Innovative+Designer

**Name of Resource** - Scratch
 * Jessica Earley **
 * Type of Resource** – web-based programming site aimed at children
 * Link ** – []

 **Rate the Resource - 10/10** - I give this website a 10 out of 10, because, honestly, I can’t find anything about it that I would change. It is free, it is intuitive and easy to use, and it allows for a wide range of interests and abilities.

 **Brief description** –MIT’s Scratch platrorm allows students to create, share and develop stories, games and animations. Scratch is actually a programming language, and it uses a very visual process to help kids learn to code. Finished creations can also be exchanged, shared, published online or modified by others to make new creations. The site includes tutorials, called “Activity Cards” to help learn new skills in an integrated environment.


 * ISTE Alignment** –

4a) Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

4b) Students select and use digital tools to plan a manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.

4d) Students exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance, and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.

**Name:** Ali Kranz**Name of the Resource:** Minecraft**Resource:** App**Rating-** 9/10 I gave Minecraft a 9/10 because it's an extremely cool concept. Users can make their own worlds, interact with what they've created, and rebuild or destroy anything they wish. I'm fairly certain that they can even make their chickens explode. Unfortunately, you have to pay for the app, and $6.99 is a little pricey.**Brief Description:** Minecraft is an app that allows users to create their own realms, whether collaboratively or by themselves. They can express their creativity and have an unlimited amount of resources to create animals, buildings, environments, weapons, etc. You do unfortunately have to buy the app and then if you wish to purchase the realms feature, you have to pay for a subscription. **Alignment with ISTE :** Students can use the design process to create ideas and change them after testing them out. They can also create unique and innovative projects and resources (4a/4b). Students can test ideas out then improve or destroy whatever does or does not work and try new ideas out (4c). Name Jasmine Grant **Name of the Resource:** Buncee **App** **Rating-** 8 out 10, because some of the users said their were a few glitches while using the app. **Brief Description:** Buncee is a creation and presentation tool for students and educators to create interactive classroom content. They can create multimedia projects as well. Students can create their own stories with real graphics or their own drawings. Alignment with ISTE : 4b Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.

4d Students exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.

With Buncee, students are allowed to definitely manage their own design process. They have to be patient when working with their creations, and also have to problem solve as they take risks with this type of technology.
 * Name:** Asma Alwadai
 * 1) Name of Resource:** ** TED **

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 * 2) The link:@https://www.ted.com/**
 * 3) Type of Resource:** Application and Website
 * 4) Rating:** I would rate this app and website 10/10. I think most ESL learners are familiar with it because it develops listening skill and motivates learners to be good speakers. Most learners can listen any time and save their preferred files. It is also fast to access to it.


 * 5) Brief Description:** TED enables anyone to develop listening skill and encourages learners to speak confidently. It is an easy app includes more than 4000 videos for inspired and professional people who talk in English language and other 13 languages. It designed for education purposes. Therefore, it can be used in classroom or individually and users can save their preferred videos and watch them later.


 * 6) Alignment with ISTE:** In my opinion, TED aligns with ISTE standards because it helps students to develop their skills and enables them to overcome the difficulties that would face them in ESL learning. It also contributes to join teachers and professionals with using technology and to be innovative designer and to guide learners to different resources. Thus, the learning process becomes easier than before and both teachers and learners can benefit from technology vin their real life.

Shelton Byrd Knowji. [|Knowji.com] Educational Application 10/10 Knowjii is an educational app designed to assist with vocabulary and speech. The content is presented in a variety of ways. Learning and assessment covers many different topics ranging from spelling and grammar to synonyms, antonyms and definitions. The only limitation to this app is that is not available on Android.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">Name of the Resource.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10.
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">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="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">Knowjii aligns with ISTE Standard for Innovative Designer 5a and 5b. <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs. Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning. Learners are allowed to set and establish the parameters of the material based on their own ability and preferences. **Student:** Kristin Clifford
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentence).


