Cheers,
Lesley
(p.s. Wouldn't it be great to challenge your students to use this kind of tool for a class project? Oh, the possibilities....)
eduCanon is an amazing website that can help you transform a dull video into an interactive lesson. As some of you know, I'm currently working on my capstone project for my M.S. in Instructional Design & Technology with Andrea, the library coordinator. We've been making videos about the library databases, but they seemed a bit dry. Luckily, I stumbled upon eduCanon, a free website that helps you take a video (either yours or another video from YouTube or what have you) and you can embed questions throughout the video. For your editing purposes, it will leave a little question mark at the stop where you added the question so that you can space your questions out and ensure that your learners are engaging with the content regularly. You can also leave feedback for each answer, so if a learner responds incorrectly, s/he will learn from her/his mistake. Here's the EBSCO tutorial, transformed by eduCanon: Now if we had created a course and asked you to take this lesson, you wouldn't be able to skip through it. We would also be able to see your answers, but since this is going to be a resource for the whole school, it wouldn't be practical to set it up that way. (That would be waaaay too many accounts to keep track of!) Nonetheless, this video is better than the original 8:45 YouTube video because it will engage the learner and ensure they don't tune out the video. The eduCanon video breaks the content into smaller chunks and periodically checks students' understanding. I'm a fan and I've only just begun! Check it out and see how it can help you flip your classroom or help struggling students (or bored, unmotivated students) view content in a new way.
Cheers, Lesley (p.s. Wouldn't it be great to challenge your students to use this kind of tool for a class project? Oh, the possibilities....)
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About the AuthorLesley is an English teacher who is passionate about using connectivism in the classroom and preparing students and teachers for using the tools that are available to them on a regular basis. This blog will focus on iPad apps and Web 2.0 tools that can enhance and diversify learning. Leave a comment and let me know what you think or what you'd like to learn about! Archives
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