We’ve all seen those Death By PowerPoint talks at some point. Yet, presentation after presentation is filled with way too much text and clashing color schemes. As teachers, we are so guilty of this. I think that much of the time we think that our presentation slides should serve as lecture notes that can be reviewed. … Continue reading
Traditionally, students submit their work on an assignment, the teacher gives feedback on that work, and assigns that student a grade. Sometimes, we build reflection into the next step of the process and ask students to make corrections or comment on the feedback. But is this truly authentic reflection or are students swayed by the … Continue reading
We all know that reflection is critical to growth. As I’ve been using Zaption this year for my flipped classroom, I’m constantly thinking up ways that Zaption can be used beyond simply a tool to insert quizzes into video lessons. Zaption is the perfect tool to reflect, comment on, or critique any video. I thought to myself … Continue reading
This lesson showcases the essential tools I use to create my flipped classroom video lessons and the preparation and setup for creating those videos. As well, best practices for engaging students during the video lesson are discussed.
In this video, I share 3 very simple screencasting options that I most often recommend: Option 1: Mac Only — QuickTime Option 2: Mac & PC — Screencast-O-Matic Option 3: iPad — Educreations As a bonus, you will get a sense of how Zaption can be used as your video editor. In this lesson, I pulled … Continue reading
I’m excited to share this really successful activity – perfect for Algebra 1 students! You’ll see in the below writeup how using Desmos and Pear Deck made this difficult task not only doable but also fun. This activity teaches students how to write equations of lines with a restricted domain. You’ll find the Pear Deck we used … Continue reading
Many times, I see teachers assign video for homework and then have students respond in a discussion forum to begin engaging in a conversation. Using Zaption, teachers can create this dynamic learning experience all in one place! This lesson discusses the power of using online discussion in the classroom to enhance learning, including some key … Continue reading
Here are a few of my #EdTech tools of 2015: Camtasia – used to screen record & video edit my flipped classroom videos Zaption – used to add interactive elements + monitoring Pear Deck – used in class to engage students in a dynamic discussion Desmos – to graph, create activities, and so much more … Continue reading
Zaption released Presenter last month, a way to stream a video lesson for the entire class to watch together while allowing for students to join the presentation on their own device to interact and respond individually. Presenter allows: teachers to ask questions on the fly students to type questions while the video is playing teachers to receive real-time … Continue reading
At my school, we offer an interdisciplinary, project based course: Sound Design and Programming. I wanted to showcase a final trimester project that I had the opportunity to help out with, that really highlighted the connections students made between music and programming. Students used MaKey MaKey‘s and Scratch to create musical instruments and games. The goal: have Scratch read from … Continue reading
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