Sometimes it's hard to imagine the day-to-day use of technology in the classroom, but for any content area, there is always a place for students to demonstrate what they know. Why not add a creative twist to your assignment by adding a tech tool to enhance student creativity while demonstrating learning. Here are some ideas of how you can transform a student project into a digital masterpiece.
1. They say if you can teach it, then you know it, so why not have students demonstrate their understanding and creativity at the same time by creating a virtual storybook or how-to booklet with Storyjumper.
Students can add stock images or images from the internet as well as videos. In addition, they can record their voices reading each page. Reaching my student's stories made grading fun and easy. Check out the math sample below!
2. Looking for an alternative to the poster project or brochure to blend the visual with the verbal? Create a digital poster board and give students the opportunity to create professional style posters, infographics, logos, flyers and brochures with Canva or Google Drawings.
These outlets provide students to be creative without having to be artistic. Also, these look great on your wall or around your room. Instant student-created decor! Check out the Google Drawing and Canva samples below.
3. Want to bring social media into your classroom without actually bringing social media into your classroom? Have students create biographies, autobiographies, magazines and comic books using some of these Google drawing and Google slide-show templates.
These templates would be great for start of the year activities as well as historical figure biographies. Below is a sample of the twitter template. Students just plug in information and images into the boxes provided. It's that simple!
4. Students do assignments for teachers everyday, which is an audience of one. Why not not give their work a greater reach, and have them create something for an audience that's important to them. Have students create a podcast, radio show or interview with Anchor or Soundtrap.
Podcasts are great for students to share how-to information, research as well as practice their interview skills. Here's an example of a book review podcast.
5. Love video projects but hate worrying about who has access to what? Well fear no more, TTSD provides teachers and students with WeVideo accounts so that students can collaborate and create videos both inside and outside of the classroom on one platform. Students can record using a green screen effect, insert images and video from outside sources and include fun transitions and text to their project. Best part of WeVideo, students can collaborate and work on one video, which solves the great "group-project" mystery. Check out a sample for a physics class below!
See something you like, but want some help learning the platform or would like me to come co-teach your class the day you introduce something new? Sign-up for some 1:1 instructional time with mehere.
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