Classroom tools

I really enjoyed learning about the various tools this week that can be incorporated into the classroom. As mentioned in one of my discussion posts, as a specialist teacher we are not always exposed to these tools and it is great to be able to imagine how I could incorporate them into a specialists classroom. One tool in particular I enjoyed learning about is Padlet. I know teachers who have used it, but I typically have used tools such as Prezi for creating boards of images to share with the class. However, I have noticed lately that Prezi has changed its format and doesn't feature the ability to map out images any longer. I believe Padlet would be of great use in the future, and in terms of working in instructional design, I think that it can be useful as a supporting tool to send to clients and workers in organizations. I can see how this can be used to outline steps and processes to present to clients in terms of explaining the various ID and HPT models to follow.  

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