Educlipper is a new resource. It mimics that feel of Pinterest, only instead of pins, you can save and organize clips. Educlipper is made for educators, so their are less clips to sort through when doing a search. You can also set your profile with the grade levels that you are working with so that your suggested clips are more appropriate to your needs. This site allows you to "clip" articles and ideas that you like and organize then into different boards. These boards can be shared with other teachers or even your students. I did a search for physics and found videos, labs and even links to sites about how to flip your physics class. One aspect that is different then Pinterest is that Educlipper allows you to create classes that your students can join. You can then drop a clip into the class for them to access, or upload your own file for the students. I really appreciate that this site allows you to upload from your computer, Google Drive or Dropbox. Students can also create and share their own boards full of the information that they found and/or the media that they have created. I found the site to be very user friendly and believe that it could be used by students of all ages to get great information and ideas. I would also encourage students to share their own creations!
Google+ seems to be a collection of social media in one. At first glance, I immediately thought of Facebook. The opening page allowed me state my interest and I was then looking at a collection of animal and science photos and also some pictures stating that "big" girls are sexy and to always be yourself. I did not immediately see anything useful. As I dug a little deeper and read an article by TeachThough, I realized that while Google+ does resemble Facebook, it also resemble Twitter and Instagram. It can also be used to join or create Personal Learning Communities. I joined the National Geographic Education community through Google+ and was instantly connected to a page that has amazing pictures and post from others leading to great classroom projects and information. I then looked through a collection called "Physics World". This collection was full of amazing physics articles and photographs! I am just getting started with Google+, but I am interested in following people, similar to Twitter, to see what other educations and people working in the field have to share. One amazing community that I joined is Google Classroom. Educators are learning about the different educational applications that Google has to offer, then sharing their experience with others in the community. This is a great resource for me as a teacher, and a great way for the students to connect to others with similar interest. As a teacher, you could also use Google+ to make announcements and share information with students and parents at any time of day!
Alicia,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts on Google+ and EduClipper. Both are excellent social tools for teachers.
I like the community aspects of Google+ and the integration with other Google products especially Hangouts. It allows you to easily connect to your learning communities using text chat or face-to-face multi-participant video calls. The ability to share Google documents, slides, etc through Hangouts is also a valuable feature.
I appreciate the teacher/classroom features of EduClipper. It is a great starting point for teachers new to teaching with technology. Instead of learning to create a website or learning to use an LMS, beginning teachers can easily share resources with students through the class boards.
Happy learning!
Dr. Dell
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ReplyDeleteAlicia,
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of EduClipper. Did I miss that in the reading? Or did you find that on your own? It sounds excellent. I like the idea of using EduClipper instead of Pinterest so that I don't have to create a Pinterest account just for school. It sounds like EduClipper really narrows down what you're searching for anyway. I will definitely have to check it out.
Google+ sounds interesting. I was hesitant to start with any brand new social networks because I'm feeling overwhelmed with the ones we've joined so far. I do really want to check out
Google classroom because I think it would be really helpful since students have Chromebooks. Thank you for that resource! Like EduClipper, I like the idea of joining Google+ so that I don't have to create an educational account on my other social networks.
April,
DeleteI happened across it while looking for resources for my new preps this year.
Alicia,
ReplyDeleteBecause of what you were saying about educlipper, I think I will now have to check that out as well. I'm going to end up with so many social networks I may become a "social butterfly" lol. I have been so excited about all of us learning about different things and then sharing our thoughts on them. I love that we are not all doing the same thing for this class! Thanks Dr. Dell for the variety!
Alicia,
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of Educlipper. I think it is a great way to organize information specific for education. I like that it is simple to use Google Drive or Dropbox with it. I think it is a great idea to use it to share what students have created. I looked on google play store and could not find Educlpper. I have been doing the majority of my work on my cell phone because it is so accessible everywhere! I do see many great benefits to Educlipper, but I would be hesitant to use it regularly because I can’t use it on my phone(I could use it on the web, but apps are so much easier). I looked into the collection you found called “Physics World” and found some great information.