tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29851571782508342802024-03-18T12:28:09.418-07:00Tech Tools For TeachingJeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-86512992143698062402016-11-03T08:40:00.000-07:002016-11-03T08:40:36.435-07:00Our Blog Is On The Move<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our blog is on the move! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ann</span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com522tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-66448982112349033492016-04-28T10:36:00.000-07:002016-04-28T10:36:02.626-07:00Another Successful Year of Operation Read<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; widows: 1;">
<span style="font-family: Times;">Operation Read is a district-wide trivia-bowl type competition for 4th-6th grade students. All of the questions come from the current year's ten Golden Sower nominees (the Golden Sower is Nebraska's Children's Choice Book Award). Students work together with their team of 3-5 to tell the titles of the books that correspond with the questions that are always phrased, "In which book..." One of the questions from this year's competition was "In which book is there a life-sized statue of a character?" This statue was only briefly mentioned in the book <u>Escape from Lemoncello's Library</u>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The students spend countless hours reading in preparation for this competition. They have to read at least four of the ten books, but many read more than that and even read them more than once. This truly is a remarkable event to be able to offer our students. That they would get excited about reading is something we should all celebrate! We had 215 students on 48 teams with each elementary school represented at our competition and hope to see the enthusiasm for this event continue to grow!</span></div>
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Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-35813823392276469672016-04-21T23:00:00.002-07:002016-04-28T10:39:09.050-07:00Using Seesaw to Create, Curate, Collaborate and Connect in the K-12 Classroom<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another powerful piece of Seesaw is the ability to use it as a student collaboration tool. Students can upload work to their portfolio and ask for peer editing help. Through the use of text/voice comments and likes, classmates can offer advice to their classmates. In one of our high school classes, the teacher uses Seesaw to share student created projects such as iMovies. Students listen individually to the movies and give two stars and a wish (two things they like about the project and one wish for making it better). Students then gather together in their groups and read through or listen to the comments and decide what they will change about their project. By doing this, the students know that their audience is bigger and the work turned in is of higher quality. They are also learning the skills of collaboration, social media etiquette, and the proper way to give and receive constructive criticism. </span></div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lDpE0n-lXIY" width="560"></iframe>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-54927205904509857962016-03-03T07:49:00.002-08:002016-03-03T08:01:56.569-08:00Eight Ways to Improve Student Created Videos<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Far too often, students become so consumed with shooting the video that they lose focus of their purpose. Before setting students free make sure they think about the purpose of the video they are creating. Questions like, what is the purpose of shooting this video? Who is the intended audience? Where will people access the video? Getting students to think about these questions not only in the early stages of creation but throughout the process will yield a much better video in the end. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Storyboard Before You Shoot Video</span></b></div>
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Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-19465529932882674262016-02-17T13:35:00.003-08:002016-02-19T11:46:52.736-08:00Bellevue PD Day Bursts Beyond the Classroom Walls<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-21702372353091017772016-01-28T05:52:00.002-08:002016-01-28T05:52:24.177-08:00Why Type When You Can Talk?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">"Can Dragon Speech Recognition Beat the World Touch Typing Record? | ITProPortal.com." </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; widows: 1;">ITProPortal</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. 10 Mar. 2015. Web. 28 Jan. 2016.</span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-51388052147233718702016-01-27T13:52:00.000-08:002016-01-27T13:52:04.192-08:00Who Moved the Front of the Room?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-55594414588549541002016-01-21T07:38:00.001-08:002016-01-21T07:38:46.183-08:00The Learning Never Stops with iPad Anchor Activities<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">The iPad offers multiple answers to this challenging moment for teachers. One of the biggest advantages of having iPads in the hands of our students is that anchor activities are right at the their fingertips. There are so many quality apps for different ages that allow students the opportunity to practice basic skills, review material, or even extend their learning acquire new skills. One advantage is that this can happen at the student’s own pace and level. Another advantage is that there is no prep time for teachers. Anchor apps can be used at any level, however, the use in elementary classrooms is particularly powerful throughout an entire day of transitioning between activities. </span><br />
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<i>Math</i>: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/front-row-math-english-language/id708421745?mt=8" target="_blank">Front Row Math</a>, Teach Me <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-kindergarten/id336689375?mt=8" target="_blank">Kindergarten</a>/<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-1st-grade/id355940964?mt=8" target="_blank">1st/</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-2nd-grade/id355943913?mt=8" target="_blank">2nd</a>/<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-3rd-grade/id356618664?mt=8" target="_blank">3rd</a><br />
