New Feature
I am currently putting the finishing touches to a new feature for the Lesson Builder which will give you the option of initially ‘hiding’ images that you add to slides.
I thought it could be helpful as a way of focusing students’ attention entirely on the text before revealing the accompanying image, but it could be used in more creative ways too…
English Teachers: Imagine presenting a quote and then revealing the related image as a visual answer. It's a dynamic way to engage with literature - as shown in the GIF below:
Language Teachers: Describe an object in a foreign language, let students guess, and then reveal the image for instant feedback. Simple to create. Interactive. Fun!
Art Teachers: Discuss an artist's style and then unveil an artwork as a vivid example to analyse.
A Template Inspired by You
Thanks to valuable feedback from a newsletter reader, I have been working on a new template for the Lesson Builder.
It's simple, yet powerful: read a word or sentence, hide it, and challenge students to recall and type it.
If a student makes a mistake they can try again or hit the ‘Help’ button for a quick review.
Plus, you can add personalised feedback upon task completion, as demonstrated in the GIF:
Both these enhancements should go live in the next day or so.
As ever, your feedback is crucial – please share any thoughts or ideas as I refine these features.
What About 'Listen, Type' Template?
Building on the 'Read, Hide, Type' concept above, I'm was thinking about adding a 'Listen, Type' template.
Students would listen to a word or sentence and then type what they heard.
Could this be helpful in your classroom? Let me know by replying to this email.
Stop the Press!
Just as I was about to hit ‘Send’ on this post, I received the following request from a newsletter reader (👋 Hello Amy!) via email:
“Would it be possible in the Swipe game to customize labels for the 2 categories instead of the true/checkmark and false/x?
For example, I use it a lot in my French class to identify masculine and feminine words so it would be great if I could label the boxes as such for students to swipe various words into.”
So, I delayed the newsletter and updated the Swipe resource as requested.
You will now find a new button in the menu which will allow you to edit the labels - to create the activity described above, perhaps:
(And, as an additional bonus, whilst I was working on this update to the resource, I also added a button to show or hide the title!)
Thanks as ever for your support!
As stated in the previous newsletter, your support for Triptico is invaluable.
If you are excited about these new features, please share your enthusiasm with friends and colleagues.
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Until next time,
David