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Gloria Amador LAUSD Kinder/STEAM Teacher Using Flip for SEL 

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Gloria Amador LAUSD Kinder/STEAM Teacher Using Flip for SEL 

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“Flip to Share,   Show We Care!"

I n our kindergarten classroom,

big and bright,

We learn to share and do what's right.

With Microsoft Flip, we can see,

How to show our empathy!

We take turns to tell our tale,

Of times we're happy, brave, or frail.

A little flip and then we share,

Our hearts with friends, to show we care.

When someone’s sad or feeling blue,

We flip a video, it’s what we do!

Talk about love, or kindness too,

And learn together what’s right and true.

Flip helps us talk, reflect, and see,

That every feeling’s meant to be.

In our space, no fear or fuss,

Microsoft Flip connects all of us!

So let’s use Flip to grow each day,

Learning kindness along the way.

With smiles, feelings, hugs, and fun,

Our SEL journey has just begun!

Google Slide Deck Link Enclosed Below

with Flip SEL Lesson Plan for Kinder Classrooms

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pebmlrBRdUlFr2Ud_nJLK4BQVDB4nIosj_h9hyPrNGI/edit?usp=sharing

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Gloria Amador LAUSD Kindergarten Teacher EdTech Playground 2024 Using Flip for SEL 

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Designer is a super cool tool that I am thinking about using in my class for prototyping purposes. If students can write a description of what they want to design it might be a good place to spark additional questions, develop prompt engineering practices, and help students dive deeper in to design and problem based projects. In this example, I typed in nanoscience used to design more effective tires to reduce the impact of tires on climate change. In regards to SEL, I am curious to see how this tool can be used with other platforms as FLIP is no longer a viable option for students.

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I was inspired by Microsoft Copilot to create a virtual field trip to Disneyland using Google Slides and Pear Deck. This lesson plan will be used as a social emotional activity at the beginning of the next school year to help me build relationships with my students and for students to build relationships with each other.

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Joann Christina Persaud - Let's Go to Disneyland!

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I used flip to create a welcome back activity for students to respond to. After responding, I will have them comment on two of their peers' video stating what they have in common in order to build a community in the classroom.

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Flip is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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Utilizing Flip for Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning in a 9th Grade Health Class

Integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into the 9th grade health curriculum is essential for developing students' emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills. One effective tool for achieving this is Flip (formerly known as Flipgrid), a video discussion platform. This essay outlines a 45-minute lesson plan utilizing Flip to help students understand and manage their emotions.

Objectives and Rationale

The lesson aims to help students identify different types of emotions, discuss strategies for managing these emotions, and practice sharing and reflecting on emotional experiences. These objectives support SEL by promoting emotional awareness and communication skills, which are crucial for students' personal and social development.

Lesson Introduction

The lesson begins with a brief introduction to the day's objectives, followed by an icebreaker where each student names an emotion they felt in the past 24 hours. This activity encourages students to start thinking about their emotions and creates a supportive classroom environment.

Direct Instruction

In a 10-minute direct instruction segment, the teacher uses a whiteboard to explain categories of emotions like happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and surprise, providing examples for each. Discussing how these emotions influence behavior helps students understand the importance of emotional regulation.

Group Discussion

Students then engage in small group discussions with prompts such as, "Share a time when you felt a strong emotion. How did you react?" and "What are some healthy ways to manage emotions?" These discussions encourage peer learning and help students articulate their thoughts on emotional experiences and management strategies.

Flip Activity

In the Flip activity, students record their thoughts and responses to the prompts, allowing for reflection and peer feedback. This activity fosters a sense of community and supports students in expressing their emotions in a safe, supportive environment.

Conclusion

The lesson concludes with a recap of key points and distribution of handouts on emotion management strategies. This ensures students leave with practical tools to apply in their daily lives.

By incorporating Flip into the health curriculum, educators can create engaging, interactive lessons that promote SEL, helping students develop the emotional and interpersonal skills they need to succeed.

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WATCH: How one school is centering social-emotional learning

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I’m teaching a summer school HS science class and found these suggestions easy and useful and engaging.

I would kept exploring Co-Pilot and adapting materials.

The ease and efficiency of AI interests me with Co-Pilot.

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SEL lessons for the first 2 weeks of school.

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SEL lessons for the first 2 weeks of school.

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I used Microsoft Copilot to create SEL lesson that also help create class agreements for the first two weeks of being back in school for a kinder/1st grade class.

Gayatri Tolani

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"A man running down a street late at night with few street lights, during a light rain all alone, seen from atop a building" - Image generated by Designer

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Our final TIN session got me thinking about how I used to try integrating music selections with my students when I first began teaching. I would select non-lyrical tracks to see what kinds of feelings and images would be evoked when students listened. A track by John Coltrane elicited a response from one student to describe a sense of loneliness and solitude. When given drawing paper, my students drew a variety of images but one stood out to me the most. I typed a paraphrase of what my student wrote as a caption of his drawing and the image above is quite similar to what he created by hand. This was 25 years ago.

With all this said, I am beginning to see the potential for using these AI tools to help students articulate and refine their thoughts and feelings. Now while working with students who are newcomers and possibly feeling out of place, there's a way to let them visualize, as to their comfort level, the way they are feeling in a new environment.

Returning to the evocative works of John Coltrane, I thought it might be interesting to ask Copilot for suggestions to integrate his music with SEL lessons. Here's what it returned:

John Coltrane, the legendary jazz saxophonist, offers a wealth of inspiration for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons. Here are some ways to incorporate his techniques:

1. Sheets of Sound: Coltrane’s improvisational style, known as “Sheets of Sound,” involves rapid, cascading notes. You can discuss how this intense expression mirrors emotions and encourage students to explore their own emotional “sheets of sound” through music or art.

2. Triad Exercises: Coltrane often used shifting triads and chromaticism from whole-tone scales. Teach students about triads and encourage them to experiment with these harmonic and melodic techniques in their own musical expressions.

3. Authentic Phrasing: Jazz isn’t just about note choices; it’s also about how you say it. Explore Coltrane’s phrasing and encourage students to express themselves authentically, whether through music, writing, or conversation.

Remember, Coltrane’s music is a powerful tool for connecting emotions, creativity, and self-expression.

