Web 2.

0 Tools

Tool #1

Name of Tool: ACMI Generator

URL: http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard/

Description of Tool: A website that allows older students to create digital storyboard
scenes with scripts.

How the tool can be used by the teacher: This tool can be used to allow for student-
centered learning when it comes to a story telling lesson. This website can be used
by the teacher in a lesson where students are learning to illustrate and watch their
own stories of their choosing play out.

How tool can be used by student: This tool can be used by a student to effectively
be engaged in the story-telling process while also increasing technology skills. With
the different functions on the website, a student has the ability to explore deeper
themes in a variety of stories and they can understand the context of stories on a
better level as well.

Some advantages of using the tool: An advantage to using this tool is that students
have the opportunity to use this as a creative outlet. Students can choose their pace
of learning and can express themselves through creating a storyboard.

Tool #2

Name of Tool: EduClipper

URL: https://educlipper.net/

Description of Tool: It is a platform that lets teachers and students share, contribute,
and explore a large library of content that is used for educational purposes. It is
basically the Pinterest for education, and it will probably not be blocked by the
school.

How the tool can be used by the teacher: This tool can be used by teachers to
research innovative techniques and tools to use in their classrooms. There are
thousands of pieces of educational content that the teacher can learn from and
share, and the teacher also has the ability to share his or her own educational
content that he or she wants to.
How tool can be used by student: This tool can be used by the student in the same
way it can be used by the teacher. The students have the same ability to locate and
publicly post the best learning sources that they can find.

Some advantages of using the tool: An advantage of this tool is that it gives them
the same power that Pinterest does, but is solely focused on educational
information. Students and teachers can get creative without having to weed through
all of the ideas that are not educational.

Tool #3

Name of Tool: Edmodo

URL: https://www.edmodo.com/

Description of Tool: This tool is used as a platform to create a digital classroom. Its
features include unlimited storage and the ability to create groups, give homework,
and schedule different assignments in class.

How the tool can be used by the teacher: This tool can be used by teachers to assign
homework and groups, schedule things such as quizzes, and manage student
progress in the classroom. Also it allows teachers to keep parents involved in
students learning progress. It has shown to be a very effective tool.

How tool can be used by student: This tool can be used by students to keep up with
the work given to them by the teacher. The teacher creates the online classroom and
the student keeps up with his or her work on the internet at home or at school.

Some advantages of using the tool: An advantage of this tool is that parents have
the opportunity to be involved in their childs learning. For example, the parent can
see the childs progress and what the child has due in the class. This allows them to
keep their child more accountable and ensures a greater probability of success.

Tool #4

Name of Tool: Spelling City

URL: http://www.spellingcity.com/
Description of Tool: This is a tool that helps students practice their spelling skills online.

How the tool can be used by the teacher: This tool can be used by a teacher to help
students practice their spelling skills outside of the classroom. This allows the learning to
be brought to the student in settings beyond the school. The teacher can create spelling
games and vocabulary games too to help the student.

How tool can be used by student: The student can participate in the spelling games and
improve their spelling skills through the activities that can be found on this site.

Some advantages of using the tool: An advantage of this tool is that there is learning to
happen outside of the classroom. Students oversee their progress and which games they
want to play, which is an advantage because student-centered learning is the more
effective approach to learning.

Tool #5

Name of Tool: Noredink

URL: https://www.noredink.com/

Description of Tool: This tool lets students improve their writing and grammar skills.
It provides a way for students to see their mistakes and understand what they can
improve upon.

How the tool can be used by the teacher: The teacher can create practice
assignments through this website along with making color-coded maps to
understand which students are struggling with which areas.

How tool can be used by student: The student uses this to get help in the areas of
writing and grammar that he or she is having the most trouble in. This tool learns the
students weaknesses and uses interactive questions and examples to help the
student correct and learn from his or her mistakes.

Some advantages of using the tool: An advantage of this tool is that it is an

interactive way for students to be engaged in resolving their grammatical and writing
issues. It improves writing skills so the teacher can focus more so on the subject
content of writing assignments instead of spending more time grading technical
errors.
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