Ink to Math, Whiteboard.chat, Picture in Picture, and Professional Development – Week 28

CN Area Elementary Teaching Team:

Week 28 (March 15 - 19)

Weekly Giggles:               Why did the teacher wear sunglasses in class?
                                             The students were so bright.

Ink to Math. Microsoft Word has this dandy tool that will convert your handwritten markings to mathematical equations easily. If this fits your learners well, feel free to use this in your Math instruction. Check out THIS VIDEO to see this in action.

Picture in Picture. In a previous post, I shared with you how you can utilize the picture-in-picture feature. Well, it’s even easier. Simply right-click on any YouTube video twice. You will then see this white menu. From this menu, select Picture in picture. Bam! The video will show up in a smaller form right there on your screen. Drag it where you wish. Resize it as you please. In Zoom: show the how-to video and the final product at the same time in Math. Show the before, during, and after in the science lab along with the live notes. Reading a narrative? Have that ambiance in the background while you read the text to the children. They see your face and the video at the same time.

Place the video anywhere on the screen at a size that works for you (See ocean image below.).

Whiteboard.chat. Do you want to see live math notes in class from your students in real time? There are a few online options for this. Pear Deck is really lovely. But, whiteboard.chat may work for you as well. Not only can you share your ideas live, you can also showcase student work to the entire group. And, you can see what students are doing on their “whiteboards.” I recommend this for touchscreen devices, but students can still use this if their device does not have a touchscreen.  Feedback drives instruction. In my opinion, is a good feedback tool.

Scan all boards for participation and comprehension:

You are notified when a child raises a hand.

You can scoot over to a child’s digital whiteboard and provide immediate feedback:

Image captures from whiteboard.chat.

Professional Development. Here are the trainings you have been waiting for. Please email me if you would like a topic added to the list of future presentations. We want to make sure that you have access to current tools that help you in your craft of reaching students. VIDEO LINK

       Adobe Spark
       EdPuzzle
       Keys to Successful Grant Writing
       TeacherMade – Intro to Creating Interactive PDFs
       The complete list can be found HERE.

Kindly,
Melissa Culver