Category: Technology

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Insert Learning Supercharges Schoology

This Chrome extension is a must have tool for teachers and students for online studies. Insert Learning add new levels of interactivity to Schoology pages.  No need to reinvent the wheel when you can assess students through questioning within their readings and engage discussions right from the online source. Highlighting and sticky notes are also provided.

View the short video (3:41) below for a glimpse of Insert Learning at work. I’m confident you will be amazed at what this free Chrome extension offers.

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Schoology is Coming!

Schoology (pronounced skoo-luh-jee) is a learning management and assessment management system that delivers content and collects data online for educational purposes. If you are familiar with Google Classroom, Moodle, or Blackboard, then you already have a handle on Schoology.

This summer, Caroline County Public Schools is providing Schoology accounts to all teachers. Training will be ongoing in the 2017-2018 school year. Digital Champion Teachers who were selected through an application process, will pilot the Chromebook and Schoology initiative prior to a 1:1 rollout the following school year (2018-2019). Stay tuned for more information.

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MERLOT II

Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning & Online Teaching

This collection of online teaching and learning services is free and open to the world by an international education community.

The MERLOT collection consists of thousands of discipline-specific learning materials and learning exercises are intended to enhance the teaching experience. All of these items have been contributed by the MERLOT member community, who have either authored the materials themselves, or who have discovered the materials, found them useful, and wished to share their enthusiasm for the materials with others in the teaching and learning community.

https://youtu.be/IYj1INA6zv0

All the materials in MERLOT are reviewed for suitability for retention in the collection. Many undergo the more extensive “peer review” for which MERLOT is famous.

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Open Education Resources

What is OER?  Open Education Resources (OER) are materials used for both teaching and learning that is free for all to use.  It could be in the form of a course, lecture, homework assignment, quiz, challenge, project, etc. and because it is open-education, the digital rich collections come from our global community at large.

The move to OER affords educational facilities an alternative to adaptable curricula in support of teacher expertise and peer-based learning. The fact the price point is free also attracts educational systems.

As we move towards Schoology, the OER Common website would be a good resource to find full courses with all materials from a teaching perspective and also get a feel of the course from a student’s point of view.

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Wizard School For Curriculum and Creativity

Wizard School is an app for iOS and Android that was developed by educators coming from elementary and middle school backgrounds. It inspires creative thinking through exploration. Students learn about various subjects, then create pictures and videos to showcase what they’ve learned. From educators to educators, this app is free with no in-app purchases.

1. EXPLORE fascinating topics, such as science, design, languages, geography, and sports.

More than 3,000 videos, maps, and content curated by educators.

2. CREATE something awesome with fun stickers, videos, photos, and drawing tools!

Fun Challenges designed by educators will inspire you to design, tinker, and build.

Design a treehouse. Write with hieroglyphics. Make a talking president. And more!

3. SHARE your creations with family and friends with safe, private messages.

100% controlled by parents, who can monitor everything.

Parents can reply from their email and view creations on a private website.

https://youtu.be/FbwJ40VIouI