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I use a zoom poll to check understanding of content from 1 - 5

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I have students do PIP or Person In Profile to present slides about themselves.

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In the past I have used Youtube videos and EdPuzzle to encourage student reflection on the exercises

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Just to cover changes through time, this is a really great interactive map that gets the students to explore their hometown in a variety of eras. https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#120

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Just to cover changes through time, this is a really great interactive map that gets the students to explore their hometown in a variety of eras. https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#120

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Earth looked very different long ago. Search for addresses across 750 million years of Earth’s history.

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Student of the Month class presentation:  template that student volunteers help to maintain each month.

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Student of the Month class presentation:  template that student volunteers help to maintain each month.

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Using interactive notebooks to engage the students in Science.

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Sometimes I choose a student as "co-teacher" so he/she can show the class what students see on different platforms.

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Sometimes I choose a student as "co-teacher" so he/she can show the class what students see on different platforms.

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Nearpod:  Use polls to check in with students and use the Collaboration Board so students can share some fun physical activities, healthy recipes, and what they do to de-stress!

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Nearpod:  Use polls to check in with students and use the Collaboration Board so students can share some fun physical activities, healthy recipes, and what they do to de-stress!

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Zoom polls for quick temp checks in math and mental health

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Zoom polls for quick temp checks in math and mental health

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Students present their Google Slides (for whatever project we're on) and this is a great way to hear from all of them.

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Jamboard for quick vocabulary matching activity.

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Jamboard for quick vocabulary matching activity.

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Jamboards for starting a conversation and/or group ideas to help foster new ones; helps out EL students with peer work.

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Jamboards for starting a conversation and/or group ideas to help foster new ones; helps out EL students with peer work.

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Vocabulary around the outside as your background

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Vocabulary around the outside as your background

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Putting kids in research teams. Student teams used Adobe Creative Cloud Express to create a video as final product of argument based writing unit of study.  

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Putting kids in research teams. Student teams used Adobe Creative Cloud Express to create a video as final product of argument based writing unit of study.  

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Using younger grade level lessons into Desmos to reinforce lessons

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Student group work slides simplify grading for participation

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Student group work slides simplify grading for participation

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A great place for students to come back and revisit previous lessons.

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Using Frayer Model to have the students understand the vocabulary 

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Using Frayer Model to have the students understand the vocabulary 

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I take attendance as I let students in class and that has been a lot quicker and smoother.

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Best Practice Ideas? Puppets! Makes following otherwise dry material into an engaging story, al la Muppets take on Social Studies. 

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Best Practice Ideas? Puppets! Makes following otherwise dry material into an engaging story, al la Muppets take on Social Studies. 

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Spending extra time with students who are struggling and seeing them succeed.

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Vocabulary on the whiteboard during Zooms

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Have your students add their student number to the front of their name, so attendance is easier to take (the participant list will alphabetize).

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ABC Countdown Gmail Challenge: receive an email each day for 26 days with a quick tip for organizing your email https://www.erintegration.com/2020/06/17/organize-your-gmail-inbox-with-this-free-challenge/

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Get your Gmail inbox organized and keep it that way by joining the completely free ABC Countdown Gmail Challenge. Learn 26 Gmail organization tips - one for letter of the alphabet - to increase productivity and take control of your cluttered inbox. Tips are delivered straight to your inbox with one actionable task each day.

Inbox zero is NOT a myth! I've been successfully managing my email on my beloved personal Hotmail account for a few years, but my business Gmail was a disaster! Anyone else?

After finding important emails sorted in promotions, sending issues, and all over inbox chaos, I finally sucked it up and spent some time REALLY getting my gmail together.

It's a beautiful thing to have my emails automatically sorting and organizing themselves so I can focus on responding and taking action as my inbox fills up. I no longer cringe when I open my Gmail and that overwhelming feeling seeing a jumbled inbox full of unread emails and conversations is gone!

I'd love to pass along what I have learned so I've created a self-paced ABC Countdown Gmail Challenge. 26 super quick tips delivered to your inbox over 26 days- one each letter! And it's completely FREE.

No catch, I really thought I hated Gmail but I'm so excited about how organized mine is now so thought it would be fun to share - and I love an ABC list ! Wait until you see "Z" it's pretty creative!

Sign Up for the Gmail Challenge

After signing up using the form above, you will be sent a welcome email. Check your promotions and spam folders and be sure to move it into your Inbox so you don't miss future emails.

Your challenge will start the following day.

How does the ABC Countdown Gmail Challenge Work?

Each day, you will receive one tip with an action plan to set you on the path towards Gmail greatness. To keep it organized and add some fun, tasks will "countdown" from A to Z. Most tasks can be completed in about 5 minutes, although you will want to revisit some as ongoing maintenance when using Gmail regularly.

The challenge is self-paced, but the emails are set to arrive in your inbox automatically. You will also receive two exclusive free items during the challenge - a printable shortcut poster and the entire challenge as a full-color 26 page pdf for future reference!
Please note that the ability to do some tasks may be impacted by your G suite Gmail settings. This is not something I can troubleshoot - you will need to contact your organization's IT department.
Stay Accountable on Social Media

Share your progress on Instagram & Twitter by tagging me @erintegration and using the hashtag #GmailChallenge. And be sure to direct friends, family members, and colleagues join the challenge by signing up here, too!

