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• View students coding real time
• Build collaborative projects
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What is CMU CS Academy :
An online, graphics-based computer science curriculum taught in Python provided by Carnegie Mellon University with resources to teachers for free and educators no longer need to spend time making up lessons, quizzes.

How I use it?

To Computer Science class for Middle School and AP students.

To enhance my unit-specific teaching strategies and supplemental student activities.

Walkthrough high quality exercises, answering questions from teachers across the states.

they provide a series of professional development that hosted virtually with a blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning modules which suits my time zone.

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CMU CS Academy is an online, graphics-based computer science curriculum taught in Python provided by Carnegie Mellon University.

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What is Classcraft?
Classcraft is an online and app-based fantasy-themed behavior and learning-management platform with a role-playing game (RPG) theme.

How I use it?

To create more engaging and effective learning environments with gamification.

Students have to earn crystals from tasks assigned by me or teachers, i.e. read and answer articles, quiz, submit assignment on-time and etc.

Crystals will be deducted from student who did not behave or keep up with their works within due time.

Student can also uses crystal in order to go for a toilet break.

Group mates can "donate" his/her crystal to help their friends to additional help. This encourage positive relationship in class.

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HMH Classcraft pairs ELA and math content with research-based lesson plans resulting in reduced educator planning time and increased student engagement.

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“Your One App Solution for Elementary”

What:

Seesaw is a platform for student engagement. Teachers can empower students to create, reflect, share, and collaborate. Students “show what they know'' using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. It’s simple to get student work in one place and share it with families.

Who:

Seesaw is a platform for student engagement that inspires students of all ages to do their best, and saves teachers time! On Seesaw, students are creators of learning, supported along their learning journey, and celebrated for their growth – starting in PreK.

How:

Teachers find or create activities to share with students.

Students use creative tools to take pictures, draw, record videos and more to capture learning in a portfolio.

Families only see their child's work and leave comments and encouragement.

Product review from The Tech Advocate:

“Seesaw is an intuitive, kid-friendly platform that can be easily utilized in remote instruction.”

“It is easy to use and the company offers great training, resources and support. They are also very responsive to user suggestions and requests.”

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Elementary Learning Experience Platform | Seesaw

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What:

Quizlet is a free website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards, study and game modes.

Who:

Anyone can create study sets, from teachers to students. From school to university, from math to medicine to modern languages, Quizlet is used by students in hundreds of different subjects at school, university and beyond.

How:

CREATE - You start by creating your own study sets with terms and definitions.

Next, you can add images… You can copy and paste from another source, or use Quizlet's built-in auto-define feature to speed up the creating process.

STUDY - Track your progress with 6 powerful study and game modes!

Quizlet Live is a collaborative gaming system that allows teachers to engage students and boost their learning using a wide variety of game-based activities. As students play the games, teachers access live data on their performance and track their progress.

Review from Common Sense Media: 4 out of 5 stars

Pros: Works well for personal study sessions or game show-style competition.

Cons: User-generated content isn't always reliable or appropriate. Not as fun or flashy as competitors.

Bottom Line: This is a quality study tool that helps students learn and memorize facts, especially with a paid subscription.

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Free options for educators and students to use.

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Animoto
Free  | PC, iPhone, iPad, Mac
A streamlined video production tool designed for those with minimal editing experience. Intuitive drag and drop process, as well as a large collection of existing templates allow creators to produce professional and polished videos quickly. Integrated social tools allow focused engagement and streamlined communication.

iMovie
Free  | iPhone, iPad, Mac
Basic editing software that's free and available on most Apple products. Unfortunately, this is not an option for those with Windows or non-iOS devices.

OpenShot
Free  | PC, Mac
An open-source alternative to more costly video editing options from Adobe and Apple, this application provides many of the same features at no cost.

Quick
Free  | PC, Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac
One of the easiest to use production tools available. You simple select your images, videos and a theme, then the program will automatically produce a video. Users can make adjustments before publishing, with options to upload directly to various social media platforms.

