1:1 High School Art Class – Showbie Review

Teachers! If you're using iPads in the classroom and have not checked out Showbie: CHECK IT OUT! Not only can you easily upload documents to make your classroom paperless in an easy/seamless way, but you can add videos to help Flip your class. I just added 7 videos for the 7 steps of my art project and my students can watch them on demand. I can have students move forward at THEIR pace. While I'm teaching some students through the videos (yes it is a little weird hearing my voice around the room) I can continue to filter around and help those who are struggling or need the extra encouragement. The videos can be watched and re-watched and paused so my students can follow along if they need to. This is huge for students who struggle with multi-step directions!!! My top favorite things about Showbie: *Class is paperless for all the worksheets/instructions: bye-bye the sprints to the copier as well as the "I know I turned that into to you already" *I can grade so much faster because all my comments can use the microphone on the iPad keyboard and I can talk to type. Students also read my comments more often, something about the power of technology vs. hand written. *Students can submit work without downloading the worksheets and can submit them instantly. Students open the worksheet, use the text box, comment button, or draw directly on the document with the pen tool, hit done and I get their document back. *Slide presentations and VIDEO demos in a folder to help support the lesson- students can go back through the presentation if the missed something or when an absent student comes back they have the presentation available. *Students can submit photos, comments and videos so easily! *Their work can be placed in a portfolio within their account. *Parents can be given full access to view all or part of what you place for their child's account *The Showbie team rocks and are so helpful. GO TRY THE FREE VERSION. I HAVE NO REGRETS IN PURCHASING THE PRO VERSION: WORTH EVERY PENNY
Review by Korchaos on Showbie.