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Quite often we'll ask children to "Put your thinking cap on". Empowering learners with the skills to think creatively and critically is a gift which we can facilitate as teachers. The Developing Thinking and Reading Between the Lines PowerPoints in the Literacy Toolkit provide professional learning resources for staff to engage with materials that promote thinking.

Many of our posts have referred to the work of Bloom; however, when I was at an Active Literacy CPD session in Falkirk recently, the Six Hat materials were mentioned during a round table discussion.

Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats is a tool which can be used by practitioners to promote thinking. Each hat colour represents a different aspect of thinking.

Some of the resources, tailored to middle/upper Primary and Secondary, suggest physically wearing coloured representations of the hats when beginning to engage with the materials. This way, learners are physically moving between the hats; therefore they are moving between the different modes of thinking.

There are banks of free resources that are available to support the teaching of thinking skills using the De Bono's Six Hats materials. The Six Hats materials can be used in conjunction with other Higher Order Thinking materials. Check out the resources below:

CLICK HERE - Using Six Hats as a reflection tool
CLICK HERE - Using the Six Hats to Respond to Literature
CLICK HERE - Six Hats Display
CLICK HERE - Thinking Display
CLICK HERE - FREE De Bono Thinking Resources

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Science videos are one of the key subjects that students are taught in school. Science is present from the early years of grade school up to the highest levels of academic achievement. As students move up the ranks, their study of science tends to get more specialized into one specific field only, like chemistry, biology, or physics. We have educational videos for all of these courses.

TeacherTube.com's section on science educational videos has content of interest to all learning levels. We have topics as varied as educational songs for elementary school students, up to chemical engineering for college students.

Mathematics is one of the fundamental 3Rs of early education. Known as "arithmetic" in those levels, it involves counting and the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. As kids advance through the grade levels, they progressively deal with more complex mathematical problems. Also, more new concepts get introduced as they progress.

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If there's one thing common to all history classes, it's usually names, dates, and places. This is also the part that many kids hate the most. They do not see the point of memorizing so many random facts that appear purposeless. Well, that is the wrong way to teach history.

TeacherTube's history education videos section makes the past come alive with a sterling array of videos and tutorials that cover subjects as varied as our prehistory, ancient history, the civil war, and the study of world civilizations.

The purpose of social studies, based on the US National Council for the Social Studies, is to promote "civic competence" among students. In other words, the subject equips students to become better citizens of a country. This is done by exploring history, geography, current events, and governments, among others. Middle school social studies usually deal with one of each of these fields per grade level.

With this knowledge, students gain the ability to become more socially aware and to be actively involved citizens of their country. Through analyzing current events, students will also learn how to predict the consequences of the things happening around them. With that, they can be good influences on their communities.

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There are four basic aspects to understanding a language: speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Language arts classes aim to enhance those skills at each year level. At first, it covers basic topics like grammar, sentence construction, and paragraphs. Exercises in language arts become progressively more complex as students move up the ranks, and usually, in higher grades, more emphasis is put on creativity and persuasiveness.

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Not all kids want to go through lectures. Some of them may not have the attention span or the patience to endure long hours just sitting down and listening to someone talk in front. No, that doesn't mean these kids are lazy. It just means they learn differently.

Some kids are auditory learners. In other words, they learn best when they listen to sounds and music. For this type of student, educational songs will certainly be a big helping hand. Even the most complex of concepts, when taught through songs, will be very easy for them to understand and remember. Even kids who are not so much inclined to auditory learning may like this method.

Educational song vidoes are available in a wide variety of subjects. English, math, social studies, science, and everything in between, there's bound to be a song for every subject. For example, on the website Teachertube.com, there are science topic songs, reading songs, skip counting songs, reading phonics songs, and even quadratic formula songs.

The advantage of using educational song videos is that it accomplishes two things at once. First, these songs are entertaining, and second, they also teach a concept. They facilitate learning a lot better than plain lectures simply because of the entertainment part. When a lesson is made fun of, kids will want to learn them. In fact, it could even be the kids themselves, on their own, who will play the songs repeatedly.

