization” that builds the communication skill for professional successes and masters business writing, graphic design, and business presentation skills. The course was totally free and helped me much in my old business as I couldn’t be very professional in dealing with group members. The course taught me how to give mastered and attractive presentations that grab the attention and pique the curiosity. However, the language learning arts impress me more and I find it really interesting to learn new languages like Spanish or Italian. Yet, improving French meanwhile is more than a desire for stepping forward into my children education and helping them. So I’m striving in these main topics including basic expressions used in everyday life, such as greetings, introducing myself, talking about family and a daily life, and so on. As a beginner learner, I’m hopeful that this course would meet my expectation by giving me the chance in learning the basics and skills of any other language of: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. Therefore, the concept of being a longlife learner became active and vital for many students around the world for its significance and the benefits gained from it. As it builds the education and career professional as well as it grows the sense of self-initiated education.  This system of learning motivates students to learn and develop because they want to: It is a deliberate and voluntary actions that can enhance the understanding of the world around, provide with more and better opportunities and improve personal skills.                                                                                                      OER.                                                                                                                                         The OER system is defined as ‘The Open Educational Resources’ which is freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. Wikipedia. The list of benefits of OER is overstuffed for both students and teachers and varies between saving facilities costs, granting access to more quality choices, helping prior learning and after learning, and providing peace of mind for all users. For teachers, OER provides a multitude to choose from, including textbooks, courses, multimedia, data, and supplementary materials. These can be found by searching regular search engines (like Google) by using certain keywords but it is much easier to find them through dedicated OER repositories or websites. Trough my field experience, the open educational resources provided many platforms that enlightened me with sights and visions for creating an engaging classroom with technology, such as  Khan Academy which presents a collection of instructional videos and practices exercises on topics including math, science, programming, history, English, economics, and standardized tests. Mainly, OER offers free access to almost all course-domain contents that benefit all users of teachers, students, and presented by professional scholars.

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Vialogue is an award-winning video streaming and discussion tool created and supported by the teachers college library team. Vialogues provides a space for people to hold meaningful and dynamic time- stamped discussions about videos.
So a vialogue is video with a dialogue.
* How to creat a vialogue?
You can either upload an original video , embed one from YouTube or use an existing video on Vialogue .
After giving your video a title,a description and adding instructions you will be ready to open your vialogue by adjusting the privacy settings.

*Pros :
_ Vialogues platform is completely free for educators and students to use .
_The platform provides an easy and safe way to creat discussions around online videos.

*Cons :
Tools to organize or curate comments could help teachers manage the threads , which can sometimes become pretty long .

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Quizlet is an American online study application that allowa students to study Information via learning tools and interactive games .
The game randomly sorts students in to teams to match terms and definitions and the first team to correctly answers all the questions wins .
Quizlet was created by Andrew Sultherland in October 2005 and released to public in January 2007.
Quiezlet trains students via flashcards and various games and tests and it has seven standard study modes :
1_  Flashcards .             4_ Spell.
2_Learn.                          5_ test.
3_Write.                           6_ Match.
7_ Gravity.

* Quiezlet Cost :
_ Quiezlet plus:
Offers you  7 days free trial after this 23.88$ .

_ Quiezlet go :
11.88$ yearly .

* Pros of using Quiezlet  :
_ you can easily differentiate review for your students.
_ You can incorporate collaboration and teamwork in to your classes.
_ Students have another way to prepare for their test.
_You can include images and diagrams as needed to provide better context for your students .
_ Some study modes like flashcards inclufe text-to-speech audio prompts that help IEPs learn and remember information.

* Cons of using Quiezlet :
_ Students can get distracted by Ads .
_ Students could learn incorrect information.
_Students may use Quiezlet to cheat.

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Vialogues is a website that I have never encountered nor heard about before. Therefore, I am glad I got the chance to review it. Below is a list of pros and cons.

Pros

- Perfect for flipped classrooms, distance learning, and blended learning

Students get the chance to watch videos at home at their own pace and participate in a discussion prompted by a question that is posted by the teacher.

- Teachers can monitor student's activity

If you assign students a certain video to watch and comment on, you will be able to monitor their activity and know whether they finished the assigned task or not. This would be perfect for a flipped classroom. Before coming to class, you will have a strong idea of who actually watched the video, which will be beneficial for your lesson plan.

- Can be used for formative assessments

Teachers can monitor the discussion and check if students fully understand the topic or not. In addition, the discussion can give the teachers a specific idea if there are certain gaps that need to be bridged.

- Students can revisit the video and the discussion anytime

Students will have access to the video and the discussion and can revisit the page any time, be it for revision or recap before a new lesson.

- Excellent for higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy

Students will have to analyze the video, evaluate the content, and create their own response.

- Time-stamped comments

Time-stamped comments can be very useful. For example, if a student has a question, he/she can ask it at any time, and we will know which point exactly in the video caused the question to arise, given that he/she knows how to use this feature, of course.

- It's free

The website is absolutely free!

Cons

- Not suitable for early elementary students

I don't think that students below the age of 9 will be able to use the website efficiently.

I created a discussion on Vialogues if you are interested in participating.
https://www.vialogues.com/vialogues/play/58299/

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Vialogues is an award-winning video streaming and discussion tool created and supported by the Teachers College Library team. Vialogues provides a space for people to hold meaningful and dynamic time-stamped discussions about videos.
pros:
- Easy and safe way to make discussion via video.
-Privacy features.
-Easily tracked by the teachers.
Cons:
- Needs a good internet connection.

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Quizlet Live is an in-class game that teachers can use to help students review information while working together in teams. The game randomly sorts students into teams to match terms and definitions, and the first team to correctly answer all of the questions wins
What i like:
- Self way to study.
-easy to make quiz on.
-helps to work in a team.
What I don't like:
-Easily to cheat on it (student).

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Vialogues is a video-based learning tool that promotes meaningful discussions with its time-coded and commenting system. A vialogue is a video with a dialogue.
To create a vialogue, you can either upload an original video, embed one from YouTube, or use an existing video on Vialogues. After giving your video a title, a description, and adding instructions, you will be ready to open your vialogue to discussions. You can control who has access to your vialogue by adjusting the privacy settings.

Pros:
1- The platform provides an easy and safe way to create discussions around online videos.
2- The students enjoyed being able to playback the video to track evidence.
3- They also seemed to have commented on similar points of the video.

Cons:
Tools to organize or curate comments could help teachers manage the threads, which can sometimes become pretty long.

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Quizlet is an in-class game that teachers can use to help students review information while working together in teams.
It contains five easy ways for teachers to start quizlet
1-  Find study materials
2- Create your own sets
3- Play quizlet live
4- Build great study habits
5- Track student progress

Pros:
1- You can easily differentiate review for your students
2- You can incorporate collaboration and teamwork into your classes
3- Students have another way to prepare for tests

Cons:
1- Students can get distracted by ads
2- Students could learn incorrect information
3- Students may use Quizlet to cheat

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is game-based learning platform, can be used in spans far beyond classrooms: it is played in business training sessions, at sporting and cultural events, or in any social and learning context, whether in-person or virtually.
It's all about Unleashing this potential within every learner is what drives us, which is why kahoot is on a mission to make learning awesome. We do this by creating the most engaging and powerful experience, and through our vision of building the learning platform in the world.

Likes:
- could be used for schools, business, personals.
- engagement of students through games.
- learning with more fun ways

dislikes:
- needs fast internet connection

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Quizlet has been my friend for a year now. I have used it throughout the whole academic year with my kids. I will list the pros and cons below.

Pros

1- Students revisit the lesson whenever they want

I always provide the parents and kids with the links to my lessons on Quizlet so they can study or review the lesson whenever they want or can, especially before summative assessments.

2- Gamifies quizzes

There are plenty of activities that are automatically created once you create a lesson on Quizlet. Some of these activities are traditional while are in the form of games, which gives the students the chance to study the way they prefer.

3- Differentiates instruction

There are 7 modes that are created automatically once you create a lesson on Quizzes, and they are: flashcards, learn, write, spell, test, match, and gravity. In some of these modes, the word and its definition can be pronounced for the students if they choose to listen. As mentioned above, Quizlet gives the students the chance to study the way they prefer.

Cons

1- Some of the features are for premium users

Like all websites, there are great features that are only accessible by premium users. However, of all the premium features, I only liked the student reports feature. The other features are might be useful for other teachers, but they are of no use to me.

2- Only suitable for the levels of remembering and understanding in Bloom's Taxonomy

Quizlet is not suitable for all types of lessons. It can only be used when you are teaching words and their definitions. It does not go beyond the lexical level. As an English teacher, it only was useful when I was teaching vocabulary and genres of literature.

Below is a link to one of my old lessons on Quizlet in case you want to check a sample.

https://quizlet.com/494216638/wonders-eld-grade-4-unit-32-flash-cards/

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It was created and developed by a dedicated team of educators, researchers, and engineers from Gottesman Libraries at Teachers College Columbia University. On Vialouges website, it is said to be for teachers, instructors, lecturers, trainers, and tutors; filmmakers, animators, and graphic designers; musicians, dancers, and artists; athletes and sports fans; politicians and political pundits; news stations and journalists; historians and history buffs; anyone; everyone!

It is a combination of video and dialogue, it is a platform where videos are streamed and people discuss, comment, generally dialogue about the video. Access to Vialouges is free but I had to create an Edlab account to gain access.

On signing up, you can go right ahead to create your Vialouges or view existing collections posted by others.  To the right side of the video, there are comments and discussions previously held about the video and beneath the video the user can post a comment/join in the discussion. On clicking more information box (to the top right of the screen, you have access to the title, provider, uploader of the video and all the Vialouges of the video. There is also the create, notification bell and settings box at the top right-hand side of the page.

Clicking create gives you the option to upload an original video, search for videos saved on your device, or link a video you want to post. It further affords you the option of giving it a title, putting down a description about the video, privacy permissions and allowing comments or not. When you are done, click on create to allow for dialogue.

To the middle right section of the screen, there is a feedback option where you can post an idea for others to subscribe to or discuss. You can also send a feed back or help message privately to Vialouges.

