Blended Learning Basics

One of the big changes with moving to a 1:1 environment is how easy it is to have a blended learning environment.  The goal of any 1:1 initiative is to not create online classes but to create a learning environment that makes use of many different tools to meet all the needs of our learners.…

Case Study 1: Types of Volcanoes Poster

Case Studies in relation to lessons/activities that have been changed before and after 1:1 implementation.  Technology use not for technology sake but in order to increase effectiveness and/or efficiency.  (Names have been changed to protect the innocent or I just made up the whole thing from a mixture of examples that I have observed.)  …

Kahoot – Game Based Formative Assessment Tool

Kahoot is a new, free game based formative assessment tool for use in the classroom.  The teacher can create quizzes, discussions or polls for students and they can use their computer, tablet or phones to join to answer the questions.  Using the points system, more points are awarded the sooner someone answers correctly.  This can replace…

LucidChart – Creating Diagrams with Drive Integration

Lucidchart is a great online tool that you can use to make a wide variety of diagrams including concept maps and venn diagrams.  They have a lot of templates to get you started.  Lucidchart can also be integrated with your Google Drive and you can even create new diagrams straight from your Drive account.  This also…

Thinglink – Making Interactive Images

Thinglink is a tool for creating interactive images by using images from your computer, Facebook, Flickr account or any found online.  Thinglink allows you to add in information and resources into an image and has many potential uses for in the classroom setting.  What you create can easily be shared out with others or embedded into…

Adding Questions to a YouTube Video

There is a sort of hidden feature in YouTube where you questions to a YouTube video that you created or uploaded.  It is a beta feature but if you go to www.youtube.com/testtube, you can add it to your account and insert questions into videos.  These questions will stop the video and either, depending on the option…