E Martinez LIS 568

Hello Everyone! For Week 8’s Technology Resource, I have decided to focus on Copyright and Creativity. What Is C and C? The Creativity and Copyright Project (C and C) is a nonprofit organization developed by the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe) to help promote online safety. C and C offers curricula for students from K-12. The material created by Cand C aims to provide accessible and practical information about copyright, both protections and limitations, and its role in encouraging creativity. The end goal is to showcase how students can navigate and rely on copyright in their roles as creators rather than focusing on what it prohibits. Key Features of C and C: C and C offers lesson plans for K-12 students. These lesson plans include discussion questions, escape rooms, presentation supplies, activity breakdowns, quizzes, and video materials. These lesson plans can easily be amended to better fit the needs of the individual class and its students. Evaluation: The Cen...

Hello Everyone! For Week 7’s Technology Resource, I have decided to focus on PebbleGo. What Is Pebble Go? PebbleGo is a searchable database that covers a variety of research topics and is available in English and Spanish(subscription). PebbleGo can be used by teachers and educators to assist students in research, reporting and citing sources. Key Features of Pebble Go: PebbleGo offers 5 main modules: animals, science, biographies, social studies, and health. These modules are then divided into topics and subtopics. These subtopics are presented through a five-part report with photos, media, text, links to similar topics, printable assessment sheets, and a correct citation. Additionally, each module includes simple games, an article of the day, and a question of the day related to the article topic. PebbleGo also offers the choice for students to either read on their own or have text-to-speech. Pros: Accessibility: Offers some accessibility features for students, like text...

Hello Everyone! For Week 6’s Technology Resource, I have decided to focus on Kahoot. What Is Kahoot? Kahoot is a student-response tool that allows teachers and educators to run game-like quizzes and build presentations with interactive and engaging aspects. Kahoot was founded in 2012 by Morten Versvik, Johan Brand, and Jamie Brooker during their time at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where they were joined by Professor Alf Inge Wang and later by Åsmund Furuseth. Since its launch, Kahoot has been hosted by over 11 billion participants (non-unique) and has been played in 200+ countries and regions. Key Features of Kahoot: As mentioned, Kahoot is a student response tool. This makes it a great platform element to introduce when trying to create engaging presentations, quizzes, exams, or even just review. These can then be presented live or assigned for self-paced learning. Live-mode can create game-esque environments that allow for students to either compete a...

Hello Everyone! For Week 5’s Technology Resource, I have decided to focus on Book Creator. What Is Book Creator? Book Creator is a digital book-making tool. This resource is available for both iPad and web use. Students are able to access this resource through a class library that is set up by teachers/educators. Any books created by students can be accessed by teachers and added to the class library to be shared with the rest of the class. Books created by students can be shared through email, AirDrop, Google Drive, Dropbox, printing, publishing to iBooks, etc. Key Features of Book Creator: Some key features of Book Creator have to do with the system accessibility and general layouts. Book Creator is available in 10 languages and browsers that support that language will automatically translate the site. Other means of accessibility are also present such as text-to-speech, closed captions, screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation and other support measures. This platfor...

Hello Everyone! For Week 4’s Technology Resource, I have decided to focus on Khan Academy Kids. Khan Academy was actually the tool I used to study for the math portion of my GRE. What Is Khan Academy Kids? Khan Academy Kids is an award-winning educational app for young learners ages two to seven. The app engages kids in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills. Khan Academy Kids is a subsect of Khan Academy and is partnered with Super Simple, Bellwether, National Head Start Association (NHSA), and National Geography Young Explorer. Key Features of Khan Academy Kids: A key feature of Khan Academy Kids as described in their own introduction video is the “ability to set Course and Unit Mastery Goals. These learning targets aim to provide a clear path for your student's learning journey as they reach mastery of their content.” Khan Academy Kids aims to empower not only the teacher/...

Hello Everyone! For Week 3’s Technology Resource, I have decided to focus on EarSketch. I have doing A LOT of Python recently for a separate course and felt this was a good place to start and very in topic for my current workload. What Is EarSketch? EarSketch is a website that allows students to use code (JavaScript or Python) with musical tracks to create and mix music. Students can work with the built-in library of sounds, instruments, and samples or add their own to create original musical works. In terms of creating original music, it's similar to GarageBand, but EarSketch also includes the use of code to create scripts and program different functionality. EarSketch helps teach core topics in computer science, music, and music technology in a fun and engaging way. Two of the most popular programming languages are taught through “manipulating loops, composing beats, and applying effects to a multi-track digital audio station.” EarSketch has been used by over 1,000,000...

Hello Everyone :) My name is Elis Martinez-Kranz, although I mainly just go by E. This is my final semester at UB and I am very excited to be done, although a little nervous as well since I cannot remember a time when I have NOT been in school. I currently work part-time as a Programming Aide and a Library Assistant at separate libraries. I hope to work full-time as a Teen or Children’s Librarian, but am not opposed to Adult services either. I received my BA in English Education at Nazareth University and my MSEd from Suny Brockport. I enjoy spending time with my dogs and crafting. I have made it my goal this year to try and create more outside of work (my job is very craft-focused). I also have had a very intense hyperfixation on the anime One Piece and the procedural drama 9-1-1, so I am usually rewatching episodes during my downtime. I am also a big fan of the dropout series Dimension 20 and love to have that playing while I am at work / doing menial tasks. I look forward to wo...