tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53365203934760665622024-03-05T00:19:15.839-08:00Moving ForwardIdeas and Reflections from a High School Instructional Technology SpecialistUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-32367546123388174102017-12-03T17:09:00.003-08:002017-12-03T17:09:43.421-08:00Tips for Managing Your Gmail Inbox<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsViPsopItunidSMYqOEbOkc0nh9aDO0xu-Qy504zk9FVK8qlzlBJDQJ_5xAPH7hPqrzoycu8c9pcxH1mTGiHrlb3HhBbffFA1bNYoPt7EYdiqfcfm-f7z-Eno7j9lgUYZdBS1xRkh1c/s1600/unreademail.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsViPsopItunidSMYqOEbOkc0nh9aDO0xu-Qy504zk9FVK8qlzlBJDQJ_5xAPH7hPqrzoycu8c9pcxH1mTGiHrlb3HhBbffFA1bNYoPt7EYdiqfcfm-f7z-Eno7j9lgUYZdBS1xRkh1c/s1600/unreademail.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is always too much email. When you sit down to read and act on the emails, it can feel like you are drowning and will never get your head above water. Fortunately, there are some ways to clean up your inbox and get it down to zero. Or if not zero, something more manageable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gmail is created by Google. In my opinion, Google is the best search tool out there. And, the best part about Gmail is that it can be fully searched using Google's search engine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can search and find anything in your Gmail account by using the search box at the top of the Gmail page. And if you click on the little arrow at the right side of the search box, you will be able to do some pretty cool advanced searches, like search for emails that have specific words, have an attachment, or are within a specific date range. (You can also use search words instead of clicking on the arrow to get to the advanced search. Check out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_flfTGZ15dhMU05Y0RKc1E0RVU/edit" target="_blank">PDF Gmail Search Cheat Sheet</a> from <a href="http://www.alicekeeler.com/" target="_blank">Alice Keeler</a>.) So go ahead, and file away those emails using labels or the archive tool, because you can easily search for your emails later. </span><br />
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Trash vs. Archive<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIi9f3SAxId527aX00XT9UgCkgQIZysGf4xeKGB7XGZgO4c2jcVRC0awPEFh3OxM_u0-jmBaB4ZDKyAiPB0nAVOL4K2Xf7py7-sQUKkAnRu2vFmNtYeGLmYB6jMeFdqrA6KZ4X-ANJ00/s1600/more.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIi9f3SAxId527aX00XT9UgCkgQIZysGf4xeKGB7XGZgO4c2jcVRC0awPEFh3OxM_u0-jmBaB4ZDKyAiPB0nAVOL4K2Xf7py7-sQUKkAnRu2vFmNtYeGLmYB6jMeFdqrA6KZ4X-ANJ00/s1600/more.png" width="103" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In a G Suite for Education account, you have UNLIMITED free storage. So there is no need to delete your emails. And, if you delete an email, it will permanently disappear in 30 days, so you won't be able to find it later. So instead of deleting your emails, ARCHIVE them. In Gmail, archive basically means taking your email out of your inbox. You can place it in a labeled "folder", or just click archive, and it will take it out of your inbox. You will then be able to find it by searching, looking in your "folders", or in your "All Mail". You can also archive multiple emails at once by clicking on the little check box at the top of your screen, then clicking on archive. </span><br />
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Labels<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gmail has "labels" instead of "folders". A folder system, like in many other email programs, only allows an email to be in one folder at a time. Gmail uses labels instead. One email can have multiple labels, and you can find that email by looking in the different "folders" with that label on the left of your screen. So use those labels to your advantage to organize your mail. And you can create filters which will automatically label (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">based on certain criteria) </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">emails when you receive them, saving you some time. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Check the box next to an email (or multiple emails). </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Click on the label icon.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Check all the boxes of the labels you want for that email (or group of emails).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or, create a new label.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Note: When you add a label to an email, it does not automatically move the email out of your inbox. You must archive it. OR, you can click on the folder next to the label to move it. (But if you choose the folder, you can only move it to that one folder.) </span></div>
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Filters<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Filters can automate actions for you. You can mark all emails with certain key words in the subject area, text, or from specific people as read, or have them skip your inbox, or be automatically marked with certain labels. Here are instructions on how to set this up. </span><br />
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Conversation View<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The default view of emails is that they are grouped together in a conversation. So all emails and their replies are linked together in a thread. For example, if you send me an email, then I reply to it, and you send me another reply, all emails will show up as one conversation and take up one line in your inbox. This will help keep conversations together and you can easily see all communication regarding that topic in one place. When you are ready to archive a conversation, all emails in that thread will be archived. (If you had the emails separate, you would need to archive each email individually.) To make sure your emails are set to conversation view, go to the gear in the top right corner of your gmail. Choose settings. Scroll down, and turn Conversation View on.</span><br />
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Add Emails to your Calendar<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS0qNgcLz_awcLtwpp-wJEyP7Z9aYBvWChVfL1EBGhZFYuHXu5I0GrhGsMXxMGEnucg0UbMV02eI0NlqLfWUihMcnN8-Xv-E6rtsouBinwgONEilp3Brff6gF2Ol5S38H1uyFjJ4iX8g/s1600/emailcalendar.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS0qNgcLz_awcLtwpp-wJEyP7Z9aYBvWChVfL1EBGhZFYuHXu5I0GrhGsMXxMGEnucg0UbMV02eI0NlqLfWUihMcnN8-Xv-E6rtsouBinwgONEilp3Brff6gF2Ol5S38H1uyFjJ4iX8g/s1600/emailcalendar.png" width="278" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many times I keep emails in my inbox because they relate to a meeting or event that is coming up. Gmail allows you to create an event from a gmail, and the text of that email will be added into the details of the event. Once I add an email to a calendar event, I can archive the email, and still find all of the relevant information in the details of the calendar event. To</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> add an email to a calendar event</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, follow the steps below:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Click on "More" at the top of the email. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Choose "Create event".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The title of the event will be the subject of the email. You can edit this.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Set the correct date and time of the event.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The description will include the text of the email. If the email was long, it may not include all of the text. Just go back to the email, and copy and paste the entire email into this box. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The event will automatically include all people who the email was sent to as guests. When creating an event, you may want to delete the guests so they all don't get email invites. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Press Save.</span></li>
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Create a Task from your Email<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes an email doesn't represent an event that you want to place on your calendar, but it might be something you need to add to your to do list. You can add emails to your Google Task list, and a link to the email will be added to the task. Then you can go ahead and archive your email, because you'll be able to see it by clicking on the link in your task. Below are instructions on how to add an email to a task:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Click on "More" above the email.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Click "Add to Tasks".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It will create a task and your task window will open at the bottom right of your screen. If you click on the arrow to the right of the task you can edit it and add a due date.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can change the name of the task. It defaults to the subject of the email.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can pick a due date.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add in notes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The link to the related email allows you to open the email that may contain info, links, etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You will see the tasks in your Google calendar on the date the task is due. Make sure you turned on the "Tasks" calendar in your "My Calendar" list.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When clicking on the task in your calendar, you will see the notes and can click on the related email link to go back to the email.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hopefully these tips will help you get your inbox down to zero! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-72873979395277625532017-05-17T13:09:00.001-07:002017-05-18T14:23:31.386-07:00Breakout Edu Tips<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I first learned about Breakout Edu at the Ed Tech Team's Google Apps Summit in July 2015. I was excited to try it out with my own class, but I had just left the classroom. I felt the idea of using Breakouts is such a great engaging way to provide content to students, as a intro to a unit or as a review, while also allowing students to practice communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. I purchased a box, and decided to use it to train teachers in my district. I set up a few games and tested it out with teachers, but they were always small groups. Returning to the classroom this year, I finally got to run Breakouts in a real classroom full of high school students, and I learned a lot through trial and error about how to set things up to run with a larger class size. I will share some of the things that I have found work for me.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I bought <b>four kits</b>, so I could break up my classes into groups of around 8-9 students. I found that to keep the most students engaged, I need them to work in smaller groups. I researched the ticket system, and it seemed a little to complicated for me. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I <b>color code</b> EVERYTHING. One kit and all of it's handouts and materials are all the same color. Green, Red, Yellow, or Blue. I bought reams of the four colors of cardstock. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I <b>laminate</b> everything. I could not live with out my laminator, card stock, and paper cutter. Laminating protects it from students, and also allows me to easily reuse things in the future.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I give each group a set of <b>wet erase markers</b>, so they can write on the laminated papers. They have to clean and dry them at the end of each period. This saves me the time of having to replace papers each period if they just used pen/pencil.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All materials for a group are placed on a <b>colored tray </b>which goes on their table, inside of an envelope, with a label that includes their color and a list all the materials that should be returned to the envelope. <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Avery-Removable-Coding-Labels-Inches/dp/B000BMBU9C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495139686&sr=8-3&keywords=sticker+dots">Sticker Dots</a> make great labels for items too.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I create an<b> envelope</b> with all things that go into the locked boxes, and that envelope has a list of materials and other things I may need to set up. There is another envelope with the answers to puzzles. All of these envelopes for a game are kept together so I can reuse them in the future.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I create a new <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VLmFe_jzIEU9rAC6lGYCyFwYMnL3w9DYK4gnPvKrpl8"><b>Lock Parking Lot</b></a> for each game, displaying the locks used in each game. It's color coded, laminated, and in the same color box. When students open a lock, I have them put the lock on the tracker, still open, still on the combo. They can turn the lock upside down, so other's can't peek. This makes it way easier for me to put everything back together during the quick passing period between classes. It also prevents some types of locks to being accidentally reset to an unknown combination.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I create a <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WCH6hdyXREBkb4DwHiHHAH5hYqmi2oK-6PQPW1wCvJ4"><b>Lock Tracker Sheet</b></a> (one of each color) that goes on a clipboard (matching color) for each team. I make a new one for each game, that shows the locks that they will have to solve. When they think they have solved a clue, they need to write the combo and reason for the combo on the tracker. Then, they can go to the locks. I had a problem of students just hanging out and trying random combinations. The lock tracker helped.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came up with a <b>Locksmith role</b>, with a name tag, on a lanyard (color coded, of <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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course). Each team chooses a locksmith, and they are the only student that can go to the lock and try to open it. They must take the clipboard with them, and can only try that code. I had too many students at the locks, trying random codes, and this has helped, in addition to using the lock tracker sheet.