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I enjoyed using EdPuzzle during remote learning and will continue to use it when we are fully back in person next year. It is easy to use, set up, and the students really enjoy it. Teachers can find videos on YouTube, TED Vimeo, Khan Academy or use personal videos while cropping and adding content like commentary, multiple choice questions, and open ended questions. Teachers can see how students engage with the video. A great feature is that you can share your work so there are a lot of ready made videos. https://edpuzzle.com/

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Gimkit is Kahoot on steroids and the kids absolutely love to use it for review. I also used it this year to "do homework." Instead of doing a homework set of questions from the book, I would have each kid create one question from the book and then at night they would all answer the questions until they had made enough "money" from answering enough of the questions correctly. This way I could ensure that they were able to be proficient at answering the questions instead of just putting in some random guesses.

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This free website has dozens of templates you can download and reuse for synchronous or asynchronous work in the classroom. This year, I used the “Quiz Show” for my review sessions before the final exams.  It is similar to Jeopardy but much more user friendly.  The template is a Google Sheet that you fill out and it creates the game for you. There are options for multiple teams.  I used it as one group together, but there are multiple options for this piece of interaction.  Having the students take turns choosing a category and reading the question to the whole class was the most successful way I used this “Quiz Show” in my virtual sessions.  The “Random NamePicker” was fun to use too!

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During this year of remote learning, I have l relied a lot on jamboard for students to collaborate in the math classroom. It allows me to work with students on a shared whiteboard or for them to collaborate with each other on work.

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Google Classroom to get digital copies to the students
Google Documents to create hyperdocs where I can embed screencastify video explanations to problems.
Google Slides to make interactive presentations students can use to model critical thinking.
Google Forms for quizzes and information gathering
Jamboard for ice breakers and interactive lessons
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Jamboard has been so wonderful this school year! It is such a handy tool to help kids collaborate. It is one place where I have been able to teach math online. I struggled with having math problems ready and being able to share my work as well as looking at student work. Jamboard allowed me to prepare for my math lesson and share work. Kids could see each others work and engage in math conversations even when we were remote learning. I also utilized jamboard for morning meetings where I would capture ideas of the students or they could post their own. Love Jamboard!

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GoFormative.com has been a game-changer for me this year teaching 7th grade math virtually.  I use it for all my formative and summative standards-based assessments.  There are many other uses as well (including teaching new content), but I love the way it allows students to show their math work for assessing.  I can even insert images, like a number line, into the Show Your Work part of a question, so they have that to draw on top of.  It also has allowed me to give more formative feedback (and more quickly) than I ever have before.  I plan to continue using it next year too even for my hybrid students.

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I love using FlipGrid because I think kids are more likely to think about and plan their responses, which means that they are actually incorporating their knowledge into a response.

I used Jamboard a lot during remote learning so that students could not only verbally respond to a prompt, but also write/draw/sort!

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My favorite tech tool so far has been Gamkit or Quizlet. You are able to incorporate content but in a way that is set up like a game, so the kids get really into it. On each of these platforms, there are pre-made lessons in a variety of subject areas, but you are also able to create your own lesson with your own material. There are also "just for fun" ones like "name that logo" or "what animal is this" that sometimes we will play just for fun if we finish a lesson early or if the kids have earned it in some way.

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I LOVE FlipGrid as an ELD teacher. I love that they can record and re-record, present their screen, watch their peers, and give feedback.

I would love to get to know more about the features on Nearpod. I have used a few pre-made lessons, and I have seen some colleagues do some cool things, but I have not had the opportunity to really play around with it or learn how to use it myself.

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Jamboard was my savior for virtual collaboration this year. I used it in my English classes to generate and brainstorm ideas before an assignment/activity and had my students refer back to it when necessary. It was a great way to learn and share ideas as a whole class and then have struggling students use it as a support when they were working independently. On the fun side, I also had my Advisory/Homeroom students use it create things like a Thanksgiving table with images from Google.

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I love using nearpod for already made ready to go interactive lessons. It is very similar to peardeck, but I feel like it has more resources for HS subjects and teachers. I love that it allows students to conceptualize material through many different variables: drawing, multiple choice, writing, matching, watching videos and more!