Things I would recommend Vialouges for:

1.      The interactive dialoguing community

2.      You can control who has access to your Vialouges by adjusting the privacy settings.

3.      Teachers can get students more engaged by posting an otherwise boring historic literature or history lesson as a movie clip to be discussed in class later

4.      The feedback sections

5.      Easy interface

6.      Free

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Quizlet is an online tool for studying. which can be used privately or shared publicly. With Quizlet one can learn through writing, spelling, self-test, and playing study games under math or gravity, quizzes, flashcards.
The signup options for Quizlet is basic where it requires your personal information e.g. name (advices you not to use your real name), birthday, email address and parents’ email if still a minor. If a teacher, check the teacher box and you are all signed up. One can otherwise sign up through a Google or Facebook account.
There are 3 packages one could upgrade to after signing in which are:
1.	Quizlet Plus: This has a 7 days free trial period and is billed at $23.88 for a one-year subscription when free trial ends with an option to Cancel anytime.
This package offers 
•	Offline access
•	Use of mobile app to study anytime, anywhere
•	Ad-free studying
•	Unlimited points and custom shapes
•	Scan in documents
•	Add rich text formatting
•	Customized images and audio

2.	Quizlet Go: Billed at $11.88 for a one-year subscription when free trial ends after 7days with a Cancel anytime option.
This package offers
•	Offline access
•	Use of mobile app
•	Ad-free study experience 

Under premium test prep resource, there are test practical with flash cards and study guides that can be accessed starting at $1. There are over 500 premium study guides for courses like nursing, languages, finance, fitness, MCat and a lot more. 
Quizlet also offers different Prep Packs for certification and such like exams e.g. HESI A2 Prep Pack, CompTIA Prep Packs and NASM Prep Pack. I saw some prep pack that cost as high as $69.99(Practice Tests NASM CPT Exam Prep…20 sets) and some as low as $3.99 (New York | Drivers Test Study Guide3 sets) 



At the homepage there is a search bar where you can put in any topic you need to study on and any work containing key words of what was typed will show up. I typed in some topics and concepts we have studied in class and there were materials for each one of them. 
Topics search can be narrowed down by price (free or paid), type (sets, study guide, classes) or creator (yours or others).
Quizlet is a good easily accessible and knowledge rich study platform which students can gain from a lot. Their free resources are data rich as well. Quizlet has an easy user interface and I also like the educational test games found under match and gravity. 

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Quizlet is an online tool for studying. which can be used privately or shared publicly. With Quizlet one can learn through writing, spelling, self-test, and playing study games under math or gravity, quizzes, flashcards.

The signup options for Quizlet is basic where it requires your personal information e.g. name (advices you not to use your real name), birthday, email address and parents’ email if still a minor. If a teacher, check the teacher box and you are all signed up. One can otherwise sign up through a Google or Facebook account.

There are 3 packages one could upgrade to after signing in which are:

1.      Quizlet Plus: This has a 7 days free trial period and is billed at $23.88 for a one-year subscription when free trial ends with an option to Cancel anytime.

This package offers

·         Offline access

·         Use of mobile app to study anytime, anywhere

·         Ad-free studying

·         Unlimited points and custom shapes

·         Scan in documents

·         Add rich text formatting

·         Customized images and audio

2.      Quizlet Go: Billed at $11.88 for a one-year subscription when free trial ends after 7days with a Cancel anytime option.

This package offers

·         Offline access

·         Use of mobile app

·         Ad-free study experience

Under premium test prep resource, there are test practical with flash cards and study guides that can be accessed starting at $1. There are over 500 premium study guides for courses like nursing, languages, finance, fitness, MCat and a lot more.

Quizlet also offers different Prep Packs for certification and such like exams e.g. HESI A2 Prep Pack, CompTIA Prep Packs and NASM Prep Pack. I saw some prep pack that cost as high as $69.99(Practice Tests NASM CPT Exam Prep…20 sets) and some as low as $3.99 (New York | Drivers Test Study Guide3 sets)

At the homepage there is a search bar where you can put in any topic you need to study on and any work containing key words of what was typed will show up. I typed in some topics and concepts we have studied in class and there were materials for each one of them.

Topics search can be narrowed down by price (free or paid), type (sets, study guide, classes) or creator (yours or others).

Quizlet is a good easily accessible and knowledge rich study platform which students can gain from a lot. Their free resources are data rich as well. Quizlet has an easy user interface and I also like the educational test games found under match and gravity.

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It is an online video- based learning that promotes discussions and interactive group work.

Pros:

Easy way to create discussions around online videos, can be annotated.

Can upload videos or embed videos from different sources.

Can be great for group interaction

Can post online questions

Great way to integrate web media into traditional teaching.

Teachers can track students’ engagement.

great privacy features

Can edit or delete comments

Cons:

Cccess can be terminated at any time

Can’t access private vialogues which can limit access to certain vialogues

Need a good internet access for uploading or watching videos/streams

Can be a little complicated/confusing for kids to use

Long comment threads

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It is an online study application that allows students to study information via learning tools and games.

Pros:

Great study tool

Different study modes (ex: flashcards, learn, write spell, test) also there are different type of games.

Sharable work among different people

Free access

Can be operated via any device

Easy to create and fast access to different types of information

Can be accessed by kids easy

Students can create their own flashcards to study from.

Cons:

Some misleading information (since the information posted is provided by different users).

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Quizzlet’s mission is to make simple learning tools that let you study anything. It’s a free application and for upgrade you have to pay $35.99 per year. You can create an account using e-mail, google account or facebook account. Information is organized into “study sets”.

What I like :

·         You can easily differentiate review for your students.

·         You can incorporate collaboration and teamwork into your classes.

·         Students have another way to prepare for tests.

·         Easy way to practice what you are learning.

·         Make studying fast and fun.

·         Can be customized and used for different grades and any type of classes.

·         Students can log in easily and choose the appropriate study set for any topic they need to review.

What I didn’t like:

·         Students can get distracted by ads unless you upgrade to the paid version of Quizlet to remove the ads.

·         Students could learn incorrect information Because Quizlet allows any user to create and share a study set, there is no guarantee the information is accurate.

·         Students may use Quizlet to cheat It’s as easy as a student Googling a homework question, finding a Quizlet set, and copying the answers straight from the website.

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Vialogues is a community of learners using video to activate learning via conversation. You can see a collection of powerful discussions or you can host yours and invite others to collaborate.

Pros:

·         The platform provides an easy and safe way to create discussions around online videos.

·         Students could work alone or in groups to annotate lecture content to study and/or to highlight key topics.

Cons:

·         Tools to organize comments could help teachers manage the threads, which can sometimes become pretty long..

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Nearpod is an instructional platform that merges formative assessment and dynamic media for collaborative learning experiences.
Teachers can to stay connected with collaborative activities and formative assessments like virtual reality, polls, collaborate boards, and game-based quizzes delivered through one seamless learning experience.

likes:
it's as easy platform
engages students through activities

Dislikes:
u have to pay alot to get the full features.
you can't go back to what u've already submitted.

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I have always heard about Kahoot, but this is the first time I have ever had to use it. I like Kahoot a lot, but I can see that there are many similarities between it and Nearpod, especially as far as assessments are concerned. Therefore, the pros and cons might be similar.

Pros

1- Gamify assessments

As I mentioned before, I have always been fond of stealth assessments despite the fact that I have never used them.  My school has asked me to create a summer packet for my students, and I am thinking of either using Kahoot or Nearpod as an alternative.

2- Perfect for formative assessments and reviews

Teachers can use various assessments, which include multiple or open-ended questions, polls, true or false, and puzzles to get valuable feedback on student learning. Students can also revisit the quizzes to revise.

3- Increases interaction

Students actively participate during the lesson (in a classroom or remotely) and get the chance to respond in various ways. Nearpod can also gamify any assessment, making it more fun for the students.

4- Real-time or non-real time

It is up to the teacher whether they want the students to interact simultaneously with the lesson or to access it any time (with the option of having a deadline).

Cons

1- Not all features are free

Similar to any website, some of the good features are only available for premium and premium+ users. The paid features include open-ended questions, student reports, importing slides from an existing PowerPoint presentation, polls, puzzles, and editing quizzes that have been made.

2- Website can be slow

The website can be a bit slow (less slow than Nearpod, though).

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Kahoot is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions.
It's learning games kahoots are user generated multiple choice quizzes that can be increased via a web browser or the kahoot app.

* Kahoot cost:
14.95$ Monthly.
119.40$ annually.

*What i like about kahoot :
_Kahoot provides real time results that can be downloaded for use.
_ Teachers can creat games in the public area so students can enjoy playing with it .
_We can use it from different devices.

*What i dislike about kahoot :
The answers can be true or false, yes or no or multiple choice so this can be limitation.

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Nearpod is a student engagement platform that can be used to amazing effect in the classroom.
The concept is simple the teacher can creat presentations that can contain quiz's , drawing-Boards, web content and so on .

*Nearpod cost :
Nearpod silver Edition is entirely free and most of the users are happy with it , but the Gold and school editors are not free it costs 120$ yearly and the platinum costs 349$ yearly.

_ What i like about Nearpod:
- Easy of use .
-Provides real-world connections to academic content.
-Delivering lessons through Nearpod increases hands-on ,
Minds-on and simplifies classroom management.

_What i dislike about Nearpod:
-  If you have a weak internet,then Nearpod will be slow and logging, if you add alot of students to a presentation it can also significantly slow down.
- During the lesson its difficult to go back and forth between the presentations to check students responses.

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Kahoot:                Kahoot is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, "Kahoots", are user-generated multiple-choice quizzes that can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot app. Kahoot  can be used to review students' knowledge, for formative assessment or as a break from traditional classroom activities. Also it includes trivia quizzes.Additionally, Kahoot was designed for social learning, with learners gathered around a common screen such as an interactive whiteboard, projector, or a computer monitor. The site can also be used through screen-sharing tools such as Skype or Google Hangouts. The game design is such that the players are required to frequently look up from their devices. The game-play is simple; all players connect using a generated game PIN shown on the common screen, and use a device to answer questions created by a teacher, business leader, or other person. These questions can be changed to award points. The creator can choose, whether the player can get 0 points, up to 1000 or 2000. The points the player gets are calculated on up to how much can the player get and how long it takes the player to answer. The sooner the player answers, the more points they get if the player answers correctly. Points then show up on the leader-board after each question. The player can also get a streak, meaning they answered more questions in sequence. The better their streak is, the more points they get when answering a question correctly.Finally, Kahoot! has now implemented 'Jumble'. Jumble questions challenge players to place answers in the correct order rather than selecting a single correct answer. It offers a new experience that encourages even more focus from players. As it can be played through different web browsers and mobile devices through its web interface.   

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Kahoot:                Kahoot is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, "Kahoots", are user-generated multiple-choice quizzes that can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot app. Kahoot  can be used to review students' knowledge, for formative assessment or as a break from traditional classroom activities. Also it includes trivia quizzes.Additionally, Kahoot was designed for social learning, with learners gathered around a common screen such as an interactive whiteboard, projector, or a computer monitor. The site can also be used through screen-sharing tools such as Skype or Google Hangouts. The game design is such that the players are required to frequently look up from their devices. The game-play is simple; all players connect using a generated game PIN shown on the common screen, and use a device to answer questions created by a teacher, business leader, or other person. These questions can be changed to award points. The creator can choose, whether the player can get 0 points, up to 1000 or 2000. The points the player gets are calculated on up to how much can the player get and how long it takes the player to answer. The sooner the player answers, the more points they get if the player answers correctly. Points then show up on the leader-board after each question. The player can also get a streak, meaning they answered more questions in sequence. The better their streak is, the more points they get when answering a question correctly.Finally, Kahoot! has now implemented 'Jumble'. Jumble questions challenge players to place answers in the correct order rather than selecting a single correct answer. It offers a new experience that encourages even more focus from players. As it can be played through different web browsers and mobile devices through its web interface.   

