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  • Last updated October 17, 2021 at 10:09 AM by jmclausen
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1. Discover and explore a new digital resource (hardware or software) that you would like to learn more about and use in your classroom. 2. Diagnose what system requirements (operating system, memory used) and other contextual requirements are needed to be able to use this resource in a classroom
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  • Resource Collaboration
    1. Discover and explore a new digital resource (hardware or software) that you would like to learn more about and use in your classroom (3D printing, Scratch coding, Kahoot, Google Drive, etc.).
    2. Diagnose what system requirements and other contextual requirements are needed to be able to use this resource in a classroom (1:1, filters, class size, etc.) 
    3. Submit a link to the hardware or software, and provide a description of the resource and diagnosis of what is needed in order to use it. 

All posted evidence

Nearpod

The tool I chose to explore is Nearpod. I have very minimal experience with it, having only used a template a colleague made once. I wanted to take a deeper dive into it in the hopes that I could use it to its full potential. Nearpod is a way to make lessons more interactive. Lessons can be assigned for a student to work at their own pace or you can have all of the class on the same part of the lesson at the same time. This does require 1:1 devices with internet connection, however there is also an option to just project the lesson onto the screen without the use of student devices. Nearpod offers several different ways for teachers to check understanding as students move through the lesson. Some components teachers can add to their lessons include videos, drag and drop style questions, matching, polls, and even games students can play against each other! I was able to explore the free version, though there are three paid tiers above the free one, each with more capabilities. With the free version, teachers can have up to 40 students join their lesson. I created a lesson where my students had to answer a poll question, watch a video from YouTube, and then answer multiple choice questions about the video.

https://nearpod.com/
mmcdermott About 4 years ago

Wakelet

https://wakelet.com/

I have been exploring Wakelet, an online curation tool that is currently free to use.  It can be viewed in a web browser, or the application can be downloaded on Apple and Android devices. The Apple app uses 52.1 MB of space and requires iOS 11.0 or later.  The Android app uses 25M and requires 5.0 and later. This tool is like using a Pinterest board, but without advertisements, recommendations, or other distracting clickbait.  In order to use the software the user must be 13 years old or older, so elementary aged students cannot curate their own collections.  They can view collections made by a teacher though. Currently, I am using it to curate free professional development resources by topic as I come across them during my coursework.  I could also see this as a way to send out related media to a class using only one link.  A collection could be shared in one post to the class website on Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.  This could help make daily assignments for online learning more organized. 
jkassebaum About 4 years ago

Resource Collaboration

Jamboard is an online rescores where students and anonymously answer questions. This collaboration tool gives students the opportunity to see other people's answers without feeling like their answers might be wrong. I have used this in professional developments, and it is a good way to gauge people's involvement and their understanding. To use Jamboard all you need is a Google account for the teacher and then the students can just get on with a link. Jamboard is free to use. 
cathy345 About 4 years ago

Peardeck

The app I learned about is Peardeck. Peardeck can be used instead of PowerPoint to create a more dynamic and student-based way of learning. Peardeck pairs with the google suite so it would be supported best in a Chromebook classroom. It is student-paced and there are multiple opportunities to check student understandings through inserted questions. The only downside is that it is google based so if a school does not use the Google Suite and they use the Office 365 suite instead. Peardeck is mostly free and but there are features that can be purchased additionally. 
oliviacarlstedt About 4 years ago

Peardeck

https://www.peardeck.com/googleslides

The app I would like to learn more about is called Peardeck.  This is A presentation guide,  and information is needed to use this resource. Peardeck is used to present a topic or instruction to the class. It is an interactive app, which engages your students much more than a regular presentation tool. Students can use this to learn along with each other and with the teacher. The program is free, so no additional funds are needed. 
oliviacarlstedt About 5 years ago

Resource Collaboration

https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
In my classroom, I would like to use this recipe analyzer. I think it is important for the students to know what they're making and how it affects them. Nutrition and Wellness won't be effective if they only learn about nutrition and only learn about wellness but never how to put them together. There are no specific requirements, this can be easily accessed on any computer, tablet, or phone. This is unlike other calculators that require specific systems on desktop computers and are not accessible for most people. 
bjsorensen About 5 years ago

