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Engaging Learners
Adobe Spark in the Classroom
Get your students fully engaged by providing them the tools to create websites, videos, and graphics that demonstrate their learning. Learn to use Adobe Spark's three, easy-to-use components (post, page, and video) while exploring the unlimited possibilities using this tool in every subject area.
Earn 2 clock hours
Engaging Learners
Creating Collaborative Magazines with Flipboard
Create collaborative, current magazines with this website. Think a Pinterest-like version of a student magazine on whatever topic your class is studying!
Earn 1 clock hour
Engaging Learners
Engaging Students With Video Using EdPuzzle
EDpuzzle is an online tool that optimizes the experience of learning from video for your students. EDpuzzle allows you to to add your own commentary and questions to any video you create or find online. Deliver the customized video to your students, and EDpuzzle will track how often students watch, rewatch, and interact with each portion of a given video. Best of all, it’s completely free!
Earn 2 clock hours
Engaging Learners
Powtoons
PowToon is a fun and attention-grabbing alternative to PowerPoint. A PowToon is an engaging way to introduce or summarize content and is great for student-created projects.
Earn 4 clock hours
Flexibility and Responsiveness
Screencasting in the Classroom
Allow students to take your genius with them anywhere by recording your own Screencasts! Learn and try out a few of the tools available for recording your lessons for later viewing. Once you see how user-friendly these tools have become, you'll want your students to join in the creating to share their brilliance as well!
Earn 2 clock hours
Designing Coherent Instruction
Seesaw: Elementary Learning Management System
For the 2020-21 school year, Seesaw has been selected as our elementary Learning Management System, or "home base" for instructional delivery. Seesaw is a tool for engaging students in interactive multimedia assignments, allows for multimedia feedback to students and grading based on skills. Seesaw allows for keeping families in the loop on learning and is available as a web app (for Chromebook use) and also has Android and iOS apps for ease of access.
This course is organized into different sections to support your learning with up to 4 hours if you participate in all current sections.
Earn 4 clock hours
Engaging Learners
ThingLink in the Classroom
ThingLink is an online tool that allows you to bring images and videos to life. Use ThingLink to embed text, images, links and additional videos right into an image of your choosing.
Earn 1 clock hour
Engaging Learners
WeVideo: Getting Started
Get your students fully engaged with learning by introducing them to video production. Learn to use WeVideo while exploring the unlimited possibilities of video production for every subject area.
Earn 5 clock hours