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PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Desmos Google Knowledge Graph
https://www.desmos.com/ https://www.google.com/search/about/

WEB RESOURCE PORTFOLIO Desmos can be used on any computer or tablet, completely free of charge, and
does not even require a download. It seamlessly creates stunning visual
representations and animations, and it allows users to save and share graphs
Google Knowledge Graph is an enhanced way of using the standard search bar.
In essence, Google Knowledge Graph consists of those short, accurate answers
you see when you ask a question in Google search. Rather than dig through
they have created. websites to find the distance to the moon in miles (for instance), Google
Knowledge Graph quickly answers your query and suggests resources for
- streamlines any mathematical procedures. further investigation.
- focus more on learning with less frustration and confusion due to it multiple
teaching methods.
- This could very easily speed up online lessons.
-Can be used by students who cant afford a graphing calculator.
-Instructors can make online tutorials along with interactive class materials.
- Also easily accessible for everyone.
- You can even include voice search for students with disabilities.
Brian George - Anyone can use this engine so the possibilities are endless.

PRESENTATION SOFTWARE ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS

Plotly
https://plot.ly/
Plotly provides a user-friendly platform in which graphs can be created and
shared in a Web-based format. With numerous chart types you can display
pretty much anything you want to showcase your ideas, stats, and much more.
- share findings by embedding them into a web page making it easier to
showcase with colleagues.
- You can also import data from multiple sources making it easy to transition
from device to another.
- A student/instructor can be extremely creative when presenting information.
Prezi
https://prezi.com/
Prezi allows you to make cool interactive presentations and collaborate on
projects in real time. It can also feed updates of your work to your devices.
Prezi has moved away from the traditional notion of slides and gives users new
data-presentation methods that are not only visually appealing, but also
conducive to audience engagement.
-Gives students/educators the opportunity to branch out away from traditional
presentation software and make more interactive and unique presentations.
- Teachers can use this tool to see who is actually viewing there presentations
and can factor that in while grading or to change the presentation itself.
-Multiple styles of template to grab the attention of any audience.
Schoology
https://www.schoology.com/
Schoology is a learning management system to facilitate the creation of class
rosters, curricula, and calendars. It also keeps track of interactions among
students and student assessment results, among other things. Features include
Web hosting; calendar management and the aggregation of personal, course,
school, and district calendars; workload planning; personal messaging; and
large-scale (system-wide) and small-scale (user) management.
- Wonderful tool for overall classroom management.
- Teachers can create objective-aligned assignments from a central location.
- Can adapt to the growing field of technology based learning.
- Even came across learning with a mobile app. This could lead to learning
whenever the student desires.
My Back Pack
http://www.senior-
systems.com/products/advantage/my-backpack/
Offers a way for teachers to communicate directly with parents and students by
connecting administrative software and giving real-time updates on grades,
schedules, attendance and more. My Back Pack web portal is a assortment of
community modules which offers database access and additional functionality
to particular groups related with your school.
- Can keep in close touch with parents to assure that students are all on the same
page.
- Parents can also check in from time to time to see how their child is doing in a
particular class or overall.
- Makes it easily accessible to pay school bills online.
- Alumni can keep in touch to complete any task they desire.