<i>Writing</i>: Teach Me <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-kindergarten/id336689375?mt=8" target="_blank">Kindergarten</a>/<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-1st-grade/id355940964?mt=8" target="_blank">1st</a>/<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-2nd-grade/id355943913?mt=8" target="_blank">2nd</a>/<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-3rd-grade/id356618664?mt=8" target="_blank">3rd</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handwriting-without-tears/id623327604?mt=8" target="_blank">Handwriting Without Tears </a><br />
<i>Reading</i>: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/front-row-math-english-language/id708421745?mt=8" target="_blank">Front Row Reading</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epic!-unlimited-books-for/id719219382?mt=8" target="_blank">Epic</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kids-a-z/id474207297?mt=8" target="_blank">Raz-Kids </a><br />
<i>Vocabulary Work</i>: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quizlet-flashcards-study-tools/id546473125?mt=8" target="_blank">Keynote</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quizlet-flashcards-study-tools/id546473125?mt=8" target="_blank">Quizlet</a><br />
<i>Coding</i>: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kodable-k-5-coding-curriculum/id577673067?mt=8" target="_blank">Kodable</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lightbot-code-hour/id873943739?mt=8" target="_blank">Lightbot</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hopscotch-make-games!-learn/id617098629?mt=8" target="_blank">Hopscotch</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scratchjr/id895485086?mt=8" target="_blank">Scratch Jr.</a><br />
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Written By Jeffrey Bernadt | @jeffreybernadtJeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-83323491685774812072015-12-02T13:30:00.001-08:002015-12-02T13:36:31.157-08:00Creating a Student-Centric Classroom at the iPad AcademyThe Tech Trio, Jeanette Carlson, Jeffrey Bernadt, and Ann Feldmann joined Beth Holland from EdTechTeacher, as she interviewed us about the iPad Academy Model in Bellevue Public Schools. The webinar aired on December 2nd at 2PM central time. Here is the <a href="http://edtechteacher.org/december-2nd-3pm-est-creating-a-student-centric-classroom-at-the-ipad-academy/?utm_content=bufferdce48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">link</a> to the webinar and the video is also embedded below. <br />
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<br />Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-8693174754487030552015-11-04T11:22:00.001-08:002015-11-04T11:22:55.133-08:007 Reasons to Use Instructional Videos in Your Classroom<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creating instructional videos allows your students the opportunity to choose when and where they learn. Although you may require students to watch the videos before coming to class as homework or doing during class itself, the choice is there for both the teacher and the student. In addition, the student can always go back and view the videos while working on homework or studying for the tests. Having instructional videos also support students when they can’t be in the classroom, for example, home sick or out of town with family. With the increase in mobile devices students and teachers have way more freedom on when and where learning takes place. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teachers often assume that by creating instructional videos they will lose their interaction with students and that their relationships with students will diminish. In my experience the opposite is true. First, students are still hearing your voice in the videos and it is more personal as you are talking directly to them. Second, as students plug into your instructional video, you have just digitally cloned yourself, which means you are now free to work with students individually or in small groups. Now instead of talking to the whole class you are able to have individual conversations with students that are more personal and powerful. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you have the students view the video before they come to class or during class, instructional videos actually create more class time for guided practice and other learning activities. A lecture that may normally take 15-30 minutes of class time can be easily condensed into 3-10 minute instructional video. This happens because during whole class lectures teachers generally get students actively involved through question and discussion strategies. Taking those out and focusing on the skills and content being taught reduces the length of guided instruction dramatically when put into video format. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not only does instructional videos create more classroom time but they open up new learning opportunities in the classroom. Class time can be restructured completing whether class be broken into stations or more choice is embedded into the classroom. Simply put, teachers have more freedom to create new learning activities because they are no longer tied to the front of the room doing whole class instruction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the same way it provides extra support to parents it can do the same for other teachers and support staff within the school. Special education teachers appreciate the instructional videos because they now had access to the same information, and therefore, can better support the students in their learning. Now paras, special education teachers, and even study hall teachers can better serve and support their students. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@jeffreybernadt</span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-87429533731498960092015-10-28T12:47:00.000-07:002015-10-30T06:11:05.486-07:00Digging Digital Portfolios: Seesaw and Weebly<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Portfolios are not a new concept, even digital portfolios are not a new concept, but the tools to create and build a portfolio have come a long way. There are numerous ways to use portfolios in the classroom and a number of different tools to create them. After presenting at a few conferences last week on digital portfolios and some of the tools available to create them, I came to the conclusion that there are two that I believe offer some great options: Seesaw and Weebly. Each one has unique qualities and each can be used with in different ways.