Computational+Thinker

**Name of Resource:** Scratch Jr
 * Student: ** T'Iara Smith
 * Type of Resource:** App
 * Link:** https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scratchjr/id895485086?ls=1&mt=8
 * Rating:** I give this app a 9/10 because it is a very great app allowing kids to create but kids will have to play around with it at first to get a good understanding of it.
 * Description:** This app allows children to be the designer by dragging blocks to create how the character moves, jumps, dance, and sing. It takes them step by step through the coding process. The children get to express their creativity. It teaches coding in a creative and understandable way.
 * Alignment with ISTE:** This aligns with ISTE standards 5b "design authentic learning activities that align with contents area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning."

Students can use Google Forms to collect data and then analyze that data using the response tab. Students can use this data to help them make decisions and solve problems.
 * Student:** Alex Harkins
 * Resource: [|Google Forms] **
 * Type: ** Website
 * Rating: ** 10
 * Description: ** Google Forms allows any one to create surveys and analyze the responses to questions for free. There are many different formats of questions you can choose from. It is part of the Google Suite. You do need a Google account.
 * Alignment with ISTE: ** 5b: Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision making.


 * Name: ** Asma Alwadai


 * 1) Name of Resource:** Google for Education

**2) The link:**[[http://Week%20#7%20Name:%20Asma%20Alwadai%20%201)%20Name%20of%20Resource:%20%20Google%20for%20Education%20%202)%20The%20link:%20https://edu.google.com/resources/programs/exploring-computational-thinking/%20%203)%20Type%20of%20Resource:%20%20Website%20%204)%20Rating:%20I%20would%20rate%20this%20app%20and%20website%2010/10.%20I%20think%20most%20instructors,%20teachers,%20or%20professional%20would%20like%20this%20website%20because%20it%20helps%20them%20to%20strengthen%20their%20thinking.%20It%20involves%20millions%20of%20different%20topics%20that%20designed%20to%20help%20students,%20educators,%20professionals%20to%20solve%20problems%20and%20data%20break%20them%20down%20into%20smaller%20manageable%20parts.%20%20%20%20%205)%20Brief%20Description:%20%20Google%20for%20Education%20is%20a%20collection%20of%20lesson%20plans,%20videos,%20and%20other%20resources%20on%20computational%20thinking%20(CT).%20This%20site%20was%20created%20to%20provide%20a%20better%20understanding%20of%20CT%20for%20educators%20and%20administrators,%20and%20to%20support%20those%20who%20want%20to%20integrate%20CT%20into%20their%20own%20classroom%20content,%20teaching%20practice,%20and%20learning.%20%20%206)%20Alignment%20with%20ISTE:%20In%20my%20opinion,%20Google%20for%20Education%20aligns%20with%20ISTE%20standards%20because%20it%20helps%20students%20to%20be%20computational%20thinkers%20and%20use%20technology%20efficiently.%20It%20develops%20their%20personal%20thinking%20skills%20and%20enables%20them%20to%20overcome%20the%20difficulties%20and%20problems%20that%20would%20face%20them.%20This%20site%20also%20helps%20them%20to%20be%20self-directed.%20It%20also%20contributes%20to%20join%20teachers%20and%20professionals%20with%20using%20technology%20and%20to%20be%20computational%20thinkers.%20It%20guides%20them%20to%20different%20think%20about%20different%20resources%20and%20solutions.%20Thus,%20the%20learning%20process%20becomes%20easier%20than%20before%20and%20both%20teachers%20and%20learners%20can%20benefit%20from%20technology%20via%20their%20real%20life.%20| https://edu.google.com/resources/programs/exploring-computational-thinking/]]


 * 3) Type of Resource: ** Website

**4) Rating:** I would rate this app and website 10/10. I think most instructors, teachers, or professional would like this website because it helps them to strengthen their thinking. It involves millions of different topics that designed to help students, educators, professionals to solve problems and data break them down into smaller manageable parts.


