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T H I E L C O L L E G E E D U C AT I O N : C L A S S O F 2 0 2 4

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Name of Example:
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Information of item including what it is

and how it is beneficial to educators.

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to the right.
One Note

A digital notebook that helps you save and

record information. Through this
application you can record hand-written
notes, typed notes, online research, and
articles you want to read and annotate.
AnswerGarden

AnswerGarden is a new
minimalistic feedback tool. Use it
for real time audience
participation, online
brainstorming and classroom
feedback.
 Grammaropolis

Grammaropolis uses the parts of speech as animated characters

starring in books, songs, videos, and interactive games. It is
designed to address students' varied learning styles.

The parts of speech are personified based on their roles in the

sentence and the characterization provides students with a more
effective way to visualize and internalize the roles of the parts of
speech and to identify how a sentence is put together.
Wise One

Wise One is an AI tool that is all

inclusive. It explores the internet and
receive instant answers to complex
answers. You can ask questions directly
regarding the article, or you can ask
questions directly for the internet.
Newsela

Newsela is an online literacy platform that

provides high-interest articles for students
to read in class. These articles can include
anywhere from current events articles to
urban myths and legends. This is to keep
your students interested and reading what
they are interested in. It gives the article to
students at their reading level. So, multiple
students can read the same article with the
same content just at their personal reading
level.
Quizlet Live

Quizlet Live is a very collaborative and

competitive game that is used to study and
review subject material. It is extremely
versatile and can be utilized for a
magnitude of different subject areas.
Teachers can create their own material for
students to study or look up items. A code
is given to students to login and do the
review game with randomly assigned
teams. First team to get all questions correct
wins.
Desmos

Desmos is a website that offers several

helpful tools for mathematics such as a
graphing calculator, generating 3-D
models, and creating models for real-life
situations. Desmos also allows teachers to
create a classroom for students to save and
view graphs and models as group.
ALEKS Math

ALEKS is a research-based, online learning

program that offers course products
for Math, Chemistry, Statistics, and more.
Rooted in 20 years of research and analytics,
ALEKS is a proven, online learning platform
that helps educators and parents understand
each student's knowledge and learning progress
in depth, and provides the individual support
required for every student to achieve mastery.
Students can test and practice different skills
and the program adapts to their abilities as they
complete the activities.
Vooks

Vooks is an entire library of storybooks

brought to life with beautiful animation,
read-aloud narration, engaging music and
sound, and read-along text. We’re
educational, safe, and ad-free screen time
that inspires a lifelong love of reading!

Educators can use this program to

implement engaging visual and audible
formats to reading.
ABC Mouse

The program offers educational games,

videos, puzzles, printables, and a library
of regular and “read-aloud” children’s
books, covering subjects including
reading and language arts, math, science,
health, social studies, music, and art.

Teachers can use ABC Mouse for direct

instruction or as individual opportunities
for students.
 Scholastic
With Scholastic, teachers can take advantage of
Teacher Resources, Scholastic Teachable
Subscriptions, Classroom Magazines, Book Clubs,
and The Teacher Store. Scholastic provides teachers
with fun ready-to-go lessons, packs, and other time-
saving materials, interactive reading tools, videos,
infographics, and maps. Teachers can instill a love
of reading among their students and earn free books
for their classroom library, all the resources they
need to complete your classroom, such
as decor, storage, collections, and libraries
 National
Geographic

Through immersive experiences, interactive lesson

plans, maps, and other free resources – there are
endless ways to learn with National Geographic.
Connect with a global community of educators
while transforming your teaching practice with
National Geographic’s free online courses for
educators.
Teachers can create and view interactive maps,
explore educational blogs, live experiences and
more.
Engage with National Geographic Explorers and transform
learning experiences through live events, free maps, videos,
interactives, and other resources.
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GoNoodle

• Be a force of joy, health, and self-discovery for

kids and the adults who love them.
• Includes different topics, channels,
activities, skills, and games!
• "High-energy videos and interactive activities
capture students' attention and get them moving in
this fun, cooperative physical activity-based
game." -Teacher Review

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StoryBoard That

• Our mission is to provide simple and clever visual

tools for people of all ages around the world, focusing
on the Four Cs (Critical Thinking, Creativity,
Communication, and Collaboration) in order to help
improve the world's thinking capabilities and
potential.
• “Can’t wait to see what my students create with
@StoryboardThat. Today they began their comics to
tell the story of our road to independence!” -Teacher
Review
GeoGebra

