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Monday, May 19, 2014
Five Ways To Bring Technology into the Classroom Without the Gadgets
Happy Monday!
I know it's been a while since I've posted! We've been in major testing mode and getting ready to close out the school year! I hope that you are all doing well and are beginning to plan those summer vacations that will refresh and rejuvenate you all for another exciting school year! An article was shared with me from the Huffington Post about "Five Ways to Bring Technology into the Classroom Without the Gadgets." I thought it was an awesome read and wanted to share it with you as some of our schools don't have as much technology as others and vice versa.
You can view the article by clicking on the following link:
The article goes into depth about the five ways listed below:
1. Get clear about what your community needs and values.
2. Adjust your schedule so that students are spending time doing the things and having the experiences that you value.
3. Adjust teachers' roles and schedules so they can spend most of their time on activities that will help students achieve what you value for them.
4. Look at your physical space, including school lay-out, room lay-out, furniture and equipment.
5. Look closely at the culture you are building through your policies and systems.
I encourage you to take a look and read through this article when you have time. Print it out to read later! There is some really valuable information here that will guide our work going forward in regard to Instructional Technology! One of the biggest things that I got out of this article was that using technology and implementing effectively, transforms the way that our students experience school! This is really profound!
I look forward to collaborating with you going forward into next school year! It is my hope that you all have gained some valuable tools through me sending you different tips and tricks throughout the school year! Let's take it to the next level this school year! Have a great day!
Monday, March 3, 2014
Motivation Monday!!!!
Happy Monday!!!!!
I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend! I know it's raining outside but I wanted to pass along a little motivation to get you going on this rainy day!!! Take a look at this short 3 minute video when you get a chance!!!!
It's by one of my favorites, Kid President and it's awesome!!! Which road will you choose? What's your "space jam?" What will you create that will make the world awesome? We can make every day better for each other! YOU were made to be awesome!
Have a wonderful week! See you soon! :)
Friday, February 28, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014 ~ "cfy" tab on myBackpack
Happy Friday!!!!
What a week!!!! I hope that you are all doing well! I don't know about you, but I've been extremely busy this week! Some of you have already seen me in regard to the APS inclement weather make-up plan and others of you will see me next week! I promise to make the information as easy for you as possible! :)
Your Feel Good Friday Tip of the Week is: the "cfy" tile on your myBackpack screen. It's the red and white tile located at the top right of your screen.
What is cfy???
Teachers, parents and students can log in to create a free account. As the teacher, you are able to create and manage playlists and assign them to your students! There is content available for all of your areas.
As always, if there is anything that you need please don't hesitate to let me know. I look forward to coming and seeing you all and continuing to work with your students! Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, February 21, 2014 ~ Animoto
Happy Friday!!!!
For those of you that I haven't seen yet, I hope that you are all recovered and well rested from "Snowpocalypse 2014!" I hope that you have all had a wonderful week! These short weeks always seem to be so long! But, the good news is that YOU MADE IT!!!!
Your Feel Good Friday Tip of the Week this week is: Animoto! You can access Animoto here: http://animoto.com/.
Animoto is a FREE online resource that allows you to make videos that can be used to present content to your kids. Your kids can also use this resource to make their presentations to show mastery of the standards you are teaching! You can access a quick "how to" video and other information about it here: https://sites.google.com/site/middleschool544/modules/animoto
It is described as in the following manner: When you are ready to begin creating and sharing videos, Animoto allows a user to upload photos, videos and music to produce an original video and suggests various ways to share the work once it is completed. The ease of this tool, provides even the most hesitant of users the opportunity to create professional looking videos with a few clicks of a button in a relatively, short amount of time. After explicit teaching with regards to digital citizenship and copyright, Animoto can be implemented in countless ways in an educational and personal setting.
Classroom/Library Use:
- Make any lesson come to life with stunning audio and visual.
- Use at the beginning of the year as a ‘teaser’ for what your students can look forward to in the upcoming school year.
- Students can each create an Animoto showcasing who they are through pictures and music.
- Use at the beginning of each day as a 'teaser" for what your students can look forward to during the day.
- Use to teach complex concepts in History, Maths, Science. Students will respond to new media in the classroom.
- Allow your students to display knowledge of a concept using Animoto.
- Create slideshows which demonstrate student reflection on their learning.
- Vocabulary activities are limitless. For example, pictures students take with a digital camera could illustrate a word, a concept, or a learning activity.
- Find pictures of different geography features by using the internet or your own pictures. Label the pictures according to their feature.
- Ideal for digital storytelling in the classroom setting. Animoto is completely web-based, students can create videos from school and continue working on them at home.
- Book trailers are a great way to engage students’ interest before reading a book. Students can also create trailers to share with other classmates.
- Celebrations of student achievements create a learning environment that is conducive to learning. Spotlight the learning!
- Download the app on your smartphone. Take pictures on a field trip and create videos on the go!
Monday, January 27, 2014
Happy Monday to my wonderful schools!
I hope that you are doing well! I didn't forget about your Feel Good Friday Tip of the Week! I was out of town, as I had a family emergency. So, here it is! The next few that I send will focus around Google and all that it can do!!! It's more than just a search engine! Educators need to have a gmail account as it allows you the opportunity to save documents to a "cloud," create a blog, create quizzes, create documents and presentations, etc. There is so much you can do in GoogleDocs! I have found a resource to share with you. There is an educational blogger named, Richard Byrne and he has an entire Google series! I will be pulling from there as he has tons of resources! I am attaching a quick guide for Google that I would like for you to save somewhere so you are able to refer back to it as needed. It's a great resource. I am also providing the link to his blog, specifically the section on Google Docs.
Before I send the next message this Friday, I want all of you to create a Gmail account. If you need assistance in doing so, see pages 2-5 of the attached guide. Don't be overwhelmed in looking through the guide. We are going to work through it together! I look forward to sharing all of the amazing things that Google can do with you in the weeks to come!
Don't forget that I am bookmarking all of these Feel Good Friday Resources for you in a blog so you don't have to search for them when you need them. http://onetechchick.blogspot.com/
As always, if there is anything that you need, please don't hesitate to let me know. I hope that you all have an amazing day and a wonderful week!
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