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I would like to add more Google forms that are branched. I especially like the idea that I could differentiate instruction and guide students to different activities based on their responses. It is a really effective way to get kids some extra practice or instruction when they need it.

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Flipgrid has been a great resource in the remote, and hybrid teaching. I plan to use it in future in-person teaching. It gives students an elegant way to talk about their learning, and to watch other's videos. I usually give them a time limit, so they have to construct concise answers to prompts.

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I LOVE google slides. I use it as my homebase for the students to reach any other tech tool that they need. I have all of the district websites on their, any assignments, videos I want them to watch, I connect it with flipgrid, raz kids, go noodle etc so the kids just need to go to one place and get everything they need.

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I absolutely love PlayPosit. It has been so helpful in virtual learning for me and my coteacher. Students have really enjoyed it, it provides great data, accountability and allows students never to leave the Schoology platform. It's embeded right in there and grades also transfer into the Schoology gradebook. It was something I had used in the past, but more for sub days or when students were absent! This year, it allowed me to deliver instruction asynchronously, and allowed for so many more opportunities for differentiation in my live classes.

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I love Quizizz!  It is similar to Kahoot, but students work at their own pace. There is still the element of competition since students are trying to be at the top, and they can use power-ups etc. to boost their score or to slow down other students.  Quizizz can also be used as homework. Students have multiple attempts, and the quizizz can be left open for several weeks. There is also a huge library of existing quizzes to use, and it is easy to copy a quiz for different classes. It has been a lifesaver to me during remote learning!

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I relied heavily on Flipgrid when my Western Colorado University classes went remote. I know it is often used for younger students, our Specials Teacher used it when we went remote in the spring. However, it worked just as well will older Graduate students and Colleagues. I had to convert all my hands-on lessons to online learning- Flipgrid allowed us to share, comment and respond to our fellow classmates.

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I have used Gimkit this year after being introduced to the platform by a co-worker. It has been fun to use interactive games with my students to help them brush up on their math skills. This platform is similar to Kahoot!, but is far more interactive and has the feel of a gameshow competition, where students gain money to reach the goal. The teacher can even "intervene" in the game and freeze players and other students can buy power-ups to play the game. My students really love it and always enjoy playing the different activies.

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I have been using Flipgrid this year in my public speaking classes as a remote way for students to turn in various speeches. Students can record speeches up to 10 minutes in length, and they can also provide both written and video feedback to one another.  You can also create rudimentary rubrics to grade work, but it's not easy on the student end to see the rubric criterion.

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During last school year, while teaching remotely, I used Screencastify ALL the time. I would use it to record phonics lessons for my students. I loved it because it would capture the screen (even my mouse, which was awesome because I could "point" at words) and my voice at the same time. I also used it to make many, many, MANY "how to" videos for parents and students alike! I loved using it, and would love to learn more about it!

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I have used CoSpaces the past few years (it is not free, unfortunately). CoSpaces allows my students to code video games and animations collaboratively. It is great for teamwork, coding, math, and engagement. If you teach technology or STEM, I highly suggest you look into this valuable tool. It is worth the price.

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I have recently started using flipgrid more and I think it is a great way to have students show their learning, introduce themselves or to do a speaking activity virtually, especially if they are shy to speak up in front of the whole class.

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I have loved being able to add information and questions to videos with EdPuzzles.  It's easy to use and makes sure students are on task and getting what I want them to get from a video during remote learning.  I stop videos to explain and check for understanding so often in class and EdPuzzle makes that possible for distance learning.

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This is a great app to use with all ages. I absolutely love how easy it is to set up. Student do not share any information and they don't even need to log in. You can collect good information for formative assessment and check in with students easily when they aren't getting concepts. I use it most often during math! For online instruction it's a great replacement for real student whiteboards.

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I like to draw and I bought myself this tool just as a hobby. When we were sent home on lock down I would use it during my online instruction. Having a pen to write problems or sketch ideas was a huge plus for me. In a regular classroom I use white board markers of various colors to do everything, This tool made me not miss my it when remote learning.

