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Khan Academy

Khan Academy caught my eye because it is used at home with math. This website provides help with various subjects from basic elementary math to chemistry. The user is given problems they need to solve however, if they are having a hard time with it there are YouTube videos that are linked to explain the concept. The user will also get a certain number of tries for the problem and if he/she doesn’t get it right it will go back to the last concept reviewed. I predict that this will be useful because the students progress can be checked. Khan Academy will show where the student struggled the most and where they were proficient.

Storybird

Storybird is a great website where students can create stories, connect with other readers/writers, and learn. Many people have created books on this website and people can read it. Viewers can also comment and the writer can respond to them. Teachers can use some of the texts to teach and students can create their own account with the peace of mind of safety. Artists can upload their artwork onto the website where it can be copyrighted. This website interests me because it is a great way for students to express themselves through writing while getting feedback from classmates. Storybird will be useful to me as a teacher because it creates a website where students can be creative and have other people read their work. 

Storynory

 

This website interests me because of what it has to offer younger children. It has various audio stories that are ready to play in a touch of a bottom. Children can comment on the story they heard while receiving feedback. Storynory can be useful when teaching children to read. Listening to audiobooks will give the children the opportunity to listen to fluency and repeat it in their own reading.

Starfall

 

 Starfall first interested me when I was informed about it during my teacher interview project. This website interests me because it helps children with reading, which I strongly believe is important. Without reading we couldn’t do what we are doing today in class. Parents can purchase this for their young children and get a head start with reading. Starfall is useful to me as a future teacher because it provides a unique

way of teaching young students how to read. Students are more inclined to remember visual things they learn. 

Pinterest

Pinterest is an app that I use constantly because of all the various ideas and projects that teachers come up with. There are many pins for teaching material and projects that list out the standards that it fits. Pinterest is useful to me because there are many teachers that are making hands on activities for various lessons. If I ever needed a different way of teaching a concept,  I can search Pinterest for options. 

WorkFlowy

 WorkFlowy interests me because it is an organization website which will help with organization.  This website will be useful when trying to complete many tasks for the week such as lesson plans and gathering materials for projects. Workflowy allows the creator to organize and create links to the document for easy reference.