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This type of portfolio documents learning along the way. It lends itself to peer review/editing, revisions and the process of learning. It is great to use for giving feedback and “watching” your students learn. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Different than the portfolio above, this type is a collection of the student’s highest level of achievement. With this type of portfolio you don’t see the learning take place, you see the end product after it has been reviewed and revised. (</span><a href="https://www.smore.com/hk99d" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Example</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of Portfolio Assignments)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Assessment Portfolio</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yet another option, assessment portfolios, document what the student learned based on specific outcomes/objectives. These are very specific in what the teacher may be looking for and assessing. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The fourth option allows the teacher to have students create a portfolio for one or two units or projects created in class. For example, a senior research paper in English class or the habitat unit in elementary science. </span></div>
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<a href="http://app.seesaw.me/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seesaw</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is both app-based and web-based. It allows students to upload audio, video, photos, images, writing and artifacts from a </span><a href="http://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/204910545-What-apps-is-Seesaw-compatible-with-" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">variety of apps.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Students as young as kindergarten can easily navigate the app. Seesaw is unique in that students do not have to have logins, they log in by scanning a QR code. No QR code on your iPad? No worries, you don’t need one, Seesaw has a built in scanner. If desired, students can like classmate uploads and comment on them to give feedback and feedforward. Teachers are also using Seesaw to provide feedback to individual students through comment or voice/video recording. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another plus of Seesaw is the ability to share the portfolios with parents. Parents can sign up for free and get notifications through e-mail or a mobile device when students add work. You can easily add a co-teacher and create folders in the app also. Don’t worry if you aren’t a 1:1 classroom, there are many ideas for using Seesaw in classes with one device or a garden of devices. Seesaw is being used in K-12 grade classrooms. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.weebly.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weebly</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a website builder that has been around for a while. It is one of the easiest builders to use with it’s drag and drop interface. Secondary students like that it gives you the freedom to customize your website but the process isn’t overwhelming. Sites can be created very quickly and be up and running in no time. Weebly allows students to upload and share text, audio, video, images, buttons and more. One of the great features of Weebly it that it has a blog component. So, students can add a blog page to their website to use for reflection of their learning and they don’t need to create a completely different site. With an educator account you can have up to 40 free student accounts that allows for a little more control. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I stated before, portfolio creation is not new. Sometimes taking a look at a few of the different tools available, refocusing on your why and determining the type of portfolio you want your students to create will give you a different perspective. Go ahead, give it a try! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-88168650696665778192015-10-25T19:45:00.001-07:002015-10-25T19:45:39.896-07:00Tech Up and Transform Your Workflow <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Remind </span><a href="https://www.remind.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.remind.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Text students reminders with ease using Remind. This is the perfect way to send information to students for both academics or athletics. This is a free site that creates a simple, yet powerful way to connect your students to the classroom and opens a new channel of communication.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Voxer: </span><a href="http://www.voxer.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.voxer.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want a quick way to connect and collaborate with colleagues? Voxer is a walkie talkie type app for iPhones and Androids that streamlines communication and is quick and easy to use. In addition, you can send text, images, and videos too! The group feature allows for multiple people to be on one Voxer message which makes it a fantastic app for teachers. Imagine having your PLC in a Voxer group. When you have a great idea, just hold down the middle button and send an audio message. If another teacher is in the app, they will hear you in real-time, just like a walkie talkie. If not, your message is stored as an audio file that can be played at a later time. This is a great app to use with family and friends too. For more information, check out this post on </span><a href="http://technologytools4teaching.blogspot.com/2015/08/voxer-vehicle-for-collaboration-and.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Voxer: A Vehicle for Collaboration and Communication</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Google Forms</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tap into the power of Google Apps for Ed (#gafe) and Google Forms. Google forms are a quick and easy way to collect data to provide targeted instruction for students. Google Forms are quick and easy to create and even easier to share with students. Feedback is immediate and can be used to impact instruction as the lesson evolves.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another way to use Google Forms is to get a feel for the classroom vibe. For example, you can create a reusable Google Form and ask students a few simple questions. