Digital tools can help students share and highlight their work. These tools democratize creativity and publishing by giving students more choice and control over what they create and share. Teachers should consider how easy tools are to use, whether they support student learning, and how long the tool will be maintained when selecting digital tools. Many effective options are available that require only basic technologies like computers, cameras, and student motivation. Specific tools mentioned that allow students to create their own web pages include Popplet, Silk, Weebly, Google Sites, Emaze, and Smore.

1. Digital Tools to Share and Highlight Student Work
CCS #C4 2015 - Eric Johnson
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7. Technology democratizes
creativity and publishing.
WHY DIGITAL?
Student Choice
Student Created
Student Maintained

9. Why not?
WHY SHARE?
Home Partners
Parents in another location
Authentic Audience

10. Does the tool make your life easier?
Do kids learn?
HOW TO CHOOSE?
Easy to Use
Easy to Understand
Easy to Share

11. How long do you want
this thing around?
DURATION
Unit or Project
Quarter
Year Long

12. Not a Situation of “I wish I had that”
TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED
Most of these resources require basic technology
• Computer
• Digital Camera or Webcam
• Student Creativity - let ‘em loose

13. A solution for online services
that require an email signup.
GMAIL HACK
• Create a Generic Gmail
Account - e.g.
Room216@gmail.com
• Distribute the email to
students
• Have them Sign-in using
Room216+1@gmail.com
Hack
Thanks to @RMbyrne for sharing this

14. Free. Easy to use.
STAND ALONE WEB PAGES

16. POPULR

17. CREATE WEBPAGES AROUND THEME OR TOPIC

18. Text, Graphics, charts, embed
SILK

19. DROPR

20. Free Website design
WEEBLY

21. WIX

22. Easy, beautiful one page
documents
TACKK

23. Each student can have
their own webpage
GOOGLE SITES

24. EMAZE

25. SMORE

26. FLIPSNACK

27. ARTSONIA

28. SOUNDCLOUD

29. GOOGLE VOICE MEMOS

30. Push it real good.
GO AHEAD. PUSH IT.

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