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NAME :- R.BHAVANI REGNO :- 2022BED903 BATCH :- 2 SUBJECT:-INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TOPIC: SUBJECT SPECIFIC TOOLS

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INTRODUCTION

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USING ICT TOOLS IN CLASS

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KEY TIPS FOR THE CORRECT USE OF ICTs

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ICT RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED IN

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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTANGES OF ICT

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TOOLS 6

DISADVANTANGES OF ICT

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ICT TOOLS FOR DESIGN/MAKING

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ANIMOTO TOOL

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SUMOPOINT TOOL

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FLUX STUDIOS TOOL

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FLIPBOOK TOOL

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ICT TOOL FOR ESL/EFL LEARNERS •

VOXOPOP TOOL

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LEARN ENGLISH KIDS TOOL

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ESL VIDEO TOOL

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JOIN ONE-STOP ENGLISH

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ICT TOOLS FOR LITERACY •

SPIDER SCRIBENET TOOL

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DIIGO TOOL

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KIDBLOG TOOL

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PICLITS TOOL

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STORY BIRD TOOL

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INTRODUCTION ICT tools stand for Information Communication Technology tools. The ICT tools means to digital infrastructures like computers, laptops, printers, scanners, software programs, data projectors, and interactive teaching box

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What is ICT Tools 1.Term is referring to various digital tools, e.g. software, applications that can be used for different purpose. Each ICT tool has it own purpose, e.g. tools for editing images, digital drawing and creating illustration, developing mind maps, etc. They are used in education process as assets for enrichment of the teaching process. Learn more in: Using ICT in the Classroom for Acquiring Digital Competences: Three Case Studies From Croatian Primary Schools. 2.Information Communication Technology tools are digital infrastructures such as; computers, laptops, desktops, data projector, software programs, printers scanners and Interactive teaching box. Learn more in: Exploring Technological Knowledge of Office Data Processing Teachers: Using Factor Analytic Methods 3.A set of technological tools used, for example, to store, manage or communicate information. Learn more in: The Use of ICT in Tourist and Educational Literary Routes: The Role of the Guide 4.The ICT tools are the latest technology or devices and concepts used in Information and Communication Technology among students to students, students to teacher interaction (e.g., flipped classroom, mobile apps, and clickers devices). Learn more in: A Case Study on Improving Learner Engagement by Incorporating ICT Tool Usage and Active Learning Strategies in Engineering Courses

Using ICT tools in class ICT tools are the set of currently developed technologies that allow more efficient communication of information, which have modified the way of accessing knowledge and, in turn, human relations.

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Its acronym stands for Information and Communication Technologies and today it is playing a key role in the development of new educational policies and projects. The use of ICTs with the pandemic ICT has become an essential tool in offering students a comprehensive education at all times, enabling them to develop all their digital skills and abilities, thus enriching the teaching-learning process with dynamic and innovative methodologies. During the pandemic, there were times when it was impossible for us to go to class to work normally, so teleworking and online classes were promoted. It was at that time that ICT tools took on a much more important role in education. Being able to continue working remotely has been essential to maintain the academic level of the students and, within all this chaos, to maintain a bit of normality. The instantaneousness of these tools has made it possible to continue working at the same pace, carrying out virtual classes, uploading deliveries to different educational platforms, and even taking exams from home with quizzes.

Key tips for the correct use of ICTs in class ❖ In order for ICTs to be of real educational use, they must be used properly and they must get the most out of them. To this end, it is essential that they are used as a means and not as an end ❖ . “First you have to think about ‘what’ you want to teach and ‘how’ you want to teach it, and then ‘with which’ medium: the digital whiteboard, the tablet or any other technological medium you consider appropriate,” ❖ explains Javier Arróspide, Technology teacher at SEK El Castillo International School.Likewise, students must understand that it is a learning tool, not a game, so we also work on responsibility and time management. Students must control the time they spend online, whether on the computer,

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tablet, mobile phone or any other similar device. mobile or any other similar device.