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tired of driving across town to collaboration meetings? Want to share an idea with a colleague? Connecting with other teachers in your building or educators from around the world with either of these free video conferencing tools can become part of the daily workflow. Both are easy to setup and use. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A visually pleasing way to brainstorm, share photos, files, and videos is using Padlet at </span><a href="http://www.padlet.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.padlet.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> . This tool is free, simple to set up, and can be shared in a variety of ways. One simple way to share a Padlet is embedding it on a website. Students can access it quickly on any device. Not only is it free, but Padlet is accessible on any device: computers, tablets, and phones.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have a concept your students struggle with? Use your data to target instruction and create educational screencasts to support student learning. Students can listen to these in whole groups, small groups, or individually. Find and/or create videos that target instruction and personalize the learning for your unique students needs. Here are the steps to using the YouTube workflow.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adding videos to a playlist is just a click or two away. Click </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS1VCT9OiFk&index=17&list=PLxa1jeAhgZCNP7YdSpbuz3fSEahYJoKbG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for a tutorial video on creating and adding videos to playlists. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Search for videos on youtube. Here is a list of </span><a href="http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2010/10/20/100-incredibly-useful-youtube-channels-for-teachers/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for educators you may want to explore. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Share your playlists via a link or embed them on a blog or website. Click </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rZ-onl4pw&index=1&list=PLxa1jeAhgZCNP7YdSpbuz3fSEahYJoKbG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for a tutorial video on setting up and managing playlists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@annfeldmann1</span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-24729162055756727462015-10-13T12:52:00.000-07:002015-10-13T12:52:10.897-07:00Workflow Shortcuts for Apple and Google: Part III<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the third installment in a blog series by the #tt4t team designed to help you become more efficient as you work using your Mac and/or Google Apps for Ed. Many of the shortcuts being shared are ones that we are consistently using that help us increase productivity. If you haven’t done so already, check out our <a href="http://technologytools4teaching.blogspot.com/2015/08/workflow-shortcuts-for-apple-and-google.html" target="_blank">first</a> and <a href="http://technologytools4teaching.blogspot.com/2015/09/workflow-shortcuts-for-apple-and-google.html" target="_blank">second</a> set of shortcuts </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">blogs for Apple and Google.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order to place the Gmail Chat on the right-side of the your inbox you will need to complete the following steps: Go to the Gear </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="20px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/33FfQea0UKAwjllAMOtaknoz9ne60WXvu6z1P4kwPyN3wAEM9HiK4Fjr1wWs_bfEgJzrIpDMLnTqBNrHswnOaGkokHrwsvO9rXAtjIMBHsHn80B6ZBpo_4djeGpSy0ThGmTl0sA" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="22px;" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, go to Settings, click on Labs, and scroll down to find Right-side chat, and click Enable. </span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-ab0e7f7f-62a8-f143-3c2d-1ef328cef821"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by Jeffrey Bernadt (@jeffreybernadt), Jeanette Carlson (@mrsjcarlson), and Ann Feldmann (@annfeldmann1)</span></span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-84117436141136386122015-09-13T19:14:00.002-07:002015-09-13T19:24:48.690-07:00Workflow Shortcuts for Apple and Google: Part II<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here is the second installment in a blog series by the #tt4t team designed to help you become more efficient as you work using your Mac and/or Google Apps for Ed. Many of the shortcuts being shared are ones that we are consistently using when working that help us increase productivity. If you haven’t done so already, check out our first set of shortcuts for Apple and Google <a href="http://technologytools4teaching.blogspot.com/2015/08/workflow-shortcuts-for-apple-and-google.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<b>Apple</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The following shortcuts are great when typing in any program on a Mac whether you are in Pages, Keynote, or even Google apps such as Gmail, Docs, or Slides.</span><br />
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Command B - Bold</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Command I - Italicize</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Command K - Insert Link</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Command F - Find</span><br />
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<b><i>Screenshots on a Mac</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A great way to capture parts or all of your screen is to take a screenshot. Once you have taken a screenshot note the images will go to your desktop by default.</span><br />
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Command Shift 3 - screenshot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Command Shift 4 - take a screenshot of part of your screen</span><br />
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<b>Gmail</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In order to get full access to all of the great Gmail shortcuts you will need to first turn on the keyboard shortcuts in Settings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1. Click on Settings </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="32px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/33FfQea0UKAwjllAMOtaknoz9ne60WXvu6z1P4kwPyN3wAEM9HiK4Fjr1wWs_bfEgJzrIpDMLnTqBNrHswnOaGkokHrwsvO9rXAtjIMBHsHn80B6ZBpo_4djeGpSy0ThGmTl0sA" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="35px;" /></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2. Under the General tab find Keyboard Shortcuts </span><br />
