Chris


 * **Lesson description within Unit ** || **Tool Used ** || **Embedded Exemplar of Tool ** || **How this tool changes learning in a way that isn't possible without technology ** ||
 * Purpose: Curating Research Sources

Research IT topics or careers: Students will research, identify, and describe emerging careers in the technology field. || Symbaloo || media type="custom" key="28153461" || This web tool allows for easy curating and editing. All research can be easily organized, edited, referred back to, and shared. The internet, and this curation tool, greatly improves the ease of research. The ability to publish webmixes and review others' work is easy and convenient. ||
 * Purpose: Visual Presentation

Students will create a culminating multi-media digital presentation of their research to create final topic. || Prezi || media type="custom" key="28153383" || This tool allows students to create multi-media presentations easily. Images, videos, audio files, and more can be embedded into the project. You can't carry around a projector, a record player, a tape recorder, and a white board...but you can Prezi! ||
 * Purpose: Oral Presentation

Students will record a summary of their multi-media digital presentation. Focus will be linking what they learned, next steps to take, and why they think they are a good fit for the career. || WeVideo || media type="custom" key="28153469" || WeVideo is an intermediate leveled video editing tool that allows for audio recordings to be added. Oral presentations have always been possible, but this tool allows for simple recording and editing, integrates with Google Drive, and provides a way for oral presentations to easily be preserved and shared. ||
 * Purpose: Digital Portfolio

Student will document research process, information, and growth. Students will build a website to document and reflect throughout the unit/course. || Weebly || media type="custom" key="28153389" || Weebly is free and incredibly easy to use. The platform allows students to collect artifacts, write, and showcase digital projects. The format is easy to share. A digital portfolio replaces big folders and files of information and projects. It's not a new idea, but a modern and streamlined way to present information. ||
 * Purpose: Build a learning network.

Students will connect and communicate with people who are involved and interested in the same topics they are. || Twitter || media type="custom" key="28152711" || Gone are the days of the handwritten letter and telegrams. Even smoke signals! Social media, love it or hate it, provides a platform for right-here right-now information. It connects people around the globe. Using it for professional or educational reasons allows us to learn from our peers around the world! ||
 * Purpose: Generate a Timeline

Enter class information into a Google Sheet every week as a summative exercise. By the end of the semester or year, you have a timeline that shows your experiences. || Timeline JS || media type="custom" key="28153393" || This tool is so cool! It creates a timeline from information entered into a spreadsheet! It is not a new idea, but it reinvents timelines in such a cool and modern way. You can enter dates, text, videos and images, and you get back a unique and personalized timeline. ||
 * Purpose: Create a vatar for website and social media

Protects identity, develops online profile || Bitmoji || media type="custom" key="28153367" || Avatars are just fun. This tool doesn't change learning, but it does help to protect a student's identity. It also helps to develop an online identity. Bitmoji is by far my all-time favorite emoji maker. It allows for advanced customization, but you can also use it with pre-made messages via GMail or text. Fun! ||