Instructional App Tutorials
FlipGrid
Description: In this video I show how FlipGrid allows students and teachers to have discussion through the use of discussion topics. This website allows teachers to facilitate video discussions.
Application: Video Discussions or Topic Discussion Questions that are introduced in the lesson.
Optional Tasks: Create a FlipGrid account, along with a FlipGrid Discussion Topic along with responses.
Quizizz
Description: In this video I show how Quizizz allows teachers to facilitate learning/reviewing for any subject. Through Quizizz students will be able review on their own or in a group setting.
Application: This application or website may be used for review of upcoming assessments.
Optional Tasks: create a Quizizz account and creating a list of 15 cards for review of an upcoming lesson in your class. Students should have the ability to access the template you created for review.
Whiteboard.fi
Description: In this video I demonstrate how to create an account for Whiteboard.Fi. I show how the online whiteboard can be used in class discussions and how students can use the digital whiteboard to draw, write, and text.
Application: This application may be used for students to demonstrate their work completed in class, responses to discussion questions. All is provided in real time.
Optional Tasks: Create a Whiteboard.Fi account and to create a lesson using the application of the digital whiteboard in class.
PearDeck
Description: In this video I demonstrate how to create a PearDeck account. I show how to activate PearDeck to Google Slides/Microsoft PowerPoint.
Application: This application is used specific to make slide presentations (Google or Microsoft compatible) more interactive, students are able to respond directly to prompts or questions on their slides.
Optional Tasks: Create a lesson using Microsoft Powerpoint or Google Slides with the use of PearDeck within the slide presentation.
Padlet
Description: In this video I demonstrate how to create an account for Padlet and how to used Padlet in a classroom setting.
Application: This application is specific to show how an online bulletin board can be used to display information on any topic of your choice.
Optional Tasks: Create an online bulletin board and to send results of how students respond using the online bulletin board.
ClassroomScreen
Description: In this video I show how to access the website for classroom-screen. I demonstrate how classroom screen can be used in class for greater engagement and participation
Application: This application is specific in utilizing a digiboard in the classroom to improve focus for students in the classroom.
Optional Tasks: Show the application of classroom-screen in a live session. Use at least three of the different functions of classroom-screen in your live session.
Classcraft
Description: In this video I demonstrate how to create a Classcraft account. I also show how to use classcraft’s basic functions for positive behavior reinforcement.
Application: This application is specific to positive behavior reinforcement through gamification in education. The goal is to set certain behavior expectations in remote learning environments.
Optional Tasks: Demonstrate how you are using your rubric to track students with positive behavior reinforcement through Classcraft
Polleverywhere
Description: In this video I demonstrate how to create a poll everywhere account. I demonstrate some of poll-everywhere’s basic functions and how to gather the data that can be used for grading and teaching purposes.
Application: This application is specific to allowing teachers to create different types of polls for students to answer and retrieve responses instantaneously.
Optional Tasks: Create two different types of polls. Demonstrate how students use this in a real classroom setting and send the responses.
Booksnaps
Description: In this video I demonstrate how to create a booksnap. I show how to use a booksnap for the purpose of class
Application: This activity is specific to including annotation and book excerpts while making personal connections with the content.
Optional Tasks: Have students complete a booksnap on a specific text.
G-Suite for Education
Description: In this video I demonstrate how to use Google Suite for Education. I show how to use some of the applications of G-Suite for education (Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Slides)
Application: This application is specific to using Google Classroom for announcements, assignments and grading.
Optional Tasks: Create a Google Classroom and a stream for this professional development.