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Z - undo previous action (the time provided to undo an action can be changed in settings)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">E - archive selected messages</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">S - star or unstar messages</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">G, then I - go to inbox</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">G, then S - go to sent messages</span><br />
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Have a favorite shortcut you want to share? Leave us a comment.</span><br />
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Written by Jeffrey Bernadt (@jeffreybernadt), Jeanette Carlson (@mrsjcarlson), and Ann Feldmann (@annfeldmann1)</span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-50045111692162842362015-09-04T10:00:00.000-07:002015-09-04T10:00:01.268-07:00Step Up the SAMR Ladder with Google Apps<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One framework we use for technology integration is the SAMR model by Reuben Puentedura found at </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This is a framework for technology integration that states as lessons move up the SAMR model, lessons move from enhancing to transforming lessons with technology. The four levels of technology integration in the SAMR model are Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take writing from substitution to modification by simply adding collaborators to the doc. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Slides</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Move away from just using Slides as a presentation too to collaborative slideshows. The collaborative work moves the task from substitution to modification. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IDEA:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Create and share one slideshow. Set the share settings so anyone in your domain can edit. Each student is responsible for contributing a slide (or two) in the slide show. Use the comment feature to provide feedback. This is a great ice breaker activity and can be used in any curriculum area. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Drawing</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use Google Drawings to create collaborative review games. Share and play these games with students across the globe and move from substitution to redefinition. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Sheets</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Crowd sourcing data with Google Spreadsheet moves right up the SAMR ladder. Share and receive feedback from validators around the world and you have redefined a learning activity. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IDEA:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Great a Google Spreadsheet and share the link wither several classrooms. Collect and record data on a shared Google Spreadsheet. From this data, students create graphs interpreting the data and publish the results to the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As educators we are always looking for ways to save time and become more efficient. The #tt4t team recognizes this need and wants to help improve your workflow by introducing a new series that will provide you with Apple and Google workflow shortcuts. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">F - forward</span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-50930444525397323882015-08-25T11:37:00.000-07:002015-08-25T11:37:09.105-07:00Voxer: A Vehicle for Collaboration and Communication<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Communication is at the heart of personalized professional learning communities. Establishing an effective collaborative workflow is key to capturing ideas and continuing critical conversations that may start in person. Great ideas often occur hours after a conversation takes place when people have had time to reflect. Having a workflow in place to capture these ideas and continue the conversations has many benefits. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I was at NETA 2014, I heard @angelamaiers keynote where she said “BRAVE is the new 21st Century Skill along with wonder, expect, think deeply, adapt, struggle, risk, grapple, & fail! Her words resonated with me. </span></div>
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Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-76975148783022389432015-08-21T10:05:00.000-07:002015-08-21T10:05:51.205-07:00Five Creative Ways to Reflect with Tech<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the most beneficial things we can do to grow is reflect. Reflection is important in all aspects of our lives. As educators, students, mothers, fathers, employees, managers, and friends, we can all become better through reflection. Yet, reflection is one of the hardest things for people to do. Along with revisiting things that went well, sometimes it's hard to reflect because it means looking at things that didn’t go well and that can be a difficult task. But, that is where reflection can help us grow. Mentally we all reflect, to some extent, before, during and after a lesson, presentation or meeting. Putting some of these thoughts down in a more concrete place will help your reflection become more powerful. </span></div>
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Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-28473313407668789532015-08-14T09:22:00.001-07:002015-08-14T09:22:39.073-07:005 Easy Ways to Use TodaysMeet in the Classroom<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Can you imagine having every student in your class actively taking part in a class discussion? Although this is an amazing idea, for many teachers this rarely happens. Usually, during a discussion, a few students take over and dominate the conversation. One tool that can change all of that is </span><a href="https://todaysmeet.