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My 3rd choice, I think it is a

necessary tool to have as parents
Ability to pick a random volunteer and
feel more comfortable being
place students in random groups. Can
informed on their child’s needs
share prompts a question for students to
Can lose points easily for and progression and can
solve in pairs.
 Class Dojo making noise during a understand easily by using the
Parents have access to join class, see
lesson/quiet time. translating feature. There are
updates, and student work. Information
several tools available to keep
can be translated into different
students engage but point system
languages.
can affect student’s want to
participate.
Gameplay format of teaching students.
Can create your own set of questions and Students can sometimes
My number 1 choice as this
answers or reuse existing games. Ability create inappropriate or
website is engaging and
to add drawings or YouTube videos to different names. Easy to
interactive for students. It is
 Kahoot! questions. lose connection, can
extremely easy to use and
Can download basic reports to save and force you out of question
students have fun
view students answers. Can host live or game causing
simultaneously.
games and student-paced challenges inaccurate results.
available to share through other websites.

 Ability to create flashcards of your own

and view others. Different methods of Last choice because if the
Information can be
reviewing information such as matching, information is incorrect, students
inaccurate as anyone with
 Quizlet typing out answers as they see the are studying the wrong material
an account can include
question, and spelling out what they and it becomes tricky for them
information.
hear. Can create interactive games for to see their actual progress.
students to compete in groups.

My 4th choice as it is definitely

 Ability to backup information. Can add, important as it allows teacher’s
Student’s do not have
download, and share reports with other the ability to manage their
access. Can encounter
 TeacherKit teachers. This includes class summary, classroom and convenience of
difficulty syncing and
student summary, seating chart, and tools needed to learn. However,
accessing information.
gradebook reports. there is some difficulty
accessing everything.

Teachers can organize video meetings,  Requires students to

create assignments/ discussions, include create a Google account
This is my 2nd choice and it is a
group or individual work and ability to to have access to content.
 Google tool that definitely makes virtual
submit grades. Can include YouTube May not always receive
Classroom learning possible and enjoyable
videos and surveys for students to notifications, limited
for students.
access. Parents can receive access to an tools, seems a bit difficult
email summary of their child’s work. to navigate.

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  My 4th choice. Definitely
interactive and fun, while
Includes access to games, videos, There is no tool to help
educational. Characters in games
FunBrain books, and comics for students on keep track of student’s
are familiar, but not a great
math, reading, and literacy. progress.
extent of additional instruction
and help, used more to review.

This would be my 3rd choice.

The quizzes help to ensure
students understand the topic.
Educational while entertaining Although there are
This is great for review of work
videos for all subjects, including several videos, there is
 BrainPop as a whole class in case they did
videos for ELL’s. Quizzes are not always on every
not fully understand the teaching
included at the end of the videos. topic needed.
on its own, but there are not
always videos available for the
appropriate age or topic.
My 1st choice. It is definitely a
Access to different books and ability
convenient way to immediately
to filter to find the most appropriate
find books for your students to
book. Can assign books to the whole
 No issues I encountered use that they are interested in
Scholastic class or to a specific individual.
while on the site. and are age/skill appropriate.
Teacher has access to see books
Able to monitor their reading
assigned, read, average time
and communicate with them if
reading, and more.
needed.
This is my 2nd choice, although
Students have access to step-by-step as a student this was one my
help, online tutors, and activities for Cost is $200 up to 25 favorite websites and it did help
math problems. Can create an avatar students or $10 per motivate me, to others the
 Vmath Live to compete on live games with student. Students are ranking and game can maybe
anyone around the world. Teacher ranked for everyone to discourage them. Cost is not
has access to student’s performance see. convenient., but does offer
reports. available tutors and online step
help.
This would be my last
choice. Students are able to work
Access to educational content  Not all videos may be
on their own pace, but they
through instructional videos and exactly what you are
cannot communicate with
 Khan Academy practice exercises of different searching for. Need time
anyone for extra help. They can
subjects, including math, biology, and consistency to go
review the videos for help, but
chemistry, and physics. through.
it’s not engaging and cannot ask
a tutor to help.