ICT resources that can be used in class ❖ In order to be able to implement ICT in the classroom, it is necessary to be trained and to know the tools that new technologies provide us with, as well as to define the needs of the students and the curricular objectives. Only in this way will it be possible to create a flexible learning environment and implement the strategies and tools necessary for them to develop all their capabilities. Some examples of ICT resources are the following: Visual resources such as videos, images or PDF documents that can be used as a further aid for students to understand the syllabus even better. ❖ LMS: these are educational tools designed to facilitate the interaction and organisation of the class group. Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams or Moodle are some of the most important LMS in the education sector. They allow for distance work, homework, assignments, deliveries, etc.

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❖ Platforms for making video calls and maintaining “presence” in class. In this way we can keep in touch with the students, maintain closer contact, etc. ❖ Educational platforms such as Additio allow the management of class work, the creation of different evaluation methods, as well as the evaluation of these and their subsequent sending to the students. In this way we keep in touch with our students and they continue to enjoy the constant monitoring they can have in class, also at home.

What are the advantages of ICT tools? 1. ICT helps pupils to develop new skills and become more creative. ICT stimulates the development of imagination as well as initiative. It is a valuable tool for producing work, both in terms of content and form. 2. It improves pupils’ academic performance as their classroom experience also improves substantially. 3. Motivation and attention levels are increased, contributing to greater effectiveness in the learning process. 4. Increases students’ responsibility and sense of autonomy. 5. Students use the Tablet as a work tool at home, which gives rise to the incorporation of new learning methodologies, online education, inverted classroom, etc… 6. It increases interest. With resources as rich and different as videos, websites, graphics and games, traditional subjects become more interesting. Multimedia contents are a very useful tool to bring the different subjects closer to the students in a complete and entertaining way. 7. Collaborative work is clearly enhanced with the different digital tools. It is easier than ever to create team projects, cooperate and learn from each other.

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8. Close dialogue between students and teachers is encouraged through different channels, in a more spontaneous and less formal way.

Disadvantages of ICT : Destructive and immoral content: I.C.T technology has provided access to damaging information through various websites that host destructive and immoral content. Unemployment: While information technology may have streamlined the business process it has also created job redundancies, downsizing and outsourcing. This means that a lot of lower and middle level jobs have been done away with causing more people to become unemployed. Privacy: though information technology may have made communication quicker, easier and more convenient, it has also bought along privacy issues. From cell phone signal interceptions to email hacking, people are now worried about their once private information becoming public knowledge.

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Lack of job security: Industry experts believe that the internet has made job security a big issue as since technology keeps on changing with each day. This means that one has to be in a constant learning mode, if he or she wishes for their job to be secure. Dominant culture: While information technology may have made the world a global village, it has also contributed to one culture dominating another weaker one. For example it is now argued that US influences how most young teenagers all over the world now act, dress and behave. Languages too have become overshadowed, with English becoming the primary mode of communication for business and everything else.

ICT TOOLS FOR DESIGN / MAKING ANIMOTO TOOL Animoto is a cloud-based video creation service that produces video from photos,

video clips, and music into video slideshows, and customized web-based presentations

Features of animoto Everything you need to create stunning videos

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STOCK LIBRARY Save time and money tracking down stock with our built-in library of millions of photos and videos from Getty Images. PHOTOS AND VIDEO CLIPS Upload your own images and video clips with ease. Then drag and drop right into your project. CREATE ANYWHERE Log in from a Mac or PC using your preferred browser. All your videos will be ready for you in our cloud-based video editor. MUSIC LIBRARY Select a song to add to your video from our library of thousands of licensed tracks.Tools to help you tell your story TIME-SAVING TEMPLATES Get a head start on your video with a customizable template. We build in social media best practices, you make it your own. TEXT AND FONTS Captivate your audience with eye-catching text effects and a selection of over 40 professional fonts. CROPPING AND TRIMMING Trim your footage, crop your photos, and adjust the timing of your media without ever leaving Animoto. STOCK LIBRARY Save time and money tracking down stock with our built-in library of millions of photos and videos from Getty Images.