 * 5) Brief Description: ** Google for Education is a collection of lesson plans, videos, and other resources on computational thinking (CT). This site was created to provide a better understanding of CT for educators and administrators, and to support those who want to integrate CT into their own classroom content, teaching practice, and learning.


 * 6) Alignment with ISTE: ** In my opinion, Google for Education aligns with ISTE standards because it helps students to be computational thinkers and use technology efficiently. It develops their personal thinking skills and enables them to overcome the difficulties and problems that would face them. This site also helps them to be self-directed. It also contributes to join teachers and professionals with using technology and to be computational thinkers. It guides them to different think about different resources and solutions. Thus, the learning process becomes easier than before and both teachers and learners can benefit from technology via their real life.

**Name of Resource:** Hopscotch **Link:** **https://www.gethopscotch.com/** **Identification:** Website and App 
 * Student: ** Katelyn Johnson
 * Rating: ** I rate this website a 9/10. I think that the idea behind this program is great. For children that are interested in creating games at a young age I feel like this would be a great first step for them. I would like there to be a little more information on the website about how children can create the sites.
 * Description: ** Hopscotch is an educational website/app made for children 8 and older. Children can make games and play them. The idea behind this program is to have kids never run out of ideas. Hopscotch will help children become programmers and encourage them to create increasingly advanced games and apps.
 * Resource Alignment: ** Hopscotch aligns with ISTE standards 5d students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.

**Standards:** 5d. Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.
 * Nicole Loomis **
 * Name of Resource: ** Scratch Jr.
 * Link: ScratchJr. **
 * Rate the Resource: ** I would rate this resource a 10 out of 10. It is a free and interactive resource which walks students through every step of the process. There are also videos for students to watch will with further develop their skills in coding.
 * Description: ** ScratchJr. is a website which allows students to develop coding skills (creating their own online games). This website walks students through each step, making them think about the process while sequencing their own steps. Once students have completed this, they are able to move to Scratch (a more advanced version of ScratchJr.).


 * Student: ** Kristin Clifford
 * ** Name of the Resource: ** [|Lightbot: Code Hour]
 * ** Identify the resource as an educational website, software program or app ** : App
 * ** Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10: ** I would rate this app a 10 out of 10. Can be used with iOS and Android. Free. Good for K-Grade 2 but rated for Everyone and parents love it too. 28 languages and 20 levels to beat but the full version has 50 levels. Simple graphics.
 * ** Brief description of the Resource and how it can be used with classroom instruction or training in a work ** **setting. (3 - 5 sentences):** Lightbot is a programming puzzle game; introduces kids to coding while playing a fun video game. It lets players gain a practical understanding of basic concepts like: instruction, sequencing, procedures and loops just by guiding a robot to light up tiles and solve levels.
 * ** How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentences): ** Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions. ISTE Standards: 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d.




 * Student: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tammy Sauer
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resource: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PBS Kids
 * LINK** : [|PBS Kids]
 * Type:** Educational Website
 * Rating:** 10/10
 * Description:** Games, videos, and activities targeted towards learning.
 * ITSE Standards:** 5a thru 5d are covered on this site.
 * Evaluation: [[file:PBS Kids.pdf]]**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Student: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Kevin Jakeway
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resource: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Stock Market Game
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Link: ** [|The Stock Market Game]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Type: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Educational Website
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rating: **I give this website an 8.8 out of 10. It is a very organized site. It does, however, have a long registration process that educators have to go through.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description: **This website allows social studies teachers to give their students a hands-on stock market experience without the risk of winning/losing real money. The program requires educators to go through a fairly lengthy registration process, that includes connecting with a regional coordinator. The idea behind the program is very interesting, as it poses students against other schools within their own region, giving it a very competitive feel - much like the real stock market. The program itself is an online simulation that allows students to buy and sell stocks while teaching students about financial responsibility. This is also a free program through a SIFMA grant.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ITSE Standards: **"5b: Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making" This website allows students to dive deep into a real stock market simulation. The program encourages students to experience the struggles of playing the stock market.



