Leader Artifact:
Top 10 Tech Tools
· Creativity:
o Canva
§ Canva is a tool that will help me create infographics, lesson visuals and more to create more diverse learning visuals.
o Pear Deck
§ I can utilize pear deck to create more engaging and inclusive activities within lessons inside the classroom. It will help make my presentations and lessons more unique and help keep the students involved.
o Podcasts:
§ Podcasts have given me a lot of useful information to use in my future classrooms. I will continue to find new ones to listen to throughout the years. Podcasts are also an easy way for me to relate to other educators and see where we are all struggling.
· Lesson Planning:
o Magic School AI:
§ I will continue to use this tool to assist with lesson planning and make lessons more engaging and interesting for my students. Magic School will be useful for making the lessons I have already done and turning them into something new. Whether it is incorporating a new game, a new idea or a new project, Magic School can help me individualize and diversify my lessons.
o Eduaide.AI:
§ I want to use this tool to help make lessons and concepts the best way possible for students. Similar to Magic School, Eduaide is a tool that will create individuality, diversity, accommodations and other opportunities to make my lesson plans better.
· Games:
o Kahoot:
§ Kahoot is something that gets all of the students ready to learn and excited about learning. Kahoot makes studying and reviewing so much more fun and adds a little bit of healthy competition to the students. Students everywhere love playing games, and it is a win when they are learning content as well.
o Padlet:
§ Padlet will be a tool I use as a formative assessment during different lessons. Students will be able to complete a simple check for understanding to allow me to know how they are doing with the content.
· Websites:
o Edutopia:
§ Edutopia is a very useful website for teachers. I will use it as a reference for different articles regarding classroom management and other ways to improve my everyday teaching.
o Iowa Common Core Standards:
§ I use this website at least once a day. Iowa has all of their common core standards for education organized on their website for teachers to use and reference. It makes writing lesson plans easier, so I know the students are learning the content they are supposed too.
o Quizlet:
§ I will use Quizlet to help the students study and get ready for assessments on content. It is a useful tool that I use in my own schooling, and it will help future students study their content anywhere in a few different ways.