Hi Evgenii permiakov .....your new subscriber from INDIA (STATE PUNJAB )wish you that you may get more and more success in KZfaq.🥰🥰 Very good video it really helped me to create my lesson plan for CBSE classroom....🤗🤗please make more videos about kahoot , EdPuzzle,popplet , thinking ,prezi and other apps...... thanks

Hello Sakura Moore, thank you for taking your time to leave a comment!

@@edtechii My Pleasure❤️

Hello Marshall, thanks for your wonderful comment! Minecraft has been instrumental in connecting students in virtual spaces. We have used Minecraft for academic and extra-curricular activities such as scholastic esports. Minecraft Education Edition is definitely worth looking into.

I acctually did my masters dissertation on Minecraft. Teachers were surprised and yheybahrdly accepted the idea lol

Hello Carly, thanks for your comment. Good luck in the new school year.

Hello Easy English, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment - I'm glad tutorials were helpful. Also, just thought I should let you know that I'm streaming live Q&A sessions on educational technology and distance learning every Saturday at 7:00pm (GMT+3), feel free to pop in if time difference works out for you and you have a questions or want to get some fresh ideas. The streams are broadcast via my Instagram: instagram.com/edtechii and KZfaq. Thank you!

Hello Emma, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. Glad it was helpful! Good luck in your teaching career!

Hello Sofia Duborjal, thank you for your positive comment. Please do let me know if you or your colleagues need any other tutorials or ideas. I'd happy to help.

Hello Eric, thank you for taking your time to leave such an encouraging comment.

Glad to hear it!

Hello Flora, thanks for taking your time to view the video and leaving a comment. I'm here to help with coming to terms with digital technology.

@@edtechii I need some help with using Big Blue Button on Moodle. I'm 66 and teaching online is really a challenge.

@@florabelleamoyen593 Hello, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you with Moodle.

I bet your were amazing and I'm sure your students appreciate all the work and effort that went into jumping into the digital world!

Hello Margarida Almeida, thank you for your question. Please check out this video tutorial and let me know if you need further assistance: Link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f-B3g7V-t9bVmqM.html&t

use the app " Explain Everything"

Hello Michael, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment.

Hello Jason Raven, thank you for your positive comment. I'm now working on step-by-step tutorials for each app mentioned. Have fun!

Hello Gustavo, thanks for your comment! Always wanted to travel to Brazil!

Hello Alexia Marie, thank you for taking your time to drop a message. With regard to Zoom, check out my tutorial on advanced features of Zoom: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fuCZotKL1d67lZc.html&t Also, I'm hosting a live Q&A session on EdTech and distance learning in a couple of days, feel free to pop in if you have unanswered questions. I might be able to help. Take care.

Great!

@@Karinago2024 Glad you found it useful.

Try Edpuzzle. Its amazing ..very user friendly and free of cost

Enjoyed listening to this. So hard to find educational apps to help teacher young children online.

Hello Camila, I appreciate you taking your time to leave a comment. My mission is to produce high-quality guides on educational technology. I am happy you found my work useful.

@@edtechii :)

Hello Alisja De Bruyn, thanks for taking your time to leave such a comprehensive comment in attempt to help other educators. Yes, you are absolutely right - Minecraft Education Edition (MEE) works only in conjunction with O365 education subscription. And I'm sorry you had to jump through the hoops to find out that you cannot use it. But despair you now, there is now (due to what's happeing) a way to get O365 education subscription for free. I've met an individual who was able to do it, and he was gentle enough to share the steps with me. This is how he described it to me: "I can give you the a vague outline. Most of what I did was to follow a series of prompts laid out by Microsoft. I believe I started here: education.minecraft.net/get-started/ Near the top of the page, there is a section titled "Check To See If You Have An Account For Minecraft: Education EditionCheck To See If You Have An Account For Minecraft: Education Edition" I entered my school email, and it told me that my school was not set up with Microsoft. In some ways, that was helpful, as it meant I could just go forward on my own, without having to consult much with anyone else. There were then prompts that led me through the process of setting things up. The rough recipe was: - Set up a school account with Microsoft, with myself as admin - This includes a {school name}.onmicrosoft.com subdomain within the Microsoft ecosystem - It also includes an administrator account in my name on {school name}.onmicrosoft.com - Microsoft then asked me for my school's website. I gave it our domain. - Microsoft asked me to prove that I had ownership over that domain by making a small change to the records associated with our domain name through our name host - I contacted the person with access to those records, he made the change, and within a few hours, Microsoft had accepted that we were a school, and I was authorized to speak for the school. - Lastly, having been fully authorized, I used the web interface into Microsoft's system to create 3 teacher accounts and 14 students accounts. I gave that info to my co-teachers, and my students, and we were all then able to get into M:EE." Let me know if you need my help with it. Thanks!

