Teaching and Learning with Digital Tools by Meybelline Ayala https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m As future educators, many of us know that many districts now require teachers to transition or use digital tools in their classrooms. As new educators or even recurring teachers, I think it's good to have a guide or an idea of where to go with these digital tools. This padlet will offer five Digital tools that you and your students can use to be able to have a smooth transition without any problems. As you go through the padlet you will be able to determine if that certain digital tool is a fit for you and your students by reading what it does and how it works. Let's get started! 😁 en-us 2022-12-09 01:14:30 UTC 2025-10-13 15:31:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f916.png ANIMOTO is a free video maker. This digital tool allows students to make a 30-second video of what they learned in a lesson. Teachers can simply provide a prompt or questions that they want the students to respond to and the students will be able to respond through videos. Teachers won't have to worry about papers not being submitted because the students will be very intrigued with the videos they create. With the use of this tool, you can expect full submission of assignments. meayala1 https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415062974 2022-12-09 01:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415062974 KAHOOT is a very well-known game that you can never go wrong with. KAHOOT is a game-based classroom response system that lets you create quizzes using internet content. The cool part of this game is that all your students will always be happy to do this, this tool has engaging music, and kids always feel like it's a reward and gets them to participate. You can use this game for in-class quizzes, pop quizzes, etc. Another cool fact about this tool is that you can always use games that have always been created by other people and use them in your class, they can be history-based, math-based, reading-based, etc. Anything you want it to be. meayala1 https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415067291 2022-12-09 01:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415067291 POLL EVERYWHERE is a digital tool that lets you create a feedback poll or ask questions and see results in real-time. This tool allows students to respond in various ways which always makes it fun and engaging. A cool fact about these polls is that they are very quick to access. You can be in the middle of a lecture and you want to know where your students are, all you have to do is send the link for them to access it and they respond, the best part is that it's all visible in seconds. This means you will be able to have answers in seconds and be able to address them right there and then. meayala1 https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415096583 2022-12-09 02:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415096583 QUIZLET is a freely accessible tool that many students go to look for answers because it tends to be very informational. However, this tool is not only a good tool for students, but it can also be a good tool for teachers. This tool is a tool that lets you make flashcards, tests, quizzes, and mobile-friendly study games. Do you have a quiz coming up and have a study guide to give out? QUIZLET allows you to create this and the best part is that it's mobile, so students can easily study the study guide in class minutes before the quiz, while they're walking, etc. This tool is also very straightforward and smooth to use. You write a question or term on one side of a flash card and the other side you write the answer. It's just like flash cards but as a digital tool which makes it more neat and clear. meayala1 https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415109044 2022-12-09 02:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415109044 PADLET is such an amazing and fun tool to use. PADLET allows you to design and brainstorm on a blank page, you're able to add any information you want. You pretty much can make anything happen on these pages. You can assign students to create projects in groups or with partners and this blank page will be more than enough. You can add images, posts, mini-posts, links, GIFs, etc. Another cool part is that you as a teacher can create a page with posts and allow access to your student and they can respond to your post, whether they be questions, prompts, etc. Not just that but it is free to use with an account, this padlet will be so much for you and your students, it will certainly allow your imagination as well as theirs to run wild. meayala1 https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415117847 2022-12-09 02:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/meayala1/onawhd5nemh2ua8m/wish/2415117847