Practical Example: A teacher posts an assignment to the Google Classroom stream where students are asked to write an opinion essay answering a prompt. They will be asked to share their writing to the stream and classmates are encouraged to give peer feedback. They will post peer feedback on google documents and will use that feedback for their final draft.

Practical Example: A 4th-grade teacher creates a Kahoot to review for their math exam on fractions. The teacher uses the Kahoot quiz feature and gives students 2-3 minutes to answer the questions. After completing the quiz the teacher holds a class discussion to reflect on the results from the quiz. She goes over the questions that the students mostly got wrong and allows them to discuss their thought processes. This will help the students understand the misconceptions and be able to collaborate with their peers.

Practical Example: A middle school teacher has students design their own Seesaw. portfolios on a social studies unit. Throughout the unit the students are asked to update their portfolios after each lesson or lessons are completed. The teacher organizes an event where students can present their Seesaw portfolios to parents and other community members. The students will showcase their work. and share what they have learned.

Practical Example: A high school teacher has students collaborate on a Nearpod assignment in a group. They will work together to create a Nearpod where they research a historical event and have to present their finding to the class. The students will use the interactive tools on the Nearpod that will include questions and polls during their presentation so their peers can interact during it.

Practical Example: An elementary school teacher uses Classroom screen to help with classroom management. Every morning the teacher uses this tool to show important information and an agenda for the students as well as learning objectives for the lessons and behavior expectations for that specific lesson. This will help the students understand the expectations for the day for both their behavior and their learning. The teacher will also use the random name picker setting to randomly select students to answer questions and share their thoughts which will promote participation and engagement from all students.

Practical Example: An elementary school teacher uses ClassDojo to communicate with their parents in the classroom. Every week the teacher sends out a mass message for the parents every Monday morning to update the parents on school activities coming up or things to expect for their children that week such as tests or assignments that are due. This helps promote their engagement with families and keeping all families updated.

Practical Example: A high school teacher uses Remind and creates groups for the students to work on a project outside and inside of school. The teacher creates these groups to allow students to share updates with one another, ask questions, and coordinate their work. The teacher has them use Remind as a part of their grade to ensure collaboration from all students in the group.

Practical Example: A teacher in a late elementary school uses Jamboard to help the language learners in the classroom. During a centers activity, the students who are language learners use Jambox with headphones and microphones to listen to a recording of their sight words or key vocabulary words that the teacher chooses and records for the week. The students will then listen to the teacher's audio recording and will repeat the words in the microphone to allow for practice in their language and comprehend what the words mean to help them better understand their learning goal.

Practical Example: A 5th-grade teacher has been utilizing Plickers to review for assessments and quizzes in their classroom. They decide for a science lesson to utilize Plickers for an assessment. The teacher creates a visual quiz on Plickers and has students answer the questions based on the visual on the screen. The teacher uses this to provide a different approach to assessing the students instead of regular paper and pencil assessments.

Although there are a lot of positives to using these tools there is always going to be a downside to using technology. As teachers, we need to be aware that there may be a digital divide, and not all students will have access to technology or reliable internet to complete assignments at home. For teachers, we may have to attend training or may have to have ongoing technical support in case these tools stop working or there is a glitch in the system. Some other concerns could be student privacy while using these websites. It is important to ensure that these websites keep the student's privacy safe and can only be seen by the individuals who need to see it. Schools and educators need to collaborate effectively to ensure that these tools are being used in the correct way and is benefiting the students and community outreach.