Lumen5
Free (with watermark) or $19/year basic features  | PC, Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac
A simplified editing suite designed for less experienced users. Using templates and an accessible online interface, the platform simplifies the editing process and makes producing polished content an easier task.

Adobe Express
Free Basic Features  | PC, Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac
A feature rich free option that allows users to create videos with relative ease. Templates allow for professional looking content, without requiring extensive editing experience.

Loom
Free for teachers/students  | PC, iPhone, iPad, Mac
Versatile screen casting tool that's free for educators and students. It includes a variety of drawing tools, engagement features and the ability to measure participation. The platform allows educators to compile a library of content and resources that can be shared with students.

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Final Cut Pro
$299.99  | Mac
Powerful professional editing tool that facilitates the production of polished, complex projects. Used prominently by indie filmmakers, this tool requires some experience to get the most out of it and may be challenging to novice users.

WeVideo
$10/Month  | PC, Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac
A fully web-based editing platform, meaning you don't have to download or install any software. Additionally, there is a selection of royalty free media for users to incorporate into their production, as well as collaborative features to facilitate group work.

Adobe Premiere Pro
$19.99/month for students and teachers  | PC, Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac
A sophisticated editing tool with vast creative options. In addition to the traditional editing program, an online option is available with simplified tools and templates, making professional quality productions more attainable.

Splice
$9.99/month | Android, iPhone, iPad
Designed to bring professional quality editing options to mobile devices, this app helps bring a versatile set of editing tools to users in a comprehensive way. One benefit of this app is that there's an integrated music library that can be incorporated into productions.

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Premiere Pro Tutorial for Beginners 2022 - Everything You NEED to KNOW! (UPDATED)

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Final Cut Pro X Tutorial for Beginners 2023 - Everything You NEED to KNOW!

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What is Twinkl?
An international online educational publishing house, producing teaching and educational materials.

Registration is free and subscription from JPY¥ 880 around USD $7. Depends on the country you want to teach, has many option of curriculum i.e. IB PYP, British, American, India and so on, and national curriculum of a particular country to choose too, i.e. China, Japan, Thailand and etc.

How I use it?

Check their sample or gallery pictures for ideas and use Google Slides/Microsoft Teams to create my version for free.

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What is Quizlet?
Quizlet is a website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards, study, and game modes. High school sophomore Andrew Sutherland created it in 2005

Who uses Quizlet?
The application is designed for all students and teachers. The company declined to share daily numbers but said it sees over 50 million users every month, similar to a statistic it shared two years ago. Glotzbach noted that more than two-thirds of high schoolers in the United States use Quizlet. At least half of U.S. college students have used the platform.

Platforms and systems
iOs, Android, computers, iPads

Examples of assessment and feedback
Teachers need to create a vocabulary list. Then the system automatically created different sets of practices and games under different categories, "Classlive", "Checkpoints", "Flashcard", "Learn", "Test" and "Match". Teachers can assign a game or an activity as individual practice or a group project.s. Quizlet provides a great way for teachers to assess students in class and after class. Quizlet games and activities can be used to do all six types of assessments.

Diagnostic assessments.

Formative assessments.

Summative assessments.

Ipsative assessments.

Norm-referenced assessments.

Criterion-referenced assessments.

Teachers can also use Quizlet to create individualized learning plans for special education students and closely and promptly assessment their performance.

Reviews and feedback

On the GetApp Rating platform, Quizlet is getting a 4.6/t rating.

Value for money 5

Ease of use 4

Features 3

Customer support 2

Likelihood to recommend 1

Total rating: 8.85/10

Pro example
My overall experience with Quizlet has been great. I've been studying and learning with Quizlet for years and I can say in my eyes this is the BEST learning tool to give your kids or yourself.

AR

Alexis R.

Read the full review

Con example
Parents complain because the site is making them believe they need to pay to use the teacher's material. The pronunciation now goes off, and even when I check to pronounce it goes back to silence.

JC

Juana C.

Read the full review

References：
https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/29073#:~:text=The%20results%20revealed%20that%20students,8289).
https://www.getapp.com/education-childcare-software/a/quizlet/reviews/

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What is NearPod
Real-time insights into student understanding through interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities — all in a single platform.

