On Friday, I was so pleased to be able to return to one of my favorite days of the year, High-Interest Day at Brookfield Elementary School. This is a day where I have been able to bring the concepts of physics to k-5 graders. You may be asking yourself, "Elementary students doing physics?" YES! Not just experimenting, but understanding the concepts behind the physics of electricity and sound. This is a very special day I have had the opportunity to be involved in since 2017. So, how are we able to bring the concepts of electricity and sound traditionally taught to high school 11th and 12th graders to the elementary level? There are a few keys 1) make it a hands-on experience 2) remove the mathematical calculations and make it practical. In the past, I had the luck of bringing a handful of my physics students with me to guide the elementary students through the concepts that they had learned over the course of the year. But in my new role as a Teaching and Learning Speciali
If you're not sure what Flashcard Factory is, it is a free platform for students collaboratively to build digital flashcards that include text and visual representations. These flashcards can then be printed, saved as a pdf, or exported to the online quiz game Gimkit.
You can learn all about Flashcard Factory from the Pear Deck Website here.
As we are all involved in distanced learning right now, students can't work on Flashcard Factory in real time. This hack from Stacey will allow all learners in the class to work on creating a set of cards that can be used by the whole class. The main difference is that instead of students working in pairs, they are working on their own.
Be sure to set a firm deadline. After the deadline you can go in and approve or reject cards. Then, share the PDF with the class, or launch a Gimkit with them.
Don't know what Gimkit is? Check out this post.
I do not see the hack from Stacey. Is there a link? Curious how to make Flashcard Factory not assign partners? Please advise. Thanks
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DeleteHello, if you are unable to view the video in the post here is the direct link to the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMlhSzfjvM&feature=youtu.be
DeleteThanks, but I don't see where this video addresses Flashcard Factory in student-paced mode specifically, perhaps I'm missing something?
DeleteHello, there is no true “student paced mode” for flashcard factory. These steps allow you to create a process in which students can complete their own card on their own asynchronously. Similar to Student paced mode in A Pear Deck slide presentation. You start the session, students join, they complete cards individually at their own pace. Then the teacher reviews and approves them at a scheduled end date.
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