TeacherTube offers education songs on topics as varied as the circulatory system to math songs about polynomials and even videos on St. Patrick's Day.

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This is a practical guide to using thinking routines in the classroom, with quality ready-to-use activities for each type of routine. This guide begins with a short summary of the research that underpins the use of thinking routines and the purpose of making thinking visible.

Thinking Routines and Activities

What are Thinking Routines?

Thinking routines teach students to make their ideas visible and accessible. This is done through a variety of graphic organisers which help structure ideation and reasoning. They are simple to use, yet powerful in impact.

The purpose of thinking routines is to promote a deeper understanding of content, and help students understand how they think and learn. As Margaret Mead writes:

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think."
Margaret Mead

A substantial body of research (Hattie, Murdoch, Ritchhard and others) underpins the development of thinking routines in the classroom. One of the benefits for teachers in using visible thinking routines, is being able to see learning through the eyes of students.

Why make thinking visible?

For many students the thinking behind answers and how other students and teachers reach conclusions is ' invisible'. By making thinking ' visible' students are let into the 'secret' of learning by seeing teachers and peers explain their thinking and reasoning.

"Learning is a consequence of thinking, not something extra we tack on for good measure but something in which we must actively engage to promote our own and others' learning."
Ron Ritchhart, Creating Cultures of Thinking (2015)

For learners to thrive in the 21 st century, they must be able to share their thinking in the most accessible way for ' active engagement ' with others.

What are some good Thinking Routines?

This guide includes 22 thinking routines which you can use in your classroom and school. Each thinking routine is linked to a lesson within inquisitive.com, showing how they come alive as visible thinking activities.

See Think Wonder

The curiosity of students is ignited by using a simple object, picture, video, artwork or artefact (stimulus). This is a great introductory thinking routine.

Inquisitive uses an enticing video to introduce the unit Great Journeys (History, Years 3-4). Students are prompted with the question, 'What was the age of exploration?' They dive into a See Think Wonder routine, as their inquiry unfolds.

Lesson: What was the Age of Exploration?

Compass Points

This thinking routine is used to assist students in thinking deeply about a proposition or idea from four perspectives (Compass Points).

Students are presented with an idea and immediate responses can be recorded. They are then asked to look at this idea using the compass point routine. Students record what excites 'E' them about the idea presented, and also consider the negative side of the idea by recording what worries 'W' them. They are then asked to think about what else they would need 'N' to know before accepting or denying the idea. Lastly, students are asked to record their suggestions 'S' for moving forward with the idea. Once complete, students can be asked to reflect on how their thinking has changed throughout the process.

In the Inquisitive unit, A Diverse and Connected World (Geography, Years 5-6), students are asked to think about global connections in the context of tourism. Students watch a short video advertisement for the Best Job in the World, being caretaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef. They then use the Compass Point thinking routine to help them assist in the evaluation of this job opportunity.

Lesson: I've Been to Bali Too

Peel the Fruit

In Peel the Fruit, students are asked to 'peel' back the layers of the issue.

In the Inquisitive unit, Democracy and Citizenship (History, Years 5-6), students are asked to investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights throughout the 20 th Century. Students are posed the question 'How fairly do you think the Aboriginal people were treated in the early 20 th Century?' They are then asked to colour a square on an Opinion Meter demonstrating how important they believe this issue to be. A variety of statements, images and questions are then shared with the students throughout the unit. Students are consistently asked to return to the 'Peel the Fruit' image to assist them with showing their learning and understanding of this complex issue. Once complete, the students are then asked to graph their answer to the original question and reflect on any changes to their original opinion.

Lesson: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Rights

Question Organiser

This is a graphic information organiserwith spaces for questions which begin: when, why, who, where and how. It is designed as a visual guide to help students progressively delve deeper into a question or topic to reach a stronger understanding of the chosen area.

Celebrations and Commemorations (History, Years 3-4) is a unit that focuses on cultural celebrations and commemorations around the world. Students are asked to organise themselves into a small group. Each group member selects a different celebration or commemoration to research. Students use the Question Organiser to develop their thinking and assist in breaking down the research question into manageable parts. Students then use this information to create a chapter in a book or film documenting different celebrations and commemorations from around the world.