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MAKE IT YOUR OWN Customize to fit your brand Create videos tailor-made for your needs. Our flexible tools are easy-to-use and put the controls in your hands. LOGO WATERMARK Keep your brand on display by adding your logo as a corner watermark throughout your video. THREE ASPECT RATIOS Reach more people by optimizing your videos by platform. Resize from vertical to square to landscape in just a few clicks. REMOVE ANIMOTO BRANDING The Animoto brand watermark will never appear on videos created with Professional and Professional Plus plans. Keep your brand in the spotlight. SAVED BRANDS Save your colors, logo, and font once, and bring every video on-brand with just one click. FONT UPLOAD Keep your videos 100% on brand with custom font upload. LIFETIME LICENSE Your videos belong to you with a license that doesn’t expire. Download and post the videos you create online anywhere, anytime. COLLABORATE WITH YOUR TEAM Take the stress out of video feedback No more juggling messy email threads and contradictory comments. Invite anyone to add time-stamped comments to your video. Reply and implement feedback right from your video editing workspace.

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TAKE THE NEXT STEP Share your video with the world ON SOCIAL MEDIA Post to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and more with just one click, right from Animoto. ON YOUR WEBSITE Quickly and easily copy and paste the auto-generated embed link right into your website or blog. AT AN EVENT Download your video to your computer or burn a DVD, then share anywhere else you want!

SUMOPOINT TOOL

SUMOPAINT is a free browser-based application with capabilities often found in more expensive image manipulation programs, including tools that subtly smudge, tint, and alter images and filters that blur and create other effects.

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Creative Tools for Curious Minds Draw images, create music, edit videos, enhance photos, develop new apps and build 3D models. Online apps, tutorials and community to inspire you to the next level. ✓ Paint ✓ Tunes ✓ 3D ✓ Code ✓ Photo ✓ Audio 14

✓ Video ✓ Pixel

A POWERFUL SUITE UNLEASHING YOUR CREATIVITY own creativity! Each app in our cloud suite to learn and even easier to teach, because we want everyone to have the opportunity to access their imagination and start creating. A complete suite of creative apps Let your imagination run wild and unleash your creativity! Sumo has the right app for whatever you like to do: painting, making music, 3d modelling, coding apps, or editing photos and video. Web based apps No need to install anything on your device, all you need is an internet connection and you’re set to dive into our creative world! Create and share your work Paint your masterpiece. Write a song. Direct your movie. Build your new home. Share your work with your friends and family or receive feedback from our community!

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Combine content between apps Blend your projects together and combine them between the apps: import the song you composed into your video project. Create images and materials for your 3D model. Infinite possibilities. If you can dream it, you can create it.

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Connect with people from our global community Get feedback and new ideas from the users in our community. Share your work with millions of people all around the world ready to help you refine your techniques and abilities. Learn to create... easily Our creative tools are easy and fun, a total beginner can use them. Best of all, so do all. Our apps are also used by professionals in various different industries.

UNLEASH MORE CREATIVE POWER Enjoy an online image editor, photo editor, audio editor, video editor, music studio, code studio, pixel editor and 3D studio for only $9 / month Flux time studio, A new animation toy/tool has arrived on the internet waves

FLUX STUDIO TOOL

A new animation toy/tool has arrived on the internet waves from London-based, FluxTime Inc. One can now log on to www.fluxtime.com, and create personalized animation clips, which can be sent from within the site’s internal mailing system to

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friends and family, posted in the FluxTime gallery, or entered in one of many of FluxTime’s many contests. London-based.