It was very helpful to see some practical applications of these AI tools in the creation of SEL resources. I hope to reboot the use of music once again and encourage my students to share how they feel and relate to these works.

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In 3rd grade we write in a journal daily and on Friday's we write a letter home about our week. I am always struggling to come up with topics. For the beginning of the year I thought I would use one of my assignments to have each student write down their favorites. For myself it is Mermaids, sloths, purple, and green, agates, seashells, and sand dollars. I used Microsoft Designer to create an image for me and it came up with four. I am planning to share these images the first day of school and then use images created for each child until we run out of days. Each day the students can choose their favorite and write me a story. This will enable us to get to know our classmates as well as the teacher. It will also be interesting as each student will be engaged with the gorgeous pictures. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n6wQRI1hKjsvU2z1R4kkzOZbLJ2Me_21?usp=drive_link

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Using Flip to Spark SEL Conversations - Asynchronous Assignment

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I teach a game design class. I thought it would be fun for students to use Microsoft Designer to generate logos for the their games. I created a slideshow to present the logos I created for a Pong Game, 2 Player Ping Pong Game, and an Operation Game. I liked including the specific items I used in my games in the logo. The Operation Game features a combi van, a surfboard, a key, a motor, and a tire because those are the items used in the Operation Game I presented to students. The opportunity to create logos for student games should help them feel proud of their work designing the game.

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I created an activity to start the school year with instructions in Slides for students to share about themselves (goals, looking forward to, what feels like belonging). I added a link for students to answer the prompts in video format on Flip as an option, as well as allowing students to choose the option of answering prompts with text, or drawings with captions.

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I used flip for the start of the year ice breaker! I will be trying this for the next year to build relationships among students. Normally, I use basic paper and pencil ice breakers, but this next year I am trying to incorporate more tech.

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Promoting Health and a Balanced Lifestyle Integrating

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I used co-pilot to help create activities to work on with my Kindergartener classes focused on the skill of sharing.

I first asked for stories to read and these are a few of the best options it gave me:

1. We Share Everything!: A hilarious take on sharing by Robert Munsch. It teaches kids how to share, why it's important, and when not to take it too far.

2. Sharing Time: Teaches children that doing something nice for someone else is a wonderful gesture. It also provides choices for when sharing feels hard.

3. Sharing Ninja: Learn about sharing through the fun story of the sharing ninja. Great for the first day of Kindergarten.

I then asked for activities I can do with my students that help with their understanding of the importance of sharing. This is what I found:

1. Give and Take Game: Create a game where children exchange small items (like stickers or toys) with each other. Emphasize fairness and kindness.

2. Cooperative Coloring: Provide large coloring sheets and encourage children to color together. They can take turns using different colors and sharing the space.

3. Shared Lego Builds: Provide a bin of Lego bricks and encourage children to build something together. They can take turns adding pieces and collaborating on their creation.

I love the ease at which I was given these resources. I am going to use them with my class and continue to build a library of activities and stories around our school's monthly character traits.

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I asked Co-Pilot to assist me in creating ice breaker game for my 6th grade migrant class students.

Icebreaker games can be a great way to help migrant 6th graders connect with their peers and feel more comfortable in a new environment. Here are some ideas:

1. Migrant’s Suitcase: This activity involves creating a “suitcase” with items that represent their journey or experiences. Each student can draw or write about something significant to them and share it with the group ¹.

2. Yarn Circle: Gather students in a circle. Start with a ball of yarn and hold one end. Toss the ball to a student while asking a question (e.g., “What’s your favorite type of birthday cake?”). The student answers and holds onto the yarn, then tosses it to someone else, creating a web of connections ².

3. Welcome Mat: As a teacher, create a welcoming environment for all students, regardless of their immigration status. Send a clear message that they are valued and belong in the classroom ³.

Remember, the goal is to build relationships, reduce anxiety, and create a positive classroom culture. 😊🌟

I chose yarn circle, and am continuing to use it. It sparks ideas, and memories for students that are relatable to one another.

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I used Copilot to create summer activities images with two main settings: at the park and at the beach. The images were used to start students’ conversations about favorite summer activities. Students discuss and explain why the activity is their favorite. Students then work in groups that have like activities and create a presentation explain their choices.

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Hong Nguyen: Summer Activities: Using Copilot to create images to start students' conversations

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Hong Nguyen: Summer Activities: Using Copilot to create images to start students' conversations

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SEL Storytelling - Yenping Mao/Mariam Fan

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SEL Storytelling - Yenping Mao/Mariam Fan

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I used Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Designer to help my students brainstorm their creative stories for their Social Emotional Learning.

1. Story Structure: Use Microsoft Copilot to guide my students in structuring their stories. It can provide suggestions on creating a compelling introduction, developing characters, building tension, and crafting a satisfying conclusion.

2. Creative Prompts: Microsoft Copilot can generate creative writing prompts to inspire my students. These prompts can be based on different genres, themes, or even specific characters.

3. Feedback and Improvement: Microsoft Copilot can provide constructive feedback on your students’ stories. It can suggest improvements in areas such as grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, and storytelling techniques.

4. Visual Inspiration: Use Microsoft Designer to create visual mood boards or storyboards that can help my students visualize their stories. They can include images related to their story’s setting, characters, or key events.

5. Collaboration: Both Microsoft Copilot and Designer allow for real-time collaboration. This means my students can work together on their stories, share their ideas, and provide feedback to each other.

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I used Microsoft Copilot to streamline my lesson planning by creating mini-lessons for introducing opinion writing for the upcoming school year. Although I believe I need to improve the specificity of my prompts, Copilot offered a robust outline that serves as a solid foundation for these lessons. With this outline, I can efficiently develop PowerPoint presentations to introduce opinion writing to my students during the writing block. This approach not only saves time but also ensures that my lessons are well-structured and engaging. I plan to use the same method for the other writing genres I teach, informative and narrative, to maintain consistency and effectiveness across my curriculum. https://copilot.microsoft.com/

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Lesson 2-10_ Introduction to Opinion Writing - Google Docs

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Empathy Truth-or-Dare! (Marissa Kluzniak SCCOE)

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Empathy Truth-or-Dare! (Marissa Kluzniak SCCOE)

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I found this really fun lesson plan on Empatico. It reviews the concept of empathy and then allows for practicing empathy and adjacent topics (mindfulness, collaboration, self-awareness, inclusivity, kindness, self-care, perspective-taking, diplomacy, and emotion recognition) through "truth-or-dare" cards.