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Nearpod:	                                                                                                          It is a student engagement platform that can have a great impact on the learning process. So a teacher can create presentations and lessons for all grades that can contain Quiz’s, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, and Web Content and so on. Also, it works as an instructional platform that merges formative assessment and dynamic media for collaborative learning experiences. The children can access a teacher’s presentation through a code. The teacher can move the class through the presentation and let them interact with the media as they go. They can also opt for student-paced, where the student controls the flow of the lesson.The nice thing is that you can access your Nearpod account through any device that connects to the internet, run and create your presentations on a computer. Also, it enables you to connect with your students digitally. This connection happens in a flexible nature of Nearpod means that can be used in many different creative and innovative ways. In another way, it is a kind of technology-integrated learning environment that allows teachers to create presentations, interactive activities ,and assessments, organized in lessons. A number of formats are supported (e.g. text, power points, PDFs, pictures, videos, including some form of virtual reality (VR) lessons. Each of these can be inserted into a slide. Lessons exported to students can run as mobile applications or as web client. Student activities can be tracked so the teacher can see activity completion.

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Nearpod:	                                                                                                          It is a student engagement platform that can have a great impact on the learning process. So a teacher can create presentations and lessons for all grades that can contain Quiz’s, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, and Web Content and so on. Also, it works as an instructional platform that merges formative assessment and dynamic media for collaborative learning experiences. The children can access a teacher’s presentation through a code. The teacher can move the class through the presentation and let them interact with the media as they go. They can also opt for student-paced, where the student controls the flow of the lesson.The nice thing is that you can access your Nearpod account through any device that connects to the internet, run and create your presentations on a computer. Also, it enables you to connect with your students digitally. This connection happens in a flexible nature of Nearpod means that can be used in many different creative and innovative ways. In another way, it is a kind of technology-integrated learning environment that allows teachers to create presentations, interactive activities ,and assessments, organized in lessons. A number of formats are supported (e.g. text, power points, PDFs, pictures, videos, including some form of virtual reality (VR) lessons. Each of these can be inserted into a slide. Lessons exported to students can run as mobile applications or as web client. Student activities can be tracked so the teacher can see activity completion.

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Thus far, Nearpod is one of the best and most effective tools I checked. Its pros outweigh its cons, in my opinion. Below is a list of pros and cons.

Pros
1- Increases interaction

Students actively participate during the lesson (in a classroom or remotely) and get the chance to respond in various ways. Nearpod can also gamify any assessment, making it more fun for the students.

2- Perfect for formative assessments

Teachers can use various assessments, which include multiple or open-ended questions, polls, matching pairs, etc., to get valuable feedback on student learning.

3- Differentiated instruction

Teachers can integrate videos, 3D shapes, simulations, and VR tours in their presentations. Teachers can also ask students to respond in many different ways, granting the teachers the chance to differentiate both content and process.

4- Real-time or non-real time

It is up to the teacher whether they want the students to interact simultaneously with the lesson or to access it any time (with the option of having a deadline).

5- Perfect for all students of all ages

You can customize an age-appropriate lesson using all the features mentioned above. I can imagine myself using it with any grade in any subject.

6- Gamify assessments

I have always been fond of stealth assessments despite the fact that I have never used them. Using gamified assessments is a way of assessing the students' knowledge without adding pressure on them.

Cons

1- Not all features are free

Unfortunately, some of the really good features are only available for premium users. The paid features include student-paced sessions, thousands of ready-made lesson plans, and student reports.

2- Website can be slow

The website can be slow and laggy, and so if the internet, for any reason, is slow, it can take a lot of time for a session to load.

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A Kahoot quiz is a series of questions with between two to four multiple-choice answers to choose from. Teachers can create their own quizzes, duplicate and edit others created and shared by other teachers, or simply play Kahoots created by other users. You can add engaging images to your quiz questions.

What i like:
- Students enjoy playing Kahoot because it is visual, fast paced, and different from the average day to day quizzes.
- Gives teachers the ability to perform a formative assessment of the whole class at one time without putting students on the spot.

What i don't like:
It is hard to track student progress.

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Nearpod is a student engagement platform that can be used to amazing effect in the classroom. The concept is simple. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quiz's, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and so on.

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Nearpod is a student engagement platform that can be used to amazing effect in the classroom. The concept is simple. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quiz's, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and so on.

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what i like:
You can use different feteures to create different things

What i don't like:
Takes long time to let everyones answers get in.

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Kahoot is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.
Kahoot Plus will cost have an introductory price of $10 per user per month.

·         Easy to use

·         Free for teachers and students

·         Gives you 7 days trial

·         You can play alone or in groups

·         Can work from any device without creating an account

·         Focuses on social learning and makes it fun

·         Students love it, and they are always engaged when I use it.

·         You can create quizzes, discussions and surveys

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Nearpod is a student engagement platform that can be used to amazing effect in the class room

There is silver account which is free and for more features they offer the gold account that you have to pay for it

What I like:

·         You can use it from any device.

·         You can log in with Google account.

·         Easy to understand and use.

·         Can also access over 7K k-12 standards-aligned lessons.

·         Award-winning student engagement platform.

·         Teacher can create presentations that contain quizzes, videos, images.

What I don’t like:

·         You have to pay for more features.

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Kahoot is an online game-based learning platform where educational games can be created, shared and assessed. It is designed to suit educational, other professionals and personal learning needs.

Kahoot has the Kahoot Basic service plan for all categories which is free and also has the paid subscription plans for schools, businesses and nonprofit organizations which are Pro, Premium and Premium+

The two plans broadly presented are:

1.      Kahoot! at work for training, presentations, events and collaboration which has the Basic, standard priced at $10 per host/month billed annually, pro at $20 per host/month billed annually, premium priced at   $40 per host/month billed annually then there is the Kahoot! 360 Pro, priced at $60 per host/month billed annually.

2.      Kahoot at school. This category has the basic plan which is free, the Pro plan priced at $3 per teacher/month billed annually, the Premium plan priced at $6 per teacher/month billed annually, the Premium+ plan priced at $9 (a promo for  $6 is running currently to end at 30th June)per teacher/month billed annually.

Most of the paid subscription packages have a 7days free trial, cancel at anytime option. The differences in these packages lie within the limits of the terms and conditions of use of some of the services  e.g. restriction of commercial use, participants number, instant feedback option, access to image library, personalized and live games, slides between questions, adding pools, adding puzzles, mixing different question type in one game, editing premium ready to play game, importing slides from presentations, adding personalized logo, site license, tracking class learning with report and online priority support.

To access the Kahoot tool, go to www.kahoot.com or if you already have a game pin  www.kahoot.it (this takes you directly to the game home page where you have to input a game pin to continue)

At sign up, there are four options, Teacher, Student, Personal, Professional. Each takes you to a sign up page where you put in personal details to continue.

For the purpose of this assignment I choose Teachers option which further lead me to 5 other sub categories. School, Higher Education, School Administration, Business and Others. Whichever you choose will take you to a sign-up page with the basic signup procedures like enter email and password. One can also sign in with an existing Google or Microsoft account.

Once signed in, a 2-minute video popped up which explained how to create a student paced  Kahoot, set questions, set timers, share link, see results and play (I recommend you watch it if like me you do not know anything about the tool).

At the home page, you find a lot of bulletins and news about events, tool use and updates which is helpful to understand Kahoot better. You also find the following options on the top left menu bar

·         Home: (which brings you back to the home page from wherever page you are on the application.

·         Discover: where you find ready to play games on any topic that has been created.

·         Kahoots: where you create, find your already created games, drafts, marked favorites and games shared with you.

·         Reports: is where you see hosted games, live student paced challenge you assigned, reports, number of participants, individual result, general score percentage, name of host teacher, time used. Information gathered from this section can be used for assessment.

There is also the create, share, personal/profile settings and information menu at the right hand side of the top menu bar.

Conclusion

I have gone through the Kahoot platform and believe this tool is very exciting and I doubt there is a student that would not enjoy it. This can be used as a solution to engage withdrawn students. I like the fact that it can be played at home when the student is relaxed and in school as an exciting activity on the interactive board with all the students participating. Menus and tools are well labeled for easy navigation and use.

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Nearpod is an engaging learning platform designed for students, teachers and administrators as seen in their signup page. nearpod has 5 packages.

·         The Silver which is entirely free with basic features, less lessons options and  storage space compared to that of the paid packages.

·         The Gold which offers more lessons options and more storage space is $120/year.

·         The Platinum which adds an unlimited access to pre-made lessons and gives more session, lesson and storage space size is $349/year.

·         There is the School and District package which the customer service has to be contacted for pricing customizing and further negotiations.

·         The Higher Education package which one also has to contact the customer service for pricing customizing and further negotiations.

To sign in as a student or join a class you have to enter a code

To sign in as an administrator would you have to fill an online form detailing who and where you are, how you heard about the app. Proposed use of the app, also leave your email contact to learn more about getting the nearpod site license for your school or district? Or you can just go ahead and request a quote for your intended type of use

Teachers however, can sign up instantly for free or sign up with their Google or Office 365 account and agree to nearpod’s terms and conditions.

I was taken to a collaborative board where I was prompted to and I created a board, posted a question, invited some students through the code and we collaborated for some minutes.  I could read from every student; they were able to respond through text and images and posts liked. While the class was on, I navigated around the board and found out that the teacher can do the following (which I do like);

·         Add more activity slides while session is ongoing, add resources from the web, add true or false or open-ended questions, add tool enabled drawings,

·         The teacher can change to student view,

·         Hide students name when sharing the answers with the class,

·         Share board could be shared through email, social media handles and link,

·         See a list of number and names (if included) of participants,

At the end of the lesson I explored the function of the report menu on the tools bar and I got a nearpod post-session report in PDF format attached (sent to the mail which I signed up through) of the session which included lesson title, slide author, teacher, date, time, number of students, participation of students and marks for the quizzes.

nearpod was not as easy for me to navigate or understand like Kahoot which I previously explored today but I like a lot of its features. In addition to the ones I mentioned I also like that

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·         The free Silver package though basic can be used considerably to maximize learning and can be used to integrate technology in the children’s learning experience

·          Can be used for homework and classroom work.

·         Can be used as a source for feedback

·         Can easily be uses for assessment

·         It is collaborative

·         Videos can be embedded from YouTube, or uploaded videos from cloud storage account, Google Apps account, or from the computer/mobile device used.

·          Audio files, songs podcast sounds can be added to lessons to make content exciting especially for younger students.n

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, "Kahoots", are user-generated multiple-choice quizzes that can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot app.
What I like:
-Student engagement with Kahoot is very high.
-Students enjoy playing Kahoot because it is visual, fast paced, and different from the average day to day quizzes.
-it only takes minutes to create a learning game or trivia quiz on any topic, in any language.
-Host a live game with questions on a big screen or share a game with remote players.
What I don't like:
-Difficult to track the student progress.

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.
What I like:
- Create fun games easily.
-Best played in group setting.
-Sharing games with your friends.
- Can be used at home, school and as a learning application.
- Can make quizzes and surveys.
What I don't like:
- Hard to track a student progress.

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Nearpod is an instructional platform that merges formative assessment and dynamic media for collaborative learning experiences.
What I like:
-Find or create interactive lessons .
-Assign self-paced lessons students access anytime, anywhere.
-Synchronize learning during live instruction.
-Delivering a Nearpod presentation in the classroom is a nice way of easing a concerned teacher into the world of iPadding.
What I don't like:
-Some features have to be pre -paid.

