Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Check these out! Cool Web 2.0 tools your classmates recommended!

"I think it opens up possibilities because you can talk to anyone even if they are not local to you. I think it would also benefit in group projects to allow the students to collaborate outside of class. - Eva"

"VR has been a great addition to gaming for entertainment, so it definitely has the potential to benefit teachers and students in the classroom. - Josh"

Kahoot   https://kahoot.com/
"Kahoot is a Web 2.0 tool that I might use when teaching. It makes reviewing test materials fun because it is like a game. - Emily F"

Kidblog   https://kidblog.org
"Kidblog seems to be an appropriate and safe alternative to have students create their own blog on a site like Wix or blogger - Princess."

" People can upload their own videos and even collaborate with others in the process. I think that this would be a great tool to use in my classroom, depending on the age. - Michaela."

“It is a very interesting tool to incorporate in the classrooms for teaching any subject to keep students engaged. – Lianna”

Storybird   https://storybird.com/
"I feel that this tool might be helpful when studetns are learning to read at a young age and can even be used as they get older in order to keep them engaged and interested in reading which would make them excited to learn. - Brittiney"

"It's an application that allows its users to create simple comics. I plan on implementing this in the classroom because it would be beneficial for student creativity. - Cevia"

“You can use it to create scheduling polls, which is great when scheduling music rehearsals for lots of musicians with busy schedules! It’s a must in scheduling apps! – Joe”

Google Classroom  https://classroom.google.com/
“It’s an easy way to assign work to students and a platform to help kids study. – David”

“It’s for various subjects and age levels. It makes learning fun and interactive with two characters. – Nina”

“Not only does Grammarly improve the peer review process, but it helps educate students on proper grammar. 10/10 would recommend Grammarly to fellow hopeful English teachers. – Callie”

“This is a website that allows for creation of animations. It is user-friendly and allows for learning engagement. – Marilda”

Cool Math Games  https://www.coolmathgames.com
“I think Cool Math Games would allow my students to learn in a fun way. It also would allow the students to review skills they aren’t as strong in or move ahead to begin learning new skills. – Emily W”

“This is an online storyboard creator app. – Devs”




Monday, February 11, 2019

PBWorks: Best practices and examples


Examples of Educational wikis

Description
URL
Multidisciplinary Project Green World - Ecologyhttp://linguaportuguesa2010.pbworks.com
UPenn's English 15 course
UMich wiki
Parent Handbook
Simple wiki on ancient Rome
Students and New Devices
Princeton Public Library
English for Architecture and Urban Planning 1
Teaching Vocabulary and Grammar Online
Uses of Mind Mapping in Education
School Law
Software Engineering / C Programming / Web CGI
TESOL EVO session: Becoming a Webhead 2007
Teacher Collaboration
Village Elementary Wiki
A Wiki for Teaching Teachers About Wikis
The Studyzone / Web tools
BYU's Technology Education Wiki
Using Wikis in the Classroom
Social Software: Blogs, Wikis & More
CougarPride: High School Wiki (click on Mrs. C)http://cougarpride.pbwiki.com
BC Social Studies: teacher collaboration and resourceshttp://bcsocialstudies.pbwiki.com
CTAP IV Sample Poetry Lesson Wiki for K12http://ctap4poetry.pbwiki.com/