What is Symbaloo Webmix?

 Symbaloo Webmix allows a teacher to put multiple resources together in one central location digitally. This is an important feature to have when you are running a virtual classroom or just a classroom that heavily uses technology in learning. It allows teachers to upload a wide variety of resources like images, videos, websites, readings, and much more. 

My takeaways from using Symbaloo Webmix:

1. Easy to upload resources to it.

2. It makes it easy for a student who misses a day to view what they missed in the same fashion as if they were present.

3. Can be used similar to Google Classroom, etc.

My suggestions for using Symbaloo Webmix:

1. Develop a webmix for each unit you teach.

2. Designate each column, starting on the left and going right, a day, starting with Monday or whatever day your unit starts with. Then, upload each resource in the column for whatever day it will be used. 

View my first webmix I created on Ancient Mesopotamia: www.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABZiDrhoAA41_0bewZw==











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