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Nearpod is a student engagement platform that can be used to amazing effect in the classroom.
What I like:

- Web based this means that you can access your Nearpod account through any device that connects to the internet.

-A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quiz’s, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards and web content.

- Can make simple and creative presentation.

-Can make different kinds of assessment .

-Has a feature called modeling so you can draw your own presentation.

What I don't like:

- Weak internet connection can slow down the work on nearpod and the work will not be saved automatically.

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I have used Google Slides a few times in the past, but I would not call myself an expert. I played with it a little bit and used most of its feature. Below are listed the pros and cons.

Pros

1- Quite similar to Microsoft PowerPoint

It is accessible by anyone who knows how to use Microsoft PowerPoint. They share most of the features, fonts, formats, and toolbar buttons.

2- Excellent for collaboration

Teachers and students can work on a project simultaneously from home. All they need is a good internet connection to access the Google Slides. Team members can also comment on each other's work and resolve comments when checked.

3- No need to save

Most of us at least experienced the heartbreak of losing a document because we forgot to click the save button. With Google Docs, this is not a problem at all provided that you have a good internet connection.

4- Embed YouTube videos

It is not possible to embed YouTube videos on Google Drive. Therefore, as a solution, you can embed YouTube videos into Google Slides and save them to your Google Drive.

5- Excellent for interactive games

I found many templates online for interactive games, such as Jeopardy and Tic-Tac-Toe. I made my own version of Jeopardy using a ready-made template. A link is provided below.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ctwzxHVVhSJUVurakXd53qiMJbJ5BMYzFQAjkfrQN9w/edit?usp=sharing

6- Create an interactive presentation

With the Q&A feature, a question will pop up when a certain slide is reached to answer a question and then proceed to the following slides. This can be a great tool for formative assessments and to ensure that that your students are following along.

7- Voice typing

The voice typing feature is a fun yet neglected feature. If students are bored of writing or in the mood to try a new way of expressing their thoughts, they can use this feature.

8- Access to plenty of add-ons

Google Slides grants you access to a huge number of add-ons, most of which are free. With these add-ons, we can maximize our benefit from Google Slides, creating versatile presentations.

Cons

1- Challenging for kids

I think Google Slides would be efficiently used by 4th graders and up. However, it would be challenging for lower elementary students.

2- Stable Internet

A good internet connection is a must to use Google Slides. Due to a bad connection, changes might not be saved. If there is no internet at all, you will not access the document you created.

3- Videos cannot be uploaded directly from pc/phone

If you want to upload a personal video to Google Slides, you have to upload it to your Google drive and import it from there. Other than that, you can easily embed videos from Vimeo or YouTube using URL.

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This is the first time I try this website, and I absolutely love it. Its pros definitely outweighs its cons, in my point of view.

Pros

1- Perfect for distance/online learning

Playposit can be quite efficient when we are distance-teaching. Usually when I play videos in my class, I pause to ask concept checking questions. That has not been possible, of course, since the lockdown began. Playposit gives you the opportunity to ask the students questions while they are watching a video at home.

2- Easy to upload or embed videos and add interactions

It didn't take me a lot of time to add interactions to a video I chose from YouTube. These interactions can be in different forms, which include multiple choice, fill in the blanks, free response, poll, etc. In addition, you will find ready-made interaction templates for you to use.

3- Provides the teacher with individual feedback

When I ask concept checking questions in class, all students are addressed and only one or two students answer. It is only when I conduct formative assessments that I know who did or did not grasp the new concept. Using Playposit, you can ensure that ALL students will participate, and, by tracking their answers, you can check if they understand the taught concepts or not.

4- Excellent for young learners

For younger students, instead of typing questions, you can use voice notes, photos, videos for both the questions and the answers, making it a whole lot easier pre-k students or students who have trouble reading in general.

Cons

1- Premium features require payment

Using a free account, you can have up to 100 responses/attempts per month. If, for example, you have a class that comprises 20 students (and each student is only allowed one attempt in each video), this means you can only create up to 5 interactive videos per month. Once you upgrade, you have unlimited number of attempts. Moreover, Playposit announced that the feature of live broadcast will be coming soon for premium users, which can be very beneficial for online/distance learning. There are a number of plans depending on the number of users. The pro plan used only by one teachers costs 12$ a month.

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Playposit is a tool where you can create interactive videos. It allows you as a teacher to adapt to your own videos / lessons. You can easily insert questions anywhere in a video. It would also be a great tool for learners to use for presentations. I think it’s a good tool for teacher who wants to start flipping their classroom using ‘Videos’.

When you create content it is called ‘Bulb’.

Requirements

- Internet connection

- Laptop/pc/tablet/phone

Positive:

-Free to download

- Easy to create videos/ to use

-You can trim and crop any of your media

- You can use your own Zaption videos again- This is where you can trim your own video after finishing it, you can add questions, images ad texts.

- Useful analytics

Negative:

- Making a video, especially in the beginning, can take some time

- Premium features require payment

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Google Slides
Google slide is an online presentation app which allows you to show you work in a visual way to your students. If you want to make presentation slides it is good to use from your computer. You can edit it with other too.
Positive Points:
-Free with a Google account
-Simple to Use
Negative points:
-Can crash and take a long to load
-Deletes your work and you can’t get it back
- Better to work with on a computer than another device
-Needs an option for page setup

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Is an online collaborative presentation tool that needs only a google account to be able to use

I Like:
It is a 100% free tool
Very user friendly
No software required
Provide different tools with presenting, like videos and voice overs
Give a variety of graphs and charts
Everyone can work on the same presentation at the same time and all the work will be automatically saved
Having your PowerPoint backed up in the cloud where you can access it anytime with any device
Convert ppt. to google slides and vice versa

I don't like:
So far, very limited choices of effects and themes

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It is an interactive video making tool that increases the students’ engagement and tracking their progress

Free accounts:
Limited to 100 learner / month. It means if you have a class of 25 students. You can assign 4 video bulbs per month
Students can upload videos with interactions
Limited access to the features offerings like you can add multiple choices, free response or a reflective pause
Free accounts can only use YouTube or Vimeo videos within the bulb and not able to upload any video
If you want to upload lots of video per month the free account won’t be suitable
Upgrading to pro will give you access to create unlimited video bulbs with advanced customization features like: check all apply, skip segment, check website fill or in the blank and the polling service
You can delete or replace a video bulb but it will still add up to your video quota
Pricing lists
Pro > 12 Dollars / month
Institution> billed annually or multi annual
Enterprise> billed annually or multi annual

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Play Posit:                                                                                                                                                            is an interactive web-based video platform that allows educators to provide formation assessment both inside and outside the classroom. So teachers are able to embed quiz-type questions into videos on YouTube, Khan Academy, Vimeo, Learn Zillion, TeacherTube, and other popular video platforms. Data can then be analyzed on the individual on group level provided powerful insight into educational trends in the classroom. So it’s an easy-to-use tool that lets teachers add interactivity to screaming video content from popular video sites. Some of the features are cropping the length of the video, building questions or finishing the “bulb” (the term EduCanon users for a finished interactive video). PlayPosit is uniquely integrated to Blackboard and throughout any video lesson, students can rewind to hear any part of the video again. They cannot however, fast- forward; skipping ahead, of what they have already watched. Through a dashboard, teachers can get data about students’ use and performance within the embedded assessment items.                                                                                                                                                           Google Slides:                                                                                                                                                 This is a powerful presentation software that considers as an alternative program to powerPoint to design and edit presentations collaboratively online. Google Slides is a free web-based available program that contains many of presentation themes that anyone can use easily and design presentations quickly, also it is packed with plenty of tools and features where you can create presentations find the setting up of the slide designs, work with the text, bullet media, and more. Moreover, all edits done are tracked in a revision history to the user for any changes to the presentation. Thou, each editor’s position is highlighted with an editor-specific color/cursor so the system regulates the users’ activities through varying degrees of permissions.  There are other updated features provided and more advanced using machine learning, including “Explore” that offers suggested layouts and images for presentations and “Action items” that allows assigning tasks for other users.This tool fits the workflow of Google software like Gmail, Google Docs and sheets, as it has the benefit of being integrated into Google Drive . 

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Play Posit:                                                                                                                                                            is an interactive web-based video platform that allows educators to provide formation assessment both inside and outside the classroom. So teachers are able to embed quiz-type questions into videos on YouTube, Khan Academy, Vimeo, Learn Zillion, TeacherTube, and other popular video platforms. Data can then be analyzed on the individual on group level provided powerful insight into educational trends in the classroom. So it’s an easy-to-use tool that lets teachers add interactivity to screaming video content from popular video sites. Some of the features are cropping the length of the video, building questions or finishing the “bulb” (the term EduCanon users for a finished interactive video). PlayPosit is uniquely integrated to Blackboard and throughout any video lesson, students can rewind to hear any part of the video again. They cannot however, fast- forward; skipping ahead, of what they have already watched. Through a dashboard, teachers can get data about students’ use and performance within the embedded assessment items.                                                                                                                                                           Google Slides:                                                                                                                                                 This is a powerful presentation software that considers as an alternative program to powerPoint to design and edit presentations collaboratively online. Google Slides is a free web-based available program that contains many of presentation themes that anyone can use easily and design presentations quickly, also it is packed with plenty of tools and features where you can create presentations find the setting up of the slide designs, work with the text, bullet media, and more. Moreover, all edits done are tracked in a revision history to the user for any changes to the presentation. Thou, each editor’s position is highlighted with an editor-specific color/cursor so the system regulates the users’ activities through varying degrees of permissions.  There are other updated features provided and more advanced using machine learning, including “Explore” that offers suggested layouts and images for presentations and “Action items” that allows assigning tasks for other users.This tool fits the workflow of Google software like Gmail, Google Docs and sheets, as it has the benefit of being integrated into Google Drive . 

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is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons. Teachers begin with any online video (screencasts, Khan Academy, TED, etc.) and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students, with time-embedded activities.

Whats good about it:
1- allows teachers to enrich video content with a lot of powerful options ranging from multiple choice questions to graded fill-in-the blanks.
2- used to enrich flipped classroom experience through interactive videos
3- has multiple packages you can use from that are suitable for everyone
4- teachers can use it for any subject.
5- students can upload their own videos.

My only dislike is it's not that easy to use.

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Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. The service also includes Google Docs and Google Sheets, a word processor and spreadsheet respectively.

Whats good about it:
1- free and accessible
2 - can be used from a variety of devices
3 - easy to use as its similar to power-point
4 - more than one person can edit and work on the same
presentation at the same time.
5 - all changes are automatically saved as you type

What bad about it:
1 - editing others work not only own work
2 - not so much features while on the free version

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Google Slide Tool Report

Google slides is a free presentation and collaboration program embedded within google drive services. It can be accessed on internet enabled devices e.g. on android by downloading and installing the app from Playstore, Apple devices by downloading the app from Appstore and a computer by going to slides.google.com, drive.google.com or if you are already on a google screen, click on the multi brick like icon beside the picture box on the top right hand corner of the screen and scroll down the apps to get to slides then click on it. I used this last method because I am already signed into google on my computer. Whichever method you use will take you to the homepage where you can click on “New” or “Blank” to start a new presentation or you can choose one of the existing templates. On the home page I found other presentations I had saved on my device so I had the option to open those too.

