Creative+Communicator

**Name of Resource:** Screencastify **Link: https://www.screencastify.com/** **Identification:** Website and App 
 * Student: ** Katelyn Johnson
 * Rating: ** I rate this website a 9/10. Screencastify appears to be a great way to create video presentations. It’s free and looks easy to use. I have never used this site before and it does make you create a log in and download it before you can investigate more into it.
 * Description: ** Screencastify is an extension for Google Chrome. This extension allows you to record screen activity for creating tutorials and video presentations. Teachers must add the extension from the Chrome Web Store.
 * Resource Alignment: ** Screencastify aligns with ISTE standards 6a students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication and 6d students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
 * Name: ** Nicole Loomis
 * Name of Resource: ** Instagram
 * Link: Instagram**
 * Type of Resource:** App
 * Rating:** I would rate this app a 10 out of 10. This application is a fantastic communication tool. It allows educators to communicate with one another and grow from each other. It can also be used for communication of students.
 * Description:** Instagram is an application that allows you to create a personal account and post photos/videos for others to see. You have the option to make your account private so only your "followers" can see, or it could be public for everyone to see. Others may comment on your posted media, as well as you commenting on theirs.
 * Standards:** 6d: publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.


 * Name: ** Asma Alwadai


 * 1) Name of Resource: ** Instagram

**2) The link:** https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en


 * 3) Type of Resource: ** Application

**4) Rating:** I would rate this app and website 9/10. I think most instructors, teachers, or professional would like this app because it helps to be creative communicators. It involves millions of different accounts, thus, people can communicate with each other and exchange expertise. The thing that is confused in using it that it is not appropriate for different ages.


 * 5) Brief Description: ** Instagram is an application that is designed to create a private account. Users can post their photos and communicate to each other. It enables users to share their comments. Through the settings, users can control their accounts and allow or prohibit that accounts they do not like to communicate with.


 * 6) Alignment with ISTE: ** In my opinion, **Instagram ** aligns with ISTE standards because it helps adults learners to be creative communicators and use technology efficiently. It enables them to build their own philosophy and improve the personal thinking skills through communicating with others. This app also helps them to be self-directed and. It also contributes to join teachers and professionals with using technology and to be creative communicators. Thus, the communication around the world becomes easier than before and both teachers and learners can benefit from technology via their real life.

Student: T'Iara Smith Resource: Draw and Tell Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id504752087?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8 Rating: 9/10 Description: Draw and Tell give children the opportunity to use their imagination and tell a story through, drawing, coloring, decorating with stickers, and adding audio to their stories. They can choose from 27 crayons, paint brushes, and colored pencils, 32 back grounds, 22 patterns, rainbow and glow in the dark crayons, and over 60 stencils. ISTE Alignment: This aligns with 6b because the students are able to create original works and remix digital resources into new creations.

Student: Karlye Pickelhaupt Resource: Spark Video Link: https://spark.adobe.com/about/video Rating: 10/10 Description: Allows students to create a video to show their learning. They can create learning videos, turn their writing into a video, collaborate and share across a variety of social platforms. Standards: Students can create a variety of visuals, and models. Students can also use it for a variety of platforms.
 * Kate Albert
 * SeeSaw
 * Educational Website and App.
 * Rating: 10/10- allows students and teachers to share information with families daily that is taking place with in the classroom. It is safe because everything is shared by students but most be approved by the teacher before it can be sent on to families.
 * I can use this with in the classroom to share new things a child is doing. I am also able to share how a child's day has gone, Happy, sad or ok. I am also able to share what the child ate for snack and lunch and if they took a nap with out me having to use paper and pencil for all of the children with in the classroom. This app/ web page will save me time!
 * 6a,b,c,d.
 * [[file:webeval.pub (5).pdf]]

Evaluation sheets:

