Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems.
Poll Everywhere
Educators can use Poll Everywhere to gather feedback from colleagues and students on various topics, such as lesson plans, teaching strategies, or school-wide initiatives. This allows for collaborative decision-making and ensures everyone's voice is heard. It can also be employed as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding during lessons. When collaborating with colleagues, educators can use Poll Everywhere to engage participants in interactive activities and quizzes during professional development sessions, which is what I did here by collecting responses that describe Albertville City Schools.
Check out the poll here!
Check out the poll here!
VoiceThread
VoiceThread enables educators and students to have interactive discussions by sharing multimedia content and leaving voice or video comments. Educators can initiate discussions on various topics to foster collaboration and critical thinking among students. It can also be used for peer feedback.
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Want to learn more about why I choose CrossFit? Listen here!
Mailchimp
Educators can use Mailchimp to communicate with parents and colleagues. This platform enables the creation of newsletter, updates, and announcements that cane shared with specific groups or the entire school or community. Educators may also use it to share valuable resources, articles, and professional development opportunities.
You can view my digital newsletter by clicking here.
You can view my digital newsletter by clicking here.
Padlet
Padlet is collaborative brainstorming. It's an excellent tool for collaborative brainstorming sessions with colleagues or students. Ideas can be shared on a virtual "wall" and easily organized for further discussion and action. Educators can also create Padlets to collect and curate resources on specific topics. It can be used as a virtual space for problem-solving as well. This is an example of a padlet I created for a Cultural Smorgasbord.