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Organize Your Gmail Inbox with this Free Challenge

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Get your Gmail inbox organized and keep it that way by joining the completely free ABC Countdown Gmail Challenge. Learn 26 Gmail organization tips - one for letter of the alphabet - to increase productivity and take control of your cluttered inbox. Tips are delivered straight to your inbox with one actionable task each day.

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https://lifedesignlog.com/rose-thorn-bud-activity-for-group-presentations/

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Rose, Thorn, Bud is a classic and versatile design thinking activity. I have seen it applied in workshops and meetings as part of the Define phase. I wanted to test how it would work for a group conference presentation. This post takes you through how I applied the rose, thorn, bud activity for group presentations

What is the Rose, Thorn, Bud Activity?

Rose, Thorn, Bud is an activity that provides structured reflection about a given topic, process, etc. Here is what each element represents:

Rose: A success. What's working well.

Thorn: A challenge. What's not working.

Bud: Potential. What's something to develop.

Typically, team members write or state a rose, thorn, AND, bud for a given topic. Here are some examples of how this activity has been presented:

Rose, Thorn, Bud For Group Presentations

Background

I thought this activity would work well for a group conference presentation. Some of my fellow life design educators and I presented at the 2020 Maryland Career Consortium Professional Development Conference. Our topic was, 'Engaging Students Through Life Design'.

Outline Using Rose, Thorn, Bud

The application of life design in higher education is not widespread. We wanted to give audience members concrete examples of engaging life design activities so each of my co-presenters presented one life design activity they implemented.

Since we were a group, it was important that the presentation was cohesive. I started the presentation with a quick overview of life design and then each presenter used the Rose, Thorn, Bud framework to present their activity in 4 minutes:

Templates

In addition, each presenter was given the same template for their activity slide to maintain consistency across each individual presentation.

Presentation Template for Rose, Thorn, Bud Activity for MCC PD 2020

The citation and slides for our presentation can be found here: https://zenodo.org/record/3633714#.XjWgcmj0k2w

Closing Thoughts

Rose, Thorn, Bud helped deliver reflections that spoke to various aspects of the imagining and execution of three life design activities. This framework provided the audience with consistency across presentations and, hopefully, kept their attention.

This approach also helped streamline my presenter's preparation efforts. They could focus on a succinct reflection and messaging instead of formatting slides, figuring out how to organize all aspects of their talk, and making sure they didn't overlap with their co-presentations, etc.

I would definitely consider using Rose, Thorn, Bud again for a group presentation. Here is my own Rose, Thorn, Bud of our presentation:

Rose: Audience members gave us positive feedback and we kept to time

Thorn: The time limitations did not provide much time for discussion

Bud: This activity could be used as an introduction for roundtable discussions (another type of presentation at MCC)

Have you used the Rose, Thorn, Bud activity before? Are you thinking about using this activity? Let us know in the comments below.

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Rose, Thorn, Bud Activity for Group Presentations - Life Design Log

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Rose, Thorn, Bud is a classic and versatile design thinking activity. I have seen it applied in workshops and meetings as part of the Define phase. I wanted to test how it would work for a group conference presentation.

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Late Work Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17tNNR-Rju6PbvyqFT-uTjMLyGdWClytk8llBHbaAyKo/copy

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Google Forms - create and analyze surveys, for free.

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Waterfall chat https://creativesandbox.solutions/how-to-spruce-up-your-zoom-chat-game/

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Most Zoom hosts ask a question, let everyone respond in chat and call that "interactive."

Ho-hum. And old school.

"What's wrong with that?" you ask.

Your participants are trying to do too many things at once:

❗Think​
​❗Write​
​❗Read​
​❗Process

Guess what?​
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​❗OVERLOAD!

No wonder Zoom meetings are exhausting!

Actually, there are many reasons video meetings are exhausting, some of which are outlined in this NYT article.

Chat is by no means the only reason for our energy drain, but since we know video meetings are exhausting, why add to the drain when you don't have to?

Stop the madness, and approach your next virtual meeting with a virtual mindset.

Try this:

For a large group, divide people randomly into two groups, say, A-M by last name is group 1, and N-Z is group 2. (If your group is small, say 12 or fewer, do each step with everyone.)

1. Have group 1 type their answers to your question into chat, BUT DO NOT SEND!

2. Then have them all press "send" together on the count of 3.​
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3. You'll see a waterfall of chat. ? Allow time to read.​
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4. Now, ask group 2 which answer they resonate with the most and why.​
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5. Again, have them type their answer, BUT DO NOT SEND until the count of 3.​
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6. Allow time to read the waterfall. ?​
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7. Debrief. Ask what the experience was like to separate out writing and reading.

Your participants will likely breathe a sigh of relief.​

(Hat tip to Doug Shaw and Aneta Key for this exercise!)

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How to Spruce Up Your Zoom Chat Game * Creative Sandbox Solutions™

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Most Zoom hosts ask a question, let everyone respond in chat and call that "interactive." Ho-hum. And old school. "What's wrong with that?" you ask. Your participants are trying to do too many things at once: ❗Think​ ​❗Write​ ​❗Read​ ​❗Process Guess what?​ ​ ​❗OVERLOAD! No wonder Zoom meetings are exhausting!