8 Cool Resources for Students to Use to Conduct Interviews “There’s only one interview technique that matters… Do your homework so you can listen to the answers and react to them and ask follow-ups.” – Jim Lehrer Our learners are inundated with news and information on a daily basis. In order for students to make sense of all this information and evaluate what is true they need to develop a critical eye. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning, The 30 Goals Challenge, or Learning to Go. Interview Resources Students can use artificial intelligence to interview a person, such as a police officer or zookeeper, about a profession.
54 Flipped Classroom Tools For Teachers And Students - 54 Flipped Classroom Tools For Teachers And Students by TeachThought Staff The flipped classroom has continued to enjoy momentum years after its introduction, speaking to its flexible nature, and to the need for a real change in thinking in how we think of time and space in education. Technology has been, more than anything else, the catalyst for the flipped movement. Further, teachers have taken advantage of not just video channels but a collective video literacy to realize the potential of flipping the classroom. Below is a list 54 flipped classrooms tools for teachers and students–both equally important because in a flipped classroom, both teachers and students are consistently interacting with technology, often independently and asynchronously. 54 Flipped Classroom Tools For Teachers And Students
The Collaborative Classroom M.B. Tinzmann, B.F. Jones, T.F. Fennimore, J. Bakker, C. New Learning and Thinking Curricula Require Collaboration In Guidebook 1, we explored a "new" vision of learning and suggested four characteristics of successful learners: They are knowledgeable, self-determined strategic, and empathetic thinkers. Effective communication and collaboration are essential to becoming a successful learner. This focus on the collective knowledge and thinking of the group changes the roles of students and teachers and the way they interact in the classroom. The purpose of this GuideBook is to elaborate what classroom collaboration means so that this grass-roots movement can continue to grow and flourish. Characteristics of a Collaborative Classroom Collaborative classrooms seem to have four general characteristics. 1. In traditional classrooms, the dominant metaphor for teaching is the teacher as information giver; knowledge flows only one way from teacher to student. 2. 3. 4. Challenges and Conflicts 1.
17 Web Tools and Apps to Create Interactive Video Lessons and Quizzes “Videos provide greater engagement than text or images for the simple reason that it combines audio, video and text.” – Amit Garg YouTube is one of the most popular social networks, because students love learning by video. DIY (Do It Yourself) videos, How-To videos, Tutorials, game walkthroughs and TED Talks are some of the most viewed videos. People enjoy learning from others who walk them through the process. The content is shorter and dynamic. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning, The 30 Goals Challenge, or Learning to Go. Video Lessons and Quizzes Edpuzzle and PlayPosit are two of the most popular educational tools for creating video quizzes and assessments.
Best Presentation Software List: Complete 2017 Guide — Slidebean Any presentation tool must have three fundamental functions: A text editor: to input the contents of the presentation. An import function: to insert and manipulate images and other content. A slide-show or presenter mode: that displays the content in a nice, formatted way. Slide shows often consist of a combination of text, video, images and charts. Most presentations are shared and presented on a larger screen or through a digital projector. What makes a good presentation tool? The functions and results of presentation programs has evolved significantly in the past decades, since the original launch of ‘Presenter’ (the PowerPoint predecessor) in 1984. For the purposes of this article we are going to classify all presentation tools using 3 variables that we consider extremely important: Ease of use: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This rating looks at the learning curve, or time required to learn to use the platform. Customization: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The ability to customize a presentation to the smallest details.
iVideo.education iVideo.education is a groundbreaking project that explores the possibility of creating interactive videos using small pieces of footage, to promote learning. Although audiovisual material offers considerable potential for integration in didactic activities, this is not often done. It is difficult to find the right material that truly satisfies the needs of teachers and trainers. iVideo.education allows all teachers and trainers, with no particular computer skills, to customise and structure didactic material for his/her own teaching or training activity, using existing footage and and linking it to all sorts of different resources (text documents, images, audio files, ...). ICT & Web Tools - Section 3 Skip to main content Get your Wikispaces Classroom now: the easiest way to manage your class. guest Join | Help | Sign In ICTmagic Home guest| Join | Help | Sign In Turn off "Getting Started" Loading...