 * **Name of the Resource**: Adobe Voice/Adobe Spark Video [|https://spark.adobe.com/home]/
 * **Identify the resource as an educational website, software program or app:** Software app
 * **Rate the Resource on a scale of 1 to 10:** I would rate this app an 8 out 10 because right now you need iOS 10.0 or later, iPhone, iPad or iTouch. Android app is coming soon. It’s a free app but there are options for In-app purchases: Adobe Spark $9.99 a month or $99.99 yearly.
 * **Brief description of the Resource and how it can be used with classroom instruction or training in a work setting. (3 - 5 sentences):** You can talk and tell a story; use icons, pictures, text and your voice to create a video. You choose from pictures from the Adobe data base or add your own. There are themes to choose from to help aid in your creation. Students and instructors can create a video story to help persuade, inform or inspire.
 * **How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentences):** Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions. ISTE Standards 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d.



**Student:** Nicole Loomis  **Resource:** Math Fact Master   **Link:** Math Fact Master **Identification:** App  **Rating:** I would rate this application a 10 out of 10. This app was very easy to use and allows students to practice their math facts in a fun way~  **Description:** Math Fact Master is an application that allows students to practice their math facts on any IOS device. Students can practice their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts in many different ways. They have the option of using flashcard mode, challenge mode, and test mode. They can also choose the number sets they need extra help with in order to master all of their operations! **Standards:** 4d. Students exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems. **Student:** Karlye Pickelhaupt ** Resource: Adobe Spark ** https://spark.adobe.com **Identification**: Website/ App **Rating: 10/10** **Description:** Adobe Spark is a tool that allows students to use technology to create a clean cut presentation or collection of learning. Students or educators can easily use this app to teach about a topic or to put together knowledge over a unit of study. Users can pic from templates, fonts, and easily input text, videos, and pictures to create their own design. There are few options but it is not overwhelming and students won't spend extra time going over many templates. I gave it a 10/10 because it is easy to use, easy to navigate, and allows students to create. 4a- Students can generate ideas, create new projects, or display their learning in a creating way using the app. 4b- Students use the digital tool to create, use photos, videos, and artifacts to share information. 4c- They can revise, preview, and display their presentation. 4d- Students have to problem solve on how to create, design, and best share their information. **Student: Alex Harkins**  **Resource: [|Prezi]** **Identification:** Website **Rating:** 9.5/10 **Description:** Prezi is a presentation tool that allows students and educators to create an engaging presentation. Users can pick from a variety of templates to fit their needs. What I really like about Prezi is that is labels each template with the skill level required to use that template. As a teacher, I would try to monitor that students were not picking templates that were too hard for them. Multiple people can collaborate on one Prezi, allowing multiple students to work together at one time. I gave this a 9.5 out of 10 because Prezi can be confusing to navigate. Students who are unfamiliar with Prezi will need explicit modeling of how to use the tools and organize their presentation. Alignment: 4a: Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts, or solving authentic problems. Students are creating an artifact to showcase their research. This tool could also be used to highlight the steps they took to design and test something they created.