Who uses Nearpod
Nearpod – which is now used by teachers in 75% of K-12 public schools in the US – experienced rapid, widespread growth over the last year. And in 2020, students interacted with our platform 1.5 billion times across 19.5 million lessons taught.

Platform and systems
ios, android, online

Examples
Live formative assessment

You can create customized Quizzes, Polls, Open-ended Questions, Matching Pairs, Draw It activities, and more. Use these tools to view their responses and check for students’ understanding in real time. The teacher can instantly gain insights into the classes’ overall understanding and make adjustments on the fly.

Feedbacks and reviews
Nearpod is getting a 4.8/5 rating on GetApp.
Rating criteria

Value for money 5

Ease of use 4

Features 3

Customer support 2

Likelihood to recommend 1

8.93/10

Pro
I love that students can use it with me leading it or self-paced. I love being able to see how students are doing and answering questions in the moment on lessons and all in the same place.

JK

Julie K.

Read the full review

Con

The only thing that I don't like is Nearpod own Flocabualry yet you have to pay for it as an add on if you want to be able to use more than 3 of their videos. This was a disappointing to learn.

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Ronald N.

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What is Taut?
It's an application that allows you to create, assign, and give feedback to different kinds of student worktext, videos, photos, whiteboard drawings, and more. It's fully integrated into Google classroom. Taut also tracks and motivates students to read all comments written by the teacher. The feedback is instantly accessible for students and teachers can check if students actually read the comments.

Who uses Taut?
Teachers and students

Platform and system
Google Classroom

Examples of assessment and feedback
In Taut you can create assignments and receive back the student work once they have finished it and uploaded the image. Next, just go through student work one by one. Mark it, comment on it, and of course, use reusable comments to save time and cut out repetitive work. After reviewing and grading the work, it’s instantly sent back to the student who receives a notification in Taut and email.

Review and feedback
Unfortunately, I couldn't find a lot of feedback for "Taut". It has a facebook account with 109 likes and 115 followers. Here is one from Taut's own homepage:

“Taut message translation helps me effortlessly communicate with non-native-speaking parents.”

Andrea O'Leary

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What is Floop?
Floop is a cloud-based website where students can receive annotated feedback from teachers and peers. Using any internet-connected device, students upload images of an assignment to the platform, and teachers put markers in places where they want to provide written feedback. Students are able to see and respond to comments, creating a feedback loop that allows teachers to see patterns of student learning.

Platform and system
ios, android, online

Classroom Examples
Let Students Assess Themselves
Floop also has a feature that allows students to assess themselves. This gives them agency over their own learning. It also encourages them to improve their work to meet their own expectations and to take the reins of their own education.

Feedback and ratings
On the Common Sense Education platform, Floop is getting a 4/5 rating on learning.

Pros: Streamlines the process of giving targeted feedback to students and lets them collaborate to improve learning outcomes.

Cons: Teachers can't respond to student comments when using the peer review feature, so correcting misinformation may be a challenge.

It's getting only 71% on privacy. According to some Internet security experts there, it's unclear whether personal information can be displayed publicly.

References
https://medium.com/taut/5-best-tools-for-teachers-to-give-feedback-on-student-work-18c01b937535
https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/floop

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"The ease of turn-in drew me into Floop but the Peer Review got me to stay. It makes life easier for me and my students because I can see everyone's work in one place and the peer review tool helps me identify the couple of students I really need to work with, while the other students are still getting feedback from their peers."

Shelley, 6th Grade Science

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"The ease of turn-in drew me into Floop but the Peer Review got me to stay. It makes life easier for me and my students because I can see everyone's work in one place and the peer review tool helps me identify the couple of students I really need to work with, while the other students are still getting feedback from their peers."

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What is Quizizz

It's a learning platform that offers multiple tools to make a classroom fun, interactive and engaging. As a teacher, you can create lessons, conduct formative assessments, assign homework, and have other interactions with your students (for all grades) in a captivating way.

Who uses Quizizz
Students and teachers. According to its homepage, over 10 million students use Quizizz.

