As a developmental scientist, my challenge is filming parent-infant interaction in naturalistic settings to understand how infants learn language. Capturing high quality speech recordings from infants …
Teacher Tip: Start recording with Swivl at the start of the school year to accurately measure your student’s growth
Progress becomes a prominent term in our lexicon each year as the school year springs into action. Administrators, teachers and parents all become focused on just how well each student is doing. While …
How to Create a Culture of Support in Education
Close to fifty percent of new teachers will quit within their first five years on the job. Let that sink in for a moment. It’s a catastrophe that needs to be addressed on multiple levels: in teacher …
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Lake County Schools use Video Technology to Improve Teacher Reflection … and Student Achievement
Challenge: Lake County Schools needed a video technology solution that would help conduct teacher reflection and improve learning outcomes. Solution: A video technology solution that included …
Swivl Multi-Camera Setup to Improve Student Feedback
Patrick Donovan is a Swivl Pioneer, who will be presenting at ISTE! He will present on driving teacher learning in his talk Snapshot A, 1 of 2: Using a Gamified Professional Development Model to …
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Enhancing Book Clubs With Swivl’s Multi-Camera Feature by Ashley Nicol
My goals for using Swivl’s Pro+ Multi-Camera feature one morning were very straightforward: to capture simultaneous observations of all my reading groups for review later and to reflect on my personal …
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Swivl+STEM by Amy Kuntz
I first learned about Swivl 3 years ago at a state technology conference. I am astounded by the advances that they have made in that short time, including the C3 and C5 multi channel audio. Their …
Using a Swivl to Help Students Learn How to Present Better by Patrick Donovan
Students are expected to present in so many of their classes, but how often do we actually spend time on helping students become better presenters? So many of the student presentations I see involve a …
4 Tips for Flipping your Class
1. Start Small. Flipping your class is a big endeavor! Just like any journey of 1000 miles, start with just one step. Kick off by flipping single lesson or unit. If you’re a multi-subject teacher, …
Measuring Student Engagement During Observation
Historically, teacher observations happened infrequently, and were usually done by another school staff member who would sit in on a class. The observer would be tasked with watching the whole class …
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