**STUDENT:** Kevin Jakeway  **NAME OF RESOURCE:** Google Classroom   **LINK:** [|Google Classroom]   **IDENTIFICATION:** Educational Website and App   **RATING:** 9.2/10 - I really enjoy using this website/app in my classroom. It is a great way to organize and collaborate using different forms of technology. **DESCRIPTION:** Google Classroom allows educators to organize their classes into more of a digital format. The three pages found in each "classroom" are Stream, Students, and an About page. The Stream page allows educators to create announcements, assignments, or individual questions. The Stream page also allows educators to attach videos, pictures, slideshows, pdfs, and a variety of other tools to supplement student learning. The Students page allows educators to communicate with students and their guardians. The About page allows educators to post information about the class, including any online resources that will be used consistently throughout the course. **ALIGNMENT:** "4a - Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts, or solving authentic problems." By allowing educators to supplement student learning with a variety of online resources, Google Classroom has created an environment that encourages critical problem solving. **Student:** T'Iara Smith **Name of Resource:** Google Drive Link: https://www.google.com/drive/ **Rating: 10/10-** I absolutely love this app because it makes it very easy to diet and share documents with others. It also gives access to other google products. **Description:** Google Drive is free and it allows the user to save all of their documents in one place. These documents can be accessed on any device. The user can invite others to view and edit their documents and files. **Alignment:** This aligns with ISTE standards because students use digital tools to plan and manage a design process **Student**: Tammy Sauer **Name of Resource**: YouTube **Link:** [|YouTube]
 * Identification:** Website or App
 * Identification:** Website
 * Rating:** 10/10 for all the informational things that can be viewed or created. **Description**: YouTube is a website where users can create and upload videos on whatever topics they choose. These videos can range from entertaining to educational. **Alignment:** 4b Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.
 * Evaluation**: [[file:YouTube.pdf]]


 * Student:** Kate Albert
 * Name of Resource:** Endless Reader
 * Link:** []
 * Identification:** app
 * Rating:** I rate this website a 10\10. I gave it this rating because it is a great program that works on sight words and basic reading skills in Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten age children.
 * Description:** A fun app for students who are working on beginning reading skills. Children work their way through different words by practicing reading them, spelling them out. The app works its way through word families to help teach children.
 * Resource Alignment:**
 * 4a**Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems. Students are able to build on their knowledge by testing out words from word families.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Student: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Katelyn Johnson **Student**: Samantha Jones **Name of the Resource:**[| Tynker.com website] **Rate**:10/10 This site is amazing for STEM. It allows students to learn coding while taking them through a design process for several products. **Brief Description:** Tynker has multiple features such as building apps, coding robots, and building their own games. It is a learning system that teacher kids how to code. Once you learn basic coding, students can create stories and interactive animation. **Alignment**: Tynker aligns with 4A-4d. This website allows students to go through the design process using digital tools such as coding. They can refine prototypes, apps, through a design process. They can work with open-ended problems and create a product. **<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="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> ** Student: ** Rachel Creed Duolingo is free and very easy to use. I have used this app to learn and practice Spanish. It is fun and has a variety of learning styles within the lessons. It provides immediate feedback as well. I also like the daily reminders to complete my lesson and the option to have a friendly competition with my friends who are also using the app. 4c. Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process. 4d. Students exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.
 * Student:** Jerry Sloan
 * Name:** [|DIY.org]
 * Type of resource:** website/app
 * Rating (1-10):** 9
 * Brief description:** This is a free, moderated social network (with some additional paid features) designed to help young people (must be under age 16 to join) create DIY (do-it-yourself) projects. Kids can take online classes like //Drawing Bootcamp// or //Invent Your Own Machines// to build new skills and earn badges. They can also take challenges like: //Make a claymation//. Students then share their work on their profiles and can interact with other DIY makers.
 * Alignment with standards:** The website provides tips and creates a safe space for helping students “know and use a deliberate design process” (4a) and “plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks” (4b) and “develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process” (4c). Students are encouraged to post ongoing projects in their portfolio and get peer feedback. This allows them to “work with open-ended problems” (4d) in a way that is focused on growth and productivity, not perfection.
 * Name of Resource:** Google Drive
 * Link:** https://www.google.com/drive/
 * Identification:** Website or app
 * Rating:** I rate this website a 9\10. I gave it this rating because I found that it had a lot of new features that I had never used before that were great. I loved being able to copy a shareable link and it would post as a video. I found it hard to upload to a website, but I think this was because I am unfamiliar with the program.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Google Drive is free and keeps all your files like videos, photos, and documents in one place. You can reach your files from smartphones, tablets, and computers. One incredible thing about Drive is that all of your files are backed up so you don’t lose them.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resource Alignment: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Google Drive aligns with ISTE standards 4b students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.
 * <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: Quizlet Flashcards
 * <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;">Quizlet is the world’s largest student and teacher online learning community. It is web based and mobile app. Available in iOS and Android.
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Link: **[|https://quizlet.com]
 * <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 innovative program a 10 out of 10. The program is easy to use and comes with many features. It has two options for subscription. One of the student and one for teachers. The program can also be upgraded to $19 per year. The user can choose to designer your own cards/games or use other students. It has also received over 1,500 reviews in the iTune App Store with a rating of 4.4 out of 5.
 * <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;">Quizlet is the world’s largest teacher and student online learning community. It is available in multiple languages and offers multiple options for learning. Teachers can interact and engage with their students with Quizlet Live, make unique classroom sets or exchange information with other educators. Quizlet currently has 30 million monthly learners, over 3 billion study sessions and 200 million study sets. That’s impressive. It can connect with you Google and Facebook accounts. The user can choose to upgrade from the free program. The upgrade cost $19/year and includes the ability to create study sets with custom images and recorded audio, remove ads and get advanced diagram creation tools. Quizlet offers quick-start guides, a help center and/or to watch recording of prior training sessions. With this program you will be test day ready but making flashcards, practicing spelling, playing learning games, testing your knowledge and collaborating with teachers and student.
 * <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;">Quizlet aligns with A, B and C of the ISTE standard 4 (innovative designer). This software uses a variety of technologies within a design process and is used for generating ideas and testing theories. The students understand design constraints with this digital tool.
 * Resource: ** Duolingo
 * Link: ** [|Duolingo]
 * Type: ** App
 * Rating: ** 10/10
 * Description: ** Duolingo is a free language-learning app. There are 23 languages to choose from. Lessons include a combination of speaking, listening, translating, and multiple-choice challenges. It sends you daily reminders to complete your lesson for the day and you can compete with friends if desired.
 * ITSE Standards: **

