Madison Noorda EDEL 2200

Creating animations via Powtoon, or other free animation sites, is a great way to mix things up in the classroom. You can use animations to teach or have students create animations to show what they have learned. One way I think I would use an animation is to teach the class syllabus and classroom rules and procedures. This can be a lesson that is usually boring and hard to engage students in. But with a fun animation it can make it way more exciting! I found another great way to use Powtoon online. You can use it to present a new project in a fun way. For example, use the mission impossible template to give the students information about their project or homework. This is way more interesting than just giving the students a paper with all the ideas! After all, everything (including homework) is more interesting when you make it a secret mission.  I also think that Powtoon is a great way for students to show me what they learned. For example, I might have each student create a ...

I absolutely loved learning how to use G Suite in class. I was amazed at all the things you could do with it!! I can't wait to use some of its features in my classroom one day. Picking just three tools is really hard, considering all of them are so amazing! One of the tools I would love to use in my classroom is Google Slides. I remember using Google Slides all the time in middle school and high school. It is so nice because your whole group can be working one the project at the same time. In an elementary setting, I think that Google Slides is a great way for students to gather and present information in an interesting and exciting way. I would use Google Slides for a variety of assignments and projects for my students. I could have each student create a slideshow to tell us a little bit about themselves. Or I could have the students work in groups to research a specific topic (a country, and animal, etc) and create a fun slideshow to inform the rest of the class what they have fo...