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http://v.gd/bXoAgP

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- brainstorm

- draft examples (7 phases)

- identify outputs

- implement

- brief others

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Apps and Tools for Personalisation and Flipping the Classroom

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Apps and Tools for Personalisation and Flipping the Classroom

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- qr code

- Pinterest

- YouTube

- Google Docs

- Moodle

- Padlet

- Edmodo

- Kahoot!

- Socrative

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That's a new approach so it will take time for students to get a new routine. When I'll prepare material for student's I'll pay attention to not prepare too much or too long videos, presentation ... My main concern is not to discriminate the students that don't have computers or internet connection at home. How will that affect their work? Ok, they can go to the library once or twice. But what about the other days when they don't have time to go there?

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I haven't try the flipped classroom model yet. I'm worried what will the students that don't do "their homework" do in the class when I'm not there to teach from the ground but to advise ... But it's not my responsibility if students don't do their work at home. So I'll give it a try.

I'll gather some websites or prepare presentation for students. For schoolwork I'll prepare exercises with different difficulties. Maybe I'll try Edmodo to get feedback.

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Instructions are delivered online OUTSIDE the class.

"HOMEWORK" is moving in to the classroom.

Teacher prepares material (videos, websites, presentation ...) for the students.

The students study the materials

by themselves (at home).

In the classroom: discussion, sharing and deepening of the gained knowledge.

Role of students:

- engage with distance learning material; prepare questions

- working with their own pace and can choose from different materials

- in class students work with peers - deepen their understanding

Role of teacher:

- content creator, initiator, advisor, communicator, animator, coach, observer

- before class: select and prepare material

- in class: revisit challenging concepts

Role of tablets:

- to access materials

- to take notes

- to exchange

- get students' feedback

- tracking students' progress

- support collaboration

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In the classroom I often use next slovenian web pages:

http://eucbeniki.sio.si/test/iucbeniki/

http://sl.lefo.net/

Each student's learning can be personalised by using these websites.

Other apps:

Google Docs

Pinterest

YouTube

Skitch

Mindomo

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I get a lot of information from my colleague teacher that have worked with students last years. I often give them a task that can be done in different ways. Students are asked to do the task and then take a photo of the solutions and send it to my email. I gather this information and see if there is a change of how students are solving tasks. When we are talking about some problems I try to explain the same thing in a different ways. Then I ask students which approach works for them. When solving a problem I incentive students to self-evaluate which learning type are they.

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I work in two schools.

First is located in a city that has a population of 24 000.

Second is located in a countryside and has a population of 1 400.

Both schools are well equipped with modern technology. We have access to: computers, each class has a projector, some classrooms also have interactive board. On each school there are two classes where every student has a tablet. Every teacher has a laptop and most of them also a tablet computer.

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My name is Nataša and I'm a Math and Computer Science teacher in Slovenia. I work with 9-15 years old pupils.

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Google Apps

Wiki

Padlet

Tricider

Web conferencing - Arnes, vox

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App for multimedia guides, interactive scavenger hunts and treasure hunts for smartphones and tablets.

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App for multimedia guides, interactive scavenger hunts and treasure hunts for smartphones and tablets.

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What are the main challenges when it comes to assessing group work?

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What are the main challenges when it comes to assessing group work?

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When assessing group work I try to be focused on next views:

- write down the criteria that are simple but precise,

- encourage students for self-evaluating,

- evaluate while working so it can be updated,

- try to see how much each member contributed,

- try to see a "little things" that took a lot of energy and time but they look like they were made in a second,

- not only to look on the group final work but also to monitor group communication, collaboration, helping each other when needed.

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Success factors of school-to-school collaboration projects

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Success factors of school-to-school collaboration projects

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I am not an etwinner but I like the idea that was presented.

I guess that one of the success factors is motivation when working with foreign peers.

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How do you keep your students focused and on track during collaborative projects? How do you ensure all students contribute to the task?

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How do you keep your students focused and on track during collaborative projects? How do you ensure all students contribute to the task?

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- set time limit and number of tasks

- if a group members cannot agree on what each member will do a teacher advice them or in worst case scenario teacher tells who will do what

- evaluating work of each member and a work of a whole group

Most difficult task for a teacher or students in a group is to motivate a student who doesn't have a responsibility to the group work. That kind of behaviour causes bad energy between the members of a group.

