by Mendi Benigni | Oct 11, 2021 | Communication, Engagement, Group Work, Multimedia
OVERVIEW: We normally use VoiceThread (VT) to record lectures and occasionally allow students to comment or ask questions. But what about creating a single VT where all your students actually contribute the content? For example, instead of having every student...
by mckinleysa | Jan 15, 2021 | Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Flipping, Group Work, OAKS, OAKS, Productivity
The statistics tool for OAKS Discussions allows instructors to view data for the whole class and individual students. This can be used to monitor student engagement and track participation in Discussions. See this TLT tutorial for directions on how to view OAKS...
by Mendi Benigni | Dec 1, 2020 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Google, Google, Google, Google, Google, Lecture, Productivity
Zoom is an online communications service that allows members to hold sessions (called Meetings), either one-on-one or in a group. It can be used to conduct video chats, audio chats, collaborate on an interactive whiteboard, and to share your screen with your...
by mckinleysa | Sep 25, 2020 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Multimedia, Video
In August, Flipgrid made several changes to the look and feel of the app. Here are some of the most important changes to note, along with links to Flipgrid’s blog and a video to show your students how to start making videos. This Google Slides presentation will...
by mckinleysa | Jun 18, 2020 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Multimedia, Productivity, Uncategorized, Video
It can be tough getting to know people in an online class, but Flipgrid can help in a major way. Using the selfie video format our students already know and love, students can easily create online videos using the free Flipgrid app on their phone or computer....
by Mendi Benigni | Apr 8, 2020 | Assessment, Collaboration, Engagement
by Mendi Benigni | Apr 8, 2020 | Assessment, Communication, Engagement
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 24, 2019 | Assessment, Engagement
Poll Everywhere offers some interesting but hidden features that may be of interest to some users. Here’s how you find them: Log into Poll Everywhere Click on My Polls Click on your name in the upper right corner then My Settings On the left side click...
by Michael S. Overholt | Dec 5, 2018 | Assessment, Audience Response
Weighted grading In weighted grading, certain types of activities count more than others. You can decide that certain questions are harder than others and therefore should be worth more. If you have a paid account, you can enable the “Weighted grading”...
by Michael S. Overholt | Dec 5, 2018 | Audience Response
Presenting in a slideshow You can display a poll directly from PowerPoint by embedding your poll as a slide, to seamlessly present with your other PowerPoint slides. To embed your polls in PowerPoint, you must install the PollEv Presenter app. In addition, the...
