Adaptive or Assistive Technology

Teacher Productivity/Innovative Uses

Junilda Antoniou
Edu 214
04-24-2021

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Product: Bookshare
Intended use: Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can
customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.
Fees: The Individual annual membership fee is $50 for High Income(US is high income), $35 for Upper-Middle Income, and $24 for
Low or Lower-Middle Income countries. There is Free Membership for certain countries. There is Free Membership for certain
countries. Schools and teachers can sign up for a free organizational membership.
K-12 application(s):
Once registered, students with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers have access to a huge library. This
fantastic digital library service provides a powerful sense of independence for students. Teachers can download books for their
students, and then model how to read them using available technology. Students can also have individual memberships that they
use from home for recreational or personal reading.
URL: https://www.bookshare.org/cms/

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Product: Nearpod
Intended Use: Engaging media and formative assessments to make every lesson interactive.
Nearpod helps educators make any lesson interactive whether in the classroom or virtual. The concept is simple. A teacher can
create interactive presentations that can contain Quiz's, Polls, Videos, Collaborate Boards, and more.
Fees: Silver- Free (100MB), Gold- $120/year or $10/month (1GB), $349/year or $29/month (5GB)
K-12 application(s): There are numerous ways that I believe that Nearpod could fit into the curriculum of K - 12. Teachers can use
Virtual Reality, simulations, gamified quizzes to make lessons and formative assessments more interactive. Students can digit ally
use Nearpod to go through a lesson with the teacher at the same time or on their own pace. The teacher can also create a less on
and share it so that only they are the one able to manipulate. The possibilities are really endless. My daughters Primary Aut ism
teacher uses Nearpod for their distance learning lessons and in the classroom. While my daughter is online, the teacher asks a
series of questions related to pictures and or gaming sequences. For my daughter's class, she includes their reinforcements f or
answering the questions, their favorite Youtube Videos of baby animals. It works like a charm. I could imagine teachers being able
to incorporate all sorts of collaborations into their lessons using Nearpod.
URL: https://nearpod.com/

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Product: Quizlet
Intended Use: From flashcards to help you learn francais, to games that make it easy to get a
handle on history, use a variety of tools to conquer any challenge. Study
games/flashcards/strategies that are interactive. Quizlet breaks down topics and subjects, so you
accomplish something new every step of the way.
Fees: Free Account, Quizlet Plus- $3.99/month, Quizlet Teacher- Free for 30 Days, then
$3.99/month or $47.88/annually
K-12 application(s): In my opinion this is an amazing tool for kids of all ages to use for any sort of
studying task or assignment where there are multiple things that are needed to be remembered or
memorized. The fact that flashcards can be created on a topic, or games can be made for topics,
makes this an interesting way for kids to learn various subjects.
URL: https://quizlet.com/

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Product: Book creator
Intended use: Create. Read. Publish. Education is changing. Bring creativity to your classroom with
Book Creator, the one app you need for any subject or grade level.
Fees: Start with a free account for individual users, then choose one of their monthly or annual
subscriptions when you need more books. They offer discounts for volume purchases.
K-12 application(s): This Software brands itself on being able to be the one app you need for any
subject or grade level. From interactive stories to comic adventures this website can do it all.
Students can be very creative and really get involved with their learning. They can create a book
about their science research for science or a book on how to solve specific math problems. The
possibilities are endless.
URL: https://bookcreator.com/

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Product: Wheel of names
Intended use: The intended use could not be found on the website but I think the name explains itself.
Fees: Free
K-12 application(s): I wouldn't say that there is a specific curriculum that could fit this software but I do
believe this program could be useful for many things within the classroom. From assigning class jobs to
calling on Students to answer questions the possibilities are endless.
URL: https://wheelofnames.com/ (Links to an external site.)

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Product Canva
Intended use: Canva is a graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics,
presentations, posters, documents, and other visual content. The app includes templates for users
to use.
Fees: The basic platform is free. Canva Pro ($120/yr) and Canva Enterprise ($30/mo. per person)
offer 30-day trial periods.
K-12 application(s): This website provides templates for teachers to create worksheets for various
subjects (Math, English, Social Studies, etc.). Class schedules can also be created. There are also
many lesson plan templates available. The lesson plans come in date formats (daily, weekly, etc.) or
class subject formats. Students can complete an array of projects and presentations: videos,
posters, brochures, yearbooks, etc. Students can also collaborate and create projects virtually in
real-time. Several user tip sheets are available for both teachers and students.
URL: https://www.canva.com/

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Product: Explain Everything

Intended use: This is a whiteboard for remote teaching. Infinite canvas and recording tools are also included. Teachers
can screencast videos as well as check for students’ understanding. Students can also collaborate virtually. Business
and industry applications are provided as well.
Fees: The basic platform is free to teachers and students. Additional features are provided at $8.99/yr and $24.99/yr.
K-12 application(s): This is a very useful website for virtual learning. However, I think it could be instrumental in in-class
learning too. It could be used in the “flipped classroom” format. Teachers could create lecture videos using the
whiteboard. The students could those presentations at home. Then, during the in-class session, students could focus on
the practical application of those learned concepts. If the teacher is absent, substitutes could show their videos as well.