Examples:

Truth: "What memory makes you smile?"

Dare: "Act like a sad dinosaur."

Truth: "Name all of the emotions you have experienced today."

Dare: "Introduce yourself to five classmates while holding your tongue."

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Sara Campbell: Avocado Plant Care with Microsoft Copilot & Designer

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Sara Campbell: Avocado Plant Care with Microsoft Copilot & Designer

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I have several potted young avocado plants started from pits in various stages of growth and levels of health. Since I had these plants on my mind, I used Copilot and Designer to think about how to grow and care for avocado plants.

I tried to get a photorealistic image of an avocado seed sprouting in a glass of water, but ran out of free tries before I created one that looks real. The image above is pretty good, but not perfect.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1434lEJzy9NdzyTXZZ33lzaBTw2OCEj4cqUZqo5yfmEw/edit?usp=sharing

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I used Microsoft Copilot to help me create SEL morning meeting discussions and activities. These will be great to get our day started. I would like to focus on one theme each week and will have Copilot help me extend the discussions and activities.

My Prompt: Create morning meeting SEL prompts for a third grade class that will help establish community and build relationships. Include a discussion topic and an activity that is 10 minutes long

Copilot

Certainly! Morning meetings are a fantastic way to foster community and teach social-emotional skills. Here are some SEL prompts and activities for your third-grade class:

1. Theme: Respect

Discussion Topic: What does respect mean to you?

Activity: Have students share examples of respectful behavior they’ve observed or experienced.

2. Theme: Self-Control

Discussion Topic: What does self-control look like? How do you handle moments when you feel out of control?

Activity: Practice deep breathing together to demonstrate self-regulation.

3. Theme: Diligence

Discussion Topic: Why is diligence important? What happens when we consistently put effort into our work or behavior?

Activity: Set a class goal (e.g., reading a certain number of books) and track progress throughout the month.

4. Theme: Empathy

Discussion Topic: Why is empathy important? How can we show kindness to others?

Activity: Role-play scenarios where students demonstrate empathy toward their peers.

5. Theme: Courage

Discussion Topic: Who do you know in your life that is courageous? How can you be brave in your own actions?

Activity: Create a “courage jar” where students write down acts of bravery they witness or perform.

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I used playground.com to generate images from the revolutionary war, one was in the pop art style, the other asked for women's roles. I could see using this often to create thumb nails for students assignments. But also to show unique perspective

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I used Co pilot as a thinking partner to help me come up with community building ideas for the 1st week of school to build community in my classroom.

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I used Adobe Firerfly to create an image in my mind that made me feel peaceful. The prompt I used to create the image is the caption to the picture above. I would like to use this with my students to create images that calm them that they can use as their screensaver or avatars on their school computers. This might create a space of conscious calm. I also downloaded the intro to AI PPT to use as a more structured introduction to AI for my middle school students.

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Janet Muirragui (5/14/24 Event) - Using Microsoft Designer to Create Images using Word Descriptions

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Janet Muirragui (5/14/24 Event) - Using Microsoft Designer to Create Images using Word Descriptions

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I typed in: make me a picture of an intex above ground pool with a deck above it on a hill. I wanted to see if it matched my pool and the only thing that looked similar was the pool itself but its funny and whimsical.

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I asked Microsoft Copilot to develop 3 icebreaker games for high school students. I chose the "Snowball Fight" as an activity that I could use with my students next year.

1. Snowball Fight:

Each student writes five facts about themselves on a piece of paper.

They wad up the paper and have a “snowball fight.”

When prompted, they pick up a snowball, read the facts, and guess whose snowball it is by asking yes-or-no questions.

The first to correctly identify the owner wins.

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In this activity, students will share their own opinions and will collaborate with other students to extend their ideas. Students will learn community building while using their imagination to be creative. They will use Copilot to design their imaginary summer place to visit.

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Kim-Uyen Tran: Ed Tech Playground 5/14/24

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Developing a classroom community By Nanette Cooper and Cassandra Arnold 

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Developing a classroom community By Nanette Cooper and Cassandra Arnold 

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Nanette Cooper and Cassandra Arnold

Pre-K, K, 1st  (Gen Ed. and SDC)

We decided to work on community building in our classrooms using Padlet. We read many other great ideas and decided to incorporate some of them.

We would like to use  videos in Flip as an ongoing classroom documentation providing voice samples throughout the year. Working on developing language and oral presentation skills.

First we will start by introducing Flip and video capabilities in a large group setting.

Then we will have the students use the computer to introduce themselves to their peers using a sentence frame.

We are thinking about using the collaboration feature to have several classes linked in order to facilitate school community as well as classroom community. We like the idea of using the timeline feature and doing one post a week to begin with.

“ Hi, My name is ____ “ “I like ____ “

We then will create an ongoing set of questions for the students to report on with frames.        We discussed incorporating questions like:

What is your favorite color?  Draw a picture of something that is your favorite color and tell about what you drew.

What is your favorite shape?  “ I drew a picture of a _______ because it is a _______ shape.”

What is your favorite Animal?    Draw a picture of your favorite animal and tell about it.

What do you like best about yourself?  (favorite body part, ie. eyes, ears, hands)

“I like my _____ because_______.”

Also encouraging students to share their art,. drawings and discussing/ their art, what it is, why they made it

Allowing students to share stories orally will help provide opportunities to develop oral language skills and permit the early learners to communicate orally as they are not yet writing, pre-writing skills.

Link to the Padlet template: https://padlet.com/cassandra_arnold/my-brilliant-classroom-7q1n31ol9cxq8qly

Evaluate:

How do you imagine the tool or strategy impacting your learners and/or your instructional practice?

Helping to build a classroom community and establish some routine patterns in sharing their work and sharing about themselves.

This will encourage our students to get to know each other, learn names, vocalize, name themselves and build computer skills as well as communication skills building their self esteem and self confidence seeing their completed work.

What would you do differently the next time you create with this tool or strategy? OR What advice would you give someone who has never used this tool or strategy?