Example
After providing students with a unique access code, a quiz can be presented live as a timed competition or used for homework with a specific deadline. After the quizzes have been completed, students can review their answers. Furthermore, the resulting data is compiled into a spreadsheet to give the instructor a clear visual of the student’s performance in order to analyze trends in which areas might need the most focus in the future. This immediate feedback can be used by teachers to revise future learning activities and altar the focus of material by putting a larger emphasis on concepts that students are struggling with.

Platform and system
ios, android, online, integrated in Google Classroom

Feedbacks and comments
Quizizz is getting 4.8/5 on GetApp.

Value for money 5

Ease of use 4

Features 3

Customer support 2

Likelihood to recommend 1

Pro

The gamification aspect is a plus that motivates students. Teleporting from other quizzes is also an excellent feature that helps teachers help each other.

TV

Thomas V.

Read the full review

Con

I used to be really bothered by the inability to turn off the timer. I felt that students rushed through questions to beat the timer or earn more points.

SG

Stephanie G.

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What:

Toddle is an end-to-end solution for all your teaching and learning needs. Teaching teams use Toddle for curriculum planning, assessments, student portfolios, projects, progress reports, classroom management, family communication and much more.
How:

parents can:

Comment on  child’s Seesaw posts (Note: Family can only see their child’s work.)

Look at the postes and learn what their child did at school today.

Keep their child’s learning year-over-year.

Participate in family learning activities, as assigned to their child.

View reports

Teachers of all grade levels and content areas can create learning tasks and assignments for students. The assignments can incorporate videos, photos, text, images, files, or drawings.

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What:

As the leading provider of cloud-based software in K-12 education, PowerSchool connects students, teachers, administrators, and parents with the shared goal of improving student outcomes.
Parents:
The parent portal is an online portal accessible anywhere on the web that parents can log in to and see all of their children in one place, their grades, assignments, scores, attendance, schedules, and school bulletins for each school your children attend.
Teachers:
PowerSchool is used for all student information, parent contacts, attendance and grading, reports.

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Get Your Copy

A Secure, Flexible, & Compliant SIS

Only PowerSchool SIS offers you the flexibility that's critical to meeting your needs today and setting you up for future success.

Manage School Operations from Anywhere

Dependable, modern, and easy-to-use, PowerSchool SIS improves operations, boosts productivity, highlights problem areas, enhances communication, and ensures funding with easy reporting.

Goshen County School District

Goshen County, WY

Antelope Valley Unified High School District

Lancaster, CA

Peace Wapiti Public School Division

Grand Prairie, AB

Elmwood Park CUSD 401, IL

IL

Works Well With

Connect PowerSchool SIS with these products to ensure interoperability between products, accurate data, and deeper insights.

Explore All PowerSchool SIS Has to Offer

Address & Boundary Verification

Advanced Grading Calculations

Asset Tracking

Attendance

Change History

Course Assignments & Requests

Course Creation & Management

Course History

Course Recommendations

Customizable Database

Customizable Interface

Data Import & Export Tools

Data Integrity & Security

Demographics

Digital Document Delivery (PowerPack)

Direct Database Access

Discipline

District-Level Gradebook Setup

Document Attachment

Drag-and-Drop Seating Chart

Enrollment

Family Management

Fees

Graduation Progress Tracking

Health & Immunizations

Honor Roll & Class Rank

Locker Management (PowerPack)

Mass Scheduling

Mobile App

Parent & Student Portals

Plugin System

PowerSchool API

PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook

Programmable GPA

Report Cards

Seamless Third-Party Integrations

Standards Support

State Reporting

Test History

Third-Party Partner Ecosystem

Transcripts

Walk-In Scheduling

Integrated Analytics

Integrated LMS

Integrated Online Form Builder

Integrated Online Registration

State Validation Suite

Learn More About PowerSchool SIS

Dive into these resources about PowerSchool SIS, the robust, flexible student information system at the center of your edtech ecosystem.

Is PowerSchool an end-to-end SIS?

Yes, PowerSchool SIS is a comprehensive system with extensive, configurable features to meet the needs of schools and districts of all sizes and types, including public, charter, private, international schools, and more.