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TodaysMeet</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which is a web based backchannel that allows every student in the room a voice. Far too often class discussions become focused on a few students whose voices are heard throughout the entire school year let alone one discussion. TodaysMeet changes that by removing the spoken word and taking away that fear for many students of being the only voice in the room at any one time. Instead, all students can be engaging in a conversation at the same time digitally and on any device connected to the internet. The setup takes seconds and once you have shared the link to your room </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(a temporary web page is created for you and your students</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) with your students the activity is ready to go! Here are five ways you can integrate TodaysMeet into your classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TodaysMeet is a great way to support students outside of class, especially the night before a test. Let students know that you will be sending them an email with a link to a TodaysMeet room and that you will be available to answer any questions they may have while they are studying. For example, I would let students know that between 8:00-8:30pm I would be available to answer student questions the night before the big test. Even if one student stops in with a question, it has been worth it as you have shown that you are supporting their learning. I also encourage students to ask and answer each others questions. TodaysMeet provides students the opportunity to have a study session together without being in the same location. Just another way to provide students with extra support when they need it the most. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next time you are showing a video clip or have students reading open up a TodaysMeet room. This will provide students with the opportunity to interact with you and each other by asking questions, sharing aha moments or important facts as they view the video or complete their reading. It is important to note that some students will not want to do this as they will feel distracted, and that is ok! This just offers another way to create an opportunity that allows the teacher and students to interact in a powerful way within the moment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@jeffreybernadt</span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-84427162242590569332015-08-07T04:56:00.000-07:002015-08-26T08:53:31.389-07:00Six Gmail Tips You Don’t Want to Miss<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the easiest ways to organize your inbox is to keep it clean. However, people are generally afraid to delete a message fearing that at some point they will need it in the future. The solution to this problem is simply archiving the message instead of deleting it. Archiving keeps individual emails hidden away but accessible through the search within Gmail. Whereas, if you delete a message they will eventually be completely removed from your account after thirty days. So, next time you contemplate whether you need to keep an email or not...don’t think, just archive it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbOd9lIcv0I" target="_blank">Video Tutorial on Archiving vs Delete</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Need to send an email but at a later time/date? Want to get rid of an email in your inbox but you know you will need it down the road? The Google Chrome Extension, Boomerang, is your solution. By installing this add-on you can compose an email and then schedule a date and time that it is sent. The best part is how easy Boomerang makes this process. Once it has been installed, you will see a Send Later button directly below the normal Send button. Simply click the Send Later button and you are given the opportunity to send the email whenever you choose. Boomerang also allows you to get rid of a received message and bring it back whenever you need it. This add-on allows you to plan ahead and stay organized all in one. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Filters are an efficient way to save all the great newsletters and articles you want to read for another day. Or, what about emails that you get daily from the same person or business that doesn’t fall under the urgent or read now category? What if you could have those emails bypass your inbox and be labeled for you to access when you are ready? Then, when you have time to stop and read a few articles, click on the label and read away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzRaWcyTO90" target="_blank">Video Tutorial on Filters</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tip #4: </span><a href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/118708?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Labels</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Labels are a nice visual way to tag or categorize your emails. You can create labels that are unique to your needs. Once you create labels they will show up on the left side of the page. If you prefer, you can even color code your labels for quick and easy identification. Think of this as a way to sort your messages for easy retrieval later. You can also create filters to sort email into certain labels and emails can have multiple labels if needed. </span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWypRsInHlk" target="_blank">Video Tutorial on Labels</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tip #5: </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Canned-Responses-in-Gmail" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Canned Responses</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great time saving solution for sending the same message multiple times is to leverage the canned response feature. By using the canned response, you not only save time, but you also ensure you are sending a consistent message to your recipients. Canned responses are sometimes overlooked because they are located in the lab section of settings. You must go to settings and enable the canned response feature. Once you have the canned response feature turned on, it will be found in the bottom right of every email you compose. Canned responses are simple to manage and even easier to use. Whether you are communicating a message to parents, students, or teachers, this is one feature you will want to try this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-15587688443986311272015-08-04T10:05:00.000-07:002015-08-05T14:09:13.291-07:00A Powerful Story Telling Strategy: Creating Six-Word Stories with Video <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The key to success according to Goble is the planning. He encourages students to go beyond their first idea before picking up their device and requires them to spend time planning out their story before turning on the camera. One strategy he uses is to have students fill out a storyboard showing their shots and what would be happening in each scene. This is one area I know I came up short when having my students create videos. As I reflect on different video projects I have done with my students I know I didn’t guide them enough in the planning stages, and as a result, the videos often suffered in overall quality. I encourage teachers to check out his informative </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/six-word-story-six-unique/id846218165?mt=11" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">iBook</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which I have included below, and take on the challenge of writing their own six word stories. Then find ways for your students to do the same. I am looking forward to taking on the challenge myself. So now the only question is, what will be your six word story? </span></div>
