Instructional Activities

Padlet

Padlet is an instructional activity that can be used individually or collaboratively. Students are able to add items to the Padlet at the same time. In the classroom this is a great way for many students to be involved and create a review tool for themselves if the lesson includes lots of vocabulary words or events. I have attatched a screenshot of the Padlet that I created as a review tool for the History PRAXIS. I find this Padlet helpful because not only does it allow for words and definitions or explanations but it also allows students to attach pictures or videos that could also help them with the topic.

Edpuzzle

The Edpuzzle instructional activity allows for the teacher to insert a video and add questions and comments that can be answered or heard while the student watches a video. I thought that this would be a great option for teachers to use if they are going to be gone and need their students to stay focused on a topic. When a student is watching a video as is they could get distracted and not understand the information that is presented. With Edpuzzle students can hear their teacher's voice and stay on task with questions throughout. Students could also create their own videos on Edpuzzle to share with their classmates as a review tool. I have attatched a screenshot of my Edpuzzle for an economincs lesson about the difference between needs and wants.

Sutori

Sutori is similar to Padlet in that it is mostly used for vocabulary words and definitions. Sutori also allows images or videos to be attatched for deeper understanding. The main difference is that Sutori allows for the create of review questions and have a present fuction so it is more teacher friendly. Teachers could assign a Sutori and while students a reviewing vocabulary words they could also add questions throughout to keep students on track. I have attatched a screenshot of my Sutori which coves geography terms.

Concept Map/Coggle

The concept map instructional activity was very easy to use and was helpful for organizing terms in a way that made sense. Concept maps are somthing the students can use for pretty much any subject to help them keep vocabulary words or thoughts in order. I have attatched the concept map that I created for American Government terms. I especially enjoyed using a concept map to organize my government terms because of the number of subcategories that were included. Coggle allowed for the terms to be moved anywhere and colorcoded to keep everything in line. I think that students would also enjoy the creativity aspect of Coggle.

SOAPstone

SOAPSTone is used to determine if a source is primary or secondary. The S stands for subject, what is the topic of the source? O stands for occasion, when and where did the source occur? A stands for audience, who was the intended audience of the source? P stands for purpose, why was the source created? S stands for speaker, who created the source and were they involved int he event? And lastly, Tone. How does the speaker present the material? This instructional activity can be used with any source to determine if it is a primairy source or secondary source. I have included a screenshot of my portion of the SOAPSTone activity. Students could do the on their own or together with classmates. Not only do they gain an understanding about primary and secondary sources but they also learn about whatever event is occuring in the source.

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