Start the year out using this tool and build slowly throughout the year taking it step by step, small steps at a time. Don’t get overwhelmed by trying to do too much new stuff at once.

What excites you about this new tool or strategy? OR What was successful in your application of the tool or strategy?

It will allow students the opportunity to talk and develop their language skills.  For those early learners that are not yet writing they can verbalize their story telling before they can write it.

Which resources did you explore from the list provided?

We explored all of the resources. It was definitely a process as our school district blocks our access from Copilot and Microsoft designer. We had to get other computers and this took several attempts. We also needed to create accounts in order to get them to work at all. There was no free trial. We could not get even one generation without signing in. It says you can, but it did not work for me. The tool kits were nice to show more of the capabilities than we could access with the free versions of the software.

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Every year, we spend 2 weeks in the beginning of the school year just getting to know our students and to try to form an individual bond with them and create a positive classroom culture. I'd like to use FLIP to assist in this for this coming school year. I know my students really love getting to use the video tool on their Chromebooks. Their responses would also give me quite a bit of intel on how they are coming to me and where their frame of mind is. With this data, I could adjust the direction I'm going and hopefully help them feel most comfortable.

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SEL Weekly Schedule-Taryn Iliff KCUSD, 6th Grade

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SEL Weekly Schedule-Taryn Iliff KCUSD, 6th Grade

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Copilot was very helpful in helping me create my weekly SEL Lessons for the following year. I like to have themes for each week and then create activities/games for each. Co Pilot helped me through the entire process. First I asked Co Pilot to help me come up with weekly themes for 36 weeks. Certainly! Here are some monthly themes for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) that you can consider implementing in your school or classroom:

1. August: Coping Skills

At the start of the school year, focus on teaching students ways to manage their emotions. Coping skills help them adjust to the academic demands and challenges.

Example resource: Coping Skills Google game

2. September: Self Control

Reinforce self-control strategies that will benefit students throughout the year.

Topics include voice volume control, sitting attentively, and more.

Recommended books: “Clark The Shark” by Bruce Hale, “Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker” by Christianne Jones, and “We Don’t Eat Our Classmates” by Ryan T. Higgins.

3. October: Bullying Prevention

Align with National Bullying Prevention Month to address bullying awareness and prevention.

4. November: Gratitude and Kindness

Foster a positive environment by emphasizing gratitude and acts of kindness.

5. December: Empathy and Perspective-Taking

Encourage students to understand others’ feelings and viewpoints.

6. January: Goal Setting and Growth Mindset

Teach goal-setting skills and promote a growth mindset.

7. February: Friendship and Conflict Resolution

Explore healthy friendships and effective conflict resolution strategies.

8. March: Resilience and Perseverance

Help students build resilience and cope with challenges.

9. April: Mindfulness and Stress Management

Introduce mindfulness practices and stress-reduction techniques.

Then after creating the weeks, I searched interactive SEL Games and activities that I could adapt for each weeks theme.

Certainly! Here are some interactive Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) games that you can use to engage students and promote their social and emotional skills:

1. Ro Sham Bo Rockstar: A fun twist on the classic rock-paper-scissors game, where students play as “rockstars” and practice conflict resolution.

2. Hula Hoop Challenge: Encourage cooperation by having students work together to keep a hula hoop moving.

3. Alligator Swamp: An imaginative game where students navigate an “alligator-infested” swamp, emphasizing teamwork and problem-solving.

4. Shipwreck: Students pretend to be shipwreck survivors and collaborate to build a shelter, fostering cooperation and creativity.

Then I asked more specifically interactive games/activities for "Growth Mindset" to have more ideas for the specific weeks themes.

Certainly! Here are a few interactive games and activities that promote a growth mindset:

1. Growth Mindset Game Show:

Explore growth mindset with this interactive activity that encourages students to think, act, write, talk, and decide on true or false for a set of questions. Real-world examples help children understand the concept better ¹.

2. Growth Mindset Interactive Game:

This game teaches students what it means to have a growth or a fixed mindset. It includes a read-aloud section on “What is Growth Mindset?” and 25 related questions and answers about growth and fixed mindsets ².

3. Cooperative Board Game:

Practice growth mindset and perseverance with students using an engaging cooperative board game. It prompts students to think about how different attitudes and experiences affect their learning and brain ³.

4. LearnStorm by Khan Academy:

The LearnStorm growth mindset activities are fun and age-appropriate, providing a structured way for students to explore the idea that “You can learn anything.” Students earn badges and contribute to overall class progress ⁴.

I am excited to now have my whole year planned for SEL conversations in my homeroom class.

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FLIP stands for Flipgrid, a versatile tool that educators can use to promote social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. Here are some practical strategies for integrating Flipgrid into your SEL activities:

1. Daily Check-Ins: Use Flipgrid to create short video check-ins where students share their feelings, experiences, and any challenges they might be facing. This helps build a sense of community and allows you to gauge their emotional well-being ¹.

2. Positive Vibes: Encourage students to create uplifting video messages for their peers. They can share compliments, express gratitude, or simply spread positivity. This fosters empathy and strengthens connections among students ¹.

3. Stress Relief: Create Flipgrid topics related to stress management techniques. Students can share relaxation techniques, mindfulness exercises, or tips for coping with stress. This promotes self-regulation and emotional resilience ¹.

4. Self-Expression: Use Flipgrid as a platform for students to express themselves creatively. They can create videos about their interests, hobbies, or personal experiences. This encourages self-awareness and self-expression ¹.

5. Goal-Setting: Have students record videos about their goals, both academic and personal. They can discuss their aspirations, steps they plan to take, and progress updates. This helps develop goal-setting skills and a growth mindset ¹.

SEL is about helping students acquire essential life skills, such as empathy, communication, problem-solving, and self-regulation. By incorporating Flipgrid into your teaching practices, you can enhance reflective activities, empathy discussions, and self-expression while fostering resilience and empathy ².

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With my students we use a tool that helps them expand their expressive language skills and with the use of Copilot they were able to visualize if their explanations were explicit enough for other students to understand. The kids loved to see the multitude of wacky and funny pictures they created based on the initial ideas vs the end result with using the expressive tool. It was neat to also see when the students were asked to express their feelings via the copilot app.

