Bubbl.us is a free, user friendly, brainstorming tool. It allows users to create mindmaps and diagrams online. It could be very beneficial to use this tool in education as it is an easy way for teachers to display content of the subjects being taught, and for students to brainstorm content within the subjects they are exploring.
Not only is Bubbl.us a great tool for brainstorming, but it also provides a user friendly, simple layout that can be used by anyone. You can create colorful, connected, and organized layouts that help with all areas in education, whether it be teaching, students projects, or studying. Bubbl.us also promotes creativity and collaboration among students and teachers with its share feature, which allows people to share their creations with others through the website.
This tool is easy to use for everyone, and could easily be used as a UDL assessment for a media project. However, I would only recommend this tool for students in junior high and highschool, as elementary students may have trouble navigating the tool.
Easel.ly enables users to create and share visuals online. It is a tool that provides an easier (and free!) way to create and share visuals with others.
Easel.ly is a tool that could be very beneficial in education. It is a safe, simple tool that could be used by both students and teachers to create posters and visuals that display the content being learned in the classroom. It also provides a new way for visual and hands-on learners to be taught. Visual learners are provided with a creative, fun poster that engages them in learning. Hands-on learners are provided with the opportunity to create their own visuals and share them with peers and teachers online.
Easel.ly also provides a great variety of themes to use on your canvas, along with several shapes, charts, and objects that can make your canvas more creative and interactive.
This is a web tool that would be better utilized in junior high and high schools because it may be too complicated to navigate for an elementary student.
WordPress is a free, online tool that began as a blogging website. However, it is now being used in the education field as a tool for both students and teachers.
Students often use WordPress as a tool to track their progress and assignments. They can also use WordPress to access helpful tools such as assignments and study guides that have been provided by their teachers on their classroom website. WordPress can be utilized to provide a clean, focused area for students to not only access school work, but also interact with peers and teachers.
Another interesting way that a teacher can utilize WordPress is to set up a blog for parents to access. This blog can give information on upcoming assignments, projects, and exams that the parents need to be aware of. It can also be used to show the parents what the students have been doing in class, such as field trips, school concerts, plays, and experiments.