Let's create a Learnist board

With the Internet being so HUGE these days educators have to become master curators of content. A Learnist Board is a really useful way to curate and keep a record of the information that you need. I love using Diigo, Pinterest and Scoopit for curation purposes, but Learnist has its own unique properties that sets it apart as a useful way of collecting the sites you want to keep.

1. Let’s create a Learnist Board By Fiona Beal [email protected]

2. What is a Learnist Board? Learnist ( http://learni.st ) is a free media and resource sharing site that is an extremely useful tool for teachers and students to curate a number of relevant sites relating to a topic. Learnist is also available as an iPad app and an Android app

3. Let’s take a look at some Learnist Boards

4. A Grade 1 teacher on Learnist http ://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cI1irdVvNX

5. What I like about a Learnist Board A neatly set out dashboard showing all the sites created by a particular person. Categorisation of the sites One long column for easier viewing One can set it out in steps numerically. This is quite important for some collections. One can add a selection of different kinds of sites – videos etc ,

6. Two of my boards Great ideas about creating presentations using PowerPoint Ipad Summit posts, Boston 2012

7. Let’s create a Learnist Board

8. 1. Join Learnist and sign in

9. 2 . Choose some topics I chose ‘Education’ and ‘Technology’

10. 3. Verify your email address

11. 4. Set up your profile

12. 5. Create a new board Click on Add

13. Select create a new board

14. How I created a board! (An example)

15. One of my boards

16. a) Choose a cover image

17. Use for cover image

18. Add some words about what you have added Add some words

19. b) For the next bock add a link of your choice

20. c) Add the web address of your link

21. d) And so you continue…

22. Benefits of using a Learnist Board Keeps all resources together in a particular order It is accessible from wherever one is One can share a board with others One can follow others with similar interests Students could also use Learnist for a project to show the sites they used Is available as an iPad and an Android app

23. Further reading 1) 10 Ways To Use Learnist In The Classroom http://www.edudemic.com/10-ways-to-use-learnist-in-the-classroom / 2) My ten favourite Learnist boards built by teachers http://www.edudemic.com/top-10-learnist-boards-teachers / 3) Getting Started Using Learnist In The Classroom http://www.teachthought.com/technology/getting-started-using-learnist-in-the-classroom / 4) Why I Love and Use Learnist (and Why You Should Too ) http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/02/why-i-love-and-use-learnist-and-why-you-should-too/

24. Visit me on Learnist… Take a look at http://learni.st/users/36830 to see how I have started and then explore all the amazing boards from various educators on Learnist.

25. Thank you! This recording and presentation will be placed on the SchoolNet blog tomorrow http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.com