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In honor of my son winning the State Cup this morning I used Microsoft Designer to create a graphic of him and his 2 best friends standing with the silver cup. I have spent a lot of time on this app already. I designed the team's new logo for the upcoming season in the fall and have begun cutting the vinyl for the shirts to go in the team catalog for players and families to purchase. My youngest LOVES this app and have mastered the phrasing to get what he wants. I have tried out all of the other resources and I absolutely love them. This has been so much fun. https://designerapp.officeapps.live.com/designerapp/document.ashx?path=/9fdcaa43-6813-4c48-b926-61fb3f493760/DallEGeneratedImages/dalle-02d39ea5-bb55-40c1-9c4b-f995fffc6a9a0251684934435509889200.jpg&dcHint=WestUS2&fileToken=b835f3a7-71d6-43e3-a178-441ecf12a68e 

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State Cup Winners with Microsoft Designer- Brie-Anne Paterson

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State Cup Winners with Microsoft Designer- Brie-Anne Paterson

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Carmen Doria:  Empatico:  What is empathy?

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Carmen Doria:  Empatico:  What is empathy?

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T-VClX1WPHg5BmcYd9BTQFfcolAG_PGifjwHKE7raOs/edit?usp=sharing

By the end of this lesson, students should have a clear understanding of what empathy is and feel more confident in practicing it in their interactions with others.

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I created a cool image for my first grade class and then they had to write about it. They used descriptive words to discuss the image. Next time, I will go further and have them use the 4 main writing styles of expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive. This tool allows me the ability to create more rigor in my writing time and address the different academic needs of my students.

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A couple of pictures in MS Designer and a Cute lyrical song created with co-pilot inspired by the guilty verdict of DJT.

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I used Flip for the first time. I experimented with the AI prompt helper and that was a neat experience. I then explored different ways to record and to include different features of Flip in my sample presentation. I plan to use Flip as one of my first assignments with my elementary students in order for them to learn more about one another and also to become familiar with this tool. This is also my first time using Padlet, so there have been many learning curves tackled to do this assignement!

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Say your first and last name. What do you want your classmates to know about you?

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Lauren Fontes - Designer Image Creator for Self Portrait activity

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Lauren Fontes - Designer Image Creator for Self Portrait activity

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I used the following prompt in Designer: 'A pop art portrait of a smiling 40 year old mexican and white female with space bun brown no bangs side part hair and brown eyes wearing black star wars shirt. Holding a pink heart in front of a classroom.' This was a template in one of the resources provided. I would like to use this as a self portrait activity for the students. I spent some time tweaking the prompt to match myself more closely. At first I was receiving women around the age of 20 before I realized that I needed to add the age. Also, I needed to be specific on the hair as I kept getting hair down even with the space buns prompt. This is a simple way for students to get used to using AI with a sentence frame then 'troubleshooting' until they get the right image they are looking for.

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I've used Flip before, but it was nice to see the useful integration of copilot to help come up with prompts and also the community of projects through the discover tab.

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Copy of EdTech Playground: Asynchronous Work 5/14/24

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I typically have my students fill out a "getting to know you" worksheet. This year, I'll switch to using FlipGrid which has the added bonus of helping me learn to pronounce their names correctly. :)

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Flip is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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An anime presentation done with Canva. Enjoy.

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Check out this Presentation designed by Cristina Ramirez.

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A teacher may choose to use AI for simplification efficiency, content creation, brainstorming and quick answers. Streamline all administrative tasks, optimize workflow, and be empowered as an educator to create engaging and personalize content for your students.

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Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights Visible in Ohio

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Flip Lesson I chose-Think Like an Inventor! 

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I wanted to create so many artifacts with all these incredible resources that were shared. I have saved them all and have many ideas swirling around for next year! For this year however, I decided to go through some of the Flip lessons that we were shown. There are so many incredible pre-made lessons and ideas that I never knew existed through this platform/tool. I decided to use the "think like an inventor" lesson/prompt above in my 7th grade science classes. We had just wrapped up two STEM projects where students were engineering and designing an ecosystem as well as a water pumping plant with a fish re-routing system. They're pretty familiar with the engineering design process so I wanted to see what they would come up with if given more free range than my specific STEM project ideas. This has been such a fun end of the year mini project. They're still in the planning and brainstorming stages right now but I am seeing so much engagement and creativity. My goal (when I use this again next year) would be to try and give them an opportunity to build a protype of whatever their design was. Funding + materials may be a little tricky! But for this year and the timeline we have, I am going to have them create a Flip video of their plan and share with me and a few other students their ideas. I'll then give them a chance to provide peer feedback too. Excited to explore more lessons and resources!!

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I used "Copilot" to create a lesson plan where my students connect with another class through "Empatico". It's a SEL lesson that fosters communication and friendship

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Empatico: AI Lesson created on “Copilot”

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I used copilot to create a lesson plan for a lesson on solving multi-step equations for a freshman math class. I love the details the lesson plan provides including assessment, discussion questions and extension ideas. It provided a link to the activity, itself.

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Solving Equation Escape Room Lesson Plan.pdf

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This is the image that my students had to write descriptively about.

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I created an activity for my language arts intervention class where I created an image on Copilot and the students had to write descriptively about the image. After the original activity, I had the students create images on Copilot and the other students in the class would write a story based on the images created using descriptive language.

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I made an activity for my AP Spanish students to practice creating images with Microsoft Designer and share them in their groups, then comment with questions like how they feel looking at it, what style(s) they see, whether they see similarities to any artist we studied, etc.  This fits in well with Unit 6 about beauty and aesthetics, where we already discuss effects of AI.

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Love this manner of having the students do Flip presentations of their end of the year accomplishments. Students were given a Memory Book where they describe "All About Me". Using Flip, students talk to their peers about their accomplishments and their greatest memories.

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Love this manner of having the students do Flip presentations of their end of the year accomplishments. Students were given a Memory Book where they describe "All About Me". Using Flip, students talk to their peers about their accomplishments and their greatest memories.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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Kristen Erickson: Using AI to Introduce Yourself!

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Kristen Erickson: Using AI to Introduce Yourself!

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This is a fun, quick get-to-know each other and AI image generators assignment for students.

