Using KWL with Scrumblr
This video presents how to use a KWL chart to activate prior knowledge with an online tool called Scrumblr.
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Using a Collaborative Word Cloud with Mentimeter
In this video, we present how you can use a collaborative word cloud to activate prior knowledge with Mentimeter.
Using an Entry Ticket with Padlet
In this clip, we present how you can create an entry ticket activity with Padlet.
Padlet is an online multiplatform tool that creates a virtual wall where teachers and students can collaborate and reflect on a variety of topics. They can also share videos, links, images and sounds. It’s even possible to record a comment directly in a post and draw something.
Other ideas to integrate Padlet in class:
- To activate prior knowledge in collaboration
- To check for understanding
- To brainstorm vocabulary or sentences to reinvest in a written production
- To share resources (images, videos, links)
- To showcase student’s work
- To receive or record feedback
- To summarize student’s learning
- To ask metacognitive questions
New Features in Padlet
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Reinvesting Information to Create a Brochure and Produce a Video Advertisement Using Adobe Spark Video
In this clip, Julie Pilote, a secondary ESL teacher at Le Centre Saint-Aubin (CSDC), explains how she organizes classroom activities for her students to create a brochure and produce a video advertisement using Adobe Spark Video.
In this project, teams of students plan a trip to a Canadian province or a territory of their choice. Each member must plan a complete day in a city/town! At the end, they have to present their trip at the ITAC (International Travel Agency Contest). This famous contest is the best opportunity for the team to present a destination and its wonders.
Students will:
- Create a business card of their travel agency;
- Create a travelling brochure;
- Produce a video advertisement;
- Present the trip to the ITAC.
This activity was designed by Julie Pilote and Sophie Bernier, ESL teacher and ESL Consultant, CSDC.
Planning a Trip
