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Thoughts and experience with Padlet

I have used Padlet for several years now.  It has recently changed it's policy regarding creating free Padlets with any number per person.  You have the option to try a several free to see if it is a resource that will work for you and your classroom before you upgrade on the number of Padlets you can personally create.

I love it as a way to express your thoughts, gather details in one location and collaborate with others.  The site has options for public or private use and you are able to invite feedback and contribution of ideas.  It allows choices of background images to personalize content to match material you are posting.  It has numerous options to fit needs of a classroom for discussion, group work or individual presentations with read only, edit options and grading options in the form of "liking" or "staring" a post.

Students can use this resource in a classroom for group project collaboration that anyone in the group can access and add content to where ever they are.  They can receive feedback from others, teacher included, to help critique with helpful advice or give positive feedback.  Also they are able to easily add links to other websites, images, search options and much more to enhance their content.

All in all, I am a BIG fan of Padlet.

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My thoughts and reflections

Mentimeter would be a great tool to gather results from questions asked in a whole group setting.   Not only could you get an snapshot of the comprehension of a class but those participating could see the results from other peers.

This would be an amazing online tool to review material before a test or even have a quick "exit quiz" for students to participate in.

The ways to use this tool in a classroom setting are numerous. Both students and teachers can see results quickly to check for understanding.

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In the classroom this tool can have so many applications.

A teacher can send a link to student's email accounts and ask polls before or after class as homework responses.  In class group discussions polls can be used to ask such questions as "how would you begin your STEM project" to "which character in the story most represented ...."

Polls can be a great group discussion tool in a classroom setting and this online resource would show instant results for the discussion to continue after the poll was taken.

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Linoit would be a great collaborative board for STEM or PBL project work.  As groups A, B or C finish part of an assignment they can post their discoveries on the board.  Using tags, they are able to focus only on their collaboration by using a group number which is less distracting. If needed, they could still have access to all group work for the project as well.  Students can add video support information, images and documentation linked on special sticky notes.  The sticky notes are color coded if that is necessary for organizational groupings.

There are infinite uses for this web 2.0 tool.  The example above is only one example of how Linoit could be used in a classroom setting.  Once teachers see this unique tool they can create multiple ways to incorporate this into their teaching routines.

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lino is an online web sticky note service that can be used to post memos, to-do lists, ideas, and photos anywhere on an online web canvas. lino is a completely free service that runs on all popular web browsers.

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I have used Kahoot in my classroom for several years.

Kahoot is a wonderful resource for quiz or review questions to get your class energized in a competition for correct answers and quick responses.  The whole class was excited to use this resource and was engaged in the activity the entire time.
You are able to set the number of questions, type of questions, and time limit for each question.  The results of student responses were shown promptly and the correct answer was indicated after each question.  If all the participants answer a question before the time limit then the question automatically displayed the results not wasting time for the timer to finish.  The results being posted with a pause between questions gives the teacher time to verbally reflect with the class.  As a teacher using this resource, it was great to be able to see misconceptions and indicate correct responses reiterating why they were correct.

In all, Kahoot is another great online resource for the classroom that students really enjoy using.

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This is an amazing tool for brainstorming and quick response answers in the classroom.

With this tool teachers are able to ask a question of their choice and once given the link students can respond as many times as they would like.  The results are shown in real time on the screen with all duplicate answers highlighted by the display of the word increasing in font size.  After all the responses are gathered the teacher has the option to export them into creative "Wordle" and "Tagxedo" displays or they can share daily classwork with parents on social media sites.

Teachers are able to use this online tool in a variety of ways to include jump starting a lesson, during a class group discussion or as an "exit ticket" question.  This quick tool would show both teachers and students the variety of thoughts and comprehension during a group class discussion.

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AnswerGarden " What words do you know in Spanish?

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AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic brainstorm tool for online brainstorming, real time audience participation and classroom feedback.

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Tinyurl shortens long complicated URL's so the flow of the class is easy for students to quickly look up the next online task a teacher is assigning. It eliminates the confusion of questions such as "is that a 1 or an l" because you are able to create concise replacements for long URL's with numbers and letters that might be tricky to navigate .

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Making a Tetrahedral Kite. These directions will allow you to make an easy and fun to fly kite. The first time you do this it will take about an hour. Materials List: Light string or heavy thread, 24 drinking straws (8"), 2 sheets of wrapping tissue paper (or foil tissue paper), sci...

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Goggle Docs functions like a "word document" however it has key functions that would be helpful in a classroom setting.

It could be used to get or give feedback to students from a teacher or their peers.  A group discussion and collaborative brainstorming in a Google doc format is seamless for classroom use.  Students can easily peer edit and collaborate on written assignments or projects through this tool.  Also teachers can create tests and quizzes without the expense of paper and a copy machine.

Overall, Google Docs is an amazing online resource with numerous uses in the classroom.

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Making a Tetrahedral Kite. These directions will allow you to make an easy and fun to fly kite. The first time you do this it will take about an hour. Materials List: Light string or heavy thread, 24 drinking straws (8"), 2 sheets of wrapping tissue paper (or foil tissue paper), sci...

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This task is a wonderful digital Professional Development activity that all teachers should get a chance to have hands-on practice with. These Web 2.o tools and tasks can help teachers streamline classrooms that are marching towards digital integration and STEM or PBL in the classroom.

Teachers have limited time to complete all that is required of them in the classroom and this was a great task to be able to work and learn, if necessary, at their own pace.

Personally,  I plan to research and continue growth in various Web 2.o tools that are available to help teachers and students in the classroom.  With reading various educational posts and current educational news sites, I am able to explore new tools and refresh on ones that have been around but might have been forgotten.  I am documenting all helpful Web 2.0 tools I come across in a digital portfolio to be able to share with other educators that are in need of further information.

With technology ever changing, as educators, we must continue to search and explore new tools.