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RNorth - Flip with Google Slides

Students will use Flip to record a presentation about their "All About Me" Google Slides assignment. This will be a fun & easy way for students to use Flip for the first time. This would be done early on in the quarter next school year. Gives students a chance to do a presentation from home (and not in front of the class).

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I'm going to try to use Flip in a different way this upcoming school year. My hope is to have parents record a video for their child that shares words of affirmation and encouragement for the new school year. I'd like to play this video for students within the first few weeks of school so they are encouraged and motivated to do well. :)

Attached is a link to the topic with details for parents. I was also able to create the Flip project with a password so parents do not have to register or submit their email. Rather, they will be given a password, which seems a bit more convenient. If you'd like to view the topic, please use the option "Join with your guest password."

Password : NMSU2024

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Flip is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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Dale Knight-First Day of School-Ice breaker, get to know you activity

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Dale Knight-First Day of School-Ice breaker, get to know you activity

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Students getting to know each other, builds community in the classroom and at the school site.

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Monika Clark SEL-Outgoing 12th graders using Flip to welcome, encourage and offer advice to incoming younger grades.

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Monika Clark SEL-Outgoing 12th graders using Flip to welcome, encourage and offer advice to incoming younger grades.

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I used copilot to create the lesson, but I went in and modified it for best use in my situation.

Students will use Flip to record the videos.

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Monika Clark-High School Transition and Reflection Grade Level: 12th Grade

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Thanh Le's SEL Lesson Plan for HS Students by Copilot

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Thanh Le's SEL Lesson Plan for HS Students by Copilot

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I use copilot to develop a comprehensive and structured lesson plan for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) aimed at high school students. This plan should facilitate students in managing their emotions effectively and healthily, ensuring minimal expenses without compromising quality. The curriculum should incorporate elements of humor and sarcasm to engage students and enhance learning outcomes.

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Candice Magana-SEL tied into end of the year wrap ups and welcoming incoming students

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Candice Magana-SEL tied into end of the year wrap ups and welcoming incoming students

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I enjoyed learning about copilot and was intrigued by the idea of using it with SEL. I normally have students write welcoming letters to my new class but after attending the Ed Tech playground I decided to use Flip. I posted the assignment in Google Classroom where students clicked on the link to complete making an encouraging video to incoming students. Copilot added some good suggestions to use with students. I think my incoming class will enjoy these videos and my current students enjoyed summarizing why they love kindergarten.

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Kristen Taylor: Copilot for creative writing

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Kristen Taylor: Copilot for creative writing

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I used copilot with my students to aid in the creative writing process. We are nearing the end of the year, and I would love for students to have fun while learning! State Testing is so rigorous and stressful, I want to celebrate their personalities and all they have learend this year. We began with brainstorming silly ideas, that are fiction. I did not limit the writing to one genre-it just needed to be fiction. My example above was a story about a family curse that cause the characters to age backwards. We had so much fun with this! Some of the students could not get access to copilot so I had to put the prompt in for them.

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Generating rubrics for projects and student self assessment

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Generating rubrics for projects and student self assessment

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I used the following prompt and then refined it twice to help create what I was looking for...

1. i want to create a three point rubric with meets, near, and below standard for a engineering project in which students tackle plastic and microplastic pollution through the creation of an infographic or video. Students need to create a visual prototype. Please use MS-PS1-3, MS-ETS1-2, and MS-LS2-5 from NGSS as the learning goals to be assessed in the rubric

2. can you refine this rubric to explicitly include that this challenge is centered on reducing plastics and microplastics in the local enviroment, in this case Los Angeles

3. This is great, now can you refine this in to a student self assessment

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I'm the Yearbook Advisor, and I used Microsoft Designer to create the yearbook cover for the next school year. I provided the prompt, and Microsoft generated this image for me to reference. As you can see, it's not perfect - the numbers and texts are mixed up - but it gives us good idea of what we want for the yearbook cover. Thanks for the great resources!

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I asked Copilot to help me create an SEL lesson for my middle schoolers. They are getting ready to move on to high school and some of them start to get emotional and aren't quite sure they are ready to leave. Copilot helped me create a lesson idea about making a vision board for their future. I used Microsoft Designer apps to create some samples of images they might wish to create, and a list of topics they should cover in their vision board. Students can then upload their graphic to Flip and have a chance to see what their classmates are setting goals for their futures.

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Carmen Doria:  "Tennis Talk / Tiny Time Travel" 

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Carmen Doria:  "Tennis Talk / Tiny Time Travel" 

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Do3oaGsV0sa3sUSIyXLr9qTBJ9x5cjQrWnELuJhwARg/edit?usp=sharing

EdTech Playground #5 on 3/26/24

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Apple Learning Coach Podcast - Yenping Mao (Mariam Fan)

https://flip.com/s/rWxRky8Bdxxn

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My artifact is a lesson plan planning sheet designed for students who use soundtrap in class. It outlines how students can structure their recording and get the most out of the content they share. It helps students get started and let their freedom run free within simple boundaries keeping them on task.

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Rex Winterbottom: Students talk Spirit Days

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Rex Winterbottom: Students talk Spirit Days

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In that doc is a link to a podcast we created in first period class. The controversy: hardly anyone dresses up for Spirit Days at our middle school! We put together our product with SoundTrap and reviewed the experience.

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This is a lesson plan I have used when creating I AM Poems at the middle school level. I would have students design a ppt slide. I think this would be amazing if they created their script and record their I am poems using sound trap or garage .

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Kendra Pava - PBS Learning Media / Lesson Plan

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Kendra Pava - PBS Learning Media / Lesson Plan

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K. Pava EdTech Playground: Asynchronous Work 3/26/24

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Vanessa Thomas- Podcast in a social studies middle school classroom

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Vanessa Thomas- Podcast in a social studies middle school classroom

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Vanessa Thomas- Middle school social studies. My students were learning about World War 2. I started the class by playing this imaginary podcast I made using Flip: https://flip.com/s/yXh1ijZe-hy5

I used Chat GPT to come up with the content. I tried using Sound trap a few times but my audio didn't work so I gave up and used Flip to record. I asked my students to write a paragraph from the viewpoint of someone living in Germany while Hitler was in power. I told them that they could record a podcast instead of writing the paragraph. I enjoyed listening to the podcasts!