Using Java technology ❖ This tool can be used by anyone with internet access and a web browser that supports Java 1.3.1 or later. The interface is extremely easy to navigate, so as to make the program easier to use for younger users. This is by no means a powerful animation tool in which you can expect to make broadcast quality animation, as it is geared more towards younger users to the site, giving them an opportunity to experiment with making objects move. ❖ To get started, a user would want to come up with an idea as to what he/she would like to animate. FluxTime offers within one of its menus, different “themes” or backgrounds which you can select from. Then the user can then choose objects or characters from another menu and place it in the background in the position and at the size needed. Objects can be used alone, or combined with others to give the character or object an original look and they can also be modified by selecting points within them, and dragging them to where you would like them to be, thus changing the its shape. ❖ Once the object is finished and the action is planned, the user simply clicks the “record” button, grabs the object with the cursor, and moves it as necessary while the program records every move made automatically. Once the action is finished, the work can be seen instantaneously with the click of the play button. If any adjustments are necessary, it is possible to do so by moving the time slider at the top of the screen to the part of the animation in which the position needs to be adjusted, and dragging the object to its new position. 18

Unfortunately, it appears that it is not possible to adjust the timing, but then, how many children are concerned about the timing of their work, as long as it moves the general direction that they want it to? ❖ If you are a student who might be interested in experimenting in 2D animation, or a teacher who might like to teach your young ones how to animate basic pieces, FluxTime is a great tool for the kiddies to play with and let their creative instincts run free. Pricing of full memberships for individuals or educators can be found on their web site, as well as past pieces animated by other members, which you can view.

FLIPBOOK TOOL A book of drawings which change only gradually through the book, intended to be made to seem animated by flipping pages rapidly Pageflip Flap

PageFlip Flap allows you to transform your doc, pdf, word, movie in an interactive flipbook. It's very easy: upload your file and you will receive an email with the url to your creation. You can share this with your friend, family... by email, on your blog, on facebook or twitter.

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2- Flip Snack

FlipSnack allows you to turn PDF files into amazing interactive books. It’s an ideal tool for teachers and students to collaborate and share their work with parents and colleagues. Easy to embed on any website or blog, these flipbooks make classes and courses look fun and are also easy to download.

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Issuu is a plublishing platform where you cam upload your documents or pdfs and turn them into a nice flipbook.

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This is a tool that you can use to create photo books with turning pages. Upload images from your computer or from web. You can embed your final work into any

webpage.

5- Bookr

This is another cool web tool to use when creating a photobook for your class. If you have images in Flickr then this is the ideal tool for you.

STENCYL TOOL Why use Stencyl in your classroom? A proven drag and drop interface lets you focus on the concepts.

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Coding Without the Syntax Stencyl uses a highly intuitive block-snapping interface inspired by the popular MIT Scratch project, which has proven to be an effective teaching model with children as Young as 6.

Built-ICurriculum Our educator's kit takes the guesswork out of adopting Stencyl in your school by providing instructions on how to deploy the software in your school and lesson plans on how to effectively teach with it.

It'sFun! Every student should have exposure to the basics of computer science, and what better way than to do it through making games? Stencyl brings you a fun and engaging Computer Science curriculum faster and easier than you'd imagine.

ICT tools FOR ESL / EFL LEARNERS

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VOXOPOP

Voxopop is an online message board system that uses voice instead of text. Its forums are called Talkgroups and can be created by anyone, including teachers, to talk about any subject. Talkgroups can be public, private, or invite-only. The site's design is a bit cluttered and contains some advertising; finding the recording tool might take a few tries, but once you've found it, you'll know wheretogo.Anyone can explore and listen to public discussions, but only users who have created an account can contribute. Teachers can choose to make discussions private. When you create an account, you'll also be able to set up email notifications so you'll know when others contribute.

How can l teach with this tool This type of voice-based message board could be a good way to get kids with writing challenges, literacy issues, or learning difficulties to communicate in a different way. Conversations are created verbally, and kids can share feelings, opinions, and ideas without being under pressure to write them all down. Also, Voxopop is an excellent tool for language-learning teachers, both world language and ELL. You could assign students a series of practice conversations within the site, ask them to dictate a text

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for reading-fluency practice, or have them ask and answer each others’ questions in another tongue.

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and Skype, tools like Voxopop don't fill the same void that they used to. You have to record your message, then wait for others to respond. This may not fit for a heated political discussion, but could be just fine for a slow-paced chat or in-depth literary analysis. Plus, the ability to record and play back could also work well for language learners, a speech or class, or any other time a student needs to prepare and perfect a verbal presentation. Most members use Voxopop for language practice and learning, and it seems to work well for this.

