10 Sites for Blended Learning

What is Blended Learning?  This is a question that I frequently think about and a term that gets tossed around in education.  It's a smorgasbord of teaching strategies that uses analog and digital technologies to teach and learn.

Wikipedia says, "Blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path or pace.^[1][2] While still attending a “brick-and-mortar” school structure, face-to-face classroom methods are combined with computer-mediated activities.^[3] Proponents of blending learning cite the opportunity for data collection and customization of instruction and assessment as two major benefits of this approach.^[4] Schools with blended learning models may also choose to reallocate resources to boost student achievement outcomes.<sup>[5]"

That being said, I decided to curate a list of resources that can be used for Blended Learning instruction.

*This list is in alphabetical order.</sup>

^{10 Sites for Blended Learning}

1. Answer Pad - Is a free visual and student based response system that educators use to blend learning and assess students in real-time on browser based devices.
2. Been for Education - A educational tool that allows educators to browse and curate the web w/ students in a safe environment in real-time.
3. Buncee - A fantastic and easy to use tool w/ educational portal that educators are using for blended learning, digital storytelling, creating presentations and more.
4. Edmodo - A free and safe social learning environment where educators can collaborate w/ students and assess them to deliver best teaching strategies.
5. EDpuzzle - Is one of the most popular resources on the web to flip a classroom or lesson.  This is done by taking a video editing (i.e. cut/crop) it, adding questions, and generate assessments to blend learning.  Also, it is ideal for student centered self paced learning.
6. GoClass - A innovative tool that uses a web interface and mobile app to allow teachers to create digital lessons, blend learning, and generate detailed reports.
7. Kahoot - Is a easy to use game based blended learning system that allows educators to assess students in a visual bar graph manner, while students take control of their learning.
8. Khan Academy - A very popular resource for online learning where the user learns at their own pace through interactive exercises and videos.
9. LessonPaths - Formerly known as MentorMob, LessonPaths allows users to create learning playlists to blend their, flip their classroom, and learn at their own pace.
10. Otus - Otus is a new and innovative free learning tool designed for the iPad that allows educators to blend learning by creating a digital learning environment.  Educators, can manage and track student performance, take attendance and notes, grade, and more.

• Blended Learning Tool Kit - http://blended.online.ucf.edu
• Blended Learning Infographics - http://elearninginfographics.com/tag/blended-learning-infographic/

FlipSnack Edu

FlipSnack Edu is a new Web 2.0 site w/ educational portal that allows educators and students to create/deliver online content in a safe way.  This is done by either uploading a PDF or creating it from their site.  Once content or book is created a user can then add other multimedia such as: images, text, audio, etc.  Another nice feature are the rubrics which allow educators to evaluate and assess assignments, making this a nice tool for Blended & Flipped Learning.

I highly recommend checking out FlipSnack Edu by clicking here!!!

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Kahoot

Kahoot is a fantastic easy to use learning tool that can be used to Gamify a classroom.  The way this works is very similar to when a person goes to a restaurant/sports bar and then get a device to use to answer questions that are being displayed on the TVs.  The players then answer in real time and see the results up on the TV to see who was correct and leading w/ the highest score, etc.  Kahoot works very similarly like that.

The this works is the educators creates a free account and then the students join a session via a browser based device (this is great for mobile devices).  The educator then asks qu
estions (i.e. quizzes, polls, surveys, etc.) that the students try to answer first, while their results get displayed in real-time up on a screen.  The questions a user creates can include images, video, text, etc and is done through a very user friendly drag-n-drop interface.

This is a great tool for differentiating instruction as educators can find which areas that specific students may need help in.  Students can even be the leader and be the one to create a "Kahoot" (session) and quiz their peers.

I highly recommend checking out Kahoot by clicking here!!!

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Buncee

Buncee is a fantastic free site for creating online stunning presentations, posters, signs, eCards and more.  Educators can use this super user-friendly site to create interactive digital lesson containing all forms of digital media and built-in clip art.  Best of all there is an educational portal that allows educators to create student accounts and track and assess their work.  Also, there are lots of educational resources and lessons for teachers to browse through to see how others are using Buncee. Finally, users are able to embed a finished project (or buncee) into a site/blog.  This is a fantastic site for Guided and Blended Learning and even Flipping a classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Buncee by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief tutorial video....



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