Sunday, November 3, 2013

Tech Exploration - Planbook Edu

1.       PlanbookEdu is a simple way to plan lessons. It allows the user to create plans online – documents, power point presentations, etc. can be attached directly to the lesson plan calendar in the program, allowing easy access to everything that is needed for each lesson. It also has a feature that allows it to be shared with substitutes, colleagues, and administrators, can show Common Core standards to ensure that teachers are meeting those standards, and can be printed and exported.

2.       This would be helpful for any teacher who wants to get their lesson plans organized but prefers to use technology to do so instead of binders of plans. Being able to share lesson plans in this way can make it quick and easy to communicate with others what your plans are so they can evaluate, give feedback, or teach from your lesson plans.


3.       PlanbookEdu can be free, but most of the desirable features come with a paid subscription, which is $25 per year. So, it is not expensive, but it is really not free if you want to be able to share your plans with others. I really like to be organized and prefer to not have a lot of papers lying around, so a program like this is appealing to me personally. I would recommend it to others if I felt that the $25/year was worth it, and it looks like it could be. It seems easy to use based on the video provided, and there is a support link at the bottom of the website. 

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