Assignment 14: Digital Learning Environments-Web Tools by https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn Identify and describe the various categories of tech tools. Explain clearly how each category of tech tools can influence learning for students with disabilities. Explain why it is important to use digital tools as a means for learning. en-us 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC 2019-04-25 03:38:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png Web Tool: Collaborative allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589826 Basically, a virtual bulletin board, Padlet is used for collaborative discussions. Teachers or students start by asking an open-ended question. Students respond with words, images, audio, or video. All responses appear on the original “wall” in real time, and students can comment on one another’s posts.

]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589826 Web Tool: Writing allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589827 The Citation Machine web site is a great tool for students who are turning in written papers.  This web site will help them suggestions to improve your writing style, grammar and sentence structure.  It will also check for unintentional plagiarism and add a bibliography and citations directly to your paper. ]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589827 Web Tool: Graphing allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589828 GoFormative is a completely free web site for students and teachers, GoFormative is an assessment tool that goes beyond multiple-choice answers. Students can respond to questions and assignments by typing, drawing, or submitting images to show their answers. The great thing about GoFormative is that it offers real-time involvement, so teachers know exactly what their students need and can take immediate action. Assignments can be aligned to any standard for easy tracking of student progress.

]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589828 Reference Page allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589829 Animoto. (n.d.). Video creation made easy for schools. Retrieved from animoto.com: https://animoto.com/business/education

Citation Machine. (n.d.). Citation Machine Write Smarter, Cite Accurately. Retrieved from www.citationmachine.net: http://www.citationmachine.net/

Education Matters. (2016, Dec 13). 10 Data Tracking Apps You Can Use In Your Class Tomorrow. Retrieved from http://www.gpb.org: http://www.gpb.org/blogs/education-matters/2016/12/13/10-data-tracking-apps-you-can-use-your-class-tomorrow

Educatorstechnology. (2018, Feb 28). 17 of the Best Surveys and Polls Creation Tools for Teachers and Educators. Retrieved from www.educatorstechnology.com: https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/02/17-of-best-surveys-and-polls-creation.html

Educatorstechnology. (2018, Jan 26). 9 Great Concept Mapping Tools for Teachers and Students. Retrieved from www.educatorstechnology.com: https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/01/9-great-concept-mapping-tools-for.html

kidrex.org. (2019). What is KidRex and how does it work? Retrieved from www.alarms.org: https://www.alarms.org/kidrex/parents/about.html

Lynch, M. (2017, Aug 9). 7 MUST HAVE STUDENT-COLLABORATION APPS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES. Retrieved from www.thetechedvocate.org: https://www.thetechedvocate.org/7-must-student-collaboration-apps-tools-resources/

Staff, T. T. (2016, April 12). 25 Teaching Tools For The Digital Classroom. Retrieved from www.teachthought.com: https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/25-teaching-tools-to-organize-innovate-manage-your-classroom/



]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589829 Web Tool: Presentation allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589830 Make eye-catching school presentation videos with ease. Students can quickly create video newsletters, fundraise and present videos for assignments instead of power point presentations, and students can add technology to the classroom with the video maker for teachers, administrators, and students. Animoto makes it easy to help your whole school communicate better, with video.  The students can post their video on the school website, include it in an email, or share your project on social media to reach students, parents, and the local community.

]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589830 Web Tool: Music allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589831 Music First Classroom website is a great tool for grades K-12.  It provides tools within the website to help the teacher with grades.  The grade books can be shared with parent or administrators.   There is a content library where the teacher can choose from a broad range of courses, units, lessons, and assessments carefully curated by a team of expert music educators.  Audio recorder, where students can record their playing and teachers can record lessons.  There are many options available for the teacher to utilize. 

]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589831 Web Tool: Organizing allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589832 The Engrade all-in-one grade book that offers attendance charts, grade books, calendars, seating charts, behavior tracking, plus more. It also gives teachers access to other lesson content that is local or around the world, the capability to make custom tests aligned with common core standards, and a way to track individual student progress.

]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589832 Web Tool: Mapping allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589833 Idea of mapping is a learning strategy that involves picturing relations between concepts and ideas using graphical illustrations. It is a form of graphic organizer that entails of various circles or boxes each of which contain a concept and are all interlinked through linking phrases. The role of these linking phrases is to recognize the relationship between adjacent thoughts.

]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589833 Web tool: Quiz and Polls allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589834  Google Forms allow students to easily create polls and surveys using a variety of forms and question types. Google forms lets students include multimedia materials into your forms such as images and videos. Students can work together with their team to build a survey or poll together. ‘Responses to your surveys are neatly and automatically collected in Forms, with real time response info and charts. Or, take your data further by viewing it all in Sheets.’]]> 2019-04-24 01:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353589834 Web Tool: Research allen_brezenski https://padlet.com/allen_brezenski/e1de809t9gkn/wish/353982642 KidRex is a great and safe search for students.  KidRex searches highlights student-related web pages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search™ and use Google SafeSearch™ technology.  Google’s SafeSearch™ screens for sites that contain explicit sexual content and deletes them from your child’s search results.  KidRex maintains its own database of inappropriate websites and keywords. KidRex researchers test KidRex daily to ensure that you and your child have the best web experience possible.

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