Inspiration

Inspiration was by far my favorite program to learn about. This program allows you to make diagrams easily and quickly. There is also a lot of room for creativity and customization. I was able to upload images found on the internet in order to enhance my diagram explaining the life cycle of a butterfly. I will definitely use this program in my future classroom because I enjoyed using it so much myself. It will also be an easy program for students to learn and use throughout the school year.

Storybird

Storybird is a website in which you can create short stories in a visual way. These storybirds can be shared with family and friends. They are a great way to have students incorporate their creativity both in the stories they create as well as the visual aids they use. However, the users are extremely limited in that they can only use the images provided by Storybird rather than using one's one images.

Animoto

Animoto is a website where teachers can put a compilation of photos together and create a creative slideshow. It's a great way to take pictures from a field trip or recent classroom activity and make it into a memorable video to look back on. I found it to be extremely easy to use as well as fun. However, there weren't too many style options.

Google Forms

Google Forms is an extremely helpful program in which students could make tests or polls. This would be a great tool for quizzes. It could also be a way for teachers to see how well their students are understanding the material they're going over. Below is my example of a Google Form.

Classroom

Does our classroom have windows?

•  Yes
•  No

Is our classroom generally hot or cold?

•  Hot
•  Cold

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