[|Minecraft Educational Edition]
 * Student:** Tammy Sauer
 * Resource:** Minecraft Educational Edition
 * Link:**
 * Rating: 10/10**
 * Description:** An educational version of the hit game of Minecraft.
 * Standards:** It was designed purposely to meet them all.
 * Evaluation: [[file:Minecraft Educational edition.pdf]]**


 * Student name:** Jerry Sloan
 * Name of resource:** [|Buncee]
 * Type of resource:** educational website
 * Rate the resource:** 9. Buncee is fun and easy to use. It allows teachers and their students to communicate in more expressive and engaging ways.
 * Brief description**: Buncee is a website (app also available, but has less features) that allows teachers and their students to produce a wide variety of digital content. Teachers set up their class on the website and can then invite their students to join. Once set up, teachers can create lessons with interactive elements/animations/videos/music/etc. Student can respond by creating their own stories and other assignments with audio/visual elements. Teachers can also use the site to create handouts to print.
 * Alignment:** This resource aligns closely with ITSE standards, including 6b "Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations" (which is the core function of the website). Students can also "communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations" (6c) and "publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences" (6d).

**Resource:** [|padlet.com] 6c: Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations. 6d: Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
 * Megan Saputo**
 * Rating: ** 9/10
 * Description: ** Padlet is a website that is great to use for students to contribute ideas and communicate with peers. Using padlet, the teacher/instructor can post a question or discussion topic on their “wall”, then send the link to their students. When students click on the link, they can use their device (tablet, laptop, cell phone) to post their response. The response then shows up on the smart board. I have used this in my classroom and it is a quick way to get student responses, especially from those who may normally not contribute. Students can also respond to each other’s posts. I did take a point off because it is hard to read all the posts on the screen as students are sending them. The posts start to “jump” or disappear from the screen which makes it hard to discuss or keep up with. That’s the only problem I have encountered so far.
 * Standards: **


 * Student: ** Kristin Clifford
 * ** Name of the Resource: ** [|ChatterPix Kids]
 * ** Identify the resource as an educational website, software program or app ** : Educational App
 * ** Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10: ** I would rate this app a 9 out of 10. The company has many educational apps for children that are free. The only platform is iOS. The app seems easy to use with fun graphics.
 * ** Brief description of the Resource and how it can be used with classroom instruction or training in a work ** **setting. (3 - 5 sentences)** ChatterPix Kids can make anything talk. Take a photo, draw a mouth and use your voice to make the photo talk. 22 stickers, 12 frames and 11 photo filters. It’s a creative way for children to express their knowledge about a topic, tell a story or answer questions.
 * ** How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentences): ** Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital medial appropriate to their goals. ISTE Standards: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d




 * Student:** Alexandria Kranz
 * Name of Resource:** We Video: Video Editor and Maker
 * Type of Resource:** Google App
 * Link:** [|We Video]
 * Rating:** I give this app a 9/10 because it is an excellent movie making app. It is comparable to iMovie, but for chrome and android devices. Unfortunately, after your 30-day free trial it is a bit pricey and you must pay to use it.
 * Description:** This app allows users to create videos with transitions, text, animations, music, and so much more. You can apply themes and edit videos with ease. It also teams up with Google Drive and shares your end product there so it won't be lost. It is also available in 22 different languages so ESL learners can use it with ease. This is a great app, I used it for my middle school novel trailers!
 * Alignment with ISTE:** 6a Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication. 6b Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations. 6c Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations. 6d Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.