Hello Mohammed, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. I'm glad you've found some useful apps to use.

Hello Basic Learning, thanks for your comment. It made me smile.

Hello Lamiaa, thanks for your comment. Glad you've been able to pick up something useful.

Hello Sr Maria Francine Stacy, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. May I ask you how you integrate Peardeck into your pedagogy? To answer your question, I will need to know more about the needs of your students and learning targets of your lessons. There is an oversupply of digital educational resources at the moment, to the point where their availability becomes a predicament. The last things I want is to overwhelm you by adding 20+ apps to your already busy schedule. If you can describe in a sentence what areas (curriculum, literacy, instruction, assessment, community building, etc.) you would like to enhance with technology and why, I will be able to advise a potential educational tool for your to explore. Thank you.

@@edtechii Thanks for your response. Peardeck is very similar to what I find Nearpod to be (I went and reviewed it after your video). But I find it incredibly simple. I prepare Google slides for my class lesson and can include any kind of links on them. Then I put on the Peardeck add-on which allows the students to reply to a question I have on the slide. Many times this is so that they can practice the concept I just explained. After all the replies on it, I make it visible to the class and discuss the (anonymous) replies. Later, I go into the report and see the individual student responses. The replies may be through text or image (they love to draw even in high school!). This helped me present my classes on google meet everyday but continue teaching through peardeck which also allowed me to see how the students were responding. After watching your video, I went into a language teachers forum and saw what they are using but. much of it was for elementary ed as well. I need a really good way for students to chat so they can continue to converse with a partner as if they were in the language classroom without actually being together. Hope this makes sense. I am already appreciative of what you have shown me. Thanks again.

Thanks for your extended answer. I will look into Peardeck at one point. I normally recommend Padlet to teachers who want their students to participate in online discussion boards. If you are not familiar with Padlet, I have two tutorials on my cannel to get you and your students started. Zoom break-out rooms can enable your students to verbally carry on dialogues online. I hope this information will help you make an informed decision.

Thanks so much! That zoom break out room sounds perfect. Yes, I do use Padlet and it is very good for written communication exchange. You've been a great help. I appreciate it.

@@srmariafrancinestacy7050 Glad I could help. Good luck.

Hello Angie, thanks for your question. I'm using Quick Time Player screen recording, which comes as a default application on Apple laptops.

I really don't get the time difference to Europe right :(

Hello WanidaMae, thanks for your positive comment. I'm now finishing working on EdPuzzle tutorials. I should be able to publish NoHands tutorial in the coming month.

Hello The Qber, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. I am glad you've found the tutorial informative.

Hello Charlotte, thanks for your question. Off the top of my head, I can think of Nearpod that has a matching pairs game. Not sure if it has an audio component to it. Let me know what you found!

Hello Gabriela, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. I will publish more educational technology tutorials in the next couple of months. Stay tuned.

Hello, thanks for your question. You could use Zoom to stay in touch with your kids. kzfaq.info/sun/PLU6wYnG1CMAS4RdLv8h7Fe98NGAfxNbx8 Look into Flipgrid too, it's a fun way to elicit video responses from your students.

Добрый день, спасибо за комментарий. Я брал небольшой перерыв от KZfaq. Скоро работа канала будет возобновлена.

Hello Olga, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. Glad you liked the video.

Glad I could help. Thanks for taking your time to leave a comment.

