A traditional classroom favorite activity is to place your students into a snow globe. In the past this has been done by capturing a photo of your students, then shrinking down the photo’s size, and possibly even cutting out the background. But, now there’s an easier way - just in time for the virtual learning holiday season.
The weeks after Thanksgiving that lead up to Christmas are always the hardest for teachers. Students are out of the normal routine after the extended fall break and are now excited and eager for Christmas to follow in the weeks to come. It can be hard to keep students focused and get all the planned curriculum and lessons in efficiently.
Remote learning has definitely posed some. new challenges for teachers looking to finish the year virtually. One of these is the ability to monitor, differentiate and provide scaffolding for student learners. Wonderopolis is a great resource for teachers looking to provide meaningful content to students to use for learning, while also being sensitive to the various learning situations student have at home.
The interACTIVE class isn’t a place. It isn’t just flexible seating or colorful props, but rather it is the idea of creating learning opportunities for students that are memorable and engaging. So with that attitude in mind, I have set out to come up with a way to keep the learning in my classroom as engaging and interACTIVE as possible. So my newest idea for the fall is the idea of InterACTIVE Student Kits.
The Bitmoji craze is taking over the remote learning world as a fun, interactive way for teachers to engage their students when teaching remotely. Now obviously, it is important to note that once your Bitmoji classroom is built, you need to make sure that it is easy for students to navigate, not overwhelming and that the lessons linked to it are structured in solid pedagogy. But for the sake of this post, we are going to just have fun decorating and building a Bitmoji classroom.
The first few weeks of school are so important when it comes to lying the foundation for the entire school year. This is the time we build community, learn about one another and develop trust. For educators teaching remotely this is a challenge in and of itself due to the fact that the group will not be meeting in person together. How can we build relationship and create interACTIVE learning experiences for our students while distanced and apart?
The all new Adobe Photoshop Camera app places the magic of Adobe Photoshop right into your devices’ camera. You can take photos or upload them directly into the app, and then select from different “lenses” and filters for your photos. In this blog post, learn exactly what the Photoshop Camera app is and what can you do with it, how to use it, and how to save and share your photos!
For those of you who have been following us for some time now, and if you’re new you’ll now find out, we are not only educators but parents of two young boys. We acknowledge that a few skills may have been lost or at least lessened during remote learning, so this summer we wanted to take an interACTIVE approach to keeping the learning alive.
Creating a Buncee doesn’t need to take all week, be part of a long research project or contain different sections etc. Rather, think of Buncee as a quick, one-stop tool where students can go in to keep skills fresh, stay engaged over summer while creating and designing. This is why we think it is a great app to use to prevent “summer slide”.
