Non-Linguistic+Representation

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 * Name of the Resource
 * Identify the resource as an educational website, software program (external to the Internet), or app.
 * Rate the resource on a scale of 1 to 10 and explanation of the rating (2-3 sentences).
 * Brief description of the resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or professional development (3 - 5 sentences).
 * How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentences).

Lovie Marshall Cmap
 * Education Website
 * URL: http://cmap.ihmc.us/cmaptools/
 * Rating: 9. The primary objective of the website is to help students to develop a nonlinguistic representation of processes. Processes, in this case, refer to different relationships that exist among the various concepts in diverse subjects. For example, a student studying biology can develop a diagrammatic representation of the food chain. The diagram can be used to show the feeding habits of different animals in a particular environment. In addition, the website contains instructions that help different types of users including elementary, high, and college students to construct the diagrams on the platform. The platform helps students to simplify concepts and visualize the relationships among the elements contained them. The website is accessible on different gadgets like mobile devices and computers. Overall, the website offers comprehensive information and tools that students and other individuals can use to develop diagrams and publish them on different mediums.
 * Description; A student who intends to develop a chart on Cmap should evaluate the Cmap tool available on the website. One can start with a concept map that provides a layout of the diagram. The map guides the individual to help to in the development of the diagram, which can be published later. An instructor at different levels of education like the elementary or high school can help his or her students to use the website to conceptualize and actualize concepts diagrammatically. The website is ideal for non-linguistic representation as it encourages students to link concepts without describing them avidly.

Stephanie Fletcher


 * Concord Consortium @https://concord.org/
 * Educational Website
 * Rating: I give this website a 9.5 because it is full of valuable resources for science teachers. I did not give it a 10 because it is mainly designed for science and math.
 * Description of website: Concord Consortium is a great place to find visual for students while they are learning science material. It helps bring abstract ideas to life. For teachers, they have lesson plans with most of their interactive models. I actually worked with some of the researcher who developed the consortium. Students can use some of the ideas to model what they have learned in class.
 * Aligns with Instructional Strategy: This website makes a great tool for Non-Linguistic Representation because students can use it to give them visuals on abstract science ideas. Students can also take the ideas they learned in class and create their own models of what they have learned. Students can make their own models or view models that have already been created. This websites truly allows students to enhance their ability to use mental images.

Samantha Garrett
 * [|PaperDesk]
 * App specific for an Ipad
 * 8. I love to concept behind the PaperDesk and would personally find it very useful. I have actually just downloaded it for personal use. The reason I give it an 8, rather than a 10, is because it is specific to the Ipad or Apple products.
 * PaperDesk is an App that costs $4.99. PaperDesk is cleverly named. It is meant to be a "desk" or a place for you to hold all of your notes. Your notes can be written, drawn, or even typed and filed away into the folders that your create. PaperDesk has an autosync option. This app is meant to simplify your life by ensuring you never forget a specific notebook for specific classes. Everything for all your classes or personal life is at your fingertips. There is an import and export option so you could upload files from your email into your PaperDesk. There are many fonts and colors so you can personalize your notes to your liking. I am definitely a list person. The feature I like the most is that on the outside of each of your folders within your desk, you can create a running task lists that is easily view-able. While this app lends itself to written or typed notes, the graphic component is impressive. Students can create graphic organizers, webs, models, pictures, or anything else that would be useful and beneficial in their learning process or memory recall.
 * PaperDesk aligns with nonlinguistic representation because students have the opportunity to organize information in their minds and then have a hands on experience in putting the organized information into a concrete display. Many learners hold on to and learn information with both words and pictures. This app allows students the creativity to do both.

Nathan Schwartz
 * [|Khan Academy]
 * Educational Website
 * 9. I like the idea that if students are absent, I can send them this link and get them caught up. I can also use this as a visual in my classroom for a different way to learn the content I'm teaching.
 * Khan Academy is an educational website that allows students to watch videos based on what I'm teaching. I have access to the videos as well as the students. Along with the videos, students can take quizzes to assess what they have learned. Not only does the Khan Academy have videos for your regular core subjects, but the website also offers coding and even test prep for high school students.
 * Khan Academy aligns with the nonliguistic approach because students are able to access videos that may be different from the teacher is teaching. Students can also challenge themselves with higher grade level material that won't be taught in their actual grade.

