InsertLearning
What is InsertLearning?
InsertLearning is a Chrome extension that lets you turn websites into interactive lessons. A teacher can find a random article online that pertains to their lesson, and with the Chrome Extension they can make it into an interactive lesson for their students to complete as homework.
Step by Step Guide!
After adding InsertLearning to your Google Browser, you're going to follow these steps to utilize InsertLearning in your lessons.
Step 1: Click here to assign this article to the classes you have listed from Google Classroom. Check the classes you want to do the assignment, and uncheck the classes you don't want to do the assignment.
Step 2: Click here to highlight words or phrases in the article that you want your students to pay close attention to.
Step 3: Click here to add a sticky note to the article. You can simply add a comment that you want your students to read, or you can paste a link to a photo, diagram, or video that you'd like for your students to see.
Step 4: Click here to insert a question you'd like for your students to answer. You can change the amount of points that the question is worth, and you can see all of the responses that your students submit.
Step 5: Click here to insert a discussion question. When you insert a discussion question, a small board is created and students can discuss their opinions on the article with one another and you.
Watch this Helpful Video on how to Assign a Lesson to your classes!
This video will help you to add instructions to your lessons!
Here's an example of a Lesson using InsertLearning!
Benefits of using Insertlearning!
Using InsertLearning can be very beneficial to a teacher and their class. It can be used to prepare for upcoming exams, for group projects, to practice analytical and discussion skills, etc. It can also be used as homework assignments or bonus point assignments for students that are looking for that little boost to their grade. It's an easy and fun way for students to be able to read real-world examples of things that pertain to what they learn in class.
InsertLearning actually has their own YouTube channel that you can go to if you need ideas for lessons or if you want to see what's the latest new innovation for their students that other teachers have discovered while using InsertLearning!
Examples for Use!
RI. 9-10.1 Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI. 9-10.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
- Find an Article online that pertains to the lesson you're teaching your students. Insert comments and videos in the article if you would like. Have your students practice close reading strategies, citing textual evidence, and determining the reason for why the author wrote the article!
RI. 9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
- Use online articles to find vocabulary words that your students should learn. You can have them define the words used in the article by highlighting the words and adding a question that states "define this:".