iMovie
Lights! Camera Action! iMovie is one of those applications that probably has a greater learning curve for adults than children. Children have grown up with iPhones in their faces. I mean, "Welcome to the world!" *Snap* I'm pretty sure my 3 year old can record and send a video to my contacts, and I KNOW his 6 year old sister can perform basic edits in iMovie. I would imagine that for most second graders, the instructional 'how to' of creating the movies would be minimal while the fiddling and exploration part would take precedence. Students could use iMovie to create and present learned information, to publish work, and to share globally. Additionally, iMovie is a staple app that will and can be used at various ages and stages for a variety of purposes!
Educreations
Educreations is another medium to use for students to create 'movies' or tutorials to display their knowledge and acquisition of skills. It has less features and an easy to use interface. Students can upload or draw images and add voice to enhance their presentations. It is a great way for students to explain their work or to create presentations of their understanding. Recently, my students used Educreations to make brief videos showing how they solve double digit addition problems. I was able to watch the videos at a later time and could follow the train of thought of all students to see where mistakes were made or where misconceptions came from. I am a superfan of Educreations because of the limited (but relatively adequate) features it includes. (Educreations totes this as a highlight of the app.) My one big wish would be the ability to edit a completed movie. This may or may not ever be available, but a girl can dream...Nearpod
Take me away! You can't tell me that every once in a while, while at work, your brain
doesn't slip away from school and to a far off tropical island…or
to a hot shower uninterrupted by little voices asking for help adding double
digit numbers, milk, or for you to replay the Christmas episode of Peppa
Pig. We KNOW our students brains slip!
Sometimes I watch them and wonder where exactly their big, creative minds have
taken them. If the winter doldrums have
you itching for change, then I've got just he app for you! Nearpod can redefine a class
trip! For instance, our ELA unit is on
the Sports Fiction genre. This week we
are reading The Magic Tree House: Hour of the Olympics. The class is so interested in Greece! Why not take them there? Nearpod is just the Virtual
Reality (VR) tool for this.
There are SO many other uses for Nearpod
in the classroom: assessments, differentiation, presentations and more. A
simple Pinterest search will bring up TONS of resources and suggestions. The only setback is that there is a cost associated
with some of the features of the app. This is a comprehensive app with a lot to
offer. I am setting a short term goal to explore what the nearpod VR has to
offer as well as the Draw It feature.
Watch below to see what the big deal is and how to get started with Aurasma!
Well, I've now put my goals out there on the internet, and everything you read on the internet is true, right? I should probably get to work! Wish me luck!
How to
create augmented reality in Aurasma Studio. (2016, January 29). Retrieved February 19,
2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63-ZF87RtoQ
Merfogel, Lori. (2016, December 21). Ways to use he Draw It Feature with Nearpod. Retrieved February 20, 2018 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZH0xHCuPrk
Thanks Amanda for sharing your ideas of apps to use to reach redefinition in the classroom. I have found iMovie to be very user friendly for students. Issues I have had in the past with it, were quickly solved by students. I also love Educreations and find it to be such a great tool to share knowledge and teach other students how to complete tasks. Have you found a way to share the videos they create? On my student iPads, I don't have them logged into my personal account. Do you have a recommendation for this? I would love to share it in Seesaw, so classmates could view the videos, but I am unsure how to at this point. Thanks for any suggestions you may have, you seem to really do a lot with this in your classroom. After watching the video for Aurasma, I am definitely interested in trying this out in my classroom. It looks so engaging and my students would love it! I think I would have to introduce this in small groups and have students branch out and teach their peers. There are so many possibilities!
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Jamie, I set up a grade level gmail account that all of the second grade teachers in my building have access to. I did this because we technically have 6 iPads assigned to each of us, but there are times when I'm using them that others are available. I've been able to use that. We also airplay the videos to the smart board to share with the class while in school. Also, a heads up, Aurasma and HP reveal seem to be one in the same. If I login on my computer to aurasma, it comes up as aurasma. If you are to download the app, it will be the HP reveal app. I'd imagine it will all roll over eventually. Also, it's SO EASY to use, but hits the redefinition level! I'd definitely start in small groups and then set them free. Good luck!
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ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed reading your posts. I can feel your enthusiasm for incorporating new pieces of technology into your classroom. The students are always excited to get to use new forms of technology. When we, as teachers, are also able to get excited about it, that's a win-win. I appreciate you sharing so many new tools and apps with everyone. There are so many apps and tools available today that sometimes it is easy to overlook some of the best ones. With your description of each and your explanation of how you use it in your classroom, this information is very beneficial. I especially love hearing about how teachers of younger grades are incorporating different pieces of technology. Thanks so much for sharing.
I have been really selective with what I use because I'm easily overwhelmed. I'm not sure it's all the most effective and worthwhile pieces of technology out there, but these are the ones I'm most enthusiastic about right now. That helps. I'd imagine I'll change my mind as I go, but for now, this works for me! Thanks!
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