Applications - CRD - Fall 2020 by Dr. Sharon Mistretta https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020 Aggregate of CRD Applications en-us 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC 2024-05-28 20:25:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png TI Smartview CE by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846029 A computer-based emulation of the popular TI-83/84 series of graphing calculators for usage by both students and instructors to improve calculator literacy.]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846029 Explain Everything - Recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846030 Students have used it to explain their thought process while solving math problems - both vocally talking through the steps as well as visually.
Students have talked over a recording of their work, explaining their ideas. In 3rd grade, they drew maps (on construction paper) and created a voice-over video explaining the features of their map.


]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846030 Build and Play recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846031
Especially for preschoolers through first grade. Students can build machines with the provided parts. ]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846031 Simple Physics - Recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846032 Simple Physics is an app that allows students to act as engineers by completing building tasks.]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846032 Flipgrid - Recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846034 https://flipgrid.com
Flipgrid allows teachers to post questions that students answer by creating short video responses.]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846034 Blockly for Dash and Dot recommended by Angel Young cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846036 blockly
Recommended for preschoolers through fifth grade, Blockly allows students to program their Dash or Dot robots. ]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846036 Storyboard That- Recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846038 https://www.storyboardthat.com/
Online comic creator that allows student to create a digital storyboard. ]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846038 MakeCode - Recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846040 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/makecode

MakeCode is both a block editor as well as a JavaScript editor, along with containing a simulator, for students to see a simulation of their code on an external device which may or may not be attached. The software can control multiple external devices, such as Micro:bit, Adafruit’s Circuit Playground Express, Minecraft game design, LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robotics, Wonder Workshop’s Cue robot, and Chibi Chip from Chibitronics. 
]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846040 Edison Robotics - Recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846041 https://meetedison.com/

This small robot, with only 2 wheels, all pre-built, is sturdy for young users, has LEGO style studs on top and can be programmed using Edison’s EdBlocks, Scratch, or Python. Students can add LEGO people, LEGO bricks, and/or robots can be stacked to work together to create more complex machines. The robot has light sensors, infrared sensors, and a download. It has some prebuilt free lessons using printed bar codes, as well as custom coding from EdBlocks, Scratch, and Python. The best part is the price: about $30 each. 
]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846041 Algodoo Recommended by Sharon Mistretta cottagetechnology https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846042 http://www.algodoo.com/
Play with physics by designing, constructing, and exploring with this 2D simulation.]]> 2020-07-31 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/666846042 Tinkercad recommended by Rosalita Santiago https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978024170 Application: Tinkercad 
Website link: https://www.tinkercad.com/
This free tool available online or via an app can be used for 3D, coding, and electronics instructions.
]]> 2020-12-01 23:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978024170 Tinkercad recommended by Rosalita Santiago https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978030614 Application: Tinkercad 
Website link: https://www.tinkercad.com/
This tool is available via the web browser or the app. It can be used to teach about 3D designing and printing, coding, and electronics.
]]> 2020-12-01 23:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978030614 BrainPOP Creative Coding recommended by Rosalita Santiago https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978034325  BrainPOP Creative Coding
Website link:https://about.brainpop.com/coding/
BrainPOP Creative Coding is a great tool to easily integrate coding across the curriculum.
]]> 2020-12-01 23:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978034325 Kodable recommended by Rosalita Santiago https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978037566 Kodable – Coding for Kids
Website link:https://www.kodable.com/
This resource is great for young students who are starting to learn about computer programming,
]]> 2020-12-01 23:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978037566 Kami (recommed Robyn Randall) robynrandall https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978226882 https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kami-extension-pdf-and-do/ecnphlgnajanjnkcmbpancdjoidceilk?hl=en

Kami is an online document annotation and markup tool that allows users to highlight, underline, and strikethrough texts, add text boxes, shapes, and images, and collaborate on documents through written, audio, or video comments.

]]> 2020-12-02 01:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978226882 Nearpod (recommended by Robyn Randall) robynrandall https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978298816 Nearpod is an amazing teaching platform that enables interactive lessons, assessments, VR, in both a live format or for asynchronous student-paced lessons. 

