ClassDojo

 ClassDojo is a platform that enables its users to create e-classrooms and learning environments. It is useful, especially now more than ever, thanks to its independence on physical classroooms. Teachers can form classes, assign activities to students and see the portfolios of the students.. Moreover, they can get into contact with the parents my adding them to the classrooms and messaging them. However, the feature that stands out from the other classroom-based tools is that it enables teachers to give feedback to the students. They can give positive feedback and add skills that need to be worked on. With ClassDojo, class groups can be formed and co-teachers can be assigned. Also, it has a simple, user-friendly interface which makes it really easy to use. 

Edpuzzle

 Edpuzzle is a Web 2.0 tool that enables its users to interact with videos. It can be quite beneficial and effective for students because it provides visual input. Moreover, teachers can put questions and notes within the video in order to make sure that the students are watching it. I personally used Edpuzzle in my Spanish class and I can say that questions right after the input and correction was beneficial. With the inclusion of the questions students can put more attention to the video and then answer them. So, it  is a good thing that it engages learners more but it does it by activating their short term memory. Thus, I also believe that after Edpuzzle activities more activities should be done to make sure the information is not forgotten. Apart from that, with notes students can have more opportunities to consolidate the information in the video. Overall, it is a useful tool that can be integrated with the general process.

Emaze

 Emaze is a presentation-based web 2.0 tool. It has got many creative tamplets and interactive guidelines. I believe that it can be really beneficial in education because it is full of colors and it is very lively. Also, powerpoint slides or pdfs can be converted into emaze slides which makes this tool really convenient to use.  As a user of Emaze, I have seen that it is quite easy to create slides, put pictures, videos or albums into presentations. It is very user-friendly and I think of using it in the future with students. Moreover, from their perspective, topics also can become easier to manage. With smooth transitions and colorful backgrounds learning can become more entertaining.

Prezi

 Prezi is a web 2.0 tool that is used for presentation. It includes texts, pictures and videos to be demonstrated. It is very interactive and multi-modal. There are many templates which are open to the users. It may help students to make associations with the topic as it has subtopics in them. I found it very diverse and I believe that it can be beneficial in education due to its very vivid and lively nature. As opposed to other presentation-based tools, in Prezi, texts can be zoomed which may aid learners to concentrate their attention. Also, Prezi allows videos to run simultaneously with the presentation or go live while presenting. I believe that this supplementation is very useful because often students need extra explanation or demonstration from the teacher. All in all, this may be a beneficial alternative to other presentation tools. 

Mindmeister

 Mindmeister is a mapping tool that demonstrates the relations and connections with concepts. I believe it is a very useful tool for it makes abstract ideas become concrete. By doing so, it summarizes the ideas in a very organized and a visual way. Due to the fact that students make use of concrete and visual input, it can be very beneficial for them and it can aid learning and comprehension. Personally, creating the map was a fun process and as a student I benefit maps and draw them myself sometimes when I want to make concepts clear. So, this tool can make comprehension and understanding of a topic more solid. 

Seesaw

 

  Seesaw is a beneficial portfolio creation tool that can be used in education. It helps teachers to assign activities, post students works so as to monitor their learning. It establishes a learning environment outside the physical boundaries of classrooms and can be useful especially in the circumstances that we are in right now, in pandemia. Furthermore, it allows many different activities from the community to be used and shared. Also, it involves parents in the learning process. In that way, parents also can be updated about their children's education. Moreover, with the inclusion of videos, drawings and pictures education can become more vivid and entertaining for students. It does not necessarily require a gmail account for the students, so it can be easier to access. It can be a lively environment that facilitates learning. 

Quivervision

   Quivervision is a fun, interactive and a creative tool that enables users to experience augmented reality. It can be used in classrooms, especially with younger students so as to add vividness into their leaning process. It has many coloring packs, including education packs, that can bring creativeness into classrooms. Moreover, as students paint their pictures it can make them feel quite productive when they see their products come to life. Personally, I would want to use Quivervision in my classrooms because it was really fun to paint, to create and see my coloring on 3D. Due to the fact that younger students love plays and creating new products it may be very suitable for them. Furthermore, it can be a tool for students to interact with technology and be interested in it.

Padlet

  Padlet is a very interactive and a fun tool to accelerate learning. It allows texts, pictures, videos and documents to be published, thus making the learning very productive. Also, the user chooses what and how to publish materials and it can be very creative as well. Moreover, it provides many people to take part in and write comments on one another's post. In that manner, students get feedback from each other and a fun environment is created. I personally have used Padlet for my Spanish classes and I can say that it proved to be very effective. We posted videos, pictures, questions about Spanish culture and we as students all together were engaged in the learning process. This interactiveness makes students to enjoy and hold a better understanding of the topic presented. Also, its vibrant and lively software lifts the mood up and with a better mood students learn better. As well as participating in it, creating a Padlet page was also very fun and easy. I believe that it should be integrated more in classrooms.