OneNote in Education - All your notes on all your devices. Table Formatter Provides an Easy Way to Style Google Docs Tables. Mr. Jon's Classes: More Moodle vs. Schoology; Innovation vs. Stagnation. Looks like I hit a nerve with some people over the criticisms of Schoology. I stand by all of them. It is not a sufficient resource to build courses to create an educational experience or offer blended and online instruction. Design matters. Moodle allows for engaging design options in ways that many other systems do not. Here's what really bothers me: People maintain that Schoology is more user-friendly or intuitive. First, and this is the most important reason, students are worth it. Second, if a district or organization chooses Schoology over Moodle they are reaching out to their laggards and not their innovators.
The adoption of innovation is a real and predictable thing. The No.1 App for Every Teacher…. | dedwards.me. Not all apps are created equal. The first version of Explain Everything was good. The second version is outstanding. As an educator my life revolves around learning, organisation, workflow and school requirements.
Lessons are delivered, work is assessed and data is recorded. At its base level Explain Everything is an interactive whiteboard into which you can insert text, pictures and videos. An existing presentation can be imported into the app from a Dropbox or GoogleDrive account. Similarly a teacher can record anything that happens in class, via the camera, and then annotate/comment on the work. (courtesy of Digital First Ohio State) As you can see from the ‘how to’ video there are a number of different functions in the new version of Explain Everything that lend themselves to the classroom.
Explain Everything can also have an impact on assessment. Explain Everything is a ‘must-have’ application for teachers who have access to an iPad. Like this: Like Loading... Learn How to Use QR Codes in the Classroom From a Mathlete! It’s great when students can teach us all something new, and this Aussie Mathlete has done just that through her fantastic YouTube video! With over 13,000 views, and requests by teachers to use the video in PD sessions and conferences all over the world, our congratulations and those from everyone in the Mathletics community is well deserved!
And if you would like to try this at your school, simply print the QR code below and install the QR code software mentioned in the video!