**Student: Lauralea Taylor**

 * Name Resource: ** Bitsboard


 * Type of Resource: ** App iOS devices


 * Link: ** [|Bitsboard]


 * Rating:10/10 **

Bitsboard is an educational app for children 4 years or older. The children get to choose from thousands of games to learn from and once they complete a task in the game the game will get harder. Teachers can also use the app and create their own games/boards for their students. The best part is it is free! There is a tuturial video when you download the app which made it easier to understand on how to use the app.
 * Description: **
 * Alignment with ISTE: **

"4b Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risk."

Students are able to create their own digital study tools and plans in this app and can download information into their study sets. They can customize and design their study methods to fit whatever appeals to them. ** Student: Cansis Rigg **

** Name of the Resource: ** Seesaw ** : ** The Learning Journal **Link: [|Seesaw]**

** Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app: ** Educational 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.: ** Seesaw is an easy to use app that teachers can utilize in the classroom to hold students accountable. I use Seesaw during Daily 5 in my classroom. Students will take pictures of their journal entries or word work and post it to their seesaw profile. It makes it easy to grade their work without having to go through each student’s notebook. I also like that parents can login and view their child’s work.

** How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week: ** This resource aligns with being an innovative designer because it allows students to journal their progress through an online portfolio. If they are working on building a prototype they can photograph their attempts, reflect on what they have done and adjust as needed.

Student: Kelly Chase

Name of Resource: loopimal Type of Resource: app for ios devices Link: []

Rate the Resource (1-10):
 * I would give this resource an 8. It is geared toward younger students and the app is easy enough for them to use. Students have creative freedom and the cute animals keep them engaged. I also like that there is no right answer, students can feel successful no matter what they come up with and you as the teacher can see/hear their level of musicianship. The downside is that the app cost $3.99 each and is limited to ios devices. I would be unable to use this in my district because we work with android devices only.

