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Artsonia Kids Art Museum
Online art museum empowers students to exhibit, explain their work
Bottom line: A well-loved digital art museum that allows students to share work and reflect on their artistic process while helping teachers assess student understanding of artistic concepts.
Sesame
Portfolio and communication tool makes formative assessment a snap
Bottom line: A useful way for teachers, students, and parents to monitor progress and demonstrate holistic evidence of learning.
Dreamdo Schools
Sleek project-based learning platform encourages global connections
Bottom line: An excellent tool for project-based learning; plan, create, and share learning around the world.
Seesaw: The Learning Journal
Versatile digital portfolio appeals to teachers, students, and parents
Bottom line: A powerful multimedia learning and communication tool that demonstrates student progress over time.
WeLearnedIt
Digital portfolio and management tool for project-based classrooms
Bottom line: Impressive tool for individualized learning and managing projects is best for 1-to-1 iPad classrooms.
FreshGrade
A fresh way to capture, document, and share student learning
Bottom line: Multimedia documentation tools help communicate learning and expand assessment, and the addition of a gradebook sets this tool apart; still, student experience could use some polish.
Edmodo
Manage classes, content, and communication with social LMS platform
Bottom line: This free platform allows for teacher-monitored classroom communication but lacks excitement.
eBackpack
Easy system to submit, review, and store digital assignments
Bottom line: This is a great way to create a paperless classroom, but its potential for enhancing learning depends completely on how teachers use it.
Evernote
Impressive organizational tool has limitless uses
Bottom line: This free information-management tool can help kids become tech-savvy and learn to better organize their digital lives.
LiveBinders
Cool organization and eportfolio tool; watch out for privacy features
Bottom line: A good tool for its organizational, storage, and digital publishing features.
Microsoft OneNote
Note-taking giant built for flexible, collaborative work
Bottom line: A powerful (and free) tool for thinking and organization that's making smart strides in the education space.
Pathbrite
Create, organize, assess sleek digital portfolios
Bottom line: A simple PBL tool that promotes digital literacy and lets kids create flexible, accessible digital portfolios.
Project Foundry
Helpful, yet complex, management tool for project-based learning
Bottom line: A powerful, though sometimes complex, tool for providing inquiry-based, student-centered learning.
Bulb
Slick portfolio tool has cool features, limited feedback options
Bottom line: A neat tool for publishing online, possibly better suited to teacher content creation than student publishing.
Exibi
Comprehensive but complex tool for creating and publishing portfolios
Bottom line: This is a fantastic choice if you take eportfolios seriously; just be prepared to devote serious time to teaching the tool.
Dropbox
Handy cloud storage and document sharing
Bottom line: Dropbox can make work and life in the digital world more efficient, but it may not be the best cloud-based solution for kids.
Google Sites
Make your own website with customizable templates
Bottom line: With a few clicks, kids can design and populate a unique website, but customization requires multiple layers of directions.
