Transforming your existing paper or Word document materials (i.e. printables) has never been easier.
Thinking about my first year of teaching, visiting the photocopy shop once a week, and recording the audio tapes (cassettes) from the library, I dreamt of having something quick and handy that would at the same time be interactive and multimedia. Twenty years later, I feel like teaching is no longer a job, but an exploration of possibilities: for my colleagues and my students. Among so many available options, the only downside is that we don't have enough time to try them all out. I suppose the choice will always be somewhat random, because there are new tools coming out every season, the old ones being upgraded, and the payment plans becoming more and more attractive. FYI, I am updating my ONLINE EDUCATION TOOLS MINDMAP weekly!
But, you can't have them all!
Today, I will share with you only three ACTIVITY creating websites (platforms) which seem to be popular among my colleagues. All these three platforms offer a vast public library of ready-made activities, and you can start with them while learning how to create ones from scratch. I can easily integrate them into my Nearpod lessons via WEB content, where I just paste the link. ClassKick
Might be slightly confusing for beginner creators because the interface is not self-evident. You first create an assignment, and then start adding activities. The creation experience is very designer-like and there is a small learning curve until you find your way around it. The upload procedure is not very smooth, it requires three clicks to upload one single manipulative. By the time I uploaded #5, I decided to upload less than what I had planned. It took me at least half an hour to create one sorting activity. Finally, there is only a link or code to the assignment, and no possibility for embedding, like the next two.
Live Worksheets
This one has been around for some time, and I remember teachers mentioning it a few years ago. And this is what it looks like: some nineties enthusiastic teacher learned how to code and created the website. The truth is probably far from it, but the grain of coding remained. However, everything is explained clearly in words, pictures and videos, so the learning curve is not steep. The variety of activities is astounding, and you can find examples, templates and ready made worksheets for just about anything.
The best part is that it's all free. If you're a parent searching for some additional practice, this might be your go-to place. The finished product might look a bit amateurish, clumsy and not aligned to the tee, but all of those whose eyes don't hurt if the boxes are not the same size will thrive on this platform.
Spell'n'Slide Level 1, an interactive worksheet by YOGAteacher
liveworksheets.com WordWall
You will find yourself creating your first activity in less than five minutes, and the end result will be so awesome that you will want to do it again and again. You can 're-create' the same study set with different learning interface. For example, by just one click you'll transform this anagram into a wordsearch or true or false. Wait, there are eighteen different types of activities available with the free plan. BUT - you can only do FIVE of them!
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AuthorMartina Matejaš is a teacher of English and Yoga. She is keen on understanding the mind-body connection as well as cracking the 'code' of thoughts-emotions-behaviour matrix. Archives
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