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How to Create a Padlet and Embed it into Moodle
Padlet is a collaborative bulletin board tool that allows teachers and students to share ideas and resources. It has a wide range of functionality and can allow users to share comments, links, YouTube videos, files, images, etc. This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a Padlet and how to embed it into a Moodle course site. To get started with Padlet, navigate to www.padlet.com in your browser and click “log in.” You can use your Trinity email account to create a Padlet account by clicking on “Log in with Microsoft.” Please note that you’ll be limited to 3 padlets at one time. (This can be managed by downloading padlets as…
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How to Embed Google Slides into Moodle
Faculty may find it helpful to embed Google Slides directly into their Moodle course sites for students to use. This tutorial will explain how to embed a Google Slide presentation into a Moodle course site. Navigate to the google slide presentation you want to embed into your Moodle site. 2. Within Google Slides, click “File” and then “Publish to the Web.” Click the “Embed” tab and copy the html embed code. Click “Publish” when you’re done. 3. Open up your Moodle course site and find the place where you’d like to embed your slides. Select “Add an activity or resource.” Select “Page.” 4. After filling in the “Name” and “Description”…
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How to Make a Story Map
Story Map JS is a free tool to help you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events. It allows users to incorporate images, sound, video, and text with geographically based storytelling. You can see Story Map JS at work in these samples: Southern Literary Trail (Georgia Humanities) Hockey, Hip Hop, and other Green Line Highlights (Minnesota Post) Story Map in the Classroom: Why you might use Story Map to Teach: Story Map can communicate location-based concepts or narratives integrating text, images, video, and sound sources. Why Students Might Benefit from Making a Story Map in class/as an assignment: Students can practice constructing coherent narratives with diverse source bases. Story…
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How to make a Timeline with Timeline JS
Timeline JS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet. More experienced makers can use json to customize timelines while keeping its core functionality. Timelines can integrate text with images, maps, videos, websites, etc. You can see Timeline JS at work in these sample Timelines: Bulger on Trial (WBUR) Revolutionary User Interfaces (Knight Lab) Timeline JS in the Classroom: Why you might use Timeline JS to Teach: Timeline can integrate images, text, websites, and more to clearly communicate concepts and stories. Timeline JS can present information chronologically or can be used to create non-chronological narratives in the form of storybooks or virtual museums. Why Students Might Benefit from Making a Timeline…
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Online Learning Resource Guide for Faculty
This guide is intended to provide faculty with materials to transition their courses to online instruction. It offers resources on how to think about online instruction as a method, key tools to help as you begin this process, and contact information for Research, Instruction, Technology staff who can help. This guide is inspired by the Covid-19 Resources for Alternative Modes of Learning by Smith College. Table of Contents General Resources for Online Teaching Revise E-Communication Policy Moodle Site Set-Up Organizing Class Discussions Office Hours Assignments (Posting and Collecting) Exams/Quizzes Labs Student Feedback Remote Access to Software Accessibility Resources to Address Student Concerns COVID-19 Resources Wellness Resources General Resources for Online…