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When a team finishes, I <b>reset</b> all their materials and locks. Resetting four boxes at once is hard, so I need to work quickly and take advantage of a team finishing early.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like to mix students up, so I use little <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-dljXqoUzdMRYCrrVwr2rnPTCRkKrUU-91iMbpxDxrc/edit?usp=sharing">table cards</a></b> at the center of each table. I have <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I create a "<a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1csOzWvYdVanfFA5GcCze_vKdccea2-UmJ9Ph2Os3lKw/edit?usp=sharing"><b>cheat sheet</b></a>" for the lab using Google Drawings. It shows all the boxes, where the locks are, and the clues/combos. It helps me set up, and remember what everything is for when students ask for clues. It also helps me as I am making my own breakouts, or using and modifying ones I find online. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I space out the four <b>boxes at one side of my room</b>, using a variety of things - Chromebook cart, rolling cart, teacher demo station, etc. I want to easily monitor the locks, but space them out far enough so their aren't any wandering eyes. This also helps me reset things between classes, because everything is on one side of the room. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I need to have games where the clues aren't directly linear. I need a bunch of "<b>active clues</b>" so groups can break up and tackle things in small sub groups. If all 8 or 9 students were working on one clue at once, students can get bored or restless. I have found some linear games that I modified so that my students had access to multiple puzzles at once.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My students have really enjoyed the Breakout activities we have done this school year. It's so amazing to see so much creativity and critical thinking. I am doing my last one for this school year tomorrow, and have so many ideas for how to incorporate more into my classes next year. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-26311308579466897632016-08-15T20:14:00.000-07:002016-08-15T20:23:42.338-07:00My Classroom Vision and Mission Statements<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may have noticed that I didn’t specifically mention technology in my vision or mission. While I am a huge fan of integrating technology in my classroom, and have spent the last two years as an Instructional Technology Specialist, tech isn’t my main focus. My focus in the classroom is and has always been the students and their learning and growth. Technology will be a big part of my classroom, but technology is just a tool that when used at the right time, can help students become 21st century learners.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-7837707037637558612016-01-09T18:42:00.002-08:002016-01-09T18:44:08.817-08:00Spotlight Apps: Point Students in the Right Direction<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When projecting websites or slideshows to students, sometimes you need to make something stand out. Some of you may have seen me use a spotlight tool to draw attention to specific parts of the screen in my PD Sessions or on screencasts. I have been using Mouselight for my Mac for a few years and just finally found a PC version of a mouse pointer/spotlight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately, these tools are not free. I have found that spending that little amount out of my pocket has been worth it, for the amount of times I have used it, with students in class, as well as with teachers in PD workshops. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-44868302577799695082015-11-18T22:10:00.001-08:002015-11-18T22:10:31.061-08:00Breaking Down Walls to Increase Teacher Confidence When Integrating Technology<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been an Instructional Technology Specialist (Tech TOSA) for the past year and a half. In my role, it is my job to help train and coach teachers in my district to integrate technology into their curriculum to enhance instruction, transform student learning, and meet the CCSS standards related to technology. While many teachers are excited to use technology in the classroom, and the Chromebook carts are being checked out and are in constant demand, many more teachers are still not comfortable using technology in the classroom. Many lack the confidence to use technology with their students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There seem to be a variety of reasons why teachers are afraid to use technology with their students. Some feel that they don't have a grasp on using the technology themselves, and don't want to feel that they are not in control in their classrooms, or not the expert of everything. Some have had bad experiences in the past with the wifi or technology not working, and don't want to run into problems again. Others are afraid of classroom management issues, such as students being off task and texting, surfing the web, etc. All of these issues seem to lead to the idea of mindset. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My goal is to slowly change hesitant teacher's mindset about using technology in the classroom. I want them to understand that the teacher doesn't have to be an expert on the technology tools; they can rely on students to be the experts and share with their classmates. And while the network may go down or tech may fail, it is important to always have a plan B, or even a plan C, because non-tech lessons may not work either, and you always have to have a fallback plan. And lastly, students will always be tempted to get off task if they don't have an engaging assignment. Before computers, smart phones, and texting, students passed notes. The same classroom management skills and strategies that you use in a class without technology, are still important in a class with technology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago, I saw this diagram "Teacher confidence in use of technology" by <a href="http://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist">Mark Anderson</a> in my Twitter feed. This diagram perfectly describes the different levels teachers are at in my district. I feel like many have moved on to the mastery, impact, and innovation levels. But there are still a lot more at the survival level. These teachers are scared to use technology with their students, and don't seem to be able to move up to the next level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get to mastery, the simple answer is that the teachers should receive training and play and practice with the different tools. Then that would increase their comfort and confidence. But many seem stuck. They know they need practice, they know they need to sign up for training, or one on one appointments, but they don't always do that. They have built up a wall of fear, that they have a hard time climbing over it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd love for administrators to model using different tech tools in staff meetings, and to have technology purposely integrated into all professional development my district offers, not just the tech PD offerings. I feel that this would help hesitant teachers start to see the benefits that using technology could provide to learning. But this is a challenge for me in my district right now, and I feel like I'm making baby steps in these areas, but it's not enough. Yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another thing that I just started to try is to work with teachers to "<a href="http://mdhero.blogspot.com/2015/11/lesson-crashers-psychology-functions-of.html">crash their lesson</a>". (This ideas is based on the Yard Crashers TV show.) In this process, I meet with a teacher and look at a lesson that they have already used in the past, that they would like to improve, and we find a way to use technology to enhance the lesson to meet their content goals and standards. We plan a revised version of the lesson, and then I go to their class to co-teach the lesson or just help out and provide support while they teach it. Afterwards, we reflect on the process and share what we've done with the whole staff as part of a weekly Tech Tip blog post. It's starting to get other teachers, who are at the Survival level, to book appointments with me to brainstorm ideas to include technology in their lessons. I'm hoping that this continues and spreads by word of mouth to other teachers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you have any suggestions to help teachers make that huge jump from survival to mastery? How do you break down those walls that have been built? Please share your ideas in the comments section below. I'd love to see what has worked for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-35257543840137430032015-11-14T19:12:00.001-08:002015-11-14T19:12:06.139-08:00Updating a Vocabulary Lesson - 10 Important Words<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of my favorite vocabulary lessons, that I learned early in my teaching career, is called "Ten Important Words". It is a great way for students to find meaning of words based on the context of the text, allows students to judge the importance of the words, collaborate and then summarize the text. It was a little hard to manage some of the whole class collaboration. Adding a little technology simplified the entire process, and allowed more class time to be spent on deeper conversations around the meaning of the words and the text.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When assigning a short reading, students would first read the text, and then go back and highlight what they believed were the ten most important words. I generally assigned this for homework, and the text size was never more than a few pages. It could be an article or a small section of a chapter.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, in groups of four, students would have to come up with one list that they all agree upon. So students would go through and have to convince the their group that their words are more important than others. It was so awesome to see students "fight" and "argue" for their words. In their "arguments", they were using evidence from the text and comparing and contrasting the value of the word in making meaning of the text. (They don't really fighting, but they do get really into discussing and advocating for their own words.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, after the group decided on their one list, we would combine them and decide as a class what the test most important words were. Next, students would define the class list of words and then write a one paragraph summary of the text, using those ten words in context.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As you can imagine, it was challenging to collect the words from each of the class groups and agree on the class list of the ten most important words. So I decided to take advantage of some technology tools and using the student's cell phones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/seq.org/gafe/drive/forms">set up a simple Google Form</a> that just had one question for the groups to fill out, list your 10 important words. One student in the group would pull out their cell phone and type in their list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would then go to the Google Sheet that contained the form data, and highlight all of the words typed in by my groups.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next, I would go to <a href="http://wordsift.com/">wordsift.com</a> and paste in the list of words generated by my student groups. After pressing "sift", I get a word cloud, where the most used words are bigger than the others. I can then click "create workspace" and drag the 10 most important words to one spot. This process takes only a few minutes to do and saves a lot of class time. Now, I can have a discussion with the class and ask why some of their words didn't make it to the class list, and discuss the definitions and the reading, before the students write their summaries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can copy and paste in entire texts, poems, stories, speeches, etc. When you sift, you not only get a word sift showing the most used words and a workspace, but can sort alphabetically or by common to rare words. When you click on a word, you will find, images, and a visual thesaurus. This can really help students understand and make meaning of the text or key ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Their presentation was more of a discussion than a presentation, which promoted a lot of group conversations and sharing. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the things Kevin shared in the session really stuck with me, and inspired an idea. When we were discussing how to know if our PD had an impact on the participants, and if they used what we taught them, Kevin shared a strategy that he has used. Kevin sends out emails after the event, and then, if he remembers, another one a few months later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I normally send an email right after the PD, but never thought of sending one out later, to check in on the participant's progress. I know I wouldn't consistently remember to send an email later in the year; I'd never be able to keep track of everything. I thought that there had to be a way to automate that process. I immediately began thinking of how I could use Google Forms and some Add-Ons, copyDown and formMule, to make this work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I just got a chance to try this out and set it up for the professional development I offer at my district. In this post, I will describe how I set it up in case you want to use this for any PD you may offer.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First, I created a Google Form for participants to sign in when they attend a PD session. It collects their name, email, and title of the session.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the spreadsheet that is created from the form submissions, I added a few extra columns, with formulas. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One column includes the date of a week after the PD, which has a formula that auto adds that up referencing the timestamp.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another column that includes a date three months after the PD, with a formula to calculate that, referencing the timestamp.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And two more columns that reference those two dates I just created. The formula in these columns looks at the previous column and if the date of the one week column equals today's date, it will write "TODAY" in the column, and if the date of the three month column equals today's date, it writes "TODAY" in that column.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next, I ran the add-on copyDown to copy down these formulas into each row on form submission.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finally, I used the add-on FormMule to run each morning. It is triggered to send out one of two emails. If the one week column says "TODAY", it will send the one week email thanking participants, sending them the link to our PD resources webpage, and asking if they need any support. If the three month column says "TODAY", an email will be sent asking if they implemented what they learned and offering support if they need help.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This video is about 20 minutes and walks you through the entire process to set up one week and three month check-in emails. I am so sorry that it is this long, but you can jump ahead to the section you need, using the timeline if you open it up on YouTube, or on the table of contents "page" at the beginning of the video.</span></div>