LEARN ENGLISH KIDS TOOL

Hello, hello, hello

Welcome to LearnEnglish Kids LearnEnglish Kids is brought to you by the British Council, the world's English teaching experts. We have lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children. For parents, we have articles on supporting children in learning English,

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videos on using English at home and information about English courses for your child.

Listen and watch Learn to sing songs in English and watch fun stories and videos! Learn more

Read and write Read and write about interesting topics! Learn more

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Speak and spell Learn how to say and spell English words with songs and stories. Learn more

Grammar and vocabulary Learn about grammar rules, play word games and watch fun videos. Learn more

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Fun and games Play games and practise your speaking with our fun tongue twisters. Learn more

Print and make Print flashcards, worksheets and colouring pages or make some crafts. Learn more Do you or your child need more help with your English? Learn more

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ESLVIDEO.COM TOOL FREE QUIZ BUILDER FOR ESL TEACHERS. TEACHING MATERIAL Video-based lessons (Google Slides) with interactive activites for online classes

Listening & Speaking Lessons for Low Level Learners Beginning - Low Intermediate

Choral Reading Lessons w/ Interactive Activities Beginning - Low Intermediate

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Conversation Intermediate - High Intermediate

Join onestopenglish today With more than 700,000 registered users in over 100 countries around the world, Onestopenglish is the number one resource site for English language teachers, providing access to thousands of resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards No External Advertising Being part of a leading publishing company, there are no distracting or annoying advertisements on Onestopenglish 2Secure Payment Methods As well as offering the facility to pay for subscriptions online by credit and debit card, there is also the option to pay by PayPal. 3Materials are Standalone and Require no Further Preparation All materials, including those that can be freely accessed, can be transported straight into the classroom. Many are appropriate for use in a group or for one-onone tuition sessions. Once you have located an appropriate resource, there is no need for further planning. Resources are Easy to Find 30

There is a wealth of material, which is clearly marked and divided. whatever situation you are facing, or challenges you are trying to overcome, you are not alone, and that there are ways to resolve problems. It is also useful and interesting for more experienced teachers also. Anecdotes are amusing as well as useful. Chances to be Published On the site there are sections for people wanting to share lesson ideas and also submit proposals to recognised publishers. Social Applications A well used forum allows you to talk with other teachers, gain different perspectives and ideas and generally just bounce ideas around and share funny tales. Although you have to register to use the forum, registration is free. There are thousands of registered users, making a really big community of teachers. There are blogs you can read and competitions you can enter. Cons No Links to Other ESL Sites I could not find links to other ESL websites. Whilst alone this is a great site for teachers, I think it would be useful to share links to other pages to enable teachers to access even more resources and have a wider range of options to choose from. You Must Pay for Many of the Resources Understandably for a site of such calibre, many resources and materials are only available for paying subscribed members. Each section does contain samples, however, which not only provide a taster for what you will get if you subscribe but are also very useful on their own. There are great resources available for free users, it is just a shame that there are so many that you must pay for.

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Registration is Needed to Comment and Access Some Areas Perhaps a minor inconvenience rather than a negative, if you want to use some site features you will need to register first. Registration is free though, and after registering once you will be able to login whenever you want. Not The job search facility does not yield many results. I searched for Thailand, where I currently live, and there was not a single job listed. When I look at other job search sites though, there are plenty. I also performed some arbitrary searches; a simple country search for Saudi Arabia returned only three results, the country Japan returned no results, searching for jobs in Russia produced no results, an open country search under the category of Business English / ESP returned no results and the category Summer School Teacher returned two results. I then tried an open search with no filtering, to find all jobs in any category in any location; there were ten jobs available to view.

