Multi-Modal Authoring Tools

Bubbl.us (mind mapping tool) Canva Padlet Powtoon Piktochart Prezi Wakelet (like Storify) Wonder Unit Storyboarder (free in beta) Wirewax – add hotspots to videos Stock Photos/Videos Unsplash – Creative Commons Zero images Pexels Pixabay Creative Commons – Search Stock Audio/Music BBC Sound Effects Synthopia Fonts Google Fonts Screen Recording Free Cam – Windows QuickTime – Read More …

Peer Review – Why Do People Make Bad Judgments?

As you read your peer’s drafts, write margin comments and an end comment to help the writer improve the global dimensions of their writing.  A good margin comment will: Be generous and considerate in tone; Describe what you see or think as a reader – especially describe the purpose of each chunk of the paper you evaluate, leading Read More …

Peer Review – What Should College Students Learn?

An essay is a meaning-making piece of writing in which a writer seeks to make sense of the world by exploring some particular problem or phenomenon, often through the lens of some particular idea.  The essayist tries to make connections among ideas and experiences to create knowledge. As you read your peer’s drafts, write comments to help the writer improve the global dimensions of Read More …