Project Creation Resources

Purpose: Selecting applications and programs for projects


Review of Practice: As we see project based instruction and a push to foster student motivationa nd engagement in their learning, many teachers struggle with identifying efficent and effective applications for students to construct those assignments.  The crew at Ed Tech have compiled a regularly updated blog with some of the best trends in using technology in the classroom.  In particular, their organization of applications/programs for consturcting work by task and/or desired output is the best I have encountered my exploration of teacher resources on the internet.  You are able to sort a database of the best applications and programs by the activity you want the students to complete, and the output for what you want the students to create, and it then provides you a list of all available applications and programs available to complete that task.  In addition, it gives you information as to the cost (if any) and ease of use.  Many of the applications and programs have been indivdiually reviewed in specific blog posts offering best practice highlights of how the application or program may be used in the classroom.

Impact:  This is an excellent resource in lesson and assessment planning in offering teachers the availability to find the perfect application or program for their specific lessons.  Gone are the days of trying to make a limited knowledge of applications and programs fit to what the teacher wants to accomplish with their projects.  In being able to select application and program by student activity and then student output for what they are to turn in, the quality of project significantly improves.
 
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