From Kathy Schrock, Tech Guru:
kathyschrock.net
June 2012: There is an application you can download which will scan your iTunes account, let you un-check any app you do not want to share, and give you a unique URL to share your list of apps with others. More here: http://www.applist.me/us.php
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Flipped Classrooms May Be The Future
'Flipped Learning' Classroom Model Embraced By Teachers In Schools Nationwide
A growing number of teachers are implementing what is known as "flipped learning," in which students learn lessons as homework, mostly through online videos produced by teachers, and use classroom time to practice what they learned.
www.huffingtonpost.com
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- When Timmy Nguyen comes to his pre-calculus class, he's already learned the day's lesson – he watched it on a short online video prepared by his teacher for homework.
So without a lecture to listen to, he and his classmates at Segerstrom Fundamental High School spend class time doing practice problems in small groups, taking quizzes, explaining the concept to other students, reciting equation formulas in a loud chorus, and making their own videos while teacher Crystal Kirch buzzes from desk to desk to help pupils who are having trouble.
It's a technology-driven teaching method known as "flipped learning" because it flips the time-honored model of classroom lecture and exercises for homework – the lecture becomes homework and class time is for practice. Read the details at the link below...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/flipped-learning-classroo_n_2567279.html
Friday, January 18, 2013
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Eat, Sleep, and Twitter...
THANKSGIVING EDITION
I am including notes and links from the recent TIC meeting in Johnston. The session was geared towards 'Specials' (PE, music, Art) but had excellent tips and ideas for any classroom. Use of QR codes was especially interesting and relatively simple to engage your kids.
Recommendations to Read:
-use of Celly with your students
-use of QR Codes (those funky looking bar code thingees that you scan with your phone)
Links to Documents and Notes
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I am including notes and links from the recent TIC meeting in Johnston. The session was geared towards 'Specials' (PE, music, Art) but had excellent tips and ideas for any classroom. Use of QR codes was especially interesting and relatively simple to engage your kids.
Recommendations to Read:
-use of Celly with your students
-use of QR Codes (those funky looking bar code thingees that you scan with your phone)
Links to Documents and Notes
*Special Note: The first two staff members that email me back that you have read this blog entry will receive a special 'prize'. Include in the subject line: Double Secret Probation.
**Special Note #2 - The first person that follows me on Twitter (@scottyschro) will also receive a prize.
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Heartland TIC - 'Specials' Nov 2012
TIC Site: https://sites.google.com/a/aea11.k12.ia.us/heartland-tic/specials-nov-2012
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Online databases resources for the Fine Arts such as music, art, and theater
Michelle Richardson
Heartland AEA 11 Professional Learning & Leadership Consultant
Michelle will share Heartland online databases resources for the Fine Arts such as music, art, and theater.
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Jodi Larson
PE Ankeny MS
Wanting to use more technology in your classroom? Looking for practical ideas to help with classroom management, organization, assessment, student motivation and professional learning? Bring your smartphone, iPad, iPhone or iPod with you to practice some of the different ideas that will be shown. SEE PE$life.doc below Websites
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ART
Cappie Dobyns
7th Grade Art Teacher at Ames Middle School
Cappie will share various integrated technologies that aid visual art instruction, foster engagement and encourage collaboration and community. Some of the shared online resources will include social platforms, interactive posters and website use. Connections to the Visual Arts in the Iowa Core website will also be showcased.
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COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING
Les Miller
Computer Science. Iowa State University.
Les will focus on Computational Thinking using the Scratch programming language in Specials curricular areas. Time will be split between demonstrations of how it can be used and hands on experience using Scratch
Robotics -
Lego WeDo - WeDo Robotics
Pico Cricket - Make your creations come to life.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
ITEC Conference + more...
ITEC - (Iowa Technology & Education Connection) holds an annual conference each fall. The usual Techie Geekoids attend, as do many classroom teachers from all over the state. Some districts use a day or two as part of their Professional Development plans and send entire staffs. Conference link for handouts and video archives of presentations.
Keynote speakers are top-line educators, tech industry experts, and innovators. I am including links to this year's main keynote speakers with links and brief notes.
Marco Torres - a media coach and technology director in California; very inspiring comments on using collaboration between the media arts.
David Pogue - tech columnist for the New York Times and Scientific American magazine; Hosts NOVA Science Now tv series; author of numerous versions of the "for Dummies" series; he is an accomplished musician & has been featured on "60 Minutes" and "48 Hours". Pogue's Blog link
Leslie Fisher - former Apple Employee is now a world traveler/presenter; has ADOS disorder (Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny), i.e. is a tech geek that is adept at trying the all the newest things and vetting them out, good or bad, especially as they apply to tech in school.
Other items of note - Screencasting session on Tuesday afternoon
--students can create broadcasts or videos of whatever is on their desktop; i.e. technique for creating an object or completing a computer task.
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Cool Tips
AirDrop - icon in your Finder column
--allows sharing or transfer of files for those in close proximity
---1. click the AirDrop icon to activate your machine
---2. have students do the same
---3. your icon (computer number) shows up on their AirDrop window
---4. they drag their files to that icon, you accept, and it transfers the files in a few seconds
Launch Pad -
Quickly launch apps, similarly to an iPad; saves room on your dock.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Make Wall Sized Posters
BlockPosters.com is a website that allows you to make large wall sized posters of any graphic. I have used this to create a Daily Schedule Poster for my room.
- To create a poster of text, create your document in Word or whatever word processor you use,
- Then take a screen shot of that screen.
- Upload that screenshot to blockposters.com and choose the dimensions.
- Takes about 4.89 seconds for the site to create your poster and have it available for download.
- Get your roll of tape out and start taping together the pages---you may want to trim the edges so you pages match up.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Symbaloo - Bookmarking Tool
symbaloo...
is a 'Social Bookmarking' tool that stores your web bookmarks online, giving you access to them wherever you have web connections. This is an excellent way to share sites with classes, colleagues, or family.
* Symbaloo Blog - setup, tips, tricks, etc
* iPad App for Symbaloo announced...
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