Description

Educreations is a presentation application that recreates a traditional classroom

whiteboard space. It offers multiple colored markers (and an erase tool) as well as
the ability to deploy multiple file types (like pictures, document files, and
presentation files) that the presenter can write atop of. It allows presenters to
combine both the visual presentation with a recorded audio presentation, to
simulate a classroom lecture.
Benefits

Teachers can use analog whiteboard tools (like colored markers) as well as
text and the mobile devices camera and photo gallery to create
presentations and share the video.
Multiple backgrounds (white paper, lined paper, graph paper, coordinate grid)
lend the application to diverse disciplines.
The ability to add text to presentations makes the application friendly to
accessibility standards.
Teachers can create classes and share lessons only to that class. If the
teacher has paid for the Pro Edition (see Constraints), the students in that
class also share use of the Pro level application.
Teachers and students may share their lessons with other users on the site.
Likewise, teachers and students may access shared lessons.

Constraints

The interface has a steep learning curve. There is no tutorial to walk a user
through a sample project creation.
While the free version allows users to save videos and share with the
community, the teacher must acquire the Pro Edition ($11.99/month or
$99.99/year) to export videos.

Free users are limited to saving one draft. To save unlimited drafts, teachers
must upgrade to the Pro Edition.
User must upgrade to the Pro Edition to unlock functionality that supports the
inclusion of documents, maps, webpages, and presentation files.
There is no editorial quality control on lessons shared from other teachers. A
caveat emptor approach must be deployed if shared lessons are
considered.

How To Use
1. Download the application
2. Create an account
3. From the home screen, there are options on the left side to:
a. Access your lessons
b. Create classes for lesson deployment within the application
c. Access lessons saves to the mobile device
d. Access recently watched lessons
e. Access featured lessons
4. To create a lesson, tap the Plus (+) sign in the upper left hand corner of the
interface, next to the Educreations logo.
The top row of the design screen
features buttons to return to the
main menu (and save the
presentation as draft or finished
video), undo and redo, the choice of
using the pencil or eraser tool, and
to add new slides and choose the
paper style of the background.
The second row of the design
screen features audio record and
playback buttons, color choices for
the pen tool, the option to add
external media and text, and an
option to deploy pointers on the
screen.
5. Save the video by returning to the main menu.
6. Fill out the lesson details on the lesson details screen.
7. With the lesson now created, tap it to highlight it. Tap the add to link and
assign it to a class.

Original Artifacts

Student Use During Learning

Students can explore shared lessons to see if another presentation helps

them better understand an idea.
Students can work in groups to create smaller components of a larger lesson,
using the JIGSAW framework, then share their respective presentations with
one another and the class.
Students can use their mobile devices camera and photo gallery to create
___________
Students can create presentations to demonstrate higher-order synthesis of
an concept.
In process-driven instruction, students can record an answer via presentation
and get pinpoint feedback in the process in the event of an incorrect answer.

Teacher Use During Learning

Create on-demand, specialized instruction for students requiring extra help

with topics.
Researching and vetting user-generated content can create a secondary
library of instructional materials.
The ability to create lessons that a student may view outside of the classroom
gives Educreation the potential as a tool to create a flipped classroom.
Teachers with the Pro version can create presentations and update them as
class content needs.
In process-driven instruction, use presentations to provide real-time solutions
for problems.