{"id":12219,"date":"2017-04-14T04:23:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T08:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=12219"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:16:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T18:16:13","slug":"ways-students-can-control-the-pace-of-content-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/ways-students-can-control-the-pace-of-content-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"4 ways students can control the pace of content delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deliver the goods!<\/h1>\n

\"tech-richRather than creating<\/em> a unit on the Civil War, imagine working with an individual student or small group on a topic that fully engages them, but might be something you know little about. First\u00a0we looked at how to find resources in multiple formats<\/a>, to meet students’ different\u00a0learning needs and preferences.<\/p>\n

Now, how do we deliver those materials\u00a0in a way that\u00a0responds to students’ needs and also gives them some choice in how, when, and where they learn?
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Pacing option #1: Screencasting<\/h2>\n

A quick n’ easy way to share materials in a way that allows students to control the pace\u00a0is screencasting. Yes, screencasting. Creating a video of lecture materials allows students to pause, stop, rewind and skim the content. It gives them a whole toolbox of pace control.<\/p>\n

That Civil War Powerpoint or Google Slides presentation you shared with the whole class? Sit down and voice your context notes to create a video students can\u00a0review on their own or revisit later.<\/p>\n

When students break off into interest groups to focus on just one\u00a0aspect of the Civil War? Create a screencast of important images, maps, or online resources customized for each group.<\/p>\n

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2. Nearpod<\/h2>\n

Nearpod<\/a>\u00a0is a free tool that delivers a slideshow of resources directly to student devices.Formative assessments can be embedded into the slideshow. Students interact dynamically with quizzes, polls or drawing activities to show what they know as they work through the content. You\u00a0can elect to control the pace of the slideshow or set it so that students control the pace.<\/p>\n

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