 * Student: ** Kevin Jakeway
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">Name of the Resourc **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">e: Easel.ly
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify the Resource: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">Educational Website
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">Link: [|www.easel.ly] **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rating: **I give this particular website a 9.6 out of 10. It is a very good website for students to use in order to creatively communicate their thoughts and ideas.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">Brief Description: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">This website is an online resource that allows students to create their own infographic for just about any subject. Students will need to sign in and there is an option for an upgraded version, but in its basic form, students are able to access dozens of pre-made templates. Students can also create their own infographic from scratch. In using this site, I find it very easy to navigate. It is a great way to assess student learning while allowing them to get creative with how they express their knowledge.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">Resource Alignment: **6a: "Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication" 6c: "Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models, or simulations" 6d: "Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences"




 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Student: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: start;"> Rachel Creed


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Resource: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: start;">Voki


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Link: [|www.voki.com] **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Type: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: start;">Educational Website

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Voki is a fun and engaging learning tool. It gives both students and teachers ways to creatively present information. It’s not only visually customizable, but also has audio options with 25 languages, sound effects, and a variety of male and female voices to choose from.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rating: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: start;"> 10/10


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Description: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Voki is an educational tool that allows users to create their very own talking character. Users create avatars of their choice including customizable historical figures, animals, and cartoons. Users can even create characters that look like themselves. Voki is a way to present information in a unique and engaging way.

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: start;">ITSE Standards: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6a **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">. Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6b **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">. Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6c **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">. Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6d **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">. Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.


 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Student: **<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Nikki Butler
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Name of the Resourc **<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">e: Google Classroom
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app: **<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Google Classroom is a paperless, convenient and creative option for student engagement and communication. It is available in iOS, Android and/or web browser.
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Link: ** []
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rating: **<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">I give Google Classroom a 10 out of 10 rating. It is free and extremely easy to navigate. Google Classroom can be used by students and teachers of all ages and technical development.
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Brief Description: **<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Google Classroom is an innovative, creative platform for students and teachers. It is free with signing up for a Google account. It was released in 2014 and developed by Google, Inc. Google Classroom is a great way to stay organized, give instant feedback, engage student with discussion and collaboration. Teachers and students can also share resources, post to class stream, link directly, view and complete assignments. Teachers can decrease the opportunity for cheating, assign deadline/due dates, create classes, save time with grading assignments, communicate and restrict access all within Google Classroom. It also contains no ads, but will need permissions to use the camera, photo and microphone feature if AV assignments are needed.
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Resource Alignment: **<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Google Classroom aligns with A, B, C and D of the ISTE standard 6 (creative communicator). This platform allows students to communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purpose using the tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to the intended goals.



**Student**: Lauralea Taylor []
 * Name of Resource: **

<span style="color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. 6a,6b,6c and 6d
 * Type of Resource: ** Website for recording for students and educators
 * Rate the Resource: 10/10. **
 * Description: ** Screencast-o-matic is FREE and easy to navigate around on. I was confused at first but it helped me out very easily to post to my youtube page to be able to publish my videos. You can use the webcam, microphone or just video your screen to make the videos. You can also edit, crop, or add any art to your videos to fancy them up. You can publish them to anywhere to the web.
 * ISTE Alignment: **

Becky Wiederhold


 * Name of the Resource: [|Zoom]
 * Identify the resources: educational website/ software program
 * Rate the Resource: I would rate zoom a 9 out of 10. Zoom is a platform designed to allow people to interact and communicate ideas or topics. It is user friendly and has received great peer reviews. I gave it a 9 because it does cost a monthly fee to utilize all of the functions.
 * Brief description of the Resource: Zoom is used in many educational settings as a way to communicate with others working remotely. The platform has functions for eLearning, video webinars, collaboration rooms, instant message chatting, connects to the cloud and has options for screen sharing. There are many ways to utilize this platform but most common is to hold meetings or development sessions in an online learning environment.
 * How does the resource align with instructional strategy: Zoom allows for customized learning rooms and opportunity to share creative content with others. For this reason, Zoom aligns with ISTE Creative Communicator 6a, 6c and 6d.