I opened a new document worked around with the tools, opened some files and edited some and here is what I learnt:.

·         Google Slides has a lot of similarities to PowerPoint. In fact, I think one who has working knowledge of PowerPoint can easily navigate and work with Google Slides.

·         There are multiple types of presentation templates and themes one can choose from, combine or create to use for one’s slides or presentation.

·         You can import saved slides which can be further modified if created by you.

·         It can be used to create presentations via text, insert lines, shapes graphs.

·         Page size/ratio, can be adjusted

·         Links, images, audio, video can also be inserted from certain apps.

·         You can animate your images for presentation.

·         The document created can be modified from the tool bar at the top which like other word documents has fonts, size, style, alignment, color and all.

·         One very helpful tip I learnt was, in order to have uniform slides and to avoid modifying each slide as you add, go to view, click on master and modify it as you want your documents to be this will affect every other slide in the presentation.

Likes

·         Real time collaboration with others.

·         Files can be shared with the preferred access option to view, edit or comment.

·         When accessing another person’s slide, you can view only you need ask permission of a slide owner to be an editor (though you can copy and use).

·         With prior knowledge of PowerPoint or word documents, its pretty easy to navigate and apply.

Did not find a peculiar disadvantage so far.

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Google Slide Tool Report
Google slides is a free presentation and collaboration program embedded within google drive services. It can be accessed on internet enabled devices e.g. on android by downloading and installing the app from Playstore, Apple devices by downloading the app from Appstore and a computer by going to slides.google.com, drive.google.com or if you are already on a google screen, click on the multi brick like icon beside the picture box on the top right hand corner of the screen and scroll down the apps to get to slides then click on it. I used this last method because I am already signed into google on my computer. Whichever method you use will take you to the homepage where you can click on “New” or “Blank” to start a new presentation or you can choose one of the existing templates. On the home page I found other presentations I had saved on my device so I had the option to open those too. 
I opened a new document worked around with the tools, opened some files and edited some and here is what I learnt.
•	Google Slides has a lot of similarities to PowerPoint. In fact, I think one who has working knowledge of PowerPoint can easily navigate and work with Google Slides. 
•	There are multiple types of presentation templates and themes one can choose from, combine or create to use for one’s slides or presentation.
•	You can import saved slides which can be further modified if created by you. 
•	It can be used to create presentations via text, insert lines, shapes graphs.
•	Page size/ratio, can be adjusted
•	Links, images, audio, video can also be inserted from certain apps.
•	You can animate your images for presentation.
•	The document created can be modified from the tool bar at the top which like other word documents has fonts, size, style, alignment, color and all. 
•	One very helpful tip I learnt was, in order to have uniform slides and to avoid modifying each slide as you add, go to view, click on master and modify it as you want your documents to be this will affect every other slide in the presentation.
Likes
•	Real time collaboration with others.
•	Files can be shared with the preferred access option to view, edit or comment. 
•	When accessing another person’s slide, you can view only you need ask permission of a slide owner to be an editor (though you can copy and use).
•	With prior knowledge of PowerPoint or word documents, its pretty easy to navigate and apply.
Did not find a peculiar disadvantage so far. 

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PlayPosit is an interactive educational platform that integrates well with some other platforms like Edmodo, clever, office 365 and google. To use PlayPosit;

1.  Go to www.playposit.com

2.  Sign Up and register for an account through your preferred use account portal (there       are also several options for single sign-on if you choose to (Edmodo, clever, office 365 and google).

3.  Fill out the profile information asked e.g. are you a student or instructor, your primary viewers, primary content are etc.

4.  Choose which plan you want (basic or pro).

There are 2 packages the Basic and the Pro. The pro is $12 per month to be paid annually making it $144 per year, the other two packages under the pro are for Institution and Enterprise. To get prices for either, one has to contact customer service for more details. The differences between all the packages is like with other tools, the higher the package, the less limitations and more benefits in terms of maximum user, direct video upload and access to broader features.

I signed up as instructor because I reckon it will have same tools as students and more, then I choose   the free account which is limited to 100 learner attempts per month of which the attempts reset on the first of each month (Once you reach this limit, students will not be able to submit more responses until the first of the next month)  no direct video upload (only YouTube links and Vimto).

Once in the PlayPosit homepage, user can create content by clicking on “new bulb” where embedded video link, URL, formulas, pictures, audio files, can be uploaded.

Classes can also be created when you click the folders icon to the left side of the screen.

PlayPosit is not very easy to maneuver, its best to watch a “how to use video” before one starts using. It took me a lot of clicking to find things out. I created a bulb containing an audio file and a picture with embedded feedback and checkpoint questions both in multiple choice and free response format.

I like a lot of things about PlayPosit some of which are;

·         It has an assessment feedback embedded into it to check for and evaluate understanding. One can carry out an assessment for as and of learning by using the before, during, midway and at the end of presentation question/comment tools.

·         The assessment questions can be edited to suit the lesson presented

·         A discussion forum can be inserted on the side bar that runs throughout so learners can comment at any time during the lesson video or audio.

·         Trimming and cropping of media is allowed.

Real time interactions are supported.

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PlayPosit is an interactive educational platform that integrates well with some other platforms like Edmodo, clever, office 365 and google. To use PlayPosit;

1. Go to www.playposit.com
2. Sign Up and register for an account through your preferred use account portal (there       are also several options for single sign-on if you choose to (Edmodo, clever, office 365 and google).
3.  Fill out the profile information asked e.g. are you a student or instructor, your primary viewers, primary content are etc.
4.  Choose which plan you want (basic or pro).

There are 2 packages the Basic and the Pro. The pro is $12 per month to be paid annually making it $144 per year, the other two packages under the pro are for Institution and Enterprise. To get prices for either, one has to contact customer service for more details. The differences between all the packages is like with other tools, the higher the package, the less limitations and more benefits in terms of maximum user, direct video upload and access to broader features.

I signed up as instructor because I reckon it will have same tools as students and more, then I choose   the free account which is limited to 100 learner attempts per month of which the attempts reset on the first of each month (Once you reach this limit, students will not be able to submit more responses until the first of the next month)  no direct video upload (only YouTube links and Vimto).
Once in the PlayPosit homepage, user can create content by clicking on “new bulb” where embedded video link, URL, formulas, pictures, audio files, can be uploaded.
Classes can also be created when you click the folders icon to the left side of the screen.

PlayPosit is not very easy to maneuver, its best to watch a “how to use video” before one starts using. It took me a lot of clicking to find things out. I created a bulb containing an audio file and a picture with embedded feedbacks and checkpoint questions both in multiple choice and free response format.

I like a lot of things about PlayPosit some of which are;

·         It has an assessment feedback embedded into it to check for and evaluate understanding. One can carry out an assessment for as and of learning by using the before, during, midway and at the end of presentation question/comment tools.

·         The assessment questions can be edited to suit the lesson presented

·         A discussion forum can be inserted on the side bar that runs throughout so learners can comment at any time during the lesson video or audio.

·         Trimming and cropping of media is allowed.

·         Real time interactions are supported.

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Google slides is an online presentation app that lets you creat and edit format presentations and work with other people in a visual way and share it with others effortlessly.

* Google slides cost :
Google slides pricing starts at 6$ per month, per user .
There is a free version, Google slides offers a free trial .

* Advantages of using Google slides :
_ Easy of use.

_Google slides is relatively new .It offers a number of intuitive and innovative presentation features,
So it's making it an i deal choice for online sharing.

_As long as you are connected you can access Google slides from any device.

-  Web_based : the online files are always current and up-to-date .

_ Collaboration: easy for colleagues and team members to access and edit document through the web .

* Disadvantages of using Google slides:

_Google slides has fewer choices for effects and themes .

_ If you dont currently have a Gmail account you will need one to use this package.

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My feedback on Playposit tool :

Playposit is an interactive video tool that allows instructors and educators to layer your own custom lesson ( quiz , questions , text prompts , images ,etc ) over video content .
And it also provides formative assessment both inside and outside the classroom,
Its such a powerful insight into educational trends in the classroom.

-Playposit & the SAMR Model :
* Substitution: students use Playposit to submit their answers online rather than on paper .

* Augmentation: students take note on additional visual cues in order to provide more comprehensive assessment for technical execution.

* Modification: students upload their own videos for annotation by the education.

* Redefinition: students creat their own Playposit videos and quizzes to quiz each other on important information found in their own videos.

_ How to use Playposit ?

1- Go to www.Playposit.com .
2- sign up and register an account.
3- creat new class / section .
4- fill out profile.
5- select new Bulb .
6- past URL and add questions.

* Playposit cost :
It's a free application but for advanced features it costs 108$ yearly.

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Google Slides is a presentation program, it is a software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. Allows users to create and edit presentations online while collaborating with other users in real-time.

What I like:

·         Free application.

·         You can upload and download files with the Google Slides app for Android

·         Can create, edit, collaborate, and present wherever you are.

·         Easy to use from any device.

·         Gives you the ability to choose from 26 themes

·         Can download the google slides to save as PowerPoint file

What I didn’t like:

·         Cannot go back up a slide

·         Can discharge into any devices you are carrying, destroying your laptop or phone.

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PlayPosit is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons.

It allows teachers to control pace and personalize learning branched pathways. It is a free application but for advanced features it costs $108 yearly

What I like :

·         Free application to download

·         Include the ability to crop video, more question types, student-created content, printable worksheets, grade exporting, and advanced student data.

·         Include the ability to copy other teacher’s content

·         Easy to adapt and use

·         Students can upload their videos easily

What I didn’t like:

·         Include the ability to edit other teacher’s content.

·          takes a significant amount of teacher time

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Google Slides is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual and colorful way.
What I like:

1. Create and edit presentations.

2. Because Google Slides is cloud-based, you can access it from any computer with an Internet connection.

3. Has a lot of themes .

4. Can be shared easily with the group work.

5. Automatically saved while typing.

6. Presenting you idea easily.

What i don't like:
-Cannot be used without having google account.

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it is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way.
Pros:
- Has a lot of themes to present your idea in a bright way.
-Has a wide variety of pitches, portfolio and other presentation templates.
- Easy to get the presentation anyway , anytime as it is cloud based application.
-Automatic save .
-Can work with Microsoft powerpoint.
-Can be shared easily.
Cons:
- Require google account, cannot be accessed  without google account.

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it is an interactive web-based video platform that allows educators to provide formative assessment both inside and outside the classroom.
Pros:
- Can make a lot of interactive videos by teacher or students.
-Can easily upload a link from Youtube or Vimeo, or of course upload your own video
-Data can then be analyzed on the individual or group level, provided powerful insight into educational trends in the  classroom.
-Students can submit their assignments online.
-Students create their own Playposit videos and quizzes to quiz each other on important information found in their own videos.
Cons:
-Premium features require payment

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It is an interactive web-based video platform that allows educators to provide formative assessment both inside and outside the classroom.
What I like:

Teachers are able to embed quiz-type questions into videos on Youtube, Vimeo, Khan Academy and other popular video platforms.

