I am so excited to be linking up with Jasmine McClain at Buzzing with Mrs. McClain and writing my first “You Oughta Know About…” post! Other bloggers and I will be sharing things that you “oughta know” for your classroom.
You oughta know about EduCreations!
This awesome iPad app allows you to create and share video lessons
on your iPad or web browser. You can email the videos out to your students,
post them on your class website or blog, have your students visit your
EduCreations profile, or use the app as a fun center in your classroom for
students.
on your iPad or web browser. You can email the videos out to your students,
post them on your class website or blog, have your students visit your
EduCreations profile, or use the app as a fun center in your classroom for
students.
I was first introduced to this useful app by one of my
amazing colleagues when I was teaching third grade. Third grade is BIG learning
year! Students are not only mastering their basic multiplication and division
facts, but they’re also learning how to multiply and divide with multi-digit
numbers. This app helped students at
home and it made lessons more engaging!
amazing colleagues when I was teaching third grade. Third grade is BIG learning
year! Students are not only mastering their basic multiplication and division
facts, but they’re also learning how to multiply and divide with multi-digit
numbers. This app helped students at
home and it made lessons more engaging!
In my classroom, I would teach a lesson on long division or
multiplying with multi-digit numbers and then use EduCreations to reteach the
lesson for that night’s homework. I would use my iPad to create the lesson
after school. Then I would post the link on my class website and email the link
to my students. My students and their parents loved this! It helped them with
their homework and parents were able to understand what their children were
learning.
multiplying with multi-digit numbers and then use EduCreations to reteach the
lesson for that night’s homework. I would use my iPad to create the lesson
after school. Then I would post the link on my class website and email the link
to my students. My students and their parents loved this! It helped them with
their homework and parents were able to understand what their children were
learning.
Another fun way to use this interactive app is to have
students help you create the lesson. Throughout the week we would build on the
math concept we were mastering. By the middle of the week, students felt pretty
confident. I would hook up my iPad to our SmartBoard and have the students
guide the lesson. Students loved being a part of the lesson and hearing their
voices on the video. Here’s an example of my students helping me with the
lesson!
students help you create the lesson. Throughout the week we would build on the
math concept we were mastering. By the middle of the week, students felt pretty
confident. I would hook up my iPad to our SmartBoard and have the students
guide the lesson. Students loved being a part of the lesson and hearing their
voices on the video. Here’s an example of my students helping me with the
lesson!
More students would participate during the lesson just
because they wanted to hear their voices. In actuality, they were learning,
having fun, and engaged in the lesson. This app helped tremendously with
students’ ability to comprehend and master the math concepts.
because they wanted to hear their voices. In actuality, they were learning,
having fun, and engaged in the lesson. This app helped tremendously with
students’ ability to comprehend and master the math concepts.
This app works for all subject matter. You can also find
other educators’ lessons and use those with your class. It’s also a great way for us to find other
educators and their creations. We can all learn together, create together, and
share our creations!
other educators’ lessons and use those with your class. It’s also a great way for us to find other
educators and their creations. We can all learn together, create together, and
share our creations!
It’s super simple. Just sign up for FREE and create!
Check out my lessons by clicking the links below!
I've used this app for math journals. I love that students can record and explain their thinking and I can check them all and hear from each student if I want!
Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten
Thank you for visiting! What a cool way to use the app. 🙂
Thanks for the great post, Marine. I use a similar interactive whiteboard and I LOVE IT! I am a literacy coaches and I train teachers…so I use it in that way too.
Best wishes!
Jen
TeacherKarma.com
Thank you Jen! Interactive whiteboards are so awesome. Our school just got the tablet that connects to the board too, as well as the "SmartResponse" system. Excited to use them this year!
🙂
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