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KQED Youth Media Challenge Election 2020

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KQED Youth Media Challenge Election 2020

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Students made a video to highlight an issue that they wanted the new administration to pay more attention to.

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KQED-Youth Media Challenge | Affordable Healthcare

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Cinco de Mayo - Explanation of  Day/Timeline Using GOOGLE EARTH

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Cinco de Mayo - Explanation of  Day/Timeline Using GOOGLE EARTH

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Student groups research the history of Cinco de Mayo and place the event markers using Google Earth. As this is a very misunderstood holiday it is important for students to know that understanding is only fully understood when all points are included... France, Mexico and the USA. Students are asked to provide videos for each point. In the end, students are amazed that it is much easier to find those videos for USA --- a Mexican holiday.

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Debate:  Political Support Staff Advise Politician of Pros/Cons

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Debate:  Political Support Staff Advise Politician of Pros/Cons

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Students in groups of 3-4 are advisors to a local/national politician and have to advise the candidate of the pros/cons of positions taken. Some topics presented include: Pandemic, Equity and Inclusion, Human Rights, Global Health, World Food Health & Security. Students must provide opinions that represent the whole community, provide images and statistics and make every effort to be impartial. In our class, we strive to always at a minimum understand the whole question so that when in speaking situation you can participate/debate having some understanding.

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Students are asked to choose an idea that has two sides.... examples have included... Participate in Running of the Bulls in Pamplona or Participate in the Christmas Posadas, Learn Online/Virtually or Attend Traditional Classes... Students prepare a presentation of choice - video, music video, Slides, debate, simulation that shows genuine comparison of two topics chosen. Students must show connection, similarities and differences in an effort convince the class.

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Often I will ask students to participate in a Literary Circle --- in the beginning I used only literature but have since expanded this to be an end of unit activity where students highlight all that they have learned thru  their participation -  grammar, vocabulary, themes, etc.

Students have 2 roles (director, illustrator, connector, illuminator and vigilante de palabras).... Students have main role and then a secondary... for secondary it is their job to step in to motivate/help primary when they are stuck. Students love this opportunity... they know now that they are preparing all unit long... they have only 1 night to prepare their 2 'jobs' and next day is to present/discuss... I never have to remind them to speak Spanish on this day ! Google Translate is not around.... students have said this is one of their favorites as they are amazed how much they can say!

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Students had the option present their opinion writing topic with a skit.

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Students had the option present their opinion writing topic with a poster or artwork.

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Students had the option present their opinion writing topic with a Google slide or draw.

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Students had the option present their opinion writing topic with a video edited in WeVideo or iMovie.

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Students are put into breakout rooms to debate their opinions about a topic.

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Students can create a short video as a group assignment for the summative assessment of the content

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Students read a book as a small group then collaboratively make a book trailer to convince their classmates to read the book as well.

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Create a program in Scratch that shows off a skill you learned in the unit and/or demonstrates/teaches others how to perform the skill.

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Term 2 I changed how I was presenting assignments/activities to a more choice oriented system [since the other method was generating little buy in and we had incresased in numbers]. Thus the end project had to also be more open so they could show off what their learning journey. That and I am ticked that I keep being told students lost learning and what my students to say "Hell nah!"

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Teaching and learning was more directed ie: everyone working on the same assignment during the same time frame. So I used this as my end project [assessment if you want to call it that]

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At the end of our novel studies in which students compile  Interactive Notebooks (formative assessments for each chapter) their culminating product can be: a skit of an epilogue, or favorite scene they write  -- or create and recite a poem or rap summarizing characters, setting, essential conflict/plot, and theme. They used Flipgrid for solo performances and classroom to collaborate during hybrid times more recently.

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Students choose opposing sides of a topic. They indicate the why of their choice in Padlet with only one sentence/graphic. Next step is to make a YouTube/Flipgrid video on why they made their choice with best convincing possible. All students can be polled on the effectiveness of arguments with Poll Everywhere for example. 

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Students choose opposing sides of a topic. They indicate the why of their choice in Padlet with only one sentence/graphic. Next step is to make a YouTube/Flipgrid video on why they made their choice with best convincing possible. All students can be polled on the effectiveness of arguments with Poll Everywhere for example. 

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Google Earth/Maps activity on the Underground Railroad then and reimagined now for a "Handmaid's Tale "scenario. Perhaps, use a timeline tool as well. 

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Google Earth/Maps activity on the Underground Railroad then and reimagined now for a "Handmaid's Tale "scenario. Perhaps, use a timeline tool as well. 

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Students help to create the summative assessment format.

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Students help to create the summative assessment format.

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Multiple choice assessments can be effectively used.  When they are written not to test recall, but to analyze or compare and then allow students to justify their choices.  The assessor must be open to multiple responses too.

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Ask students to create a video for their classmates explaining how to solve a specific type of math problem.  Brainpop make a movie is a fun way to do it.

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Ask students to create a video for their classmates explaining how to solve a specific type of math problem.  Brainpop make a movie is a fun way to do it.

