Deeper Learning: Practical Tools with Primary Sources

Crop-It is a digitized tool of the Crop-It routine on the Agile Teacher Lab. Crop-It helps learners look closely and carefully at a primary source or online image.

Teachers select cropping and thinking prompts to deepen student thinking around a learning goal. Students use evidence from their “crops” to build an interpretation or make a claim. They can save a pdf of their final crops and notes to compare perspectives with other students & send to their teacher.

Steps for Students to Complete Digital Crop-It
1. Read the prompt that appears above the picture. Click the “Crop” button and respond to the prompt.
2. Respond to the thinking prompt by typing your “Notes” into the text box.
3. Click the “Save” button.
The next Crop-It prompt appears above the picture. Repeat steps 1-3.
4. Click the orange “Print!” button to download a pdf of your responses.
Students cannot print a pdf if they have not completed and saved each crop and prompt.

Once you complete all the Crops, the Print button will activate. When you click the "Print" button you will be asked to give your file a name. Once you type the name and hit enter, your completed Crop-It will be downloaded to your computer as a PDF under your chosen name.