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Technology Skills

Education technology has equipped me with the knowledge to navigate a variety of different tools and all of their features. These tools can be classified as collaborative tools, teacher tools, or tools that support interactivity. The tools that are listed below are ones that I am confident using in the classroom to support meaningful learning.

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Note: You can click on any of the tool icons to be directed to their websites

Collaborative Tools

Teacher Tools

Tools for Interactivity

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Fligrid

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Flipgrid is a tool that uses video discussions to support learning. This tool can be used for most grades and subjects, but it could be especially useful for classroom debates. Students could record their opinions to a question, and then their peers can provide text or video comments on the recording. This would encourage active student collaboration in the classroom. This tool could also be used for classroom projects. Each group could re-enact one scene from a specific Shakespeare play. When all the recordings are played in order, the class would have successfully collaborated to retell a Shakespeare play. 

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Storybird

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Storybird is a tool that is designed to support literacy skills and development. This tool is most appropriate for lower elementary and upper elementary students. Students can create comics, poems, picture books, short stories, or long-form stories using this tool. There are several different ways that this tool could be used collaboratively. Students could be challenged to create a cohesive story with their peers. Each person would have to write one paragraph, and the students would have to collaborate with each other to ensure their story makes sense. Students could also do similar activities with poems or comics. 

Google Forms

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Google Forms is a tool that educators can use to conduct formative or summative assessments. Google forms is a great tool for any educator because it is easy to navigate. There are many different ways questions can be designed, so these forms can support higher-level thinking. An educator can use a Google Form at the beginning of class to check their student's understanding before they begin a new topic, or they can use it at the end of the class to see how well the students understood the material. Teachers in virtual classrooms could also design homework questions using Google Forms.

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Microsoft PowerPoint

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Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation tool that is often used by educators when they are conducting lessons. A variety of different templates makes this tool easy to use, and different themes are available to enhance any lesson. Microsoft PowerPoint can be used to create lessons that are intended to be taught in the classroom, or it can also be used to convey digital lessons. Educators can also use this tool to collaborate with each other and simultaneously work on projects or lessons. Interactive worksheets can also be created and embedded into PowerPoints, which helps make learning more exciting!

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Microsoft Word

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Microsoft Word is a tool with many different purposes. Educators can use this tool to design professional and polished worksheets. Manipulating margins, constructing tables, changing the page orientation, and using the ruler can all be changed easily for any worksheet using Microsoft Word. This tool also has many other applications for teachers. They can use it as a notepad to brainstorm ideas for lessons, or they could use it to create letters to send home to parents. There are countless opportunities for this tool in any classroom!

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Edpuzzle

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Edpuzzle is a tool that allows educators to make interactive videos to pair with their lessons. Edpuzzle can be used with students in every grade. Edpuzzle is great for asking students higher-order thinking questions in all different subjects. Frequent questions throughout the video encourage students to stay engaged so that they can answer the questions correctly. Educators can create audio, short-answer, or multiple choice questions for their Edpuzzle. In addition, they can also add voice notes to supplement the material being shown in the videos! 

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Socrative

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Socrative is a tool that is designed to conduct formative or summative assessments through quizzes, quick questions, and exit slips. Students are able to connect to Socrative with their phones, which means that they can interact with Socrative questions throughout their lessons! Socrative is best for upper elementary, junior high, and high school students. Socrative can also be more than just an assessment tool! Quick questions can be used to guide discussions in the classroom, or self-guided assessments can be assigned to students as homework in virtual learning environments. 

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Thinglink

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Thinglink is a tool that works in conjunction with Google Streetview to create 360-degree photographs with information tags. These tags can provide more context about the different visual components found within the photo. Text tags, picture tags, and video tags, and website URLs are a few different types of tags. Would be great for students in any grade. In social studies, students could analyze pre-made Thinglinks for monuments across the world to gain a better appreciation for different cultures and lifestyles. 

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