Since her last post, Roslyn has been\u00a0investigating different ways to embed eLearning options on her blogs. She has tried out a number of free websites that allow the development of interactive activities for students (online worksheets, games, and so on).<\/p>\n
In this post, Rosyln goes through six different free tools that you might find useful to make your class blog or website more interactive. They are:<\/p>\n
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- Flippity<\/a><\/li>\n
- H5P<\/a><\/li>\n
- Playbuzz<\/a><\/li>\n
- LearningApps<\/a><\/li>\n
- Quizizz<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tinycards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Back To Basics!<\/h2>\n
If you’re new to blogging, you might need help with the basics before diving into these tools.<\/p>\n
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- Don’t have a class blog or website yet?<\/strong> This free self-paced course<\/a> will walk you through the process of getting started!<\/li>\n
- Don’t know how to embed content on your blog?<\/strong> It’s simple once you get the hang of it. This tutorial <\/a>will show you what to do. Note: Embedding can’t be allowed on free blogs due to misuse by spammers.<\/li>\n
- Don’t know how to add links to your text on your blog posts or pages?<\/strong> Check out this tutorial.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Now on to Roslyn’s post…<\/p>\n
A Message From Roslyn<\/h2>\n
Dear Colleagues, Teachers, and Fellow Bloggers,<\/p>\n
![\"Roslyn](\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2019\/01\/Teacher-at-desk-2l22h82-21q4bg7-500x472-t70hnl-1on8tjv-250x236.png\")
At my nerdiest…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The six activity options that I have introduced below are relatively easy for teachers to develop, yet engaging and absorbing for students to use. Furthermore, they can all be embedded or linked in your blog posts in order to vary classroom work, consolidate student learning and facilitate differentiation where necessary.<\/p>\n
Some of these activities are almost guaranteed to transform even the most dreaded afternoon class into a walk in the park.<\/p>\n
I hope you will find the websites as useful, varied and intuitive as I have.<\/p>\n
All the best from Roslyn Green<\/p>\n
My own blogs: History <\/a>| Psychology <\/a>| German<\/a><\/p>\n
1) Flippity https:\/\/www.flippity.net<\/a><\/h2>\n
The Flippity <\/a>site is a treasure trove. It allows you to serve up interactive activities with limited time outlay on your part.<\/p>\n
With its support, you can make flashcards, provide matching games, generate bingo cards, print crosswords and try many other options.\u00a0All you will need to get started is a Gmail account and access to Google Docs.<\/p>\n
Essentially, you can make a set of flashcards on any topic and then, from this single data set, generate several other activities. Here is a clickable example:<\/p>\n
An Introduction to the Renaissance<\/a><\/h3>\n
Once you have created your flashcard set by following the instructions at https:\/\/www.flippity.net<\/a>, you can generate a number of exercises and games to consolidate learning of vocabulary and understanding of concepts.<\/p>\n
For example, you can get your students to play a matching game on their devices. It looks like the screenshot below and is dangerously addictive.<\/p>\n
![\"Flippity](\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-02-at-9.14.50-AM-2clgg79-1md94ar-500x376-vlxfps-286emka-1080x811.png\")
<\/a>A screenshot of a matching game based on a set of Flippity flashcards<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n There is a host of other options, but my favourite one is the bingo card generator which allows you to print a set of randomised cards OR give your students a link that brings up a bingo screen on their own devices.<\/p>\n
Here is a bingo link for the set above, along with a screen capture to show how this looks on students\u2019 screens.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2019\/01\/BINGO-Roslyn-Green-11jwo38-112htk3-839x1024.jpg\")
The bingo screen as seen by students. They can create a new randomised board with a click on \u201cNEW BOARD\u201d at the bottom. Clicking on a square places a transparent counter over it.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Students always ask to play bingo games \u201cone more time\u201d.<\/p>\n
The advantage of this option is that the teacher can go beyond the factual information in the cards and begin to focus on concepts. For example, \u201cMark a picture that demonstrates the Renaissance fascination with the human body\u201d could lead to several choices, as could \u201cFind an example of the Renaissance interest in realistic depictions of nature\u201d.<\/p>\n
In this way, students can choose whichever option brings them closer to BINGO! \u2014 and scarcely notice that they are learning.<\/p>\n
2) H5P\u00a0https:\/\/h5p.org<\/a><\/h2>\n
This site was my best find in 2018. It is free, interactive, modern-looking and intuitive.<\/p>\n
In a single presentation or quiz, you can introduce multiple choice questions, fill-the-blank texts, drag the answer to the blank and various other question types.<\/p>\n
An online presentation can include embedded questions of various kinds.<\/p>\n
Below is an embedded example of a presentation quiz. Click on it to try it out.<\/p>\n
History: The Anglo-Saxons and the Early English Language<\/a><\/h3>\n
- Don’t know how to embed content on your blog?<\/strong> It’s simple once you get the hang of it. This tutorial <\/a>will show you what to do. Note: Embedding can’t be allowed on free blogs due to misuse by spammers.<\/li>\n
- H5P<\/a><\/li>\n