Description:
 * Students add musical and rhythmic loops to a composition to create their own songs. They can drag and rearrange the loops with ease. The loops are shown as colored shapes to make them easy to identify. The compositions play underneath cute animal animations that move to rhythm of the loops. Students can create whatever type of song they want, it does not have to fit any criteria. This app is good introduction to music and composition for young learners.

ISTE Standards: 4c Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

With this app students can create a musical composition, listen to it, and make changes to better reflect what they want to hear. This involves a cyclical design process of creating, testing, and refining.

Evaluation Sheet:

__**Student: Katrina Reeves**__
Bitsboard provides students with tens of thousands of flashcards and lessons that cover hundreds of different subjects. Bitsboard is an especially useful tool for learning languages, new vocabulary, reading and spelling, and speaking. There are various modes and methods of learning that Bitsboard appeals to. "4b Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risk." Students are able to create their own digital study tools and plans in this app and can download information into their study sets. They can customize and design their study methods to fit whatever appeals to them.
 * Name Resource:** Bitsboard
 * Type of Resource:** App iOS devices
 * Link:** [|Bitsboard]
 * Rating:** 9/10- The Bitsboard app is rated as a top 5 education game in the US App store, providing entertaining and helpful study tools for students. 25 study games are provided as well as the ability for students to create their own study sets. Teachers has the accessibility to provide downloadable study sets for students, making it an interactive learning tool.
 * Description:**
 * Alignment with ISTE:**


 * __<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">Student: 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;"> ScratchJr
 * <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;"> App for iOS 8.0 or later only. Compatible with iPad


 * <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: **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 14pt;"> 9/10. It is a FREE app for children. It is only available on the App Store for iOS devices. It is a very interactive and well-designed app created to allow children to develop new skills.


 * <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;"> ScratchJr is part of the Scratch Foundation, a non-profit organization that manages the app. Further, this app is a collaboration between different organizations and groups and it is funded through financial support from different corporations allowing it to be a free resource to young children between 5-7 years old, parents & educators. ScratchJr allows its users to learn crucial and essential skills needed in today’s society as they program and code their very own interactive stories, games, media projects, animations, and simulations. Once created, the user can share their creations with others in an engaging and active online community. ScratchJr makes it easy for its users to put together graphical programming blocks creating characters that can move, jump, dance and even sing! In the process, users learn to express themselves creatively, learn problem-solving and meaningful numeracy and literacy skills.


 * <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;">: ScratchJr highly aligns with the ISTE standards by allowing its users to know and follow a deliberate design process for generating ideas and creating innovative artifacts. ScratchJr makes it possible for its users to enrich their cognitive, personal, social and emotional development. Overall, this is a great “Innovative Designer” resource.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Colleen McGoldrick <span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Name of Resource: Scratch <span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Type of Resource: Website or app <span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Link: [|scratch.mit.edu] <span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Rating: 9/10 (missing teacher monitoring feature)

<span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Brief Description: This can be used on a computer in any browser or as an app on Google Play, and Apple Play. This creative platform gives anyone the opportunity to begin to understand and create code. The web version and app work well and students are able to work easily.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Alignment with ISTE: <span style="color: #424242; font-family: &#39;Calibri Light&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">”Students use a variety of technologies within a design process” within Scratch to “identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions ” by coding games. Students are engaged and have many different levels to which they can code.



