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In my first placement (Gr.1) the students were just being introduced to RazzKids.
Razz kids is a reading app that allows students to practicetheir reading and listening skills. Students were expected to log on once a week, whether at school, at home, on the go, or during the summer. RazzKids allows the student to pick their own password (2 symbols from a variety, with varied colours), select which books they want that are geared to the students learning level. As students read and complete simple reading comprehension questions they receive stars and their progress is availble for the parents and teachers to track. The books they have read can be re read or they can read the new books that become available at a increased reading leaves. Teachers can also make personalized assignments with online assessments for the students.

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In my first placement, I was placed in a kindergarten class. Apart from using youtube to run DPA, I did not have much opportunity to use technology in the classroom. However, I am now placed in a grade 5 class and would like to expand my usage of digital technologies and platforms in the classroom. In my opinion, I feel that it gives students the chance to mean curriculum expectations in an engaging and interesting manner. I believe that the deepest learning comes from student engagement and participation. One resource I have come across that I hope to implement in my future class is kahoot. I provided a link down below if anyone would like to look into this tool in more detail.
https://kahoot.com/help/

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During my kindergarten placement my AT used a variety of media tools including google fourm and google keep. However, the one I found most interesting was her private site that parents were able to visit to see their children participate in that weeks activities. I thought it was a great way to keep parents informed without the constant calls and if anything important needed to be discussed my AT went back to the basics a good old fashion communication book and meeting.

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During my last placement in a grade 5/6 class, my AT used a variety of media tools and technology within the classroom. We were fortunate enough to have a class set of i-pads in the classroom, and they were used quite often by the students. During presentations and projects, the students often used google slides to create their work, and then used the i-pads combined with Apple TV that was set up in the classroom to present to the class. Connecting to the Apple TV projector was an easy process for them to learn and they often assisted their peers when help was needed.

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During my recent placement in kindergarten, my AT uses google apps a lot. She has a class website made on google sites. This way she can keep parents updated on what is going on in class with the students and the work the students are creating. She also uses google drive to keep notes on students work and play. She can accesses it from any device and takes notes on her Ipad. When she writes a students name in a note,  she has set it up so that it goes straight to the students folder. So she writes a note and the students involved and those notes go directly into the students who were named folders. This is all on the google apps which is great because it helps her keep all her information in one place.

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During my last placement, for grade 11 environmental science, I got my students to use the Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/eating-ontario-fish and navigate through the interactive map of Ontario to investigate contaminants in fish. Not only did this activity involve students navigating through the map, but got them to make sense of the quantitative data (from consumption advisory tables) they found in that interactive resource.

This activity allowed students to make meaningful connections as they critically thought of which lake/species of fish they investigated. Students made connections to relevant topics such as mercury contamination, as well as to their own lives (especially those who go fishing frequently northern up from Thunder Bay).

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It is possible you may encounter inaccuracies with map locations. If you find an error in the location of a lake, river or stream, please contact us. Use the Report an error link within the map pop-up. For comments and suggestions, email us at fishguide@ontario.ca.

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During my recent grade 3 placement, the AT had booked chrome books for 2 hours so students could play on an online game called Prodigy. I had seen this game before in previous schools and even talked to my mentor about the game during our first meeting. I think this game is an amazing thing as the students were so engaged in the game which has leveled questions to cater to all skill levels. My mentor even said that this game was one of the best educational games he has seen as it is structured to be very educational but to hide the learning within the gameplay of the program so that students don't think it as an education game but rather just as a fun game to play with friends.

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During my time in my Grade 1 placement, I used the Mathletics website. Mathletics is an online math tool which is aligned with the Ontario curriculum and provides students with meaningful and fun math activities. This digital resource allows for there to be a blend of teacher-led instruction and student-driven learning. This digital resource presents itself as gaming but has the ability to provide math practice for students in a fun and interactive way. This can help improve student learning as it is accessible to students at home as well, and if they have access to technology they can keep practicing the different activities which would be meaningful tech time.

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A digital resource that was first introduced to me in my math class was Splat - an interactive math game that helps primary students with subitizing, addition and subtraction - from https://www.stevewyborney.com/ which I got to witness in action with my grade 3 students just last week - they loved it! My AT also talked to me about another math game that she uses from the same site - Esti-Mysteries - which not only trains students to think logically about quantities but also introduces  them to terms such as less than, greater than, and equal to.
You can find a number of other resources on his site all related to teaching in primary and junior grades with a focus on mathematics.

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This is a bulletin board space to post links, resources and ideas relevant to the CDL course.

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During my placement today in a kindergarten classroom the AT was showing me an app she uses on Office365 for the students to share their work from the centers. The students are able to get one of the class ipads and sign into their profile and take a picture of their work, along with a voice recording of what they did. This then gets added to the ATs main page where she can see all of the work they have submitted for approval. It is run through D2L but I am unable to remember the exact name. This is a photo of the QR codes on each of the students work folders for scanning to upload their work.

