1. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO EASILY PRODUCE INTERACTIVE MULTI-MEDIA LESSONS AND PRESENTATIONS. IT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO COMBINE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS INTO A SINGLE SLIDE SHOW. Focus on: 1. Student engagement 2. Working smarter, not harder 3. Meet standards

2. Ways I have used Blendspace: 1.To create lessons for students to complete. 2.To create multimedia lesson plans for guest teachers. 3.To allow students to create multimedia presentations. 4.To present lesson ideas and student work to administrators. 5.To collaborate with other teachers and curate resources.

3. GO TO BLENDSPACE.COM. CLICK ON THE BIG BLUE “JOIN FREE” BUTTON. BLENDSPACE.COM. BLENDSPACE.COM.

4. CLICK THE BUTTON ON THE LEFT.

5. CHOOSE YOUR METHOD FOR SIGNING UP AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED PROCESS.

6. YOU CAN SEARCH FOR LESSONS MADE BY OTHERS BY SEARCHING THE GALLERY IN YOUR HOME SCREEN.

7. THIS IS YOUR HOME SCREEN. WE WILL FOLLOW THE LITTLE BLACK BOXES TO CREATE YOUR FIRST LESSON.

8. THIS BOX WILL NOW POP UP. FOR NOW, CLICK ON THE CONTINUE BUTTON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

9. WE ARE NOW IN THE LESSON BUILDING VIEW. THIS IS THE SCREEN YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU START A NEW LESSON. THE SEARCH BAR WILL PULL RESOURCES FROM WHICHEVER SOURCE YOU ARE USING. SELECT A TOPIC OF INTEREST TO YOU AND SEARCH FOR RESOURCES.

10. Please select a topic about which you would like to create a lesson. I suggest you pick something you can use in the next few weeks. We will now create your first lesson together.

11. SELECT A VIDEO AND DRAG/DROP IT INTO THE FIRST SQUARE OF YOUR LESSON.

12. YOU CAN SEARCH A VARIETY OF RESOURCES FROM FLICKER TO YOUR OWN COMPUTER. TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO CLICK THROUGH AND SEARCH THE VARIOUS TYPES OF RESOURCES AND ADD THEM TO YOUR LESSON.

13. ONCE YOU ADD A RESOURCE, YOU CAN ADD TEXT BY CLICKING ON THE “ENTER DESCRIPTION/ NOTES.” A SCREEN WILL POP UP ALLOWING YOU TO ADD TEXT. I USUALLY INCLUDE A TITLE TO IDENTIFY EACH RESOURCE.

14. YOU CAN ALSO CHANGE THE ORDER OF YOUR TILES BY DRAGGING AND DROPPING THEM INTO NEW LOCATIONS. YOU CAN ADD MORE TILES BY CLICKING THE “ADD ROW” AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PAGE.

15. YOU CAN ADD LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEXT IN A BOX BY CLICKING THE “ADD TEXT” BUTTON (THE ONE WITH THE BIG “T.”