**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Darcy Sheppard __**

 * Name of Resource: ** Notability
 * Type of Resource: ** App for iOS only
 * Link: **Notability
 * Rating: **7/10 - Even though the interface and app itself is very user friendly and pleasing to the eye, I had to give this particular app a 7 out of 10. This is mainly because the app is only available for iOS (Apple) devices. This severely limits the number of students that could benefit from the app, especially if schools use Chromebooks instead of iPads. If Notability created an app for Android or a Google Chrome extension, then I would likely increase their rating. Additionally, Notability comes with a price tag of $9.99.
 * Brief Description: **Notability is a note-taking, sketch-noting, and PDF annotation application that work on iPads, iPhones, and other iOS devices. Users can also record lectures with Notability. The app allows users to seamlessly integrate their own notes and mark-ups on PDFs, which has obvious benefits for classroom use. All notes are stored on the "iCloud", allowing users to access notes on multiple devices, as well as share their notes with others. This app allows for student creativity because they can take notes how they would like - not strictly with pen and paper. Students can draw with different colors, sketch things, write, etc. In a classroom setting, teachers could send out their slides in PDF files, and have students with iPads take notes on them. Similarly, students could create their own notes, mind maps, flowcharts, and brainstorming diagrams with this application.
 * Alignment with ISTE: **Notability lines up with ISTE Standard 4 - Innovative Designer because it forces students to synthesize information they are receiving, and record it on the app in a way that makes sense to them. Students can easily use this tool to help them brainstorm, plan, revise, and ultimately create something new, which lines up with part 4b of the standard. The app itself is highly rated on the iTunes store, and has many great reviews from engineering students because of the design flexibility of the app.


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Josh Balfour __**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Name of Resource ** - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Type of Resource ** - Resource for educators, students and parents

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Link ** - []


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rate the Resource - 9/10 **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - I give this website a 9 out of 10; UC Berkeley's Understanding Science website is a "must use" for all science teachers. It is a great resource for learning more about the process of science.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brief description **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Understanding Science, is a great resource for learning more about the process of science. The resource goes much deeper than the standard scientific method by emphasizing peer review, the testing of ideas, a science flowchart and "what is science?" checklist. Understanding Science also provides a variety of teaching resources including case studies of scientific discoveries and lesson plans for every grade level.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ISTE Alignment **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - This website aligns with the ISTE standard for the Innovative Designer; **4a** Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems. Understanding Science, addresses the nature of science with a checklist that acknowledges the challenge of distinguishing science and non-science and explains the core logic of scientific arguments without resorting to jargon. Other sections explore the many ways in which science is deeply intertwined with society and our everyday lives: How individuals as well as the broader culture influence the course of science, how society benefits from science, and how an understanding of the nature and process of science can be put to use in evaluating media related to science.


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kimberly Iorillo __**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Name of Resource** - [|Easel.ly.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Type of Resource** - website and app


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rate the Resource **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 8/10 - The reason I gave this website/app an 8/10 is because the free version has very limited graphics. It is hard to create a nice, professional looking graphic with only the free graphics available. To be able to access all of the features, you have to upgrade, and therefore pay for, the pro version of the website/app.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brief description **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Easel.ly is a website and app that allows someone to create their own infographics. It allows the person to take written information or notes and to put it into a non-linguistic format for use in projects or presentations. Easel.ly allows the users to use pictures, shapes, lines, charts, and text to create interesting and visually pleasing infographics.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ISTE Alignment **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - This website and app aligns with ISTE 4 - Innovative Designer because it allows the creator to use various tools to create a product that is unique and useful as a way to identify and solve problems. Students can use easel.ly to create maps with specific information, flow charts to show scientific processes, character charts to chart a novel, or a healthy eating plan for health class. They can be used as non-linguistic representations of their notes if they are more visual thinkers/learners, and can also be used as an assessment tool.


 * __ Kim LeMire __**


 * Name of Resource: ** Bitsboard


 * Type of Resource: ** App and Website


 * Link: ** [|Bitsboard]


 * Rating: ** 7 out of 10. I give this app a 7/10 because there is only a limited amount of boards you can see with the free app. To see more boards you have to upgrade to Bitsboard PRO. I also found some of the games under the boards a little confusing to know what needed to be done.


 * Brief Description: ** Bitsboard is an app where you can play games, learn from others' lessons, or create your own lessons for a class. There are several types of games; the games include: flashcards, explore, true or false, match up, review game, odd one out, questions and answers, etc. I would find the question and answer one most useful because it would allow for use of question that require in depth thinking and answering.


