ISTE VLMA Assignment #3

I was observing a colleague in the World Language Department last week and she was using Popplet to have her students create a travel brochure.

Tagxedo is an oldie but goodie. THis is a wonderful tool for differentiating in my History classroom.

Another oldie but goodie. I would be lost without diigo as it helps me stay organized. I love the extensions for Chrome and Firefox that make it so easy to bookmark with. ALso great for sharing resources with students.

If you aren't using Google Apps with your students you should be! As soon as I receive my student rosters for the year I create folders in Drive for each of my classes and share them with my students. I also use Forms, Sites and Gmail (personally).

A colleague turned me on to this site over the summer and I use it all the time. It's free to join but there are many great lessons for free or for a nominal cost. Most, if not all, of the lessons I've searched have been standards based.

Padlet is another great tool for collaboration among students, especially those that are on ed plans and require differentiation. They love to see their finished "Pad" projected on the board and truly feel as though they've contributed to the finished product.

Just last week one of my students thanked me for using Remind. She said the image I sent along with the text was very helpful to her in studying for a quiz. Parents love Remind too as they feel like they're "in the loop".

I'd never used List.ly prior to this assignment but as I've been going through the process of creating my list for my assignment I find that I love it! I can definitely envision my students collaborating with this awesome tool.

Instagram is another way to reach students with the tools they use. Once they get past the fact that they're "following" their teacher for educational purposes, not personally, students quickly warm up to the idea and like the images I share with them related to our curriculum.

I've only just begun to experiment with Kaizena but I believe it's going to be a very powerful and useful tool for giving feedback to students. I have many learners for who I have to make accommodations and this fits the bill for them and for me.