Cloudschool is a platform that allows teachers to create and publish multimedia lessons. It is also free!
This article from the blog FreeTech4Teachers explains how both teachers and students can benefit from using Cloudschool. Instructors can choose how they want their lessons to appear, by using text, pictures, audio, and videos. They can download and print copies of their lessons, or share them online with other instructors. Students are able to access their lessons from anywhere, and can see their grades and feedback easily.
The platform also has a way for instructors to ask discussion questions, and have students answer them within Cloudschool. There are lots of special features, like visibility control and keeping up with current grade level curriculum.
Watch this short video for an introduction to Cloudschool:
Free Technology for Teachers recently published a great post that is sure to help any number of librarians rise to the “information guru” status they truly deserve. The article is geared toward using YouTube in the classroom, which more schools are now unblocking for teachers. Read the full post to get instructions and access to easy tools so you know how to:
Remove sidebar distractions,
Show just a portion of a video,
Create a playlist of videos to use at a moment’s notice!
Tip: If you have access to YouTube in your school, consider using tools like ViewPure and Watchkin to display videos without showing the “related” videos comments from YouTube.
Can’t use YouTube? No problem, check out this post with 40 alternatives to YouTube… Remember, where there is a will, there is a way!
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