Teachers can use it in math, english , science and arts as well.

Students can submit their assignments online rather than a paper.

Students can upload their own videos.

What i don't like:

For the ones who doesn't know how to make video will take much time.

Premium features require payment

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Google slides is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way.

Advantages:
1- Free
2- It’s easy for colleagues and team members to access and edit documents through the web no matter what device they're working on.
3- The online files are always up-to-date. You can also easily link or establish your document into a web page.

Disadvantages:
1- Offers basic animations and transitions.
2- You can't go back up a slide.
3- It builds up static electricity which can discharge into any devices you are carrying, destroying your laptop or phone.

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Playposit is an interactive web-based video platform that allows educators to provide formative assessment both inside and outside the classroom. Teachers are able to establish quiz-type questions into videos on Youtube and other popular video platforms.

Advantaged:
1- Free
2- Students use Playposit to submit their answers online rather than on paper.
3- Student upload their own videos for observation by the educator.
4- Easy to use Students create their own Playposit videos and quizzes to quiz each other on important information found in their own videos.
5- Full of learning activities.

Disadvantages:
1- Making a video especially in the beginning can take some time.

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This is the first time I use Real-time Board, and I must say I am impressed. I will list the pros and cons below.

The pros include the following:

1- Accessibility

It is quite accessible and easy to navigate through the website. It took me a few minutes to get the hang of how it works as it is similar to other programs that I encountered in the past.

2- Collaboration

Real Time Board serves as a great means of collaborating with others. You can share your screen with others to highlight certain points as well as can monitor each person's screen if you are working simultaneously. In addition, there is a feature that allows you to video chat with the ones whom you shared your board with. You can also tag others and write comments for them to see. Furthermore, there is an activity button that shows who edited/changed what. All these features can prove useful when working on collaborative projects.

3- Unlimited Space

A single board gives you unlimited space to use, which can be organized in frames. The first thought that came to mind upon encountering that feature was to work with my students on an extensive project that would take months, for example, to finish. If the project is divided into phases, which it should, they will all be in one board. This feature can show me the progress that has been made in the project every step of the way.

4- Variety of Add-ons

Depending on your kind of work, you can add other add-ons that you deem useful. These add-ons include voting plugins, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Prezi, Microsoft Office, etc.

The cons include the following:

1- It costs money

The free version does include many of the aforementioned features; however, you can only have 3 boards only at a time, just like Padlet. Thus, if you are teaching more than one subject or class, this issue will be troublesome. Also, many of the add-ons cost money.

2- Kids might need some time to learn how to use it

The students, especially the younger ones, will need an orientation session to teach them how to navigate the website. I personally doubt that they can learn how to use it independently, but I might be mistaken.

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Real-time board is a virtual interactive whiteboard which helps teams and businesses to think and plan visually. It keeps everyone on the same page by keeping them under the same roof.

Advantages of the platform:

1-Mobile-It is a powerful digital whiteboard that allows you to manage your ideas in your office or on the go.
2-It has very easy tools to use.
3-It is easy for group projects and designs.

Disadvantages of the platform:

1-The speed of uploading and downloading

2- It causes personal isolation, lacks or causes some people into not speaking up in group thinking.

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Google Docs- It is a word processor that includes software like slides, presentations, spreadsheets.  It is available as a web application, mobile app and Androids.

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Google Docs- It is a word processor that includes software like slides, presentations, spreadsheets.  It is available as a web application, mobile app and Androids.

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Some advantages:

·         Bookmarks/ Hyperlinks - Create links for cross-referencing.

·         Collaboration - Work with others concurrently. Changes made go live instantly.

·         It is free

·         There is import and export flexibility. Google Docs imports or exports whatever file type you want. So it won’t limit you to using just Word or PDF.

Some disadvantages:

·         You need to have good internet access everywhere to access your documents which could sometimes be a big limitation.

·         It has a lack of quality.

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What is Real-time Board?                                                                                                                 It is a collaborative, interactive whiteboard that can be used virtually worldwide and teachers with students can rely on inside and outside classrooms. Everyone can work on it and everywhere with instantly seeing the changes made. Moreover, it has a tremendous number of features that grab the users’ attention; such as whiteboarding tools of sticky notes, freehand drawing, shapes, links, texts, and presentation modes. Also, it is teemed with generous quantity of collaborative tools of real time collaborative editing, commenting, text chatting, voice and video chatting, screen sharing, and applying daily notifications. In addition, it includes some sharing and exporting tools through inviting other people via emails, exporting boards as images and PDF files, saving to Google Drive, posting to Facebook, and embedding into blogs and websites. Finally, it provides visual libraries of prototyping, tables and charts, business canvases , templates for design thinking, project management, brainstorming and creative sessions. Eventually, Real-time Board is an amazing tool as it works as an integrating technology being so helpful and appropriate for teachers and students into their free lessons. As well as, it provides some other paid features of unlimited real-time boards and multiple teams of collaborators.          What is for Google Docs?                                                                                                          It is a free online word processor that lets you create and format documents and work with other people also it provides a tool that can be used to encourage active participation during editing stages of documents or presentations. Hence, it is a program that brings documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to assist and facilitate formatting texts and paragraphs with choosing plenty of fonts, adding links, images, and drawings. Users of Google Docs can import, create, edit and update documents and spreadsheets in various styles and ways. The users are capable of working remotely from different computers around the world in real time; so one a user logs in s/he can immediately access the files and check regularly for changes. Meanwhile, the whole community of teachers, students, and staff can use Google Docs to bring in the communication and collaboration tools to the entire academic environment. They all are able to share ideas, get things done effectively when they have the access to the same communication tool.  

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What is Real-time Board?                                                                                                                 It is a collaborative, interactive whiteboard that can be used virtually worldwide and teachers with students can rely on inside and outside classrooms. Everyone can work on it and everywhere with instantly seeing the changes made. Moreover, it has a tremendous number of features that grab the users’ attention; such as whiteboarding tools of sticky notes, freehand drawing, shapes, links, texts, and presentation modes. Also, it is teemed with generous quantity of collaborative tools of real time collaborative editing, commenting, text chatting, voice and video chatting, screen sharing, and applying daily notifications. In addition, it includes some sharing and exporting tools through inviting other people via emails, exporting boards as images and PDF files, saving to Google Drive, posting to Facebook, and embedding into blogs and websites. Finally, it provides visual libraries of prototyping, tables and charts, business canvases , templates for design thinking, project management, brainstorming and creative sessions. Eventually, Real-time Board is an amazing tool as it works as an integrating technology being so helpful and appropriate for teachers and students into their free lessons. As well as, it provides some other paid features of unlimited real-time boards and multiple teams of collaborators.          What is for Google Docs?                                                                                                          It is a free online word processor that lets you create and format documents and work with other people also it provides a tool that can be used to encourage active participation during editing stages of documents or presentations. Hence, it is a program that brings documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to assist and facilitate formatting texts and paragraphs with choosing plenty of fonts, adding links, images, and drawings. Users of Google Docs can import, create, edit and update documents and spreadsheets in various styles and ways. The users are capable of working remotely from different computers around the world in real time; so one a user logs in s/he can immediately access the files and check regularly for changes. Meanwhile, the whole community of teachers, students, and staff can use Google Docs to bring in the communication and collaboration tools to the entire academic environment. They all are able to share ideas, get things done effectively when they have the access to the same communication tool.  

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Google Docs
In my opinion, Google Docs is a great tool that can be used by teachers. I personally have been using it for quite some time. Of course, like any tool, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages. However, the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages.
The advantages include the following:
1- Collaboration
Teachers and students can work on a project simultaneously from home. All they need is a good internet connection to access the Google Docs.
2- Voice typing
The voice typing feature is a fun yet neglected feature. If students are bored of writing or in the mood to try a new way of expressing their thoughts, they can use this feature.
3- No need to save
Most of us at least experienced the heartbreak of losing a document because we forgot to click the save button. With Google Docs, this is not a problem at all provided that you have a good internet connection.
4- Suggestion mode
The suggestion mode is an awesome feature that can be used to highlight certain parts and ask questions about it or provide suggestions to change or improve it.
5- Revision history
We can check who edited or added which parts provided that each person has a Gmail account.
6- Conference call
This is not a basic feature in Google Docs. However, it can be easily added using Uber Conference add-on. Using that feature can ease the process of editing as it is done simultaneously while participating in a conference call.
7- Easy to learn
Last but not least, it is accessible by anyone who knows how to use Microsoft Word. They share most of the features, fonts, formats, and toolbar buttons.
Disadvantages of Google Docs:
1- Hard to use by kids
I think Google Docs would be efficiently used by 4th graders and up. However, it would be hard for lower elementary students.
2- Stable Internet
A good internet connection is a must to use Google Docs. Due to a bad connection, changes might not be saved. If there is no internet at all, you will not access the document you created.

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Pros
You can easily give effective and clear feedback to your students by commenting on their work
You can create a sheet and share it with a limitless number of people
Students or participants don’t have to have a google account to access your document you can simply invite them or send them the link to your document
Cons
Students cannot comment on each other’s work
I think giving access is not that flexible because if you are having a discussion or giving your class an assignment you will have to give them access to add their comment and this might lead to deleting or editing the assignment or the question itself by mistake so editing is uncontrollable.
No online interaction so we can’t fully depend on it for online communication between students

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It’s formerly known as Real-time board and now is called miro. It’s a virtual whiteboard for a teacher that can be used for mapping out a lesson and add media, sticky notes, and hyperlinks. It is used by 48% of universities 42% of schools and 10 % of colleges
Pros
Can be a useful tool for visual explanation and group discussion
Gives free access to the public educational institutions which allow them screen sharing, 3 GB storage space, real-time collaboration.
It’s the closest tool to the substantial whiteboard we are using in the actual class which makes it easy for the teacher to add any kind of content plus it integrates with google drive. It can be used for various team activities.
I personally loved how you can zoom out to see the bigger picture which helps the students to relate all the info together.
It is a user-friendly tool actually very friendly. It provides different format like mind mapping and flowchart also providing different cases that can actually help you accomplish your target
I really enjoyed the thorough explanation of each feature provided in the pricing plans and how they hyperlinked most of them for further definition
Cons
It seems that the free plan is not that effective. Because the online interaction is missing in the free plan. You have only 3 free editable boards. You must upgrade to have access to an unlimited number of boards and give others access to comment and edit

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Realtime board feedback:

_ Realtime board is a simple and user friendly collaboration and white boarding solution for project leaders,designers,
Product managers ,marketers, developers and creative thinkers.
_Realtime board is an all-in-one collaborative platform that helps teams across the globe creat the next big things.
Around 1,500,000 users trust it worldwide.
_With Realtime board you can creat concepts,collect ideas , get feedback and see the picture of your business with your team so you can manage a big picture of your company without losing the details.
_You can have face meetings so you can communicate in realtime using powerful visual tools ,discuss the projects and ideas in board chats , leave comments,add stickers,use voice and video calls.
_This system offers an endless flexible space,easy customizable for creative purposes.
_It can be used as a simple whiteboard for jolting down ideas or an endless map for building a huge project on the board with remote team.

