Tool #5 for me was the least exciting tool to experiment with so far. I was able to go in and create things using Storybird and Mixbook however I feel like this tool is less useful as an educator than the ones we have experienced before. Both of these tools seem to be fun things to use at home, but not so useful in the classroom. With the storybird program I can understand how I could have the students create a cartoon similar to what I have created below to explain the process of something which they might enjoy, but with the Mixbook application, that is simply an online photo album creator.
I was able to link my Storybird story here however I was unable to get a link for the mixbook photoalbum that I made.
In conclusion, these tools seem fun and I could use Storybird in the classroom, however I do not see an educational use for Mixbook in my classroom. Possibly in a "newspaper" class or "Yearbook" class they could be useful?
I look forward to getting to tool #6 and seeing what new exciting things that I can learn about next.
I imagine for MS science neither of those tools were the best choice. storybird is a great tool for younger students and ELL students. When you have more time, try taking a look at Stupeflix and Google docs/spreadsheets. I can see students working together to gather data in the google tools and then creating a product using Stupeflix.
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