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1 | status | Available: use @schools.nyc.gov account | Free version available | Free version available | Available through DOE Teach HUB | Paid by BTHS Alumni | Free version available | chrome add-ons/DOE approved Doctopus | Free version available | Free version available | Free version available | DOE Teach Hub | |||||||||||||
2 | Used for: | CLASSROOM INTERFACE | SLIDE SHOW AND LESSON DELIVERY | SLIDE SHOW AND LESSON DELIVERY | COMMUNICATION AND DISCUSSION | VIDEO LESSON CREATION | ASSESSMENT | ASSESSMENT | SHARE FILES/LINKS | SCREENCAST | SCREENCAST | NOTETAKING TOOL | |||||||||||||
3 | GOOGLE CLASSROOM | PEAR DECK | NEARPOD | FLIPGRID | EDPUZZLE | KAHOOT! | DOCTOPUS AND GOOBRIC | PADLET | SCREENCASTIFY | LOOM | ONE NOTE | ||||||||||||||
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6 | DESCRIPTION | Think of Google Classroom as a "mission control for your classroom". The platform ties together Google's G Suite tools for teachers and students. It also acts as a digital organizer where teachers can keep class materials and share them with students -- all paperless-ly. BOTTOM LINE: Google Classroom is a great way to manage and organize learning, though teachers who need more features may need to look elsewhere. Product Summary Video: Getting Starting With Google Classroom: EdTech Made Easy by Pocketful of Primary | Peardeck turns Google Slides or MS PowerPoint slides into Interactive presentations, offering a variety of ways to engage students and assess their learning. -Suitable for both 1-to-1 and BYOD settings -Students use their devices to follow along with the teacher's slideshow on a classroom screen, or through a paid Premium plan, kids can complete student-paced decks in class or at home. BOTTOM LINE: While it has some limits, the useful presentation features provide terrific options for formative assessment from any device. (from Common Sense Media) Product Summary Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj9Bs-FDaHs | Nearpod transforms Google Slides or MS PowerPoint slides into Interactive presentations, offering a variety of ways to engage students, assess their learning. and promote collaboration. -Appropriate for both 1-to-1 and BYOD settings -Students use their devices to follow along with the teacher's slideshow on a classroom screen, or through a paid Premium plan, kids can complete student-paced decks in class or at home. BOTTOM LINE: This effective tool leverages the capabilities of 1-to-1 environments and offers both teacher- and student-paced learning.(from Common Sense Media) | Pose questions and spark thoughtful video responses with this stellar tool. Most students enjoy making and sharing videos, so this is a great way to ensure that all voices are heard. Enables students with writing disabilities to give more detailed responses. BOTTOM LINE: A simple way for students and teachers to create online discussion, as long as your classroom culture is mature enough to use it wisely. The social media-style capabilities of the app that make it more engaging for students can also be a distraction for some. (Source: Common Sense Media) *Any students under the age of 13 must have a consent form completed by a parent/guardian prior to using this tool Flipgrid Consent Form | Crop, customize, and remix online video content with interactive tool. Add comments, resources and quizzes to existing online videos. BOTTOM LINE: As a flipped classroom or student creation tool, there are lots of opportunities for use, but teachers will need to be creative if they want students to engage. (Common Sense Media) | Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes. Great for engaging students in pre- and formative- assessment activities. BOTTOM LINE: Effortlessly fun quizzing that can lead to productive formative assessment and student reflection if implemented effectively. (Source: commonsense.org) Product summary video: What is Kahoot! by: Kahoot! | These two tools allow teachers to score written assignments submitted through Google Classroom, on a rubric. Students receive a marked, time-stamped rubric. BOTTOM LINE: These tools are wonderful for scoring work digitally on a rubric. It may take a little tinkering to get comfortable with these tools--maybe best for an October/November project. | Padlet allows users to create interactive multimedia bulletin boards that facilitate discussion and collaboration among students BOTTOM LINE: The versatility of Padlet presents students with opportunities to share content and knowledge in ways most comfortable for them. (Source: commonsense.org) | Screencastify is a google extension that allows users to record their screens and create videos. BOTTOM LINE: If you have access to Chrome, Screencastify is an easy instructional