Digital Media Tools by Jill Shumaker https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu Tell us more about the tool you researched. How would you use it in the classroom to promote the 4C's? en-us 2018-01-21 15:26:21 UTC 2018-01-26 14:44:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png ThingLink (Aubrey & Brianna) https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225061499 The website ThingLink has virtual 360 virtual reality. You can visit various locations throughout the world. You can explore these virtual realities with audio recordings, images, videos, and even quizzes. ThingLink supports digital literacy. ThingLink is also aligned with the SAMR model and helps build curriculum to align with 21st century learning goals. You can also edit any image or video on this website. ]]> 2018-01-26 14:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225061499 Sutori (Marissa & Sophia) marissamoran https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225062475 Sutori is a tool that allows the user to create or view visual stories.  It is a useful tool for teachers to view stories, construct their own, or create assignments for their students. It is a flexible resource that allows children to explore a variety of content. A con is that some of the pre-made content requires the user to pay a fee to view or use it. In addition, the quality of the content varies. The pros include that it is an engaging tool, user-friendly, interactive, and can be used in many contexts. Also, it allows students to create original materials. ]]> 2018-01-26 14:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225062475 Visme (Jacob) https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225062826 Visme is used to make presentations similar to PowerPoint. 

Pros: The results of using visme can be a bit more professional looking than presentation in my own opinion. Additionally, Visme has a relatively easy to figure out design that makes it easy to manuever.
Cons: I feel that Visme is more of a one page type of presentation, so if you had more information you would like to include using PowerPoint might be more effective. ]]> 2018-01-26 14:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225062826 Canva (Jess & Kayla) jessica_schwarz https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225062865 Canva is a graphic design tool that originally started as a way for teachers and students to work collaboratively to create school yearbooks. Now, it has become an easy to use graphic design tool. You can create designs that resemble social media posts. By doing this, you can help to teach children how to use social media appropriately, without having to actually access the social media. With a drag and drop set up, it is very user-friendly. Not only can you make mock social media posts, you can design invitations, ads. etc. to be used in the classroom.]]> 2018-01-26 14:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225062865 Piktochart- Brooklin minconeb24 https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225063587 Piktochart
Pros: Piktochart’s biggest perk might be its library of over 200 infographic templates created by a team of in-house designers. Canva similarly offers templates from its own designers, but sometimes you have to sift through user contributions to find them.
Piktochart also lets you import data or survey results from SurveyMonkey, Google Sheets, and Microsoft Excel, giving it that data-friendly boost. Unlike a couple of these platforms, Piktochart has video embed capabilities, making it a great choice for visually engaging and interactive designs.

Cons: Many intricate infographic templates are only available with the paid versions of Piktochart. While it might be worth it to pay for some of them, you can find similar ones for free on Visme and Canva.

Cost: Free. You can upgrade to $15 a month or $29 a month for extra features such as more image uploads, watermark removal, and more integrated export platforms.

]]> 2018-01-26 14:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225063587 Piktochart (Brittney) https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225064623 This tool enables teachers to choose from over 600 templates to make infographics for students and their classroom. These can be presented as slideshows or you can even get them printed out to hang in the classroom. The only thing I don't like about this tool is the price, which is a bit costly. For an individual account, it is $39.99 for 12 months. If you wanted to allow your students to access this resource for a project it would cost $120 for 4 months, which activates 30 accounts.]]> 2018-01-26 14:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225064623 Canva (Maddie and Kaeli) https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225065203 This is a tool to create a various amount of different documents but in a more creative and artistic way.  Students can go on the site and make their own posters or banners that can pertain to the topics they're learning as a form of assessment. ]]> 2018-01-26 14:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/7j2z0umvbcwu/wish/225065203