Thursday, March 20, 2014

Let's Use Showbie!


My Web 2.0 tool is Showbie

Showbie is like an online classroom that you can use either on a computer, laptop, or an iPad!

Click here to see the APP for Showbie.

You can access Showbie easily through our school network.

Below, is an online tutorial for how to use the Showbie APP on the iPads.



In order to establish an account for Showbie, you need to do the following:

  1. Go to the website
  2. Click "Sign up free"
  3. Click "I'm a Teacher"
  4. Type in the information needed. (Don't worry about the promo code thing).
  5. You've now made a Showbie account!
Showbie does include a free version and a paid version.  Listed below are the differences between the two.




Showbie does require parent permission in order for a student to be able to make a student account.

I could use this tool in my site school classroom, by giving my students certain math worksheets or reading assignments that have to be due by a certain date, and they would work on it, and then turn it in. It's that easy.
If I could use Showbie in any of my classes, I would definitely use it in U.S. History, so that when my teacher wants to give us assignments that can be done over a couple of days, I could work on it at my own pace, and then turn it in through the app or website.

In my thoughts, I think the best subject that would be fit for Showbie, would probably be History or English.
I honestly can see my mentor teacher using this in her classroom, because she is very tech savvy with  our student's, and they are very hands-on with the technology that we already have in our classrooms.

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