tool that lets teachers and students communicate in new and creative ways. (Source: www.commonsense.org) | Program that allows you to create a screencast with the addition of your face (in recorded video) OR not--it can also just be used as a screen recorder. Can be used as a Chrome extension, mobile app, or on a desktop. BOTTOM LINE: This intuitive tool is excellent for recording and responding to screencasts of any length. (Source: Common Sense Media) | Microsoft OneNote is FREE. This note-taking and organization tool works with other familiar Microsoft apps like Word and Excel. With the help of OneNote's Class Notebook feature, teachers are able to view and manage student notebooks, create assignments, and more. BOTTOM LINE: A powerful (and free) tool for thinking and organization that's making smart strides in the education space. (Source: commonsense.org) | |||||||||||||
7 | FEATURES | Streamline class management: The platform integrates with Google’s other tools like Docs, Drive, and Calendar, so there are lots of built-in "shortcuts" for classroom-management tasks. For example, if you post an assignment with a due date, it's automatically added to the class calendar for your students to see. Digital organization: distribute and or collect assignments, course materials, and student work. Post assignments to multiple classes or modify and reuse assignments from year to year. Communication: post feedback about classwork, announcements and reminders about assignments. Built in gradebook: easy to see who has or hasn't completed their work. Check in with students privately, answer their questions, and offer support. Assessment: Always give timely feedback for student work the with the help of email or desktop notifications. Use Google Forms to create and share quizzes that are automatically graded as students turn them in.You spend less time grading, and your students will get instant feedback! | Start with Googles Slides or PPT presentation or start from scratch with Peardeck's editable slides and templates. Slide types include true/false, checks for understanding, summary, diagrams, maps, graphs, and more. Question answer types include: drawing, dragging, text, number, and multiple choice. Teachers can view students' responses to these questions immediately, as well as share the results anonymously on-screen for all students to see. Additional Features available with a Premium account: -Teacher Feedback (beta): leave comments for students next to any type of response (Drawing, Draggable, Text, Number, and Multiple Choice) via the Dashboard. -Adding Audio to Slides (only available in Pear Deck for Google Slides at this time) -Pop-up Activities: low stakes pop quiz, entrance/exit ticket, sharing a question/prompt to facilitate class discussion -Immersive Reader | -Start with a Google Slides or MS PowerPoint presentation you already have, or search Nearpod's 8,500+ standards-aligned, pre-made lessons. Assessment Options: -Open-ended questions -Multiple choice quizzes -Matching pairs -Poll -Draw: students fill out a worksheet or draw/write on an image you have uploaded Additional Options: -Add audio to your slides -Collaborate activities: visual bulletin boards where teacher posts a question and students respond. -Choose between "live participation" or "student-paced" for activities. You can assign Nearpod lessons through Google Classroom. You can also share lessons in a variety of other ways, including with embed codes, direct links, email, texts, etc. You can also share them with other teachers. | -Teachers create ‘Grids’, which are the equivalent of classes. All students need to join is access to a smartphone and a join code from the teacher. -Inside of Flipgrid, teachers post topics (prompts/questions) that students will respond to in a brief video. You can adjust the video length, enable filters and stickers for students to use, and allow students to view responses from their classmates or make it only visible to you, the teacher. -Security features: grids can be password protected, teachers can approve video comments before they are visible to the class, and social sharing options can be disabled | EdPuzzle allows teachers to edit videos from YouTube, Khan Academy, Ted Talks, and Nat Geo. -Take away the parts you don't need and tailor it to your students needs. -Add your voice to narrate parts of the video yourself. -Add multiple choice or short response questions for your students to respond to. -See who has watched the video and who hasn't. | Kahoot has 4 plans: Basic, Pro-$3/mo., Premium-$6/mo. and Premium+ $9/mo. Basic includes: -Class-sized student-paced games -Live games - class-sized games (hosted remotely as well) -Play millions of community made games by subject and grade -Create basic games with ONLY multiple