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PhET Interactive Simulations for Science and Math - Vince Rose

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PhET Interactive Simulations for Science and Math - Vince Rose

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Simulations on a wide variety of topics. Simulations generally have multiple controls that allow for a range of complexity. The 'For Teachers' area contains Teacher-Submitted Activities and Lesson plans so you don't have to recreate the wheel.

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I really like Nearpod because it is very interactive and it has an extensive library of pre-made math lessons that I can either do with the students or make it a self-paced lesson. I can also build my own lessons that allow me to create various question types for my students.

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I've used a lot of different things in my class over the last few years after I got a ChromeCart for my room, but really diving deep into all of the complexities of what the site could offer completely changed how I managed my class. Instead of it simply being a place to dump links for easy access to students, it really has become the center piece for everything I do and have my students do.

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I found this info-graphic maker so very easy to use and will be a great tool to use in my classroom. I also see how students would enjoy using it.

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I have used the pear deck factory for vocabulary acquisition. You simply upload a word list and have your students log in with the code for the game. The program puts them into random pairs: one draws an image for the word, and the other creates a sentence for the word. You could work with a list of ten words or less at a time. When you call time, the images/ sentences come up on the screen (anonymously), and the class can either reject it off of the factory conveyor belt, or they can accept it as acceptable. It's competitive and fun, and the students don't realize how much they are learning as it's linked closely to the Frayer model of vocabulary acquisition--in a game format. It would be a great cross-curricular tool for any subject with vocabulary to learn. Minimal teacher effort/ great collaboration/ strong vocabulary acquisition reinforcement.

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A tech resource I like to use for quick formative assessment is Plickers. It only requires the teacher to have a tech device. It is an ios & android app that also talks to your desktop as a program for easy data collection.  You simply make question sets for whatever your topic is. They are saved within the program so you can reuse and tweak them. Your questions do have to be multiple choice/True or False, they can't be open response. Basically how it works is every student has a square card (that can be printed on plain paper) with an unique design. Due to the unique designs no one can "read" another's chosen answers. After you ask a question, each student holds up there card with the edge that has there answer up (A, B, C, D is very small on each respective edge). As the teacher you quickly scan the class with your device, I use my smart phone, and it very rapidly grabs the students' answers and tells you which ones you have gotten and which still need to get scanned. You can also easily connect it to a  video screen and it will show the whole class who has been scanned or not so they can aide in collection. It is amazingly fast and grabs from a good distance. It maintains confidentiality and doesn't tell the class who is right or wrong or even what each answered, just who has been scanned. The data goes straight to the teacher. Then within the program you can analyze your data with ease and create different reports you want.  https://help.plickers.com/hc/en-us

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I have just recently finished a masters in STEM and used the NASA student and educator resources a lot with my students. There are multiple interactive tools and games on the website! I love being able to use this with my students!

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My students used WeVideo during the school year and they loved it. But then Covid 19 happened and I discovered flipgrid. It was so much easier to navigate for students and it took half the time to create. Most importantly, it helped us all maintain connection with each other. They were able to convey their learning about particular concepts while showcasing their personalities. Students could also watch each other's videos and get ideas if they needed guidance in how to respond. Finally, it always brought a smile and a laugh when I watched them.

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One of my co-workers and I found this AWESOME remote learning resource. It is so easy to use, and allows your students to write directly on pages online with their fingers, trackpads, mouses, or enter text boxes, add links, make audio recordings, and so much more. You as the teacher can even be alerted by a student if they need support, and you can respond in a chat. It is awesome! It is similar to Google Classroom and also links to Google Classroom so your assignments can go right into it.

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Kahoot is like interactive trivia show.  Games can be played in groups or as individual players. Players race the clock to answer questions from existing games or make your own.  It can be used to introduce a topic, review learning or used as an assessments. You can see results after each question and collect information after playing. My student are fully engaged and excited to play.

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I played with Flipgrid in my classroom a bit back in January and my students were very silly. They loved playing with the stickers and videobombing (is that a word?) each other, plus it was REALLY LOUD in our open space environment, so I stopped. However, once we started working from home, this became my go to for community building. I could get a glimpse into my fifth graders learning environments. Also, my students who struggled to write were suddenly communicating very effectively and collaborating with peers through the response feature.

