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.
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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.
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.
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