choice quiz questions -Access to half a billion questions in our question bank -Add images as answers for pre-readers and math students -reports -ability to change music Pro: Allows users to access more question types, collaborate with colleagues and use advanced reports. Premium: Allows access to all question types, distance learning tools, and play school-size games. Premium+: In addition to Premium features, users can teach with interactive lessons, import slides from presentations and combine reports (coming soon) (Source: Kahoot! Plans) | -Integrates with Google Classroom -Allows you to easily use a rubric to score submitted work on GC | The "vanilla" Padlet is FREE and includes basic privacy/security features such as teacher moderation of student posts, and the ability to enable the comment or like features for students. Padlet is available on iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Android, and Kindle devices Versatility: -3 different layouts that convey information as a square board, a feed of information, or as an open canvas -Utilize wallpapers as organization tools, from a Venn Diagram, to KWL chart, to a calendar, to a To-Do list -Use as a publishing tool or private notes app, thanks to comprehensive privacy options -Supports minimalists and maximalists alike -From sticky notes to essays, encompasses all types of writing Collaboration: -Invite others to contribute - signup not required -Work with unlimited contributors -Give read-only, writing, moderator, or admin access; revoke at any time -Watch updates appear instantly across devices -Allow others to remake your work to use as a template (Source: https://padlet.com) Padlet Pro is $8/mo. This includes: -unlimited Padlets, folders, domain mapping, file uploads up to 250MB and priority support Padlet Backpack is the more robust version of Padlet that is also offered to schools. It has numerous enhancements to security and privacy, allows for branding and LMS integration (Google Classroom). Plans: School-$1499/yr., Teacher-$99/yr. or $12/mo. See Padlet Backpack for a full list of features. | Screencastify has 2 subscription plans - FREE and Unlimited (paid) Easy Recording: -Capture your tab, whole screen, or webcam only -Embed your webcam anywhere in your recording -Narrate with your microphone -Record offline (no internet required!) Annotation Tools: -Mouse spotlight -Drawing pen tool -Click highlighting Easy Sharing: -Recordings autosave to your Google Drive -Instantly share the Google Drive link -Upload directly to YouTube -Export as an MP4, animated GIF, or MP3 (Source: https://www.screencastify.com) | Loom Pro is free to all verified teachers and students at K-12 schools, universities or educational institutions who are using Loom for classroom work. That includes: -Unlimited videos -Drawing tool -Custom recording dimensions -Calls-to-action (allows you to add buttons, links, and files to videos) Viewers can (if you choose) leave comments and emojis, and have the option (if you choose) of downloading your video. | OneNote organizes information into “Notebooks.” Notebooks have “Sections,” which have individual “Tabs,” which hold “Pages” (and “Subpages”). Note, teachers can organize these primary features as desired. OneNote Classroom will set up a Notebook for each class with 3 default Sections: Collaboration Space, Content Library, and a Section for each individual student. *Students can't view each other's notebooks. Collaboration Space - both teacher and students can view and contribute to this section. Content Library - Only the teacher can add/delete content. Page is 'read-only for students. Student notebooks - Can only be viewed and edited by individual student and teacher (Space for students to submit work and get teacher feedback) Essentially any file can be added to the course Notebook: documents and .PDFs, images, audio, video, spreadsheets, links, etc. You can type directly onto the Notebook’s pages or use a stylus or mouse to 'write' on a page. The ability to write is particularly useful for showing work and scoring math problems. (Source: cft.vanderbilt.edu) The updated Immersive Reader accessibility feature is a particularly welcome addition; it's great that you can adjust reading speed, text size, and other visual features and use OneNote as an e-reader. (Source: commonsense.org) | |||||||||||||