]]> 2020-12-02 01:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978298816 Seek (recommended by Robyn Randall) robynrandall https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978306435 The Seek app is a must-have for any outdoor exploration by using your camera to identify plants, amphibians, fungi, fish, reptiles, arachnids, birds, insects, mollusks, and mammals. ]]> 2020-12-02 01:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978306435 Thinking Blocks (recommended by Robyn Randall robynrandall https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978357381 Part of Math Playground, Thinking Blocks uses the bar model/tape diagram method to help students model their computational thinking for word problems. ]]> 2020-12-02 02:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978357381 Book Creator (recommended by Robyn Randall) robynrandall https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978365860 Although it may not seem an engineering application, I love that Book Creator can make a digital portfolio for each student to keep pictures or links to all their projects, inventions, and creations throughout the year. ]]> 2020-12-02 02:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/978365860 Wolfram|Alpha dperry27 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981274833 Wolfram|Alpha is an online tool that can provide the answer to numerous questions. It allows anyone with access to the Internet to have the answers to their questions at their fingertips at a moment’s notice.
https://www.wolframalpha.com


]]> 2020-12-02 19:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981274833 Flipgrid dperry27 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981288456 Flipgrid can elevate text-based discussion forums with teacher and student constructed videos.
https://flipgrid.com

]]> 2020-12-02 19:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981288456 Remind dperry27 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981291868 Remind is a real-time “text” messaging tool that allows users to communicate with groups (e.g., entire classes or student organizations) or individual people.
https://www.remind.com

]]> 2020-12-02 19:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981291868 PowToon dperry27 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981296573 An online platform where students can create animated video presentations to showcase their understanding of a specific topic. Teachers can also create their own Powtoons as an alternative approach to teaching topics.
https://www.powtoon.com

]]> 2020-12-02 19:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981296573 Frog Dissection emersonnun https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981709771 The virtual Frog Dissection provides students the closest experience to dissecting a real organism with other added benefits. Not only does it offer a guided dissection lab, the application supplements learning with videos, quizzes, frog biology, and other interactive activities. ]]> 2020-12-02 20:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981709771 Vernier Video Physics emersonnun https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981711410 Vernier Video Physics uses video technology to gather data, generate graphs and formulas. This application enables to students to record themselves projecting an object and gather data frame by frame.]]> 2020-12-02 20:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981711410 Shapr3D emersonnun https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981711949 Shapr3D takes modeling to a new level by offering professional sketches and design functions. ]]> 2020-12-02 20:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981711949 Geoboard emersonnun https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981714662 Available online and on the iPad, Geoboard  is a platform for learning geometry, as well as its components, including fractions, congruency, angles, and other principles.  ]]> 2020-12-02 20:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/981714662 Adobe Spark - D. Perry https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/986064089 Adobe Spark is an online creative application and integrated storytelling platform. Using this platform, students can use it to explain the engineering design process of their projects in an interactive manner.
https://spark.adobe.com 

