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Author Archives: Tamsin Carr
SANDPIT Crowdfund Campus
Have you ever wanted to turn your classroom into a marketplace where students can pitch their entrepreneurial ideas? If the answer is ‘Yes’, then SANDPIT Crowdfund Campus may be the tool you are looking for. SANDPIT is an online platform that … Continue reading
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PebblePad
Health and Wellbeing (HWB) have been using PebblePad1 for years for students on placement, as it is an industry tool used by health professionals. Sheffield Business School (SBS) began using PebblePad in September 2016 as an E-Portfolio tool, (once … Continue reading
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Using Video for Assessment
Susan Fairest and Jill Machon decided to use video assessment for a piece of group work to make it more exciting for the students. The raison d’etre for choosing this method was that “At Level 5 they get a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged e-learning, innovation, online marking, online submission, video assessment, Youtube Capture app
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Voting Systems
Voting Systems Classroom Response Systems are a great way to encourage interaction and engagement in learning environments. This post will look in brief at 5 Voting systems: Turning Point Technology with clickers & ResponseWare Socrative 2 Nearpod Poll Everywhere sli.do … Continue reading
PowerPoint – importing slides into a Master Slide template
PowerPoint – importing slides (Information adapted from office.microsoft.com) How do you give your PowerPoint presentation the theme of a SHU Master Slide? You can format your slides by importing them into your Master Slide presentation. Do the following: Begin by … Continue reading
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Integrating a Padlet wall into your Blackboard site
Integrating a Padlet wall into your Blackboard site Grab your student’s attention on your Blackboard site. You can add functionality, interactivity and aesthetics to your Blackboard Module site by embedding iframes into it. This can include websites, Pinterest and Padlet … Continue reading
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Bringing Your Handouts to Life
Aurasma and CrazyTalk Making interactive handouts Students learning to use augmented reality to create CVs with a WOW factor She lifts the iPad and points it at an image. There is a purple swirl that morphs into a talking cat. … Continue reading
Socrative
Socrative is a smart student response system that allows students to respond to questions on their smartphones and tablets. The tag line on the Socrative website is ‘Engage the class’. Michelle Blackburn, a … Continue reading