All of this information comes from Matt Miller, Ditch That Textbook.
Create an infographic.Infographics are very brain-friendly. They create a powerful verbal/visual mix that helps encode information in students’ long-term memory. Plus, they can be fun to create! They can end up being these visually stimulating products of student learning … the kind that students want to share with others! I love pulling in icons from The Noun Project or Flat Icon to blend with short snippets of text — phrases or single sentences. Pro tip: To keep students from spending inordinate amounts of time searching for the perfect icon, share a Google Drawings template for them to use where you’ve provided lots of icons. I’ve done this in these “icon boards” templates. Make something of your own — or copy one of mine and assign it to your students! As mentioned earlier, end-of-semester final projects won’t include everything students have learned. Infographics force them to summarize, to be succinct, to curate and choose carefully. Suggested tool: Google Drawings or Canva Resource: Create eye-popping infographics with Google Drawings Here's how it works:
Screencastify is a great tool for students to use. Screencast videos are an alternative to the traditional “talk in front of the class” presentations. Once students know how this tool works, grades 2 & 3 students can create and view them independently. Younger students can create videos with assistance.
Here are some ways to use this tool in your classroom:
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