It's about that time again. The next major update has been released and it's a big one. This includes new features and a range of bug fixes. As you can see the above picture is the new look login screen, and is the first new feature. "But, how is this update 2? What/when was update 1?". you may be saying. All will be revealed. Let's get into it...
As internet and education technology use has increased, so have the dangers that come along with it. The regular issues of using computers or the internet, such as hacking, malware, phishing, are bad enough. However, in the classroom, there are more pressing issues, like inappropriate content, cyber-bullying and privacy. Privacy is the one I would like to talk about right now. Different social media and edtech sites deal with these issues in different ways, however, I want to share how Wurkbuk aims to deal with them...
Feedback is one of the most important things in teaching and learning, as a student and as a teacher. To know how you are doing, and to adjust accordingly to gain the required outcome is the lifeblood of any endeavor. This is no different for Wurkbuk. Being a relatively new tool, means that there is change and adaptation. The only way to know how to do this is by gaining great feedback. So, if you're interested in giving us feedback, please check out the survey and fill it out...
One of the strengths of VLE or Teaching Management Websites is the ability to share resources that you have made and import resources from elsewhere. The Beta 2 update of Wurkbuk introduced the import and export lesson feature, and the next step from that was to build a repository of lessons that were available to all. Well that repository is now live...
This is another post just to say that the videos section now has a new tutorial specifically on creating resources in the plan section. This one is an example of a lesson resource, which can take about 30 minutes, containing a video and some questions. This can be used in a flipped learning scenario, where the teacher can set it as homework in preparation for the next lesson, where the contents in the topic can be addressed in more detail. Or it can be used as a simple classroom resource on it's own...
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