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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Student: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Lauralea Taylor
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resource: **Scratch Jr
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Link: **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Type: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Educational Resource
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rating: 9 **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">/10-there is a lot to watch on the intro videos but it is free!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This app if for the younger children to be able to create their own games and stories. There is a Scratch app for the older kids but Scratch Jr gets them ready for Scratch. They use the app to be able to sequence and get them ready to progress into the Scratch app.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ITSE Standards: **

5d: Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions. The kids have to try and sequence their story/game and if they don't like the sequence they can go back and fix it.They also have to use code to create their story/games.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I think the concept of online math and science experiments are a creative and useful idea. However, downloading and using the app has proved tedious to myself and other users of the app. Data can be hard to make sense of and tools work slowly. I feel that after an update, this would be a useful tool. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">5a. Students formulate and collect scientific information using technology and organizing it.. It can present them in a variety of ways as well.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Student: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Alexandria Kranz
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resource: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Physics Gizmo
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Link: [|Physics Gizmo] **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Type: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Educational Google App
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rating: 5 **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">/10
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This google app allows for the collection of data from math and scientific experiments. You can upload, time, and break down your data from the experiment. It also allows you to go back in and organize it after. It has different graphs and maps, as well as an accelemater.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ITSE Standards: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5b. Students collect and input the data using this app and present it in a wide array of ways.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The website is, in my opinion, looks a little outdated. It could be more visually appealing. I think there should be some kind of home page explaining what the site is about. I don’t feel it is very user-friendly. However, the content is educational. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">5a. Students can formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">such as data analysis, abstract models and algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5b. Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Student: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Rachel Creed
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resource: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thinking Myself
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Link: [] **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Type: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Educational Website
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rating: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6/10
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thinking Myself is an educational site for children grades K-12. It has lessons and games that support computational thinking which consists of decomposition, patterns, abstraction, and algorithms.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ITSE Standards: **


 * Student:** Jerry Sloan
 * Resource:** [|Thinking Myself]
 * Type:** Educational Website
 * Rating:** 8/10. I partially agree with Rachel’s review: the graphics in this game are simple and it would be helpful to have an introduction page somewhere. I also think the text within the game might require some explaining for younger students. However, I appreciate much about this site (no log-in required, pages load quickly) and think it is a good introduction to the topic.
 * Description:** Thinking Myself is a website designed to help students learn about computational thinking. It explains various aspects of CT: breaking down problems into smaller ones, recognizing patterns, using abstraction, and using algorithms. Each component also has a short game at the end.
 * Alignment:** This site addresses various aspects of the ITSE standards: “Students formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods...” (5a), students use CT to “...facilitate problem-solving and decision-making” (5b), and “Students break problems into component parts, extract key information...” (5c).


 * <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: ISTE Computational Thinking for All
 * <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;">The International Society for Technology in Education partnered with the Computer Science Teachers Association to build an educational website centered around helping students learn and practice computational thinking skills..


 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Link: ** <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]


 * <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 this computational thinking educational website a 10 out of 10. The information is free and has options for various ages. The site also offers related resources for individuals who desire more material. It seems have all the information you need to complete an lesson plan centered around computational thinking.


 * <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;">The ISTE computational thinking for all website offers many different educational opportunities for students to learn and practice computational thinking skills. The ISTE collaborated with the Computer Science Teachers Association to develop the site. The information within the site helps students comprehend digital tools and the impact those tools can have on solving issues. The website offers a complete toolkit of resources. The resources include multimedia options, handouts, booklets and additional resources. The multimedia choices incorporate videos and power point presentations. There are options for elementary and middle/high school level audience. It’s complete with presenter instructions, which I find extremely valuable. The computational thinking for all website has sign-in sheets and a presenter’s survey.


 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Resource Alignment: How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentence): **<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">The ISTE computational thinking for all aligns with B and C of the ISTE standard 5 (computational thinker). The website allows students to use digital tools to analyze and represent data in different ways. It presents information to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.

