Week 12

Here are some highlights from Technology this week:

                          Week 12 (November 6 – November 10, 2017)              

Thursday Giggles:            What did one ocean say to the other ocean?
                                            Nothing.  They just waved.

Pick and choose your favorites.  Don’t use every tool. 
Chefs don’t use every ingredient.  Gardeners don’t plant every type of plant. 

Free Technology Classes.  TEACHING SESSION 2: Google Classroom – Would you like to learn how to use Google Classroom?  We will design a Classroom.  We will design assignments.  We will locate student work.  What does teacher feedback look like in Classroom?  I will show you more than one way to help your students improve their online work.  Have you thought about moving to a flipped classroom model?  Aren’t quite sure how?  Come with your questions.
                Session 2B: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
                @ Copper Hills Elementary School from 2:30 – 3:30 in the Computer Lab
                EVENTBRITE LINK HERE – REGISTER FOR CLASS HERE

Whitelist a video.  If you ever put a video link or an EdPuzzle link onto your Google Classroom and it doesn’t work for the students,  send an email to Debbie Nelson so that she can “whitelist” the video.  She will tell our student filtering systems to OK that content for children.

Kahoot! Reports.  HERE is a Kahoot! video that explains how to access the online, post-assessment reports.  So, what do you do with the data?  Data can drive/shape future instruction, shape small group instruction, provide data-oriented feedback for an IEP or an SST, or select your intervention groups.  Watch the video to see how the reports work to see how you can use this tool to shape your instruction.

Front Row Ed.  Is your class already on Front Row Ed?  Did you know that they just revamped their login password cards?  Your kids can sign in using individualized QR codes.  The camera on the computer will pick up their password login information in just seconds.  Check out your password card portal in your Teacher Dashboard and print out those cute cards for your little learners (or your big learners).  Thank you, Front Row!

Free Music.  Are you designing a video production for your room or your school?  Need some free music?  Head HERE.  You will find a blog post hosting 11 different sites that have free music downloads.

Prodigy. If you are looking for another engaging math tool, check out Prodigy.  The children navigate through a wizard-like world and battle other players.  In order to win those battles, they need to solve Math questions.  The scope of those question is dependent upon their ability.  As they demonstrate skill, the questions will get incrementally harder.

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Remind.  Your site is probably using this for site-wide communication.  Other teachers at your site may be using it as well.  If you haven’t signed up yet, here is a VIDEO TUTORIAL that may answer most of your questions.  Here is a SECOND VIDEO that shows you what it looks like from the phone perspective.  I recommend this tool.  I used it frequently in my classroom.

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Thank you!  Thank you for the continued feedback that is kind and generous.  Thank you for letting me know how proud you are of your students as they get learn and explore new technology.  Thank you for sharing with me that your parents are super-excited about various online tools.  Wahooo!!  That is so awesome.

Kindly,