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<li><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; white-space: normal;">To convert the Timestamp (with date and time) to the date: </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">=to_date(int</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span><span dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #f7981d; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A2</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">))</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 week reminder (7 days): </span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">=</span><span dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #f7981d; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">B2</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">+</span><span class="number" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">7</span><span class="number" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today: </span><span data-sheets-formula="=if(R[0]C[-1]=today(),"TODAY","")" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,14338,null,[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[null,2,0],"Inconsolata, monospace, arial, sans, sans-serif",11]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,""]" style="font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif;"></span><span data-sheets-formula="=if(R[0]C[-1]=today(),"TODAY","")" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,14338,null,[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[null,2,0],"Inconsolata, monospace, arial, sans, sans-serif",11]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,""]" style="font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif;"></span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">=</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">if</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span><span dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #f7981d; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">H2</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">=</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">today</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span class=" string " dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: green; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"TODAY"</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span class=" string " dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: green; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">""</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 month reminder (91 days): </span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">=</span><span dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #f7981d; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">B2</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">+</span><span class="number" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">91 </span><span class="number" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today: </span><span data-sheets-formula="=if(R[0]C[-1]=today(),"TODAY","")" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,14338,null,[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[null,2,0],"Inconsolata, monospace, arial, sans, sans-serif",11]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,""]" style="font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif;"></span><span data-sheets-formula="=if(R[0]C[-1]=today(),"TODAY","")" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,14338,null,[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[null,2,0],"Inconsolata, monospace, arial, sans, sans-serif",11]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,""]" style="font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif;"></span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">=</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">if</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span><span dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #f7981d; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">J2</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">=</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">today</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span class=" string " dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: green; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"TODAY"</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span class=" string " dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: green; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">""</span><span class=" default-formula-text-color" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Where <span style="color: orange;">B2</span> = cell date, and </span><span style="color: #f7981d; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif;">H</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> = cell that has the one week date (or </span><span style="color: #f7981d; font-family: "inconsolata" , monospace , "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif;">J</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has the 3 month date formula). Depending on what information you are collecting in your form, your column letters may change.)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HTML website link: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="<span style="color: #cc0000;">https://sites.google.com/a/seq.org/suhsdpd/</span>"><span style="color: blue;">SUHSD PD Website</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HTML email link: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="<span style="color: #cc0000;">mailto:mhero@seq.org</span>" target="_top"><span style="color: blue;">Melissa</span></a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(What is in <span style="color: blue;">blue</span> is what they will see in the email, and it will be hyperlinked to what is in <span style="color: #cc0000;">red</span>.)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-53979432609675099662015-11-02T14:26:00.000-08:002015-11-02T14:26:02.763-08:00Lesson Crashers: Psychology - Functions of the Brain<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wrote up this blog post for my district staff, but decided to share it on my personal blog too. I am hoping to get more teachers to book appointments with me for instructional technology, rather than seeing me as just their tech support to help them with their gmail and gradebook. I am hoping that by starting "Lesson Crashers" I will get more teachers interested in incorporating technology into their instruction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I must admit, sometimes I watch a little too much TV, especially when I should be cleaning my house, preparing a lesson, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But some TV can be a good thing - educators can get some great ideas for lessons based on TV shows. There are hundreds of <a href="http://flipquiz.com/" target="_blank">Jeopardy style review games</a> and templates on the web. The <a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/education/teacher-institute" target="_blank">Exploratorium Teacher Institute</a> runs an "<a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/media/index.php?project=11" target="_blank">Iron Science Teacher</a>" web show each summer based on <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/iron-chef-america.html" target="_blank">Iron Chef</a> where teachers create science lessons using a secret "ingredient." <a href="https://twitter.com/jkloczko">Jennifer Kloczko</a>, an administrator from Natomas, got <a href="http://sparkleonjen.blogspot.com/2015/04/chopped-pd-lessons-learned-from-food.html" target="_blank">inspiration for the Professional Development she leads</a> from Food Network's "<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chopped.html" target="_blank">Chopped</a>."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yard Crashers</span><br />
<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/shows/yard-crashers" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsqvJcDX5eTb-Pm7nL_TypSkDG0hMCLVUqqlt1ICryrzsDMUlYqqUEJTk_AGjRl1hJwlii5BtnlenGusS8ou7bERlHqiacMX0badcy_eOgQLJycCAj6Tfn7K07KeBPgG4y3J97Vn4UK4/s200/yardcrashers.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This summer, I watched a lot of HGTV and one of my favorites was <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/shows/yard-crashers" target="_blank">Yard Crashers</a>. The main premise of the show is that some home owners are shopping at a Home Depot type store, in the garden section, and the host sneaks up on them, volunteering to design and landscape their yard. The show provides the designer, supplies, and a construction/landscaping crew, and the home owners pitch in too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This gave me the idea to create my own spin on the show called "Lesson Crashers." The idea behind "Lesson Crashers" is that I would help a teacher reinvent a lesson, integrating technology. I'd meet with the teacher, we'd discuss a lesson or project that they have used before, and figure out what new goals they have or hopes for improvement. Working together, we'd then brainstorm some ideas on how we can meaningfully integrate technology to enhance the lesson. When the teacher then teaches the lesson, I can provide support if needed (ex. coteach, observe, etc.). Then, we'd debrief the lesson, and come up with next steps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is the first Lesson Crasher lesson. Michelle McKee, a psychology teacher at Carlmont, graciously volunteered to test this out with me, and we wrote up a description of the process. I am hoping that this lesson will spark some ideas that you can use in your own classes. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GBAcRdVOx60wI7WcXoX7NnwDQbYRh9AtqC8Tqll3lxuLx38iHf06Z2k1_P-ZrQwm0UFyL-Jth456OZlwVzTlLL-xO2Yo7m2Xosc_BWhVz3DR4TnZ36-4g5jLOBL67RhBGS0qnV3s76A/s1600/4366697761.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GBAcRdVOx60wI7WcXoX7NnwDQbYRh9AtqC8Tqll3lxuLx38iHf06Z2k1_P-ZrQwm0UFyL-Jth456OZlwVzTlLL-xO2Yo7m2Xosc_BWhVz3DR4TnZ36-4g5jLOBL67RhBGS0qnV3s76A/s200/4366697761.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To best protect the Chromebooks and ensure that they last as long as possible for you to continue using, here are some best practices. </span><br />
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With repeated use, students will quickly learn the procedures, and check in and out will be much smoother.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Assign each student a number. </b> That is the Chromebook they will ALWAYS use in your class, and the Chromebook they are responsible for.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Print out a list for each class that you pin on the wall above the cart, in case they forget their assigned computer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have students write down their number in their notebook or planner. (Or print out labels for each student with their name and number to put on their class notebook, planner, etc.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If new students join your class, just assign them an empty number. Don’t go re-organizing or alphabetizing your list after you’ve assigned numbers. The students will get confused.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Distribute Chromebooks.</b> If cart is open, students know to pick up their Chromebook on the way into class. If it’s closed, they are not to grab one.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure students only get their Chromebook, not ones for friends too. When they carry too many, they drop them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students should use two hands to carry a Chromebook, and never have them open when they are walking.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students should double check that their Chromebook is actually the right number, in case the person before them put it away in the wrong spot. Remember, they are responsible for their assigned number.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stand near the cart or door to make sure no chromebooks wander out of class.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are having students get Chromebooks after the beginning of class, call up students in groups. Ex. 1-10, 10-20, 20-30, etc.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Check the Chromebooks. </b> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there is ANYTHING wrong with the Chromebook, the student should tell you right away. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That way you know that it was broke the period before, and know which student is responsible.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notify the appropriate AVP immediately if a student broke a device.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sign In. </b> Students should be sure they sign in to their GAFE account. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If they open the device, and it’s already on the internet, the person before them is signed in.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have them sign out the other person, and sign in themselves.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Student care of computers.