8 | LIMITATIONS | Integration with student information services is still in development; no standards-based grading options. Click below to learn about specific limitations when utilizing Google Classroom. Limitations When Using Google Classroom | Cost: Free and Individual Premium $149.99/year There aren't many options to differentiate since everyone gets the same deck, but there are opportunities for teachable moments. Free - users are limited to basic functions and cannot: -access the Teacher Dashboard -use student paced mode -add draggable and drawing responses -add on-the-fly questions and activities -capture and share student progress with Takeaways -use Immersive Reader -add audio to slides -give individual students feedback during a lesson with Teacher Feedback (source: www.peardeck.com/pricing) | There are 3 different account levels for individual users and a custom option for schools and districts. Silver - FREE, 100MB storage, 40 students/session + Essential features. Visit the Nearpod Pricing Guide for additional account level information Click on the Nearpod Pricing Guide for information on additional account levels and for school or district subscriptions. Essential Features: -Formative assessments: open-ended questions, poll, multiple choice quiz, Draw it, Collaborate Board, Time to Climb, Matching Pairs and fill in the blank -Multimedia: images, video, web content, PhET simulations, VR (virtual reality), 3D objects, Sways and PDFs -Lesson Creation Tools: Google slides/PPT/PDF upload, video upload, Google slides add-on, Slide Editor, On the Fly activities, Live Participation real-time insights, Live Student-Paced lesson reporting and post session reports | Flipgrid is completely FREE and UNLIMITED! -Educator account: no limits on Groups, Topics or video Responses. -No restrictions on how many students/participants can join a topic or group | There are 2 different account levels for individual users and a custom option for schools and districts. Basic - $0/month -Access to more than 5 million videos -Create your own interactive video lessons -Add questions, audio and notes -See detailed analytics on your students' results -Get storage space for 20 videos Pro-Teacher - $11.50/month -Basic Plan -Unlimited storage space for your video lessons -Priority customer support School and District Quotes | Kahoot collects data from the class well. However it falls short with tracking the progress of individual students over time. Kahoot! is currently working on enhancing its reporting options | Teachers need to install Goobric as a Chrome Extension. Doctopus is a Google Classroom "add on." In order to use a rubric, it must match the orientation needed (points horizontally in Row 1, categories vertically in Column A). | -Though teachers can choose to moderate student comments through the FREE account, there is no way to make sure that students are not impersonating each other. If students create their own Padlet accounts using an email address, their names are automatically attached to their posts. -The free account does not offer the content filtering option that is available with Padlet Backpack- | Only works on devices that support Chrome extensions. For complete unlimited access, user needs to purchase 3 licenses (Record-$29/yr., Edit-$29/yr. and Submit-$49/yr. *Prices listed reflect education discount For additional information, go to Screencastify Pricing. | Only works on devices that support Chrome extensions; once recorded, editing options are limited to trimming. The Pro account will still show the Loom logo...which some teachers may not like. Ultimately, this is a screencast tool with the addition of your face. However, seeing YOU may go far in helping students to feel more connected and engage your students through remote learning. | The update time between devices can be uneven, and menus aren't especially intuitive. (Source:commonsense.org) | |||||||||||||
9 | EASE OF USE | Google Classroom is relatively easy to use. The super clean layout makes everything that you need to set up your classroom easy to find and use. -Inviting students is easy with the invite code or via email. -The platform provides users with a designated Google Drive to store classroom content/resources. -Teachers can also create a static GoogleMeet link that they can display in the header of the page to make it easier for students to access live sessions. | VERY user friendly! If you can use Google Slides or MS PowerPoint this will be a breeze for you! Peardeck also offers a lot of free PD. Register for offerings at www.peardeck.com/learn-pear-deck Learning Management System (LMS) Integrations: -Google Classroom: invite your Google Classroom classes directly from the Projector View or the private Dashboard View of any Pear Deck session. Google Classroom Integration Support -Microsoft Teams: With the Pear Deck Add-In for Teams, teachers can start a Pear Deck session directly from within Teams! Just open a new tab, choose Pear Deck, select the lesson from your PowerPoint files, and voilà! Students will get a notification that the Pear Deck session has started and can join the session in Teams. Microsoft Office 365 Teams Integration (source: https://www.peardeck.com/lms) | VERY user