In Mrs. Kapodistrias's 5th grade classroom at Crestwood Elementary, students are creating lessons to reteach skills they learned previously in the week. Their teacher lets them sign up to teach a lesson by putting a sticky note on her desk. They choose a topic such as antonyms, homophones, etc. They are then able to use the Educreations app to record their voice and illustrate their lesson. Here are Abby and Faith to tell you more about how they use the app.
Click here to see a sample Educreations project created by Abby and Faith on how to.
In order to replicate this in your classroom, you will want to create a free account at the Educreations website. Once the project has been created using the iPad app, you will then be able to share publicly by emailing the link or copying it. Take this project to the next level by sharing your Educreations on your public portal such as your Schoolwires website, Facebook, or classroom blog.
Sharing the end result helps support student engagement by:
- Providing review for students who are absent.
- Providing an authentic audience.
- Strengthening the home/school connection as parents help with homework.