GeoGebra is a website that can be used for

a variety of math purposes. It can be used
as a scientific calculator or to graph in 2-D
and 3-D. It is a great resource for teachers
to use for a visual for students.
Get More Math

Get More Math is a program developed by

a former PA math teacher to keep students
fresh on mathematics topics. The teacher
can assign problems for the student to do
based on what they are working on in
class and give live feedback on students'
answers. It has proven to be successful
across Pennsylvania for Keystone test
scores but can be used anywhere above
Grade 3.
 JSTOR

• JSTOR is a digital library of

academic journals, books, and
primary sources.
• Simple to use and affordable
• Access to high-quality research on
wide range of topics
• Aids students in learning
about research and utilizing
accurate and relevant sources.
Padlet
• Padlet is a digital canvas that
allows users to share content
in the form of photos, images,
videos, and links.
• Allows for collaborative
learning
• Allows for creativity and high
engagement.
Near Pod
• Nearpod is an online presentation tool
that allows the instructor to integrate
activities (such as multiple choice
gamified quizzes, interactive videos,
and 3D models) with content delivery.

• Presentations can be
independent/student-paced or the
teacher can set the pace.

• Great for formative assessments!

Animoto

• Animoto allows users to create a

variety of video types by uploading
photos and videos.

• No training is necessary, and

the editing software is highly
intuitive.

• Videos can be advertisements, self-

introductions, travel stories and many
more!
goosechase

• Goosechase is a website that helps people

make multidimensional scavenger hunts and
missions.
• Teachers can use this resource to have
students explore the area they live in and
research topics being discussed in class,
among other things. Students can earn points
for completing missions, which can be used
for rewards in the classroom.
BrainPop

• BrainPop is a site full of

educational videos on a variety of
topics for students from kindergarten to
12. BrainPop Jr makes videos
for kindergarten to 3rd grade,
and BrainPop makes videos for 4th to
12th.
• Teachers can use this site for
videos to help elaborate on topics being
taught in class. These videos can be
used for anticipatory sets as well as a
classroom aid.
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GoNoodle

• G O N O O D L E H E L P S T E A C H E R S A N D PA R E N T S G E T
KIDS MOVING WITH SHORT INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES. DESK-SIDE MOVEMENT HELPS
KIDS ACHIEVE MORE BY KEEPING THEM
E N G A G E D A N D M O T I VAT E D T H R O U G H O U T T H E
D AY.

• GONOODLE IS DESIGNED WITH K-5 CLASSROOMS

IN MIND.

• GONOODLE MAKES EARNING MINUTES OF

H E A LT H Y A C T I V I T Y A G A M E T H AT Y O U R K I D S

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P L AY T O G E T H E R . M O T I VAT E K I D S T O S TAY
ACTIVE. EACH CLASS CHOOSES A CHAMP -- A
VIRTUAL MASCOT -- WHO GROWS AS THE CLASS
E A R N S T H E P O I N T S N E E D E D T O A D VA N C E T O T H E
N E X T L E V E L . R E WA R D T H E M F O R E N G A G E M E N T
B Y H E L P I N G T H E M G R O W T H E I R C H A M P.

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YouTube
• A VIDEO SHARING SERVICE WHERE USERS
C A N WAT C H , L I K E , S H A R E , C O M M E N T A N D
UPLOAD THEIR OWN VIDEOS. THE VIDEO
SERVICE CAN BE ACCESSED ON PCS,
L A P T O P S , TA B L E T S A N D V I A C E L L P H O N E S .

• T H E C O M B I N AT I O N O F V I S U A L S A N D A U D I O
— ALONG WITH YOUTUBE'S CONTENT
C U LT U R E O F S I M P L E , D I G E S T I B L E
MESSAGING — MAKES YOUTUBE VIDEOS A
G R E AT T O O L F O R E N G A G I N G S T U D E N T S I N
LEARNING.

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• I N FA C T, 9 1 % O F E D U C AT I O N A L
I N S T I T U T I O N S S AY V I D E O I N C R E A S E S
S T U D E N T S AT I S FA C T I O N .

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PBS Kids

• M A K I N G A P O S I T I V E I M PA C T O N T H E L I V E S O F
CHILDREN THROUGH CURRICULUM-BASED
E N T E R TA I N M E N T W I T H P O S I T I V E R O L E M O D E L S
AND CONTENT DESIGNED TO NURTURE A CHILD'S
T O TA L W E L L - B E I N G .

