Wordle is an online tool that allows users to generate word clouds from input text. The clouds display words from the text in different sizes based on how frequently they appear, with more common words shown larger. Users can customize the clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. Wordle images can be freely used and shared. The tool can engage students and help visualize key themes and ideas from passages.

1. EDU 364.01 Spring 2014
Cloud Tools & Apps
We Like

2. Duolingo is a free
language-learning app
available online, on
iOS, and Android
platforms. Offers
visual, verbal, and
auditory questions,
explanations, and
examples. Levels
increase by difficulty
and weekly challenges
for each user based
on personal skill.
Easy, fun, and free to
use.
Duolingo
Negatives: In order to move up a level
the tests can be very long and tiring for
certain levels. Questions repeat once in
a while (but not too often). Only
effective if the user is dedicated to using
it every day.
Used for elementary level and up
Alexa de la Torre
Duolingo provides a
variety of examples that
can be used to teach
Spanish. I could use these
examples and change
them around to use in my
classroom and for
homework assignments.
Positives: Free, easy set
up, easy to use, extremely
effective, can be used for
young children as well as
adults. Enables you to
speak, write, understand the
language. Utilizes pictures
and detailed explanations
for what you want to know.
Does not let you move on
to the next level until you
pass each test. These tests
are challenging but helpful
and give the correct answers
with explanations.
Standards: Offers many
different ways to learn the
language as opposed to just
memorizing words. This
helps all styles of learning
for all ages. All levels have
different categories that
must be tested before
increasing levels.

3. Story Jumper
www.storyjumper.com
Arabella Trofemuk
POSITIVES
 Easy to use
 Lots of prompts to help
imagination.
 Speedy process
 Appropriate for many
different age groups
NEGATIVES
× The cost of ordering a
hardback book is
expensive
× Students can get
distracted by all the
illustration options.
General Information
Suitable for students from K – 5th grade.
Could be used in social studies, or in ELA
Could be used by students to take turns
creating stories they have written in their
journals.
Printable worksheet can be used to
accommodate more students.
How you could use it
Mini lessons on paper that then
get put into the website
Writing buddies can take turns
adding to the story
Easy to use at home so can be
set for homework
What the Website does
The website lets parents, students and
teachers create stories on the computer
that they can illustrate and then have
made into real printed books.

4. •
The App is recommended for children five and under,
teaching them the first steps of drawing figures,
matching colors and categorizing according to color and
shape.
• The best part about the app is how colorful it is and the
way the friendly avatars make you want to play the
game. I would definitely continue looking for a similar
app but with some accommodations; for example: more
shapes to draw, and being able to pass the level without
having the shape be so perfect.
• The app would be helpful to get more practice after the
lesson on shapes, colors.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frugoton-shapes-colorseducation/id661075031?mt=8
Nicole Rodriguez-Baez

5. Edmodo: The Social Network of Education
Fun, simple, easy to use;
geared at high school students
Purpose: Collaborates student, teacher, and
parents to a common place to access all
educational information for a specific class
What I Like: Classwork, homework, grades, list
and dates of assignments all in one place
This app can be used anywhere; home, school,
work
This tool creates a social yet educational
environment that helps all parties maintain
organization and utilize instructional technology in a
changing world
Personalized interaction accessed from
smartphones, laptops, and tablets
What I Don’t Like: Has the possibility
to remove some verbal communication
between parents, teachers, and
students
Kristie Kosinski

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Courtney Glasco
EDU 364-01
Feebruary 6, 2014

7. What is Kid Blog?
KidBlog is an app designed to be used in the
classroom for students to blog. It is set up
for grads K-12. The blogs are set up and
managed through the teachers. They are
private and can be reviewed by the
students in the class, the teacher, and even
the parents. The parents are able to sign in
and access the class that their child is in.
Main Page
The teacher sets up a class blog, inviting all
of the students in the class. The main page
of the blog is seen to the left.

8. Students Blog
Each student has their own main page and
they are able to start blogging! This is a
great way to introduce what exactly
blogging is especially for younger students.
In their blogs, students are able to
incorporate slideshows, videos, and even
other apps.
How Can KidBlog be Used in the Classroom?
As a teacher, I would use this app to create
weekly blogs. I would give the students a
topic each week to blog on. I would also
require them to comment on their
classmates blog. As the school year went
on, and the students learned to use
PowerPoint, and other apps, I would ask
them to include them in their blogs.
At the end of the year, these blogs on their
KidBlog can be reviewed as an e-portfolio
for them and for their parents to see. It is a
good opportunity for them to used the
internet and as a showcase of their work.