Student: Samantha Jones Name of Resource: PowToons Type of Resource: Website Link: [|PowToons] Rate the Resource: 10/10 I would give this resource a 10 because it is a creative website that is student-friendly. You can create a classroom under PowToons so all students work can be seen. There a variety of tutorials offered that are very helpful. It is a free website that can be used for project-based assessments or teacher-led lessons. Brief Description: Any users of PowToons can use it for personal or educational use. It is a software that allows you to make animated presentations or animated explainer videos. It is engaging for intermediate school students. Alignment: 6a-6d It is a tool that allows a creative form of communication through animation. Students can use digital resources or tools on the website to communicate complex ideas and new creations. It is easily customized for intended audiences .

Student: Kelly Chase

Name of Resource: Garageband

Type of Resource: app for iPad

Link: []

Rate the Resource (1-10):


 * I would give this resource a 9 because it allows students to be creative and have control over what they are going to present and share with others. They can create songs using instruments of their own choosing and they can create something unique even if they have a basic music knowledge or if they are very advanced. The drawbacks are that is it only available for iPad and it costs $4.99.

Description:


 * The app lets people create their own songs using instruments, pre-recorded loops, and their own voice. They can share their songs from the app with others on youtube and through email. Students at all levels can use this app with ease. Students experiment with sounds and once they have something they like that can record it and add it to their song.

ISTE Standards:

6b: Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

This meets the standard because students can create original songs that demonstrate the musical concepts they have learned. The app also has pre-recorded loops so students can take an existing loop and add to it or change it to make it their own creation.

**Student**: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Kathryn Maust
 * Name of Resource:** Emaze
 * Type of Resource:** Website
 * Rate the Resource: 9/10** Emaze is trying to be what Prezi was first, but it seems to be a little bit more user friendly (which is good). It offers many of the same things - ability to create presentations and search for others' on certain topics, ability to share, etc. - but it also offers more: photo albums, blogs, website design, and ecards. I actually think the wide range of options on the site might be a bad thing for students, depending on their age, which is why I only gave Emaze a 9.
 * Description:** Emaze is a relatively simple tool that allows students to create presentations with a wow factor. The end products look like a mixture between a slide show and a moving picture. Each slide can have video in the background that makes it look more like a professionally done advertisement. This allows students to insert more of their personality into the presentation more than traditional methods. I also think it might be nice to use because many of the Prezi templates have become overused since it's initial popularity. Emaze brings some new ideas to the table for students to explore.
 * ISTE Alignment:** The website aligns with ISTE Standard 6: Creative Communicator. Students can creatively produce their presentations through this site and also may "responsibly repurpose" work from others via the function that allows you to search through the work of others. Complex ideas can be communicated using Emaze due to its ability to use models, video, photos, moving pictures, diagrams, etc. It also gives students an opportunity to make material that is appropriate for whatever audience they have.

**Name of the Resource**: FableVision-Animationish [|FableVision]
 * Name of Student:** Cansis Rigg

Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app: Software Program **Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10:** I would rate this as a 8 out 10 because I have only had one challenge while working with this software, and that was with exporting videos. My students have used the software and really enjoyed being able to create an animation that was entirely their own. Also, this software is not free. **Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting**: FableVision –Animationish is a software program that was created by the children’s book author, Peter Reynolds. There are three levels in Animationish that students progress through as they become comfortable with the software. The first level is Wiggle-ish, where students create a three frame animation, then there is Flipbook-ish where students create an animated flipbook, and the last level is Advanced-ish. In Advanced-ish students can create an animation with more features such as background and foreground. This software can be used to for story telling in the classroom. I have had my students write personal narratives then instead of drawing illustrations they created animations to go with their stories. **How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week:** This software aligns with the strategy this week because it allows students to creatively express themselves using digital tools. They have multiple options in how they want to express themselves depending on their comfort level with the software.

