Waterford is a tool used to help students increase their knowledge in reading and math. Prek-2^nd grade is were Waterford is demonstrated. Students would do a baseline assessment to determine what learning path they would be on. It helps students with different methods of learning skills. During the use of Waterford, the teacher portion will be directed by a song, guided practice, and independent practice. This show student’s mastery of a skill. Teachers are able to check students progress to see what they have mastered, and what is being retained of a certain skill.

Waterford can be use either in person or virtually. Students are able to log on Waterford in person by using a unique QR code or typing in their credentials. When students see a stop sign, they know it means to let teacher know they are finish. After, the teacher will help students log off. Virtually, students have their own QR code to take home to access at home. This can help students who are isolation. Students could work on activities either at home or in person.

After lunch, students enjoy working on Waterford. It help keeps student engage as they are learning different skills. There sometime where students may need some direction from the teacher. As I walk around the room, I monitor to see if any students may need my help. I have watch students as they are working on Waterford listening on the songs and contents are engaging to them. Waterford is skilled to help students prepare for kindergarten readiness. Even students who are not making "progress" with the CONTENT are learning how to operate a keyboard mouse. I feel the keyboard will help students work toward going to kindergarten, which this is biggest struggles. Since, students used everything being touch screen it will help them in the long run.

Get Epic is a website that allows students to recognize fiction and nonfiction books. Teachers have the option to assign books and/or quizzes. Teachers could also track students by providing them a reading log. Students could also see their daily reading.

Get EPIC is access in person or virtually. Students/parents could use a teacher’s code. As the code is assessed, students and parents could read and view a list of books assigned by the teacher. When Get EPIC is done in person, teachers could display books on the promethean board.

In my classroom, I use Get EPIC a lot. The requirement for Pre-K is two books daily, so Get EPIC could replace the two reading books. Often, Get EPIC help support books to fit our “Theme” in our curriculum.

My students enjoy seeing and learning with Get EPIC displayed on the promethean board. The students also enjoy sharing how the feel or learned with the board as we read each page.

YouTube is a great benefit tool used in PreK. YouTube is a video hosting site that is great for music with movement videos It also promote learning. YouTube is accessible for FREE. When You-Tube displayed for in person learning, it is primarily done during Music movement time. Virtual learning, parents may access the videos. Part of the Pre-K guideline, YouTube is used on a daily basic. We are required to have 1 music with movement activity each day! Each activity has to include a focus. Sometimes the focus may be dancing creatively. Other times, the focus may be centered on a math skill, social emotional skill, etc.....

YouTube meet the needs of our students by giving them ideas and suggestions of how to dance creatively, while also learning content. Previously for music with movement time, teachers played old school CD player boombox style. Now with our technology, students are able to engage with the tools. At the end of our daily closing activity, the students love to finish their day by watching Blippi learning on. YouTube videos help to make their experience more enjoyable.

Google images is a great benefit tool used in PreK. Google images are a hosting site to help someone find images of any kind. When google images are displayed for in person when students need it look at the images. It is primarily done during our opening activities. Virtual learning, parents may access google images in my google classroom. Google images are used on a daily basic for students learning. We are not required to use google images, but I feel it an great idea for students to understand what we are learning during that time. Each day we have an question of the day, which when I mostly use google images to show what the question of the day means.

Google images meet the needs of our students by giving them ideas and suggestions of how to understand the question being ask of them. Google images is engages to Pre-K students who don't understand what is being taught to them. Google images are a must in my classroom to get students something to look forward to.

Google Slides is an online presentation app that lets you create and format presentations and work with other people. It is a version of PowerPoint. Google slide could be used for various presentations by teachers and student for variety of purpose. Some things that is create by Google Slides are interactive games, virtual editable worksheets, and informational presentations for learning. It can be used for virtually and in person. During class, teachers could create presentation to help with students taking notes. Students could also use to create their own presentation to give for their research papers or speeches. It can be used by used for interactive games. If students are virtually, google slides could be access with their google for education email. When Google slides are used as a Worksheet for students to use, it can be edit. Then, teachers can give each student their own copy of google slides.

It will be placed in google classroom by selecting the option “Assign a copy to each student”. This will keep each student for overriding some of student work. I would use through phonological awareness interactive activities. Phonological awareness skills are shown through Google Slide, which it is used for Rhyming Building. This allows students to hover over the objects that rhyme with the base word. This project too place in my classroom using “Mr. Forgetful” helping Mr. Man to remember phonological awareness skills he has forgotten. Google Slide was also used during our virtual days which was NOT LIVE. This way was for students to know what to do for each area of the day.

Phonological awareness time normally help to involve teachers speaking and asking students question about the related area of content. For example, “How many syllabuses are in this word _____. When using an interactive google slides, students are able to enjoy and complete phonological awareness activities in a “Game” format. This helps students to be more active in the content. Students are eager to interact with our smartboard.