List member, Nicole Anderson, is really excited about this site and app called Educreations. Here’s her description: “[EduCreations] is a very simple to use whiteboard-ish screen that lets you write with your finger or type text anywhere on imported pictures or different kinds of provided lined paper or on a white page. But the best part is that it allows you to record your voice while you’re working then sends it to your web account where it is saved as a video clip so you can share the student’s work with audio with your class on a projector, email it, etc. I am using it for a student with mild cerebral palsy. We can take a picture of the worksheet and she can complete it on the ipad. Or using it in math class to record students problem solving and mental math strategies WHILE they are solving instead of me scribing (student independence!!!) or the student trying to write down how they solved it afterwards. How about showing the class 2 students working on a problem together and the conversation they engage in. I think it can also be used just on the internet with a headset but the app makes it so accessible!”
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The URL: http://www.educreations.com
OK, I’m going to wade back into the debate on Comic Sans but I’ll put the blame squarely on my pal, Theresa Paltzat’s shoulders since she shared this site with me. Someone once pointed out that the only appropriate use of Comic Sans as a font is if you are an eight year old girl writing poems about unicorns. I am in that camp and do not use the font. So I enjoyed this quick presentation on why font choice in a piece is so important – and it’s a good one to share with your students as they learn about design.
