In my classroom, I use EdPuzzle and Padlet extensively. When students are viewing videos, I often find that they become passive listeners. However, with EdPuzzle, students are required to stop and answer questions along the way. Teachers are can see these answers and therefore, know right away if students are comprehending what they are viewing. The great thing about EdPuzzle is that any video can be used and the teachers creates the questions. I was first introduced to this when I attended the EdTech conference in Denver a couple of year ago.

Watch this video to learn more! – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-wRQQ_gfvSomuZJaBLRshQ

The second resource I use is called Padlet. Padlet is an online bulletin board that students can share ideas. You can upload pictures, videos or type. What I love about this is it’s a great way for students to be able to view each other’s work. I’ve used it as a quick exit question that students write at the end of the day (What did you learn about perimeter?), as well as a way for students to share what they learned after going on a field trip or watching a presentation. As you will see from these examples, there are many different ways to use this resource!

Addition – https://padlet.com/nmoxey/addition – for this one, the students uploaded the Popplets that they created.

Comparing Numbers – https://padlet.com/nmoxey/placevalue –

Poetry – https://padlet.com/nmoxey/poetry –

Post Field trip (Camp Summit) – https://padlet.com/nmoxey/camp

What this video to learn more! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuzciL8qCYM

Nicole