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Let’s Talk Science Canada

http://letstalkscience.ca/

In conducting research for my inquiry project (STEM), I came across this site.  I would encourage you to have a look for ideas and resources on anything related to science and STEM.  You can choose activities by interest (e.g physics) and by age group.  There is an interesting section for example, called Tomatosphere (http://tomatosphere.letstalkscience.ca/About.aspx) Where a class can order two samples of tomato seeds.  One group of seeds had been sent into space and the second was not.  The students are encouraged to plant the seeds and document the differences as they germinate and grow.     There is also information and technology available on coding.  A skill being implemented in many science classes.  Best of all, it is FREE.

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A digital resource I found to be really effective in the classroom is JeopardyLabs. This website is a free tool that allows you to create your own Jeopardy style quiz game. The website gives you the template and you are then required to just fill in the questions and answers. There are different categories you can create in the game which I used as headings. Each heading was a different civilization students had learned about and underneath the heading were different questions that varied in difficulty that related to that civilization. You can also search key words and find other quizzes that people have made. This resource was great at engaging students in my Ancient Civilizations review, and can be used in a variety of ways to assess your students learning.

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In my first placement, I often used the ELMO camera when teaching language. I would use the same worksheet that the students were given and we would fill it out together. This way students could easily see what I was writing and copy down information as they go. I also used it when reading story books so everyone was guaranteed a good view of the pictures.

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In my placement I taught the Hamlet unit. At first we would just read the play as a class but I felt like the students were not understanding the emotions or tone of the characters. I spent a lot of time going through youtube and ended up finding the Hamlet movie and a audio version of the play. Both resources matched up with the version of the play we were reading. I think watching the play and hearing the true emotion in the characters lines helped my students to understand the play and the characters. Students were able to see more clearly when one character did not like another or when a character was happy, sad or frustrated. Having these digital resources changed the way students were interacting with the play. They also found it easier to pay attention to the audio or movie.

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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark - A BBC Radio Classic Drama

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In my first placement, a great behaviour management resource my AT used was ClassDojo. This resource has multiple functions that provide instant communication to parents. This resource is available through a computer as well as an app on a mobile device. I had the opportunity to use the app on my phone, throughout my placement, I would document the activities that my students completed based on the lessons I taught. It allowed parents to view what their child was doing in class that day and learn how their child was learning. ClassDojo is great for behaviour management, you provide points to the students based on good behaviours they are showing that day. As a reward when students received 8 points, they would be awarded with a 30 minute Freedom Friday period at the end of the day. I was also able to communicate with parents to provide reminders if we had a special activity or et them know about an incident that might of happened that day with their child.

I highly recommend this resource, it's great for any grade!

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A digital resource I have used in the classroom is the SmartBoard application. Using this tool in a primary classroom is extremely helpful for student learning. Particularly in math, students would be excited to use the SmartBoard to show their learning about a concept. It was a quick and easy way for me to assess the students understanding and to know whether I needed to spend more time reviewing, or if they were ready to move on. I've attached a picture below of a slide used in a math lesson. Students would move the ruler to measure the crayon and write their response in the space provided.

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Recently, I discovered this wonderful on-line resource called  MediaSmarts which is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Ottawa, Ontario that focuses on media literacy programs. In particular, the organization promotes critical thinking via education resources and analyzes the content of various types of mass media. Surveys and studies performed by MediaSmarts have explored youth media consumption, such as television and internet use, as well as media issues. In recent years the organization's focus has shifted more heavily to digital literacy, although it continues to produce resources on traditional media.

I highly recommend it!

http://mediasmarts.ca/

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On my first placement, I used a number of different digital resources with my students to enhance lessons and engage the learners. One example of this was in my Grade 10 Applied English class, I used an audiobook during the novel study so that students could listen to the audio of the text and follow along with their books. This way we did not have to read aloud all the time and I could stop the audiobook whenever something had to be clarified or discussed. This improved student learning as it helped students to focus on the text and follow along and made it easier for everyone to keep up.

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I n my curriculum planning class some students did a presentation on Plickers! I have not used it yet, but I plan too. It is similar to Kahoot! but also a great assessment tool!

On my first placement in a grade 5/6 class the students used a green screen app for a presentation on Healthy living.
The green screen allowed students to chose different backgrounds for their video. Some students used a goalie net background, a track background and even a news room background. It was relatively easy to use and the students really enjoyed it.

http://app.greenscreenapp.net/

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In my first placement, a digital resource i used with my kindergarten kids was BookFlix. This is such a great resource  to help students learn to read and understand new information. For children who are not yet able to read on their own, they can read along with the book through either the text or video option. As well, there are so many different books to choose so there is bound to be a book for everyone. I would definitely recommend this as a digital literacy resource in the classroom.

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In my first placement there wasn't much opportunity to use digital resources in the classroom. Although I did utilize YouTube when it came to teaching math. Specifically, I usually used math songs to help the students understand concepts and to get them thinking. The math songs worked very well in the classroom and helped the students remember key concepts

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Fractions on a Number Line Song | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade