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Teaching tools
Teaching tools
Click the green button to access any of the sites explained below. Please email Jamie if you would like help setting up any of these resources in your virtual classroom. You can also use YouTube to find longer tutorials for most of these resources.
EdPuzzle lets teachers take YouTube videos and add comments or questions that students have to answer while watching the video. This is a great way to make sure students are actually paying attention to the video.
The first video is a quick overview and the second is a detailed how-to to get started using EdPuzzle.
Ask a question or propose a challenge, and watch students respond through video! They are already doing this on SnapChat ALL-DAY-LONG, so why not let them respond this way?
The first video is a 30 second overview, the second is a longer how-to.
Thinglink may sound familiar to some of you, because I shared it and used if in PDP many moons ago. It's still an awesome resource, especially for the situation that we are currently in. Thinglink lets you embed information, videos, and other websites into ONE image. It's like a virtual bulletin board that can lead kids to specific places of your choosing.
Classroom Games and Study Sites
Classroom Games and Study Sites
Quizlet allows you to find or create sets of vocabulary words. With Quizlet, students can study vocabulary and play games to test their understanding of the words. Quizlet Live is a collaborative classroom game. Because of COVID-19, Quizlet is offering FREE accounts until June 30th for teachers. If you have a problem setting up your free account, close the Quizlet window and re-open it to see if your log-in works.
*Good for individual practice and studying
Socrative is a great alternative to Kahoot for longer questions and answers. It can be assigned for homework or done as a class. There is also a class competition format that allows kids to "race" to get the highest score. Socrative also has a great "quick question" option which allows you to pose a question to the class on the fly and have them answer through their device. This allows everyone to answer anonymously so you can gauge the whole class quickly without having a prepared quiz loaded onto the website.
*Good for class-wide assessments, individual assessments, quick polling
Kahoot is a fast paced, easy way to review for a test or pre-test students' knowledge on a new topic. Be aware - Kahoot limits the amount of characters in your questions and answers. There is a mobile app. Kahoots CAN be assigned for homework.
*Good for quick, fun, informal classroom assessments
Microsoft Video Editor is an easy to use video editor that is built into Windows 10 and allows basic editing of videos. Click on the link for instructions on how to use.
*Good for quick and easy editing of videos
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