Educational Technology Menu
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Educational Technology Menu
Microsoft Teams is a perfect collaboration space for learning. Share files, have chats or conversations, and even meet remotely. Using Microsoft Teams as a space for students to have real-time conversations may be an attractive option for some. Further, as files shared in Teams are collaborative to those in the Team, you can really work WITH students virtually.
Many of you already have slides you use in class- what if you could invite your students to participate with those slides on their own devices? What if you could add drawing, quizzes, and other formative assessment to those slides? Well, you would have Nearpod!
Microsoft Forms is an easy way to collect attendance or exit data for your lessons! You can create a form with multiple choice and text entry fields, and then provide the form via a QR code that students can scan with their cell phones.
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Canva is a visual communications platform, where you can create worksheets, slides, videos, social media graphics, and so much more. With its expansive library of millions of educational templates, videos, and images, Canva can help create infographics, instructional videos, and even those slide decks.
Video is a powerful tool that can help make learning come to life! Video files can also be hard to manage with storage and student engagement. Kaltura, available to all at JU, is an embedded media player and storage system, right in Blackboard, where you can upload your own video and add specific questions throughout the video to measure student comprehension and attention!
Wakelet is a tool that allows you to create digital collections of resources that you can easily share out with a URL link. Add PDFs, URLS, Videos, text- even a Microsoft Flip topic, to a Wakelet collection and share with anyone with a simple link. Wakelet also allows for collaboration, allowing groups of people to contribute to a collection. Perfect for resource generation, student portfolios, and so much more.
Kahoot is a platform that allows you to engage your students in rapid-fire question and answer scenarios! Students can play on their phone and it is one way to engage learners while collecting resources. Check out more below!
YouTube is a wealth of resources for faculty and students. Almost any topic is present on YouTube, including technology tutorials, explainer videos, and virtual field trips. Exploring YouTube for expert, relevant video is an excellent way to add some multimedia to your courses! Further, with it's platform and reach, YouTube is another medium you can explore implementing in your personal or professional practice, allowing you (or your students) to teach others on YouTube through the power of video.
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Have you ever played Minecraft? What about your students? Did you know Minecraft (a Microsoft platform), has a dedicated education edition that teaches students computer science principles in addition to content specific areas? Virtual chemistry worlds, marine biology, social justice, the arts- all of these and so much more have worlds built in Minecraft, allowing students a collaborative and game-based learning experience.
Watch the walkthrough of the new Frozen Planet II world created in conjunction with the BBC to see what some of these lessons look like.
Genially is a platform that allows you to create interactive, clickable presentations, games, and more using a variety of templates. Check out the example below, an activity I created in a matter of minutes using an existing template.
After reviewing above, indicate any interest you have in using/learning to use these tools for your development to your course facilitators.