It can also be used to differentiate: If a group of students have already learned the basic material, but you need more time to review with others, assigning a Powtoon project to the advanced students for more in-depth research can keep everyone engaged. Instead of a constructed response question, book report or feature article, students would write the script for and then produce a video that demonstrates the same kind of learning. So how can Powtoon work in your students’ hands? The most straightforward use would be for end-of-unit projects, where students demonstrate their learning with a presentation or by creating their own student-run lesson. This video will give you a feel for what Powtoons look like and what they can do: All you need is an internet connection, a microphone, and a desktop or laptop computer so far, it doesn’t appear to work well on handheld devices, but that may change. (Let’s just say it CAN be done in minutes.) The site is geared toward business clients, but it works beautifully in educational settings too. Or, if you’re like me, you’ll end up losing whole days working on just one. It’s an online presentation tool that enables you and your students to create professional-quality videos in just minutes. Still, one suspects that there’s more out there. We may have a SmartBoard or ActivBoard installed, and maybe we’ve discovered a few online games or apps that our students enjoy.
We communicate with parents and students through Edmodo, Infinite Campus, or something like it. Sure, we can go to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, webquests. The problem is, some of us don’t really know how to make that happen.
The mandate is coming at us from all corners: Our students need to use more technology.
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