Using Blackboard to Engage Students in a Digital Classroom

Using Blackboard to Engage Students in a Digital Classroom Carly Ghantous Andrew Oakes

6 Models for Blended Learning "The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning: Profiles of Emerging Models” from Innosight Institute • Face-to-Face Driver • Rotation • Flex • Online Lab • Self-Blend • Online Driver

Our Digital Classrooms • Face-to-Face Driver Model • Technology-Infused English • Lab Setting Every Day • Powered with Blackboard

Course Layout/Design • Daily Calendar • Organizing Documents • Supplemental Resources • Utilizing Assignments • Online Journals/Blogs • Online Assessments • Announcements & Reminders

Benefits of a Digital Classroom • Paperless (teachers & students) • Immediate feedback (teachers, students, & parents) • Availability & access (teachers, students, & parents)

Drawbacks of a Digital Classroom • Student motivation • Student distraction • Technology availability

What if you want to go further into the water? • Flex Model • Example: Our Grammar Modules

How we did it… • Blackboard’s Learning Module Tool • Sequential Learning • Created Introduction Presentations • Prezi • PowerPoint and Video • Content from other sources • Additional Notes (Podcasts) • Practice Exercises • Assessment for Mastery • Adaptive Release

Applications of this Model • Choose curricular content • What content can you move out of the classroom? • Use your resources • What is already out there? • Organize your content • What is your teaching style? • What are your students’ learning styles? • Collaborate with others • What can you share with other teachers?

How deep do you want to go? Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Using Blackboard to Engage Students in a Digital Classroom

Using Blackboard to Engage Students in a Digital Classroom

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Engaging Students Using Technology in a Large Classroom

Using Human Touch to Engage Online Students

How to Engage Students

Using Technology to Engage Students and Enhance Learning

Using Animation to engage students in Narrative

Mind the gap! Using Psychology to engage students

Using Synchronous Sessions to Engage On-line Students

Using Blackboard to engage students in practical tutorial assignments

Using Campus Efficiency Projects to Engage Students:

Using Visual Analogies to Engage Students

Blackboard in the Elementary Classroom

USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN LEARNING

Using Existing Technologies to Engage Students

Using Wikis in Literacy to Engage Students in Text Studies

STAAR WRITING WORKSHOP ( Strategies to engage students in the classroom )

Using Technology Tools in the Classroom to Actively Engage Students in the Learning Process

Using Oral History to Engage Students

Using Videos to engage students in the Common Core