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No food or drink next to the devices. Keeping the units clean will help extend their life.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use the device on a flat surface. Using the device on your lap increases the risk of damage.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do not attach personal accessories to the Chromebooks. Headphones can be used when directed by staff. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not charging student cell phones through the USB port will extend battery life during the day.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sign Out. </b> When done, make sure students sign out. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Students should return their Chromebook in the last few minutes of class, NOT after the bell rings.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only have students plug in Chromebooks at the end of the day, not each period. It takes up too much time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call up students in groups to put away their Chromebook, and be sure they put it in the correct slot. 1-10, 10-20, etc. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure each computer is put away (and plugged in if this is the last period) and close the cart door BEFORE you let any students leave the class.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You don’t want to sit and plug in all 35 chromebooks, so make sure the students do it for you.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Don’t allow students to leave the class when Chromebooks are out. </b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is how Chromebooks are stolen. Even if you collect the Chromebook from the student who is leaving the room, that doesn’t ensure that they didn’t put another one in their backpack before leaving. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure all Chromebooks are accounted for.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Never leave the cart unlocked when you are not in the room.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Make sure the cart is locked, plugged in, and charging at the end of the day.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please remember that the cart is checked out to you, the teacher, not the students. So you are ultimately responsible for the contents. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure everything is plugged in and in the correct spot, before the cart moves on to another teacher. You wouldn't want to open the cart and find that half of the Chromebooks aren't plugged in and charged.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devices should not be used when you are not there. Your class should not be using the carts when you have a substitute teacher.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Notify your school’s site tech regarding damage or malfunction of Chromebooks</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Moving Carts</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only teachers should move carts, do not allow students to move cart around the campus. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unplug power connector, from wall, before moving, and wrap the cord around the cord management. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When transporting Chromebooks without cart, do not stack more than 4 books on top of each other or the screens will crack.</span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-78154231229655217442015-03-13T14:11:00.000-07:002015-03-13T14:11:05.940-07:00Leading Edge Certification, Blended & Online Teacher: Module 6.3 Reflection<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<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;">This module has explored the use of technology tools for both formative and summative assessment. As you think about how you will implement formative and summative assessments in the online and blended environments:</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; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are some of the factors you need to consider?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Response:</span></h1>
<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In any class, online, blended, or in person, a teacher needs to carefully consider what tools and strategies to use to implement formative and summative assessments.</span></div>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I believe that the first thing a teacher needs to do is figure out the learning goals for the unit. If you do not have a clear set of goals and objectives, the assessments will be useless. As a teacher, you need to provide scaffolded instruction and activities to help a student meet and master those goals. As students are moving along through the unit, a teacher must use formative assessments to see where students are at, make any modifications or changes to the lesson plans, provide feedback to each student about their learning, and allow students to use that feedback to grow as a learner. Each step of learning and growth should be celebrated. Then, at the end of the unit, there should be some sort of summative assessment where students can demonstrate and apply their learning.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Tuttle's Stages or Formative Assessment.png" height="42" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/PpYsPmvSqlPq4hM6Kaz0lDK_W0tgQQxFoBE03nVhcmpNAlS2F8b_UytHim-ak2agJC9xhCaLJqWoRBak0ISCE795-J9nHrTfb1DDdv-MQqmvanXYivgzwI5d4z6awLWV-PyhTJ4" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0rad); border: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="400" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harry G. Tuttle's Stages of Formative Assessment</td></tr>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Formative assessments need to be provided to not only gauge where students are or to guide a teacher’s future lessons, but to also provide feedback and additional learning and support for students. In a blended or online course, I like to select tools that allow students to check their knowledge, but also provide immediate feedback, such as Quizlet, Socrative, or even Google Forms using the Flubaroo add-on. It’s also important to check higher levels of student thinking. Online tools such as Collaborize Classroom, Padlet, or Today’s Meet allow students to share their thoughts with others and get feedback from their teacher and classmates. </span></div>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the end of the unit, when I select a summative assessment, I want my students to apply what they learned and create something to demonstrate their knowledge about the topic. I like to give students a choice in tools so that they feel comfortable and can really show me what they know, and be creative at the same time. Some tools that my students use are iMovie, WeVideo, iStopMotion, Powtoon, and Explain Everything.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-33406461458954376532015-02-22T17:04:00.001-08:002015-02-22T17:04:41.860-08:00Leading Edge Certification - Online and Blended Teacher: 4.3 Reflection - Social & Professional Networks <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>PROMPT</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; 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;">Think about how the Internet has impacted your personal learning, communication, and sense of community.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Write a new post that includes:<br /><ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2;">a screenshot showing your participation in a social or professional network and</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2;">a summary of how you use that network for personal or professional connections or for new learning</span></li>
</ul>
</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In your post reflect on the following:<br /><ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2;">When does the Internet help your learning?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2;">When does it distract from good learning for you?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2;">How might your answers to these questions be similar to or different from the answers your students might give?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2;">How might you support your students in using the Internet as their own personal learning space?</span></li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">Twitter has become one of my most powerful professional learning networks. I created an account many years ago to follow different companies to find out about deals or sales. I wasn’t interested in following celebrities, and none of my friends were using Twitter at the time. Also, I was unaware of the networking use of Twitter by teachers. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">My first glimpse of teachers using Twitter was when I attended ISTE one summer. SMART mentioned that they were having a contest and you could win prizes for answering their trivia questions on Twitter. So I hopped on my account and actually won something. But I still didn’t understand why people at the conference would be using Twitter, and I didn’t know much about hashtags, so I didn’t get into using Twitter at that time.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">A few years ago, I attended <a href="http://www.edcampsfbay.org/" target="_blank">EdCamp SF Bay</a>. In the sessions I attended that day, I learned a lot from all of the other educators. Many kept mentioning Twitter, so I started to follow many of the educators in attendance. I saw all the information, knowledge, and lesson ideas that they shared online, and was hooked. I then started to watch the different Twitter chats occur each week, and finally got the courage to participate. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">I have found Twitter a great learning tool, where I can put out a question and get an immediate answer. I find links to blogs, books, conferences, and other resources, that I may not have found on my own. I also have made many Twitter friends, that I have then met in person at different conferences throughout California. If I have a question about any aspect related to teaching, I know which people I can turn to for ideas, inspiration, or a push in the right direction. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePR5vA_rlBMopQVib7vFwGTOfFnEO7YdQ2WH6HenbcipFDXzmox3ZNB9CaeyxkxWo2GpPC45rAhaiWNBa7K__iCV1Lk3aA5b0ddBBde5qJYBgXGd9gA7Z6zDH5vzi0IKtbCJ2jAEj5L4/s1600/twitterdfadsf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePR5vA_rlBMopQVib7vFwGTOfFnEO7YdQ2WH6HenbcipFDXzmox3ZNB9CaeyxkxWo2GpPC45rAhaiWNBa7K__iCV1Lk3aA5b0ddBBde5qJYBgXGd9gA7Z6zDH5vzi0IKtbCJ2jAEj5L4/s1600/twitterdfadsf.png" height="320" width="309" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Example of a Twitter conversation</span></td></tr>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">Having a professional learning network online allows me to access it on my own time. When I’m at school teaching, the other teachers in my department may not have a common prep, or can’t stay after school. Twitter allows me to have conversations and post questions at any time of the day. Also, although my colleagues are great there are only a few of them that I work with day to day. I find that there is a much broader and diverse set of knowledge out on Twitter, so I turn to Twitter to find teachers to brainstorm ideas and to collaborate with.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">Although Twitter is a great learning tool, it can be distracting. I have a hard time tweeting out my learning during conferences. I like to take notes, and don’t have the time to read through tweets and write my own. So I like to look through them afterwards. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">For my students, I think Twitter can be a great learning tool. However most of my students use it to post pictures from a party or complain about homework. For them, Twitter and other social media tools are a distraction. I think our students need to be trained how to use social media for professional or educational uses. Last year, I had my students create “school” Twitter accounts that they would only use for school and professional type tweets. My students participated in <a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/category/do-now/science-do-now/" target="_blank">KQED’s Do Now</a> program, and we also used the accounts to share questions and information about different class activities. I tried to model good uses of social media, and how and what should be posted online. I am currently reading </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1479332569/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687662&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1466242078&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1C50Y7HCW3K7XMQ05P5F" 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;">lol...OMG!: What Every Student Needs to Know About Online Reputation Management, Digital Citizenship, and Cyberbullying (High School Edition)</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;">. I think all of our high school students should read this to learn what might happen if they post what many of our students are currently posting online.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<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;">Social Media can be such a great way to expand your professional learning network. Twitter isn’t just for fans of celebrities. And our students should be taught how to navigate social media to enhance their learning and future professional endeavors.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-21354181868725125242015-02-15T11:24:00.001-08:002015-02-15T11:24:21.358-08:00Leading Edge Certification: Online and Blended Teacher - 3.3 Reflection: Using Web 2.0 Tools<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">PROMPT 3.3: Using Web 2.0 Tools</span></div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reflect upon what an activity in your classroom might look like using one or more of these Web 2.0 tools. Think about:</span><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">what the experience looks like for students.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">types of outcomes students might have.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">how the outcome is tied to curriculum objectives.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">what Web 2.0 tools are aligned to the outcomes and lead to higher order thinking skills.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">kinds of directions or guidelines you will provide in order to ensure success.</span></li>