Poll everywhere


I tried to use a poll function in Kahoot, but I couldn't use it because it was a paid program, so a poll everywhere trial felt useful and interesting. This program is software that can receive feedback by voting in real-time. It can also be used when teachers give presentations, and students can give immediate feedback through an app or website. Therefore, immediate feedback can be reflected. To use this software, you have to pay for the purchase after a certain period of time. Students need to be in an environment that can access the Internet and need a device for that. And, it can be used without difficulty in the current class size.
el94 About 5 years ago

Resource Collaboration

I decided to discover Nearpod to use within my lessons. Especially since my class is virtual. The technology is supposed to enhance lessons, and to be more engaging to students. Students can engage with myself and with others while I am teaching a lesson to the class. Students can draw, type, and react to different videos, pictures, and to discussion. It can also begin a discussion point within class. I can also infer what my students understand or don't understand in a live lesson. To be used, it is probably better to be used if you use the paid version due to the space that the Nearpod can hold. You can use this for a whole class, and I was actually able to be a participant with my colleagues. That number was over forty. Students would have to be shared a link in the chat on Zoom, and if it was in person then it could be posted on any platform as a material (Google Classroom for an example.)
kelloyd About 5 years ago

My Diagnoses

Poll Everywhere has grabbed my attention. I discovered it this semester and it seems very interesting. Poll 
Everywhere is a presentation software that allows real time feedback. You can add a poll in the middle of your presentation and through the use of an app or website, the students can answer that poll and gain instant feedback. 

The requirement for this software are that the students need devices that connect to the internet. You will have to make an account to use this software and it appears that you will have to pay once the free trial is over. This can work in any class size.
caleb_case97 About 5 years ago

Resource Reflection

Resource: Pear Deck
Link: https://www.peardeck.com
Description: A tool that allows teachers to create presentations with built in formative assessments.  The presentation is shown on the board, and students answer prompts on their individual devices.  Answers can be viewed by the teacher, and shown anonymously on the board.  This feature can be integrated into Google Slides or be used as an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
Uses: This is a quick easy way to infuse informal assessments into your presentations, and takes the pressure off students to raise their hand or respond verbally.
Requirements:
1 to 1 ratio or technology – all students must have their own laptops, iPads, or similar devices
Internet access
Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint
radegraw About 5 years ago

Nearpod

A resource we are interested in Nearpod! As early childhood teachers, there is a limited amount of resources that we can feasibly use with our students. Nearpod is a resource that many teachers use and works as an extension on Google Slides, which is excellent if your district utilizes the GSuite as ours does. Nearpod is a platform for interactive lessons that can be used on its own or as an extension. With this, teachers have the ability to add in graphics, varying types of assessments, as well as other types of activities. For teachers who need to perform quick, formative assessments on their students this is also an excellent method to do so. We both agreed that this platform would be helpful if we taught a grade that could support it!
As for system requirements, in order to actively participate in the Nearpod, all students would need 1:1 devices. These could be iPads or Chromebooks, the platform is compatible with both. Of course, as an internet based platform wi-fi or internet is required as well. As of right now, Nearpod is free for teachers and students can make an account as well. Overall, we both found that Nearpod would be a great investment even past the surge of remote learning and is worth training teachers on, regardless of grade level!
sczarnecki About 5 years ago

Online software : West Point Bridge Design

https://stem.northeastern.edu/programs/ayp/fieldtrips/activities/wpbd/
West Point Bridge Design is an open-source bridge-builder computer simulation produced by Northeastern University's Center for STEM Education. The program has an interesting animation quality, and introduces forces, loads, materials, and structural design with a variety of realistic real-world tests.

Because this program is open-source and only 40mb of download files, I feel like most computers would be able to download this program and run it efficiently as it is essentially bare minimum. Contextually, students would have to understand each 'piece' that the program would be identifying, i.e., loads, forces, materials, and strength properties of those materials over distances. However, I feel as if students wouldn't need that much of an introduction into the program - it would be very reasonable for them to mess around with it, and try some things out on their own. However, on the other hand, it would be useful for them to know what they were doing before hand so they could get the most out of it, but it's really teacher preference. Do you want the students to find some of these properties out on their own, or do you want to teach them basics beforehand?
navaldez2 About 5 years ago