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I form groups in different ways:

- similar ability,

- different ability,

- similar interest,

- "good vibrations" between the members of a group,

- random by numbers, color ...

Usually I let them form groups by themselves. It is important to me that they feel comfortable working with the group members.

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- joint intellectual efforts by students and teachers

- working in groups

- student is in a center of a learning

- teacher: support as an advisor, time keeper

- tablets: collect evidence, capture progress, research online, exchange information, feedback

- start with pairs; later bigger groups

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dream: brainstorm, share ideas

explore: collect information on a certain topic

map: structure their thoughts and ideas and seek to understand how they are related

make: create or develope a product or practice an activity

ask: interview an export

re-make: replan their product (based on the information they recived)

show: publish, present results of their work

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What kind of content can you produce with your class?

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What kind of content can you produce with your class?

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At Math students used tablets for taking photos about geometry element they see around in every day life.

Using web for searching information about cars and how much gas they use. At the same time we investigate when is cheaper to drive 200 km: with a car (that uses 7l/100km) or going on a train. Firstly we were thinking only about the money we spend, but later we considered time too. We were talking about prices when traveling alone, with one friend, two ... And the options that are open.

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Posting a content creations with my peers - Kahoot!

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Posting a content creations with my peers - Kahoot!

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My students enjoy playing Kahoot! Some of them liked it so much that they even start creating their own and using them in class when have a presentation. At the end they check how much have their colleagues learned by taking a quiz in Kahoot!. Teachers that didn't know the app started using it.

Here you can see two short quizes to get a quick view how this app works:

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/09f55a1f-5900-4b09-be82-8a4793209d92

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/a8a34a02-730a-40c3-82d3-4b5c14c83b01

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I use similar approach when planning activities in the classroom. This structure looks transparent and it's easy to follow.

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What whole-school challenges do I already face or do I anticipate facing when using tablets?

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What whole-school challenges do I already face or do I anticipate facing when using tablets?

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One of the main "problems" I have is time. There's always not enough time for:

- searching and exploring new apps and websites,

- teaching students how to use applications,

- solving technical issues.

I see that less is more. Sometimes we want to show aour students everything that we know or that we found on web but a key for sucess is that students know how to use few apps and not to know as much apps as they can. The efficient use should be our goal.

If you are not the only teacher in this project you should collaborate with other teachers. It is important to share ideas and experiences.

Sometimes you have to "let go" and give students a free way to make their own decision how and when will they learn. It's their responsibility to do things that were asked and not to exploit time for playing games that have nothing to do with school.

And there are always some technical problems that a teacher should know how to resolve them. But all teachers do not have a knowledge or experince how to handle it. But eventually you learn.

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Why do you use or want to use tablets in your teaching?

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Why do you use or want to use tablets in your teaching?

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Advantages that I see are:

- personalization and flexibility,

- quick feedback,

- having access to information,

- being creative,

- not to be afraid trying something new,

- experience things in a new way,

- gamification.

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Advantages that I see are:

- personalization and flexibility,

- quick feedback,

- having access to information,

- being creative,

- not to be afraid trying something new,

- experience things in a new way,

- gamification.

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Advantages that I see are:

- personalization and flexibility,

- quick feedback,

- having access to information,

- being creative,

- not to be afraid trying something new,

- experience things in a new way,

- gamification.

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I haven't heard about this site but I see potential in using it :)

I just registered and I think I'm going to use it in next weeks.

The app looks nice and simple to use. I could use it for students showing their reports and then commenting them to each other. A quiz looks quite friendly and I like it that there can be longer answers which I assess one by one.

I'm going to give it a try!

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What classroom challenges do I already face or do I anticipate facing when using tablets?

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What classroom challenges do I already face or do I anticipate facing when using tablets?

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For me as a teacher it is important to collaborate with other teachers. We talk about apps that can be used in the classroom and purpose of use. This communication is important because two or more teachers can find very similar apps for the same purpose. And why using two different if only one is enough. At least at the beginning of this kind of project. With my colleagues I also share experiences and ideas and most important we share feed back using tablets in the classroom.

In my classroom there was no need for creating an extra group of students "trainers". They helped each other all the time. But it's not a bad idea. Maybe in my next classroom ...