TCC 3-1 Two New Sites for Teachers, Students, or Life Long Learners

These sites are brand new to me although they have been around awhile. Both offer lessons which can be used to supplement in class presentations of concepts. The sites are LearnZillian and Sophia.

LearnZillian has memberships for teachers and students. It has searches for video lessons of common core standards and strands. The lessons include along with the video, single slides to download and project for student viewing, and commentary from the teacher/writer of the lesson. There are only Math and ELA components since that is also the beginning of the Common Core, but there appear to be lessons from K to 12. You can mark favorites and assign things to students.
LearnZillion is also looking for a few good “men.” Teachers are offered the opportunity to apply for dream team membership.

The second site is Sophia. Sophia is a social educational platform with subjects to interest all. There is a learning styles survey on the home page, They are partnering with Capella University to offer college level course pathways. Pathways include a video lesson, a quiz which offers 3 questions on your understanding of a concept, then the next, then the next...and it retains the result so you will get a well done message if you go to the concept again. These are available as supplements to in class teaching. Sophia has a training pathway for “flipping” your classroom. Or having students research a concept and then using class time for hands on activities to cement learning. Whether you flip over Sophia or not you will still find many helpful things to supplement your teaching.

Sophia is also a place where parents can brush up on skills without  having to spend time in a classroom. Then they can not only help, but model what learning should be...a life long adventure.

Did I mention….they’re free?!

Enjoy!