Digital Tools for Engagement
While the ultimate goal of student engagement is academic success, the versatility and flexibility of the process gives you the freedom to do what works best for your students. By engaging students through choice, blended learning, and a variety of strategies and approaches, the highest levels of student engagement can be achieved.
Students creating a collaborative stop motion video.
Engagement Tools:
Edpuzzle Links to an external site. Make any video your lesson, you can find video lessons created by other teachers, including formative assessment! Adapt that video by embedding your own questions or audio and assign it to your students to receive useful analytics. |
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Pear Deck Links to an external site. Bring your Google Slides to life with interactive questions that can be added to any presentation. It’s the best of both worlds — design your presentation in Google Slides and engage your class through Pear Deck! |
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WeVideo Links to an external site. You and your students can create videos using this easy-to-use multimedia platform. You have access to 1 million licensed video, music and images clips and the ability to screen record, create GIFS and so much more. |
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**ChatterPix Kids Links to an external site. Bring any picture to life by drawing a mouth and recording audio. Update a regular presentation or story by adding a talking character. |
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Nearpod Links to an external site. An interactive presentation and assessment tool that engages students with captivating lessons, allowing students to take ownership of their learning. |
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Quizziz Links to an external site. Choose from millions of gamified quizzes covering every subject. Customize games and quizzes with music, themes, memes, and more! |
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**Shadow Puppet EDU Links to an external site. Your students can use this to easily create narrated videos in the classroom. They can tell stories, explain ideas, or document their learning. |
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**PicCollage EDU Links to an external site. Create picture collages with fun backgrounds, stickers, fonts, and images. The EDU version is user friendly and safe for our youngest users. |
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**iMovie Links to an external site. Create videos and tell stories like never before. iMovie has a streamlined design with trailer templates, graphics and music built in. |
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Book Creator Links to an external site. Make your own ebook, right from your iPad. Book Creator is a simple way to express your ideas and share your stories with others. |
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Green Screen Links to an external site. Create green screen videos and photos. Express yourself by telling a story and explaining your ideas in a creative way. |
**Products created with these apps can easily be added to Seesaw, either directly through the save option or camera roll on the iPad. |
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