Timelines, city building game, interactive lessons – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2021/06/create-timelines-with-timetoast/ https://eduk8.me/2021/06/building-a-city-in-space-with-final-earth-2/ https://eduk8.me/2021/06/create-interactive-lessons-with-sutori/
Getting started with using Loom for Screencasts #YouTube
Loom is a great application for creating screencasts, and it is completely free for teachers! In this video I cover getting started with Loom and compare the Chrome extension with the Loom application.
Avoiding the bystander effect
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. The bystander effect occurs when there is a group of people witnessing an emergency situation, and each person believes someone else will intervene. The chance of someone intervening goes down the more people…
Building a city in space with Final Earth 2
Source: The Final Earth 2 by Florian van Strien The Final Earth 2 is a futuristic colony management game. The earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Make your city grow from a single exploration ship to a huge…
Create interactive lessons with Sutori
Source: Presentations for the classroom | Sutori I’m surprised I haven’t read about Sutori before. Sutori is based around its concept of stories. A Sutori story is a lesson that can be displayed as a web page or as a presentation. What’s cool is that you can plan out the lesson with activities and information…
Create timelines with Timetoast
Source: Timetoast timeline maker | Timetoast timelines Here’s a pretty cool looking timeline creator app. Timetoast (the free version) allows users to create public timelines. Unfortunately, I didn’t see any mention of an educational discount for the paid tiers, which add collaboration features. Also, there is only a Facebook login, so students will have to…
A comic, free web video editor, and increasing web accessibility – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2021/06/summer-break-for-teachers-comic/ https://eduk8.me/2021/06/totally-free-web-based-video-editor/ https://eduk8.me/2021/06/increase-web-accessibility-with-the-someity-chrome-extension/