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Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/
A programming language from MIT that teaches basic concepts and invites kids
to turn them into interactive stories, games, music and art. With Scratch, you
can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations and share
your creations with others in the online community.
- This tool helps a student learn to think in different ways to solve a given
problem.
- Teachers can change it up by using this tool to see what students adapt in
more responsive way rather then the traditional lecture type setting.
- There are multiple lessons to make every topic interactive and potentially
much more interesting.
StudyBlue
https://www.studyblue.com/
StudyBlue is a popular online studying platform. It boasts a gigantic library of
user-created flashcards and study guides. This can be used to make flashcards
and also a student can compare their information with thousands of others.
-Educators can post flash cards on this website for students to study with when
prepping for an exam or project.
- This can also be used for students with disabilities, such as voice
communication technology.
- Educators can also post study guides for students to access.
STUDENT GAMES
Starfall
http://www.starfall.com/
Teaches young children to read with phonics via online games and interactive
storybooks. Basically this an online student gaming tool that teaches young
children how to read and few other topics through fun and playful games online.
-Easily accessible to any young student so learning can happen any time and
any where.
-Instead of sending home traditional homework, the teacher can request for the
child to complete certain assignments via starfall and have the parent sign off
when finished.
- Another option is to bring the website to the classroom and each child can
learn at there own pace.
DATABASE TOOLS
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/
Quizlet allows users to create study tools, such quizzes, flashcards, and games
which can then be accessed on computers or mobile devices. It also allows
teachers to create study resources and share them with an entire class.
- Educators can create practice quizzes for students to prep for an exam.
- This also has voice communication.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/
Education World is a complete online resource that teachers, administrators and
school staff can visit each day to find high-quality and in-depth original
content. They update the site daily, offering: news, lesson plans, printables,
worksheets, classroom ready resources, Ed tech tips, reviews, and articles for
professional development.
-Can use as a guide when helping a student find their career path.
- Find current and relevant professional articles on a given topic to use in
lecture or assignment.
- There are a ton of tips on how to keep students interested and keep them on
the right path to success.
CLOUD STORAGE SOFTWARE
Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com
Dropbox creates a special folder on the user's computer, the
contents of which are then synchronized to Dropbox's servers and
to other computers and devices that the user has installed
Dropbox on, keeping the same files up-to-date on all devices.
Dropbox uses a freemium business model, where users are offered
a free account with a set storage size, with paid subscriptions
available that offer more capacity and additional features.
- Upload files for students to access for assignments and lesson
plans.
- This can also be used for businesses to upload large documents
that will not fit into an email.
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Staff Develop
http://staffdevelop.org/
This is another great resource for professional development.It provides articles,
books, workshops, and many resources links. Similar to Education world but
with a focus on adult learning. It is professional articles and books dedicated to
educating adults in their field of choice.
- Basically this is used to keep adults in the know on recent updates and
findings in their field.
- Can be given to educators to update their lesson plans or ideas on how to
change their teaching style.
Google Drive
https://www.google.com/drive/
Google Drive is a great suite of productivity tools that works across different
devices. Google Drive provides 15 GB of free storage. Whether you want to
create stunning presentations, collaborate on a document, make beautiful
drawing or design spreadsheets for your class, Google Drive is the answer.
- Can easily add and share any file that you want that a certain person or group
to access.
- The shared group can be allowed to edit or just view the uploaded file.
- This can be used in an online class, just like this one, for a group of people to
work on a document who have never actually met.
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VIRTUAL TEACHING TOOLS
Skype
https://www.skype.com
This is Voice-over-IP service that allows you make individual and group calls.
It is also an ideal tool to host hangouts and tutorials.
- This can be used to teach in class rooms all over the world from a central
location .
- This was actually used in a Engineering class to teach students attending
UAB.
- This could be used as a interactive teaching tool for multiple class rooms.
LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS
Duolingo
https://www.duolingo.com/
Duolingo is a language-learning app and website that features comprehensive
guides for nine of the most commonly taught languages in the U.S., including
Spanish, French, and German.
- This can be a great additional learning tool for students who are looking for
another teaching approach to multiple languages.
- Teachers can use this tool to give students flashcard approach to learning a
new language as well as a study aid for upcoming exams.
- This is also a great site to learn numerous languages.
- I went through the site for a while and it was extremely easy to navigate and
manage.
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FREEWARE TOOLS
TED Ed Announcify Addpoll
https://ed.ted.com/ www.announcify.com http://www.addpoll.com/
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- Can be used similar to skype but without the interactive capabilities. activity map.
-This is a fantastic tool for students with disabilities.
- Track the usefulness of each presentation with this platform to see if a lecture - This could be used much like our student survey system here at UA.
is actually helping or not being used at all. - As stated in the paragraph above students can just listen while do other
activities. - Find out what students are finding interesting and also what instructional
- methods used were best for each student.
- Students could also take notes or be working on an assignment while listening
to a lecture. - Take given information from surveys to modify your lectures and teaching
approach.
SpanishDict
http://www.spanishdict.com/
SpanishDict is a Spanish translation tool with a built-in community of Spanish
language learners. Interactive tool with numerous applications for learning.
Provides flashcards, Q&A forum, proper sentence structure guides, and much
more.
- This is a very in-depth tool for learning the Spanish language, which is a
growing language here in the US.
- Teachers can use the premade flash cards for students to learn basic Spanish
words .
- Can use the forum to discuss any Spanish topic online.