“THE BEST” TECH TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
2014
Lara LuetkehansMay 3, 2014
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Know how to find the tools/apps when you need them Compendia – 80 Alternatives to YouTube Emergent Tools - LRMI
Tools for Selection Crowdsourcing Tools – what’s trending
OER Commons Sophia – find and contribute Course Hero – for students by students
Start Curating, follow others – search, collect, share Scoop IT LiveBinder Pinterest
Establish a selection framework for your school or yourself Kathy Schrock’s Guide – iPads4Learning OER Achieve Rubrics Learninginhand Blog
Evaluative Constructs for Your Consideration
Product Considerations Solves a problem –
instructional, management Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerati
ons Hardware Compatibility
Pedagogical Considerations Match Learning
Objective/Standards Level of Learner Control Generative in Nature Reinvents or revolutionizes
a learning strategy Adaptability/
Customizability Developmentally/Age
Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching
Style Transformative Culturally Responsive Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled
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Tool Categories (not mutually exclusive)
1. Classroom Management
2. Creative Expression/Generative
3. Formative Assessment
4. Classroom Social Network
5. Collaboration Tool
6. Infographic and Data Visualization
7. Concept Mapping
8. Flipped Classroom Support
9. Virtual Worlds for the Classroom
10.Lesson Support
Classroom Management – Behavior
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards
Level of Learner Control
Generative in Nature
Reinvents or revolutionizes a
learning strategy
Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes
Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Features:
Easily adaptable to your classroommanagement philosophy and privacy policy, capture anything Observable, share reports
Creative Expression/Generative
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users 13
+ Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards
Level of Learner Control Generative in Nature Reinvents or revolutionizes a
learning strategy
Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Features:
Novelty designs and illustrative animations
Formative Assessment
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards Level of Learner Control
Generative in Nature Reinvents a learning strategy Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Feature:
Formative assessment on the fly…
Classroom social networks
EdModo
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards Level of Learner Control Generative in Nature Reinvents or revolutionizes a
learning strategy
Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Features:
Safe social networking environment and integration of standards aligned content
Classroom Collaboration Tool
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards
Level of Learner Control Generative in Nature Reinvents a learning strategy Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Feature:
Ease of use, exportability, and bookmarklet tools
Infographics and Data Visualization
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards
Level of Learner Control Generative in Nature Reinvents a learning strategy Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Feature:
Fully integrated tools, sharing
Concept MappingSolves a problem – instructional Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards
Level of Learner Control
Generative in Nature
Reinvents a learning strategy
Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Features:
Easy of use, collaborative, and sharable
Flipped Classroom Support
Solves a problem – instructional Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards
Level of Learner Control
Generative in Nature
Reinvents a learning strategy
Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Feature:
Easy edit and customization of shared videos
Virtual Worlds for the Classroom
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards Level of Learner Control
Generative in Nature
Reinvents or revolutionizes a
learning strategy
Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes
Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Feature:
Will be interesting to watch evolve
Quick and Easy Lesson Support – Flippity.net
Solves a problem – instructional,
management
Navigable Interface Safety/Privacy of Users Cost/Advertising Learning Curve for User Accessibility Considerations
Hardware Compatibility Match Learning Objective/Standards
Level of Learner Control Generative in Nature Reinvents a learning strategy
Adaptability/Customizability Transformative
Culturally Responsive
Sharing Enabled Feedback Enabled
Developmentally/Age Appropriate Leverages Media Attributes Alignment with Teaching Style
Stand Out Feature:
Few minutes to learn, sharable
Wrap up thoughts
My suggestions or framework may not be right for you
Proliferation of tools will continue For every great tool you find, you’ll
toss 15 away Pay it forward when you can – share,
curate, contribute reviews, ratings, evaluations