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Hi Deirdre,
Thanks for sharing the link to PearDeck above. It’s a tool which I have often heard great things about, but have yet to actually use it on a consistent basis with my class. However, the description provided would certainly encourage you to want to use it.
The ability to ‘assess the children’s learning in real time’ is something which is so important. I often find that feedback often falls on deaf ears as it is not ‘in the moment’ and the time has passed for it to be very effective. We need to look at ways (across the continuum of assessment) of supporting this in real-time. The fact that Pear Deck is suitable for multiple different learning styles and allows for content to be presented in many forms is another major plus for the platform.
Hi Muirne,
Welcome to the course and thanks for your post here. You have certainly covered all the basics and more of the primary features of both Sway and MS Forms. In terms of using Forms for self-assessment, the creation of short ‘exit tickets’ can be really effective in gathering real-time, authentic feedback that you can put to use immediately. I like how you have realised the potential of Sway as a tool in which students can showcase their creativity. There are multiple uses of this for content creation, and it can add greater variety to the presentation of text and artefacts.
Hi Deirdre,
Welcome to the course and thanks for your contribution here. I think your post captures the essence of what a learning platform like Google Classroom can do. Your post has alluded to the different skills that it can assist in developing, and the content of the following module on 21st century skills will complement this.
From your own setting in a special school, I am sure that the collation of files on a child’s Drive will be an excellent way of viewing progression over the year. Digital stories can be created using Slides or ‘Google Photos’, but other third-party apps like Adobe Express or Book Creator can be integrated seamlessly with Classroom.
Hi Karen,
Once you copy your text from Word/Docs right-click in the reply box on the forum and select ‘paste as plain text’ from the menu. Alternatively, you can press ‘Ctrl + Shift + V’ to paste without formatting.
Hi Holly,
I have approved your post here. It went into the ‘pending’ folder, potentially due to the formatting.
When you are pasting a post that has been typed in Word you can right-click and select ‘paste as plain text’. This removes any of the font and formatting information that Word collects.
I hope this helps and that you’re enjoying the course.