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BreakoutEdu Digital Games: Cristina Vanzo

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BreakoutEdu Digital Games: Cristina Vanzo

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This resource has a library of already created games around all different content areas. Our school does pay a subscription for access to it, but I think it is only about $100. I can create a class and assign my students virtual breakout games in which they have to find the codes to unlock number, shape, color, and letter locks. They love it and hardly even know they are doing math! You can also have students create their own games to share with the class!

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This year I discovered an online tool called Jeopardy Labs https://jeopardylabs.com/. This website allows me to create my own jeopardy games. The website is great because I can project the game on my smartboard and use it to keep track of points. I find this website very simple to use and find myself playing more review games because of the easy set-up. You can also share the link to your jeopardy game with colleagues .

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Well, I'm just a *little* late to this party! All of the tech tools that I use regularly have been mentioned several times (FlipGrid, EdPuzzle, GC, Explain Everything, Kahoot, Quizlet, and WeVideo)...but I thought I'd mention the one I use for parent communication- Bloomz. It's an easy way to stay in touch with parents that I use instead of a weekly email or newsletter. My posts show up kind of like a Facebook feed. I share photos, videos, reminders, and any important forms that go home in Friday folders (just in case they don't make it home!). I also use the student portfolios to share student work with parents. I have received lots of good feedback from parents.

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School districts often end up using five to ten different classroom communication apps across all their schools. Schools might be using one tool for msging, and a completely different tool for taking attendance or healthcheck forms. When a school or district uses too many communication apps, things get lost in the shuffle. Overloaded parents often miss important messages leading to further disengagement and frustration.

Bloomz is the unified parent teacher communication app that increases parental engagement by connecting everyone with one easy-to-use tool. Bloomz handles ALL district, school, teacher, parent, and student communication. Bloomz is designed to be the complete unified solution, bringing together teachers, parents and students.

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Parent Teacher Communication App with PBIS Behavior Management

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Bloomz makes it easy for teachers to securely share photos and classroom updates, reach parents through messaging, and coordinate events.

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I really like this website for stories because it streams videos featuring actors and actresses reading children's books with colorful illustrations. I have used this website during remote learning, as well as in the classroom during storytime. My students love when it's their turn to pick the story to listen to.

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Phet Interactive Simulations - Mitch Davis

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Phet Interactive Simulations - Mitch Davis

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https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics
This website is an amazing resource for beginning simulations to show science concepts for Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Earth Science courses. I like to use these simulations each unit so that my students get reinforcement for difficult concepts. One of my favorite simulations is the Gene Expression Essentials because students can manipulate the operon section of a gene to create proteins. Another great simulation is the Radioactive Dating Game for determining the absolute age of rocks and fossils using radioactive half-life.  Give them a try!

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https://www.storyjumper.com/
This is a fun site that allows students to actually publish their works. Parents or teachers can purchase the books that the students create. Currently, I am using it with my entire class to write a class book. Each student is writing a page and illustrating their writing. My hope is that each student will be able to get one of our class books when it is completed. It is also my plan to use this more often next year for finish products with the unknown of how school will look.

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My team and I love using Flipgrid for various reasons. Mostly, it is a great way to have students communicate in a very fun way. This year we have used it in math to do number talks. Students can use the whiteboard function to share their thought process. They can also respond to each other's thinking in it. It's fun!

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Gizmos are virtual labs that students can do in class or at home. The subscription to the site is expensive for a school, but our science department and library split the cost and they're totally worth it! We use them a lot in physics and AP Physics and during remote learning, we used them every week. They come with really excellent lessons that help the students derive equations and really understand various topics.

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I was struggling with how to help my young students with their writing and word work during remoter learning and I came across Explain Everything. It is basically a digital whiteboard. With Explain Everything I can share my screen with the students as they write in their journal and I support them online. You can also record lessons here for the students to use and refer to at a later date. It has been a life saver since teaching from home!

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Nothing exciting like many other sites and tools but during this online schooling time it has been very efficient. I like that I can post all of my work and have it organized by content and I can schedule out my assignments. I like that students just have to submit it to me to look at. It is a great way to teach kids how to communicate with myself and others in a respectful and responsible way. It is easy for kids to learn quickly and understand.