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====**Rating:** 9/10 I give this a 9 out of 10. It is a puzzle game based on coding. The animation looks like it should be used with younger kids. It is only usable as an app. It may be difficult to use in a classroom setting with younger students or a school with a "no phone" policy.==== ====**Description:** Lightbot is a good app to begin programming for first time coders. It teaches your programming and logic through the use of puzzles and coding. It is available on Google Play, Amazon and the Apple app store.====

Rating: 9/10
Description: Students can use this app to create, program, and problem solve through the use of a little monster. Students enjoy this app more as a game than as acknowledging it as a learning opportunity. The app itself is free. Once you get the app there is a parent subscription at cost and a cost for teachers/schools if used. Standards: 5d: Students must program the steps and thinking moves to code the monsters across the screen. Students get multiple attempts and options to problem solve. Then they can watch and test their thinking for accuracy or they can try again.



Kelly Chase Name of Resource: ScratchJr Type of Resource: app for iPad Link:[]

Rate the Resource (1-10): Description: ISTE Standards:
 * I would give this resource a 9 because it allows students to experience coding in a fun way by creating their own stories and games. It allows them to create with the computer instead of just interacting with it. The computer becomes a tool in their learning. It is also a good resource because it is free and easy to use.
 * This app lets students create their own games and stories with the computer. They drag blocks and learn about sequencing. This app is for young learners and is designed to align with the Scratch programming language that older students are using.

5d: Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.

This app allows students to code and create sequences through stories and games. They can rearrange the steps in their stories, examine whether or not they work and make changes.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Kim DeLong **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">name of resource: CodingBat Java **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">website: codingbat **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">rating: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> I rated this a 6 simply because it is not super user friendly. I had to spend a lot of time in the help files to figure out what I needed to do, and I really do not understand the site at all.

CodingBat is a free site of live Java and Python coding problems to build coding skill. Each problem has a problem description and a table showing some sample output for that problem. I have to admit, I really do not understand what this actually does. Coding and robotics are a big deal with my grandchildren right now and they suggested I look for a site to help them with coding. Having no experience with coding or robotics, I hoped this would help them. Time will tell if it is an effective site for coding help.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Brief description: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">How does the resource align with instructional strategy: students experienced with coding will gain computational skills.

**Name of the Resource**: Alice [|Alice] I**dentify the resources as an educational website, software program or app:** Software Program **Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10**: I would give this a 7 because of how overwhelming this could be for younger students. **Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting:** Alice is a software program that can be utilized for many things. It can be used as a form of storytelling, or used to teach programing to students. I enjoyed experimenting with it, and I could see how it would be beneficial for older students that are creating visual arts presentations or using the software to animate a narrative story. **How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week:** This resource aligns with the standard because it includes programing which involves computational thinking. This resource also aligns with the standard because it asks students to use problem solving skills.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Cansis Rigg **

