MoStep

Students

MoStep is crucial for all Missouri teachers.  It provides a guide as to how and what material to present to classrooms.  MoStep has six standards. The first being academics. This is followed by design and assessment, field and clinical experience, candidates, faculty, and operations and resources. Teachers must abide by the Mostep regulations to maintain a Missouri approved educational experience.   

MOStep

Voki Classroom

Voki is a new, innovative way for teachers to present material to students in the classroom.  It allows teachers to provide voices to a myriad of differing faces. It is a great way to introduce new material to a classroom.  It can also be used as an exercise or project to see how much of the material students comprehend.  I previously used Voki to introduce new material in a lesson plan of the Harlem Renaissance.  I would recommend Voki for all classrooms.  Not only is it a change from the average lesson, but it is completely free!

StoryBoard

What is storyboard you may ask? Well, storyboard is the next progressive step to utilizing technology based education in the classroom.  With storyboard, teachers and students have the ability to perform a myriad of tasks.  For instance, teacher's can use storyboard to present a lesson plan in a story based format. The teacher can create the background and characters to present differing materials in a fun, new way. Students can also use storyboard as a means of presentation for class projects and assignments. Recently, I used storyboard in the Webquest for EDUC 3125 to present material preparing students for the assignment. Storyboard has so many possibilities!