Nearpod is without a doubt one of the best tools for teacher and students. It works on any device is the one tool that should be a staple in every teachers Edtech Toolkit. NearPod connects teachers with every device in the classroom using a simple PIN. By connecting, a teacher can now control student devices and guide them through a series of slides and activities including watching videos, browsing images, polling, quizzing and our favourite, drawing activities. We’ve used NearPod with Early Years, all the way through to FE. It is so powerful and so intuitive to create NearPods and use them with students. You’ll love NearPod, so do give it a try.
What are you going to learn about?
In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how NearPod works and how to make the best use of it for lessons. You’ll learn how to build slides and use activities to bring boring a PowerPoint to life, use NearPod with any device and understand how Live and Student-Paced lessons work.
Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?
This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular videos after reviewing several available online.
How long do I need?
Less than 20 minutes.
Anything else I need to know?
We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in any order.
EDpuzzle is a favourite of ours. It is the simplicity that makes this one stand out from the rest. Using video in class, particularly when it is directly on sites like YouTube can be risky and also full of distractions. Also, how do you know how much of what a student is watching is going in? We can all sometime glaze over when watching videos! EDpuzzle fixes all that and is one for the Teacher Toolkit for sure.
What are you going to learn about?
In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how EdPuzzle works and how to make the best use of it for lessons. You’ll learn how to trim videos sourced online and also how to create questions throughout the video.
Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?
This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular videos after reviewing several available online.
How long do I need?
Less than 10 minutes.
Anything else I need to know?
We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in any order.
Explain Everything is one of those essential teacher tools. With Explain Everything you can capture everything happening on your device, which now works with Chromebooks as well as iPad. Explain Everything is all about Flipped Learning and a great way to build resources and engage students.
This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online.
What are you going to learn about?
In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn about what is new in the latest update, editing the timeline, working with pens and gestures and even link in with Google Classroom.
Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?
This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular authors after reviewing several available online.
How long do I need?
Less than 10 minutes.
Anything else I need to know?
We have set this Learning Trunk so that you progress through each video in order.
We love Plickers at Spongy Elephant. Plickers is one of those classroom essentials that every teacher can embrace with every class. Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices. Use Plickers for quick checks for understanding to know whether your students are understanding big concepts and mastering key skills.
What are you going to learn about?
In this FREE Learning Trunk, you’ll learn how Plickers works in a classroom using the printable markers that can be printed from the website. You’ll also get an overview of how to create Classes, Questions and how the Live View works.
Who is hosting this Learning Trunk?
This is a CURATED Learning Trunk built for you from content sourced online. We have selected these particular authors after reviewing several available online.
How long do I need?
Less than 10 minutes.
Anything else I need to know?
Work through the Learning Trunk in order to ensure you can see how the whole solution fits together.