Digital Tools and Resources for Blended Instruction in a Learner-Centered Instruction


 

Digital Tools and Resources for Blended Instruction in a Learner-Centered Instruction

 

Participant Outcomes and Indicators:

 

  • Outcome:  Participants will explore digital tools which support learner-centered instruction.
  • Indicator: I can explain which digital tools can be used to help students acquire, develop, and/or demonstrate knowledge and skills in a learner-centered classroom.  

 

Resources:

 

 

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Acquire

Develop  Demonstrate  

Discovery Education Board Builder: Board Builder is a tool that is part of the Discovery Education website. This tool allows students and teachers to create a display that can include text, images, and videos. Students and teachers can upload their own content or utilize videos and images from Discovery Education when creating a board.  To access Board Builder, log into BCPS One and go to Instructional Tools.

 

Discovery Education Streaming Interactives: Discovery Education offers full videos, and images as well as interactive learning resources for teachers and students to access.  To access Discovery Education, log into BCPS One and go to Instructional Tools.

 

 

Wixie: Wixie is a cloud-based creative authoring tool for students in grades K - 8. This tool allows students to create using text, art, images, and voice.  To access Wixie, log into BCPS One and go to Instructional Tools.

 

 

Destiny Collections: Destiny Collections creates a way to share free or purchased resources across the district, school or with other users. Students and teachers can access district resources in Destiny Discover and add them to any Collection. Each collection can include web pages, images, documents, eBooks, and more! Collections can also be shared publicly or kept private. With Collections, teachers can quickly pair content to instruction, and students can collect and curate resources for assignments, projects and tasks.

BCPS One Tests & Quizzes: Test and Quizzes is a function built into BCPSOne which allows teachers to create interactive activities which can be used as a formative assessment of students.  To access Test and Quizzes, log into BCPS One and go to Learning Management System.

 

 

 

VoiceThread: VoiceThread is an application in which allows you to place images, videos, documents, and presentations at the center of an audio conversation. These conversations are not live; they take place whenever and wherever it's convenient for people to participate. To access VoiceThread, log into BCPS One and go to Instructional Tools

 

 

 

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