Thanks for the comment!

Hello Loretta, thanks for your question. I have very little experience working with Pre-K. However, I do know Seesaw, and it can be an effective instructional tool for young learners under adult supervision. FYI It is rated 4+ on Apple AppStore.

Hello, thanks for the interesting question! The best solution for your scenario is a dual monitor / two devices. One is used to follow your instructions, the other is used to perform the task. If this is not an option, you can advise participants to use split screen / side by side view. It's a native feature on Mac OS (support.apple.com/en-us/HT204948), and I'm sure it can be activated on Windows as well without third-party software.. Let me know how it goes!

Hello Saheem, thanks for your question. Off the top of my head, I can name only one app that supports multiple languages - Quizizz. Once you've created an account, there is an option to change the language. Unfortunately, it's quite difficult to find a decent educational application application that supports languages other than English. I faced the same issue when I was preparing a selection of education apps for teachers in Russia. I hope this information helps.

Hey, thanks for the comment. A ten-part tutorial series on Minecraft Education is on the way.

Hello Stanley, thanks for your comment. Good luck with your efforts.

@@edtechii Thank you. Please how can i reach out to you if i need a guide?

You can send me a direct message via Twitter or Instagram. The links are in the channel description / about section.

No problem at all!

thank you very much

@@salaheddinenedjar5051 You're welcome!

Hello dr.sathish kumar ananthula, thank you for taking your time to leave a comment. I'm glad I could help.

Hello Zulfa, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. This video is an overview of applications that worked for me. For a more in-depth tutorial of each one, check the description of the video. There is also a separate playlist that contains all how-to tutorials. Here it is: kzfaq.info/sun/PLU6wYnG1CMARehyZ9-E3-oajj3sxUZj4p Hope this helps!

Hi Ashlee, thanks for your comments. Happy to hear you've learned something new from the video. Hopefully, this will enhance your teaching.

These days, I'd be cautious with attending webinars and conferences.

Hello Christian, thanks for the comment! I am resuming publishing EdTech segment in early August.

Hello, thanks for your question. Here are two options: 1) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hMqEmqVeu9OannU.html 2) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f-B3g7V-t9bVmqM.html Hopefully, it's what you've been looking for.

Hello westsidewil, thanks for your questions. Do you mean the stand I'm using to raise my MacBook? If so, here it is: amzn.to/2V6GUel With regard to the mic, I use a variety of microphones. If I remember correctly for this video I used these two: amzn.to/2Rbzvca and amzn.to/2JBVy81 Also, I'm hosting a live Q&A session on EdTech and distance learning in a couple of days, feel free to pop in if you have unanswered questions. I might be able to help. This is a link to a stream trailer: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oK2JfJuhvcuXf58.html This is a link to the actual stream: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ncWGm9Z_uL7Ic4U.html Take care.

Hello, thanks your comment and suggested education tool. Indeed, Gizmos is a fantastic virtual lab simulator. Could you remind me if you need a subscription to use it, please?

Hello Linda Hatcher, thanks for your questions. Throughout my career as a Tech Integration Specialist, I've never had a chance to work with Schoology. For what I know, it's a vert popular Learning Management System (LMS). I'm sorry, I cannot give you a professional opinion on it yet. With regard to top resources for distance learning, I've recently published a video on this topic. Here's a link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5tdirmWmNK4n2Q.html&t Make sure you check out a table of resources I've linked in the description of that video. What will be of the most benefit to you as a parent / grand parent is the final category i.e. resources for practice. I hope this information helps. Feel free to reach out again if you're stuck. Thanks!

Hello Martin Mullan, thanks for your question. EdPuzzle will definitely be appropriate as well as Padlet. Nearpod will be helpful if you have different resources (e.g. articles, videos, images), and you want to consolidate them into one seamless lesson. What do you mean by integrating these into Zoom online tutorials? Also, these are more in-depth tutorials for Padlet and EdPuzzle: Padlet: kzfaq.info/sun/PLU6wYnG1CMARqPfmsritkJaP02XiWMKBr EdPuzzle: kzfaq.info/sun/PLU6wYnG1CMASfLsEtFqGaYYskEB7rvH25 Let me know if you have more questions.