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Our class has been doing a poetry unit. I introduced my class on how to use Soundtrap (thank you KQED for the extended trial). The class project was to choose from one of the 15 poems created by the kids and record it using Soundtrap, including adding music or sound effects. We then complied all the poems into one soundtrack and had them playing on a computer for open house. This is a great tool as it allows students to use the emotions and expressions in their own "voice" literally as well as in the writing.

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I thought that this was be something very fun as well as educational and empowering for my students. I teach Special education High School. I didn't add time constraints because they need a lot of time to process information and apply appropriate steps within the application. After completing the lesson, I feel the students felt engaged as well as a sense of accomplishment, having created music that effectively conveys emotions using Soundtrap. I hope that they gained a deeper awareness of emotions and their connection to music, reflecting on their own creative process as well as the insights gained from the PBS lesson. I hope that some students might feel inspired to continue exploring music creation and collaboration, or may have appreciated the opportunity for self-expression and reflection provided by the lesson. I hope that the students are able to take away valuable insights about both music and emotions.

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I was thinking about the practical uses for this technology in my classroom. We occasionally have kids out for home hospital and other extended absences (thankfully none this year) and it is really hard for them to participate in activities such as plays, in which hearing and speaking in a group are so important. I thought that an on-line recording program can be used to connect students with a fellow classmate who is not currently attending in-person classes. For example, 15 year old Audrey is battling cancer and doing home study. Her 10th grade English class is reading A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Each student has lines from a scene to record at home. Her role can be recorded at home/in hospital. All the recordings are then edited together for the entire class to view. This use of technology is dual-fold because first the students are hearing Shakespeare as it is meant to be heard with different voices. Secondly, Audrey is able to participate also.

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Xanat Gonzalez-Darson I created two Lessons for a 9th-grade biology ecology unit with a social justice lens, focused on California, including suggested resources and case studies for students to use to make podcasts and share with the class to provide a foundation for a class discussion on  environmental injustices and inequities faced by communities in California.

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XGonzalez-Darson Biology and Social Justice Case Studies Podcast

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I am teaching a class next year where students invent new or improved products. I created a lesson plan where the students make an audio ad for their new product using Soundtrap.

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Scott Sakamoto: A Fictional but Factual Podcast about the Stanford dSchool Design Thinking Origins

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Scott Sakamoto: A Fictional but Factual Podcast about the Stanford dSchool Design Thinking Origins

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My Achille's Foot (it can't just be a Heel) of overthinking + unattainable perfectionism, made this fun project a lot longer in process and production. To be clear, it was fun all the way through! Trying to keep the content interesting & informative was a challenge; not sure if I succeeded with that. Since my Soundtrap trial had ended, I switched over to GarageBand which was super helpful, as I had not used it previously on my Mac. After deliberating over what I wanted to feature as my topic, it seemed that Design Thinking was the best candidate. (My sample project during our live session was a bio about a legendary Air Force pilot, but that didn't seem to warrant further elaboration) The tools that are available within Soundtrap would definitely elevate the voice recording projects that my 5th grade students can create. We have been using a free voice recording tool that offers no effects. I will make a request to our Technology Department for the coming school year to consider purchasing a class set of licenses; keeping fingers crossed.

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I made a quick recording of a favorite lesson of mine. We are studying the life cycle of a Butterfly in Kindergarten. I found that the interface of Soundtrap was difficult on my phone and I could not download it in mobile. I logged in on the desktop and was able to use it. I am finding it hard to fit this program in with the skills my Kindergarteners have at this tiem.

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I am always looking for new ways to engage my students who stutter. Using audio recordings helped my students 'hear' their own stuttering, which is the first step in using learned techniques to reduce stuttering. This is an audio story of a third grade girl who has stuttered since kindergarten. She has improved since that time but recording her increased her stress/pressure resulting in increased stuttering. Stress = increased stuttering.

I recorded my students practicing their class presentations. The practice and being able to hear themselves helped to increase their confidence resulting in a decrease in stuttering. Several of the teachers reported their student did a great job presenting in front of the class.

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I am always looking for new techniques to implement stuttering therapy. Recording the students helped them 'hear' their stuttering so they can learn to apply strategies to reduce their stuttering. This audio story is of a third grade student who has stuttering since kindergarten. She has improved but when recording her, her stuttering increased. This is typical of stuttering: stress = increased stutter. I used audio recording for the kids to practice their class presentations. The practicing really helped to give them better confidence resulting in reduced stress, i.e., stuttering.

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Wendy Dere - Radio Ad for Business Academy

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Wendy Dere - Radio Ad for Business Academy

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I worked with my daughter, (10th grade), to record an ad for her Business Academy class. Her assignment was to come up with a way to advocate and advertise the CTE academies to other prospective students. We both struggled a bit with the editing tools, and it took several tries to come up with the right scripts, but we had so much fun and learned a lot while working on the project together. (Listen to the whole clip - there are some pauses in between.)

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IB PYP Student reflection with Soundtrap by Michelle Atkinson

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IB PYP Student reflection with Soundtrap by Michelle Atkinson

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I introduced Soundtrap to my 5th grade students and had them write a script about themselves and practice how to record. They had so much fun! The next week, I gave them another assignment where I had my students reflect on their IB PYP journey as they get ready to promote from our school. I played my Soundtrap sample (attached) that I recorded about IB. I gave them a Google doc with their assignment on it. They spent the rest of the week reflecting, writing and recording their work. The best part was a few of my students presented their recordings to the school board at a meeting.

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I made a demo book report. Every week my kiddos read a story and have a comprehension skill. This is an excellent way to have students express themselves and also show me that they understand the comprehension skill creatively.

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I created a lesson plan for 2nd graders who will use their voices to explain what they know after a unit or subject. Students will create a form of digital media to show what they know. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d771gujDQVALvIBxgErsEG65kfCpIxBc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115961236665611072994&rtpof=true&sd=true

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I have loved creating this video. I already create story telling of my notes but now I get to add sound to entice students more. I use these videos of notes for when students are absent or if students want to learn on their own.

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Peaceful Place Meditation (Kim Burlinson)

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Peaceful Place Meditation (Kim Burlinson)

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I do a mindfulness moment/meditation with my students to start each class. Now I have one that I can have a sub play if I need to miss a class!