Michael Perez
 * [|Originatorkids]
 * Educational Website
 * 10. This website is an 11 if I could give it that number !!! My students are mesmerized when they use this educational site. The graphics, videos, interaction, sounds are amazing and really pull the students into the educational game.
 * Students get into learning letters, sounds of letters and how to create words with this website. When a word is on the screen, the narrator will say the word and then scramble the letters. It is the students job to put the word back together but their are letter outlines of where the letters are suppose to go to guide the student. When a student clicks on the letter it makes the letter sound so the students see it, hear it and drag it into the correct place. Once a word is created the narrator will say the word and put it in a sentence with animation. It is a great learning tool. My 3 year old is learning her letters on this and my Kindergarten and 1st grade class has really taken to understanding and remembering their letters and seeing how the word is used, so they are learning the definition of the word.The program also features numbers, spanish and word play.
 * Originatorkids aligns with the nonlinguistic approach because students are able to see mental images as it says in the book on this educational website. They are able to remember what they are doing and a mental picture is placed in their mind as they do it over and over. Students are learning what the letters/numbers look like and what they represent. The illustrations help the student understand the words and they are engaged the whole time.

Robin Kennedy (Elder)
 * [|Screencast-O-Matic]
 * Software application
 * 10
 * Screencast-O-Matic is computer screen recording software. When activated, it will record the actions on the computer screen and, if selected, record audio from the computer’s microphone at the same time. The software is free and runs as a plug-in, activated by a small app. For just $15 per year, a user can use it with no watermark logo in the corner, no time limit on recordings, and a suite of editing tools. This software can be used by teachers to create instructional videos with narratives. It could also be used by students, allowing them to record assignment steps and explanations.
 * Screencast-O-Matic can record actions on the computer screen, the images from the computer web cam, and from the microphone for narration. The microphone can be turned off, or, the user could use music to accompany the screencast. When a screencast is created, the viewer would see the recorded movie of what the creator did on the computer during the screencast. This is especially useful when recording process steps, such as informing the viewer how to use functions in Excel. It could also be used to record demonstrations of other software. The recordings it can make provide a visual, non linguistic representation.

Greg Hodges
 * [|Prezi]
 * Website, mobile app
 * 10 - Prezi is by far the best presentation app available on the internet. Unlike PowerPoint or Google Slides, it lets students easily create multimedia presentations with engaging animations.
 * Students can use Prezi in order to create presentations for class. Its tools allow students to be able to include video, sound, text, and even documents from Google Docs, Word, etc. in order to create a dynamic presentation. Many times students read off of their PowerPoint slides when giving a presentation and listeners' minds tend to wander, but Prezi's beautiful animations and design keep both the presenter engaged. Students can easily share their presentations online with each other and their teachers to be viewed when convenient.
 * Prezi aligns with non-linguistic representation because it allows students to create presentations that include many forms of media such as audio, video, and drawings. Students can include almost any kind of media imaginable in order to reach their target audience or to show what they have learned in their own unique learning style.

Rachel Schwartz


 * Knowitall
 * Educational Website
 * 9- I gave the ranking I did because the website offers many informational videos on many topics. The website seems to be pretty easy to navigate for any age group. The students can use this as a refresher, as a lesson, or simply because they’re interested in a topic.
 * When first getting on the website the students, or anyone, can click on browse by grade and subject which is hard to miss. Once they are in the navigation menu they can choose what grade level they would like, the subject, and the type of presentation they would prefer. KnowItAll offers audio, document, interactive, photo, and video sources. They offer the core subject areas as well as a few extra. After selecting what they would like to see the website pulls up exactly what the learner wanted to view making it easy for them to explore.
 * KnowItAll aligns with nonlinguistic representation becaus e it compiles a list of pictures, illustrations, videos and more to assist the student/learner in ways that a teacher may not be able to all in one setting. The resources can reteach or even teach a student what they should already know or what they should know.