Hello Patricia, thanks for your comment!

Hello Vanessa, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. I'm now working on Edpuzzle tutorials. Once finished, I will move on with Minecraft Education tutorials. Take care!

I also use Kahoot and love it for quizzes especially practice ones to see how much info they are absorbing!

Thanks for subbing!

Hey Cikgu Nariza, thanks for your comment!

Hello Nanci, thanks for your comment. Seesaw is a wonderful app for collecting students' learning artefacts. Seesaw has two subscription plans: Basic Seesaw is free, Seesaw Plus is paid-for. More info on cost: help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/206381415-How-much-does-Seesaw-cost- More info on Seesaw plus: help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/211211043-What-is-Seesaw-Plus- ClassDojo is another app you can use a digital portfolio. More info here: classdojo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009884732-What-is-ClassDojo-Portfolios-and-How-Does-it-Work- I hope this information helps. Feel free to reply to this thread if you need more help. Thanks.

Glad I could help!

Hello Victor, thanks for your question. Can you give a bit more details as to what you are trying to accomplish and why?

Glad it was helpful! I've recently posted another one dedicated to distance learning. I thought it might be helpful for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5tdirmWmNK4n2Q.html&t Thanks!

Thanks for dropping the comment!

Hello Cris Delgado, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. Let me know if you need tech help / advice in the future.

Hello 陳寶碹Mandy Tan Pok Suan, thanks for your question. I have on Canva already: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g5l_jJhmpsymaGw.html&t Other two options would be PowToon and Piktochart. However, I don't have tutorials on them yet. Would you be interested in looking at these two applications in more detail?

Hey, thanks for stopping by to leave a comment.

Thanks for the comment!

Hey, sure. Use Twitter or Instagram direct message. The links to my profile in on the channel banner.

Hello Tat Evi, thanks for taking a minute to leave a comment.

Hello Jessica, thanks for your comment. The best way to learn Minecraft is by playing it. Could you tell me if your educational institution has Microsoft Office 365 Subscription (AKA O365). The reason I'm asking is because Microsoft owns Minecraft Education and you / your school needs to have O365 to be able to get it. If your school doesn't have O365, there is a way to apply and get it.

Evgenii Permiakov is there any way to share an app with you I think would be very useful for teachers of younger students?

Thanks for the comment, malika.

Hello Thinn, thanks for your question. What application / website are you referring to?

Hello Thorsten Meijer, thanks for your question. This is my laptop stand amzn.to/2WW2k0i . I actually have two - one at school and one at home =) Works really well as long as you have a mouse and a keyboard.

Hello Felipe, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. Glad the tutorial was helpful.

Hello WalnutBlood, thanks for the amazing question. I am making a video tutorial how to make Zoom / Online lessons more engaging and interactive. I will be featuring a way to play board game with students as part of this tutorial. Stay tuned - the video will be published by the end of the week. See you!

Hello DZ SNV, thanks for your comment and question. To create animated explainer video, www.powtoon.com is your best bet. Let me know if you like it, and I will put together a video tutorial. Thanks!

Hello Rachid, thanks for your feedback and a question. The answer to your question is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5tdirmWmNK4n2Q.html I hope this information helps.

@@edtechii thank you for devoting sometime to my question. The list of apps on the link you provided is exhaustive and fair enough. I tried using jam board, whiteboard but zite board has pretty interesting features. The problem is that it only allows for one free board 🤔. Thanks again brother for your sincere sense of sharing... you re already creating history through your youtube channel. Thumbs up

​@@Teacher_Rachid Thanks for your communication. I didn't explore subscription features of Ziteboard, but I wouldn't mind paying up because their product is decent quality. Good luck with your journey.

Hey and thanks for your kind words.

Hello and thank you for taking your time to leave a message. I'm always ready to help. Also, just thought I should let you know that I'm streaming live Q&A sessions on educational technology and distance learning every Saturday at 7:00pm (GMT+3), feel free to pop in if you have any questions or want to get some fresh ideas. The streams are broadcast via my Instagram: instagram.com/edtechii and KZfaq. Thank you!