 * Alignment with ISTE: ** Bitsboard aligns directly with the ISTE “Innovative Designer” standard of the week parts a & d. Bitsboard allows students to solve authentic problems and work with open-ended problems. Students can solve different levels of questions by choosing the game that fits that level of questioning.

**Student:** Kelly Acre-Piersma **Name of Resource:** Quizlet **Link:** [] **Type of Resource:** website and app **Rating:** 8/10 I gave it an 8 because they have a huge list of subject areas with many questions already added by thousands of creators. It is easy to use for the creator/teacher or student/user. First you search through the subject areas then you search through tons of lists already made or you make your own. I gave it a 8 because it doesn't break the subject down into subsets. For example, when I searched Algebra 2 it listed lots of "cards" or lists but they were not broken down into subgroups like linear or quadratic equations. You have to look through each list of questions. The basic app is free but there are two other options to upgrade with fees. Super easy, intuitive and informative.


 * Brief Description: ** Quizlet is both an app and a website so it easy to use and create. The user can create their own profile or login through Facebook for quick use. The creator can be the student or the teacher. The user can copy the lists of questions, add to them, change them, or make his own. The app/website offers many options to use the information: flashcards, tests, learn, match or write answers. It can also read the words and definitions to you. You can star questions that you want to use if you don't want to use them all. It is a very effective learning tool.

====** Alignment with ISTE: ** Quizlet effectively aligns with Innovative Designer 4b: Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks. The student can create their own learning experience by using the options available. All of the questions have answers so the user doesn't work on open-ended questions or create their own design process, but it is a very effective in what it allows students to do. ====



**__Name: Tiaria Meadows__** **Names of Resource:** Seesaw: The learning Journal **Type of Resource:** App. Only compatible with IOS 8.0

• **Rate:** I rate this app a 9 out of 10. I find that Seesaw: The learning Journal works very similar to Facebook. This is a learning and collaboration blog for students. Students can share drawings, photos, links, documents and even save their own notes. This is great because your peers or teachers can also comment, share, and like post that you have made. Unfortunately this is only available for iPad, and IPhone. This is a free app.

• **Brief Description:** Seesaw is designed around students as well as teachers. It allows students to create their own learning blog. This app is geared to students of all ages as it is easy to navigate. Students will post images, videos, links, or documents and it can be share amongst their peers, family's and their teachers. This allows the student to keep track of their own growth while keeping patents aware of their child's learning progress. Teachers also stay well organized and helps teachers to promote Web Safety. Every article uploaded had to be approved by the given teachers before it is allowed to be publish on the students account.

• **Alignment with ISTE:** I found that is app aligns with 4a and 2c. This app promote digital citizenship and responsibility by not allowing any post to be made inside of the online journal until it is approved by the teacher. While exercising 4a, 2a is also very evident here as this app allows teacher to make announcements to students through group messages and they can also send private message out to families.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**LINK:** Everything Machine
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Name **<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;">**Names of Resource:** Everything Machine by Tinybop, By Tinybop Inc.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**Type of Resource:** App. Only compatible with IOS 8.0

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> • **Rate:** I rate this app a 7 out of 10. This rating is because it this is only available for iPad, and IPhone, and there is a small cost (2.99). While the cost is low, it may be offputting to parents. The list of 40+ languages accessible with the app is impressive.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> • **Brief Description:** “Invent and build anything you can imagine!” The app includes a free Everything Machine Manual with instructions to start building, and explains inputs, outputs, logic gates, routers and more to help students understand the basics of coding and circuitry. This looks like a great app to help students create something that starts in their imagination and carries thru to a completed project, with guidance at each step to learn how to bring a project to life. The app allows users to access many of the device built in tools like the camera, microphone, speakers, and more.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> • **Alignment with ISTE:**


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Empowered learner **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> 1c: Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">1d : Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Knowledge constructor **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">3d : Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.


