Many teachers use a wealth of digital resources in their lessons, but lesson planning has remained much the same using paper or simple tables. This problem is completely solved through the use of OTF Planboard, a free online lesson planning tool that blends perfectly with our digital world, offering integration of tools like Google Apps for Education that …
Why are students so engaged by games? How can the foundations of gaming be adopted and integrated into our curriculum? Using the principles of gamification and game-based learning, this session will explore what makes playing games so engaging and how gamification and game-based learning can inform and help teachers re-envision unit design. A variety of …
What if students were the creators and producers of videos rather than just the consumers? Harness the powerful opportunity that a simple “green screen” provides, to literally open up a world of possibilities! Green screen technology makes it possible for students to create newscasts, travel back in time, create weather reports, illustrate stories with engaging …
This session is for OTF Planboard users with an early to intermediate skill level. This session focuses on strategies for building lesson plans with OTF Planboard with an eye towards increasing student engagement and improving formative feedback while saving time and paper. A variety of digital tools including, but not limited to, Google Apps for Education will …