Lesson: A Celebration of Cultures

3-2-1 Bridge Organiser

This organiser is used to record initial thoughts, ideas, questions and understandings about a given topic. After reading an article or watching a video, students are then asked to rethink their initial opinions after learning more about the topic. The idea is for bridges to be built between ideas when new information is obtained. Students should be focussing on the idea of understanding and connecting their thinking and ideas.

The 3-2-1 Bridge thinking routine is used in the unit The Australian Colonies (History, Years 5-6). In this unit, students are asked to watch a video about the spread of European settlement across Australia during the 1800s. They are then asked to write down three facts, two questions and an interesting observation, from which students research the answer to the two questions they posed.

Lesson: A Story of Australian Settlements

Six Thinking Hats

This thinking routine assists students by looking at things from a number of different points of view ( hats). The Six Thinking Hats technique was created by Edward De Bono. It is good for developing decision making and creativity in thinking. Students are able to put on a hat to view things from a different point of view. The six hats are:

White Hat: Information. What are the facts?

Yellow Hat: Positives and advantages.

Black Hat: Difficulties and dangers.

Red Hat: Emotions and feelings.

Green Hat: New ideas and creativity.

Blue Hat: Managing the thinking process.

In the unit, Different Environments (Geography, Years 3-4), students are introduced to the natural features of Australia. In a differentiated activity, students are asked to use the thinking hats routine to do some research into traditional musical instruments made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples using natural materials from their surrounds. They are asked to use known information and apply white, yellow, black and green hat thinking.

Lesson: The Great Southern Land

Think Puzzle Explore

The Think Puzzle Explore routine can be a useful way to complete a formative assessment before starting a new learning journey.

Inquisitive uses the Think Puzzle Explore routine to introduce the topic of the United Nations in the unit, The World's Cultural Diversity (History, Years 5-6). Student curiosity is sparked with a stimulus video: Kid President visits the UN. Following the video, they are invited to write down their thoughts on what they know about the UN, what still puzzles them, and which aspects of the United Nations they should further explore.

Lesson: Human Migration

Plus Minus Interesting

In the unit, Features of Places, (Geography, Years 1-2), students are asked to think about the way features of places have changed over time. They select a feature of their local area and examine how it has changed. They brainstorm ways this feature could be improved in the future and as a group, vote on the idea they liked best. Students then use a PMI chart to consider the positive (plus), negative (minus) and interesting aspects of the improvement that most people voted for.

Lesson: Change http://www.inquisitive.com/lesson/238

Inquisitive uses this thinking routine in many of its lessons. In Past and Present Family Life (History, Years 1-2), students are asked to think about how families have changed over time. Photos from the past are displayed showing large families with numerous children. Two questions are presented for discussion which follow the think, pair, share routine: What would be the good things about living in a big family? What would be the bad things about living in a big family?

Lesson: Families Then and Now

Venn Diagram

Venn Diagrams are used to compare two or more things and to show both their similarities and differences. A Venn Diagram is usually made up of two or more circles that overlap. In the outer circles students are able to record how things differ and within the overlapping section they record the similarities. By using this routine, students are able to compare and contrast ideas for a greater understanding. Venn Diagrams can be used for a variety of purposes in all subjects.

Within First Contacts (History, Years 3-4), students are presented with differing ideas and opinions of what has taken place in modern Australian History. This lesson is entitled Terra Nullius? and asks students to research this term. The class is then asked to think about the decision of the British to declare Australia as 'Terra Nullius' and form an opinion on this. Students then create their own Venn Diagram to show the similarities and differences between the views of European and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples towards land ownership. Students are then asked to reflect on how these opposing views would have impacted on the early relations between the European and Aboriginal Peoples.

I Used to Think... Now I Think

This routine captures a change of opinion or perspective from what a student ' used to think' to what they ' now think.'

It enables students to reflect on their learning, be willing to consider different ideas and to be able to acknowledge when their opinion has changed. It can be a useful routine to use for topical or emotive issues. It also gives students the opportunity to reflect on why their thinking may have changed and enhances reasoning skills.