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I have always used Seesaw with my first grade class as a great way to share in class projects and quick communication with parents. I was particularly thankful that I had a good understanding of it over the last two months.  For many of my first graders, they were able to
manage the app themselves and their learning as well.

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This is an extension you can add to Google Chrome. It can read out loud almost any online document. This is a wonderful extension to add for students that need audio or may struggle with reading.

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PhotoCircle is an app that students can share handwritten work or projects easier than trying to submit to a different platform. All they need to do is take a picture. This is a great option for students with limited technology at home or are sharing with several family members. It also allows students to interact with each other.

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I know that everyone loves Kahoot, but I am a huge advocate for Quizizz. The reason that I like Quizizz better is because it is individualized to the student instead of the class. Each student gets a question on their device to answer in their own time. Students move through the 'quiz' at their own pace. For students who need more time than they receive on Kahoot, this is fabulous. Additionally, I can assign these as homework and students access them via a code. Students can use their school email to sign in, I can create classes, and these are printable for students who were absent.

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Nearpod is a super easy slide style presentation software that has a great free version.  There are all sorts of interactive activities that you can create very easily.  (One of them actually looks very much like this padlet!) It is very intuitive and it has a free lesson library.  It can be used K-12.  I'm excited because next year my district is getting everyone in my position (library/tech teachers) a license so we can access even more features.  This will be great as we move forward with Computer Science standards!  Check it out at nearpod.com.

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Flipgrids has quickly become a favorite over the last couple of weeks for having my students check in about what they have been reading, and they are also poised to share their Passion Projects as well.  My students have also had a great time with BookCreator and StoryboardThat--both have provided the opportunities for some great storytelling:)
Ed McCray

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Google classroom has always been helpful for helping me get assignments done well and on time.

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I love using Screencastify for professional trainings! There is a free account, but right now the educator account is marked down and offers unlimited minutes in your recording. I love this because it is easily published and embedded into anything!! It is great for tutorials you want to add to your class website, or to help a family or staff member out.

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I am obsessed with Edpuzzle!  I just really started messing around with all the videos and features this week.  I have been trying the use all the features like voice recordings, notes, multiple choice questions...I just learned how to insert images into the questions too so that will be very helpful for my ELL or SPED students!  If you haven't tried Edpuzzle, definitely take a look!

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I love edpuzzle. I learned how to use screencastify and then adding questions along the way really I think helps students interact with the work and be accountable to it. It also helps me understand where they are at in their understanding. I also am excited about pear deck. Peardeck seems like I would use that if I set up a class on google classroom and is a substitute for edpuzzle. I am excited to try these out and start seeing how students do in response. I also love flip grid! But my 8th graders are a little bit shy about using it right now.

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I use EE to replace direct instruction.  The students can view the lecture multiple times and go at their own pace.  Also the editing features are awesome and very streamlined.  Kids love it.

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I like this site because it is easy to use and is accessible anywhere.  With all of the online learning we are doing now, I can add assignments, students get notifications in their email accounts, and they know where to go to get their work done.  I also like that I can see when each student has turned in their work, and we can work on it together, if editing and what not needs to happen.
Also, Mystery Science has just made it very easy to link my account with them directly into my Google Classroom page.  This allows me to share videos and experiments that my students can view, and possibly try, at home with distance learning.
-Becky Harper

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As the art teacher of my elementary school, I teach every student in the entire school, grades K-5. I needed a way to share EVERYTHING in one simple, dimple place. I make demonstration videos and hold Flipgrid topics for my students, and I also have been asked to keep track of participation from 400 students. Wix is very easy to use to make your own website-it has awesome features that are flexible and let you do and show only what you need, no more and no less. It has gorgeous templates to make your website look professional and engaging with the click of a button. It also keeps track of how many visitors and visits you have to your sight, so I have been using that to keep track of participation. Highly recommend it if you have a large amount of students and lots of different things going on. All of my students know exactly where to look to find all the stuff for art class. The link stays the same-I just update it every week!
-Olivia Toth

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I don't love being on camera, so I really like that I can show my screen and talk students through what they need to do on an assignment. Also, screencast o matic lets you film up to 15 minutes with their free version.
I'm also now a huge fan of edPuzzle for all of the reasons my peers have stated. -Kate Miya

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Gimkit (https://www.gimkit.com)is an interactive game like Kahoot, but students answer questions at their own pace.  Each time a students answers a question correctly they get Gimkit money and if they get the question wrong they lose money. Usually the game environment is setup for a 10 minute game. I've used it in my classroom to practice multiplication facts.  I've seen a tremendous growth in my students ability to do multiplication quickly.  I highly recommend Gimkit to anyone.

