Check out these three strategies for making lessons more engaging and interactive
Gifs
Gifs breathe a little life into lessons-- find some at Giphy and upload them to the Content Bank. Then, upload to a lesson in a Media Upload slide.
To learn how to upload a gif to the content bank, click here.
Adding a congratulations gif at the end of lesson is a fun way to motivate learners!
Stock Photos
If you don't have your own images, use free stock photos from Unsplash or Pexels.
Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash
Emojis
Emojis add a pop of color and make content more visually appealing.
- To add an emoji on Mac, simultaneously click control, command, and the space bar, on two-finger touch and click Emoji & Symbols
- To add an emoji on Windows, press Windows + ; (semi-colon) or Windows + . (period)
Here are some of our favorite emojis to incorporate in lessons:
Symbol Emojis: ✅ ❎ ☑️ ✔️ ❌ ➡️ ⬅️ ❓ ⁉️ ❗ ▶️ ❇️ 🆒 🆘 ⬇️ ⚠️ 🔄 🔜 🔆 ✳️ ℹ️ 🆗
Shape Emojis: 🔴 🟠 🟡 🔵 🟢 🟣 🟤 ⚫ ⚪ 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟩 🟦 🟫 ⬛ ⬜ 🟪 🔺 🔶 🔹 💠
★ ☼ ✧ ✦ ⚑ ☸︎ ◎ ◼︎ ▿ ▾ ✤ ✮ ❈ ✗ ❤︎ ✰ ⇢
Number Emojis: 0️⃣ 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣ 6️⃣ 7️⃣ 8️⃣ 9️⃣ 🔟
Other Useful Emojis: 👏 🏀 🏈 📋 🕒 🔎 📣 🚫 ⏰ 🎉 🎊 📱 🔋 💻 🔎 📘 🖋️ 📅 🔑 ™️ 🏆 ⭐ ➪ 🤔 💬
If you can't find the perfect emoji above, go to Emojipedia, type in a search term at the top, click the emoji you want, copy it, then paste it into your lesson or quiz.
If you haven't already, be sure to check out this article on using the best practices in education to build effective lessons.