Liveboard app

Exploring the affordance of the liveboard app. It looks very promising with the ability to collaborate real time, either online or even without data with people nearby. 

Watch this video on the liveboard app:

I like the fact that I can annotate on the pictures taken and then shared instantly and the students collaborate with team members in analysing the data. Thinking of using the app for geographical investigation with ipads. Digitising the task of annotating pictures or fieldsketch will make it easier for the students to work collaboratively in make amendment and addition together.

It can also record and share what is written on the screen.

Usage is simple. You can download the app via playstore or apple store. Just sign up for the account upon login.  Most importantly - it is free!

On Google Play  - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inconceptlabs.liveboard

On Apple store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/liveboard-realtime-whiteboard/id1132607923?mt=8

It can also be shared on browser (chrome) except that the recording function will not be there - https://app.liveboard.online/

Tried it out with a small group today in explaining a lesson and realised that it is a good tool for remote teaching too. 2 students from 2 diff classes needed explanation on how monsoon affect India's climate thus I told them to download and showed them using the liveboard. from home. They clarified their doubts using the chat function. So it is useful in explaining to small groups online real time.
Usage is simple too. Just start the session and invite them with the code which can be sent via WhatsApp.

The chat window is on the right hand side which made it easier to clarify any doubts the students have.

The girl find it useful as she could record the session as well.
The boy was struggling and keep erasing instead of adding to the map.

The session can be saved as shown under recording as shown above.

The following is a recording of how I explained the formation and differences between stratovolcano and shield volcano to a student during a live tutorial.

As feedback by the student it is a good app as he can converse and clarify with the teacher or collaborate with other students on an idea and able to retrieve the information even after the session has ended.

The various tools on the whiteboard as shown above. I have inserted the picture first and then annotated the picture to explain to the students.  You can also add participants by sending them the code. 

If you are conducting a tutorial and just want to show the steps without the participants drawing on it, you can disable all drawings by clicking on user. However this function is only available on the app and not on browser version.

The liveboard on Chrome. https://app.liveboard.online/

Checked with the Sg learning designers circle in facebook and appreciate the feedback on the use of the app from Roslee, who teaches English and Maths. He mentioned that he tried it with his remedial group and that he could share his screen to them and they can add on to his sharing. He also shared a question to the students and get them in pairs or threes at most to do while others can talk about it without the use of the projector. He also added that it is very good for ad hoc, unlike Nearpod. That's why I love the facebook community - so much to learn from each other. As I share, I learn and as I learn, I share

Kahoot - Jumble

There is a new game format in Kahoot - Jumble. This is good for questions which require sequence of steps. I did one on weather instrument - you can try it -

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/d1d83ecc-7ae9-42c9-b7ad-c553f771addf

The following is a screenshot of what the students will see on their mobile/ipad/tablet. They can drag the answer and place them in the correct sequence by looking at the projection on the teacher's screen.

Student's mobile

Teacher's screen

Limitation: However it's kind of being limited by only 4 steps and no. of words for each step.

Opportunity - can use for Chinese idioms which is four letter words - clue is given and then make them to reorder the 4 letters to form the idiom. Tried out and confirmed that Chinese inputs are accepted. But the Chinese word is a bit small.

It definitely can be used in Science for steps in experiment or steps to work a Math solution. Steps for cooking. Sequence of events or dynasty etc in History etc. 

All the kahoot on Geography I have generated for revision is on the google site.  Another plus point of using Kahoot as you can save the links and use it with the class anytime.

Physical geog - https://sites.google.com/a/moe.edu.sg/sec3geog/kahoot---revision-quiz
Human geog - https://sites.google.com/a/moe.edu.sg/sec-4-geography/kahoot-quiz

If you do use it, do save the results so that you can analyse them later and clarify with the class on questions which majority got it wrong.

I have also used Kahoot to motivate students to read up before the lessons so that they can try it at the start of the lesson and then clarify the main points of the topic.

You can read all my posts on Kahoot : http://ezitnew.blogspot.sg/search/label/kahoot