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No matter what subject they teach or what age group their students fall into, all teachers face the same basic challenge: They have to find a way to actively engage students in the learning process. Today’s learners tend to respond best to interactive teaching methods, so many instructors have integrated technology into their lesson plans. …
Beth Dichter's insight:
The five proven ways to engage students are: * Use Responsive Technology - There are many ways to have students respond to questions throughout a class period. One that is free that you may want to check out is Socrative. * Define Objectives - Make sure there are clearly define goals that are written in student-friendly language. And be prepared to make quick changes if the responsive technology shows the need. * Add Context - The post explains this as having a pre-assessment question to help gauge the existing topic knowledge, followed by a question part way through the period to help see the students understanding. At the end of the period a final question (post assessment) would help see if the students are understanding the concept taught. * Keep it Simple - Make sure that your presentation material is simple. Too much information on a slide may be too much for the students to understand. Remember that visuals are critical and classroom discussion will also help students learn new material. * Make it Interactive - With technology it is easier to keep students engaged, but make sure to change things up throughout the lesson. There are many great resources online that help with this, and many have been explored in this Scoop.it. Do you have unique strategies that you use in your classroom? Share them by adding a comment! 
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"Padlet has morphed into a full blown online interactive whiteboard, collaboration, presentation, lesson management system with massive possibilities for teaching and learning. Before demonstrating how I have used Padlet in the classroom in ways I couldn’t have in the past, I’ll give you a quick(ish) tutorial in how it works."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Why choose to use Padlet? Aside from the fact that is free, it does not require that register. Gleeson recommends that as a teacher you create an account so that all the "walls" you create are in one place. This post provides detailed instructions on how to create a wall and includes two projects that he has done with his students. If you have not checked out Padlet I suspect you will after you read this post!
Tom Perran's curator insight,
May 7, 2013 6:15 AM
I like this tool. Very useful and it works with iPhones in the classroom! 
Anne Sturgess's curator insight,
May 7, 2013 5:17 PM
I'm using Padlet in a variety of ways, including gathering teacher and student ideas and for feedback about any shifts in practise related to the work I do as a Facilitator of Professional Learning for teachers.
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Are you looking for a new presentation tool? Perhaps something that provides animation? If so take some time to go over to PowToon, a new tool (in beta). It is a "brand new Do-It-Yourself animated presentation tool that supercharges your presentations and videos!"
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This slideshow provides a definition for visual literacy and also a pdf of text that may be used to accompany the slides. Jakes definition for visual literacy: "composed of three discrete skills: navigating, evaluating, and communicating (create and mashup) in the context of visual imagery. A slideshow with many resources.
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Buncee is fun and easy web tool for educators and students to create and share engaging multimedia presentations, interactive lessons, digital stories, and more
Beth Dichter's insight:
Buncee is a new tool that allows you (or your students) to create presentations...think of it is a digital canvas. There is a free version and it allows you to create a 2 slide presentation. There is also an edu version available for a cost. To read a post that provides additional information check out http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=5230
Mayra.Loves.Books's curator insight,
February 16, 2014 1:32 PM
Looks like a great presentation tool with plenty of possibilities for classroom and school library use. However, the free educators' account only offers two slides... Not so great!
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"Interactive video is a powerful new tool that allows teachers and learners to enhance video they make themselves–as well as the videos they discover on the Web–with text, images, maps, links, and other media...It appears that a new subgenre of interactive video creation tools is emerging...if you want to be part of the conversation, if you believe that video can do more than talk at you, you’ll be a lover of these powerful interactive annotation tools for video."
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are looking for "powerful interactive annotation tools for video" look no further than this post from Joyce Valenz. She discusses seven tools that you may want to explore: * Mozilla Popcorn Maker * The Mad Video * TED-Ed's Flip this Lesson * wireWax * YouTube Video Annotation Tools * Embed Plus (available as a Chrome extension and coming soon for Firefox * Blubbr Each of the tools is discussed and in most cases samples of work are also provided.
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Joyce Valenza reviews a variety of online tools help you create "professionally produced specimens" focused on slide narration tools and screen capture tools. She covers five narration tools: SlideRocket, My Brainshark, Present.me, Movenote, and HelloSlide, and three screencasting tools: Screenr, Screencast-o-Matic, and Jing. Links to all are provided.
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I first scooped this slide show in January, but it has been updated with new ideas and tips on how to use Google Forms in the classroom. If you are new to Google Forms, or are looking for some new ideas check out this presentation.
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An excellent article: Engage student using these methods.
1. Use Responsive Technology - not just tech for tech's sake, such as writing answers. Use tech that demands a response.
2. Define Objectives - Tell students what they need to be able to do, know, learn, show. And tell them early on, so they get time to practise it before you assess.
3. Add Context - Make it connect with what they know already. Look for prior learning (the old KWL chart is great for this!)
4. Keep it Simple - Your presentation and the way the content is delivered should be simple to access.
5. Make it Interactive - With technology it is easier to keep students engaged, but make sure to change things up throughout the lesson and the term!