• HELPS PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN

IN EACH OF THE FOUR KEY AREAS OF CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT – COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL
AND PHYSICAL.

• L A R G E R V O C A B U L A R I E S S TA R T I N G AT A G E T W O .

• H I G H E R R E A D I N G S C O R E S I N E L E M E N TA R Y

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THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

• M O R E M O T I VAT I O N I N S C H O O L .

• B E T T E R R E L AT I O N S H I P S W I T H P E E R S .

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Kahoot

• This free platform provides learning

opportunities in engaging ways. With its
competitive multiple choice-based
"Kahoots" people all over the world can
enhance their learning.
• Kahoot! is the all-in-one engagement,
teaching, assessment, and review tool loved
by millions of teachers, students and
administrators.
Class Dojo

• A classroom communication system where

students, parents, and teachers can stay
connected with one another.
• Teachers can use this to benefit their
classrooms by using the feed feature and
allowing parents to see the learning in
action! There is also a calendar feature
where teachers can add important events to
the calendar for students and parents to see.
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"ThingLink" • ThingLink is an interactive

platform that allows students to
by: Mark Permigiani engage in lessons in a diverse
and unique way
• Teachers can create interactive
pictures and video tags that
allow students to retain
information in an entertaining
way
• Allows teachers to display
information in an organized
manner
• ThingLink is a great platform

SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT

for English courses that delve
into various works of literature

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"Parlay" • Helps teachers create diverse

by: Mark Permigiani classroom discussions that appeal to
a wide variety of students
• Contributes to though-provoking
classroom discussions by utilizing
the AI generator to generate unique
ideas
• Incorporates a variety of media into
your lesson plans to promote
student engagement
• Allows teachers to assess students

SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT

in a more efficient and effective
manner

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Blooket
Kyle Gelvin
• Blooket is a fun way for students to play
review games to review lessons.
• This is great way to keep students engaged
and participate in questions that the
teacher generates.
Khan Academy
Kyle Gelvin
• Khan Academy is an American non-
profit educational organization created
in 2006 by Sal Khan. Its goal is creating
a set of online tools that help educate
students. The organization produces
short lessons in the form of videos. Its
website also includes supplementary
practice exercises and materials for
educators
 Seesaw- Juliana Peace
• Interactive website and has an app that parents
can download too.
• You are able to make lessons and it already has lessons
you can use.
• There is a curriculum and standards search where you can
find lessons and activities specifically for your state,
grade, and subject.
• There is a progress monitoring section to see how the
students are doing. Parents can see how their student is
doing and what assignments they have.
• Parents can message the teacher through this too.

• It is easy to keep organized because you can put lessons

and activities into folders and there is a calendar. Parents
and students can see the calendar also.
 Edpuzzle- Juliana Peace
• You can connect your class if they have
classroom, Microsoft teams, moodle, blackboard,
etc.
• Videos for students to watch that have questions
imbedded in the video. You can make your own
content too.
• When answering questions, if the student gets it
wrong and need to rewatch. There is a button
where the students can automatically go back
to watch the video.
• You can edit videos that are already made and
have questions to add your own or get rid of
some questions in the video.
Canva
Isabella McCann

Create documents, brochures,

infographics, flyers,
Facebook/Instagram posts, photo
collage, PowerPoint
presentations, poster, logos, and
resumes.
There are so many creative
designs!
Twee
Isabella McCann

AI tool for teacher to create lesson

plans.
Generate dialogues, stories, letters
or articles on any topic and for any
level.
Quickly create multiple choice
questions, open questions, and
true/false statements.
IXL
• IXL Learning is an online program
where students can gain fluency and
confidence with essential math and
language arts skills through fun and
interactive questions and built-in
support

• Helps students gain confidence and

clearly tracks progress

• Teachers get immediate stats on

students' trouble spots
Flocabulary
• Flocabulary is a learning program for
all grades that uses educational hip-
hop music to engage students and
increase achievement across the
curriculum

• Smart, catchy videos feature diverse

representation and a variety of teacher
and student-friendly activities
Generation Genius
• a K-8 teaching resource that brings
school science standards to life.

• Through fun and educational videos

paired with lesson plans, activities,
quizzes, reading material and more.
Starfall
• Starfall is a children's website that
teaches basic English reading and
writing skills.

• The main demographic is

preschoolers and kindergarteners.

• It teaches children how to read by

using games and phonics.