This tutorial was designed for my native French Erasmus Student Assistants. It reflects the fact that the time for turnaround is minimal, so that corrections need to be kept to a minimum. Tutoriel pour faire les corrections sur Schoology. 1. Connectez-vous à Schoology et allez au cours de MLF121. Cliquez sur l’activité de compréhension ‘QuestionsContinue reading “Schoology: a tutorial for correcting assignments (French).”
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Schoology: the user-friendly CMS
Schoology.com was mentioned to me in a Tweet by a language instructor comparing it to Google classrooms. Prior to that I had no idea it existed, nor what it was. My interest was piqued because I am looking at ways of deploying MOOCs next year and because I am always looking at software that offers ways ofContinue reading “Schoology: the user-friendly CMS”
Using twinery.org to Storyboard a Powerpoint presentation
Twinery can be used to create adventure stories where the correct decisions lead to the desired outcome. Here I have used it to demonstrate Storyboarding in preparation for a Powerpoint Presentation. The reason for using it is that it is simple to use and formats the elements well, i.e. you don’t need to keep re-adjusting text-boxesContinue reading “Using twinery.org to Storyboard a Powerpoint presentation”
Mobile phones for collaborating in a traditional classroom
To collaborate in a classroom using mobile phones requires the projection of a media that allows multiple users to see what is happening on an entire shared document. This year I’m teaching French Essay writing in small groups of up to 10 students so I had the opportunity to test this. Admittedly you need to haveContinue reading “Mobile phones for collaborating in a traditional classroom”