- Playposit
- This earned my MVP award for best new tool from my professional development session. Playposit allows teachers and students to create a free account (linked to Gmail) to upload and edit any video from Youtube to Vimeo. They call the edited videos "bulbs," and the site keeps track of all user created bulbs. A bulb enables teachers to splice the video and choose only the sections they need and are relevant to the content or skill being taught in class. Teachers can choose to stop the video at any moment and integrate a variety of questions that students can answer and receive feedback from. My favorite part about Playposit is that it can be embedded and integrated within Schoology. Teachers can receive real time data and completion results from students as they watch the video and complete the questions. I really look forward to using this tool!
- Edpuzzle
- My runner up for best tool went to Edpuzzle, which functions in the very same way as Playposit but cannot be integrated within Schoology. Like Playposit, teachers can upload and edit videos from a host of sources by trimming, adding questions, and even recording ones voice. In order for students to participate, teachers can create an online classroom environment to store each of their Edpuzzle created videos. Students can join these online classrooms with their Google Drive accounts. By joining, teachers can keep track of student progress through their generated interactive video lessons.
- Adobe Voice
- Adobe Voice was introduced to the cohort during the opening monologue by our District's Director of Instruction, Terri Villa. She created a short video using this free application that provided an overview of our District and its transition to blended learning. The best part was that she made the entire video using her smart phone and it looked very professional! What is super cool about Adobe Voice is that it takes your recording and uses like an autotune to make it sound amazing. You can pick and choose from a vast assortment of graphics/images and Adobe throws together an animated package to go a long with your recording. To be honest, the best part of this is how attractive and high end your videos will look compared to a typical lecture screencast.
- Pear Deck
- One of the most interesting applications discussed at our meeting was Pear Deck. Pear Deck enables teachers to create interactive presentations from scratch or from already created PowerPoints. It allows teachers to embed a variety of interactive questions and videos into the actual presentation. Students follow along with the Pear Deck presentation from their devices and can interact with visuals, maps, and graphs to choose the best answers that the teacher incorporates in the presentation. The teacher is provided immediate feedback and can use their device to determine which students have answered incorrectly. This functions like a combination of Kahoot and your typical classroom presentation wrapped into one great package.
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Wow...thank you so much for such an informative post. I am in the planning stage of integrating Schoology with the intent of targeting the IEP goals of my caseload of students with autism. Video-modeling is a strategy which has been successful, per research, and this method of delivery is great since students are tech savvy! Your specific, detailed discussion of student-centered approaches is going to really help me out! Thanks again!
ReplyDeletePlayposit sounds great!! I am a third grade teacher, and finding "appropriate" videos on YouTube is almost impossible. Sometimes, I only want to show part of the video. Often times the commercials at the beginning are half the problem. I am excited to use this in the classroom! Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I am glad I could help you out and share some ideas that could benefit your IEP students. Schoology is great resource that my learning support coach and I utilize for remediation purposes. I often create videos that students can use to support the learning process in my class and these new applications are going to be awesome!
ReplyDeleteMelissa,
ReplyDeleteThe ability to edit and make videos your own is something I have been looking forward to for a long time. I can't wait to play around with these applications and enhance my student's learning experiences!
Hey Mark,
ReplyDeleteAdobe voice sounds super cool. I am going to take a look at it as soon as I find some time. We are always looking for easy to use tools that can help with flipping instruction. Thanks for sharing these.
Playposit and Edpuzzle sound like great resources. I teach first grade and sometimes videos are just too long for my kiddos to sit through so being able to edit and choose what to show them is awesome! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading the posts from the BRINC experienced individuals. I continue to find new resources through your experience that can assist with programs we offer. I will definitely be trying out the Playposit and Pear Deck applications as I continue to work on new lesson plans.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark,
DeleteI am so jealous. You stated that each of your students will have their own laptops by next year. Today at my school, we had an assignment where all the students had to work together to research a topic. Here is the problem, there are 53 students but only 25 laptops. This does not work when students want to be independently creative. Fortunately in the long run, they were able to do a great job by collaborating together. It allowed them to create a beautiful finished product, but if we could have the opportunity to have 1:1 laptops, I believe the end results of their project would be amazing. Best of luck; you sound like you guys are on the right path for your students success.
Tiffany
I really enjoyed reading your post! I've never heard of any of these apps. My school is trying to push towards a flipped learning model, so these resources will definitely help with creating instructional videos. I will definitely have to look into these tools! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMark, I am going to be doing a presentation on giving teaching remotely this coming week. If I can find the time this week, I want to check out Pear Deck. It sounds like a really great tool and something that our faculty could use quickly and easily to engage students remotely when we are closed for weather or some other emergency. It will depend on internet connections and app availability and such. Cool tool though.
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