In First Contacts (History, Years 3-4), students are asked to identify who they think discovered Australia. They research a range of explorers who made a significant contribution to the 'discovery' of Australia. Students are asked to think deeply about this question and justify their reasoning and response. They are given opportunities to change their mind, reflecting and analysing along the way. Students are then asked to consider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' feelings about this question.

Lesson: Who Discovered Australia?

Mind Map

Mind maps are diagrams to visually organise information branching out from a central concept. The branches unpack the central concept into smaller categories. They become a map of a student's thinking.

There are two forms of mind maps: unstructured or structured. An unstructured mind map can be used to assist the recording of free-flowing ideas related to a singular concept. A structured mind map is an excellent way to guide students in their research to help them identify key areas related to a topic or concept. It helps order thoughts and divide concepts into categories.

In the unit, The Earth's Environment (Geography, Years 3-4), students are guided through a study of Brazil. They are provided with a quality eBook about Brazil, and asked to summarise the information of interest to them, using a mind map.

Lesson: South American Country Study

Connect Extend Challenge

This Connect Extend Challenge routine helps students make connections between new and prior knowledge, with an implicit guide as to how to develop their interest further. Recording students' ideas and using them at a later time can also be useful for reflecting on their understanding.

Students are then invited to write their questions on sticky notes and display them in the classroom. The class works together to write their own intergalactic address, starting with their classroom and expanding out until they identify their planet.

KWHL Chart

This chart helps students to organise their thinking before, during and after conducting research.

K stands for what you alreadyKNOW about the subject.

W stands for what you WANT to learn.

H stands for figuring out HOW you can learn more about the topic.

L stands for what you LEARN as you read.

Students structure their research by stepping through each part of the process and also recording what they learn as they go.

Whilst working through the unit, The Earth's Environment (Geography, Years 3-4), students are asked to consider the concept of sustainability. They are given the option of researching one of the most sustainable cities in the world, provided with guided research links to websites and then use the KWHL chart to record their thinking.

Lesson: Who's Looking after this Home of Ours

Colour, Symbol, Image

In the unit, A Diverse and Connected World (Geography, Year 5-6), students learn about global connections through the study of the Olympic Games. In one particular lesson, they are shown a moving video of athlete Derek Redmond running in the Olympic semi-finals in Barcelona in 1992. Students are encouraged to record anything they find interesting, important or meaningful. They are then asked to use the Colour, Symbol, Image routine in relation to one of these observations.

Lesson: Faster, Higher, Stronger

Jigsaw Strategy

The Jigsaw Strategy is achieved by forming groups with 5 or 6 students. Each student in a group has to investigate and learn about a different piece of the overall topic ( jigsaw). They become the expert of that piece. If you have multiple groups, the experts from each group focussing on the same piece, can join together in researching and attaining key insights, before returning to their group to share.

Use of this strategy ensures that all students contribute equally in a group that is inclusive of all. It gives individuals autonomy and responsibility as well as the opportunity to become an 'expert' whilst being supported and guided by those around them.

This routine is completed using the following steps:

1. Students are placed into a group of 5 or 6.

2. Individuals are each given an inquiry question (all groups are given the same set of questions).

3. Students then find others from different jigsaw groups who have the same question. This is their expert group.

4. In their expert group, students discuss the inquiry question. They should record prior knowledge and work together to research and record the information required.

5. When time is up, students are to return to their jigsaw group with the information collected and present their puzzle piece to their group.

When all the puzzle pieces are put together students then have the complete research project.

Inquisitive uses this routine to assist students in locating and analysing information relating to the development of the Australian Colonies after 1800. This lesson, from the unit The Australian Colonies (History, Years 5-6), starts off with a 3D animated presentation introducing the changes made during this time. Students then use the Jigsaw Strategy to investigate inquiry questions in Expert Groups before reporting back to their original Jigsaw Group.