MIND 42 TOOL

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How is Mind42 Useful in the Classroom? Classroom integration from Integrated Content Literacy fifth edition Recall Diagramming or Thought Mapping. “A recall diagram is a schematic method for relating associated remembrances. The objective is to encourage students to remember information in the order that works best for each of them. Therefore, there should be no restrictions on form or order of recall. The following example is but one model of a recall diagram. Encourage each student to use it as a blueprint to develop the method that works best for them. One way to construct a diagram or thought map is to turn a piece of paper lengthwise. Draw a slanted line from a point near the bottom left corner diagonally across the page. On this line write any idea or point that comes to mind. This idea will work like a magnet for other ideas.

OTHER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS Two-Color Diagram: Organizational Essay Test: Pre/Post Individual Student Evaluation: Note Taking for Report Writing: Participation in Video Viewing: Small-Group Discussion Facilitator: ELL/Foreign Language Practice: (Wolpow, R., Tonjes, M.,2005, pp.

Art Applications In art there is considerable amount of time that goes into planning for an art project. A digital mind map is a great tool for building ideas. 1.Students could first take an assignment parameters then create their digital mind map. These mind maps would be created as a group where a teacher can access them. 2. This would be a perfect opportunity for formative assessment in the planning stage that can reach a student outside the confines of the classroom. 3.This may also remove the tension that is sometimes created from direct personal constructive criticism. 4.Additionally,

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students could work in small groups where they could effectively provide electronic peer group feedback. BACK Learning Curve It took me about an hour to learn to use the basics of the program. Had a little bit of a hang up on linking images; it is the direct link, not the image url. There are group and collaboration options that should provide the enough control to make this a great tool for an art class. I will have to play around a little bit more to fully understand how these work. The export option was simple and worked great, for printing or attaching.

Learning Goals

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity.

➢ Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. This program will allow me to provide formative assessment to students away from the classroom. -This use of the program will give students a visual mind map to follow their own innovative thinking and inventiveness while creating their artwork.

➢ Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes. -This use of the program is a 100% dead fit for this standard. Students can independently, or in groups reflect upon their conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes. The program provides the opportunity to provide direct feedback as notes that can be object coded to help provide visual reference. 34

➢ Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments. -The export function can provided a printed map of the planning as well as the virtual map that works great for collaboration the can exceed the limitation of simply teacher to student. ➢ Model Digital Age Work and Learning Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. ➢ Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation -As above this is great for collaboration, and this could simply be a way to publish student work visually to support students in their achievement. ➢ Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats ➢ Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning BACK TO MENU

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ICT TOOLS FOR LITERACY SPIDER SCRIBE NET TOOL

Capture, connect and share ideas easily! SpiderScribe is an online mind mapping and brainstorming tool. It lets you organize your ideas by connecting notes, files, calendar events, etc. in freeform maps. You can collaborate and share those maps online! Capture & Connect ideas Capture and organize text notes, files and image, events and locations! Share & Collaborate online You can create private or public maps, collaborate and share with others. Access from anywhere The maps are stored “in the cloud” and can be accessed from anywhere.

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SpiderScribe Business Plan for your team For all visual thinkers out there - now there is an app you can use with your entire team to: •

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Featured maps: “NFL History - Super Bowl Winners” by SpiderScribe

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Looking for a task management solution for your team? •

Manage Projects and Tasks Online

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DIIGO TOOL

SOCIAL MEDIA BOOKMARKING

We are proud to introduce ‘social media bookmarking’, the newest integration into Social media bookmarking from Diigo helps you store, find and organize all your favorite pieces of content from these platforms all in one place; your Diigo library.

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Connect the platform or your choice to your Diigo account, and your ‘likes’ and ‘favorites’ will automatically be sent to your Diigo library. Default tags can be added to saved content from each separate platform, or you can add/edit them manually from your library. From your library, you can also easily add them to Outliners for further organization, or share them to your Groups directly. Diigo for Educators Walk-through Guide!

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Check out this great guide from ‘coolcatteacher’ on how to use Diigo Outliner to boost

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Diigo PDF Annotator has received a major update!

