Using Jamboard (Part II) - mobile device app

This is the second part of the two-part Jamboard tutorial, where I show how to use a mobile device with this app.  Though I show the demonstration in portrait mode you can change the orientation to landscape mode for additional real estate if needed.

Jamboard is a collaborative whiteboard where people can be invited to work as a group, the work can be shared in the traditional Google product sharing mechanism and permissions available. 





INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES: 

Bloom's Level: 1-6  (Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating)

-Creativity
-Promotional
-Infographics
-Digital Storytelling
-Presentations
-Student-centered
-Visually appealing
-Whiteboard

Kahoot! Latest updated to this easy to use formative assessment tool to create interactive quizzes

Kahoot - formative assessment, game-based interactive quiz tool.

Use a free game-based formative assessment platform to stimulate thinking, reflection, and provide evidence of student learning.  Kahoot has been out for a number of years, but as its popularity increases, so does its functionality.  Currently, there is a free version, a plus version ($1 a month, annual billing) and a pro version ($3 a month, annual billing) - no downloads of any software are required, and students can participate with computer or mobile device (with the proper app download).  There is plenty of power in the free version, and this tutorial shows some of the new features added, so take a look!  Kahoot.com will get you to the site, students can log in with the app (mobile device app for iOS or Android) or go to kahoot.it to use a computer.  A great tool to use in a face-to-face environment, using the PLAY button and run it live, but if you are online you can click the CHALLENGE button and assign a time frame for students to complete it.

Instructional Strategy: Lecture

Blooms Levels= 1-2 without activity (knowledge, comprehension)

  3-4 with activity (application, analysis)

• Stimulate reflection
• Challenge the imagination
• Develop curiosity and sense of inquiry
• Push content
• Introduce topic/content, followed by a discussion to support the concepts covered in the lecture
• Lecture method should include the types of experiences students will be afforded and the kinds of learning outcomes expected
• Teacher-centered (unless activity is involved)
• Incorporating an activity can help to enforce learning as the attention span of students may be limited
• Lecture should not repeat the textbook but should provide additional information and examples
• Provides the instructor the opportunity to apply the concepts from the book and course 

Recording videos inside Canvas - now HTML5

In a recent Canvas update, recording video in the Announcements area, Discussions, or gradebook, no longer require an update/allowing of Adobe Flash.  The video recording tool now works on HTML5 and Flash no longer needs to be addressed.





This is real important as Flash cannot meet the demands of an ever increasing mobile world.  Flash has not been possible on iOS mobile devices for a long time and YouTube is shifting away from Flash toward HTML5.  Frankly Adobe plans on "killing" Flash by the end of 2020 anyway! All things considered, HTML5 operates with great audio and video capabilities and greater coordination with LTIs (Learning Tools Interoperability).

So if you are someone who wants to create an announcement, record some content to place in a discussion thread, or use the video recording to provide a unique form of feedback to your students, HTML5 will be used from this point on, in the Canvas platform. At this point BigBlueButton still requires the use of Flash - though I am hoping that changes at some point!