Tech Tools Demonstration

➢ WordPress – Gives you everything you need to start your own website today. Free hosting, your own domains, a world class support team and much more. This is NOT a free resource. For personal use, it will cost $48 a year. They offer a package best for “freelancers” will cost $96 a year. wordpress.org CURRICULUM & PEDAGOGY RELATED ➢ Workwall – Make custom activities for your classroom. Quizzes, match ups, word games, and much more. The basic plan is free but limits the number of interactives and the number of resources, printables and players you can create. The standard plan $6 per month. The pro-plan costs $9 per month. ➢ Zoom – online platform to host meetings, webinars, conferences, chat and phone system. There is a FREE version. https://zoom.us/ PEDAGOGY RELATED ➢ Zoom Etiquette – if you are using Zoom for classroom meetings, this is a useful resource for everyone to review before participating in an online meeting or classroom. https://ilcte.org/images/OnlineLearningResources/Zoom_Meeting_Etiquette.pdf PEDAGOGY RELATED VIDEO RELATED RESOURCES 2020 ➢ Adobe Rush – this tool is available for the PC, IOS, and Android. IT gives the user capability to create fantastic videos that have been edited. FREE use of the tool with 3 exports available. Otherwise, it costs $9.99 per month. https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-rush.html VIDEO RELATED ➢ Explain Everything / Explain EDU - Explain Everything and Explain EDU are excellent tools for creating video lessons that can be used for blended learning, to flip your classroom, for introductory lessons, review lessons, or student project collaboration. The interactive whiteboard is especially easy to use in Explain EDU with an iPad, as you can draw on it with the Apple Pencil or your finger. Of course, you can add typed text boxes and import images as well. This is an Apple product. https://sites.google.com/view/toolkitforemergingtechnologyin/blended-learning/explain-everything-explain- edu PEDAGOGY & VIDEO RELATED ➢ Brain Pop – animated educational site for kids – science, social studies, English, math, arts & music, and Technology. https://www.brainpop.com/ VIDEO RELATED ➢ Blogger - - It’s easy and FREE! Create a beautiful blog that fits your style. Choose from a selection of easy-to-use templates – all with flexible layouts and hundreds of background images – or design something new! There are subscription plans available. blogger.com VIDEO RELATED https://wordwall.net/ PEDAGOGY RELATED