</ul>
</b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Write a post that briefly describes the activity you would create and how you might minimize possible challenges students and the teacher might have to address. Make sure that your activity is aligned to a learning objective, and uses verbs from the top three levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. In a later module, this activity may be one component of a larger unit you create.</span></blockquote>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over the last few years I’ve tried to move my class from teacher centered to more student centered. As a science teacher, I’ve always made things very hands on, with labs and activities to help students understand the complicated biological concepts. However, I’ve always lectured so that students got the “input” part of the curriculum from direct instruction. I want to change that, so students are actually doing the work, not just passively taking notes. I want students to want to find the concepts and background information as part of the process to solve a task or a problem.</span></div>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For my ecology unit, I had students research different environmental issues and choose a topic that they were interested in. I used </span><a href="http://bit.ly/17brztK" 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;">Lesson Paths</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;"> (formerly Mentor Mob) to curate a bunch of current event topics to help students start researching. I also created a </span><a href="https://www.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=014690327803651444005:dh0sprq_3gu" 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;">Google Custom Search Engine</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;"> of science news sources, so they could do relevant and targeted searches on their own. When students looked up these environmental topics, they were working at the lower level of Bloom’s taxonomy. However, I wanted to make the selection process easy and fast, so students could spend more time learning about the ecology related to their topic.</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; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After students chose a topic that interested them, I gave them </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fuhNkZWiJVSAvqHzWW8MsCcGRJKwjXC9YIXJOTY9gIc/edit?usp=sharing" 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;">guidelines</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;"> of what they needed to research. I took the standards and created objectives that they must meet. For example, students had to explain how energy was involved in their topic. First, they needed to know what an food web and energy pyramid was, then how their environmental topic might affect an ecosystems energy cycle. Students did this research on their own. Through our LMS, I gave them a list of resources, like online texts, screencasts I’ve made, or, they could find the information on their own. By students researching the topics, they have to comprehend the topics, but then apply what they learn to their own environmental topic. Students also had to analyze the sources that they found to see if they were credible sources, since many articles relating to some of their environmental issues were very biased or written by people who were not experts in the field.</span></div>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As students were researching their topics and the ecological concepts they took collaborative notes using Google Docs. Most students worked in pairs, so they were able to collaborate online, and if their partner was absent, the other student still had access to all of their work. Students also share their learning through Blogger blogs. Students are synthesizing all of the facts they learn about ecology, and about their environmental issue, and then sharing it with the world. Other students in the class provide feedback and questions, but even people outside of our class are reading their work, and sometimes providing feedback. So students are writing for an audience that extends past our classroom walls. </span></div>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After students finished their research, they created a fifteen minute presentation that they would share with the class. It needed to include a movie trailer or Public Service Announcement about their environmental problem, and some sort of interactive quiz for the class. Students used iMovie, WeVideo, or Powtoon to create videos and posted them on YouTube. Some students created ebooks using Book Creator or Shutterfly Photo Story, which they then posted on their blogs. Others created infographics using Google Drawing or Thinglink. When students presented to the class, they also created formative assessments with tools like Socrative, Google forms with Flubaroo, or Pear Deck. My students were familiar with most of these tools, since we had used them earlier in the year. However, some students learned new tools, and referred to online tutorials that they found or I provided.</span></div>
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<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: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This project had students working at all levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Students chose a topic that was interesting to them, and related to the curriculum objectives I wanted them to meet. Students created some amazing videos and presentations, which showed a deep understanding of their topic and the environmental issues related to it. There are some changes I need to make to the project, as we are transitioning to using the NGSS standards instead of the California State Standards. I found that students had a hard time blogging each day, and definitely need to change up some of the requirements. However, I think the project was a success overall. Students learned the ecological concepts because they need to in order to deeply understand the issues behind their topic. I didn’t lecture once, students found the information they needed. Students were the center of this project, and I just walked around and led students in the right direction, and provided a gentle push if needed. But my students really drove their learning in this unit.</span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-32315340579263987152015-02-08T12:44:00.002-08:002015-02-08T12:44:43.927-08:00Leading Edge Certification: Online and Blended Teacher - 2.3 Reflection: Methodologies of the Online Instructor<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>PROMPT 2.3: Methodologies of the Online Instructor</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Write a post reflecting on the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first began the shift to a blended classroom by flipping my instruction. I created screencasts of all of my lectures, students watched the videos at home, and I reorganized the learning tasks that took place in the classroom. I really analyzed what was the best use of the my face to face time with my students. I focused on making very clear learning objectives and tossed out a lot of my previous activities and lessons that didn’t really meet those objectives. I then provided much more time and focused activities for my students to really help them understand and apply what they were learning. It allowed my students to really delve deeper and practice their critical thinking skills. This was the start of helping me make my classroom more student centered. I began using an LMS (Canvas), and started providing choices in learning activities, so students could choose how to receive the content (videos, readings, web resources), but also how to show me that they have mastered the learning objectives (creating videos, animations, blogs, etc.). Students became content creators, not just consumers of the information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am out of the classroom this year, but when I return to the classroom, in order to better support my student learning in a blended environment, I want to have my students do more passion based learning, online discussions, as well as make more connections with the content to authentic problems. I feel that students become more engaged when they have a real connection to their learning. I have been reading a lot about 20time projects, project based learning, and other innovative ideas, such as gamification, and I really want to try some of these out with students. I also have found that when given the opportunity to participate in an online discussion, students tend to not be as afraid of contributing as they are in a traditional face to face discussion. Also, in an online discussion format, students can not only share their thoughts, but things that they have created. This provides students multiple modalities to share their learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the 15 years I have been teaching (high school biology and AVID), I have always been near the forefront of using technology in my classes, at my school. I was one of the firsts in my school to use an LCD project, get a SMART Board, use clickers with my students, allow my students to use their phones in class, etc. The last two years in the classroom, I had a class set of iPads and flipped my instruction. I feel that I taught a blended course, as direct instruction was mostly delivered through online content, but students worked together in person, in class. I strived for giving my students a choice in their learning activities, differentiating instruction based on their learning needs, and providing support and guidance so that they can succeed. I feel that not all of my high school students are ready to be an online only learner, and would "fail" the online assessment from page 7. However, they could learn a lot in a blended course, taking advantages of the pros of online learner and face to face learning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the last few years, I have met some amazing educators at CUE conferences, EdCamps, GAFE Summits, and other workshops that I have attended, who have done things with their students that just blow my mind. I love to learn what other educators are doing and improve my practice so that I can help all of my students succeed and excel. I am also willing to try new things, but I am very thoughtful in what technology I use with my students. I feel that it is extremely important that the technology is not used as just a fun tool to capture attention, but as a means to best meet the student learning objectives. There is a time and a place for technology, and it doesn’t always fit in a lesson.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year, I am out of the classroom, in a new role in my district, as a Instructional Technology Specialist. So my students this year are high school teachers. I am working with my district’s teachers one on one, providing after school workshops, and co-facilitating an online course using the LEC Digital Educator open source curriculum. My job is to help teachers incorporate technology into their lessons, to enhance student learning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have many goals for taking this Leading Edge Certification course for the Online and Blended Teacher. I want to find the best ways to teach other educators how to create a blended learning environment in their courses. I also want to learn some tips and strategies to help me better facilitate the online course I am doing with the teachers, while modeling practices they could use with their high school students. I have found that it is really easy to provide feedback and guidance on assignments to my high school students, but when a teacher, my peer, doesn’t follow directions on an assignment, I have a harder time providing feedback. It is so awkward to have to tell a teacher, sometimes a few times, to make sure they answer all parts of a prompt. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">By taking this course, I also am looking forward to collaborating and learning from and with other educators from around the state. I have taken another Leading Edge Certification course and know that it will help me grow as an educator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People keep asking me if I miss being in the classroom. Honestly, after four weeks, I am still not sure. I miss my AVID students. I left them after their sophomore year. And I missing talking with my students and having them hang out in my classroom at lunch. But there are some things that I definitely don't miss - grading, spending hours setting up biology labs, and getting emails about grades. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far, most of what I have been doing is helping teachers and other staff get to know two new programs our district has adopted - School Loop and GAFE. It feels great to see teachers excited about what these tools can do, but I can't wait to start helping teachers actually plan lessons and integrate technology into their classes for students to use. We have so many great teachers in our district, and I look forward to working with them and their students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this new position, I have found that I rely on my Google calendar immensely. Last week I had appointments with twenty different teachers, and that doesn't include the meetings I had at the district office. I have found two tools that work with my Google calendar that have saved my sanity. One is Schedule Once, and the other is the Google calendar text notifications.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first few weeks of this position, teachers were emailing me asking to meet, but they didn't tell me what school they were at, or would ask to meet fourth period, but forget to tell me that they had an assembly schedule that day. I ended up spending a ton of time emailing back and forth to set up meetings. I started to explore different ways to book appointments - GAFE's appt slots (not great for varied schedules), youcanbook.me (didn't put the calendar event on the appt. booker's calendar) and then found and loved Schedule Once. <a href="http://www.scheduleonce.com/" target="_blank">Schedule Once</a> allows me to set up 5 booking calendars, one for each school I visit. I can then set my availability and give out the website to my booking calendar. Teachers can choose their school, pick an amount of time they would like to meet, and then find an open slot. When they book an appointment it goes to my Google calendar as well as theirs. I even have it set up to send a reminder email to the teacher the morning before the meeting. It is the greatest tool ever! I don't have to worry about anything, their is no emailing back and forth, and the appointments just show up in my calendar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that I had all these appointments set up, I would get really involved with helping the teachers I was meeting with, that I didn't watch the clock as carefully as I should. So I played around with my phone notification settings. I didn't want to get event notifications for every one of my Google calendars. So I checked out the settings on the Google calendar. I set it up so my work appointment calendar would send me a text message 10 minutes before the start of each meeting. Now, I get a text, and I know I need to get moving to my next appointment. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-89080516422307249402014-05-13T10:30:00.002-07:002014-05-13T10:30:04.995-07:00Shorten URLs with goo.gl<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When using the class sets of Chromebooks or iPads it can be hard to get links out to your students. You can send them a document using Doctopus or post links on a webpage, but sometimes you find something in the middle of class and you need a quick way to send out a link. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://goo.gl/">Goo.gl</a> is the answer. You can go to the goo.gl website and paste in a link to the web address you want to shorten. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make things even simpler, you can download the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon" target="_blank">goo.gl shortener Chrome Extension</a> which will show up right next to your Omnibox. Then, all you have to do is be on whatever website you want to share, click the extension, and it will give you the short URL. This short URL is much easier to write up on the board to share with students. (Just be careful with some characters such as a capital i and lowercase l. You can always click the link again to get a different short URL that is easier to read.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alerts is not one of Google's most well known tools, but I have found it very useful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a<b> teacher</b>, I use Alerts to notify me of current events that relate to the topic I am currently teaching. For example, during my last unit, evolution, I set up an alert using the keyword s<i>peciation</i>. I wanted to find current and relevant news articles that I could share with my students, but I didn't want to spend the time to keep searching the web. Anytime google found this keyword, it sent me an email with a link to the website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your <b>students</b> are doing a research project, you can teach them how to set up alerts to get new information about their topic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that Alerts would be a useful tool for school <b>administrators</b> to get emails each time their school is mentioned on the web or in the news. Here is an example of a Google Alert email that I received about my school. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-50195285389495997012014-04-29T08:56:00.001-07:002015-10-26T14:57:30.968-07:00Copy and Paste - Using Your Clipboard History<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever needed to copy and paste more than one thing at a time? I am usually working with multiple tabs open on my Chrome Browser, and many times have multiple links or names that I am trying to paste into one document at the same time. And it drives me nuts that sometimes I "lose" something in my clipboard when I copy something new. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The clipboard is the place where the things you copy are stored. You can add things to the clip board by pressing </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Control C</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on a PC, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Command C</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on a Mac, or right clicking on something and choosing </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. To paste what is on your clipboard you will press </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Control V</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on a PC, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Command V</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on a Mac, or right click and press </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paste</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sure you are used to people saying "There's an app for that".... Well, now there's an extension for that! <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history-2/ajiejmhbejpdgkkigpddefnjmgcbkenk" target="_blank">Clipboard History</a> is a great Chrome extension that stays up next to your Omnibox (URL address bar) and keeps a history of all of the things you have copied.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing you need to do to use </span><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history/hmgejlbbhlgnknnnhfligmjalffljbno?hl=enhttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history-2/ajiejmhbejpdgkkigpddefnjmgcbkenk" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Clipboard History</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is download the extension. Click on the </span><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history-2/ajiejmhbejpdgkkigpddefnjmgcbkenk" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Clipboard History link</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and click on the blue "+Free" button</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After you have installed it, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all you have to do is click on the icon of the orange clipboard up on the right of your screen, next to the Omnibox (address bar). </span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-63887081146583617422014-04-21T20:31:00.000-07:002014-04-21T20:37:42.974-07:00My Spring Break "Project" - QR Code Dice<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leading up to spring break, I was so looking forward to some time off. I had so many things I needed to work on - conference presentations, applications, cleaning, errands, etc. I kept telling myself I'd get it done over break. Soon, my list was a mile long and now that I'm back at work, I only got about half way through it. Well, maybe only a third of the way through it.... Spring break is always too short!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the last day of school before spring break, I saw a tweet for a blog post called "<a href="http://venspired.com/?p=6581" target="_blank">Roll the Dice on QR Codes</a>" by <a href="https://twitter.com/venspired" target="_blank">Krissy Venosdale</a>. Krissy made QR code dice which linked to six different Google presentation slides. So with one die, you can change and edit the Google presentation at any time to change up the dice. The uses for this are endless! Check out her <a href="http://venspired.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> for more information and great ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The examples Krissy listed seemed to be best suited for elementary school students. But I can imagine using this in my high school science classroom in so many different ways. I can use it as a unit review and have six different questions or topics for students to review. The dice can be used to give out articles for students to read and then practice writing arguments with claims and evidence. My students could use the dice to roll for assignment or project topics, and then get into a group with other students who rolled the same topic. And the best part, once making the dice, you can use them for all these different activities. After seeing this blog post, I knew I had another project that I had to get done over spring break!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, I created six different Google Presentations. But I didn't want students to see the entire presentation page when they scanned the QR code, I just wanted them to go straight to the presentation in "play" mode. So I chose to publish the slideshow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was then able to paste the QR codes into a table on a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx_Pg6-7ytg1OWJ4Nl9MSkpSWEU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Word doc</a>. I printed them out on cardstock, and then used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Podge-CS11302-Original-16-Ounce-Finish/dp/B001IKES5O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398136659&sr=8-1&keywords=matte+mod+podge" target="_blank">Matte Mod Podge</a> with a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plaid-24959-Podge-4-Piece-Scrapbooking/dp/B00CH9LH86/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398136699&sr=8-1&keywords=mod+podge+foam+brush" target="_blank">foam brush</a> to adhere them to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J1KQYEQ/ref=oh_emp_details_o06__i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">1.5" wooden blocks</a>. The Mod Podge works really well to adhere and protect the paper so they can be used for years in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so excited to use these with my students! Thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/venspired" target="_blank">Krissy</a> for sharing such a great idea! I am sure there are a ton of creative uses for these QR blocks that I haven't even thought of. If you have any cool ideas on how to use these with students, please share in the comments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This program is a great way for teachers to teach students Common Core skills with relevant and current issues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Do Now topics are not just science topics.... in addition to the monthly Science topics, there are weekly </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Civics, Government & Politics topics, and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Arts/Popular Culture topics twice a month. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do Now gives students a chance to engage and respond to current issues, learn science (or art, civics, politics, etc) content, and digital citizenship skills while they explore ways to connect topics in their classes to the present day. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each week, KQED picks topics that are in the news. Students have already heard about many of the topics, but don't know what is going on.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students put some crazy things out on social media. Their future employers and colleges will see this. Through this program, I am able to teach my students how to use social media for learning, and help them develop a positive digital footprint. KQED even has some <a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/how-to-use-twitter-in-your-teaching-practice/" target="_blank">instructions</a> for teachers and students.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I have students read and watch the Do Now media, I have them take notes on the topic. They then answer the question by making a claim, supporting it with evidence, and writing out their justification. They write this out on a argumentation graphic organizer. (My students have practiced this many times with other science problems. Read my <a href="http://mdhero.blogspot.com/2013/10/scientific-argumentation-incorporating.html" target="_blank">previous blog post</a> for more information and examples.) Then, they must consolidate their answer into a concise 140 character tweet. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Create and publish content, and share it with a world wide audience</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many times students can't share their entire argument in 140 characters. I encourage them to share their entire claim as a image in their tweet. They also may make memes, short videos, or other content that they share in the Do Now online conversation. KQED has some <a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/category/tools/" target="_blank">great resources</a> to show students how to do this on their webpage.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Past Do Nows have included some of these great topics:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2014/04/04/malaysian-airlines-flight-370/" target="_blank">Malaysian Airlines flight 370</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2014/03/22/minimum-wage/" target="_blank">Minimum Wage</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2014/03/11/selfies-love-them-or-hate-them/" target="_blank">Selfies</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2014/03/05/how-much-is-behavior-based-on-nature-versus-nurture/" target="_blank">Nature vs. Nurture</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2014/01/22/should-citrus-trees-be-genetically-engineered-to-save-floridas-oranges/" target="_blank">Genetic Engineering</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2014/03/08/should-ukrainians-have-ousted-their-democratically-elected-leader/" target="_blank">Ukrainians Ousting Democratically Elected Leader</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Common Core State Standards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another great thing about having students participate in KQED's Do Now program is that it addresses a huge amount of the Common Core State Standards. I looked through the History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects Literacy and Writing standards and found that most of the standards can be addressed by participating. Here are the ones that can be met by the Do Now program:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.2</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.6</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.8</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.9</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1.A</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1.B</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form and in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1.E</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.2.A</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Introduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.2.D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic and convey a style appropriate to the discipline and context as well as to the expertise of likely readers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.6</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.8</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.9</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to Use in Your Classroom (Tips)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have students sign up for Twitter at home. When multiple students all sign up at the same time from one campus, Twitter thinks your are not a real person. Here are my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t6CXZgmw3YZhLXPA7MjLYi3KyZKbZ8AaN2fzJnAP9JU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">instructions</a> I gave my students to sign up on their own.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first time I gave students a Do Now assignment, I gave them an entire 50 minute period to go through the materials on the webpage, take notes, and write out their argument. The next day, I gave them time to write out their 140 character post(s). I also had to show them how to tweet and what must go in the tweet (hashtag, @kqededspace, etc.) Then they spent the rest of the period posting their tweets, responding to tweets, and retweeting. (The next time around, I was able to spend just one period on the assignment.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students loved seeing all the tweets come in. On iPads, it is a little harder to keep up with the tweets while following the hashtag. It doesn't seem to update as often as on a webpage. So I opened up and ran <a href="http://visibletweets.com/" target="_blank">Visible Tweets</a> which I projected for the class. They loved having their tweets pop up on the board.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After doing Do Now a few times, students did not converse with each other as often as I liked. So I started doing a twitter chat where I posted questions which they had to respond to throughout the period. That helped them start to communicate and collaborate with each other. I posted questions as "Q1: with the question following", and they had to answer "A1: with their answer".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next goal is to pair up with other classes so they can communicate in a chat at the same time (rather than seeing tweets from other students later in the day or the next day).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have fun! The topics may not fit into your curriculum perfectly. Many times I have not yet covered a the current topic in my content, but I still think it fosters valuable critical thinking, argumentation, and digital literacy skills.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-15525513047942338182014-03-11T19:10:00.001-07:002014-03-11T19:10:04.533-07:00Research in Google Docs - Using the Research Tool and NEW Easy Bib Add-on<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can Google Docs get any better? They always seem to be coming out with new tools that make life easier. I love how they are always changing for the better.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S-FDTBOdq1nj7avGkaDFIXuoH38WGBEBhLB1mVbctnyiSrB4JT_uYZbNjQqtMwzghQeDy6jOnP98QpDOeUnmbyOn9mxFtUWRo1HGaEB1yGEjmdlSUPePxH52VcWAIFlyXC_sI6Ey9-I/s1600/docaddon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S-FDTBOdq1nj7avGkaDFIXuoH38WGBEBhLB1mVbctnyiSrB4JT_uYZbNjQqtMwzghQeDy6jOnP98QpDOeUnmbyOn9mxFtUWRo1HGaEB1yGEjmdlSUPePxH52VcWAIFlyXC_sI6Ey9-I/s1600/docaddon.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, Google just added <a href="http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2014/03/add-ons.html" target="_blank">Add-ons</a> to their Docs and Sheets. Add-ons are tools created by developer partners that add extra features to help you do your work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the cool new Add-ons is by <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/easybib-bibliography-crea/dnhomniofbmbomomggjpkakilbbgfkhc" target="_blank">Easy Bib</a>. Easy Bib is an amazing tool to help you write bibliographies. The new (free!) Add-on integrates into your Google Docs. Once you install the Easy Bib Add-on, you can use it in each of your documents to help you create a perfectly formatted bibliography in APA, MLA, or Chicago styles. It even indents the second line!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a video on how to use the Add-on as well as how to use the Google Research Tool to find sources, insert them into your document, and cite the sources as footnotes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-12396534105642326162014-02-01T23:48:00.001-08:002015-05-11T15:05:56.367-07:00Peer Review using Google Forms and the autoCrat Script<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWG_9bmcfqHv3QpfwAfwgpQshQiy4895Xx3R0el1prlg_oPFbGaqIKEWc64xgn2bveb6goW12G7sR3k5QmEFJI1UehfmfLRII38UVGLw5Qin7qVXkGPwYtJU48bHdGflmQezZpSNEAPAk/s1600/form.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWG_9bmcfqHv3QpfwAfwgpQshQiy4895Xx3R0el1prlg_oPFbGaqIKEWc64xgn2bveb6goW12G7sR3k5QmEFJI1UehfmfLRII38UVGLw5Qin7qVXkGPwYtJU48bHdGflmQezZpSNEAPAk/s1600/form.gif" width="144" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students should always have feedback throughout their learning processes to help them grow and succeed. This might be when they are writing essays, lab reports, or creating videos or other projects. Unfortunately, I don't always have all the time I would like to provide feedback, so occasionally I have students peer evaluate or review each other's work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the past, I used to create rubrics and photocopy way too many papers so that each project could be evaluated by multiple other students. This was such a waste of paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> year, I decided to set up a Google form for students to fill out as they reviewed the work. Then I used the autoCrat script to "mail merge" the information from the form into a nice document that was much easier to read then the spreadsheet. This document is then automatically emailed to the student so they can review the feedback and continue working on their assignment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have created a screencast showing the step by step instructions on how to set this up and use the script. (<span style="color: red;">UPDATE: Scripts are now gone b/c of the new version of sheets. Click on <a href="https://youtu.be/u3p_RlSkJOE" target="_blank">this link</a> instead for an autocrat tutorial. The tutorial in this link is not the same form as in the below video, but it will help you use autocrat. You may still want to watch the video below for ideas about this peer editing form.</span>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you would like a copy of my spreadsheet (and form) and the merged document, click on the links below. You can make copies of them which will save them into your Google Drive and then run the autoCrat script to set it up to use with your own students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah_Pg6-7ytg1dE0xenNLUU5SNGVzZzRLZ2FPRDljT0E&usp=drive_web&newcopy" target="_blank">Click here for a copy of the spreadsheet and form. </a> </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-73410556100246402662014-01-27T18:05:00.002-08:002014-01-27T18:05:14.504-08:00Save Time. Use Your Omnibox<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Omnibox is the search bar at the top of your <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/" target="_blank">Chrome Browser</a>. It does a lot more than just search for information or take you to your web site URL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Omnibox can be used as a timer, a calculator, search your google drive, and can even add events to your calendar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you need a quick timer for a class activity, type timer and the amount of time into the Omnibox. </span></div>
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To be able to use the omnibox to search your Gmail, you have to set it up in the Chrome settings.</div>
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2. In the "Search" section, click on "Manage Search Engines".<br />