URL: https://explaineverything.com/

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Product: Epic

Intended use: This platform is a digital library for students, K-6th grades. It allows teachers and parents to select
recommended age-appropriate reading materials. Teachers can also track their students’ progress.

Fees: Free for teachers and parents.

K-12 application(s): This digital library is a must for any elementary school. There is almost an infinite number of books
available. There are also “Read to Me”, and audiobooks. As the narrator reads, each word is slightly enlarged so the
student can identify it. There is also a monthly activity calendar available for download. This would prove useful in
getting parents involved with their children’s reading progress. Easy-to-follow instructions are made available to the
parents.

URL: https://www.getepic.com/

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Product: Kami

Intended use: Kami is the all-in-one tool that transforms any document, PDF, image, or any other learning resource into
an interactive learning environment. Teachers and students can annotate on e-books, publisher-supplied PDFs,
worksheets and more.
Fees: The Basic Plan is free, the Teacher Plan is $99/year, and they also offer Custom Pricing for schools and districts.
K-12 application(s): For teachers it is a great tool to use with pre-created content. They can share a PDF with students
to annotate and collaborate with fellow classmates or use it as a study tool to make notes or teach a lesson. Another
great use for teachers is grading student work because it is fully integrated with Google Classroom, Canvas, and
Schoology as well as several others. Being able to annotate and write on PDFs is a very useful tool because the PDF
format is used extensively not only in schools, but everywhere.

URL: https://www.kamiapp.com/

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Product: Wizer
Intended use: Build beautiful, engaging online worksheets. Add video, audio, images and a variety of question
types, all wrapped in a beautiful, engaging & easy to use app.
Fees: There is a free plan called Wizer Create They also offer a 14-day free trial for the Wizer Boost plan which
is $35.99/Year, or schools can get custom pricing on a group purchase.
K-12 application(s): It can transform old boring worksheets into interactive ones. The teacher can enhance the
learning experience to make worksheets more engaging with images, audio, video, and other interactive features.
They can customize questions to fit their needs. It makes doing a worksheet feel more like playing a game. It is
integrated with Google Classroom as well as other leading Learning Management Systems (LMS). However, I
think one of the best features is the collaboration feature with their community of teachers from across the
globe. You can browse tens of thousands of teacher made worksheets on almost any subject and grade level.
They can be used as they are, as inspiration, or a teacher can build their own.
URL: https://app.wizer.me/

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Product: Loom
Intended Use: Record video messages of your screen, cam, or both. Faster than typing an email or meeting live.
Fees: Starter- Free, Business- $8/month
K-12 application(s): My 5th grade son's teacher used Loom to communicate daily with parents in regards to their
daily schedule. Every day she would record a video of her going over and discussing the class’s digital distance
learning schedule for the day. The same schedule that the students see on their Google Classroom, so that
parents were able to see the schedule and be familiar with the work that they were doing from home everyday
and what they had been responsible for completing each day. I thought this was such a fantastic idea and a great
way to engage the parents on the day of the students. It made it so that we could help keep the kids accountable
without having to hover. I think that this program could also benefit other students through distance or hybrid
learning. Teachers can create videos to share short lessons or projects without having to be live in front of the
camera. The student is still getting to see the screen of what they are to do, but also able to hear instructions at
the same time. Our students have come a long way with technology this year. I believe that even the younger
students would be able to utilize this technology.
URL: https://www.loom.com/

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Product: Flipgrid

Intended use: To create a simple, free, and accessible video discussion experience for learners and families.

Fees: : Free
K-12 application(s): Like stated in the publisher’s intended use Flipgrid is a unique website to help create a video
discussion page. By having easy and accessible software flipgrid provides an open space where all you need to do is
create a conversation starter. Share it with your learning community and then view and share their video responses. This
would be easy to implement into any curriculum for K-12. Flipgrid can also provide the educator with a unique way to have
discussions as well as to see what knowledge their students have learned by following the lessons up with a flipgrid
conversation starter.

URL: https://info.flipgrid.com/

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Product: Dualless Split Screen

Intended use: It splits your browser windows into two by just 2 clicks. Dualless extension allows you to quickly
split/merge browser windows for best experience in internet surfing. Dualless extension is for individuals who don't have
a dual monitor.
Fees: Free
K-12 application(s): Dualess Split Screen can be used to split your screen when you are presenting during a Google
Meet. As many of us know, when we present it takes the whole screen and you no longer can see the rest of the
participants. I personally like and have Dualless added to my extensions so I can ensure my students are engaged and
participating during my presentation.

URL: https://chrome.google.com

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