March 9, 2017

Amplify! Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom:

Things I have tried from reading this book:

• Padlet (as a digital bulletin board to answer an enduring question).
• Drive Instruction with Assessment (plan the next days lesson on where students are at based on assessment at the end of class).
•  Online Learning (Youtube videos of webinars, twitter to research what I am interested in exploring in my classroom, I started reading the education journal information my Administrators keep sending me).
• Evaluating Apps or Technology Tools (ensure I am using them for the right meaning and purpose).
• Student Specialist (if a student knows it better than me, they can be a resource for other students or for me).
• Begin a unit of study with images (engage and hook students).
• Google Forms:  Online student surveys 
• Student self-assessments and reflections digitally.
• Go Public - connecting with other same grade level health classes.

Things I hope to explore from reading this book: 

• SonicPics:  Enhance images with audio and recording.
• Educreations or Linoit.com:  Draw, write, doodle and reflect.
• TodaysMeet:  Set up a "room", like  chat room for student discussions.
•  Capture students as they work:  Take pictures (I don't do this now).
• Digital Exit Tickets.
• ChatterPix App - students take a picture and record up to 30 seconds of learning and reflection.
• Go Public - how to connect with parents.
• Site The Kid Should See This (I would just like to see what these student-friendly interesting media clips are all about.