Projects using Technology
FlipGrid is an easy-to-use medium for uploading videos. A teacher creates a topic and shares the code for students to upload a video. The teacher selects how long a video can be and the student can add images (including charts and tables) to improve their presentation.
A lesson is only as good as its lesson plan. A template of a lesson plan helps teachers ensure that all of the beats are hit. This is helpful when there are several standards to conform to, many technologies incorporated, choice boards and differentiated learning, etc. There is a lot that can go on in the classroom and a plan keeps things running smoothly.
ThingLink is a dynamic, feature-rich tool for adding information over images. The main idea is to create virtual tours, but one is definitely not limited to that. The user uploads an image, adds some tags to provide information and even embed video.
EdPuzzle helps with flipping classrooms. Instead of assigning homework, a teacher can assign an EdPuzzle video they made and do the assignment in the classroom. This eases up the workload for the student since their homework is now watching videos and answering basic questions through EdPuzzle so the teacher can assess understanding.
Powtoon is a website that creates animations quickly and easily. For teachers, this is helpful in describing various phenomena. Alternatively, students can create Powtoons as assignments for the teacher to grade.
Word Clouds and Infographics are helpful in putting concepts into context. Word Clouds show related words for the word at hand. Infographics discuss a topic and its role in the world or nature.
Google has an amazing suite of products that are extremely useful for education. The lesson in the link uses Google Forms to quiz students to see how well they understand unit conversions.
Adobe Spark is a free tool to help people create posts/videos/web pages. There are two creations in the link: a WebQuest and a PSA. The former has students discover the particles that make up atoms and how they affect the elements. The latter is an example for students to follow when creating their own PSAs for hazardous communication.
A tutorial was created to help students with an assignment over Lewis Structures and using WebMO, a dynamic computational chemistry program.