A CESI meet presentation on the uses of Blendspace in the second-level classroom

1. Blendspace
The Flipped Classroom,
Differentiation and Higher
Level Thinking

2. What is Blendspace?
Blendspace (formerly Edcanvas) is
a browser based tool that allows
the user to gather a variety of
multimedia into one presentation.
It can be used for the flipped
classroom, differentiating content,
student projects/student created
content etc.

3. So what?
As CESI members, you've
probably seen this technology
used before, and have probably
used it yourself. The aim of this
presentation is to up the ante - to
explore differentiation, higher level
thinking, inquiry based learning
and the flipped classroom.

4. Differentiation and the
Flipped Classroom
One of the main benefits of Blendspace is its
usefulness in the flipped classroom. A variety
of multimedia, text, photos, videos,
podcasts/music etc. can be included in one
space where students can navigate a lesson
prior to entering the classroom.
Blendspace is also particularly useful for
differentiating lessons. A wide variety of
materials can be included in each lesson
therefore catering to a wide variety of student
abilities and learning styles.

5. How it Works

6. How it Works

7. Ideas
 If you use a blog, Twitter or Edmodo to share
work as a class, you can easily create different
Blendspaces that will cater to the needs of
different groups of students.
 Your Blendspaces can be assembled as a
cohesive flipped classroom lesson plan. You
can provide students with instructions and a
caption in each "space".
 You might consider using your Blendspaces
(teacher or student created) as part of a jigsaw
activity. This technology has the potential to
not only be engaging, but extremely utilitarian
in terms of time saving.

8. Sample Lesson

9. The Possibilities
This technology is user friendly and
simple, yet it offers endless
possibilities. While it is easy to upload
media from YouTube, Flickr and Google
Images, specific teacher created
content could prove highly useful.

10. The Possibilities
 My ambition is to use this technology with LC
students in order to brainstorm exam
questions. Instead of giving a sample essay,
why not provide the essay question and use a
variety of multimedia to inspire ideas for the
essay? Instead of wasting time predicting
exam questions, why not create a blank
presentation rife with different ideas and allow
students to decipher the exam question
based on it?
 Keep in mind the former name of "Edcanvas",
this tool is a blank canvas that can be used to
inspire critical thinking, save previous
classroom time, and engage students
effectively!

11. Contact Me!
Twitter: hey_km
Email: katiemolloy@gmail.com