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Aaron Blanding, "The Three Body Problem Podcast", HS English Teacher CUHSD

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Aaron Blanding, "The Three Body Problem Podcast", HS English Teacher CUHSD

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I loved playing with Soundtrap and so did my students. I gave them an assignment to use Soundtrap to tell me a story either through lyrics put to music or a beat or through a podcast. I used this example of myself explaining the recent netflix series "The Three Body Problem" which is based off a science fiction book which I'm having them read. Their familiarity with podcasts and making beats on computers really made this assignment popular and powerfull as a tool to generalize storytelling and English Language Arts skills throughout their multi-media infused lives:!)

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I explored Soundtrap and created my first small project to test it out. I recoded my voice talking about the chick hatching project that we are having in our classroom and added music and chick/bird chirping sounds. Played to my students and they had a great time listening to it. We had a great discission afterward. My students were engaged, eager to find out how I did it, and we ended with planning for our class own podcast/poetry project. We think we will use Soundtrap to record the “I Am” poems that students wrote for our chick hatching unit (I am an egg, I am a hen, I am a chick, I am a water feeder…). I am excited to see how my students are engaged and excited about learning to use this new tool.

Our school district purchased Soundtrap for all so my students and I sure will learn and make good use of it.

Here is my first short Soundtrap project I created when exploring the tool.

https://www.soundtrap.com/studio/fork/kGNAYkiYTMKs1owNHnfwKA

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I practiced using Soundtrap to create a faux podcast interview for my AP Spanish students. The host and the researcher talk about some habits to improve one's Spanish, including doing their assigned online homework. What a surprise! I was able to find some free no royalty background podcast music from a different website.

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I explored Soundtrap and created a lesson plan for students to create their own Book Chat. We recently finished reading "Esperanza Rising" in our class, so I used that as an example. Students will work with a partner to interview each other and discuss various themes of Esperanza Rising and how they contribute to the story's plot.

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I posted a response to this Padlet back in March, but it disappeared.

I explored SchoolAI and it was great! It easily became one of my favorite apps, because it is a timesaver. For this activity, I prompted the AI to generate a bellringer activity based on Shakespeare's Macbeth, which started with a question I designed. The app's dynamic interface actively interacts with students beyond a single student response, and carries on the discussion with feedback to the initial response and follow-up questions. The probing questions prompts students to think deeply about the text. At the same time, as the teacher, I can view who is on task and receiving positive feedback with emojis, while also flagging students struggling or inactive. This feature lets me focus my attention on students who need support getting started or clarification with the question. What I appreciate is that in a typical classroom, students who are on task and doing well often do not receive the praise they deserve because struggling students take priority; however, this app closes that gap by extending the initial question and commending students on their analysis and effort.

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I created a lesson plan that can be used with any story and adjusted to any grade. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NPLpY4yUo_FrFiRWUT_o4gYX7boUafBWtKYKbYB6F2I/edit

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Janet Muirragui - Debugging Tips for Code Studio

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Janet Muirragui - Debugging Tips for Code Studio

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I created a list of tips students need to debug their coding program in Code Studio. I am learning the technical steps of this program but am intrigued with all the features, sounds, and editing tools and options for tracks/music. I hope to explore it more during the summer and with my students.

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A first attempt at podcasting: Merek Chang

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A first attempt at podcasting: Merek Chang

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I attempted using soundtrap to create a podcast of what NOT to do when recording a podcast for my students. We are working on an enviromental project coming up, and I think this will be a good thing for my students to hear and disect as to what they should do when recording their own podcast versum mine

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I explore Sound Trap and loved it. Luckily, my district purchased it for teachers so I can now use it with my Kindergartners. With Open House coming up, I will have students record what learning they would like to showcase to their parents. They can share the link to their podcast in their schoology page as an audio tour guide on Open House. I have tested it out with a few students and they loved playing around with layering music with their audio. This tool is awesome for my young learners, especially my English Language learners.

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I decided to utilize Soundtrap to create a "Welcome Back to School" message for my future students. I typically send parents and students a short welcome email prior to the start of a new school year, but I figured this would be a much more personable and fun introduction to our class.

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I decided that in honor of today's solar eclipse I would record a soundtrap mini podcast that I could share with my students and did! They loved it! I was a little shy and nervous at first but the kids were really interested in how I had created this and were wanting to explore it themselves which I plan to do very soon! I want to have them research a science they're interested in, centered around current events or currents problems (like I chose to do) and then create a podcast showcasing what they've learned, why they chose this topic, why people should care, etc. I can't wait to see how it goes and how my students use this! Thanks for listening (-:

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I took the time to try the Sound Trap space again. I had so much fun. I decided to go off of a joke that I often use with my students after lunch. I'll say "Welvome back to my channel" upon their return, and they always tell me how lame my jokes are. All in good fun! I took the time to create a short audio clip listing their homework for the week and a new way to remind them of their responsibilites. The platform was hard for me to understand at first, but I was able to figure out a beat and how to record over that with my voice. I am sure in the future I could add even more layers and go past homework assignments. I am sure the students will love to connect with this and even

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Here is a link to my sample podcast https://www.soundtrap.com/studio/fork/XJie74FnRX_87f9erZ5ieQ

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Leslie Gunterson: Lesson on Exploring Self Expression with sound for verbal and non-verbal

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Leslie Gunterson: Lesson on Exploring Self Expression with sound for verbal and non-verbal

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I used Chat GPT (earlier learning) to write a lesson plan for verbal and non verbal kindergarten special ed students.

Leslie Gunterson

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Sunny Cordoba - Math In The Real World Podcast

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Sunny Cordoba - Math In The Real World Podcast

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I used Chat GPT to create a lesson plan where students explore how math is used in the "real world". It involves many of the skills we tried out during the presentation, including script writing, recording, and editing. I love the idea of a project like this for helping students to refocus their learning. I think the podcast and script writing aspects of the activity would be engaging for students, as well.

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Love creating an audioable soundtrap for students.  They enjoyed listening to the story I created and then making them collaborate to answer the task.https://www.soundtrap.com/studio/fork/8qUA9Rs9QyaE6jilK8lGww  This can also be used for ELA.  Love it.