Tool Name: Code.org (https://code.org/curriculum/course3/20/Teacher)
Short Description:
Code.org provides teachers with an online digital citizenship lesson that encourages students to become responsible and respectful digital citizens. Students even learn to think critically before posting personal information online.
Examples for Uses:
- Digital Citizenship lesson/vocabulary
- Digital Citizenship interactive class activities

Tool Name: Khan Academy (khanacademy.org)
Short Description:
Khan Academy offers an online assessment tool for educators. This platform tracks students progress through lessons so that teachers can identify where a student is struggling or excelling. Khan Academy also records the amount of time students spend on activities and lessons.
Examples for Uses:
- Online assignments/exams
- Online activity tracking
- Data collection/Graphs

Tool Name: The News Literacy Project (https://newslit.org)
Short Description:
The News Literacy Project is an educational nonprofit that strives for students to become news-literate. This online resource provides teachers and students with resources to identify credible sources and avoid fake news. On the website there is a "Smart Tools Archive" that has several engaging activities, graphics, and statistics for students to learn about news-literacy.
Examples for Uses:
- Research project/paper
- Information and media literacy lessons

Tool Name: Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com
Short Description:
Google Scholar is an online search engine that provides students with scholarly literature. This research tool is easy to use and helps students to find credible sources online for research projects. Students can refine their search by relevance and date. Google Scholar even has a tool that allows students to collect and organize citations to articles when working on a research project.
Examples for Uses:
- Research project/paper
- Annotated bibliography

Tool Name: GroupMe
Short Description:
GroupMe is a free group messaging app that works on every device. Students can use this app for any of their group messaging needs, whether socially or professionally. GroupMe is also a great place for students to communicate and collaborate with one another on group projects.
Examples for Uses:
- Group messaging for school projects
- Collaboration on assignments
- Group messaging for sports teams

https://groupme.com/en-US/

Tool Name: Google Drive
Short Description:
Google offers several beneficial collaborative tools for teachers and students. Applications like Google Docs or Google Slides automatically save students' work and can be shared with classmates. Students can work on their projects anywhere, anytime. Students also have the opportunity to video conference with one another via Google Hangouts. Google somewhat serves as a one stop shop for all of student's collaborative needs.
Examples for Uses:
1. Group projects (Collaborative essay using Google Docs or a Slideshow using Google Slides)
2. Collaborative note taking on Google Docs