Lesson: A Colonial Puzzle

3-2-1 Graphic Organiser

In the unit, The Earth's Environment (Geography, Years 3-4), the focus is on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples live sustainable lives. During this research, students are provided with a link to a website about Kakadu, which teaches them about Bininj and Mungguy peoples. Students select an area to research. To assist in summarising this research, a 3-2-1 Graphic Organiser is provided requiring the following information:

Record three things you have learned about protecting the environment, using resources and/or sustainability.

Record two interesting facts you discovered.

Record one new word for your vocabulary.

Lesson: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Sustainability

Tug of War

The Tug of War routine uses students' familiarity with this game (two teams pulling against each other on a rope) to demonstrate ways in which arguments can be put across to ' pull ' an audience to one side of a debate. Teachers can easily bring this routine into their classroom with a variety of issues and topics in different subjects. This can be completed in pairs, small groups or as a whole class.

In the unit, Australia as a Nation (History, Years 5-6), students are taught about human rights, and learn that privacy is one of those fundamental rights under the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Notwithstanding this, children and adolescents often use the Internet in ways which put their privacy at risk.

Students are posed the question: Does a parent's concern for the right to a safe environment interfere with a child's right to privacy?

An image of a Tug of War rope, with people on opposing sides, is placed in the classroom. Students are asked to think of reasons for both sides of the argument and justify them, recording this on a sticky note to display on each side of the image. Students are then asked to discuss each side. After the discussion, each student is asked to write a recommendation about how rights of safety and privacy for children using the Internet, could be managed.

Concept Map

A concept map is used to show how ideas are connected. Starting with a main idea or topic, arrows fan out to circles and boxes for associated ideas. It allows students to unpack and organise their thinking, and is a powerful way to enrich and deepen student comprehension.

Inquisitive guides students through the creation of a concept map whilst teaching students about traditional land ownership in the unit, Factors that Shape Places (Geography, Years 5-6). Students spend time researching an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander land management technique, and are required to present their findings in a concept map.

Lesson: Traditional Land Management

Infographic

An infographic is a way to present information as a diagram, using pictures, graphs, symbols and images. Text is also important on an infographic but should only be in small sections and be short and to the point. Presenting information this way can assist visual learners in understanding the information presented, being easier to read, and designed to be more memorable than paragraphs of words. By using this strategy in the classroom, students are asked to clearly summarise information that they have learned and share it with others.

In the unit, Community and Commemorations (History, Years 3-4), students are asked to research either the International Day of Peace or International Mother Earth Day. They are provided with links to assist in their research. Once they have learned about the significance and origin of their chosen international day, students are asked to create an infographic to share their knowledge.

Lesson: International Celebrations and Commemorations

Step Inside: Perceive, Know, Care About

The Step Inside routine, asks students to consider ( step inside) events or topics from the perspective of different people, or even the perspective of animals, objects or other phenomena. From this unique perspective, what do they perceive, know and care about?

Asking children to look at things from another point of view helps them understand our world and gain empathy and understanding of others. This routine can be used in many different subject areas in a variety of ways. For example, students could be asked to write about a bushfire, however they could be asked to write from the fire's perspective. Students may be shown a picture of the moon landing. Students could discuss the point of view of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, the moon, the people watching at home, the Russian astronauts. All of these would have different ideas, opinions and feelings about the same event. Even the youngest students can benefit from this routine.

Inquisitive provides opportunities for Foundation students to place themselves inside a picture. In the unit People Live in Places (Geography, Foundation or Kindergarten Year), students are asked to think about places they belong. They are then asked to think about what it would be like to be in another place. Students are shown visual images of a roller coaster, a waterfall, a birthday party and a dental surgery. They are then asked to step inside each picture and describe what they might see, hear or smell whilst there.

Lesson: Places I Belong To

10 x 2 Visual Thinking Strategy

In the 10 x 2 Visual Thinking Strategy, students are shown an image of an artwork for 30 seconds and then asked to write down ten words or phrases that come to mind regarding the picture. Once students have completed their 10 words/phrases, they repeat the activity, with another 30 seconds to relook at the artwork, and then recording another ten words or phrases, different from the first.

By using the 10 x 2 Visual Thinking Strategy, students have the opportunity to look more deeply into a piece of artwork. It helps students to slow down and make detailed observations beyond a first impression.