> <span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #142d53; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">5b > <span style="color: #142d53; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Katrina Reeves **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Name of the Resource:** [|Physics Gizmo]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app:** Android App, from Google Play
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10:** 6.5, the App is a good idea but according to reviews, it does not function as well as it should.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting. (3 - 5 sentence):** Physics Gizmo enables students to collect science data on your Android phone. It can be used at school, home, or anywhere you have access to an Android phone. There is a photogate sensor which enables students to collect accelerometer data on rollercoaster rides or other physical areas where experiments may occur. The data can be collected and then analyzed together in the classroom.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentence):
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #142d53; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Physics Gizmo aligns with this concept as student are able to collect data using their Android phones. The data they collect enables them to represent the data in science experiments using technology.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Becky Wiederhold
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Name of the resource: [|Scratch]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify as: educational website
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rate the resource: I would give Scratch a 10 out of 10. This program will allow children and students create their own interactive stories and animations by coding. There is the ability to save creations and share creations with others. The program is free and is the brain child of a group of Kindergarten Professionals at MIT Media Lab.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Brief description of the resource: Scratch helps young people to think creatively in the 21st century. Scratch is designed for children 8-16. It can be used in many ways as school projects and at home for practice. Scratch allows learners to build their own codes that turn into animations.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Explain how the resource aligns with the instructional strategy: Coding is a high level way to computational think and Scratch meets all of the ISTE including 5a-d.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Student: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Kathryn Maust
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Name of Resource: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Code.org
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Type: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> website
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rating: **10/10 I give this website a 10/10 because it is very user friendly, age-appropriate for a broad range of students, very engaging to students, and challenges students' computational thinking. My students love to use the site to learn how to code through gaming-like sequences and explanatory videos from celebrities and game/app developers. The website is free and has the ability to create classes and assignments as well as let students explore games and modules on their own.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Description: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Code.org is a website that teaches students how to code through animated series. It allows you to "level up" much like a video game. It has themed modules such as Minecraft, Frozen, and Star Wars. The students can run the code them programmed and see the actions of the character to see if they programmed it correctly. It helps them develop problem solving techniques because if their programming fails, they can see it immediately and can change their code until it works correctly. It also has modules that allow students to create art through programming. I highly recommend this website!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ISTE Standards Alignment: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> The website aligns well with the ISTE Standard 5: Computational Thinker in that it requires that students test their solutions time and time again until they program it correctly. They also have to think creatively about how to solve the problems that are unique to each section within the modules. Coding is a form of algorithmic thinking that is new to most students, which also fits within this standard. Finally, this website works to demonstrate how automation works.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Brief description** – Desmos is an online calculator, graphing tool, and activity creator. Whether it's used as a basic four function calculator or for graphing complicated polynomial or trig equations, Desmos can handle it. On the teacher side, Desmos allows teachers to create or use activities to support mathematical learning starting as early as 4th grade and beyond. The activities can be interactive in a "guess who" type game, or self-paced, where the teacher can see which individual students need more help understanding a concept. Creating tables, graphing simple equations, finding regressions, scatterplots, learning about integers, number lines - you name it and Desmos has you covered! = = =__//**Sherryia Garcia**//__=
 * __<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;"> - Desmos
 * <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;"> - Desmos Teacher version for creating activities
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rate the Resource - **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">10/10 - Desmos feels seemless and easy to use. The website and application both work well on most devices, and are fairly easy to use -- especially for basic computation. I first turned to this resource when my students had difficulty accessing quality graphing calculators. This was the perfect solution because students can use it at home, at school, and on their phones, all for free. There is so much available with Desmos that I have not discovered, but the parts I have used are certainly worthy of a 10/10 rating. If I knew all that it was capable of, I would want to amend the grading scale to give it more points.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ISTE Alignment **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - This tool aligns with the ISTE standard of "Computational Thinker" on almost every point. 5b says that "students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them; and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making." Desmos allows students to represent data as tables, equations, graphs, and more. Students can then analyze their data and save their graphs to help them make decisions or answer questions about the data. Likewise, Desmos is a technology that is very well suited for data analysis, abstract models, and algorithmic thinking (5a) in order to help students find solutions. Desmos is the perfect application to support the ISTE standard of "Computational Thinker".
 * Name of the Resource: [|www.abcmouse.com]
 * Educational website & App
 * Rating: 10/10
 * Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom: ABCmouse is a and educational website that is geared towards children within the ages of 2-8. It allows for children to interact with learning games while teaching them step by step learning milestones. ABCmouse is a great website that helps teachers enhance the classroom learning environment by allowing children to play that coincide with the lesson plan. Teachers have the options of teaching lessons straight through or skip through lesson plans in order for students to better relate to the lesson.
 * How does the resource align with computational thinking: [|www.abcmouse.com] allows for students to break problems into component parts for better understanding as wells as for students to extract key information relating to lessons learned in the classroom Abcmouse also helps younger students practice problem solving.

<span style="color: #001631; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">5c. Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.


