Tech Tidbit Video: ZoomIn

The latest Tech Tidbit video demonstrates the use of ZoomIn, a Learning Management System website designed for high school social studies teachers to enroll students and assign materials created by the ZoomIn site.  Students can enroll in a class created by their teacher by entering a specific enrollment password.  Once students are enrolled, the teacher can assign unit materials, writing assignments, and more related to a particular United States History Unit.                

The ZoomIn site allows the teacher to track the progress of each student and see how much of each assignment they have completed and/or submitted.  The site also allows the students to create notes based on each unit and it provides a template for writing an essay for each unit.  In turn, the site lets the teacher see when essays have been submitted.  They can also download students' notes and essays in CSV files.  

Teachers can also share classes with other instructional personnel such as department members or media coordinators by sharing teacher enrollment codes with their peers.  In this way, teachers can collaborate with each other in units using ZoomIn.  Administrators can also use ZoomIn to provide professional development opportunities for teachers and staff if desired.