I often start out by just throwing all the words in a jumble on the page, and then we go through and cluster terms by various categories. The advantage of a platform like this is that we can go back to our brainstormed list after each reading/video and add new words that we’ve encountered, and then of course I can link to it directly in Moodle so that students have it afterwards as a reference and to help with memorization. brainstorming and collecting vocab (in a language class): e.g., all the words related to Umweltschutz (environmental protection–I selected this example because the vocab is tricky and plentiful).And I’d love to hear more ideas about how you use platforms like this!ĭirector of Writing, Serie Center for Scholarship and TeachingĪssociate Professor (NTT), Department of German and Russian Studies I thought it might be useful for some of you. In any case, here’s my email response to my colleague.
I had mentioned that I love Padlet, but I’m thinking of switching over to Jamboard, simply because it’s totally free.
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In an email today, one of my colleagues in German (at another institution) asked if I had ideas about how to use Padlet.