Teacher+Productivity+Tools

Assessment Resou ﻿ rces

**Considerations** || **Ad-Free** || **Student** Education Assessing Projects || [] || • Teachers create assessments that address 21st century skills and content knowledge. • Database of rubrics, scoring guides, and checklists that can be modified for specific use. || • Cannot enter scores online. • Not designed for assessing students in the Assessing Projects Web site. || ü || ü No student use or accounts. || ü Designed for education. || N/A ||  || • Can attach multimedia files to questions. • Multiple languages. ||  ||   ||  ü Requests students under 13 to use first name and last initial in registration. || ü Designed for education. || ü || ü ||
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 * Intel®
 * QuizStar* || [|http://quizstar.4teachers.org] || • Can create quizzes that are scored online. • Can manage multiple classes and quizzes.

Calendar


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|| **Does Not** || • Add events, tasks, and appointments. • Add file attachments. • Can invite others to view or edit calendar. • Can embed in Google Web sites. ||  ||  ü || ü ||  || Must be of “legal age to form a binding contract.” ||   || || ü ||  || Must be at least 13 years old. ||  || • Standard features include reminders sent to e-mail, Yahoo! Messenger, and mobile device || • Cannot attach documents to calendar events. ||  ||  ü ||  || Must be of “legal age to form a binding contract”; under 13 allowed under a “family account.” || Creates an e-mail account at time of Yahoo! registration. || • Add events, tasks, and appointments. • Can invite others to events. • Can associate appointments with tasks. || • Cannot attach documents to calendar events. || ü || ü ||  || Must be at least 13 years old. ||  ||
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 * Google Calendar* || [|http://calendar.google.com] || • Schedule one-time or recurrent events with reminders. • Can create multiple calendars.
 * HiTask* || [|http://hitask.com] || • Free version provides only an individual calendar. • Can assign tasks and receive notification when done. || • Premium and Business Services are offered at a cost and offer the most collaborative options. || ü
 * Yahoo! Calendar* || [|http://calendar.yahoo.com] || • Integrated calendar, notepad, e-mail, and contacts.
 * Zoho Calendar* || [] || • Schedule one-time or recurrent events with reminders. • Can create multiple calendars.

Lesson P ﻿ lan Builders **Considerations** || **Ad-Free** || **Student** • Click Collections by Topic or Collections by Technology for lessons and work samples. • Also available are podcasts and featured collections, such as Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) Showcase with 1200 ADEs from 22 countries. ||  ||  ü || Unknown how student work is protected. || ü Designed for education. ||  ||   || Education Designing Effective Projects || [] || • Gather lesson ideas and modifiable resources from a collection of exemplary unit plans. • Learn strategies for project design and implementation. ||  || ü || ü || ü Designed for education. || ü || ü || • Can copy and modify existing project settings for another project, and create student teams. ||  || ü || ü || ü Designed for education. || ü || ü ||
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 * Apple Learning Exchange* || [] || • Teacher-submitted lessons and ideas, with viewer feedback.
 * Intel®
 * Intel® Education Thinking Tools || [|www.intel.com/education/tools] || • Project plans and associated documents for thinking tools—Visual Ranking, Seeing Reason, and Showing Evidence. • Project wizard allows teachers to duplicate a project from any existing project that uses one or more of the tools.

Notetaking / Ass ﻿ ig ﻿ nments

**Considerations** || **Ad-Free** || **Student** • Can create class groups to share notes and assignments, and use message board. || • Limited or no tech support, but simple interface. || Minimal ads by Google. || Unclear; no privacy policy or terms of use. || ü Designed for education. || ü ||  || • Teachers can: o Create, assign, and manage projects o Check sources’ authenticity o Track group progress o Send messages to students o Help students organize notes || • Assignments, groups, and classes must be generated by the teacher. • Students cannot use the tool on their own; they can register, but assignments must be assigned by the teacher. ||  ||  ü Requests students under 13 to use first name and last initial in registration. || ü Designed for education. || ü || ü Even when students register themselves, no e-mail required. || • Very basic plain text notepad. • Can file notes into subfolders. ||  ||   ||  ü ||  || Must be of “legal age to form a binding contract”; under 13 allowed under a “family account.” || Creates an e-mail account at time of Yahoo! registration. || • Supports RSS and integration of images, audio, and video. • Can sign in with Google or Yahoo!. ||  ||  ü || ü ||  || Must be at least 13 years old. ||  ||
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 * MyNoteit* || [|www.mynoteit.com] || • Notes can be downloaded, shared, or messaged to other users. • Provides a task list and calendar feature that can be integrated and used together.
 * NoteStar* || [|http://notestar.4teachers.org] || • Assist students in the preparation of research papers. • Teachers and students can set up research projects with topics and subtopics, collect and organize notes, and prepare a bibliography.
 * Yahoo! Notepad* || [|http://notepad.yahoo.com] || • Integrated notepad, e-mail, calendar, and contacts.
 * Zoho Notebook* || [|http://notebook.zoho.com] || • Ability to create notebooks and not just single notes. • Can integrate spreadsheet pages, Writer pages, and Web pages.