From the first list, I chose Planboard to explore. I liked the idea of being able to create the plans online and then actually sending a link of the final plans to colleges to access. You can type in plans, but you also have the option to upload documents as well as embed hyper links. We have several programs that we incorporate a lot in our lessons (brainpop jr. and Pebble Go are two examples) and it would be nice to have the direct link for teachers to click on. It looks like you can also import specific state standards so they are referenced in case that is something that one's campus requires in regards to their lesson plans. I did find the sight to be somewhat difficult to navigate and I could never find the lesson plan "circle" that was present when I first logged in. You also can search for other teacher's lesson plans, however, when I tried to search 2nd grade social studies there were few resources and the list was a little difficult to decipher. I wish they had a more detailed search option to help narrow in on grade specific plans. This is something I think I will experiment with over the next few weeks to see if it will help with lesson planning this year.
The other Web 2.0 tool hat I thought was really cool was PowToon. We create PowerPoints throughout the year to go with curriculum units and what a cool tool to use to change up from regular old PowerPoints. I also think it is a more engaging tool to use with colleagues during in-services and trainings.
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