In today’s world, having the ability to teach online is a priority skill. However, since most classes are not in person, it can be difficult to engage students, making sure they are paying attention and want to learn. Connecting with students virtually is made easy and effective with Microsoft Teams. Teams gives the abilities to…
Month: February 2021
Collaboration with Students
Throughout the online school experience, students do not get to interact with teachers and other students as well. With Microsoft Teams, teachers can provide personalized individual learning, teacher led and small group instruction, collaborative work, and individual work with fast feedback. This is a good way to really be able to connect with students and…
A New Tool That Aids Students In Reading Comprehension
This Immersive Learning new tool can help students in need of understanding what they are reading. There are some students today who experience challenges in understanding what they read. Some students have disabilities that may impede their ability to lack the ability to comprehend what they can read. This new tool was created by Microsoft…
Collaboration
After just receiving my certification in Crafting a Collaborative Learning Environment with Class Teams, I am not sure how I have gone without it for so long! The recent updates of Microsoft Teams in Education is absolutely mind-blowing as it creates a strong virtual community for students during these hectic times. Its features maintain simplicity…
Defining Success
You can define success in many different ways, success can depend on the mindset and approach people have. Some believe it is measured by wealth where as others may define it as kindness and understanding. Learning: We succeed not only by what we know but by learning from other people what we can do to…
Ed Tech can ease Online Learning
This article displays the difficulties many are facing with distance learning. This pandemic has brought on an onslaught of issues for us to cope with and adapt to. With almost a year into this pandemic, distance learning is becoming more normal. However, virtual learning may make it easier for some students to fall through the…
Collaboration with Microsoft Whiteboard
Whiteboard is a free digital canvas where educators can connect, explore ideas, and share content. Freehand is a whiteboarding tool that educators can use to sketch with other participants and share meeting control. The whiteboard tab saves for easy future reference.
Clubhouse: A New Social Media Platform That Has An Infinite Amount Of Collaboration Between Educators
In the start of the new year a new social media platform came into the fold. The platform is known as Clubhouse, and it is quickly taking the intellectual world by storm. The app, which was launched in March 2020, is designed for people to have free flowing audio conversations. Someone starts a chatroom with…
Collaboration Via PowerPoint
The PowerPoint presentation application has announced a new form of sharing controls when presenting that will make presentations over meetings more efficient. I had found a tweet regarding this new tool and the author of this tweet posted a Youtube video demonstrating the easy way to share controls of a PowerPoint presentation in a Team…
Collaboration Through Padlet
Padlet is an online bulletin board. Teachers can use it in their classroom to get their students to collaborate. Teachers can post a discussion question and students can use the text box to answer. They can also reply to other classmates. Students can post: Ideas Documents Files Photos Websites Drawings Another cool thing about Padlet…