EEND 675 Foundations Artifacts

The tools that I would like to highlight and that are part of the extensions we use in my district are ExplainEverything and Pear Deck.  They both can be used to engage students both in the classroom and when using remote learning.  There are free options available however subscription-based options provide extra support and resources. 

Explain Everything is an interactive whiteboard platform that allows teachers and students to collaborate, share, and learn. Teachers record and share lessons using options like images and videos. Students record and share videos as evidence of their learning. Here are instructions on how to set up a project using Explain Everything. Here is a sample of a completed project. 

Pear Deck transforms Google Slides into interactive slides by allowing you to include different types of questions for students to answer on their own or during class. The teacher mode allows you to see who is participating and display responses anonymously.

Here is an example of a Slides on finding News Sources that used Pear Deck to assess students' understanding of the concepts.