Can students reuse someone else’s work in their own creations? When would doing so run afoul of copyright laws? If you’ve made movies, designed websites, or created ebooks with your students, you might have pondered this question. Students are often avid consumers of digital content, but when they take on the hat of creators in […]
What does it look like to prepare students to navigate the digital world? This is a question I often tackle in both in my own moments of brainstorming and searching for new resources to share, as well as in conversations with fellow educators. Finding the right resources for teaching students the basics of copyright— including […]
Buckle up! Buncee has some exciting news. This powerful, yet easy-to-use, cloud-based creation and presentation tool has recently added a new feature called clip and stitch. This feature lets teachers combine their students’ slides to create a single, awesome Buncee. Not yet familiar with Buncee? Before diving into the new feature, here’s a quick introduction. Students love […]
Creation-based tasks promote higher-order thinking, encourage collaboration, and connect students to real-world learning. Whether you’re teaching in a project-based learning classroom, engaging students with authentic assessments, or committed to pushing students to analyze and synthesize, providing opportunities for creation is a must. Which creation apps are your favorite? Students who are “making” to demonstrate their […]
Earlier this year I shared TinyTap, a fantastic creation tools for teachers and students. They’ve just launched Insights, a data management tool to leverage your favorite TinyTap lessons into quantifiable teaching resources. TinyTap was can give analytics for teachers. Now teachers have the power to create interactive lessons for students. They now give teachers the tools to see real-time […]
Last year I introduced Frolyc, a very cool teacher tool for creating lesson based activities and shared their premium offerings. Frolyc continues to be a flexible and powerful educational platform that empowers teachers and students to curate, create, teach and learn. iPad Activities Over the past few months Frolyc’s activity catalog has grown significantly. There are over 130 cross-curricular, […]
Start the new year off with activities that develop empathy in your students. A kindness journal is a great activity to work on empathy, and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this is the perfect time to start one. Students can create a kindness journal on edu.buncee.com which they can add to throughout the […]
is fantastic video creation tool that lets educators and students make their own tutorials, in-class presentations, and so much more. Users create animated videos that are perfect for students of all ages. It’s a great way to breakdown complex topics, explain an idea, or demonstrate understanding. Not only will you get the information across to your […]