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  I chose Skyward from Mr. Wang's communication tools because I think it is very efficient in terms of students, parents, teachers, or principals to check students' progress. The tool remembers logins and allows for easy access to check what may be missing, what is due in the future, or the grade a student has received. Skyward has a couple of great features in addition to helping over 2,000 schools/organizations nationwide it also is a great tool as a student information system K-12. Along with a finance and human resources management system. Skyward has been a tool that has helped over 7 million students.  Ease of use Skyward as a tool is very easy to use in terms of class organization, assignment due dates, submitting grades,  and easy access for all to view. I would say Skyward is an efficient tool similar to canvas to quickly check scores and the feedback that was left. I think out of the tools this one has to be the simplest because all it has is grades, due dates, ...

I chose Nearpod from Mr. Wang's assessment tools because I think it has a lot of beneficial ways in which students can learn. Nearpod has lots of both fun as well as engaging activities that keep students engaged in classroom lessons. Nearpod has plenty of opportunities for students to learn through activities such as polls, collaboration boards, game-based quizzes. Teachers also have opportunities to ask open-ended questions where students can work together or individually to draw out or write a response. Ease of Use Nearpod is a very easy tool to use as an educator because it gives the option to create a lesson inside the platform. From there a teacher can incorporate slides, videos, 3D models, and even VR field trips. A teacher can also work with premade templates, flip grid, draw it, and a class collaborative board. Nearpod has readily available access to all these different uses all while being simple to navigate through. Teachers can easily navigate through lessons in the lib...

  I chose Poll Everywhere from Mr. Wang's assessment tools because I think it is very effective in ways of checking up on students. Poll Everywhere is an app created specifically for teachers and students to ask and answer questions. Poll Everywhere has many great options that you can use while on the app for example multiple-choice, true or false, short answer, clickable image, and question and answer. This also allows for the number of choices, how many answers or questions you want to add as well. Ease of Use Poll Everywhere seems like it would be pretty easy once you get the hang of it but I did notice on the tutorial video that you have to log in online in order to make your polls for the app. This isn't a very extra process but it is different than simply being able to create immediately from the app itself. I do like the idea of students being able to pull it up immediately from the computer and answer the questions at hand. This could be a review, their general opinions...

 I chose Slack from Mr. Wang's communication tools because I think it provides a great opportunity to be in contact with both parents and students. Slack is an app that allows for easy access to communication through messages, group chats, or one-on-one chats. Slack offers many great amenities by having a resource that connects people in a terrific way by being both flexible and inclusive. Slack has message alerts similar to text messages, it is an app so it can be downloaded to any smart device as well.  Ease of Use Slack is a super simple tool to get the hang of anyone who has a modern smartphone that deals with texting, group chats, or works with channels can easily see the information being presented. One can open the channels one at a time as if they were a text message and shoot back replies. People can also share links, plan meetings, and have easy access to group communication. Each person has access to search to message an individual or find a given channel to join in...