by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 29, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Education, Transforming Learning
We all know that progress monitoring is an essential tool for teaching. The information gathered from a running record is extremely valuable to drive our reading instruction. The problem is that it requires the one thing teachers are always short on– time....
by Bob Harrison | May 6, 2019 | Transforming Education
All of us use it: the end-of-the-semester, culminating project. Or maybe it’s the cumulative whopper of a final exam. And why not? It’s what we had to do when we were in school, wasn’t it? All classes must end in some sort of final event that makes...
by Bob Harrison | May 2, 2019 | Empowered Learner, Innovative Designer, Transforming Education
I’ve worked with several teachers over the past couple months to build and refine the module in iLearn (Moodle) called a Lesson. The module, itself, is a highly-versatile, but mostly simple way to share content and embed frequent assessment of student...
by Bob Harrison | Mar 14, 2019 | Empowered Learner, Global Communicator, Moodle, Transforming Education
Many teachers have discovered success with the iLearn (Moodle) Workshop module. As we’ve posed many times before, the Workshop is one of the best ways to allow students to peer assess with some accountability. Now, Ms. Cheryl Airgood, American Sign Language...
by Bob Harrison | Mar 12, 2019 | Tech Coach Tip, Transforming Education
This one’s a quick one. Occasionally, there is a need to view two different windows simultaneously on your computer. Whether it’s for the purpose of recording grades from Google Classroom into MiStar or taking notes on a Google Doc while watching a video on...
by Amy Gwizdz | Feb 19, 2019 | Transforming Education
What is Screencasting? Many of you are aware of a free screencasting tool available to you and your students, called Screencastify. If you aren’t, Screencastify is a user-friendly tool to record your computer screen and allows you to record voiceover as well....