__**Katrina Reeves**__
 * Name of Resource:** Google Slides
 * Type of Resource:** Website and App
 * Link:** Google Slides
 * Rate the Resource:** 9, Google Slides is very user-friendly and also comes with templates that make the product look very appealing and professional.
 * Brief Description:** Google Slides enables users to create inspiring and professional presentations as well as collaborate with others. Users can access their Google Slides presentation from various computers or tablets as it is stored to an online drive. It can be shared with others to edit or just to view.
 * ISTE Alignment:** Google Slides allows students to be creative in designing their creation. They can use a wide variety of digital tools to communicate their desired outcome. They can also collaborate with others and share their ideas over the web.

<span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">6a

<span style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

<span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">6c <span style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Brief description** – Prezi is an interactive presentation tool that includes animations, zooming in and out, and mesmerizing graphics. Users can select from a variety of templates, or they can choose to create their own presentations from scratch. With the free version of Prezi, all presentations are open to the public and can only be accessed while connected to the internet. Prezi allows users to create presentations that are much more professional looking, without the knowledge of how to do so. From personal experience, I used Prezi several times in college, and it really does look more polished than typical slides. However, it takes getting used to (like any new program), as far as editing, and it does take more time than a basic presentation. I think it allows students to see how great presentations //could// look, and it is an opportunity for them to create something that is really high quality.
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Darcy Sheppard __ **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Name of Resource **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Prezi
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Type of Resource **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Website and application
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Link **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Prezi
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rate the Resource - **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">7 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">/10 - While Prezi definitely looks more professional and offers many more features than a typical presentation that students would create in Google Slides or Power Point, the price tag to enjoy all of those professional features is what brings my rating down. If schools want to use Prezi beyond just their free features, then students, parents, or teachers must be willing to pay for it. With cost in mind, the graphics and animations are still several steps above what students would typically be able to create using free websites or apps, which is why it is a fun tool for students and teachers to try.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ISTE Alignment **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - The Prezi app and website aligns with ISTE Standard 6 - Creative Communicator. This could easily be the digital platform that students choose to use in order to meet their desired objectives of their creation or communication (6a). Prezi also allows students to take other media (photos, videos, etc.), and insert it into their presentation (6b). Part 6c of the standard discusses how students should be able to communicate complex ideas using a variety of digital object and Prezi allows students to do just this. From a "Creative Communicator" standpoint, Prezi aligns very well with this ISTE standard and is something that teachers should consider allowing their students to use.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Sherryia Garcia <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Google Slides <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Google Slides 10/10- Google Slides allows students to share ideas, communicate and share information and customize presentations. Google Slides can be used for teachers to communicate with students as well as student communicating with each other. You can also share lessons to certain groups. <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">6d <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app: website, application
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Brief description: Students can customize presentations as well as interact with lessons made by teachers. Presentations can be customized and shared with others. Students can have the autonomy to make construct their own presentations. Google Slides offers a variety of different themes that students can use to present to peers.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Google Slides aligns with Creative Communication because it gives students opportunity to be creative by communicating, publishing and presenting activities with peers. Students can add content that ties in with any subject or audience. Google Slides also gives students the opportunity to collaborate with one another.