 * __Josh Balfour__**


 * Name of Resource** - Edutopia
 * Type of Resource** - Resource for educators and administrators
 * Link** - www.edutopia.org
 * Rate the Resource - 8/10** - I give this website a 8 out of 10; Edutopia is aimed at helping educators and administrators change the way students learn by affecting the way they interact. Edutopia envisions a world where schools have access to the same technology that universities and businesses have in order to help the students succeed in the 21st century.
 * Brief description** – Edutopia provides tools and resources to help educators in making their vision a reality. Six core concepts are the focus; project learning, social and emotional learning, technology integration, teacher development, comprehensive assessment, and integrated studies. Edutopia also publishes a magazine by the same name.
 * ISTE Alignment** - This website aligns with the ISTE standard for computational thinking; **5c** Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving; I recommend this website to teachers and administrators who were trying to incorporate up to date innovations in their classroom; especially those who wanted to incorporate more technology. The website provides information on what other schools have done to find success in different areas, and then provides strategies to employ so that you can have similar success.

__**<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;"> ABCmouse
 * <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;"> Website resource for Children ages 2-8, Educators and Parents
 * <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;"> 9/10. ABCmouse contains a safe and secure online curriculum for children age 8 and under. It’s website is very well created and put together. The visuals are appealing to its target audience and the site is easy to navigate. ABCmouse allows its users to try it free for 30 days with a subscription price of $7.95 a month once the free month has been exhausted. It also provides an annual membership. Moreover, its curriculum has been collaboratively designed by nationally recognized childhood education experts with the end goal of providing children with the highest-quality online educational experience possible. There are no advertising, pop-up ads, or links to other sites which is always a plus! Overall, and in my opinion, ABCmouse is a great computational thinker resource.
 * <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;"> ABCmouse was founded in 2007; ever since its founding, ABCmouse has helped children around the globe build a stronger foundation by learning important educational basics needed for their future academic success. Further, ABCmouse offers more than 850 lessons based on a step-by-step learning path across 10 levels, it contains over 8,500 activities, which can be accessed anywhere. The levels and activities are available throughout the following subjects: Reading and Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies, and Art & Colors. Best of all, all lessons and activities are progressive which allow each student to work at the appropriate knowledge and comprehension level. The Website carefully highlights the curriculum for each subject allowing parents and educators to have a clear understanding of what their student/s are learning.
 * <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;">: ABCmouse aligns with 5c of the Computational Thinker ISTE standard. This great resource allows its users to break problems into component parts by allowing them to explore and determine their own learning style throughout each lesson, in turn, giving them the opportunity to develop their own descriptive model and build their path based on their needs.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">Kelly Acre-Piersma <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">**Name of Resource**: Project Euler <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">**Type of Resource:** Website for math enthusiasts <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">**Link:** []

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">**Rating:** 9/10 The website is intended for those who already understand higher level math. Users need to register to record the problems solved, but anyone can view the problems. My only reason for rating this site with an 9, is the level of difficulty and time needed to solve a problem. It would be difficult to solve one of these problems in a high school math class unless you create an algorithm or use a computer to solve it. I think it would be a good use for extra credit.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">**Description:** Project Euler is math problem solving site with a series of math problems ranging in difficulty. They are set up in a sequence so you need to have prior knowledge in solving these types of problems or you need to use what you learned to solve the previous problem to solve the next one. Every week or so a new problem is released and the site is currently over 600. In order for the site to record your solved problems the user needs to set up an account and allow cookies.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">**Alignment with ISTE:** Project Euler aligns with 5b and 5c of the Computational Thinker standards. Because every problem is different, the user has to use a variety of problem solving skills to solve them. Some of the problems are more complex than the others, but collaboration, data collection, problem solving, and decision making skills are used. The way the problems are broke down into parts depends on the problem, but previous problem lends incite into the method for solving the next one 5b Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making. 5c Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Link **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - [|Alice.org]
===**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rate the Resource - I would rate this resource at an 8/10. This is an amazing resource that uses computational thinking to create a story! The learner uses computer coding and graphic design to create scenes much like an animator would. However, this program does take some time and practice to learn and I can see where it would take a lot of time to get a scene just right, not to mention many scenes to create an entire story. **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">This is a great way to introduce computational thinking into the humanities, especially English/Language Arts and Creative Writing. ===

