I absolutely love Schlechty Center Design Camps. If you haven't attended one, you need to go. https://www.schlechtycenter.org/
I always walk away with so many great tech tools and ideas. This summer was no different. I plan to share all the tech tools I picked up from my time at camp this past summer, but for now, I want to highlight on two that are my current FAVORITE to use! Adobe Spark
I've used it several times this summer to create images (referred to as a post). It literally takes just a few clicks. Check out some of the posts I've made. While I'm only sharing posts and digital posters I've created, Adobe Spark Videos are super easy to make. This is one tool that I know my students will love using. Adobe Spark even offers a blog with educational ideas and examples.
https://spark.adobe.com/blog/education/ Also... Check out the video below. It shows you a quick tutorial on creating an Adobe Spark Post (image). Screencastify
Many teachers I know use screen recording apps to create lesson tutorials and explain procedures. There are many screen video recording apps to choose from, but my favorite right now is Screencastify. It is a Google Chrome extension. I like it because it is easy to use (notice a common theme here), you can select to embed a webcam, and it easily saves the video to Google Drive or Youtube. I'm going to use screen recordings throughout the year to support our learning. I've already used it for step by step directions and to show my students how to navigate a particular website. I definitely plan to use it for lesson recaps. This will help those students who are absent or those that need a reminder of the skill or lesson modeled that day.
Thank you @ervin_courtney for the great idea! Below is a screen recording using Screencastify of an Adobe Spark Post creation. I hope I have inspired you to check out these two amazing tech tools!
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