 * Josh Balfour**
 * Name of Resource** - Adobe Spark
 * Type of Resource** - Resource for educators, administrators and students
 * Link** - []
 * Rate the Resource - 9/10** - I give this website a 9 out of 10; teachers can model what is means to be a Creative Communicator by creating graphics that serve as attention getters, designing a dynamic page for the class syllabus or as a template for an assignment such as a lab report, or creating a self-directed learning video for students, etc. Adobe Spark provides a free, professional quality creation tool from a company that has a long history of serving as an educational product.
 * Brief description** – Adobe Spark may seem a bit daunting the first time you use it. Once you select the type of project you want to create, you are directed to a template that will guide you in creating the product. You will find prompts to guide your text and dozens of suggested themes. While many promote Adobe Spark as a tool for K-12, the functionality of the different formats should be considered. Posts are really limited to those 13 and above when you consider the social media integration. Creating a Page requires higher literacy skills, which doesn't lend itself to primary age students. Page is ideal as a micro-blogging platform for grades 6-12 and can be used as a project portfolio with elementary students.
 * ISTE Alignment** - This website aligns with the ISTE standard for creative communications; **6b** Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations; I recommend this website, students will appreciate being able to clear the slate and start with an empty canvas that they can personalize. If your school is using the Adobe Suite and students have existing accounts, those can be used, which is a plus. Also, since Adobe Spark is on the cloud, the one login works across all devices and browsers.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif;">Name of Resource ** - Sway <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> **<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif;">Type of Resource ** - Resource to create and share presentations, newsletters, stories <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> **<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif;">Link ** - [] <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> **<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif;">Rate the Resource - 9/10 ** – This was a very easy site to explore. It was introduced to me by a high school girl using it to share a presentation.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Kim DeLong **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> **<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif;">Brief description ** – Starting was quick and adding content very easy. Sway also offers assistance to add research items to your presentation, although we did not explore this option. Great templates are available, and it was easy to share with others. In my area students are using Sway to create and share ideas. It is easy to see why this appeals to students. My experience with presentations has been limited to Power Point, and I doubt teens (or anyone) will find that exciting to use. Sway offers a youthful platform with innovative options.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif;">ISTE Alignment ** - **<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif;">6b ** Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources.


 * __ Kim LeMire __**
 * Name of Resource: ** Padlet
 * Type of Resource: ** Website and App
 * Link: ** [|Padlet]


 * Rating: ** 10 out of 10. I give this website a 10/10 because of what it allows you to do. I like that you can make your Padlet be any style you want. I also like that it is offered as an app for almost any device.


 * Brief Description: ** Padlet is a website and app where you can make a presentation, put links and resources for a research project, collaborate with others, make a portfolio, etc. It can be used from a student or teacher point of view. Padlets can be made private or public. When a Padlet is made, there are different themes to choose from and different templates. To make a presentation, it is best to pick “canvas” so the Padlet can be arranged in any way.


 * Alignment with ISTE: ** Padlet aligns directly with all parts of the ISTE “Creative Communicator” standard of the week. Padlet can be the appropriate tools for the objectives given. It allows students to create original work while communicating ideas clearly. Lastly, Padlet allows students to publish customized content for their intended audience.

Kelly Acre-Piersma **Name of Resource:** Visme.co **Link**:[] Type of Resource: Website for presentations

**Rating:** 10/10 This website has a free option in addition to 3 other paying options. It has an option for business or educators. It has a huge gallery of 40,000 free images you can use to build your slides plus lots of ideas. It is different than PowerPoint which is great for adding in information, but Visme helps build great visuals like graphics and charts. With the free option you get 3 presentations and storage space on their site.

**Brief Description:** Visme is a presentation software the focuses on the visual esthetics. You can choose for types of creations: presentations, infographics, charts and reports and social graphics. There is a step-by-step process that helps you create your own image and it offers hundreds of templates per type of creation. It has a business or education focus so the types of material can be catered to your audience better. There are 4 different pricing options and students, teachers, and non-profits can apply for discounts.

**Alignment with ISTE:** Visme aligns with all four of the ISTE standards for Creative Communicator:

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There are a variety of types of creations students can build using this site. They can use the templates available and view the gallery of other individual's creations. They have the ability to create three presentations/visuals for free. The infographic, social graphic and charts applications are cool ways that students can display their information within their presentation.=====