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This has been the BEST tool I have found for our current situation. I can insure that my students are watching the video lessons I create because they have to respond to questions I ask them in this format. I have already created lots of these for next week!

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I love using Kahoot as an interactive way for students to check their knowledge. They ask for them all the time. I also allow them to make their own Kahoots and send them to me and we play them. This allows them to feel like they are the teacher for the day and they really enjoy that. It also opens up opportunities to fix misconceptions they have prior to an assessment.

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To engage students in my intervention group, I've shared documents that classroom teachers use to track progress in class or as reference tools. This app is available only on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. ... Students can also mark up imported or scanned textbooks, documents, forms, and images. ...then we share the notes or annotated documents between teachers, students, & families.

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It's my go-to because I can house all my course content, it links directly to student texts, and the folder organizational system helps students see ways to keep their own work organized. Admittedly, I don't use all the features like the gradebook and calendar because they are redundant with my district's record-keeping programs.

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I use Pear Deck to make interactive lessons. I love how easy it is to make Pear Deck lessons in Google Slides. It makes lesson planning quick and easy. Another feature that I love is that Pear Deck records students answers and I am able to hold students accountable. It also allows me to see what students need more instruction.

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I was recently introduced to  EdPuzzle at https://edpuzzle.com/ You can take existing Youtube videos and add questions that need to be answered while viewing the video. It is pretty cool to use a s a formative assessment. If you decide you like it, use the link below and it will add my referral code when you sign up. Then I get 3 more videos I can add to my gallery. https://edpuzzle.com/signup/teacher?rc=f8fcwc

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!

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Gizmo are online virtual simulations. They allow students to explore and do thing that might be too dangerous for a classroom lab, not feasible, impossible to do or may take too long from beginning to end. One of my favorite simulations allows students to take blood from various locations of the heart and measure the oxygen content. We also do simulations with photosynthesis and genetics. Gizmos is geared toward math and science and are incredibly engaging. The lab reports can be edited so that you can differentiate for different students/classes and you can ensure that your students are learning exactly what you need them to learn.

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I have to be honest here. I do not like change very much. Once I learn how to do something with technology I get frustrated when I have to give it up for the "New-New" thing. I still like microsoft word and powerpoint. But since taking several of these COpilot classes I have found new success with other programs. Google classroom has become a daily use tool for many reasons. One is the ease of use for me and my students. Kids can respond to questions and take quizzes with instant feedback. I have students post their writing assignments and other projects such as webpages and I can not only give grades, but I provide feedback too. And it keeps a great record of the student work so we can go back and track improvements easily. I also just have begun using Quizlet after taking a class and it seems to be working well with positive feedback from my students.

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In my language classes, quizlet is a useful tool for the practicing of vocabulary. I use this as practice at the beginning of class or as a fast finisher activity. In some activities, students can hear the pronunciation of words as well. I do have to encourage them to try a variety of activities or some might stay on the same game for a while.
-Janna Leitzel

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Text Fairy is an android app that is a game changer for my students with reading disabilities. It is able to take a picture of any text and then transfer into text-to-speech. This has allowed my students to access grade level content in their general education classes with minimal content modifications.

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I am fortunate enough to house my departments Chrome cart in my classroom. As a special education teacher I try to make everything accessible online for my students. They are able to use Google Read/Write to help with text to speech and speech to text and word prediction. I try to keep all of my curriculum on either platform so that students can access from home, but also use tools to access grade level content with accommodations.

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I use Google Classroom everyday.  I have been using it for quite some time, and I absolutely love it.  I am fortunate enough to have a Chrome cart in my classroom, so I am able to do everything on Classrooms.  I love that it keeps me and my students organized.  I know when assignments were given and when students have turned them in.  No more "lost" assignments or handouts!  I also grade whatever portion of the assignment has been completed so students don't receive zeros anymore.  It has really helped my students who forget to turn in assignments.  I also no longer have stacks of papers all over my room that need to be returned to students.

