If there was one tech tool I would recommend that you get to know, it’s Popplet. Popplet.com was one of the first digital publishing tools I discovered when I started researching Common Core Writing standard #6. This standard emphasizes digital publishing and collaboration with others.
The reason Popplet wins for me is that it is easy to learn, easy to use, and clearly communicates your message. Note to all: It works best with the Chrome browser, not so well with Explorer.
Click here for directions on how to create and share Popplets: Popplet Directions
It’s basically a graphic organizer online. You can add pictures, videos, maps, text, and then organize it all however it makes sense to your brain. Once created, you can manipulate the popples, print it as a 1 page document, save it as a Jpeg, or share it with others.
Here are some examples of classroom uses:
Research report on different types of ants
Examples of multiplication arrays found around the house
Timeline
Categorization of quadrilaterals- take pictures of quadrilaterals around campus. Load them into the Popplet unorganized. Work through a system of sorting, classifying, and defining groups of quadrilaterals.
Sorting of animals- On the big screen in front of students- drag popples into two different groups of animals with similar habitats.
Vocab work- Print out and make copies so students can fill in the blanks
Character analysis- After reading Froggy books, have students come up with character traits. As a group, they can type them into popples.
Brainstorm- using multiple sources, including video and text, debate whether or not we should protect polar bears. Do the brainstorm on Popplet.
Synthesis of information - Students learned about ocean engineers. They loaded the teacher provided pictures and typed up an explanation of the pictures based on what they had learned about engineers.
Popplets portray information clearly, and are easy for students and teachers to use.
Popple on!!
To get 2 CE units for using Popplets and other Digital Publishing tools in your lessons, enroll in EDUO 9116: Digital Publishing Tools for the Common Core
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