===<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">**Brief description** – Alice is an online, web-based resource that allows you to create stories and games using scenes and characters that you can animate. It is based on the idea that you can take something intellectually difficult, say like computer programming, and communicate how to do it in an easy and entertaining way. There are a couple different version of Alice, so some research would need to be done to see which version is right for your students. However, each version so far is free. === ===**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ISTE Alignment **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Alice most closely adheres to ISTE standard <span class="accordion-indicators-content-number" style="color: #001631; font-family: Avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">5d - " Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions." Students creatively play around with Alice and develop their own sequence of steps to get the scenes and stories just the way they want them and testing them to see if the scene plays out how it should.===


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Student: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Josh Foster
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Name of Resource: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Hello Ruby
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Type: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> website
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rating: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">I would rate this site a 8/10. I am giving this rating because it seems to be user friendly and a great site for educators to develop CT plans for their students.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Description: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hello Ruby is a website that is designed to assist educators in creating a CT lesson plan for their students. This website has lesson plans for kindergarten through fifth grade and gives examples with easy steps to follow. There are also links to play games, pick different languages, or understand the teaching aspect in more depth. Overall a good site to learn about Computational Thinking especially if you may be a first time educator looking for more information.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ISTE Standards Alignment: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> The website aligns well with the ISTE Standard 5c or 5d because Hello Ruby allows educators to create lesson plans that break concepts down into component parts and allows students to understand these potentially complex models (for their age demographic). Some of the lesson plans also mandate that the students use a sequence of steps to come to a solution that can be tested with automated solutions.

**__Student: Tiaria Meadows__** **Name of Resource:** WeDo 2.0 **Resources type:** Educational game app

• **Rate:** I have given WeDo 2.0 a 10/10. I personally am not good at following step by step directions from an instruction manual however, this app was very simple to understand and learn. I enjoy this App because not only do you have the opportunity to challenge your brain through working with Legos but you also get an additional brain boost with the interesting topics they have to choose from and you can build once you have learn something new. I believe this App is great for all ages and the programming of the App is very well done and easy to navigate through • **Description:** This is a computational thinking App for everyone. This App uses Lego building to problem solve. You will watch a short tutorial demonstrating the use of the program. You have the option of choosing a variety of topics to build about. For example, if you click the picture of the frog they will teach you first some interesting facts about frogs and after you will be given the opportunity to build with Legos based off of the topic you have learned. When starting to build you will receive instructions that you have to program in order to create the final product. This app is compatible with Android based devices and is completely free to download. • **ISTE Alignment:** 5a best aligns with the WeDo 2.0 App. This app encourages learners to explore their creativity through application technology. These activities help boost critical thinking skills and improve the speed of problem solving. Users will also feel the sense of complishment therefore promoting further learning opportunities.


 * Name**: Fatimah Bookmany

https://www.busuu.com/en/p/start-learning/?b_source=adwords&b_campaign=us_en_web_brand_bmm&b_group=us_en_web_brand_bmm_ln&b_subnetwork=sn&b_term=busuu&b_placement=&utm_nooverride=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiqL428Hr1gIVhVmGCh2-xQfrEAAYASAAEgJLovD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds.
 * Name of resource:** Busuu
 * link:**

it is an educational application for learning English language online
 * Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app:**

i would like to rate this app 9.05 to 10
 * Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10:**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px;">This is a mobile application that allows the users/learners to learn English trough conversation. The application is designed in a manner that provides the users with many examples of conversations which act as examples of how people should engage in conversations.
 * Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting. (3 - 5 sentence):**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Unlike many other applications in the mobile industry that require individuals to users to have an internet connection, the busuu app does not require an individual to have internet connection to proceed with taking tests on the platform. Instead, an individual may go through the conversations and learn everything just by scrolling. It is an important tool that can be used by English learners at all levels. And has been proven to be effective in helping ESL learners to gain better conversational skills.
 * How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentence)**

<span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chris Curry 1. Name of the Resource: [|Exploring Computational Thinking](ECT).