Paintings can be used as an historical source to provide insight into the past. In the unit, The Australian Colonies (History, Years 5-6), students learn about the History of Australia beyond 1800. Students are provided an eBook of paintings created by Joseph Lycett, a convict sent to Australia after being sentenced for money forgery. Lycett's talent was discovered by the settlement's commander and he was given the task of recording and painting scenes of the new settlement and its surrounding environment.

Students select a painting to focus on. They use the graphic organiser provided to structure their thinking. In the centre circle, students write the name of their chosen painting. They are given 30 seconds to do nothing but look at the image they have chosen. They then record ten words or phrases about the image. Students repeat the activity, recording their next ten words in another colour.

Lesson: Two Worlds

About Inquisitive

Inquisitive is the Australian education company with a mission to simplify access to quality lessons, so that teachers can enjoy teaching and students can learn with purpose and depth.

This research into thinking routines and visible thinking, informs the ongoing development of inquisitive.com. From this base of research, Inquisitive lessons are then trialled, workshopped and refined in classrooms.

Contact us if you would like to write for Inquisitive.

Head of Education: Sarah Rich

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Further Research and Acknowledgements
http://www.pz.harvard.edu/resources/visible-thinking-tools https://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_ISS.htm www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/03_ThinkingRoutines/03a_ThinkingRoutines.html

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GoPro Splice is GoPro's own free editing app for mobile that lets you edit your GoPro videos easy and fast on your smartphone, tablet or ipad. It's designed for those who are looking to create simple videos shot with GoPro as it's not a professional video editing software. However it's great for creating quick videos for social media and for sharing it with family and friends.

This is GoPro Splice's introduction video:

GoPro Splice App: Key Features

Splice is a simple yet highly feature-rich way of transforming your GoPro or smartphone footage into nice looking stories. Here are the key features of this app:

Sync your video to the beat of the music automatically.

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Lets you add title slides, text overlays and a custom intro.

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Allows you to choose your transition style and control the speed between transitions.

Ability to add narration or custom sound effects with the built-in voice recorder.

An extensive audio library for free.

You can also use a song from your own iTunes collection.

Ability to share videos to social media or to save videos to your phone's library.

Our Review of GoPro Splice App

Splice makes it extremely easy to create fully customized, professional-looking videos on your iPhone/iPad.

When you open Splice for the first time, you can either load a video and images from your library or you can record something new. You can also add new audio, video and photos to the track and move them around. It lets you save high resolution videos without any annoying watermarks or self-promotion. Some other things that this app lets you do are- positioning, sizing, cropping, and more before rendering a final video. Then it's free 🙂

The loading feature of this app is not up to the mark because it doesn't show thumbnails for all of your albums until you go into them. However, the major issue with Splice is not functionality, but its setup and use. The interface is, at times, unclear. Many options are not labelled clearly; so, you need to figure out a lot of things by guesswork when creating or editing a video for the first time.

But, for those who can bypass these issues, Splice is a good video editor for mobile.

How to Download GoPro Splice App

Splice can be downloaded for free from your mobile's app store. Find the links below:

Android devices: Go to Google Play Store

iOS (Apple devices): Go to App Store

How to Edit Videos with GoPro Splice

Splice is not your regular mobile video editor. It's completely custom yet easy-to-use. So, no matter what your skill level is, you can easily edit your videos using this app's powerful tools.

Here are some steps you can follow to edit your videos using Splice:

1. Open the app and choose your favourite moments from your phone's library.

2. Customize the video(s) according to your needs: pick transitions, add filters, trim clips etc.

3. You can also add your still photos to the video and create a documentary-style movie.

4. Add text overlays or title slides where required.

5. Add music from Splice's library, your iTunes library or even your own voice (using built-in voice recorder). You can also trim and mix multiple tracks.

6. When you're done with the editing, and have created the movie as per your needs, you can post it to Instagram, Facebook, Youtube and more right from the app, or save it in HD on your iPhone's Camera Roll.

