Technology Review #2

Educreation is a great tool that I was recently introduced to. It is FREE but does require a login. You can use this tool as an app, on an iPad only, or on the website, which makes it even more useful. I first created my Educreation using my computer but presented my lesson to my students using the app on the CTLT iPad. I found this tool to be very easy to use and loved that you can record and pause until your read to record again instead of having to stop recording throughout the lesson. It was a great tool because it was almost like I was sitting there with the students as they were practicing their vocabulary words.

Here is the link to my Educreation lesson from another class:
http://www.educreations.com/course/lesson/view/03-12-2014-lesson/18559956/

With this tool I was able to write the word while talking them through the steps. Because I recorded my lesson, the students could hear and see me writing the word at the same time. This tool can be used for any age of students! I have seen it used for 1st grade spelling, as well as for 8th grade math. The teacher is able to walk through each step to help explain each step.