We have made big adjustments to our PDF annotation toolbar. The bar has been simplified and given a more modern, simple look to allow you to focus on the content. Features on the toolbar have also been streamlined to provide just the right amount of functionality for PDF review and sharing. The issue with PDF annotations not showing spaces between words in the annotation menu on certain PDF files has been fixed. Annotations will now show in their intended format. This improvement has been long due, however the complexity and amount of development to resolve this issue was substantial. We think you will be quite pleased with the result of our work.

Best social bookmarking sites for sharing with your Team

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The DSM group shared this informative article on the best platforms for sharing bookmarks with your team.Seems like the only con they gave us is that we are not completely free, however our free plan offers all the functions you need to share resources with your friends and associates.We are also working on a solution for the very goal of sharing online resources with your teams. Organize your research with Diigo Outliner!

Check out this great post by Edtechteacher on how to organize your research with Diigo Outliner!

KIDBLOGS TOOL KIDBLOG IS NOW FANSCHOOL Kidblog pioneered authentic student publishing in a safe, teacher-moderated space.

As Fanschool, we’re taking student ownership to the next level, together.

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Create. What are you a fan of? Members demonstrate their interest in a subject or topic by sharing an article to a safe Space, managed by a moderator, or to a public feed for all to see. Users discover and “fan” people or organizations with common passions. Showcase. Who we become is just as important as what we achieve. Fanschool profiles are a reflection of your students and their continued growth. Students can feature the work that makes them proud and show the world who they’re becoming! Connect. Members will be surrounded by an online community that supports their personal development. They can collaborate with people and organizations to explore a common cause and will be able to visualize their limitless impact as others become a “fan” of their work. Site License for Schools & Districts Provision spaces and portfolios for any teachers and students in your school or district. Feature exemplary student work.

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Key features: Evidence of Effectiveness •

Teachers create publishing spaces to collect and curate student projects.

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Students produce beautiful Profiles of a Learner with their favorite work, showcasing growth over time.

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Admins elevate and celebrate exemplary learning happening around your school.

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Share curriculum through feeds.

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Keep relationships up so students feel connected and in-control, promoting happy

case strengths and competencies with tags.

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MISSION OF PICLITS Every person should have the opportunity to learn to write & read, because every person matters. Literacy empowers people to believe in themselves and be better able to engage productively in their community and life choices. The process of WRITING requires individuals to form thoughts and to think things through, hence it improves learning. Literacy strengthens confidence, resolve, resilience, and thus can elevate ones selfesteem and future. It can easily bring hope and opportunity. “Students who write in class every day become more skillful at expressing what they feel and what they are learning. Students should be writing frequently in all content, primarily so they can write their way to understanding of curricula. Writing is a way of knowing. It is how you discover what you know and is an important tool for reflecting on and then owning learning.” Featured PIC-LITS

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STORY 🐦 TOOL Storybird lets anyone make visual stories in seconds. We curate artwork from illustrators around the world and inspire writers of any age to turn those images into original stories. It's a simple idea that has attracted millions of writers, readers, and artists to our platform. Families and friends, teachers and students, and amateurs and professionals have created more than 30 million stories—making Storybird one of the world's largest storytelling communities.

How it works:

Boost your writing skills Storybird’s writing curriculum offers 700+ lessons, quizzes, and writing prompts created by experienced educators and expert authors.

Explore your creativity Choose from multiple writing formats, from comics to picture books to poetry to longform. Start with a challenge for ready-made inspiration.

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Get inspired 9 million writers in more than 100 countries around the world use Storybird to tell their stories. Read the best writers and get inspired.

Publish your work Ready to share your words with the world? Submit your stories to get expert feedback from teachers, professional editors, and authors.

Become a better writer. Join a global community of writers and readers of all ages. Storybird’s writing curriculum helps students improve writing and literacy skills. Used

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Storybird is a unique language arts tool. We use illustrations to inspire students to write stories , and our standards-based writing curriculum engages students with age-appropriate video tutorials, writing challenges, quizzes, and more. In a learning scenario, “starting with pictures” is powerful: it stirs the emotions while it engages the brain and jumpstarts students into their text, avoiding the blank-page syndrome. And it's effective. Schools have seen as much as 3-grade level jumps in literacy when using Storybird throughout the year.

