Transformational Technology by Kim Scasny https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a Made with teaching in mind!! en-us 2020-04-13 16:46:17 UTC 2026-03-17 22:25:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f916.png Technology in the Classroom kscasny https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/1284907162 Use this Padlet to detail information about your chosen web tool or interactive website. Provide the following information.
1.  Name of the app/tool
2. URL/web link
3.  Description of how it can be used in the classroom to provide a) content access, b) sense-making, and/or c) evidence of learning.
4. List some strategies for use in the classroom
5.  Pros and Cons
6.  Cost?]]> 2021-03-08 23:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/1284907162 kscasny https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/1290387606 https://tinyurl.com/9zbf7txe]]> 2021-03-10 00:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/1290387606 Generation Genius cwild1101 https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085050790 2. generationgenius.com
3. Provides step-by-step instructions and lesson plans for k-8 classrooms. Interactive lessons and teacher guides. Provides discussion questions and paper and online quizzes.
4. Use the lesson plans in conjunction with discussion questions and an online quiz for the corresponding lesson. Provide students with a vocabulary guide and reading material in the preparation for the lesson.
5. Pros: too many to list, easy for teachers and students. Cons: Takes all the thinking out of it for teachers to be creative on their own. Gives the students too much access to answers and prevents them from thinking on their own.
6. $60/year for Science only]]> 2022-03-09 00:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085050790 Technology in the Classroom bking181 https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085056611 1. Padlet
2. https://padlet.com/features
3. Padlet can be used to provide evidence of learning. I have used padlet to provide in-class discussions at the end of lessons, and it has really allowed students to demonstrate that they learned the material being taught. 
4. Padlet can be used as either a bell-ringer or a ticket out the door, depending on what you need for an opener or a closer. It can also be used if you are showing a video and you want students to discuss the video after it is over. 
5. Pros: It is extremely easy to use. The students can be anonymous if they don't feel comfortable attaching their names to their posts. 
Cons: No real cons that I can see. 
6. $8 a month for individual plans. School plans vary. You can use Padlet as a free resource.]]> 2022-03-09 00:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085056611 Joseph Lauden https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085059012 1. FlipGrid
2. ditchthattextbook.com
3. Providing differentiation in the classroom - digital version of discussion - no pressure in sharing ideas out loud in the classroom - can comment on peers' discussion posts
4. Debating topics or different interpretations of endings of a novel/passage
5. Students can share their "actual" ideas without fear of being "wrong" or prefacing it with "I think" and be able to express their views
6. Free for teachers!]]> 2022-03-09 00:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085059012 Pear Deck https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085059860 1. The name of my tool is Pear Deck. 
2. https://www.peardeck.com/googleslides
3. Pear Deck is a Google Slides add-on that produces interactive material to add into a Google Slides presentation. Pear Deck can be used to show evidence of learning by incorporating formative assessments into the Google Slides presentation itself. 
4. This can be used in the classroom to check student understanding throughout instruction. For example, you can create custom interactive questions to see whether or not students have retained the information they have been learning. 
5. Pros: Convenient for those who are already familiar with Google Slides, interactive, seems user-friendly 
Cons: Might be tedious to utilize every day
6. Free! :)]]> 2022-03-09 00:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085059860 Nekoda Self https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085062362 1.      American Panarama
2.      https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/
3.      This Application can be used for students to find primary sources based on Maps
4.      At the high school level students can explore documents of the past.
5.      pro- primary source documents and it shows where they are from/ con technology
6.      free?

]]> 2022-03-09 00:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085062362 Other ideas kscasny https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085062569 If you have a web tool or app that you like but it is not listed here leave the name and url in a new post.]]> 2022-03-09 00:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085062569 Other ideas https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085063105 physical primary source documents]]> 2022-03-09 00:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085063105 Tripp Ivie https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085063831
  • Nearpod 
  • https://nearpod.com/
  • Provides: Evidence Learning: This is a presentation program that makes slideshows much more interactive and engaging, and students join in to see the presentation on their own device, and can take part in integrated activities. One of my favorite ways to use it is to make virtual post-it boards to do quick summarizer questions to gauge understanding of concepts mid lesson, and to use polls to lead to discussion about different stances students may take about readings. 
  • A few possibilities are listed above, it also has integrative, interactive class field trips built into it. So, adding in locations from literature or where a writer is from for students to look at while we read or listen to an audiobook would be very helpful. 
  • Pros:
    1. Interactive with students 
    2. Lots of different activities and tools
    3. Google classroom integration 
    4. Can be student paced or teacher led 
  • Cons
    1. Can be overwhelming to learn 
    2. Students will have to take a time or two to get used to getting logged in 
  • Mostly free, has a premium version that people can buy for further tools

    • ]]>     2022-03-09 00:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085063831     ryan https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085065595 1) flippity 
    2) https://flippity.net 
    3) Can be used to create different games and study tools like flash cards. 
    4) We have test come up soon, I might use this website in order to create a few different review games for the class day before in order to review. 
    5) Pros- it has multiple different games to review with students.  Can not really find a con to this. 
    6) free ]]>     2022-03-09 00:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085065595     NewsELA https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085066322 Gracie Wentz
    1. NewsELA
    2. Newsela.com 
    3.  This could work for a Social Studies or English classroom. This tool gives standards-aligned informational content; it takes articles from various news sources and puts them in one place. NewsELA allows teachers to assign anything from news articles to poetry. You can generate tiered reading assignments for students based on their Lexile level. This would be a great tool to use for evidence of learning as students can demonstrate how to effectively analyze an informational text and how to answer writing prompts based on a text. 
    4. This tool can be used in an English classroom as it gives writing prompts for each article, poem, or text they read. It could be used to read up on a current event in a social studies class or major historical events. This site really helps create global citizens.
    5.  Pros: A LOT. Students can stay up to date on current events and become better global citizens. The prompts provide a well-rounded analysis of the article like asking for the purpose which is covered in every grade in an English class. It also has the Lexile level for each article which helps with differentiation. 
    Cons: Not really any I don't think. It is very helpful if you want to incorporate current events.
    6.  I don't think there is a cost; however, you probably need a subscription through your school. 

    ]]>     2022-03-09 00:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085066322     Wesley Postelle - Google Earth https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085067466 Link: https://practicaledtech.com/courses/a-crash-course-in-google-earth-maps-for-social-studies/
    https://serc.carleton.edu/nagtworkshops/teaching_methods/google_earth/how.html
    Google Earth is a great way to show architecture and landscapes of cities and cultures all around the world. This can be a great bell ringer and tool to show the landscape and culture of the country or city that you are talking about that day. Pro, great visionary tool for students. Con, can be tricky to find and work at times, as well needs a crash course to use it. Cost is 30.00 for the crash course. ]]>     2022-03-09 00:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kscasny/y92l6bw63hfaed1a/wish/2085067466