Come usare Google My Maps a scuola Un percorso sulla didattica per competenze articolato in 6 passi per comprendere cosa sia, come possa essere implementata nella didattica e documentarsi sui temi e problemi che l'approccio per competenze chiama in causa. Ho scelto contributi di autori che per autorevolezza, chiarezza espositiva, ricchezza e completezza delle informazioni, potessero fornire un itinerario introduttivo al tema. Non sempre concordo con tutto quello che viene sostenuto in questi interventi intorno alle competenze, ma penso anche che tutti offrono spunti interessanti e stimolanti. Le risorse sono quelle che io conosco, sono certo che esistano altri contributi interessanti e utili e quando ne verrò a conoscenza li segnalerò. Tutte le risorse sono liberamente fruibili e/o scaricabili. Il problema: cosa sono queste competenze? Le definizioni di competenza che vengono generalmente fornite risultano spesso insoddisfacenti perché: non si comprende il carattere specifico della competenza, che: 1. Lavorare per Competenze
Academic Technology Example of Visme At a glance Interactive presentation tools such as Powtoon, Thinglink, and Visme provide users with the ability to: create, edit, and review interactive multimodal presentationspresent data visually or create a mashup of readings, images, videos and more in a single interactive digital objectProvide students with an engaging way to analyze and present dataTeach course content to online students in an interactive and engaging way Who to contact Hannah Inzko – Director for Learning Innovation and Faculty Engagement Usage Scenarios Powtoon Professor John Funchion Dr. Powtoon: Course introduction References www.visme.co www.powtoon.com www.thinglink.com Research Team Ava Brillat – English, Classics, & Theatre Arts Librarian Robert Carroll – Blackboard Help Desk David Green – Senior Instructional Designer | ’Cane Academy | Academic Technologies Hannah Inzko – Director for Learning Innovation and Faculty Engagement What is it? How does it work? Who’s doing it? Why is it significant?
Turn Google Slides into an Animated GIF with this Free Tool I recently came across an awesome tool that can take a Google Slideshow and save it as an animated GIF (thanks to Infinitely Teaching for the tip!) This free tool is called Tall Tweets (odd name, I know) and is created by the awesome Amit Agarwal. With Tall Tweets you can import a Google Slideshow, set the duration for each slide (as well as some other options), and then create and download an animated GIF version of your slideshow. This can be used with many Google Slides projects to export the final product, including: Creating Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides - Resource linkCreating Online Comic Strips with Google Slides - Resource linkStudent Created Storybooks with Google Slides - Resource linkOr just saving any slideshow as a GIF! There are many tools that can make animated GIFs, but it is always helpful to find one that is free and super easy to use. Create Your Slideshow First you need to finish creating the Google Slideshow that you want to convert into an animated GIF.
Storytelling in classe: gli strumenti per le nostre storie - GRIMPO! Le storie potenti e commoventi sono fondamentali per la nostra esistenza. Con gli strumenti disponibili per la narrazione digitale di oggi è più facile che mai raccontarle. Ecco quali vale la pensa utilizzare con i nostri allievi: siano essi adulti o bambini. La pratica dello storytelling attiene ad una componente fondamentale di ogni essere umano, anche nel mondo moderno di oggi. Tuttavia una buona narrazione, insomma uno storytelling fatto bene, non è un tratto ereditario: deve essere insegnata e praticata. Insegnamento del Digital Storytelling Lavorare con gli studenti sulla narrazione (specialmente quella digitale) non necessariamente deve essere un processo lungo e laborioso. Gli studenti infatti possono creare una breve storia su qualcosa di divertente che è successo loro, su un ricordo preferito o a partire da un loro desiderio. Una volta creata tuttavia è imperativo che la storia sia condivisa con qualcuno e non solo con l’insegnante.