Review and Assess Learning with the Align Template
Whether it's simple sequencing, associating words and images, or demonstrating concept comprehension, Align is a great template to reach for when you want to review and assess learning. Watch the video to learn more about Align.
AUTHOR DEMO
Student Success Skills
Play this Author activity created with the Align template.
This demo is an example of how the Align template assesses knowledge. The goal is to properly align a particular problem students face with the place where they can find the solution and the competency it demonstrates. It showcases the new Review mode, which lets students review the correct grouping of answers before scrambling them to test their comprehension.
Library of Congress Kid Citizen Project Enters Prototype Stage
Kid Citizen is a project for the Library of Congress, where we are working with Muzzy Lane Author to create a series of apps for Elementary grade students. The apps will engage students in exploring civics and government concepts through historical sources, and connecting what they find with their daily lives. Each app will be delivered via Muzzy Lane’s Author service, with tools to enable development of new episode content by teachers, drawing on the Library’s collection of digital assets.
The project team is currently working on two prototypes - one for K-2 students focused on community helpers, and one for grade 3-5 students exploring child-labor laws.
Muzzy Lane CEO Conall Ryan at ISTE 2016
At the recent ISTE conference in Denver, Muzzy Lane CEO Conall Ryan participated in a panel session titled: "Teachers, Tech and the Sharing Economy.” The panel, hosted by educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, featured developers and educators sharing their experiences using the new HMH Marketplace.
Align & Smartchat get new features
plus a new template is coming soon!
New Template on the way
The new template is still officially under wraps, but here is a tease of what Authors can expect. A dynamic, fully customizable, image-based main menu, item sets, a puzzle mechanic, image and text based multiple choice.and dynamic topic and skill based scoring.
A New Way to Practice a Skill with Align
Align has added a Review Mode, where students can view all the correct alignments first, flashcard-style, before scrambling the order. It's also now possible to instantly create align assessments by bulk uploading existing content in CSV format.
Richer Conversation Options, More Feedback and Response Choices in SmartChat
SmartChat has added more response feedback, the ability to add multiple lines of feedback from different NPC characters, and smarter and more customizable feedback for character choices.
UPCOMING EVENTS
AUGUST 17 - 19
Revolutionary Learning Conference. The Roosevelt Hotel, NYC
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