Educreations Interactive Whiteboard

This week, the technological teaching and learning tool that I have tried and reviewed is the Educreations Interactive Whiteboard. Educreations is a highly interactive, user-friendly and simple and unique app which is designed to enhance the teaching and learning processes. It is an interactive virtual whiteboard, as well as a screen-casting tool that is fun to use. It has a wide range of unique features designed to enable the teachers to create and share content, and the students to display that they have learned.

With the Educreations tool, a teacher can animate, annotate and narrate various types of content as they are teaching, including images and videos. For example, a teacher can give a demonstration of how the fertilization process proceeds in the fallopian tube. The teacher can make drawings, annotate them, and give visualized narrations to augment the teaching process. This has the power to capture and sustain the attention of the learners, as it makes the learning process fun while simplifying the teacher’s work. The tool also allows the instructor to create and instantly share short videos, further empowering the teacher to create content and teach effectively.

What is more, the Educreations app enables the students to create content in the form of pictures, audio, video, and multimedia, and share them with their fellow students and the teachers. This feature allows the students to share their ideas and expressions, as well as what they have learned. In the process, other students can learn from their peers. The feature can be used for assessment purposes, as it gives the teachers a chance to see whether the students understood the content they have learned. The students can easily access the teacher’s instructions, and conduct their activities such as forum discussions in-app. The teacher, on the other end, is able to give multimedia feedback and monitor what the students are doing and guide them as may be necessary.

It is noteworthy, also, that all the content that the teacher and students create is stored securely in the app, and the users can access the files from anywhere and at any time, as long as they have the required permissions. The files are all backed up in the cloud, meaning that a crashed device does not mean lost content. It is a powerful way of teaching remotely, creating a smart, virtual learning environment that can appeal to the students and promote learning. Teachers can also share the lessons and feedback via multiple channels, including email, content links, instant messages, Facebook, Twitter and by embedding the content the on blogs and websites.

Given the features described above, Educreations can be a powerful tool that can contribute to more effective teaching and learning in classroom and school library settings. The tool can be used to share information sources and library materials for the students. It can also be applied as an assessment tool, seeing as it allows the educator to create quizzes and share them online. The students can complete and submit assignments, and receive feedback via the app. The Educreations tool can also augment learning, as teachers can give additional instructions outside of the conventional classroom setting. On the same note, school librarians and teachers can use the application to free up class time and support hands-on projects and learning, which could enhance the learning outcomes for the learners.

Lastly, the fact that the Educreations tool supports remote/virtual teaching and learning implies that teachers and school librarians can use it to create and share content remotely, and track the activities and performance of their students. Ultimately, the tools can be used to enhance the teaching and learning process. As such, it is applicable in boosting the learning outcomes for the students and increasing satisfaction among the educators.

Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/educreations-interactive-whiteboard/id478617061?mt=8