 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Innovative designer **

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">4a :Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">4b : Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">4c: Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

__**David L. Davis Sr.**__

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


 * **<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://spark.adobe.com/about/video

Adobe Spark is a free PC and iOS application that allows its user to create web stories by using text, videos, and pictures to create a professional layout for academic, professional, and social expression of their views. <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;">Adobe Spark is a free PC and iOS application that allows its user to create web stories by using many forms of media. The user can use text, videos, and pictures to create a professional layout for academic, professional, and social expression of their views. The application can be used to display information on any topic with images, photos, videos, and has a library of free stock photos available. Adobe Sparks can be used in a learning environment to generated ideas and create innovative artifacts to help express and understand real-world challenges.
 * **<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: **
 * <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;">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;"> The resource aligns with the current week’s instructional strategy, Innovative Designer, in that it allows the Innovative Designer (ID) to use technology to engage with other learners to express and solve problems. Adobe Sparks affords IDs the opportunity to test and refine their project and plan and manage a design that takes into consideration the risk of ambiguity from digital constraints.
 * **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructional Strategy: **

> Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app it is educational app and website page. the nearpod app allows the teacher to share/ interaction the learners in online live lesson. there are two places in this app. first one, for the teacher, it helps the teacher to control the lesson. the second one, it helps the learners to complete the lesson at the role placed. during the lesson/ class, the teacher gives the students the code that make they easy to access the live lesson. it helps the learners to share and connect with the lesson. the teacher can see and show the students' answer or share in the scream. it is beneficial to helps the teacher evaluate the students' skills.
 * Name**: Fatimah Bookmany
 * <span style="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**: nearpod
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**link:**https://nearpod.com.
 * <span style="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:** I would like to rate this app 10/10, it's very beneficial for a teacher and Learners.
 * <span style="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.**
 * <span style="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**

Chris Curry 1. Name of the Resource: [|Easel.ly].

2. Identify the resources as an educational website, software program or app: is it an app for an iPad or website for educational and professional purposes.

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): An app for an iPad and website for educational and professional purposes. Users are able to select from multiple templates to develop innovative ideas. Then, share with others and invite them to edit.

5. How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentences): An Innovative Designer is a student who uses a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions. This application and website does this. Students and professionals can express innovative ideas, share, and obtain innovative feedback.

Becky Wiederhold Name of the resource: [|ZoomNote] Identify as: App for Ipad or Iphone Rate the resource overall: 9 out of 10. ZoomNotes is an innovative way to take notes and organize thoughts. It cost about $8 and is only available for IOS devices. Because it is not available for all devices I chose the rating of 9 out of 10. Brief description of the resource: ZoomNotes is a visual note taking app. You can write notes and sketches on virtual paper, whiteboards, pdf files, images and MS office products. You can zoom in and out on the notes that you take, book mark documents to view them later, and also present or create videos from your document. You can add shapes, images, and symbols to your sketches and record sounds. When you’re ready you can share your documents in many different formats. Explain how the resource aligns with the instructional strategy: Innovative Designer standard suggests that students will use a variety of technologies to design processes and solve problem. With the ability to transform notes and incorporate different add on, ZoomNotes meets this standard and the categories 4a-d.

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;">Identify: Quizlet is a website that allows students to create, add to, and quiz themselves on mental skills. Vocabulary and Mental Math facts work very well with Quizlet.

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rating: 9/10. I gave Quizlet this grade because it does a tremendous job incentivising my students to study vocabulary words, and potentially math facts. My students really enjoy using there Vocab time to study their words.

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Description: You automatically create flash cards that students can study from. You can also have them play quick matching games or a sort of typing Asteroids game that also builds students typing skills. The site also reads the words and sentences out loud for struggling readers. Quizlet also allows students to test themselves. Giving them a score once the test is completed.

<span style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Standard Alignment: I believe Quizlet fits with the innovative designer standard because it allows students to develop better study habits. It lets them make their own flas cards without having to keep track of them or fear of loosing them. Students can also quiz each other as they both build up their vocabulary skills.