Is PowerSchool SIS for students?

Yes, with PowerSchool SIS you can increase family engagement, improve student accountability, and provide peace of mind with a secure, configurable system that integrates with your other software products. Students, families, and teachers can access full functionality and data from any browser or device, including on mobile devices. A robust SIS is a smart long-term investment , giving educators access to simple and flexible time-saving tools for compliance reporting, classroom management, and family communication prepare your student for the road ahead, no matter what it brings.

Can private or charter schools use PowerSchool SIS?

Yes, there are SIS solutions for private and charter schools and for schools and districts of any size.

What is Ecollect Forms for schools?

Ecollect F orms is a solution built right within PowerSchool SIS that allows users at schools and districts to create, edit and share online K-12 forms for data collection. The benefits of a K-12 form builder are that it can save time, money, and hassle-while improving data collection accuracy and flexibility .

What is PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook?

G rade faster with an intuitive and flexible web-based gradebook that teachers can use anywhere, from any device. A core component of PowerSchool SIS, PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook provides visual reports that make standards-based and traditional grades easy to sco r e, review, and share with parents. Plus, with the gradebook built right within PowerSchool SIS, assignments, tests, and quizzes can be graded completely online and reported back to the parent and student portals and mobile app in real-time.

Ready to learn more?

See how PowerSchool SIS can help your school or district power all its operations.

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What is TCI?
TCI is an online platform that provides the Investigation Kit materials, blended learning resources, online science textbooks, and customizable assessments that teachers need to support student success.

How to use it?

Teacher licenses provide teaching support every step of the way and lets teachers create an interactive learning environment with features such as shareable slideshows, assignments, assessments, and integration with Google Classroom.

Student licenses are required so that teachers can create a classroom of learners who have access to lesson text, lesson games, shared slideshows, text-to-audio, highlighting, assignments and assessments.

Reviews

Amazon

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TCI | Interactive K-8 Science Curriculum | Online Science Textbook

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What is DeltaMath?
DeltaMath is an online platform that allows teachers to create digital math assignments or test corrections for middle and high school students. Students need an email address and a teacher-provided code or link to join.

How to use it?

The teacher can filter by Common Core State Standard (CCSS), grade level, or module to create assignments tailored to classroom needs, and can also look through each assignment, or view students' most recent attempts, to see both the individual questions attempted and the answers submitted.

Through the test correction assignment, students are asked to indicate which problems they missed. Because the teacher has pre-linked each test item with a skill, students are automatically assigned a practice set tailored to their needs.

Reviews

The Tech Edvocate

Common Sense Education

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Problems are randomized, allowing students multiple opportunities to get the practice and feedback they need on the road to mastery.

Go beyond right and wrong. As soon as a student submits an answer, they get a detailed age-appropriate explanation.

DeltaMath allows teachers to mix and match problem-sets, control rigor, vary due dates, and, with PLUS or INTEGRAL, create tests and problems of their own.

Use DeltaMath's modules to create high-leverage assignments and track student learning. With DeltaMath PLUS or INTEGRAL, students also get access to help videos. Create and assign tests, assign specific problem-types, even create your own problem.

Learn More

Problems solved with DeltaMath

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What is Ellii?

Ellii is a digital platform that houses interactive courseware. Courseware includes: lesson plans for all levels of English, including different subjects, digital and printable flashcards, readings, audio clips, digital tasks and activities, printable activities, and YouTube videos that complement the courseware, and lessons.

There are free resources, like some digital flash cards and printable activities, on the website, also, all of their YouTube videos are free. Most of Ellii’s classroom resources, lesson plans, and digital activities are paid. Ellii offers plans from $12 per month to $15 per month, as well as packages for schools.

Tech requirements?

It is a website, not an app, so all operating systems are compatible with it. Their resources are compatible with smartboards, as well as digital classrooms.

Who is Ellii for?

Ellii is for English Language teachers, as well as English Language learners of all levels and ages. Their material is clear, and easy to understand, which makes this accessible to all school age students.

How can it be used in the classroom?

