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As I was looking at all the different tools, Educreations stuck out because it said it was an interactive whiteboard and that was very appealing to me. I enjoyed very much how easy it was to use and I was able to quickly do what I usually do in class. Because I can record it, I can have my students watch it without distractions from their classmates or the things in their desk and hopefully have a better chance at remembering the lesson. I decided to use Educreations to record myself work out a few problems for our Unit 3 math test. I decided to give my students an opportunity to add points to their score if they make test corrections. I recorded myself explaining a few of the problems from the test and I hope this will help them correct the rest of their test. I could eventually use this tool as an assessment tool. I could have my students watch mini lessons made by me and then give them a quiz at the end of the week. Another flipping tool I looked at was Adobe Spark. Adobe Spark looks very inviting and professional. I can see myself putting together some very eye catching videos when I have more time to plan out what I would like to do with it. My only concern with flipping the classroom is that all my students don't have a computer available at home. Using google classroom has been great for most of my students because they can access their work from home and they can get most of their assignment done quickly, but for those without equity only have class time to finish their work which in some occasions is not enough time. Nonetheless I see having my students use new tools in the classroom as important because they are being exposed and every exposure whether in the classroom only or at home is exposure that will help them be better prepared in the future.
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Jose Cerda
4/24/2018 04:54:31 pm
I haven't explore Educreations yet but I was wondering, when you created your visuals, was it easy to manipulate? Or is it not like the image on your blog where you can freehand draw what you're talking about? I was thinking maybe it would be possible to use a drawing pad with a stylus to make it easier to draw. This tool also reminded me of writing 4.0, I haven't really used it this year but you might like it.
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Jeff Albertazzi
4/24/2018 05:24:26 pm
I like the Idea of a Whiteboard app but have found that they work best on tablets. Can this one load images and write on those? I was thinking of my science class.
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Scott Marsden
4/24/2018 06:22:33 pm
Marisabel,
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Amanda Olson
4/24/2018 08:32:05 pm
Educreations looked very intriguing to me as well because I was also looking for some sort of interactive whiteboard to use for my flipped lesson. Was Educreations one of the apps only available with Apple products or can you use it with any laptop? I need to look more into it! I think that is such a great idea that you want to also use Educreations for a presentation format utilized by your students as well. I think it is important that when we think of the flipped classroom method that we must also remember to allow the flipped role of the students, and thereby promote student ownership of their own learning, in which they teach one another. Student learning can be assessed through student teaching. If they can teach something to other students, they have not only understood the content, but have internalized it as well. I hope to have my kiddos make videos that teach reading fluency skills, such as letter sounds, blending, and rhyming. I am excited to hear about how the flipping method promotes student learning in your classroom!
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4/25/2018 05:55:41 pm
Marisabel,
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