It has been a while since I blogged.
Lately, I have been focused on creating lots of resource for my children and my students. This leaves me with very little time to share with you some of my fun activities!
Now that we have to be at home all day, every day, I promise to share more here!
Today, let me start with sharing some resources that I have been using for years that have facilitated my teaching, grading and overall instruction.
1. FLIPGRID: The free version allows students to record up to 5 minutes. I have used it for reading comprehension where you can post an open ended question and have students share with you. I have also used it for short presentations. You can enable so that other students have to comment on each other's presentations. Here is a quick video tutorial.
Great app for speaking assessments that you can just grade at home and all students can submit at the same time!
2. Google forms: A great tool to create quizzes! Simple concepts to open ended questions and multiple choice. Easy to grade as well!
3. Screen recording: On my MAC, I use Quicktime to create screen recordings of lessons. You can create a power point, set it to presentation mode and just talk to your students! For PC, I have found Screencast.com. The free version does have a time limit, but you can make as many videos as you need!
4. Zoom.us: Perfect platform for meeting with students in a group or one on one. Allows you to share screens or white boards. Its recording tool allows you to have videos of those sessions! The free version usually has a time limit on the meeting, but during this time, Zoom has lifted that to accommodate the needs of our communities! Watch this quick tutorial video. No docu cam? NO PROBLEM! Check out my low budget one ;D here.
5. EdPuzzle.com: Perfect to use with those videos you have found or created. You upload any video, or video link from YouTube, etc., and can add comprehension questions along the way! Also FREE! Watch a quick video tutorial HERE.
Feel free to comment and share what are some of the apps that are helping you transition into these e-learning days!
Let us be a team and help each other.
With love,
Andrea
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Here are some more options I keep remembering and others keep sharing.
1. Prezi.com: A fun free up to spice up your Power Points! Works really well when you do a screencast.
2. Flipsnack: https://www.flipsnack.com/. This one is new to me. I am intrigued! If you have used it, please share your experience.
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Storyboardthat.com. Perfect for students to create scenes that you can use to review any topic! Its amazing to see those of us with limited drawing skills to have incredible masterpieces!
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Seesaw https://web.seesaw.me/: I am impressed with this app and will be figuring out a way to use it in my classroom. My children are using it and it has so many options! Submit a drawing, write, record video, etc. It all is saved in one quick place so you don’t have to use different apps!
Kahoot https://kahoot.com/: All my students have loved this app. From the young ones, to the “cooler” high schoolers to my college students. You can search pre made Kahoots or make your own. It also prints a report so its great for reviews!
Quizlet http://quizlet.com : Another great resource for students to review the vocabulary. It makes flashcards with visuals, and students can play games to improve their vocabulary skills. Watch my quick tutorial
HERE.
No matter how much I remind my kids about the importance of hand washing, I always get some serious eye rolls! Well, we start our E-Learning week on tomorrow and that has made us have some interesting conversations over the weekend. We have tried to answer any and all questions that they throw our way! One of the most important points we are trying to make, is that while we are a healthy crew, there are people that are not and we need to protect them!
