Final Friday I shared three extra notes from ISTE Dwell. The third of these was that I Engageable was the one tech instrument that I noticed within the expo specializing in SEL and comparable concepts about total well-being of scholars and academics. If you have not taken a loot at it, here is a brief overview of Engageable. 

Engageable is a free service provided by the parents behind Swivl. Through the 2022-23 college 12 months Engageable was generally known as Focusable. The title has modified, however the function continues to be the identical. That function is to assist college students and academics discover ways to deal with a activity at hand after which recharge with quick, guided actions earlier than beginning on a brand new activity or persevering with on with the present activity. 

Engageable works in your net browser. There are additionally Engageable Android and iOS apps. All three choices work in the identical method. Once you open the app or web site you will see an possibility for “pulse” or “recharge.” Selecting pulse offers you a brief respiration exercise to do earlier than beginning to work on a activity for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes have handed you are prompted to document the way you felt throughout that focus block. After recording you can begin one other focus session or bounce right into a “recharge” exercise. Recharge actions embrace guided respiration workouts and guided bodily workouts that you are able to do at your desk. 

I requested Brian Lamb, Swivl’s Co-CEO, concerning the title change. His reply was that they discovered lots of people had a damaging affiliation with the time period “focus.” Moreover, “interact” extra precisely mirrored what they’re attempting to do which is to encourage folks to totally interact in no matter it’s they’re attempting to do with out distraction. You possibly can learn extra concerning the title change proper right here. 

I used Focusable for lots of issues within the final college 12 months together with pacing skilled growth workshops. I plan to make use of Engageable in a lot the identical manner within the subsequent college 12 months.