]]> 2020-12-03 23:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/986064089 typing.com maddieeaskin24 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990842615 Tpying.com is a free website containing a typing curriculum broken down into beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons. At the beginning of each lesson, students watch a short video detailing the proper finger placement and key strokes. They then practice those keys, individually and in combination with one another. Typing.com also provides reinforcement activities, as well as typing games. ]]> 2020-12-06 03:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990842615 Prodigy Math maddieeaskin24 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990845373 Prodigy Math is a gaming program that reinforces math concepts of state curricula, allowing the teacher to choose a grade level (1-8) and state.]]> 2020-12-06 03:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990845373 EPICC Virtual Fieldwork Experiences - University of California Museum of Paleontology Virtual Field Trip maddieeaskin24 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990847270 The University of California Museum of Paleontology Virtual Field Trip provides students the opportunity to explore a variety of areas on the west coast, including central California, the central California Coast, the Oregon coast, and marine terraces. Within each of these categories, students get to see actual pictures of fossils and explore sediments and landscapes. There are also maps, diagrams, and embedded YouTube videos throughout.]]> 2020-12-06 03:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990847270 Storybird maddieeaskin24 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990848671 Storybird is a website that lets users create visual stories. There are also teacher-created lessons, with instructional videos and challenges for students to complete in creative writing, thematic compositions, and children’s songs. This application can be used in a variety of disciplines.]]> 2020-12-06 03:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990848671 Powtoon maddieeaskin24 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990849933 Powtoon is a website that allows users to create short videos with cartoon-like characters. These videos can be advertisements, stories, or explanations of subject-area content. ]]> 2020-12-06 03:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/990849933 Pear Deck by Jalyn Puckett jalynpuckett https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992221096 This is a google slides add on that allows students to draw on google slides, answer discussion topics as class, collaborate, etc. and so much more.  This works great for any content area and grade level.]]> 2020-12-06 21:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992221096 Sketchometry by Jalyn Puckett jalynpuckett https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992227662 This tool allows students to construct geometric figures and measure them in a virtual means. This can be used in a variety of ways in a math classroom at any level.]]> 2020-12-06 21:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992227662 EdPuzzle by Jalyn Puckett jalynpuckett https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992233608 This application takes screen recordings to the next level by using a video recording of yourself or videos made by others, and adding questions within the video that students must answer.  It really makes the lesson come to life and keeps kids engaged for any content or grade level.]]> 2020-12-06 21:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992233608 PhET Interactive Simulations by Jalyn Puckett jalynpuckett https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992236706 This resource has several interactive simulations where students can explore both math and science concepts in a discovery based way.]]> 2020-12-06 21:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992236706 PhET Interactive Simulations by Jalyn Puckett jalynpuckett https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992238137 This resource has several interactive simulations where students can explore both math and science concepts in a discovery based way.]]> 2020-12-06 22:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992238137 Cue Think by Jalyn Puckett jalynpuckett https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992238823 Cue Think is a virtual learning platform that allows students to interact with one another and discuss problem solving strategies.]]> 2020-12-06 22:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/992238823 FlipGrid https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993010395 This is a great digital space for students to share, present, and comment together. ]]> 2020-12-07 06:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993010395 Chatterpix mollykukuczka https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993016454 On Chatterpix, students can take pictures of anything and then make it talk. ]]> 2020-12-07 06:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993016454 Monster Math mollykukuczka https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993018682 Practice math fluency while saving a monster friend. ]]> 2020-12-07 06:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993018682 Khan Academy Kids mollykukuczka https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993023559 This is more developmentally appropriate version of Khan Academy for kids under the age of 7. ]]> 2020-12-07 06:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993023559 Zearn mollykukuczka https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993025469 Zearn is a fantastic website to teach common core math and is aligned to the Eureka Mathbooks]]> 2020-12-07 06:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/993025469 PollEv jendavis1 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995971375 The PollEv app provides a different format for students to express their ideas.  It allows the student to anonymously share their ideas and see others’ thoughts at the same time. This is a double-edged sword.  Some students might rely on what others post to sway their thoughts, however for students who might be struggling it would give them a starting point.]]> 2020-12-07 20:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995971375 Plickers jendavis1 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995978450 The plicker app allows instant feedback to students.  It allows you to use multiple-choice questions, students have a plicker card (similar to a QR code) in which they will spin until the correct answer choice of A, B, C, or D is at the top.  The teacher can use an iPad or phone to scan all of the students’ answers at once, then a graph will be populated of the chosen answers and can be displayed to lead a class discussion before revealing the correct answer.

]]> 2020-12-07 20:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995978450 Loom jendavis1 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995981453 Loom is a video recording app that would allow a teacher to transform a lesson to require students to dig deeper.  It would obviously depend on how the assignment was set up.  If the assignment is similar to a presentation students would give in front of the class where they read word for word what is on the slide, then no it would not be considered modification but substitution, however, if the assignment pushed them to truly talk to the camera and give their analysis of a situation, loom would allow a greater level of critical thinking.]]> 2020-12-07 20:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995981453 App.wizer jendavis1 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995984903 App.wizer streamlines interactive worksheets.  Instead of me creating a google classroom assignment with multiple links to take students to video clips, then practice problems, etc all of that can be included in the interactive worksheet on this app which will directly increase student productivity when we remove the barriers of multiple technologies formats.

]]> 2020-12-07 20:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995984903 Merge Explorer jendavis1 https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995987993 Merge mixes virtual reality into the real world.  For history teachers especially, this app would allow them to take their students back in time. The are many free examples that allow students to hold artifacts virtually in their hands. I can only imagine how it would bring history to life.  It would be like ¨Night at the Museum¨ but literally in a student’s hand.  ]]> 2020-12-07 20:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cottagetechnology/Fall2020/wish/995987993