Breanna Sabbatini
LDT 300x
Signature Assignment

Learning Gap

Problem/Instructional Need: Educators require training to use engaging technology to support learning in the classroom.

Rationale:

Third through sixth grade students enjoy the use of technology in their lives and have come to depend on its’ use. For educators, utilizing websites to reinforce learning in the classroom is necessary to increase student engagement and to meet technology standards so that students can compete in a global society. It is essential to use technology that not only enhances the learning experience, but also provides educators with valuable information, is user friendly, and allows various controls to be put into place to meet individual student needs. Completing this course will provide educators with the knowledge required to use these two tools to build opportunities for their learners that support classroom learning, capture student attention, and utilize technology in a positive manner that is beneficial and engaging to students and educators.

Instructional
Strategy

Introduction to Course

Title Page
Instructor Biography and Syllabus
Animated video introduction to the course and two types of technology

Module 1: Kahoot!

View “What is Kahoot?” tabs interaction
View an introductory walk-through of how to sign up with Kahoot! (screencast)

View the instructional video of how to view previously created Kahoots, save and alter them, and/or create a Kahoot from scratch.
Choose a topic or standard to support with your Kahoot!
Assignment, Part 1: Create and share a Kahoot! game with the course participants in the discussion group.
Assignment, Part 2: Include a reflective write-up that includes how this tool is helpful for your students, which students benefit most, those that benefit least, and ideas about how you can use Kahoot! in other ways to reach all of your students through differentiation.
Assignment, Part 3: Respond to two other student posts with ideas, feedback, and/or questions to further group understanding and facilitate discussion.

Modules 2: Edpuzzle

View “What is Edpuzzle?” infographic
View an introductory video about Edpuzzle and create an Edpuzzle account
Choose a topic or standard to support with your Edpuzzle
Save and alter an Edpuzzle, or create one from scratch

Create a class and assign your Edpuzzle to the class

Submit screenshots of the following to the course discussion group:

Roster/List of students in Edpuzzle (be sure to protect student identities/privacy)
Create and share an Edpuzzle with your personal class; have students complete it for data acquisition

Module 3: Culminating Performance Task

Learners will use screen recording software (such as screencastify, loom, etc.) to capture themselves presenting a walk-through of Edpuzzle, which must demonstrate their ability to:

Access your class roster page
Find your Edpuzzle library (should include the Edpuzzle you had your class complete)
Access student data
Create/copy, adapt, and/or build a new Edpuzzle to support learning in your class

In your video, also discuss how this tool is helpful for your students, which students benefit most, those that benefit least, and ideas about how you can use Edpuzzle in other ways to reach all of your students through differentiation.

Submit your video to be graded by the instructor to receive your certificate of completion. Use the rubric provided to aid in understanding of expectations and requirements.

The instructor will provide instructional how-to videos, informational videos, screenshots and screencasts for the learner to view throughout the course. There will also be required reading material (such as infographics, interactive slides and instructions) to explain ideas and describe expectations for the learner. Audio and transcripts will be available for those that choose to use them.

Digital Document

Click below to be taken to an infographic I created. It will assist in meeting objective one: Transform Kahoots to support student learning concepts taught in the classroom. The learners must understand what a Kahoot! is if they are going to transform a Kahoot! and support learning with it.

Animation

Clicking the picture below takes you to an animation I created that leads towards mastery of objective number three in my course: Create an assignment in Edpuzzle. Once they have viewed this video learners will understand that Edpuzzle is a tool for building interactive video lessons. Learners will then be able to begin thinking about what kind of assignment they would like to create.

Interactive eLearning Module

Learning Objective Addressed:

The learner will transform a Kahoot! to support student learning concepts taught in the classroom

This is a course for third through sixth grade teachers to help them with integrating technology into their classrooms that is both engaging and effective in supporting their learning objectives. Click the picture!

Digital Media Checklists

Clicking the picture will take you to a place where I have created a compilation of my digital media checklists from this course.

eLearning Course on Canvas LMS

Click the picture to see the eLearning course I built using a wide variety of tools. Take a look at my work by using the following login information:

Username: IDStu Dent (note the space in the middle)

Password: IDforme!

Educational Digital Video

Click the picture below to be taken to where I created a video to teach a portion of my eLearning course. This video addresses the following objective:

The learner will transform a Kahoot! to support student learning concepts taught in the classroom.

Enhanced or Newly Created Images

Click the picture to see how I used enhanced and created digital images to support the learning objective. These were included in a "Meet Your Instructor" announcement, which is necessary for learning and supports the objective: Learners will understand how to use Kahoot! and Edpuzzle in their individual classrooms.

Open Educational Resources

Clicking the picture will take you to a page with both of my Open Educational Resources and their accompanying rationales for supporting objectives from my eLearning course.