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Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-85309241456468398312015-05-07T08:59:00.001-07:002015-05-07T08:59:28.162-07:00The Cool Factor Matters<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Worldwide Connections.</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Use <a href="https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype" target="_blank">Skype for Education</a> or <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100662407427957932931" target="_blank">Google Hangouts </a>to connect with students from across the world. These platforms take your students outside their classroom. Geographical knowledge increases, conversation skills improve, and collaboration happens. <a href="http://mrsevonsthirdgrade.blogspot.com/2015/03/creating-global-classroom.html" target="_blank">Check out how one teacher </a>uses her laptop to increase global awareness with her students.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Osmo</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Called one of the best inventions of 2014, the Osmo turns your one iPad into an amazing learning center. The Osmo comes with four apps that increase critical thinking and problem solving skills. Check out how you can get your own </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gHZlQHdM6kIrd6rYhldpMpdLk27nnpM9eqXni085T0k/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Osmo here </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">as well as how one teacher uses it in his classroom. </span></div>
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<br /><br /><br />Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-29533431030814741292015-05-01T07:04:00.004-07:002015-05-01T08:28:09.900-07:00Creating with the iPad ~ Watching Kids Think Differently<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">When tasked with creating an iMovie on the iPads, often times students will save Google images and then throw those onto the storyboard. What this student did and many others like him in his class was to create their own images. Not only did he create his own drawings and images but he used multiple apps to do so. I can appreciate this on a couple different levels. </span><br />
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<br />Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-51881776429878231152015-04-27T09:51:00.000-07:002015-04-27T10:22:24.682-07:00NETA 2015 Inspired Keynote Review<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<a href="http://us.kano.me/?gclid=CKuI7q3olsUCFY-EaQodYA8ApA" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kano computer</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~ Lets kids build their own computer. </span><br />
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<br />Jeanette Carlson, Ann Feldmann and Jeffrey Bernadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879921133680170952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985157178250834280.post-41104709622327090462015-04-13T07:29:00.003-07:002015-04-13T07:29:35.099-07:00Mixing Math and Explain Everything Makes a Difference for Learners<div class="p1">
Mrs. Smeby (@coachsmeby) was recently teaching a lesson on multiplying fractions in her 1:1 iPad classroom, and I was there as her tech coach. She started by giving her students some direct instruction on how to solve fractions with pictures, repeated addition, and multiplication. Then, they began guided practice, solving problems in groups while we walked around and helped them out. It was fun to watch each child work collaboratively to problem solve. This was just the beginning.</div>
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<span class="s1">The most incredible thing happened next when the kids moved to the next activity. She asked them to create a screencast using Explain Everything. They were to solve two problems using the three methods they just learned. They eagerly spread out into the hallway and each student began creating. As they started to work, we shifted to the guides on the side and individually conferenced with students. They were able to ask us questions, record their work, listen to their projects, and revise. </span><br />
For several students, as they were talking through the steps to solve the problem, everything crystallized for them. Suddenly, the light came on and they got it, they understood! As teachers, we know what that joy looks like as students take off and leave scorch marks. <br />
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<span class="s1">As I step back and reflected on this afternoon, I still revel in the joy the students felt when they learned this concept. </span> What I witnessed was the collision of pedagogy and technology. What organically evolved was a wonderful way for each student to construct meaning using multiple modalities. The kinesthetic piece was a game changer. As they talked, they drew pictures, words and numbers and the concept became crystal clear to them. All of these culminated as they created their own videos.<br />
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Because every student was individually explaining the concept, they were all actively, personally involved in the learning process. With our support as guides on the sides, we were available for just in time learning, clarification, and re-teaching. This combination of experiences cemented the concept in their minds. Essentially, when they were done, they had an assessment that demonstrated mastery of the curriculum objective. Now, they can teach others and that is my definition of mastery learning!<br />
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