
Creating Interactive Activities and Worksheets with BookWidgets
Students learn better when they are interacting with the learning subject; answering questions, playing a game or annotating and moving objects. So, here is a great tool to spice up your course. BookWidgets provides an effortless way to create interactive learning activities that can be used during the class or as formative assessments after the
- Published in Learning Technology Tools, Teaching with Technology

Adding Questions to Video in Office 365 Stream
Up until recently, it has always been difficult to add review questions or discussion points directly into a video to give it a bit more interactivity for viewers. Generally, we posted a video and added questions underneath in Blackboard or in a separate quiz. A recent update from Microsoft now allows the linking of an
- Published in Learning Technology Tools, Microsoft, Teaching with Technology

Gamification Introduced in Nearpod
Nearpod’s quiz tool is a great way to introduce formative assessments into your class and now it is a great way to introduce some friendly competition as well. Time to Climb is a new tool introduced this week by Nearpod and it allows students to compare their progress with others while working through a quiz. There are
- Published in Learning Technology Tools, Nearpod, Teaching with Technology

8 Recommendations for Conducting Quality Collaborate Ultra Sessions
When it comes to conducting online classes, there are three crucial elements that contribute to an effective online session as follows: the quality of the session, the confidence of attendees in dealing with Collaborate Ultra and the ability of the moderator to control and monitor what’s going on during the session. Thus, from these three perspectives, below
- Published in Blackboard, Collaborate Ultra, Learning Technology Tools, Teaching with Technology

Exams are Knocking at the Door! Let Students Review Content using Nearpod Student-Paced Lessons
As the end of the term draws near, it’s important to get students to start reviewing content and identifying gaps early before the exam period starts. Nearpod can be used to help students review content in an engaging manner. The teacher can create a Student-Paced Nearpod lesson that students can
- Published in Learning Technology Tools, Teaching with Technology

Make Learning Awesome Using Kahoot!
Are you looking to foster social learning, unlock learners’ potential and deepen pedagogical impact? Is it getting a little boring in the class and are you looking to add some fun to learning? If so, then Kahoot! is your go-to tool! Kahoot! enables you to easily create an engaging formative quiz whereby students compete
- Published in Learning Technology Tools, Teaching with Technology
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