3 Helpful Ways to Use Showbie’s Portfolio

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Showbie’s portfolio feature was created with the intention of making it easy and intuitive to add and collect work so it could be used as a tool for growth and assessment. To help you get started using portfolio in your classroom, here are three quick tips to get you and your students thinking about self reflection, including some great…

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Quick Grading in Showbie with Emojis

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With the launch of Showbie’s gradebook this past August, some teachers may not have noticed that Showbie included the ability to use emojis. For many, emojis are just another trend that won’t last longer than Justin Bieber’s latest haircut. For teachers using Showbie Pro, however, emojis can be a quick, efficient and fun way to provide feedback.

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Which Showbie Plan is Right For You?

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Update, October 2016: Groups, class discussion, parent access and portfolio are now part of Showbie Pro. Visit our pricing page to see our plans. Whether you’re new to Showbie or a Showbie veteran, it can be tricky to identify the differences between our plans unless you’ve had a chance to try both Showbie Basic and…

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Using Showbie and iTunes U

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Guest blogger Fraser Speirs is a teacher and a technologist. He designed and deployed the world’s first whole-school 1:1 iPad deployment. For more of Fraser’s ideas, check out his blog and his podcast. When iTunes U shipped in 2012, many teachers found great benefit in its ability to simplify and streamline the process of delivering…

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