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Have you ever had too many tabs open, and want to easily and quickly switch back and forth between tabs? Press "Control" and the Number "3" (If I want to open the third tab). On a mac, press "Command" instead of "Control".</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Core Standards require that students are able to find sources when doing research and analyze them for credibility. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is an applicable CCSS standard for Writing in History, Science, and Technical Subjects: </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/WHST/9-10/8" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.8</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finding Sources can be tough for students. I cringe when students post google.com or wikepedia.com as their sources in their bibliography. I want my students to learn how to find actual and credible sources (and be able to site them properly). Wikipedia is a good starting point to find out general information, or find links to other sources, but Wikipedia itself should never be their source. And google.com is a search engine, not a source!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing I do to help my students is to find some reliable sites and create a Custom Google Search for my students. Students don't search the entire web, but use a custom search bar on my webpage that only searches sites that I have preselected. <a href="http://mdhero.blogspot.com/2013/09/creating-google-custom-search-engine.html">Here is a link to my previous post about creating Custom Google Search Engines.</a> But even then, how do students really know that the source is reliable? They won't always have a teacher creating a Custom Search Engine for them. Students need to be able to determine if the website is credible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>A Great Idea from Catlin Tucker</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last fall, I attended the <a href="http://www.cue.org/fall">Fall CUE</a> conference in Napa, and went to a session by <a href="http://catlintucker.com/">Catlin Tucker</a> - Common Core: The Art of Argument Writing. (If you ever get a chance to see her, be sure you do! And read her <a href="http://www.corwin.com/books/Book238106">book</a> - it is great if you are thinking of how to integrate technology and Common Core practices into your classes.) </span><br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p6PaBlKiZh0j20wskJVzD7GmacpzA8aIPz6qzRfJAsg/viewform?usp=sharing&edit_requested=true" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJegb-aV3hTWipScUgHeKQa8dgFhRbKV9sb64jk-6QmMEHrvJmwZemur4iAPOFCi-jPAnifHTGDh1y5sWaPpXEYtv18k8Zv7tGNYL0FrqeLBrplQtJPzo5T60O-2GryfPP8Uetuf3ZS4/s1600/form.gif" height="200" width="158" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the activities she shared was her <i>Got Credibility?</i> Google Form. (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a </span><a href="http://catlintucker.com/2013/06/common-core-evaluating-research-credibility/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> where you can find a copy of her form and her video on how to make a copy of it so that you can use it with your students.) This form asks the students to answer questions about their web source such as "Does the source have an author?" or "Is there any bias presented in this resource?". </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After students go through all of the questions, they should have a pretty solid idea of whether their resources is credible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I copied Catlin's form, and <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p6PaBlKiZh0j20wskJVzD7GmacpzA8aIPz6qzRfJAsg/viewform?usp=sharing&edit_requested=true" target="_blank">modified it a little bit</a> for my class. (In my biology class, I have students use APA instead of MLA. I also added some info on websites that will work on our iPads to get the APA citations.) I then set up the Google Script <a href="http://www.youpd.org/autocrat" target="_blank">a<i>utoCrat</i></a> to merge the data students submitted on the form into a Google Doc that was then emailed back to them. I wanted students to have access to their citations and work that they did when they checked the credibility of their sources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first introduced this form to my students, I asked my students what resources they use to research a topic. We had a discussion about credibility, and then I showed them the Google form. I then gave them a website/resource to use to fill out the Got Credibility form. I used a great website called <i><a href="http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/" target="_blank">Help Save the Endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus</a></i>. This website is very detailed and students have to navigate around it to be able to answer the questions on the Got Credibility form. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students spent the rest of the period exploring the Tree Octopus website and checked its credibility by filling out the form. Below is a copy of a filled out form from one of my students. (This is what was emailed to each student after they submitted their form and the autoCrat script merged the data and sent them the document.) Most students discovered that the source was NOT credible, that in fact it was a hoax. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the students participated in this activity in class, I had them search for their own resources to use as sources for their upcoming research project. I required them to complete the form for each of their resources that they used in the project. After filling it out a few times, they now seem to have a good grasp on how to tell if a resource is credible. Here is a video one of my students made of tips on determining the credibility of a source.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been searching for other "fake" websites to use when introducing the Got Credibility form. Here are a few good ones.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://rythospital.com/" target="_blank">RYT Hospital</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dreamweaverstudios.com/moonbeam/moon.htm" target="_blank">Moonbeam Enterprises</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://descy.50megs.com/akcj3/bmd.html" target="_blank">The Burmese Mountain Dog</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://descy.50megs.com/mankato/mankato.html" target="_blank">Mankato, Minnesota</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dhmo.org/" target="_blank">Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://bonsaikitten.com/bkintro.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bonsai Kitten</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://allaboutexplorers.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All About Explorers</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.molossia.org/countryeng.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Republic of Mollosia</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedogisland.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dog Island</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://zapatopi.net/bsa/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sasquatch</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ovaprima.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Ova Prima Foundation</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a copy of my version of Catlin's Got Credibility? <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/carlmonths.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Asy6qvqwIET1dFY5MXhRSF84VnNoODZCb2cyYUY5VlE&newcopy" target="_blank">spreadsheet/form</a> and the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yyMAvqDYScJ4MnCfUdGC4ny3UEeBTvlBsPKJpZfiIYE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">merge document</a> I used with autoCrat to send out a filled out form/document to my students. Be sure to make copies of both into your Google Drive. You will then need to install the <a href="http://www.youpd.org/autocrat" target="_blank">autoCrat</a> script into the spreadsheet, and then link the merge fields from the document template when you set up the script.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336520393476066562.post-14061437566212050702014-01-11T20:09:00.001-08:002014-01-11T20:14:43.371-08:00The Google Cultural Institute - an Amazing Resource for Educators<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you can't take your students on field trips to view artwork in museums, visit other countries to view heritage sites, or show them original archives, bring the world to your students in your own classroom.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Google Cultural Institute</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is an amazing resources that is broken up into three sections: Art Project, World Wonders Project, and Archive Exhibitions (Historic Moments). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I learned about the Google Cultural Institute a few months ago, but didn't really explore it in depth until after I attended the Google Teacher Academy last month in December. I think it is a wonderful tool for teachers to use in their classes. Below, I have described the resources available and included some screen shots and Google created intro videos to introduce the different parts of the Google Cultural Institute. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that this is a great tool that can be utilized in every subject area with a little creativity. It's pretty obvious how history and art teachers would use it. But math teachers could have students calculate the angles on <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/versailles/2gEeFyJVK76Scw?projectId=world-wonders" target="_blank">historical buildings</a> using the World Wonders Project. World language teachers could have students visit historical sites or look at <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/browse/frida%20kahlo?q.openId=8129907598665562501" target="_blank">artwork</a> created in the countries that students are learning about. Science teachers could have students learn about ecosystems and environments, or the see some the effect of the<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/entity/%2Fm%2F035jnk" target="_blank"> nuclear bombs</a> in the Historic Moments Collection. English teachers can have their students visit the <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/browse/globe%20theatre?q.2=%2Fm%2F02jx1&q.openId=2" target="_blank">Globe Theatre</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check it out. The Google Cultural Institute is an amazing tool that can bring the world to your students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art Project has brought "street view" inside museums around the world, which you can access from any computer in an internet equipped classroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walk the floors of the Museum of Modern Art and discover Van Gogh's <i>Starry Night,</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">look at the entire painting,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and even zoom in to see the brush strokes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can even create galleries of work and compare two pieces of artwork at once. The museum exhibits not only include paintings, but textiles, statues, etc. And, the <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/about/artproject/education/" target="_blank">educator page</a> gives you some lesson ideas and you create your own quizzes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The World Wonders Project brings World Heritage Sites to life with Google Street View and 3D Modeling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">View images and street views of amazing historical and important sites from around the world and learn about the history of each location.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit the World Wonders Project <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/about/wonders/education/" target="_blank">education page</a> for resources and lessons for educators.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Explore online exhibitions (including photos, documents, videos, etc.) detailing the stories behind significant moments in human history. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn about Nelson Mandela, Marie Curie, the bombing of Hiroshima, and much more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The search feature is great. It allows you to search for any topic or historical figure and find information, videos, photos, and other media. The LIFE photo collection is included in the Google Cultural Institute too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Learn How to Use the Google Cultural Institute</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch this quick video to learn how to use the Google Cultural Institute website.</span><br />
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