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Create a Poetry Movie Using Spark - (Anon=Angela)

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Create a Poetry Movie Using Spark - (Anon=Angela)

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One can use Spark in a variety of ways to assess understanding surrounding poetry. Click to link to explore the various ideas and even riff off of them to create your own! :)

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Looking for poetry lesson ideas? I'm very excited to share the free Adobe Spark tools and eight poetry activities for students. Whether you're in the middle of a poetry unit in your classroom, or introducing a topic like figurative language, technology tools can elevate and energize your next lesson.

Earlier this year I shared a super popular post 6 Ways to Use Adobe Spark with Google Classroom. I love the Adobe Spark tools because they are easy to use, free, and BYOD-friendly. Teachers and students can access Adobe Spark on a web-browser so it's perfect for Chromebook classrooms or schools using Mac computers. There are also three special iOS Spark apps so you can create movies, posters and web pages on your iPad or iPhone too.

If you haven't checked out Adobe Spark before, their website (and apps) let you create a movie with Spark Video, a web page with Spark Page, and posters with Spark Post. This list of eight Adobe Spark poetry activities includes ideas for all three of their tools. As you explore the list below, keep your learning objectives in mind so you can tailor each activity to the needs of your students.

Access Adobe Spark on the web or find out more information about their iPad and iPhone apps by clicking here.

Adobe Spark Poetry Activities

Create a haiku with Spark Post

Introduce students to haiku poetry and have them compose a poem in pairs. Using Spark Post, students can choose an image or color for the background and add the text of their haiku. If your school has an Instagram page students can make a Square image to make it easy to share their haiku on this social network.

Read a favorite poem with Spark Video

Ask students to choose a favorite poem and brainstorm an icon or image that connects to each line. They can add an image to each slide in Spark Video that corresponds to the line they've read aloud. Once they have finished recording their voice on each slide they can play their movie during a poetry celebration.

Collect student creations with Spark Page

Snap a picture of student poems that they've displayed on paper. Upload the snapshots to Spark Page to create a website that showcases your class' creations. You can share the website link with families or attach it to a QR code for a bulletin board display.

Spotlight a famous quote with Spark Post

Choose a famous quote from a poet and add the text to a Spark Post. Have students discuss what type of font, background image and colors will communicate the mood of the quote.

Report on a poet with Spark Page

Students can explore the life and work of different poets. Using Spark Page, ask students to document notable moments in one poet's life and curate links to external content where their peers can learn more about the poet they studied.

Perform your own poetry with Spark Video

Have students choose one poem they've written during a unit on poetry. Ask students to choose images and icons that correspond with their poem as they prepare to make a movie of their poem. Encourage students to think about how music and colors connect to the theme of their writing.
Download my free Spark Video graphic organizers here!
Publish student portfolios with Spark Page

Students can use Spark Page to create a web page for a their own portfolio. This online space will let them add poems they've written and even add videos they've created (like #6) to spotlight their writing accomplishments and growth as poets.

Design a collaborative presentation with Spark Post

Ask students to create a Spark Post in the shape of a Slide. They can choose one poem they love or a poem that they wrote themselves to create a slide that can be used for a collaborative class presentation to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Introducing poetry to students gives children a chance to write about their life experiences in a new way. Whether you focus on limericks instead of a haiku, or have students read a local poet's work instead of a famous poet, it's an opportunity to explore language in a new way.

Adobe Spark is free! You can access it on the web or find more information about their iPad and iPhone apps by clicking here.
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8 Adobe Spark Poetry Activities for Chromebook & iPad Classrooms - Class Tech Tips

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Looking for poetry lesson ideas? I'm very excited to share the free Adobe Spark tools and eight poetry activities for students. Whether you're in the middle of a poetry unit in your classroom, or introducing a topic like figurative language, technology tools can elevate and energize your next lesson.

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I have my students work in groups to create iMovies based on books we have read during the school year. They vote on a favorite, all have roles/responsibilities, write scripts, design costumes, and they movies are shared at Open House every year. 

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I have my students work in groups to create iMovies based on books we have read during the school year. They vote on a favorite, all have roles/responsibilities, write scripts, design costumes, and they movies are shared at Open House every year. 

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This is novel tic-tac-toe student choice board. The idea is credited to Kasey Bell at Shake-Up Learning. I have modified subsequent choice boards for staff PD, Social Studies and even Science assessments.

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Charades practice of vocabulary words for the week. This could help some students remember words that might otherwise be too difficult or too similar to another on the list. 

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Charades practice of vocabulary words for the week. This could help some students remember words that might otherwise be too difficult or too similar to another on the list. 

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Summative Final Project/Rebekah Jackson 

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Summative Final Project/Rebekah Jackson 

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Students work through a series of questions based on the course material that they have read and viewed- there are approximately 30-50 questions that are fill-in-the=blank, like a treasure hunt back through the course material. This is effective with courses that are delivered online with the lectures in written form along with videos. The project is available for a one week period- giving students time to "discover" and collect the answers. Note- I have performed exams similar to this and felt that it was both a tremendous learning method in terms of reinforcing the material and testing my recall of the material by demonstrating that I knew the material by 1) knowing where in the course to locate the answer and 2) the answer- the reinforcement happened as I went back through the material. If a student had not read or listened to the material earlier during the course, the project would take much longer to complete.

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I would create a multiple choice test for two reasons- 1) as an easy assessment to make sure the students are reading their text assignment and 2) to assess recall of terms.