_Very easy to sign-up and use.

-It is fully optimized for mobile use on Android and ios devices.

_Realtime board avoids routine, emailing ans pointless discussions.

*Realtime Pricing plans:
-Free trial.
_Free usage.
_Team :50$ per month.
_Company: By quote .

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Realtime Board is a virtual interactive white board which allows people working together portray their ideas onto one board wherever they may be in the world. This also includes teachers creating a discussion in the form of a map so that students can add to it or even edit information.

Advantages:
1- All the information is saved in a cloud allows information to be accessed by people from all over the world.
2-  It can be used as a learning tool outside of the classroom by long distant learners who can benefit in the same way as classroom learners.
3- Good for brainstorming, working on projects, product design, education and thousands of other uses.
4- Allows you to save everything written, you have unlimited space to write and everything you do write is saved.
5- Upload YouTube clips, saved files, tables and charts to show fellow students and work colleagues.
6- Can add sticky notes, color, arrows and shapes.

Disadvantages:
1- Realtime Board requires Flash Player and does not work on iOS devices. This is a negative seeing as many of the tablets and smartphones work on iOS software resulting in Realtime Board only being worked off laptops and PC's.

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Miro is online collaborative whiteboard platform that enables distributed teams to work effectively together.

There is a free version and it offers a free trial and the pricing list starts from $10.00 per month.

What I like:

·         You can use it from different types of devices.

·         Easy to sign up.

·         There is a variety of Templates that you can choose from them.

·         You can engage face-to-face meetings at the office whiteboard.

·         You can add unlimited number of your team members on the board.

·         You can export as PDF or Presentation mode.

What I didn’t like:

It is not easy to understand the different features and not easy to use it from the first time

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It is a word processor offered by Google within its Google Drive Service.

·         Includes Google sheets, Google slides, spreadsheet and presentation program.

·         Easy to use it from web or mobile, collaboration can happen any time and any place.

·          You can create files, to open and edit your previous files and documents online.

·         You can delete any of your previous documents.

·         You can save your files and documents on Google Drive.

·         You can share your files with other accounts.

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Google Docs is available as a web application, mobile app for Android, iOS, Windows, BlackBerry, and as a desktop application on Google's ChromeOS. The application allows users to create and edit files online while collaborating with other users in real-time.

Advantages:
1- Free
2- Access your files everywhere
3- You can edit and make changes to the files
4- Able to access with various devices
5- Easy to search your files
6- View any types of file
7- Share your files with your friends
8- Open discussion as You can create and reply to comments to get feedback and make files more collaborative.

Disadvantages:
1- Hackers hack or remove your important data
2- Uploading and Downloading Speed

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*My Google document feedback:

_Google Docs ia a word processor included as part of a free ,web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google drive service .
This service olso includes Google sheets, Google slides and presentation programme respectively.

_Google Docs used for informating your document in Google Docs.
Google Docs empowers you to creat a document that works for you and the content that you are creating .
Whether its the page orientation,images or page numbers.

_Is very easy to create a Google document and to install it on a computer and its also easy to delete any document.

-The Google Docs app is available for both ios and Android devices but not on Windows-based phones.
The word app comes Pre-installed on Windows phone devices and as a free app for ios and Android.
So its free for the average user ,but if you want to purchase a " Business " version of G suite, monthly plans starts at 5 $ per user.

-You can attach files , images,videos and links to a Google document.

-We can use it at schools it can be a connection tool between the teacher and his students by giving them comments and feedback.

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is basically google version of Microsoft word, teachers use it mostly to create quizzes, assignments, worksheets or tests and to share alot of stuff with their students, however its better than Microsoft in many points:
*its a cloud based tool
you can use it from any device, and its accessible  anywhere you want.
*easy collaborations
* you can choose to make ur docs totally accessible by anyone or only some ppl or no one at all.
*you can edit and share any of ur documents and have open discussions.
*although its a cloud based tool but also all ur docs can be downloaded on ur pc or laptop.

The only disadvantage i faced is the uploading and downloading takes alot of time.

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Real time board is a powerful platform with infinite tools for users where a large group of people whether students, company members could use for multiple interactions.
offering infinite canvas, robust set of widgets, pre-built templates, engaging remote teams in brainstorming, processes, workshops and decision making with digital work spaces that
enables collaboration just as easily as if everyone were in the same room.
it has alot of packages for pricing ranging from small team to huge team number which allows a good variation to choose from, and every package allows you a set of tools you can use.

whats positive about it:
* easy sign up
*large number of users
*creative tools on hand
*can be used on multiple devices so u can use it anywhere

whats negative:
*not so easy to use
*no privacy for your boards if u chose the free package

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Realtimeboard started as an online whiteboard tool that supports interaction between many users at a time, realtime. In order to keep up with evolving needs of its users and community, it has been rebranded to Miro.

Miro has two classes of user packages. The free and the paid package. There are 4 paid packages which are; Team which costs either $8 monthly billed annually or $10 paid monthly fee, the Business at $16 per month billed annually, the Enterprise which the office has to be contacted for pricing as which depends on user needs and the forth is the Consultant which is $12 monthly billed annually or $15 paid monthly. Each package has its unique difference based on the minimum number of team members or users required, editable boards, board sharing capability, multiteam setup, external auditors and such.

At the start up or login page, one can sign in either with a Google, Facebook, Slack or Office 365 account. One can also sign in or access the site with a single sign on (SSO) credentials from an enterprise.

I signed in with my gmail account and was asked to set up a team consisting of different number of members ranging from just 1 (me) to other group numbers ending at 5k+ (unlimited number of team members). Basically you sign in, invite team members and pick or create a template (paid version) to start working. Members can be invited through link, shared in work messenger or sent through emails and contrary to what one may think because of the default google and slack account advertised to invite members, one does not need to have a google or slack account to be invited or have access as a team member because I was able to invite myself from a non-google or slack account and was able to access the board.

On the homepage there are a lot of predesigned templates to chose from depending on the kind of project you want to work on e.g. mind map for ideas and brainstorming, brainwriting for meetings and workshop customer persona for research and design.

I tried working on two, the mind map and later the brainwriting and realized;

Pros:

·         Signing up and in is basic and easy.

·         The free version has a minimum of 1 to unlimited number of team members.

·         The app has the basic text, drawing,emoticons, document creation tools and a lot of others used to input data on the template picked.

·         Boards are created like in padlet so, would be familiar to one already using padlet.

·         Projects or boards created links can be shared via emails.

·         Boards created can be deleted but with confirmation from your registered email which I an added security.

·         The app can be installed on handheld devices which makes on the go access easy.

·         Can be used for real-time collaboration with inputs from other team members.

Cons:

·         Interface is not user friendly.

·         Most of the input tools icons were without labels.

·         The in-app tools were not easy to understand or manipulate as a first-time user.

·         Can’t create a personal template without an upgrade while predesigned free templates looked too complicated to me.

·         On free plan everyone invited is able to have access to all your boards not just the one they were invited to view.
Conclusion:
It is not beginner user friendly.

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Google doc is an online collaboration tool compatible with android, Apple, web app and chrome extension.  It has two versions, the personal which is free with no limit on number of documents but on size of file and the business version called G. Suite which further has 3 paid plans, the Basic plan at $6, the Business plan at $12 and the Enterprise at $25 monthly. Each has a unique distinguishing factor or added advantage feature. If you have a google account all you need to do is click on the google apps bricks like symbol by your top right screen, scroll down the drop-down menu, amongst the google apps you’ll find Docs however and I like this fact that you do not need a google account to view or even edit a google document as long as the author set the document to allow it. I clicked on the document and went exploring. Here is what I discovered can be done with it;

·         You can search for all files or documents at the search bar with the option to filter by ownership e.g. owned by me, not owned by me.

·         There are numerous ready made templates to pick from for resumes, letters, projects, brochures, education formats, reports and essays.

·         Find existing files in your device by using the file picker icon on the end of the right side of the home page after the template.

·         You can create attach files, links, images, audio video to a document. Open and edit previous documents as well.

·         The document creator has the properties or features of Microsoft word which made it easy for me and I am sure any other word user to navigate even as a beginner. I could say it’s the online version but better because of the ability to interact with others real-time (by sharing the document through a link, adding emails of participants or groups) and also make the document available offline.

·         Documents saves on google drive as its being created so there’s no fear of losing a document because one forgot to save and can also be moved to an old or new file on the device.

·         The calendar feature is also awesome. It comes preloaded with national and global events and one can add, schedule an event with location, add google video meet conferencing, and notifications

·         It is easy to remove or delete documents

·         It can adequately be used for active interaction of students and feedback through the comment section and learning through the built in research tools like explore and dictionary found  under “tool”.

I like all of the above possible usage of the google Doc and I am certain there are more. I am yet to find a downside or something I do not like about it.

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I found it a very nice tool to share idea, comment on each other and so on, but I didn't like that u can't edit what u wrote once you post it, I think it could me more organized in a way that if more people used the same blog it wouldn't be confusing, the comment must have a different background or different theme than the replies, that's my thought so far.

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WordPress is an interactive website used for blogging, creating websites and collaboration. It is free but some features like Calendly, extra storage space, premium support if needed has to be paid for singularly or upgrade to a package with special features. The different plans offered are; Personal at $4, Premium at $8, Business at $25 and Ecommerce at $45 monthly ( https://wordpress.com/pricing/ ). Signing up for WordPress is regular like other sites with an email user name and password but upon signing up following the class invite,, I was already allocated and following 4 sites with option to unfollow. Other sites/posts are also recommended based on popularity, with option to follow. WordPress has a lot of posts and I like the that I can find the genre/related posts by just entering a key word after which I scroll down, click open and read or follow. I also like that I can choose to search by relevance or date posted which helps get the latest and trending post about a subject. I found some interesting DIY kids craft activities this way. To the left of the homepage, I can check on followed sites, update on ongoing conversations I’m involved in, discover daily selections of best contents, have access to my liked posts and tags which I discovered is an easy way to check a regular topic of interest without typing in each time. I went on to explore my class site. There was statistics showing how many and how often the page was viewed, comments, media and tools. went on to the “Write” option at the top right corner of the homepage. Apart from “Preview” and “Publish”, there were icons instead of word labels for the tools here which was confusing and I had to do a lot of guess and tryouts. Here, I discovered I could create documents with numerous layout options like paragraphs, images, heading, audio, quotes and links. I could allow or block comment, pings or trackbacks which I like a lot. I could upload files, documents and images which I could adjust size, insert descriptive text but could not crop (which I didn’t like). It enables podcasts, player and so many audio and visual media files. Under blocks there are so many options that could be used for a document, tools for text formatting, star for ratings, page layout, navigation and widgets. It is possible to embed posts from other social media handles by adding the URL, it allows onsite trading, advertisement and promotion of goods services on site and of one’s other blogs and websites on other social media handles.Visibility of posts could be made public or private and best of all, there is a password protected option where access to post is allowed to only viewers with password ( https://lilycioustreats.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/catalogue-of-lilycious-treats/ ) The password for this is auc515..WordPress is very versatile, moderately easy to navigate but contains too many tools most of which are identified by icons making it cumbersome confusing and sometimes downright difficult to grasp as a beginner.