Richard Bruce


 * www.ourtimelines.com
 * Educational Website
 * 5 - I found this website difficult to navigate, woefully disorganized and outdated. Unfortunately, there seems to be few customization options so I was forced to put the name of the character I was creating a timeline of on every line just to make it useable. Perhaps worst of all, each line of the timeline will only allow about 40 characters of text- woefully inadequate for a lengthy historical event. I gave it a five because it DOES seem somewhat functional, as[| I was able to create my own timeline using the tool].
 * This web resource is designed to create a custom timeline for any individual or event in history, even for yourself! I chose to create a custom timeline for Captain Henry Morgan and I discovered little-known facts like "World pop. est. at 500 million at age 15." The nonlinguistic part of the website is the timeline itself, which is designed to show at a glance unique facts about world events during person's life. It has a lot of useful information but it could be easier to use and more customizable.
 * Ourtimelines.com aligns with nonlinguistic representation because it creates colorful, graphic visual aids that can be understood at a glance. The web resource is interactive, customizable and computer simulated multimedia, making it appealing to a younger audience.

Victoria Putvin


 * Microsoft Word
 * Software program
 * 10 – Most teachers and students already have experience with this software so it’s nice that they won’t have to buy or learn another system. It can be used in a variety of ways to aid in student learning.
 * Generally speaking, when people think of Microsoft Word in a classroom setting they think of writing papers. But with the ability to insert drawing and images, teachers and students can do more. Teachers can use it to present information in a more visual manor that can be printed out for each student rather than just projecting them on a screen. One way students could use it is when they want to create a brainstorming map/chart.
 * Microsoft Word is one way to allow the user to incorporate images into the learning process. Along with use in note taking, Word lends itself to a way to help students organize ideas.

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web resource / free use
 * DAWN PAINE**
 * Flickr**www.flickr.com


 * Rating 8 of 10**
 * Flickr is extremely easy to use, whether searching the photo database, or creating an account for yourself, uploading and organizing your own photography. There are privacy settings that can be used if student safety is a concern. Flickr easily allows a user to allocate specified Creative Commons rights. The design of the interface is modern, streamlined, and designed to really give the artwork the spotlight.


 * Brief description of the Resource and how it can be** **used with classroom instruction** (3 - 5 sentence)
 * Flickr is a free-use Web site. With a free account the user can include up to 200 pictures (with a limit on Mb uploaded per month). In the classroom, students doing a project related to their community could take their own pictures that highlight positive or negative aspects of their neighborhoods or they could find images on Flickr. The students can use the gallery feature in tandem with their research, selecting up to eighteen images they believe best illustrate their topic. The galleries can be presented/shared in slideshow format to the rest of the class.


 * How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined** (2 - 3 sentence).
 * Flickr has a lot of nice features that would be useful as a research source for students. 1) they can upload their own photos, organize them into related groups, and add a variety of metadata, including titles, annotations, tags, and keywords, 2) Students exploring can search for photos to add to their collection 3) It could be a good resource to introduce Copyright and Creative Commons, showing them how to find appropriate usage images.
 * Students can find images that relate to the various topics on their research, and although Flickr doesn’t have much to do with the writing process of their research, the application of imagery to each topic will help them remember the information, demonstrate a clear understanding of their topic through their image selection, and also help them mentally “cement” the arc of their research in their mind, critical as they make the links to each topic and how they relate to the overall theme of their research.

__** Matthew Novak **__
 * Pearson Realize- https://www.pearsonrealize.com
 * Educational Website (requires license)
 * 9- Pearson Realize is an ideal Educational Website because I can assign activities and students that are home sick can still get the information and activities done that day. It also opens the door for flipped lessons. I rated it a 9 because it does require a license to use it.
 * Pearson Realize is a learning suite created for use with Pearson Text Books. It provides multimedia resources for students to access view, interact, with and identify knowledge being presented. Students can work at their own pace. It is a fascinating resource if your district buys the licenses required to run this. As an educator with access to this, I have found that there is a plethora of videos, reading material, and interactive activities that I can assign to help students gain the information needed.
 * This aligns with the instructional strategy of nonlinguistic representation, because it provides additional resources different from the lessons being presented to help aid in informational acquisition. You can use it to create Webquests that require the students to collect information and import it into either a word processing paper or powerpoint presentation.


