Blend your Instruction: Begin with Embedding

So much to be done! So little time! The pressure on teachers to get everything done by the end of the school day is formidable. How do you cover the curriculum and allow students to be active learners? Take a baby step into the world of Blended Learning. Blended Learning is “blending” the best of both worlds...the face to face interaction of the classroom with the flexibility of online activities such as discussions, video instruction, content delivery, and group work. Whether it is through a 1:1 environment, or the use of just a few student devices/computers in the classrooms, blended learning will save you time and energy in effectively and efficiently covering the content that needs to be covered.

One of the most useful things in presenting digital content is to use a source’s embed code. You can embed many things to your webpage or learning management system, like Schoology, and get rid of paper and textbooks!

What is an embed code?

How is an embed code different than a link? An embed code allows users to take content and place it where they want. A link will take you away from wherever you are on a webpage or Schoology page and take you to the source. That’s not always most efficient or effective when you want students to use the information presented to them and do something with it, like submit an assignment or take a quiz. The best part of embedding is that the only thing you need to know is how to copy and paste.

What kinds of things can you embed in Schoology?

• YouTube videos
• Google Maps
• Google Presentations
• PDF documents

This presentation provides you specific steps in embedding 4 different types of content into a Schoology page, discussion, assignment or quiz.

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