How it works JUMPSTART CREATIVITY Professional artwork jumpstarts student creativity, quickly drawing them into the writing process and scaffolding their progress. Simple tools keep them on track; feedback keeps them going. SIMPLE CLASS MANAGEMENT Onboard students with email, issue challenges, review assignments, and share work with parents. All in a private class setting.

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WRITING CURRICULUM Storybird’s standards-based writing curriculum is developed by educators and includes hundreds of lessons, writing prompts, quizzes, worksheets, and video tutorials you can use in the classroom. Private classrooms Aligns with common core Join millions of educators and students using Storybird. TEACHERS STORYBIRD “Storybird can be used by all ages, for all different subjects... Students can rewrite a classic... explain a science concept or retell a historical event. You can team students up to collaborate... As you can see, the sky is the limit with Storybird.... just let the creativity happen and their voices be heard.” Shannon Miller “Users can choose artwork from a specific artist and then add text to create a storybook... I’m adding the site to The Best Places Where Students Can Write Online.” Larry Ferlazzo “I think I love Storybird just as much as my students enjoy using it. There are no ads on the site, it’s super user-friendly, and Storybird is very engaging for teachers and students.” Erin Klein I can’t think of a better way to encourage literary exploration, artsy fun and new media skills to inspire a whole new flock of creative storytellers”

An innovative publishing experience for professional artists.

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Storybird is a global publishing platform and community centered around, artinspired storytelling. We accept select applications from professional artists to help build the vast curated artwork library at the heart of our reading and writing experience. BE PART OF A CREATIVE COMMUNITY: Writers—kids, adults, amateurs, and professionals—select artwork which inspires their original picture books, serialized novels, and poetry. A single image can inspire thousands of stories. GET EXPOSURE: Drive awareness of your existing artwork while gaining new fans via engagement and interaction with readers. Or, experiment with new styles and get feedback. Storybird can enhance any stage of your career. KEEP YOUR COPYRIGHT: You retain copyright over your images and characters and can license them in other markets and channels. No strings attached.

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HAVE FUN: Storybird is a positive, family-friendly community, used in homes and schools around the world. We pre-moderate all comments and stories so readers and creators feel supported and safe.

ARTISTS LOVE STORYBIRD

“The thing I love the most about Storybird is being a part of something that, in a very simple and effective way, encourages people to be creative. And it works. I’m constantly amazed by their ability to take my fairly simple and fairly silly illustrations and build complex worlds around them - worlds that I could never have dreamed up. Each writer adds their own brand of drama, mystery, beauty, quirkiness, or hilarity (or sometimes all of the above). I never get bored of reading them. I love it.”

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“Storybird is a very different experience than I’ve had working in a traditional publishing format. Creating the illustrations is more of a collaborative effort between the writer and I. I’ve loved reading a writer’s serialized longform book in its rough, unfinished stage and am excited that my artwork has helped to inspire that writing. I’m excited to see where the story goes over the coming months!”

“I absolutely love Storybird! I feel connected with the creative minds of authors and storytellers - kids and adults. We can influence each other, engage heartto heart, laugh, and inspire each other. As an artist I see that my visual language is understood and transformed into new ideas and stories. Storybird is awesome! An innovative publishing experience for professional writers.

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Storybird is a global publishing platform and community centered around collaborative, art-inspired storytelling. Our creative community of millions of readers, writers, artists, educators, and story-lovers actively supports authors at every stage of their career. WRITE YOUR STORIES: Use our creative tools to select artwork from our vast, curated collection and to inspire original picture books, serialized novels, and poetry for a family-friendly audience. SHARE YOUR STORIES: Get swift feedback while interacting with our global community. Engage with readers and allow their input to influence your stories a little, or a lot. On Storybird, all your publishing and marketing efforts are interwoven; they’re not disconnected activities strewn across your stories will get read and you’ll have more time for the writing you love.

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