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 This blog entry is about a tool in Dr. Wang's PPT slide 2. Link:  https://www.gonoodle.com/ Description: GoNoodle is a platform that provides activities, such as brain breaks. This platform has guided videos that include dancing, singing, clapping, and interactive videos. This is very popular in younger grades and is used to transition and give some energy to the classroom.  Here is a link that has multiple channels located on the platform:  https://www.gonoodle.com/tags/6YlOrw/channels   Ease of Use: I give GoNoodle a 10/10 on ease of use. This is because the website is very organized in multiple ways. It has channels, subjects, routines, and different types of activities organized at the top of the site. It can also be trusted to be kid appropriate rather than youtube with little control in this aspect. Versatility: I give this a 7/10 for versatility. This is because it has many different types and channels of activity. that being said it doesn't quite appeal...

 This blog entry is about a tool in Dr. Wang's PPT slide 2. Link:  https://www.getepic.com/ Description: Epic! is a digital library made for kids and students. It has a wide variety of books along with interactive tools. Epic! can be used in the classroom, for kids, and for whole families. With over 40,000 books and tools.  Here is a link that help educators explore Epic!:  https://www.getepic.com/educators Ease of Use: I give Epic! a 9/10 for ease of use. This is because it is very easy for everyone to use. Kids, adults, educators, parents etc. It can be use in many different ways and it is kid curated and friendly. It also is very accessible with things like audiobooks and books in different languages at all different levels. Versatility: I give Epic! a 9/10 for versatility. Like I mentioned earlier it can be sed on multiple different levels and by many different people. It is inclusive and reaches every level of learning. It also has over 40,000 books so there is ...

 This blog entry is about a tool in Dr. Wang's PPT slide 1. Link:  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software Description: Microsoft Teams is a platform that allows groups/people to communicate digitally. It is designed for teamwork, collaboration, and communication. Teams uses messages, video calls, and sharing/communicating.  Here is a link to help navigate the Teams platform:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams Ease of Use: I would give ease of use a 7/10. While Teams has plenty of different avenues of use it can be slightly confusing to figure out all of them. While using teams it gets easier to figure out with hands on experience and can be a very efficient form off communication.  Versatility: I give Teams a 9/10 for versatility. Due to a lot of different uses being put in one place it can be used in many different settings and environments. It can be used on large and small scales as well. On the home page a few examples of...

This blog entry is about a tool in Dr. Wang's PPT slide 1. Link:  https://www.youtube.com/ Description:  Youtube is a platform created by Google that is used to make videos and as a social media platform. This is a platform where people can share videos that they created. As an educational tool, Youtube has many different formats of learning such as lecture, self-paced learning, visual aids, etc.  Here is a link to help teacher use Youtube effectively:  https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-youtube Ease Of Use: I would give ease of use a 6/10 . While Youtube can be very beneficial it also can provide materials that do not suit the intention of learning. Because Youtube is created by many different users, it can often not completely fit the intended use. Due to the large amount of content on Youtube it can be hard to narrow down and choose a video that suits your classroom.  Versatility:  I will give versatility a 9/10 . ...