Classroom Support Websites

Name Features Challenges Evaluation

Class Dojo *Sharing information with *Students can easily get I used to think Class Dojo
students and their parents distracted or wander to was an app that only
*Random Group maker other features on their offered communication
*Sharing directions phones tools, but after going
*Noise meter through all the features it
*Random student has to offer, I think it is
generator now one of my favorite
* “Today” feature resources that I will be
using.
Google Classroom *Easy access to group * Since students can Personally, I am not a big
projects from anywhere simultaneously work on fan of this set up. Maybe
* “Lock Mode” for quizzes assignments, they often when I am able to explore
*Joint calendars find it funny to delete their through the features while
* Universal Drive peers work, and since actively engaging a
*Google Meet google does automatic classroom, I will see it
saving of documents there more beneficial.
is no way of retrieving lost
information.
Kahoot *can be used as “Ice *From previous I think this is a great tool
Breakers” experience, I have seen to enhance classroom
* can be used to collect students rush to get the participation. Children get
class opinions answer, but since they are excited when they are
*reinforces knowledge, so focused on finishing allowed to use their
reviews content, and run first they do not carefully devices, so reviewing
assessments read question or answer content can be a fun yet
*study material: flashcards choices. efficient activity to do
through this website.
Quizlet *Teachers can create their *I think if used for correct Quizlet is a great study
own sets purposes, students and tool for students and can
*Students get a variety of teachers can all benefit. be used for reinforcing
resources to assist with knowledge in the
individual study classroom. All of the
*Quizlet live allows the learning can also be
class to be assessed tracked through this
individually or by forming website which is very
random groups useful.
*Tracks progress
TeacherKit *Acquire reports such as No flaws yet I had no idea a website like
gradebooks, seating this existed. I think it is
charts, class summaries, very useful to be able to
and attendance. have all of these reports
stored online and to able
to access them from
anywhere. I loved this
website.

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Quizizz *Allows students to take *Since the site gives When I first discovered this
content quizzes in way points for finishing in a site I was over the moon,
that is enjoyable for short amount of time, because it used strategies
children. students might be more that are appealing to
*Teacher can make their worried to finish first children such as memes,
own quiz or use a rather than getting the and special powers that
premade one. answers right. will put them at an
advantage point wise.

Nearpod *Find or create interactive From my time using it, I I think this is such a great
lessons have not seen any flaws or site, and it has so much to
*Flexible accessibility issues present themselves. offer! Definitely one of my
*lessons can be favorites.
synchronized and
controlled.
*Lessons can include
activities, assessments,
polls, collaborative
boards, and game-based
quizzes
Flocabulary- hip hop *Covers content and *This site is fairly new, so I From what I saw while
literacy videos standards have never seen anyone exploring it, this could be a
*The foundation of every use it yet. I do not think really fun way of
lesson is building many districts have establishing literacy
vocabulary. boughten memberships to content in the classroom.
*Every lesson includes a it either.
video, vocabulary card
games, read & respond, a
quiz, and a lyric lab.
Schoology *Brings course *If children are not I like this website, but
assignments to one place properly walked through probably would not use
where students can it, they can become easily unless I was teaching in
discuss content through confused. middle school or high
polls and boards. *Better suited for older school.
students.

Edmodo *I can send updates to *Sometimes students can I think Edmodo is a great
parents and students. get carried away and post communication site, where
*Instantly send messages conversations that have children and teachers can
*I can share class material derived from academic interact with course
with the whole class. content. material.
*Learning is accessible
anywhere.
*Safe, online learning
environment

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