Edpuzzle + Genially

App SMASH!

The Building Blocks For an Interactive Lesson

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About Rimmey

• 40 year old father of 3 amazing kiddos (8, 7, 5) all named after characters from the West Wing.
• Just left my previous school of 17 years to teach Middle School Geography and STEAM electives in Lawrence, Kansas
• Ambassador for: Edpuzzle, Canva, Teach Better, Edgeubadges, Wakelet, Book Creator and More
• Passionate believer in play and learning.
• Love games of all kinds (I'm always listening to a TTRPG Podcast)
• Huge comic book nerd and funko collector

Info

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How I use edpuzzle

O1

Knowledge Acquisition

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My classes are blended

I teach using the Teach Better Team's Grid Method for student-paced mastery learning. Each student gets a checklist of tasks to work through either independently or in teams to learn and apply content knowledge at their own pace. I am constantly floating around the room answering questions, solving problems, leading small group teaching sessions, or most importantly, sitting in on student-lead conferences.

This is a picture from my Economics class last spring. The student in the foreground is completing an Edpuzzle assignment on Market Systems. The students in the back, are completing a timed market-based simulation using playdoh and other tools throughout the lesson.

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My primary content delivery system:

• I'll still lecture or lead something to start a unit or level.
• Edpuzzle allows for quick delivery, quick check-ins, quick assessessment for exploring what to grow from.
• Edpuzzle also for quick creation and/or discovery of leveled videos and/or tasks with AI.
• I save and keep notes on my templates for everything!

Once I get my new courses under my feet, I'll also be recording and sharing my own videos

Edpuzzle is....

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My Setup Norms

Here are my norms for videos:

1. Skipper no skipping!
2. 3 Attempts (to monitor for specific struggles)
3. Variable Speed
4. Closed Captions = Very Yes

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Why Genially?

O2

I'll always remember the period (genial.ly)

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What is genially?

If you've never used the platform and want a quick overview!

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So Why do I love Genially?

Genially is one of my go-to task delivery modes because:

1. It is flashy, and fun
2. A variety of modes of displaying information.
3. Built in possibilities for choice boards and gamification.
4. My students love looking for easter eggs!
5. Time saving with pre-baked options!

Genially Academy

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You may be thinking....

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its time to smash

O3

Smushing things together = fun!!!!

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Examples of smashing!!!

Hello Monte Hall!

Geography

Escape Room

Behavioral Economics Assessment

The math behind the Monte Hall Problem

Lets Build One Now

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thanks & Keep in touch