9. Dan O’Brien

ABC Mouse is a website/app that aids children in better
understanding various subjects that are taught in school

It can be used as an extremely useful tool by teachers
who have children who are struggling in their class

The site and its apps, that are available for download on
apple and android devices, are geared toward early
childhood

One game was called ABC Zoo, and the game lets
children interact with different animals in the zoo. Each
time a child touches one of the animals, which walk
around and make noises as if the child is at an actual
zoo, a fact is told and displayed about the animal that the
child touches.

Another app that was available was ABC Music. This app
allows children to click on a letter of the alphabet which
then plays a song about the letter and displays pictures
and words that start with that letter.

10.  The Read Me Stories App
allows you to preview books
for children while reading the
stories out loud.
 This app helps children
practice their listening and
reading skills!
 This app is ideal for children
who are entering preschool.
 I like how this app gives you
the option to read the stories
out loud to you and has fun
and exciting stories!
 I do not like that the words
are too small and not
victualing appealing.
 This app uses language arts
standards for listening and
reading.

11. BITSBOARD
By Kelsey Baumann
EDU 364.01

12. BITSBOARD
•
Bitsboard is a educational app that helps
children learn reading, sight
words, numbers, etc. using educational
games, and flashcards.
•
The app has more than 10 great learning
games in one convenient app such as
flashcards, true or false, memory cards, match
up, word builder.
•
Some of the topics in the app are
emotions, exotic animals, famous places, first
sentences, learn English, learn Spanish.
•
The grade level is 2nd and above. They cover
the main subjects such as English, Language
and Social Studies.
•
I really like that they have so many different
types of games in one app so it makes it easier
for the child to learn and make it more fun.
There is nothing I did not like about this app.
•
As a elementary school teacher, I would use
this app to give assignments to my students
and to help them practice their vocabulary
words and other skills that will help them learn
better. This will make practicing vocabulary
words more fun as they are presented in
games.

13. GRAMMAR BASE
•
GrammarBase: A free app that allows individuals to
upload their work, have it evaluated in areas such as
plagiarism, grammar, spelling, formatting, etc. This app
helps individuals correct errors that were still present
after being proofread.
•
Individuals of all ages are able to use this user
friendly app. As long as you have a document that
needs evaluating, this app is ready for you to use!
However, if students were using this app, it would be
most likely used for English classes or Social Studies
classes, classes in which students are required to
write papers.
•
In my opinion, I liked that this app allows people of all
ages to use this app, it is not directed towards one
particular age group. I also like that this app is user
friendly and free! However, I don’t like that
individuals may use this app to correct any and every
error without being able to proofread on their own.
•
As a teacher I can use this app in my elementary class
to encourage students to double check their work
after they have proofread their assignments.
Kathleen Cox
http://www.grammarbase.com/
Standards:
4.
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,
and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to
plan and
conduct research, manage projects,
solve problems,
and make informed decisions using
appropriate
digital tools and resources.

14. BrainPOP
• Kaitlyn McCormack
• BrainPOP consists of videos explaining topics in
Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Art &
Music, Health, and Engineering & Technology
• This app is useful for students in Kindergarten to
12th grade
• I like that there are videos that explain the topic
and then there are quizzes and activities after
to see what the student learned. The only
downfall is you need a password from your
district to have full access to the app
• I would have the videos in part of my lesson. Then
as a class we would do the quiz and see who
understood and who didn’t
• BrainPOP has state standards and the common
core standards as well

15. • Myths and Legends is an online database overf lowing with
colorful stories from the past, spooky tales, and well kept
secrets.
• Language Arts students anywhere from 3 rd to 7 th grade,
depending on the chosen story.
• Used as a worldwide collection of folk tales and stories
from a variety of cultures. Students and teachers are able to
collaborate and write/enter stories about their own
hometown.

16. Likes:
Dislikes:
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• Limited activities
Extremely user friendly
Wide variety of stories
Interactive
Encourages global learning
Teacher friendly
Standards:
• Myths & Legends meets standards 1-3 by
effectively encouraging creativity as students
write their own stories, creating original works,
and then submitting them to the cite for
students around the world to enjoy.
• This site teaches students how to communicate
and create through technology, collaborating
with other students, and researching tales from
various cultures.

