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Snorkl: An Innovative Voice Interaction Tool for Social Studies
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Introduction
Christy Cloud is a veteran teacher with 24 years of experience, 21 of whom have taught social studies. She shares how she uses Snorkl to improve her social studies lessons.
Using the Snorkl library
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Achieve your social studies goals using the 'Reading and Language Arts' section in the Snorkl library.
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Example of a 5th grade 'Informational Text Reading' activity: 'Breakfast around the world' activity
Modify library activity
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Add activities to your personal library
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Edit instructions directly on the whiteboard (e.g. add "Underline all country names")
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Modify expected answers and assign activities
Create a new Snorkl activity
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Click 'Create Activity' in 'My Library'
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Enter a title (e.g. "Middle East Government")
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Add images or text to your whiteboard
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AI Feedback Settings (Select Subject and Grade)
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Generate expected answers using the 'Auto-fill with AI' feature
Innovative use of multiple choice problems
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Ask students to choose an answer and explain why
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Understanding students' thought processes through voice recordings
Smashing Apps with Canva
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Choose a social studies worksheet template from Canva (e.g. Write country names by continent)
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Download in PNG format
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Add images to your Snorkl activities
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Configure feedback through AI settings
Best Practices and Tips
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Always try to be active as a student
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Utilize the 'Auto-fill with AI' feature
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Attention to detail (as detailed as instructions for substitute teachers)
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Writing prompts using state education standards
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Edit AI settings if needed
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See Snorkl's AI settings guide
Advantages of Snorkl
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Provide immediate, personalized feedback
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Supports a variety of learning styles (voice recording, drawing, text input, etc.)
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Save teachers' time and make assessments more efficient
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Improve students' depth of understanding and explanation skills
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Applicable to a variety of subjects and activity types
Conclusion
Snorkl is a powerful tool that revolutionizes social studies education. It goes beyond traditional multiple choice questions to enhance students’ critical thinking and explanation skills, and provides teachers with an efficient lesson preparation and assessment tool. It can be integrated with other tools such as Canva to create even richer learning experiences.
Christy encourages teachers to actively utilize Snorkl’s ‘autofill with AI’ feature and always try activities from the student’s perspective. She also emphasizes the importance of writing detailed instructions and designing prompts that utilize state standards.
Snorkl is more than just a technology tool; it is an educational tool that can greatly enhance students’ understanding and engagement with social studies. With activities that reflect real-world problems and situations, immediate feedback, and a variety of ways to express themselves, Snorkl can be the ideal platform to meet the needs of modern social studies education.
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