I used Nearpod and some video editing software to create this.

Writing narrative is challenging for many teachers — maybe because it’s difficult to break down into discrete skills. This unit was created to help SCCPSS teachers become better at it, since our district as a whole has struggled to meet state standards in this type of writing.

See the course here.

Grammar Ninja Course: How to teach grammar virtually with some gamified elements.

Mockup Online Course

Grammar has always been a challenge for grade-school teachers. Why not gamify it? make it a challenge to be overcome, not a tedious, never-ending bore? Use prizes, points, & incentives to make it fun and exciting.

See the course here

Articulate Storyline and Rise 360 are two of the most well-known authoring tools available right now. I thought it made sense to try at least the one-month trial, and I loved Rise 360. I’ve been wanting to make a self-paced grammar course for a long time, so I thought, “Why not see what I can do?”

This is the result. It’s not finished, and it’s just a fraction of what I envision for a real, top-to-bottom grammar course online, but I think it captures my vision of what I could make given the time and a full license to a tool like Articulate.

Here’s a link to the course

I made this course for Matthew Morin, a teacher at Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy. It was interesting to make, weaving video tutorials, screencasting, and some text instructions all into one module. I learned how to use the WordPress Plugin LearnDash, because I wanted it to look polished and be easy to follow.

See the full “course” here.