** Type of Resource: ** download/app
====** Rate the Resource: 10/10 - **I would rate this app a 10 out of 10. Quicktime is a multi-functional app that is downloaded from the internet. It allows you to take pictures of your desktop/computer screen, movie record whatever is in front of the computer's camera, or screen record your computer screen. These files are easily exported to different size files and easily uploaded to youtube for easy sharing. Once on youtube, they can then be embedded into any website. Because of the uploading to youtube and therefore embedding capabilities, using quicktime as a screen recorder is a lot better than some apps, such as screencast.com. Quicktime is also super user friendly, with basic menus that make it easy to navigate.==== ====** Description: **Quicktime allows the user to take pictures using the computer's camera, screen record, or record video, also using the computers camera. Students can choose whatever function meets their needs. Quicktime videos can be used in conjunction with other movie makers, such as imovie, to provide even more options for sharing and communicating what needs to said/presented.==== ====** ISTE Alignment: ** This app aligns with ISTE standards 6: Creative Communicator, since it has 3 different functions built in and is capable of being used in conjunction with many other media websites and apps. ==== <span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">6a - Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication. - Do they need to demonstrate how to do something by screen recording or do they need to record their speech? Both can be done using quicktime. <span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">6b - Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations. - Students create original work using Quicktime. <span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">6c - Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations. - Students are using their voices to communicate and narrate their videos which allows them to convey their ideas and content. <span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">6d - Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences. - Students would need to upload their videos to youtube and s=submit as a project via uploading the link in a document for the teacher to click on and view.

**__Name: Tiaria Meadows__** **Resources Name:** SnapChat **Link:** [|SnapChat] **Resources Type:** Social media website/App


 * **Rate:** My rating for this App is a 9/10. I believe it’s great for communication and has ton of opportunities for creativity. Although I will take the average person a few tries to discover all that it has to offer it is fun and convenient. Its great for creating drawing and artistic photos and sharing them with others.
 * **Description:** Snapchat is allows you to communicate with friends more easily. This App allows you to picture message and even group chat with friends. You can create “stories” on snapchat that will save and play all your videos to your friends. SnapChat even allows you to video chat live with friends just like FaceTime or Skype. This app gets really creative because it evens gives you the opportunity to draw and write messages on pictures that you are uploading. In addition to that they have a very interesting set of filters that you can take pictures and videos with and get really creative. These filters can change the shape of faces, give you bunny ears, it has fast and slow video features, and often are themed to your geographic location and near nation holiday.
 * **ISTE Alignment:** 1d aligns well with this App. Snapchat displays a multimedia platform that sets students up to collaborate creatively. Through group chatting and live video calls this app makes communication with others convenient and easy. In Addition, once you make your story you are also able to view others stories that they’ve made as well as comment and reply to one another.

__**<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Nathaly Arvizu **__
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Name of Resource: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;"> Free Screencast
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Type of Resource: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;"> Recording resource for students and educators
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Link: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Rating: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;"> 10/10. It is a FREE, easy and helpful resource for students and educators. Simple and easy to use at any level. No previous experience or knowledge of software required. User friendly. No registration necessary. No additional or hidden fees.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Description: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;"> Free Screencast is a software-based resource, which allows its users to easily record any area of their computer screen at any location from any device. It also records audio! In addition, with Free Screencast, users can:
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Record and create education video tutorials to show people how to do things
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Create vivid tutorial videos with their own narration
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Edit videos by cropping, applying filters or adding any artistic designs
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Add multiple text or images overlays
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Create time-lapse recording
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Share their videos on social media platforms… and more!
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Alignment with ISTE **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">: Free Screencast highly aligns with Creative Communicator because it enables its users to clearly and creatively express their ideas and upload and publish those creations to various and countless platforms for sharing purposes.


 * __ Josh Foster __ **


 * Name of Resource: Facebook **


 * Type of Resource: ** Website and App


 * Link: www.facebook.com **


 * Rating: I personally love Facebook and I would rate it a 9/10. I enjoy Facebook because I am able to communicate with old friends and family who I don't always have the time to keep in direct contact with. **


 * Brief Description: ** Facebook is a social media website that is designed to (from my perspective) bring people together. Facebook allows me to socialize and network with many friends and family members, keep up to date with birthdays, and also keeps track of events that my friends are having. I can also send someone a direct message or rummage through old photos. For our ten year class reunion, everything was planned and documented on Facebook. Overall a great website or app.


