Animated video making

Dear educators 

Animations help in presenting the content in a lively and virtually engaging way. If you observe the habits of children, you will find that they take great delight in watching and sharing videos, memes, gifs, etc. This shows that animated content leaves a deep routed impact on their mind.

So if animated videos are incorporated in our teaching, complex topics can be explained in a way so that it is easy for them to comprehend. Also, it makes learning more interesting and enjoyable

Gone are days when animation making can only be done by experts or specialized animators only.

Nowadays there are a lot of Animation making tools available online where even a beginner can make animations.

I keep on trying various animation tools. Recently, I have tried making an animated video using Plotagon: https://www.plotagon.com/

I find it really simple.

1.     Select background

2.     Select characters

3.     Write text which they have to speak or record your own voice

4.     Save and share

You can get a Desktop app or even a mobile app

Check video made by me. My first try!

Check this tutorial video

For learning For more features check this playlist: CLICK HERE

How to make Interactive images

 

Dear educators

Interactive images is an excellent medium for engaging students. It allows us to convey the message in a very creative way

These are very easy to make and can be used in our teaching.

Check the Interactive image which I tried for my Class 12 Business Studies Subject.

You can make it for your subject or ask your students to make them as part of their project work.

For detailed steps and inspiration:  CLICK HERE

Interactive Image game of Snakes and Ladders with a twist

 Dear educators 

Children love to play games and when we use games in teaching, students become more motivated to learn, pay attention and participate in set tasks.

Click on the picture below

Snakes and Ladders is a game which every one of us has played. This is the same game but with a twist. This game aims to sensitise students towards children with special needs (CWSN). This game has a lot of interactive points that guide them to avoid inaccurate words, inappropriate behaviours and negative stereotypes towards CWSN.

Now coming to TWIST

Few Ladders have RED colour question prompt, if you give the right answer, you get a bonus chance to roll dice again, and few snakes have a YELLOW colour question prompt, if you give the right answer, you get a chance to resume from your original place.

Also teachers can find reference material related to CWSN published by NCERT and UNESCO

Note:

·        For best experience play it in full screen mode

·        Do check Instructions before playing: CLICK HERE

·        Check demo video: CLICK HERE

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS FOR TEACHERS

 

Dear educators

I am sharing some productivity tools which can save a lot of our time.

1.     Text Fairy Android App to convert image to text

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.renard.ocr&hl=en

2.     Download YouTube video to be shown offline

https://en.savefrom.net/1-youtube-video-downloader-3/

3.     Collect data without hassle with Google forms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxlfPLPI0wM

4.     Convert speech to text Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechnotes.speechnotes&hl=en_IN

5.     Convert picture to excel

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWeiA_kicdQ

Do share the tools apps that you use, so that I can add that to this list

 

Cybersecurity Infographics every educator should refer

 

Dear educators

Due to the threat faced by COVID 19 pandemic, almost all educational institutions in all the countries shifted to an online mode for teaching.

This shift to online learning presents various security threats to teachers, learners as well as their parents as they are now more prone to cyber-attacks than before. Recent reports show a spike in cybercrime since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, making cybersecurity a key concern for educators.

I recently did Cybersecurity Training for Teachers course at MOOCs for Development platform. https://www.mooc4dev.org/

I really liked the way this course was designed. I especially liked the infographics shared on various topics of Cybersecurity which summaries various topics that we educators should know to keep ourselves and our students safe online.

I am sharing those infographics for benefit of all. Feel free to use them and share them if you want

Click on the image below to see FULL view

Create online Jeopardy Games for you class

 

Dear educators

Jeopardy quiz format allows questions of different difficulty levels to be set for different points. The higher the points, the higher will be the difficulty level of questions.

You can create your own Jeopardy quiz using PowerPoint template available online: CLICK HERE 

                                OR

You can create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint?

The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is very easy. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running.

You can create online Jeopardy Games for your students using  CLICK HERE

Check the sample of online jeopardy game made by me

This is made for students of class 11 Accountancy subject 

Want to play in full-screen mode: CLICK HERE

Create a Jeopardy Game with JeopardyLabs!

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Want to master Google and other technology tools used in education

 Dear educators 

You can watch the videos of three days of educational technology workshops in multiple languages across the Asia-Pacific Region, live on YouTube. Experience a wide range of sessions facilitated by educators, for educators.

CLICK HERE