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I am concentrating on 4 tools to use this quarter in order to limit the amount of headaches.
1. Quizizz
2. CK-12/biozone
3. Gizmos
4. Edpuzzle
My aim is to make my class predictable, on a schedule, and have accountability.

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I'm still searching for an accurate attendance app for Meet. "Google Meet Attendance" by teacher Allen Caughey was working great until its last version upgrade--it records who shows up in "People" the first time you use it, and the next time there's a class list and it puts a check mark next to attendees. You can add and remove people from the list too, and rearrange them by last name so it matches your attendance roster. It saves a .csv file to your drive, too. Recently, though, it has been missing people (but I ask them to say Hi/Bye in the Chat so I have that as a back-up) and I can't figure out why...

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I set GoGuardian up to automatically record my classes for the full period, so I don't have to remember to start it. Today it was useful because I could watch them interact with a Pear Deck slideshow on my 2nd device without having to set up the Pear Deck dashboard (I still need to see how to set that up, though).

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Low Tech Interactive Notebooks w/ a tech twist (Kelly Churchman)

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Low Tech Interactive Notebooks w/ a tech twist (Kelly Churchman)

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I decided to keep using INB's and was worried but the feedback it that they are so happy to be working on paper, keeping screen-time down. They then have (most) of their work available for review and open note tests, as well as a portfolio evidencing their learning. Attached is a quick video showing how I use it and how they submit.

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Nothing anyone else isn't using:
KAMI
Padlet
Flipgrid
Pear Deck
Gizmos
Considering:
Newsela
Labster

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Drew Waner
I have gotten the school to purchase a subscription to Pivot Interactives for my AP students. It is $5/student/year.
It is the most realistic way I have found to still conduct labs. It has real videos and the students have to take their own measurements using the digital tools they provide, answer questions about the video, and complete data tables and graphs. All of the questions are fully customizable so I can taylor them to fit my needs.
The website has mostly simulations for Physics (225 of them), but there are also 34 for Bio, 86 for Chem and 16 for Earth Science.
If someone is interested, I would love to show them the website.

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Engage Students

Go from teaching science through lectures, slides & drills alone to inviting students to actively participate in the process of science.
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As a teacher, nothing is more draining than unengaged students. Pivot Interactives allows students to explore scientific phenomena first-hand so you can ignite their passion for science and your love for teaching.

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The only platform for authentic, interactive video-based science activities, so you can transform your classroom and teach with active learning through real scientific phenomena and the science practices.

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EVIDENCE OF ENGAGEMENT PADLET: SMITH-MICHEL

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EVIDENCE OF ENGAGEMENT PADLET: SMITH-MICHEL

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1. SHARE YOUR PADLET LINK WITH TEACHER (SMITH-MICHEL - TURN IT IN NOW, LINK IS LIVE)!!!
2. SCREENSHOT & POST 3 DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS AS YOUR EVIDENCE OF ENGAGEMENT FOR THE WEEK AND WRITE A COMMENT TO GO WITH EACH! (WHAT DID YOU NOTICED, WONDERED AND LEARNED?)
3. TEACHER WILL CHECK YOUR PADLET EACH WEEK FOR YOUR EVIDENCES OF ENGAGEMENT.
4. WRITING SAMPLE:  I noticed that Hawksbill Turtles have interesting Patterns on their shells! I wondered if the pattern on their shells help them to hide from their predators. I learned that the shells were used for jewelry, combs, etc. and that they were almost hunted to extinction between 1950-1992!

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I really like the  Jon Darkow Lab simulations, they are interactive and the students in my AP Biology class really like them:
https://sites.google.com/site/biologydarkow/genetics/drosophila-genetics-model---white-eyed-vs-wild-type
I also use the labs from the Gizmos website.
My new favorite method of review is using Peardeck, I get instant feedback from students and can address any misunderstandings synchronously.

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Drosophila Genetics Model - White Eyed vs. Wild Type - Jon Darkow

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Teach system dynamics of biology and ecology phenomena.

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Nicholas McNeil here, Bio teacher

I found this awesome website that has Science video games that my students can play.
Since I struggle to get students to do homework of any kind, I like assigning these games as an informal review after I finish teaching about a topic.

It works great for test prep since it's hard to do review games without a lot of prep work, even more so with distance learning so finding these review games for my students to do asynchronously was a lifesaver!

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A growing list of animations to help you learn about Biology! Check it out and subscribe to hear about the latest videos as they come out! Subscribe to go Ad-Free for a Year! What is BioMan Biology? BioMan Biology is the fun place to learn Biology!