Ellii could be used in almost every aspect of the classroom. The platform has complete lesson plans to present the material to students, which includes activities, dialogues, readings, and other interactive learning activities.

It can be used in Formative Assessments as an exit ticket, or review from previous lessons, the digital activities can be assigned as homework. The platform also has assignments that can be graded for summative assessment, and the platform has a LMS, so teachers can track students’ progress and grades. Also, students can access the digital library on their own to review information that they need more help or practice with.

Ellii also has cross curricular, subject specific materials including: Global issues, Nations & Regions, Academic Subjects (STEM, Social-Emotional Learning, Science, Music, etc.), CLB Competencies, and CASAS competencies.

Reviews:

https://www.facebook.com/ElliiLearning/reviews

Ellii has 4.7 out of 5 stars on Facebook (192 reviews).

Personal Analysis:

I personally use Ellii’s YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@Ellii) videos in class to illustrate certain grammar topics that might be a bit dry or more difficult to understand. At the end of each video there is a practice section, which is very nice for interactive review. I have not used any of their paid resources, however, their free resources are of excellent quality, and thorough. Ellii takes their product very seriously, and makes illustrations that appeal to audiences of all ages and various backgrounds. My students enjoy the videos, some of the examples are funny, and my students get entertained while learning, which is very nice.

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A good source for PD - CodeAcademy offers a simple online platform with special curated learning paths from front-end developer, back-end developer to data scientist and more. Paid and Free options available.

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Codepen "allows you to write code in the browser, and see the results of it as you build. A useful and liberating online code editor for developers of any skill, and particularly empowering for people learning to code. We focus primarily on front-end languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and preprocessing syntaxes that turn into those things."

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What is Khan Academy?

Khan Academy offers free of charge practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Pretty much all subjects from K-14 to test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content.

How I use it?
In my practicum, I have 2 classes of learning support needed in Year 9 and 10 Maths.

Some video uses different concepts to teach Maths - quadratic formula and Vector using very basic language, which is much more clearer to my learning support students.

The exercises at the end of each topic helps these group of students grasp the concepts and build up their confident along with my guide.

Platforms
Android, iOS, Web

Common Sense Rating:
4 out of 5

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What is ClassDojo?
ClassDojo is a site/app that serves as an all-in-one classroom management tool, behavior tracker, assessment tool, and communication tool that incorporates elements of a social media feed which allows teachers and students to create portfolios that can be shared both within the school community and outside.

ClassDojo Overview Video

Primary Audience:
K-6 (but can be fun and engaging if implemented for any level, K-12).

Key Features and Details:

Accessable online and available on all major platforms including PC, Mac, iOS, Android.

Free for teachers and students to use. Offers a premium account for parents which gives additional features, but is not required for primary function and use.

Has built in translation functions for 30+ languages which allows seamless communication between parties regardless of primary language.

Teachers provide students a class code, QR code, or can add them to the class using the student's chosen username.

Teachers have the ability to share information either publicly or privately for the students.

Parents can see the class/group feed or their own student's feed and can interact and comment on the photos and submissions.

In addition to the social media feeds called a "Class Story" or student pages called "Portfolios", there are behavior point managment systems, timers, noise management features, student grouping tools, and real-time communication features allowing students to ask questions or submit feedback to teachers or their class.

Is useful for maintaining student engagement in both online and offline learning environments.

Overview and Review by Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Website

Reviews:

Common Sense Education gives ClassDojo a 5* Learning Rating

"[ClassDojo] combines the most engaging aspects of social media with effective tools to manage class activities and communicate with students and parents." - Louis B.

G2 (Software Rating Site) gives ClassDojo 4.5/5 stars based on 350 user reviews.

"ClassDojo is most helpful for communication with parents! It is like a Facebook for the classroom. I can post messages and pictures for everyone to see or send individual parent messages. The other tools on ClassDojo are also quite helpful. I use the group maker often because the students can see that the groups are "fair" due to their being chosen randomly. " - Amanda H.

Common Concerns:

Student Privacy - Sharing of media, including videos and photos of students, with others must be carefully managed.