friendly. Creating a new lesson is much like creating a slideshow in MS PPT or Google Slides. There are tutorials through their website and when you create a log-in, the site guides you through various ways to generate classroom content. Visit the Nearpod Help Center for details. | Flipgrid is fairly easy to use. Teachers can find support through accessing the Disco Library on the Flipgrid platform. It's great for finding Topics created by their partners and other teachers you can use on your own Grids! Teachers add Topics to their Favs to review and use on their own Grids later. To find your favorite Topics, go to the Disco Library. Within the Featured Disco Playlists, you'll see a yellow button titled My Favs! Select that button and it will filter the list below to show you all of your favorites! (Source: Flipgrid Disco Library) | Edpuzzle is VERY easy to use. The platform provides tons of support on a variety of topics on its Tips and Tricks page | Kahoot! is fairly easy to use. All you need is an email address to create a free account. Once logged in you can create your own Kahoot, or copy a shared game from their community and edit the game to suit your needs. | These programs take a little adjusting-to, especially if you're not used to installing Google Chrome extensions but for teachers who want to score student work by rubric remotely, they are worth the learning curve. | Padlet is super easy to use! -Add posts with one click, copy-paste, or drag and drop -Changes are autosaved -Simple link sharing allows for quick collaboration (Source: padlet.com) | Screencastify is fairly easy to use but it does require practice. This is because you may be scrolling around for a bit before you remember where the annotation tools are and how to best utilize them in your screencasts. Educators are given a ton of support in the form of webinars, courses and ebooks on their Classroom Resources page. | Overall, Loom is fairly intuitive, perhaps because it's functions are somewhat limited. Paired with another online tool, like Kami (a text-annotating tool), teachers can get more mileage out of Loom! | OneNote is not exactly the easiest app to master. However, there is no shortage of tutorial videos that cover a wide variety of topics and common tasks that teachers need to complete. Visit OneNote for Education for support. | |||||||||||||
10 | TUTORIAL | This link is an amazing resource with information about how to use many features of Google Classroom, as well as Google Drive, Slides, Sheets, Docs, etc. Teacher Tutorials This is a link to a Google Classroom tutorial for parents: A Parent's Guide to Google Classroom | Videos: Peardeck Help Videos How to Make Interactive Google Slides with Pear Deck by: New EdTech Classroom Peardeck for Microsoft Quick Tips (Playlist- 10 short videos) | How to Teach Remotely With Nearpod (New EdTech Classroom) How to Join a Lesson Take Notes on Nearpod | Getting Started With Flipgrid - teacher and student tutorial videos for using Flipgrid How to Teach Remotely With Flipgrid By: New EdTech Classroom Student Guide | How to Teach Remotely With Edpuzzle by: New EdTech Classroom How to use Edpuzzle for Students by: Ed Tech Student Guide | Tutorial Video: Kahoot! Teacher Tutorial - How to Create and Assign by:Primary Madness With Mrs. Genna Kahoot! Library - Guides and Resources for Schools Kahoot! Webinars - live and recorded | Doctopus and Goobric: The Ultimate Digital Assessment Tools: Step-by-step tutorial by Shana Ramin (helloteacherlady.com) | How to Teach Remotely With Padlet by: New EdTech Classroom | How to Make Video Tutorials With Screencastify by: New EdTech Classroom | Loom Tutorial (for Teachers) by: Amanda Moody | Microsoft OneNote Detailed Tutorial by: Teacher's Tech | |||||||||||||
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12 | Chrome app approved? Use with schools.nyc.gov login | DOE Approved https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-classroom/mfhehppjhmmnlfbbopchdfldgimhfhfk?hl=en | DOE Approved https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pear-deck/dnloadmamaeibnaadmfdfelflmmnbajd?hl=en | DOE Approved https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nearpod-for-classroom/gcoekeoenehjmndhkdnoomdjeaclkhbe?hl=en | DOE Approved https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flipgrid/nijejdnikeoaldbcboagjlibadkabiae?hl=en-US | DOE Approved https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/edpuzzle/oligonmocnihangdjlloenpndnniikol?hl=en | DOE Approved https://gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/doctopus/979668934766 | DOE Approved https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencastify-screen-vide/mmeijimgabbpbgpdklnllpncmdofkcpn | |||||||||||||||||
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