Loom is a great option for creating a screencast (a recording of your screen, and possibly your likeness). If you're not yet "into" screencasting, you really should be. Imagine the benefit of having your content online in video form! It would be a great help to students, co-teachers, and even parents. Check out the video below to learn how to use this great tool. Read the description on the video to learn about getting a free educator account.
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How can I convince you that you need to create videos that will help your students find even more success in the classroom? Perhaps I can start by sharing a terribly easy tool called Screencast-O-Matic? So here goes. SOM is an amazingly simple tool that will allow you to record your screen and your voice. So you could record that lecture using PowerPoint or Google Slides, and even press pause and then bring in something from under the document camera. There's so much you can do with screencasting. Once you've recorded yourself, you can then post the video on YouTube or even in Google Drive. SOM is available as a free download for a laptop or desktop, as a Chrome extension for a Chromebook, and now it's even available as an iPad app. Watch the video to learn all about using Screencast-O-Matic.
The next time you're planning how your students can "show what they know" or if you're wondering about the best way your students can display research findings, why not have them build their own app? It's simpler than most people think. All you need is an app called Glide. Glide works by the simple creation of a Google Sheet. It's really that easy! Take a look at the tutorial video to learn more.
Here's a tool you really need to take a long look at. If you remember Microsoft Publisher, then you'll be familiar with what Lucidpress has to offer. Brochures, newsletters, business cards, flyers, etc. There are so many things you can do with this resource. There are even templates to help you dive into the project quicker. Have a look at the tutorial video to learn about the basics of this amazing tool.
Canva is the perfect graphic design tool for the classroom! It's easy to use, allows for a versatile approach to design and there are many templates that will make creating assignments a snap. Watch this tutorial video for the basics. Have a look at the tutorial video to learn ho to use this great resource.
You really need to add Google Sites to your arsenal. It's such an easy way to build a website! There are scores of things you could do with this platform. From portfolio creation, to storing curriculum materials, to teacher or student presentations, to research projects, Google Sites can handle all of it! To top it all off, Google Sites is one of the easiest resources out there for website creation. Below you'll find a tutorial video to get you moving in the right direction. One of the great things about a Chromebook is that it has a built in webcam. There are lots of ways to leverage the power of the webcam within the curriculum. One of those ways is by doing booksnaps. According to Tara Martin, "A BookSnap is simply a digital, visual representation used to annotate and share reflections of any excerpt of a book or text." The idea is to have students take a quick snapshot of a text and then ask them to interact with the text by adding annotations such as text boxes, images, and even emojis. As you can imagine, this activity really grabs students' attention! Have a look at this video to see the process in action. You might also want to visit Tara Martin's site to learn all about booksnaps.
How would you like your students to interact more with a text? What if they could be given a tool to help them relate better to historical characters? Well, with Google Slides or Google Drawings, they can do just that! Students can insert a picture into Google Slides or Drawings and then insert a caption. It's a great, engaging way to integrate technology with your curriculum. Have a look at this video to learn how to insert a caption and learn how to create a comic strip in this video from Richard Byrne. Take a look at this article from Ditch that Textbook to learn even more!
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