 * Alignment with ISTE: Facebook most closely relates to the ISTE standards for 6d. Students are able to post or present content that can be customized for their intended audience. For example, if there is a project that is due for school, a student who is Facebook friends with his classmates can post content for that project to a select group of individuals in a private or public forum. **

http://www.eslvideo.com.

 * ==== **Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app**: it is educational and <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">learning website for english second language learners.  ====

**Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10:** I would like to rate this website 10/10 because it's appropriate for all learners levels of ESL.
====**Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting**: ESL video website has a lot of videos for all learners' levels, such as beginning, low intermediate, intermediate, high intermediate, and advance. it is also includes some of quests that are available for each video.it helps learners/ ESL teacher to evaluate the ability of language skills, especially listening skill.====

====**How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week.** for ESL teaching process, many of teachers use this types of website for evaluation the language skills for the learners. They use it in the classroom or as homework assignment. By using the multi questions that are included with each video, the teacher can post/email these questions and the link of ESL video website for the learners. in my experience, when I was student in the ELI, the teacher gave us like this assignment, which was very beneficial to improve language skills during the watch/listen multi videos by english language speakers.====

Student: Chris Curry

Name of Resource: [|screencast-o-matic].

Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app: Website

Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10: 10

Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting: This website is designed to support Business and Education. For Education it provides a platform that supports all video learning needs for video creation and editing, content management, and video sharing. Some of the ways to enhance the classroom include: video announcements, teacher-student screencast mentorship, student video assignments, etc.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 14.66px;">How does the resource align with instructional strategy Creative Communicator: Students are able to clearly and express themselves creatively using either, digital media video, Voice, or showing something on their screen while talking to the recipient.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Name of the Student: **David L. Davis Sr.**


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Name of the Resource: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Zoom]


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Link: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify the resources **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (educational website, software program or app):

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Zoom is a video communications platform for video and audio conferencing, messaging, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems.


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10: **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">I rate this website as 9 on the scale from 1 to 10.


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">A brief ****<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting. (3 - 5 sentence) **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Zoom is a video communications platform for video and audio conferencing, messaging, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and fixed systems. Zoom is a video communications platform for video and audio conferencing, messaging, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and fixed systems. The website is user friendly and is designed to work with a high-speed connection but also works well with slower connection speeds. Zoom can help people, businesses and organizations come together to Creative Communicate.


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentence) **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The resource aligns with instructional strategy of Creative Communicator in that it affords learners a platform to communicate clearly and express themselves creatively with others located via video.


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">6b - students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">6c - students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">6d - students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences

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Colleen McGoldrick

[|piktochart.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Resource: ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Piktochart Creator **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **Type:** Website

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **Rating:** 9/10 This website is geared towards adults, but I can see my 5th graders using this interface to create some great designs and explaining their understanding of the topic.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Description: ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Piktochart lets you create an infographic for free. Many designed are easy to adapt and are user-friendly. There is a teacher feature where you have access to 30 accounts. This does cost money to use, but students can then save their work for long periods of time. Students can create a project, presentation or study guide in a fun creative function. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Alignment with ISTE: ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This platform uses many tools and can give students a freedom of styles to explain their thinking. Students are able to share with their peers using technology and creativity using the Piktochart website. **

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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Matt Hauck

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 * <span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Screencastomatic
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Website that provides a software program.
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10/10
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Screencastomatic is a website that provides quick and easy software to allow students to record what they are doing on their computer screen. This can allow students to show how they’ve acomplished something on their computer, whether it is how to solve a complex math problem, or how they knew what evidence to cite to back up their opnion.
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I think this site aligns with the Creative communicator because it allows students to express their understanding of a specific topic in real time and record it for later viewing.A student can show their understanding of what was taught in a
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">given subject, or reveal a new method to solve a common problem.