Thursday, February 2, 2017
Four Ways to Engage Students with Technology
Four Ways to Engage Students with Technology
Here are four terrific ways to allow kids to process material using technology. Ive used both StoryMap and Storify with my students. You can see examples by clicking on the titles below.
- StoryMap
- Storify
- Movie Credits
- TimelineJS from Knight Labs
I played with TimelineJS and think that its the best vehicle for creating timelines. Its a product of Northwestern University and very simple to use. You simply click on the google spreadsheet template and and fill in the columns with text. You can also link images and videos. Below, you can see a sample I made for the life of the Buddha.
Once you finish with your spreadsheet, you publish it and paste the url in a box on the TimelineJS homepage. You can preview your timeline and get the embed code, which you can then use to embed in a blog or website. Heres a short clip explaining how to make a timeline.
Once you finish with your spreadsheet, you publish it and paste the url in a box on the TimelineJS homepage. You can preview your timeline and get the embed code, which you can then use to embed in a blog or website. Heres a short clip explaining how to make a timeline.
Making movie credits is another interesting way for students to process material. The amazing teacher, Russel Tar, made a template onto which you can input your own text. The text scrolls into infinity and music plays in the background. This might be a great way for students to introduce big events like World War 1 or the Cold War.
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