Sites for Teaching Yourself
Here are some great sites to teach yourself some new topics over the summer. #1 - Teacher Training Videos by Russell Stannard. I have used these tutorials to learn about tons of websites and tools. The site is not the easiest to navigate through. I often use the tabs at the top of the page and the left sidebar to help find what I am looking for. Some of the tutorials I've used are: Today's Meet (chat platform) Glogster (online poster) Voicethread (collaboration tool) #2 - Learn it in 5 has simple how-to videos that are mostly under 5 minutes. There are a lot of topics to learn about. Click here for the video library. I recommend watching: Twitter Basics (social networking) Video Flipping (Flipped Classroom Lessons) Skype (video conferencing) #3 - Common Craft These are my favorite; probably because they are very visual. I like the paper slide video format and how they explain compli...