Communication Tools = remind = This is great. I use it for all my classes. I can text them and they can text me, but it’s all through remind. I don’t have their number and they don’t have mind. They don’t even need a text plan…it can all go through an app. Also, the pre-schedule announcement option is awesome.
Collaborative Tools: = Edmodo = I used this a few years ago. I wanted a one-stop shop for digital writing and collaboration. It served the purposes well enough, but now my district pays for Canvas and that’s perfect for my needs now.
Creation Tools =
https://animoto.com/ = Student voice and choice are big buzz words. What if a student could use this website to represent the development of a particular theme in a text throughout the course of the text? If they can do that effectively with a video, sans traditional essay, don’t they still have the skill of theme development? Yes. Yes they do.
Critical Thinking Tools =
https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx = Perfect for some of my projects that ask students to make arguments in more modern fashions: blogs, videos, etc.
Organizational Tools and Graphic Organizers = google drive = Organization is crucial for students. There. Is. Just. Too. Much. Just like I tell my students how to organize their binders, people need to organize their lives. Drive is just one avenue.
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