Document 2550785

Choices that Empower: Tools and Products that Build Student Ownership of Learning Name of Program Glogster How to get it -­‐Must pay a membership fee to set up accounts for classes. edu.glogster.com -­‐Free personal version available at glogster.com Inspiration -­‐Under “staff applications” on a MCPS computers Photostory -­‐Free download available for home use. -­‐Program found under “applications” on MCPS computers Features /UDL benefits -­‐ Can create virtual posters with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more -­‐-­‐Students can work collaboratively -­‐Allows for students to choose from different multimedia resources to represent their learning -­‐Allows for students/teachers to create maps, graphic organizers, diagrams, polished presentations -­‐Has over 100 templates to choose from with built-­‐in image library to present information with multimedia -­‐Allows for students to choose how to organize and represent their thinking. -­‐Students can visually communicate concepts learned -­‐Easily create movies with narration, photos, text, transitions and titles. Notes Name of program Thinglink Features/UDL benefits -­‐Create interactive images with multimedia content to support visual learners Notes -­‐ Availabe online for free www.pdfescape.com -­‐Annotate PDF files to add comprehension supports including images, notes, and highlights -­‐Available online for free www.textcompactor.com -­‐Easily create text summaries -­‐Works best on informational texts -­‐Assists struggling readers to understand and process overwhelming amount of information Available online for free www.lingro.com -­‐Provide on-­‐demand vocabulary support for students PDFescape Text compactor How to get it Available online for free www.thinglink.com Lingro