PBS Learning

    


            At the start of this past school year I was fortunate that BPS gave us access to a lot of digital recourses, and I didn't end up using or even looking at a lot of them. I wanted to take this opportunity to look at some of the other recourses that they provide us through our Clever app. I found the PBS Learning Media website, and made my tutorial using that website. I have always loved pbs, so it definitely called to me. 

(Watch the tutorial for reference) 
         This recourse can act as a learning platform and has the traditional features like hosting a class list, being able to organize and group assignments, assigning assignments directly to students, and easily connecting with Google Classroom (and similar platforms). All of these things make it convenient to use and easy to integrate into your current routine. If you wanted to use it as it's own platform I don't think you are able to keep track of grading on it. 


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  1. Claire HowardJuly 6, 2021 at 10:55 AM

    Hi Zoe! I love PBS learning! I use it all the time in my classroom, but never through GBH. I will have to try it out through the GHB so I can assign these resources straight into Google Classroom. Great job!

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  2. mightymacrostudentJuly 13, 2021 at 7:43 AM

    Hi Zoe, great tutorial! I love PBS and think that this is such a cool tool to use in the classroom. I also appreciate that they make things to standard and provide explanations of how they've done so. Thanks.

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