Showbie’s portfolio feature is relatively new, so here are four great tips from teachers on how they’re using the power of student portfolios to help wrap up the school year.
Do you ever instruct your students to record readings from longer PDFs in Showbie? After receiving feedback that Showbie’s recording meter can sometimes get in the way of reading in Showbie, we created a workaround that involves using the app QuickVoice to record longer voice assessments that can then be uploaded into Showbie. Check it out!
It’s been proven that parent involvement in student work is helpful for their learning development. We talked to a teacher finding success using Parent Access strategically in her classroom, why it works, and how you can easily implement it yourself!
This Earth Day, we wanted to share with you the impact of going paperless by using Showbie. Each day, teachers and instructors using Showbie save thousands of sheets of printing paper by electronically sharing their assignments with students. This not only helps reduce lost assignments, printing costs and printer issues, it also has an undeniable impact on how we use paper as a resource. To celebrate Earth Day, here are some fun stats about how much paper Showbie has saved, as well as some helpful links to apps that you can use to learn more about helping the environment.
You already know about Showbie’s most powerful features, but what about some of the smaller details that help you better manage your classroom? This post looks at 3 ‘hidden’ features in Showbie that you might have overlooked.
April’s Showbie Shortcut focuses on changing your class code to ensure that only the students you want can join your class. This is especially effective if you’re transferring class materials (and only want new students of your choosing to access them), or if your class is being joined by outside students. The best part? It only takes seconds to do!