You're welcome!

Hello Andrei Micleusanu, thank you for your question. Plickers is a wonderful assessment app. Please help me better understand you - can you describe what is that you are trying to achieve with Plickers app? When you said you want use Plickers as a questionnaires, did you mean using it live? The reason I'm asking this question, is because I believe there are other applications that will suit your context much better, but I want to make sure I understand you correctly before I prescribe anything. Let's keep the communication going, I'm sure I will be able to help you.

Hello Simeona, thanks for your comment!

Glad it was helpful!

Glad I could help.

Hello Mo Buti, thanks for your comment and your question. I create video tutorials using two cameras: one is a mirrorless camera (Sony A7RIII) on a tripod, another is capturing my screen (Quick Time Player Screen Capture). As a result, I have two type of footage: one of me talking, one of my screen. I then use video editor (Final Cut Pro X) to compile them together to create a product that you see on KZfaq. I hope this answers your question. If not, I am happy to clarify.

@@edtechii thank you so much! this might be too many questions......but why a mirrorless camera (not even sure what that means) - can it be done with a cell phone? You should make a video to show how you do this. I think a lot of people would be interested. Your videos are AWESOME!

You can film yourself with any camera e.g. Smartphone, GoPro, DSLR, mirrorless. As long as you have a footage of yourself, you are good. I use mirrorless camera because I like the quality of the footage it is able to capture. With regard to making a tutorial on it, there are many videos out there on video editing. If you think it will be beneficial, can you specify what exactly are you interested in so I can put aside a block of time and produce a video tutorial. Thanks.

@@edtechii with so many teachers now having to do things differently...ie remotely...... district level personal need to put together tutorials just like you to show what they need to do......additionally I can see it working with teaching students as well. Like remote learning with being able to see the teacher and then also see the screen in order to teach the student but still have that connection

Got it. I will add this to my planner. I should be ready to publish it by the middle of August.

Hello Debbie, my pleasure. Thanks for taking your time to leave a comment!

Hello Els, thanks for question. No Hands App can be used offline.

@@edtechii Thanks for the info.

No problem!

Hello Arindam, and thank you for your question. What are "live lessons with write-up notes"?

Hey Nurdan, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment! Happy to see the video turned out helpful!

Hey Maria, thanks for your comment. All the app I've covered are free with an option to upgrade. Here's another video I've published recently, which includes some free apps: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZ2mq6Sfld2biXU.html

Fantastic, I am happy you've found the tutorial useful.

Hello Raze, thanks for your question. I've figured there are plenty of good Nearpod tutorials out there already. Why should I create another one?

@@edtechii It says in your description that nearpod tutorials are coming soon so I wanted to ask when will they be coming because I would love to see a video from you going through nearpod thoroughly

@@razeboxanimations3215 Alright, I got you. I will try to get it done in January. Have some other projects in the pipeline.

@@edtechii Good luck with those projects and best of luck to you

@@razeboxanimations3215 Thanks! You too.

Hello Aldo, thanks for your comment. I use Final Cut Pro X for video editing.

These are great tools from the distance, too :)

Hello Malak Y, thanks for your question. I need more context to answer your question - are you planning to use the app with the students? If so, how? What's the grade level that you teach?

Try Khan Academy.

Hola, no hay problema en absoluto.

Hello from another continent!

Hello Gladis, thank you for taking your time to drop a message. Minecraft Education is a fabulous platform. I will be doing a series of tutorials on how to get started. Also, I'm hosting a live Q&A session on EdTech and distance learning in a couple of days, feel free to pop in if you have unanswered questions. I might be able to help. Take care.

Hello Mark, thanks for taking your time to leave a comment. I will resume posting content in the middle of summer - working on a different project at the moment.

Thanks for taking your time to leave a comment!

Hello Karen, thanks for your comment. Now it's the perfect opportunity to do so.

Yep.. Thank you for this video. I discovered new helpful apps to use in classroom 🤗

Awesome!