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I use Google Classroom everyday.  I have been using it for quite some time, and I absolutely love it.  I am fortunate enough to have a Chrome cart in my classroom, so I am able to do everything on Classrooms.  I love that it keeps me and my students organized.  I know when assignments were given and when students have turned them in.  No more "lost" assignments or handouts!  I also grade whatever portion of the assignment has been completed so students don't receive zeros anymore.  It has really helped my students who forget to turn in assignments.  I also no longer have stacks of papers all over my room that need to be returned to students.

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Julie Armstrong

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I have a one to one classroom, and my entire curriculum is online and posted daily to Classroom.  I love that students can use it from home, when they are absent, etc.  Also, I can send messages and upload work for them when I am out for the day.  Even if they have a sub, there is no excuse not to get an assignment done.  I love how I can see students' work even if they have not turned it in.  Everyone can receive points for doing something!
-Tara Armendariz

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Of all the tools I have used in my technology classes, I think that Schoology has proven the most useful. Granted, I rely heavily on platforms like Khan Academy (which is also awesome) and Google Classroom (which has its perks) but schoology is still the tool I use the most. I am particularly fond of how easy it is to integrate videos, images, discussion blogs, self-grading assessments and how it interacts directly with our PowerSchoool grade book. This tool saves me literally hundreds of hours a semester.

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I use canva a lot to make my own flyers and had used it in other nonprofit work for social media. In a unit I did with my eighth graders on the power of numbers to make arguments, I had them use canva to make infographics. It's free, intuitive, and the templates make anyone look like a great graphic designer. They were able to bring their numbers to life in beautiful ways!
Erin T.

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As a drama teacher, I have found that WeVideo is rapidly becoming my favorite video editing tool. I use it to create additional videos for class but even more so, for students to create snap shots of their learning and putting it together to show progression of learning.

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I use this tool to keep my small groups organized.  I assign work and receive assignments.  Parents also have the ability to see their student's work as they progress throughout the year.

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I love Kahoot for quiz reviews. The students really get into the competition and it helps them to recall information quickly, the day before a quiz. I also really love the Remind app - it allows me to send text messages to students without giving out my personal phone number and pretty much guarantees they'll get the message immediately, since we all know that teenagers are ATTACHED to their phones! :)

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I use Quizlet in the classroom for student to independently study for assessments. I create card sets for the students to study with and there are about 6 different games they can play that allows for quick easy practice. Also, there is a pre-test that the students can self-assess how they are doing. I will have the students play as a warm-up when the first come into class.

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I have been using Kahoot now for a few years. My 3rd graders love the interactive component. Additionally, like many kids, they love the competitive element embedded within the tool. As mentioned already, it helps gives students a voice, including those that are typically a bit more apprehensive a chance to let their voice be heard. I typically use Kahoot for quick formative assessments.

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Desmos is specific to math but it has some wonderful interactive lessons and activities. One of my favorite ones is Polygraph. It reminds me of the game Guess Who that I played as a kid. Desmos anonymously pairs two kids together and one chooses a graph while the other has to ask yes/no questions to narrow the field. This activity helps to work on the kids' vocabulary and deepens the understanding of the material.

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EdPuzzleI learned about Edpuzzle in another Co-Pilot class this summer. You are able to upload videos and add questions that each student must respond to before continuing on. A great feature is that students cannot fast forward through the video.

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EdPuzzleI learned about Edpuzzle in another Co-Pilot class this summer. You are able to upload videos and add questions that each student must respond to before continuing on. A great feature is that students cannot fast forward through the video.

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Lori Smith (forgot to include my name the first time)

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I use Seesaw with my 2nd grade students. The biggest takeaway for me is that it has built-in accountability for students. As the teacher, I can see how well my students understood the lesson or assignment. I like that it is user friendly for 2nd graders, or younger students. They are pretty good at navigating throughout the app on their own. I also like the built-in feature that my families automatically get to see what their student is working on. (Post by T. Zingle 09.01.19)

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Elementary Learning Experience Platform | Seesaw

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Seesaw is a Learning Experience Platform with 25M+ users, enhancing elementary education, engagement, and school culture while improving academic success.

