Provide options for students to create, learn, and share what they know
Offer students options for how they respond to challenges and share information
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Offer technology options
Offer technology options
Teva reflects on the impact a netbook has on his writing and ability to express his ideas.
Offer options for sharing learning
Offer options for sharing learning
Remove hidden barriers to achievement
Remove hidden barriers to achievement
Make all supports and options available to everyone.
- Develop success criteria in partnership with students.
- Where possible, set goals that enable students to demonstrate their understanding through multiple pathways.
- Offer students a range of options for expression including text, images, voice, video, animation or a combination of media.
- Ensure that the “means” of demonstrating understanding is not a barrier to success.
- If the “means” are a barrier for some students, build in supports such as text-to-speech at the outset.
Support learners to collaboratively create and share
Support learners to collaboratively create and share
Select tools that offer multiple ways for learners to create and share their learning. Provide options for them to use text, photos, video, audio to work collaboratively.
Creative tools include:
- slideware – Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Apple Keynote, Prezi
- graphic creation tools – Book Creator, Adobe Spark, Canva, Sway, Sharalike
- video creation tools – iMovie, WeVideo, Headliner
- animation tools: iMovie, Animaker, Powtoon.
Group collaboration tools include:
- video conferencing tools – Google Meet, Skype, Zoom, Microsoft Teams.
Support learner agency
Support learner agency
Provide students with flexible and supported options for planning and demonstrating understanding. Ensure the choices you offer are useful options.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Different ways to publish your stories: Using a variety of tools
Teacher Jacqui Sharp illustrates some of the ways students and teachers can present digital stories and inquiries, using many different tools.
Publisher: Jacqui Sharp
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