GoPro Splice vs GoPro Quik

Both Splice & Quik have been built to conveniently create and/or edit your GoPro videos. Simple interface and a variety of sharing options is something that both these apps have.

Quik, as the name suggests, is meant to do quick edits for effortless sharing of your content to social media. It has various tools to automatically edit your footage. But there is one annoying thing about this app: it often crashes in the final step.

Splice, on the other hand, lets you have complete control over editing with various familiar features, if you've previously dealt with video editing in a desktop software. It lets you do transition, keep titles, easily trim & cut your footage, and so much more... But the thing that's lacking in this app is that it doesn't offer direction, instruction, and design needed to make it easy to use for casual users.

Final Words

I found Splice to be a feature-rich video editing tool. It makes mobile video editing enjoyable and you can achieve some nice (simple) looking edits just from your phone! I love the fact that I can use this free app on the go and wherever I am, and still be able to compose short videos (with effects and transitions too!) that I can share on social media.

So, if you are looking for a simple video editing app for mobile, you should definitely check it out, and then let me know what you think in the comments section below!
If this article helped you in any way, feel free to share it with your friends on facebook or with anyone's a GoPro. I hope they can benefit from this as well 🙂

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Are you a podcast lover? Once I find one I like, I get hooked (cough, cough... Serial). You may have students who have never listened to a podcast before, and given the opportunity would really enjoy them! Especially for your kiddos who love to learn but don't love to read.

HOW YOU CAN USE PODCASTS IN THE CLASSROOM
Not sure how you would use podcasts with students? Here are a few ideas:

1. Write out questions that go along with the podcast episode and assign it for homework. This is great listening skill practice (especially for ELL students!)

2. Assigning a podcast episode that has tougher to digest content? Listen to the podcast together as a class and pause it periodically to do small group or whole class discussions.

3. Have them listen to a podcast at home and hold an in-class Socratic seminar or philosophical chairs.

4. After listening, have students create a one-pager or infographic based on what they learned.

5. You could even have students create their own podcast! Have them pick a science related topic, conduct authentic research, and record!

LIST OF SCIENCE PODCASTS:
Listed in no particular order. (Note: I have not listened to all of these podcasts, and encourage you to preview any podcast episodes you assign to students).

1. TUMBLE: This podcast tells stories of scientific discoveries with the help of scientist.

2. 60 SECOND SCIENCE: Have a few minutes left at the end of class? Check out this podcast from Scientific American.

3. SKEPTOID: This podcast takes popular myths and reveals the true science and history behind them.

4. BIG BIOLOGY: This podcast is "scientists talking to scientists" about biology topics. I would recommend this podcast to older students, as some of the topics are more complex.

5. BRAINS ON: If you teach younger students they might enjoy Brains On, where kids find answers to fascinating questions about our world.

6. NATURE: The journal Nature also has a podcast.

7. SCIENCE MAGAZINE: Comes out with weekly podcast episodes.

8. 30 ANIMALS THAT MADE US SMARTER: Put out by the BBC.

9. THE WILD: Explores how nature survives and thrives along side (and often despite) humans.

10. SCIENCE VS: This podcast takes on fads and trends to find out what's fact, what's not, and what's somewhere in between.

11. OVERHEARD: This Nat Geo podcast dives into "one of the curiously delightful conversations we've overheard at National Geographic's headquarters."

12. UNDISCOVERED: Is a podcast about the left turns, missteps, and lucky breaks that make science happen.

13. THE BIG FIB: Each week, a kid interviews two experts in a particular topic, one of which is a genuine credentialed expert, and the other is a liar. Students learn to weigh evidence and trust their gut!

​ 14. NASA SCIENCE CASTS: Join NASA as they look into the science behind discoveries on Earth, the Solar System, and beyond.

15. SHABAM: Blends fictional stories with real science.

16. STAR TALK: Talks about everything under the sun and has hosts including Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

17. SHORTWAVE: An NPR podcast about new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines.

18. SCIENCE FRIDAY: This podcast is great for class because the episodes are shorter than others and on interesting current topics.

19. USGS CORE FACTS: If you want a QUICK (and I mean quick... generally around 1 minute) podcast that answers an earth science question, check out core facts.