17. Blu Graphing
Calculator
Michelle Lopes

18. Description of App
• It is a scientific and graphing calculator
• It has 24 trigonometric functions, complex
numbers support, constants, variables and
more
• You can create anything using your hands
•

19. • It would be appropriate for math at all high
school grade levels
• There is many things I like about this
 This app is like having a graphing calculator in your
hands, they are one in the same because it is a virtual
version of a graphing calculator
 Instead of having to bring your calculator to class you
just bring the tablet the school has to offer
 Forgetting your calculator isn’t an excuse anymore
• There wasn’t anything I disliked about this app
• It could be used to do everyday problems in
math class for a high school student

20. • This tool addresses the standard ISTE NETS of
Creativity and Innovation
 the students demonstrate creative thinking, construct
knowledge, and develop innovative products and
processes using technology
• http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/enus/app/blu-graphing-calculator/764cce318f93-48a6-b4fc-008eb78e50d4

21. EasyBib is an app for a
phone or tablet. This
app was made to help
students cite books for
papers they need to
write. To use the
app, the students open it
and are able to take a
picture of the barcode on
the book and then choose
the style they are writing
their paper
in, APA, MLA, Chicago
Style. Students are also
able to search the name
of the book in the
app, and select it that
way.
I am going to start using
this app for the rest of
my college career, its
extremely helpful. In
I always have trouble citing my sources, so my career as an Early
I think that this is a great app. I Like the
Education Teacher, the
fact that the app allows students to email
app will not be
themselves the books they have cited, that necessary for my
way they never loose the citation.
students.
EasyBib would be
most useful for High
school and College
students.
High School they
would probably only
need the app for
their English Classes.
College students
have to write a paper
in almost every class,
so they will us the
app often
Meagan
O’Connell

22. Description
Patricia Villalta
This App allows
teachers to have
everything in one
place. It allows
teachers to set up a
gradebook, upload
lesson plans, assess
their lessons, and
arrange seating
charts.
What I like/ dislike about
it:
I like that it is organized
appropriately and gives
the options to help
teachers become
organized.
What I don’t like is that it
doesn’t give the students a
place to upload any
assignments.
How Could I Use it:
This could be helpful if I
want to keep an online
record of what my
students grades are.
Who Would Use it?
Teachers are able to use
this website to create
their lessons, students
are able to look up their
assignments and
parents are able to see
their child's grades.
Standards the app
addresses:
•
NETS 2.B– Communication
and Collaboration.
• With this app they
may collaborate with
their instructors.

24. STORYBIRD
“CREATE, READ, AND SHARE VISUAL STORIES”
 Storybird is a website/ literacy tool used to create visual
stories
 It caters to students, teachers, parents, and artists
 It can be used by children and adults of all ages and is
perfect for reading and writing
 I like it because it is a fun, creative, and innovative way
for teachers to engage their students
 I would use it as a literacy tool and a way to entice my
students to interact with their peers and co-author stories
 This website promotes student exploration and allows
them to discover the writers within
http://storybird.com

26. Rebecca Ponce
According to the ISTE NETS for
Students, the standards used for
this site would be creativity and
innovation (1), communication
and collaboration (2) and
research and information
fluency (3).

27. STARFALL
Starfall is a educational app that
allows students to practice their
reading and math skills. It is a
excellent app that includes a
combination of text formats
(stories, songs, poems) games and
engages the learner.
This app is good because it
helps students practice
their academic skills while
having fun. What could be
better about this app is if it
could service children in
grades three to five.
http://www.starfall.com/
Starfall is good
for children
preschool to
second grade.
This app could be used
in centers to reinforce
concepts learned,
foster positive selfesteem and success
and provide
independent learning.
This app can be also
used in small groups
that need help with a
specific skills.
Starfall addresses:
Reading Common
Core Standards:
Phonological
Awareness:
RF.1.2a,b,c,d
Phonics and
Word Recognition:
RF.1.3a,b,c,d,e,f,g
Mathematics
Common Core
Standards:
Operations&
Algebraic Thinking:
1.OA.A.1,2,/1oA.B.3,
4/1.OA.C.5,6/1.OA.
D.7,8
Simone Oxford

28. WORDLE
By: Thomas Falbo

29. What is Wordle?
• wordle is a toy for generating
“word clouds” from text that
you provide. The clouds give
greater prominence to words
that appear more frequently
in the source text. You can
tweak your clouds with
different fonts, layouts, and
color schemes. The images
you create with Wordle are
yours to use however you
like.
Who would use it?
•
Wordle can be used by
anyone. It can be used by
any age group, and in any
content area. It is a good
cloud tool that can be a fun
way to learn.
How could you use it?
• Children could use Wordle to tell other
classmate all about themselves and their
interests
• Children could use Wordle as a study tool by
putting vocabulary words into their Wordles.
What are the Pros/Cons?
• Pros – Wordle is quick and easy to use. Creating a
Wordle will take only a few minutes and it is not
complicated.
• Cons – Wordle is too simple, all you do is add the
text you want in your word cloud and Wordle does
the rest of the work for you.
What standards does it
address?
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1a,1b
2a,b
4b
5a
6a,b