How to use Jamboard?

One of my friends told me that using Jamboard is easy and we can see students “interact” with each other when they post their ideas.  It is like having a digital mahjung paper.  But in this case, we don’t need a physical paper, but digital “paper” i.e. computer screen.

So, how to use Jamboard?  If you google it, you will find Google Support website. 

But being me, I need some visual (pictures).

1. Log in to your google account (need to do this first).

2. At the board, tap Menu (with the dots),  ""and thenselect Jamboard settings (you need to scroll down a bit).

3. Create or open a jam (the term used for the board is Jam), click the Plus icon (bottom right).

4. On the toolbar (left side), you will see variety of options:

  • Pen
  • Erase
  • Select
  • Sticky note
  • Add image
  • Circle
  • Text box
  • Laser (if you use Google Meet – synchronous session)

5. You may start the task/question that you want to assign the students to work on or answer by using the options available.  As a start, I use Sticky note.

6.  Once you have completed with the task/question, you can share the Jam with your student.  Click SHARE button (the blue button on the top corner – right side).  You may need your students email account to share the Jam with them.

For more information, you may watch a video about Jamboard on Youtube.  I like this video. How to Use Google Jamboard for Remote Teaching

COVID-19: What I learn from online video editing?_Part 2

There are video editing training organised by my faculty. I admit that it is not easy. My learning curve is circumvented. I feel lost. I feel desperate at times when things do not go well.  So, I start to explore on my own.

To find alternatives. I have tried Vizia and Biteable several times and I know that I need to try out new things about video editing. There are many software available like Shotcut and so forth. But I find that using Shotcut is a bit too “over my head”. It requires advanced skills that currently under “development”.

I start to search for the alternatives video making/editing (online and offline).  For the offline version, I find it that it is “over my head”.  So, I opt for the online version (for now).   One of the video making platforms that I use is Moovly.

So, among the earliest videos that I created using Moovly are as follow:

1) Cattell’s intelligence theory

2) Spearman’s intelligence theory

3) Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence

Other than Moovly, I also use Powtoon.

1) Thurstone’s intelligence theory