Persuasive writing is a form of nonfiction writing that is practiced at nearly every grade level. It encourages a wide range of skills including selective word choice, the development of argument, and concise summarization. For many students, including early learners, this type of writing can be challenging. As a way to help students understand the … Continue reading Transform Persuasive Writing Into Compelling Commercials with Adobe Spark Video
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Don’t Just Listen To Podcasts, Create Them with Soundtrap
Whether it's Serial, Story Corps or Mindshift,it is always encouraging to read about educators using podcasts in their classroom to promote student learning. In the Atlantic article, The Value of Using Podcasts in Class, teacher Michael Godsey shares his experience with using podcasts as primary texts for student assignments. Listening to audio, along with reading transcripts … Continue reading Don’t Just Listen To Podcasts, Create Them with Soundtrap
How To Design A Digital Word Sort For Your LMS
Word sorts have been used as an instructional tool by educators for many years. The influx of interactive white boards over the past decade have provided educators with a digital platform to display and physically sort words for their entire class. And if you used SMART Notebook like I did, don’t pretend that you didn't … Continue reading How To Design A Digital Word Sort For Your LMS
Pimp Your LMS with H5P
If you grew up in the early 2000's, then you'll remember the MTV show "Pimp My Ride." The show that featured rapper Xhibit taking average vehicles (usally in poor condition), and transforming them into customized, tricked-out street machines - or so I thought. Now, what does Xhibit have to do with the courses in your Learning … Continue reading Pimp Your LMS with H5P
Microsoft Forms: A Good Start, But Light Years Behind Google
Based on the popularity of Google Forms among educators, it came as no surprise when Microsoft introduced a similar (and almost identical) survey tool known simply as "Microsoft Forms" for their Office 365 Education Customers. I'm a huge fan of Google Forms, and always found them extremely useful in many ways, so naturally I was … Continue reading Microsoft Forms: A Good Start, But Light Years Behind Google
Why EVERY Teacher Should Use Adobe Spark
And that’s why I think Adobe Spark is the perfect tool for any educator. It provides students with a cloud-based, easy-to-use platform that ultimately produces a final product that looks great an can be shared around the world.
Recap Shows Potential, But Doesn’t Deliver…Yet
As educators, we are all aware of the power of student reflection. Opportunities where students can reflect on their learning enhances meaning and promotes insight and complex thinking. The majority of student devices (both personal and school owned) are equipped with built-in microphones and cameras, making is easy to both capture, and share student reflections … Continue reading Recap Shows Potential, But Doesn’t Deliver…Yet
Six Tips For Starting Your Schoology Course
If you use Schoology you're probably well aware of some of the features that make the program unique in the endless field of Learning Management Systems. But with Schoology, as well as with other LMS platforms, there are critical methods of creating and developing online instructional material that can be conducive to student learning. If … Continue reading Six Tips For Starting Your Schoology Course
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