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WordPress is an interactive website used for blogging, creating websites and collaboration. It is free but some features like Calendly, extra storage space, premium support if needed has to be paid for singularly or upgrade to a package with special features. The different plans offered are; Personal at $4, Premium at $8, Business at $25 and Ecommerce at $45 monthly ( https://wordpress.com/pricing/ ). Signing up for WordPress is regular like other sites with an email user name and password but upon signing up following the class invite,, I was already allocated and following 4 sites with option to unfollow. Other sites/posts are also recommended based on popularity, with option to follow. WordPress has a lot of posts and I like the that I can find the genre/related posts by just entering a key word after which I scroll down, click open and read or follow. I also like that I can choose to search by relevance or date posted which helps get the latest and trending post about a subject. I found some interesting DIY kids craft activities this way. To the left of the homepage, I can check on followed sites, update on ongoing conversations I’m involved in, discover daily selections of best contents, have access to my liked posts and tags which I discovered is an easy way to check a regular topic of interest without typing in each time. I went on to explore my class site. There was statistics showing how many and how often the page was viewed, comments, media and tools. went on to the “Write” option at the top right corner of the homepage. Apart from “Preview” and “Publish”, there were icons instead of word labels for the tools here which was confusing and I had to do a lot of guess and tryouts. Here, I discovered I could create documents with numerous layout options like paragraphs, images, heading, audio, quotes and links. I could allow or block comment, pings or trackbacks which I like a lot. I could upload files, documents and images which I could adjust size, insert descriptive text but could not crop (which I didn’t like). It enables podcasts, player and so many audio and visual media files. Under blocks there are so many options that could be used for a document, tools for text formatting, star for ratings, page layout, navigation and widgets. It is possible to embed posts from other social media handles by adding the URL, it allows onsite trading, advertisement and promotion of goods services on site and of one’s other blogs and websites on other social media handles.Visibility of posts could be made public or private and best of all, there is a password protected option where access to post is allowed to only viewers with password ( https://lilycioustreats.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/catalogue-of-lilycious-treats/ ) The password for this is auc515..WordPress is very versatile, moderately easy to navigate but contains too many tools most of which are identified by icons making it cumbersome confusing and sometimes downright difficult to grasp as a beginner.

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Padlet is a collaboration tool with three different versions. Sign up to all versions is free but there are payment plans afterwards except for the Basic version. The business plan (briefcase) starts from $12 monthly with a 30days trial period, the school version (backpack) stars from $12 monthly as well. The personal plan which is the one I explored has two plans the free (Basic) and paid (Pro)which says $8 monthly but when I clicked on the option for upgrade I saw $10 monthly and $98 (20% off) annual fee.My search for padlet on google took me to the signup page where I was prompted to sign up with my google account, Microsoft account or log in with Apple. I signed up and created an account then signed into padlet which took me to the option of membership type. The Basic (free forever, limited to 3 padlets, 10mb files and standard support) and the Pro which offers unlimited padlets, 250mb files, priority support and folders. I choose the Basic.There was a warm welcome message about being beautiful I guess from the “I am beautiful” box I ticked at sign in point. There are different options on the screen on the top were listed options like “Make a Padlet, Join a Padlet, Gallery Upgrade” and to the left “Recents, Made, Shared, Liked, Archived and New Folder”. The only active link was the gallery (this is because I didn’t have contents in the others) where I could see different padlets posted by the community which could be opened and explored according to interests with options to rate or like. I went ahead to click on make a padlet, I had a dropdown box of different styles options where each would display the contents posted in different layout e.g the wall would display contents in a brick layout, canvas which scatters but connects the posts and stream which runs a top to bottom display. I choose the wall layout believing it would be best to display the cakes my daughter bakes. The padlet came with a nice title and description which I changed to reflect what I intended to post, I chose an appropriate icon which is a cupcake, changed the address, icon and appearance. Turned on attribution in order to display my name as the author this is because I read that without this, posts are tagged anonymous. I turned on comments and reactions which I set at like. I changed the wall display, uploaded and titled some of my daughter’s cake pictures. https://padlet.com/buthinabw/lilycious Considering the fact that I have never used it before today, Padlet is super easy to navigate and manipulate. It has, not so many but very effective tools, user friendly interface with the option prompts self-explanatory on the dashboard. I like that I could add video, music, pictures and text to my padlet, as well as emoticons and icons. It is quite easy to share, delete, edit and modify everything about the post, remake a padlet without actually going step by step by just clicking on remake and copy design and submit. I like that I can either share directly to social media handles or just copy the URL and send or embed in another blog or site. The only downside I noticed was that pictures take a while to upload but I am not sure if it’s the norm or this was due to my internet connection. I already love the ease and multifunctional use of padlet and would recommend it to anyone even children.

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It is word processor that includes a part of free web based software office that google offers within its google drive service.
What is good about it:

It includes google sheets and google slides , a spreadsheet and presentation program.

It includes text documents, drawings , surveys  and templates.

Good for group projects as it can be accessed by all of the group members.

Can be easily shared the work.

Free application.

What is not good about it:

Weak presentation program as it has no creative tools to make a presentation.

It is cloud computing so there is no physical location of the documents shared.

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It is word processor that brings your document to life with formatting, editing and styling text.
What is good about it:

includes google slides, google sheets and spreadsheet along with presentation program.

clear formatting

header and footnote

templates

access to editing at anytime (commenting on others' writing)

can be shared

efficient in group work

different font

free and no software to download

What is not good about it:

icloud access (cloud computing)

weak presentation program (does not have different, creative features as the other programs).

limited features

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It is an online while board that used collaboratively.
-What is good about it:

used in presentation.

Can be used to brainstorming in group projects through video call.

Has mobile compatibility that used in both IOS and Andriod devices.

-Has different templates .

Has full screen presentation mode.

Can insert photos, diagrams and videos as well.

Has digital sticky notes to add comments on other work.

Has the ability to share the screen with others.

What is not good about it:
Pricing : you have to pay to 8 $ to access unlimited boards.

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It is a collaborative, online whiteboard tool.
What is good about it:

can be used for projects

can be accessed in teams to brainstorm through video call (camera + audio).

drop box access

platform can be accessed easily through mobile (IOS & Android).

different templates

different boards with a toolkit (colors).

can insert images and diagrams.

can be shared among group members.

sticky notes

screen sharing

efficient in meetings and planning

What is not good about it:
Pricing:

you have to pay $8 to have access to unlimited boards.

you have to pay $8 as a team to have access to projects

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Is an online virtual platform that works as a bulletin board to submit reflections , to share links and pictures and to scaffold a collaborative environment for students and teachers. So, every one can easily post his thoughts and ideas and blog the concepts he has whether privately or to the public.  For the pricing system, Padlet offers two kinds of memberships; the first (BASIC) one that is free for all users and provides a standard support with only three padlets of 10MB files only while the other (PRO) provides the priority support of unlimited padlets of 250MB of files and folders.

What I like in Padlet is the unlimited colourful posts shared by many people and that makes the interface of the wall so  attractive and interesting . The shared items look like sticky notes that organized in a neat, fancy layout. Also, it's easy for the wall users to create, moderate, remove posts and constantly manage  their board.

What i dislike in Padlet is sharing inappropriate content to all users on the site and browsing walls that can turn up materials that are not suitable for children.

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WordPress Report :

36% of the web is powered by WordPress and its the most popular open source content managment system  (CMS).

_Pricing packages 2020 :

- Domain name 12$ /year .
-Hosting  3.95$ month .
- Pre-made themes : 0$_200$  ( one -off charge).
-Plugins: 0$_1000$ ( on going or one-off charge ).
-Security: from 50$  ( on going or one-off charge).
-  Developer : 0$ _1,000$ ( one -off cost ).

_What i like about it :

- free source to install.
-Useful for education.

-What i dont like :

-Tools are complicated.
-WordPress themes and plugins are very limited.

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Padlet tool Report :
Its an online tool that used to creat different templates and also sharing ideas , videos and also links to be able to intetact together .

-What i like about it ?
- It provides a good way of connection.
-Free .
-very easy and not complicated.
- It has different resources.
- Can search images and upload them ( search google )
- we can share it with different applications like ( facebook , twitter).
- Upload drawings and make designs.

-What i dont like about it :
I think as a teacher that its not possible for me to use it with my kindergarten students its not suitable for kindergarten stay .

-Pricing policy:
- Monthly payment for 8$.
-Annual plan for 96$.
- Free plan.

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This is not the first time I use Padlet, so I am slightly familiar with it. Padlet, according to its website, is "a software people use to make and share content with others." However, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages.

On the one hand, Padlet is quite user-friendly. If you are familiar with Facebook or Twitter, it will be accessible for you. It also supports many kinds of file types, which caters for users' different needs and expectations. Instead of using specific websites that support a limited amount of file formats, Padlet offers a platform that supports a broad range of users. Furthermore, it offers a private and a controlled environment. The padlet creator can control who accesses these padlets through a number of options. Moreover, Padlet supports differentiated instruction. If students are allowed to participate on a padlet using videos, voice recordings, written texts, photos, or drawings, then this a differentiated form of product that will encourage students to interact the way they prefer.

On the other hand, it costs money, and the basic plan offers 3 padlets only. The old padlets can be deleted and replaced with new padlets, but this may not be suitable if one is teaching more than one class. In addition, Padlet may be inaccessible by younger elementary students, especially those below the age of 8 or 9.

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I think padlet is a very nice tool to share thoughts, work plans, discussing new assignments, also i think it could be useful for individuals not only groups to create to do lists or personal notes and save them for later.

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I think padlet is a very nice tool to share thoughts, work plans, discussing new assignments, also i think it could be useful for individuals not only groups to create to do lists or personal notes and save them for later.

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It’s a free tool to build websites. 36 % of the web is powered by wordpress, it means millions of websites. Wordpress can be used for educational purposes and also students can use it after studies for work purposes as well.

Wordpress can be used to create Blogs, Websites, Domains and ecommerce. You can choose from different themes while creating your website. For an example a portfolios, magazine, business, wedding or blog. You can also get your work connected with Facebook, twitter and other social networks

Pricing plans

Personal: best for personal use. 4 dollars per month paid yearly.

Premium: best for freelancers. 8 dollars per month paid yearly.

Business: best for small businesses. 25 dollars per month paid yearly.

eCommerce: best for online stores. 45 dollars per month paid yearly.

I have read a lot about wordpress and found out that it’s a very powerful tool and is very useful for education. A lot of schools and universities are using it worldwide. It helps the teacher to check the students’ blogs and comments and encourage the students to write, read and listen via blogging. I find it a bit hard to use but I am very curious to learn more about wordpress and how I can use it for educational purposes.

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With Padlet you can create online posts to share with your students. You can share information for any topic with a secure location.

What I like about it:

·         It is free to install.

·         It is easy to use- Friendly

·         It is a good way of communication between Teacher and student.

What I didn’t like about it:

·         It is hard for young students to use / KG.

·         There is no Video communication between student and teacher.