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

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

4. Brief description of the Resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting. (3 - 5 sentence): Exploring Computational Thinking (ECT) is a collection of lesson plans, videos, and other resources on computational thinking (CT). This site was created to provide a better understanding of CT for educators and administrators, and to support those who want to integrate CT into their own classroom content, teaching practice, and learning. ECT includes: -Over 130 materials, including lessons plans, demonstrations, and programs, aligned to international education standards. -Videos demonstrating how Google uses CT and the 7 Big Ideas from the CS Principles

5. How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentence): Computational thinking (CT) is a problem solving process that includes logically ordering, analyzing data, creating solutions, etc. using a series of ordered steps (or algorithms), and dispositions, such as the ability to confidently deal with complexity and open-ended problems. CT is essential to the development of computer applications, but it can also be used to support problem solving across all disciplines, including math, science, and the humanities. Students who learn CT across the curriculum can begin to see a relationship between subjects as well as between school and life outside of the classroom.


 * __ Kim LeMire __**
 * Name of Resource: ** Bootstrap
 * Type of Resource: ** Website
 * Link: ** [|Bootstrap: Introduction to Programming]


 * Rating: ** 9 out of 10. I give this website a 9/10. I think the website is organized and the material was easy to follow. The only thing I wish it had was a little more explanation for people new to programming.


 * Brief Description: ** Bootstrap is a website where you can get an introduction to programing. They have the program they use embedded into the website so you can try it out as you go. It starts out by having you test what happens when you change the code in specific ways. Then, it moves into algebraic code. When you complete the introduction to programing, there are additional exercises available for practice. This website also offers classes on other programming as well; the classes they offer are in algebra, physics, data science.


 * Alignment with ISTE: ** Bootstrap aligns directly with the ISTE “Computational Thinker” standard of the week part d. Bootstrap allows students to understand how computers and machines work. It also allows students to develop their own code and test it.


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Name of the Student: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">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;">Google classroom


 * <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;">https://classroom.google.com


 * **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The identity ****<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> of the resources: **

Google Classroom is a free PC and iOS application that allows educators to provide quality lesson organization. Educators and learners can develop and employ strategies for understanding and solve problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.


 * <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 10 on a scale from 1 to 10.


 * **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">D ****<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">escription of the Resource: **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Google Classroom is a free PC and iOS application where educators can create classes, distribute assignments, send feedback, and see everything in one place. The educator and learners can engage using text, videos, links and other media. Educators can set up Classroom in minutes where they can manage assignments and communicate with students and their guardians in one convenient place. Google Classroom is free, and teachers and students can work anywhere, anytime, and on any device.


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

<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The resource aligns with the current week’s instructional strategy, Computational Thinker, in that it allows the computational thinker to use technology to engage with educators and other learners to express and solve problems. Google classroom affords computational thinker the opportunity to test and refine their project and plan and manage a design that leverages the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matt Hauck <span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Name: Google Forms

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Identify: Google Forms is a software program provided by Google that allows students to create and analyze surveys.

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rate: I would give Google Forms a 9/10. I enjoy using them to make quizzes for my students, have students make quick surveys, and help students to analyze the data provided. I would love to be able to change personalize the font when writing quiz questions, though.

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Description: Students can create surveys and quizzes using google forms. The setup is incredibly easy to understand and navigate. Once the quiz/survey in complete, Google Forms automatically corrects the quiz, or compiles the data from the survey. The data is also easy to read for the person who created it.

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Instructional Strategy: Google Forms fits with Computational Thinker because it helps students focus on feedback from quizzes, instead of correcting them. It also allows students to spend time analyzing data from surveys instead of creating them, printing them, and hand out & collection.



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Colleen McGoldrick <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **Resource:** **[|PLTW student interface]** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **Type:** Website <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **Rating:** 7/10 Some of the ‘student talk’ is high-level reading. Students who are below 5th grade will have trouble reading the content. I would have liked it they gave an option to read in a different level or have a read to me option. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **Description:** PLTW, orProject Lead The Way, is based on NextGen Science Standards. Students are given problem-based learning environments and guided through concepts and evaluated by giving them a final task. This is highly engaging with hands-on activities.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Alignment with ISTE: ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PLTW aligns with **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5b: Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision making. Students are given tasks throughout the unit and solve them using group and independent learning.