This week, I explored the huge world of content creation tools! There are many categories you can choose from (mind-mapping, screen capture, infographics, presentations, storytelling) but I decided to look at sites from the story telling, mind-mapping, and presentation category. There is a plethora of sites educators can use in order to create an awesome visual for students. For each website I reviewed, I used the Triple E Framework to evaluate each of them. Overall, the three websites I used scored in the “Green Light” section, which means they were all exceptional and i recommend them all to you !

The first artifact I made was through the Prezi website. It was a really cool way to showcase the information that I had and can be a useful tool for educators. When looking at the Triple E framework evaluation, I scored Prezi at a 14 out of 18. Prezi is a cool piece of tech that could you could use to present information to the class or that students could use to showcase their knowledge on the information you taught them. Something that I scored Prezi slightly lower on was the engagement in learning section. I think that because it is a little more detail oriented of a website, younger students may have problems staying focused. Other than that I highly recommend Prezi!

https://prezi.com/view/rS115ahBymbWMnZFhIw6/

The second artifact I made was a mind map about how to manage stress. I made this cool little mind map using the website MindMup. With this website, you can take a topic and make little subtopics and expand them in to detail. I think this is a cool tech device that can again be used by teachers and students. On the Triple E Framework evaluation I gave MindMup a 15 out of 18 score. What scored slightly lower on this website was the extending the learning goals section. I feel that MindMup can be a great tool in the classroom, but i’m not sure on how it can be used to extend their learning outside of the classroom. I also think this should be used by older students (4th-12th) , because it has a lot of buttons that need to be used to make a mind map.

The third artifact I created was was a little social story using the website StoryBird. This website was honestly my favorite one to use and mess around with. I created a short story about sharing that could be used to teach students in younger age groups. On the Triple E Framework evaluation, I gave StoryBird a 16 out of 18 which shows how awesome it really is. It really never scored too low in any of the sections, just one here or there but nothing that makes this website any less cool than it is. I 100% recommend educators use this in their classrooms some how!