Tools (brainstorm in SGLDC):
1 πstar = not free, only free trial, will cost \(
2 ππstar = ?
3 πππstar = free, with lots of limitation
4 ππππstar = free, with some limitation
5 πππππstar = free with strong backing, serve the purpose
1. Padlet π π π π
http://ezitnew.blogspot.com/search/label/Padlet?m=1
Ease of Use: Very easy, teachers are already using,
Free: 3 Walls, can archive and restore back with no loss of data
Cost per https://padlet.com/premium/checkout/select_plan","target":"_blank"}">individual pro: \)10/month or \(96/year
https://padlet.com/premium/backpack/quotation","target":"_blank"}">Padlet Backpack Total Cost: 32k user * \)2 + \(1000 = \)65 000
Popularity: High, lots of schools and teachers are using both free and paid.
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2. Miro π π π
Ease of Use: Fairly easy to use, a lot of intuitive functionality for different purposes from whiteboards to mind maps.
Free: Free for educators, 3 editable boards
Cost per user free version: \(0
Total Cost: \)? need to ask Miro Enterprise
Popularity: High
Comments: A drawback is that the available space on each board can be zoomed out as much as one wants to, so it may be more difficult for students to focus back on a small part afterwards.
3. Mural π
Ease of Use: This is very similar to Miro, in that there is a large variety of templates for collaborative work, and is just about as easy and intuitive to work with
Free: Free for classrooms of up to 100 people, 50% discount for school-wide plans. See also: https://www.mural.co/education"}">https://www.mural.co/education
Cost per user: \(12 per month (only 30 days trial, no free version)
Total Cost: Ask them
Popularity: High
Comments: This has the same drawback as Miro above, that students may find it difficult to focus back on the small picture once the diagram gets too big.
4. Google Jamboard π π π π π
Other Review: https://ezitnew.blogspot.com/2021/05/google-meet-whiteboard.html?m=1
Ease of Use: Very easy to use, content is typed/drawn/etc. in small bite-sized frames
Free: Yes
Cost per user: \)0
Total Cost: \(0
Popularity: Used by some teachers as a convenient and useful online whiteboard
Comments: \)4,999.00 hardware for serious collaboration and brainstorming ideas.
5. Lino.it π π π π
Ease of Use: Can be slightly difficult to format some lessons, as Lino uses a sticky note/post-it canvas style, mainly for collating short messages and photos.
Free: Yes, Storage = 50MB/month, Download = 10 files/month
Cost per https://en.linoit.com/en/premium/","target":"_blank"}">user premium: \(3 per month
Total Cost: Ask them
Popularity:High
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6. Whiteboard.chat πππππ
Ease of Use: Easy to use, with many features geared towards teaching. There is also a very comprehensive documentation for instructions on how to use the features available.
Free: Yes, all features, unlimited boards, tries to save your credit card info though
Cost per educator user: \)0
Total Cost: \(0
Popularity: high
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7. Canva πππππ
Ease of Use: Easy to use, with good support for lesson templates for a large variety of subjects like English, Math and Science. There is also a more dynamic presentation style for more engaging presentations.
Free: Free for educators, try to save your image of your PC card to verify educator status, 5GB of cloud storage
Cost per user: \)0 for educator, need to upload image of PS card to verify
Total Cost: \(0
Popularity: High, popular among students for project work
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8. Popplet (Mind Map tool) π π π
link
http://ezitnew.blogspot.com/search/label/popplet?m=1
Ease of Use: Easy to use for building mind maps, Make one popplet, free!
Free: 1 Popplet for free version, unlimited Popplets for paid versions
Cost per user: Costs are per year:
\)2 for 15 β 50 people;
\(1.50 for 51 β 100 people;
\)1.25 for 101 β 250 people;
\(1 for 250 β 500 people;
\)0.75 for 501 β 1000 people;
\(0.50 for over 1000 people.
https://www.popplet.com/blog/popplet-group-subscriptions-for-schools-and-classes/"}">https://www.popplet.com/blog/popplet-group-subscriptions-for-schools-and-classes/
Total Cost: 32k users * \)0.50 = \(16 000
Popularity:
Comments:
9. Google Slides πππππ
Other review: https://geogshare.blogspot.com/2021/05/blended-learning-for-gi.html
Ease of Use: Very convenient for collating information from various Google apps
Free: Yes
Cost per user: \)0
Total Cost: \(0
Popularity: high
Comments: easy to use, part of what students already know and have.
10. BrainStormer πππππ
https://www.brainstormer.online/ Other Review: https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/05/a-collaborative-brainstorming-and.html?m=1
Ease of Use: This is a specialized tool that makes brainstorming in class very easy to conduct, with a voting system at the end of the session streamlining the brainstorming process.
Free: Yes
Cost per user: \)0
Total Cost: \(0
Popularity: difficult to tell.
Comments: created by Lone Kjeldgaard Pedersen from Copenhagen
11. Class Kick πππ(more a lesson assignment system)
Ease of Use: Easy to set assignments for students, and easy for teachers to monitor and grade student answers.
Free: Free version allows for up to 20 questions per teacher, while Pro version allows for unlimited questions per teacher, and in addition also supports Google Classroom integration, folders, exporting of grades and answers, and saving studentsβ work to PDF.
Cost per user:
Total Cost: \)4800 per year per school of up to 1500 students (for more than that, a custom quote is required) See also: https://classkick.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058606251-School-and-District-Pricing-FAQs"}">https://classkick.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058606251-School-and-District-Pricing-FAQs
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12. Coggle πππ (Concept map and Mind map tool)
https://coggle.it/
Ease of Use: Very easy to create mind maps for collaborative work (i.e.: project work, revision, etc.)
Free: 3 private diagrams, unlimited public diagrams, the paid version allows for extra features like unlimited diagrams, seeing the full chat history, controlling line styles and text alignment, and sharing diagrams via links. There is a version for organizations that have even more features like bulk exporting, user data management, branded diagrams, consolidated billing, etc.
Cost per user: \(5 per month for individuals, \)8 per member per month for organizations
Total Cost: ask them
Popularity:
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13. SpaceDeck https://weelookang.blogspot.com/2021/06/installing-spacedeck.html required SSH server to install
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