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I see that Flipgrid has been mentioned on this Padlet. This past week I used Flipgrid to have 5th grade students do a Scavenger Hunt as a library review. I wanted to use Goosechase, but after reading that I could only have 3 free teams in the free version of Goosechase, another Teacher Librarian shared the steps for a Fliphunt. My students worked in teams and made short videos showing either a library policy or a library procedure. It was a very engaging and energetic library review.

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I know Youtube has a bad reputation sometimes but I love showing short clips and commercials from all over the world to my class. I search for appropriate content ahead of time and save it to a playlist so there is no searching involved when students are with me. Showing them content from around the world not only brings in multiple perspectives but also shows students that we might have more in common with people they perceive are very different from themselves.

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I recently started using Quizizz and my students (from 7th graders to 12th graders) LOVE it. It has the feel of Kahoot or Quizlet Live but in a better format. The whole class games have each student working individually on the problems in random order. The teacher's projected screen shows the accuracy level of each student (you can hide this too) as well as the class. I also love that accuracy is more important than speed as they are playing a live game. Also, you can assign Quizizz for students to complete outside of class. My students have been searching for Quizizz to practice other topics in other subjects as well.
Dawn Blake

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I stumbled onto Thinglink in another tech class this summer and I love the annotation capabilities that allow me to provide a step by step for kids to complete a project. I can imbed video at any step of the process to show how to complete that step of their wood working projet. This is more effective than me just making wood working video for them to watch, as they become lengthy and hard to find the exact step that they need.
Bryan Bagdol

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Piktochart is a website with lots of free infographic templates. I enjoy assigning projects where students are required to create infographics because they are a great tool for helping students summarize and condense information. They help students learn to give presentations quick and clearly.

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Flipgrid is a video discussion platform that I have been using in classrooms for the past two years. We actually used it to  practice fluency in 3rd grade this week. It's a great tool for students to practice listening and speaking skills while collaborating with others. Teachers can pose a question, students can get on and video record answers. Last year we used it in a first grade classroom for students to practice retell. It's very engaging and students love to click a selfie at the end. Becky O'Malley

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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This is a paid app, but I love the versatility in what you can do in creating a video for your students. You can draw on the pictures, add stickers, add video inside the video, and it's super easy to use. I just tried Screencastify as well, and I like that for showing my movements on the computer screen. It's a little easier to do that with Screencastify, but if you don't need that, Explain Everything is a great way to do it.
Kim D

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I love using the Scholastic New online version of the magazine. The subscription includes interactive games and vocabulary lessons which is very helpful for my ELL learners. It also has a feature with videos to introduce the articles and it will even read the article to the children! -Shanon

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This is a great tool to go paperless. Any worksheets can be scanned and uploaded and students can interact with them, type in them, even write on them if you have touch screen. Anything you want students to do on paper can be done in OneNote. They can even collaborate in groups on a document and record their voice. With Microsoft OneNote students never lose papers or forget to turn them in because they are always there. Teachers can give feedback on all documents as well. It is amazing!

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I love using PlayPosit in my language classes. It is such a great tool because I can find engaging videos and add in my own questions in Spanish to assess students on certain vocabulary and structures we are learning. Students love it too!

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In the last year, I've enjoyed helping students prep for tests and quizzes using the Kahoot and Quizlet Live websites. kids love Kahoot, based on the auditory volume of their responses as each question answer and results are flashed. Quizlet live is cool as kids are arranged into teams randomly, and they have to collaborate to find the right answer for the questions as each student iPad doesn't show all the responses, so kids must work together to find the right answer.

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We are using this app to upload work and activities that the kids are doing in class.  It is also helpful to communicate with parents and send reminders home in a quick way.
Julie A.

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I love Class DOJO.  It lets me reward students for participation.  I am also able to message parents and kids can message me.  It is a great resource.

Becky Bassett

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I used Screencast-o-matic to have the students present an author study.  They had to research an author of their choice, then make a slideshow presenting the information on Slides.  They then recorded audio to the slides adding more detailed information to the slides.

Renee Jones