A public point system utilizing both good and bad behavior points must be implemented well to ensure students are not negatively impacted by the system - peers, psychologically.

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ClassDojo helps teachers, parents, and students build amazing classroom communities.

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What is Class123?
A classroom managment site/app that is geared toward young learners. Class123 houses a timer, seating charts, random student selectors, a chalk board, and various tools for keeping records and motivation tools for giving positive/negative feedback to students.

Class123 Introduction Video

Primary Audience:
Primarily geared toward primary/elementary students through the use of cute avatars, bright color schemes, and interactive activities.

Key Featutes and Details:

Accessable online and available in app form for iOS and Android.

Free for use for all parties.

Complete App Review and Features Overview: Video by Brook Crowell

Reviews:

The Tech Advocate

Gives an overall good review of the application and emphasizes the cute features for student engagement and praises the individual and whole class goals as a great way to engage the students, but warns that public displays of positive and negative points can be a concern.

Although generally well received, no everyone is impressed: On Commonsense.org user Ladyj R. gave only 2 of 5 stars saying:

"As a classroom managment tool, it is pretty simple, although it's not that exciting."

Concerns:
As with most apps that include using behavior points as part of their student management system, there is a concern about the implementation and use of the negative feedback function and the psychological impact it can have on the learners.

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What is Kahoot!?

Kahoot! Is a game based learning platform. The games are in the form of short fun quizzes that can be customized by educators. Educators can create games based on their lessons, or can choose pre-made quizzes in several different subjects. Kahoot! has several different free games, but they also offer a premium subscription for $19.99/ month. Kahoot! quizzes cover every subject in school, based on grade level, and they also incorporated “Drops” into their site for students who are learning a new language. Kahoot! is suitable for all ages and grade levels.

Tech requirements?

Kahoot! Has a web interface, as well as an app that is available for iOS and Android.

Who is Kahoot! for?

Kahoot! is suitable for all ages and grade levels.

How can it be used in the classroom?

Kahoot! Can be used for formative assessments, for example exit tickets at the end of class, entry tickets to review previous lessons, as well as a class review day. Students create their own account, and the teacher can track the progress of the students, and review the most missed questions to review and clarify information further.

Kahoot! quizzes can be assigned for homework, with the teacher receiving the results of each student.

Students can use Kahoot! at home as well to study either through their quizzes, or through the study guides provided by Kahoot!

Reviews:

Kahoot! has a 4 out of 5 star rating on Common Sense Education. https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/kahoot

On GetApp Kahoot! has a 4.7 out of 5 star rating. https://www.getapp.com/operations-management-software/a/kahoot/reviews/

Kahoot! has a 4.6 out of 5 star rating on G2.com.

https://www.g2.com/products/kahoot/reviews

Personal Analysis:

I have used Kahoot! for my university students as a formative assessment. I created the quizzes based on the lessons previously taught. Kahoot! has a game pin that students use to sign into the correct game. This game is easy to use, and since it is web and app based, all of my students can participate even though we are not in a physical classroom. The students enjoy the competitive aspect of the game, and even though the points do not go towards their grades, they like seeing the leaderboard at the end of the game. The animations make the game visually appealing and fun. Personally, I find it is an entertaining and interactive way to review materials that have been learned throughout the year.

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WeCom (teacher to parents, school to family)

Also known as WeChat Work, it is the business equivalent platform to WeChat. Developed and designed by the company Tencent China, it offers a communication experience similar to the standard WeChat app but is a more professional version. The platform can be customized to the needs of the business, allowing a very clear and organized way for teachers to access not only parents but other departments directly from their phones or laptops.

WeCom provides a wealth of OA functions and applications, such as attendance check-in, process approval, financial reimbursement, job reporting, document management, video conferencing, and live-streaming. It can host large groups (300 members per group). WeCom also connects seamlessly to WeChat and there are mini-programs available for both platforms.

How can it be used in the classroom:

Class-specific notifications from teachers can be sent to the registered accounts of parents. Parents can simply click a button and acknowledge in real-time. Parents can see posts and important bulletins about upcoming events happening within the school through the channels feature. Parent-teacher Conferences can be hosted.

