Educational Web 2.0 Tools - smore
The Digital Learner DL 5013
What is smore?
Smore is a Web 2.0 tool that helps users design informational flyers, promotional flyers, posters, newsletters, marketing tools, brochures, learning objects, or single page websites.
How do I get started?
- Go to https://www.smore.com.
- Sign up for an account or use Facebook to log in.
- View the tutorials or select a template to begin a project.
- Choose a template and enter your information
- Use the editing tools to personalize and design your project.
- Save your project.
- Print your finished project or share to social media websites like Twitter or Facebook.
Smore is very intuitive. The editing tools are very easy to use. Just plug in your information, design, save, and share!
How can I use this in my classroom?
Book Reviews
Let students use smore to create book reviews. Post the book reviews to your class website or print and hang around your classroom.
Study Objects
Have students create study notes or chapter summaries to review before a unit test.
Classroom Newsletter
Use smore to create a classroom newsletter to post to your class website or print and mail home to parents. This is a great way to share your work with the rest of the community.
The possibilities are endless.
References
Hew, K. F., & Cheung, W. S. (2013). Use of Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 and higher education: The search for evidence-based practice. Educational Research Review, 9, 47-64.