Have any other science themed podcasts you love? Leave them in the comments! Also, let me know if any of the links break and I'll update!

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• 43% of Australian teachers and principals believe think that digital technologies enhance their teaching and learning activities, rather than detract.
• Two thirds of teachers believe that opportunities to facilitate inquiry-based learning are enhanced by the use of technology and over half (55%) agreed that student reporting was enhanced by digital technologies.
• 60% of teachers believe technology has positively impacted the learning experience for students with disabilities

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This video shows how students can use technology that is used by scientists in their classrooms to analyse scientific topics such as the water cycle. This teacher differentiated her instruction- she activated prior knowledge, scaffolded students discussion points with sentence starters and chunked information.

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In the Science Classroom: Integrating Digital Media into Your Instruction | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn how Paula selects and adapts support materials from Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms to engage her students in modeling using digital media. Use this resource for ideas about how to integrate digital media in your science instruction.

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This video shows students using interactive technology to identify and then explain weather phenomena

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Digital media for multi-dimensional science instruction

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Utilizing Digital Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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This website discusses the Frame, Focus, Follow-up strategy for utilizing media in classrooms.

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As educators, we know that students learn better and faster when they are actively engaged and participating in activities that create learning opportunities along the way. Integrating digital media with classroom technology is a great vehicle for student engagement.

Why use media to teach science? Although media cannot replace hands-on learning, it can strengthen the learning that takes place in the science classroom. You can use media in your classroom to demonstrate scientific concepts, showcase real people practicing science, and connect your students to faraway places. Can't travel to the Amazon rainforest? No problem! Check it out here. Media can be a powerful tool that sparks curiosity, promotes scientific inquiry, and helps students make connections between their experiences and the content to be learned.

GETTING STARTED WITH DIGITAL MEDIA

When using digital media, such as videos, in the classroom, here are some tips to consider:

Preview the video to check the content, audio levels, and window size. If using a video from the Internet, consider downloading it to avoid Internet connectivity problems, and remember to select "full-screen" mode when it's available.

Use the pause button. You can pause for discussion, to ask for predictions, to define a word, to make connections to students' own experiences, or to highlight a point made in the video.

Replay the video. Students may not take in all the information in one viewing, so replay the video as needed. You could also have the students view the clip multiple times, asking them to focus on a different element each time.

Consider turning the volume off and allowing students to observe and comment on the images or predict the content of the narration.

For additional information, see " Classroom Tips " from Teachers' Domain.

STRATEGIES FOR MEDIA-BASED LESSONS

One strategy that teachers can use to utilize media in their classrooms is called Frame, Focus, and Follow-Up.

1. Frame: Provide a context that helps students pay attention to the main content in the media. Ask students questions about the topic explored in the media resource to activate prior knowledge.

2. Focus: Provide students with a specific focus, something to look for while they watch the media. An example of this would be to help students notice the important moments in a video. Without a focus for viewing, students see all sorts of interesting details, but not necessarily the idea or information you want them to focus on.

3. Follow-up: Provide an opportunity for students to summarize what they saw. Sometimes students will see different things, and not always what you expected them to see. Retelling what they saw helps students process their understanding of the content and retain it.

DIGITAL MEDIA RESOURCES

Here are some links to exemplary (and free!) digital media resources from public television for your elementary science classroom.

Teachers' Domain is a digital library of more than 2,600 free resources from the best in public television. These classroom resources, featuring media from NOVA, Curious George, Design Squad, and other public broadcasting and content partners, are easy to use and correlate to state and national curriculum standards. Create your free registration at http://www.teachersdomain.org/.

Teachers' Domain Polar Sciences Collection
Track polar bears through the Arctic or take your students on a flying tour of Antarctica.

Dinosaur Train
Embraces the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains.

Peep and the Big Wide World
Celebrates the curiosity of young children with simple science exploration.

Curious George
Discover science, engineering, and math in the world around us.

The Secret Life of Scientists
Connect your students with real-life scientists and engineers with these intriguing video profiles.
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Copyright June 2010 - The Ohio State University. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0733024. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This work is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons license.

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