Platforms for Wecom: iOS, OS, Microsoft, Android

Reviews: https://www.chooseoxygen.com/en/blog/everything-you-should-know-about-wechat-work, https://www.adchina.io/wechat-work-wecom/

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WeChat (teacher to parents)

The less business, more social version of WeCom. WeChat can be used as direct communication with parents tool (Chat feature) and as a social media promotional tool (Moments and Channels feature). Teachers can create groups where parents can join and have direct access to teachers solely within the group chat. This does not mean the parent has access to view the teacher’s personal WeChat profile. They would have to request to be added as a friend, which the teacher can decline. Using WeChat as a direct, instant messaging app to communicate with parents is the fastest option (versus email and calling) but DOES require that social media policies and student safeguarding are made very clear to all group members. Group expectations can be posted in the Group Notification feature within each group chat.

Platforms for WeChat: iOS, OS, Microsoft, Android (and more)

Reviews: https://sourceforge.net/software/product/WeChat/

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Microsoft Teams (teacher to students, teacher to parents, school to family)

Microsoft Teams classes is an LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) app that helps educators and students easily navigate between their LMS and Teams. Users can access their class teams associated with their courses directly from within their LMS.

Microsoft Teams states “It’s the only app that has communities, events, chats, channels, meetings, storage, tasks, and calendars in one place—so you can easily connect and manage access to information.” Microsoft 365 is integrated within Teams making the Office suite easily accessible.

How can it be used in the classroom:

Teachers can host video conferences with students, upload assignments to the platform which will appear on the students' dashboards, and directly communicate with parents via email, video conferencing, and chats.

Platforms for Microsoft Teams: iOS, OS, Microsoft, Android, Linux

Reviews: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-teams/id1113153706, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/education

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What:

Plickers is a free assessment tool that can be used both for formative and summative purposes to get INSTANT results in the classroom.

Who:

Plickers is appropriate for the vast majority of educational settings and can be used by any homeroom/specialist teachers who are looking to make their assessment process faster,  easier, and accurate.

How:

Students answer questions set up by teachers on Plickers by holding up special cards (https://help.plickers.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008948034-Get-Plickers-Cards). Teachers then scan the cards with their iPad or phone for instant results. Students don't need anything except the cards and sessions can be taken offline if no internet connection is available.

How to set it up:

It take a bit of time to set it up, but once it is definitely worth the hassle!

3 things are needed: a computer to use Plickers, a mobile device to use the Plickers app, and Plickers cards

1. Download the app on your computer
2. Add student rosters to Plickers Classes, and assign each student a card number
3. Put together a library of multiple-choice questions (in the form of Sets) to play to their students
4. In class, teachers display content to their students through the Now Play feature of the app
5. Students provide their answers by holding up the cards and orientating them in a certain way
6. Teachers scan the cards using IPads or phones
7. Students reports and scoresheets will be provided instantly. It can be used to keep track of individual and collective performance over time

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What is Photomath?
Photomath is a mobile computer algebra system with an augmented optical character recognition system designed for use with a smartphone's camera to scan and recognize mathematical equations; the app then displays step-by-step explanations onscreen. It is a free application that works with iOS and Android systems.

How to use it?

Point the camera at your math problem to take a picture and the app will show you the solution.

You can use the math keyboard to input the problem manually.

Reviews

Common Sense Education

App Store

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What is VN:
VN is an easy-to-use and free video editing app with no watermark. The intuitive interface makes video editing simple, with no prior knowledge needed. It offers all the features required to create professional and high-quality videos, satisfying both the needs of professional and amateur video editors. This video editor app is available on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.

How to use it?

Open the app and press the + button at the bottom of the page. Then select "New Project".

Import footage from your device.

Use the "Editing Timeline" to start editing your video.

Reviews

aiseesoft

Premium Beat

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VN Video Editor - Simple and Powerful Video Editor (VlogNow)

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Book Creator is an app for Google Chrome, a few other browsers, and the iPad that enables students to create and read multimodal digital books. It is an ideal tool for enhancing student engagement through story creation and multimedia design.

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Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

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Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.