 * Leighton Nelson**


 * [|Gliffy]
 * Web-app
 * 9 - Gliffy gets a 9 because it enables you to create diagrams and flowcharts using an HTML5 drag and drop interface. I dropped a star because it requires a paid subscription (Chrome extension is free).
 * Instructors can use Gliffy to provide mental pictures and visuals in the context of a workplace as it relates to projects. With Gliffy you can create wireframes, mind maps, UML and BPMN diagrams and swim lanes.
 * It aligns with nonlinguistic representations as it can reproduce diagrams used as graphic organizers. The instructor can generate mind maps for conceptual/descriptive pattern organization, flow char ts for process/cause-effect and wireframes for storyboarding.

Daniel McElheny


 * [|Visuwords]
 * Educational Website
 * Rating 8 - Visuwords is an incredibly useful resource for having students practice vocabulary and the connections between vocab in a non-linguistic way. As far as I can tell there is not way for students to save and refer back to their work later. Visuwords would get a 10/10 if it functioned more like the google apps - it does not allow for collaboration and it does not save in real-time.
 * Visuwords creates a "word web" of sorts where students can create connections between a vocabulary word and other related parts of speech. You can connect to antonyms, synonyms, verbs, words it is similar to, definitions, etc. Students are also able to manipulate and move around different parts of the web to create spatial relationships and connections.
 * Visuwords aligns with nonlinguistic representations as you can use it to help students move beyond a purely linguistic/rote memorization understanding of vocabulary words. Visuwords allows students to build and manipulate a diagram/web that helps them further deepen their understanding of language.

Karen McDonald

PowerPoint in the classroom Non-Linguistic Representation

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PowerPoint for the Classroom is an educational website that provides students a tutorial overview of how to create a PowerPoint presentation.

Rating: 10 definitely would recommend for the classroom

PowerPoint for the Classroom is a great resource to use when trying to teach students how to create a PowerPoint presentation. There are units 1 through 8 that guides students through a step-by-step tutorial on the tools each student needs to know to produce a successful presentation.

I like the cartoon characters that give the websites a kid’s friendly appearance, and the language is at a level that children from 3rd grade and up can understand even on their own.

Each unit goes into details and builds on the unit before that enhance the student's knowledge of building a presentation.

Power Point in the Classroom also provides support for the teacher and allows the teacher the opportunity to print out guidelines for their students regarding the steps in creating a presentation. Another plus is at the end of each unit the students can take a quiz to check for understanding. The student will receive instant feedback if they correct or incorrect.

PowerPoint in the Classroom does align with educational instruction strategy.


 * Students get step-by-step instruction
 * Students go through the steps on their own or with instruction by the teacher
 * Hard copy instruction can be printed out
 * A quiz is given after each unit to check for understanding; student receives instant feedback after taking the quiz
 * Students can showcase their work for others to view.

Heather Fortner GoNoodle.com Educational Website
 * Adam Dickinson
 * [|Kidspiration Maps]
 * App for iProducts
 * 7. This product is only available on iProducts. While iPhone, iPads and such seem to rule the education sector, it would be nice if they had it available for android and PC as well.
 * Kidspiration is a diagram building app that allows students to build diagrams or teachers to pre-create templates for students to learn with. The example provided from the website shows students dragging different types of foods to their plate to build healthy, balanced meals.
 * This app is all based on pictures and diagraming. Everything that happens for the student tactile.
 * 10- My students and I absolutely love this website. Most teachers know this is great for brain breaks but this website has a lot of kinesthetic learning activities that the kids love doing. It keeps my students so engaged, especially on those really squirmy days.
 * GoNoodle is a free site where you create an account and it has compiled a ton of movement based videos that are school appropriate. As you watch the videos as a class you get avatars that you "grow". There are many categories of videos such as, guided dance, calming, kinesthetic learning, etc. I specifically what to explain how their kinesthetic learning videos work. They have some videos that just incorporate movements to different learning tasks, which helps students remember how to do different things later because they associate that movement to that skill. Also every teacher knows that students can't just sit in their seats all day so the movement helps keep them engaged and not even realize they are learning.
 * This aligns with Non linguistic representation through Kinesthetic activities. The entire website is based off movement, whether it is to calm down, get focused or burn off some energy, it is all about moving. I truly have seen students learn just from watching and doing the activities on GoNoodle.