DLL Moonshot Day | Planboard - Joseph Romano, OCT by Joseph Romano

1. Where did the idea or inspiration to do this come from?

JosephRomano — 2014-05-21 14:37:36 UTC

As a Volunteer Educational Technology Advisor at MaRS Discovery District, I was introduced to Planboard during its early stages of development. During this time, I piloted and reviewed the web-based platform from the perspective of a Teacher and continue to use the planning resource as a part of my day-to-day practice. As a resource which is in constant beta, I recommend that all Teachers try Planboard not only because it is free, but because of its developing and robust feature set.

Learn more and sign-up for free at:
https://www.planboardapp.com

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JosephRomano — 2014-05-21 14:52:20 UTC

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2. What was the purpose or goal? What were you hoping to do or achieve? & 3. What did you do specifically with staff or students?

JosephRomano — 2014-05-21 14:54:48 UTC

My purpose/goal in using Planboard was 2-fold. First as a Teacher, I strived to use a new and innovative resource to amplify my planning process (shifting from paper-based static Day Plans to a "live" and interactive Teaching and Learning Web 2.0 resource). In essence, I was shifting my workflow to mimic how I work in other spaces - using technology to support the process. With this, the integration of attachments, embedding and including Curriculum Expectations, my Day Plans have become not only more useful, but also more meaningful.

Second, Planboard allows me to plan using live content that my Students are able to interact with. By including these pieces within my Day Plans, I am able to share my lessons with Students by embedding Planboard on AW. Students are then able to access any links, videos, attachments and the like directly from AW - this means that I do not have to post content twice (once on Planboard and once on AW), allowing for more flexibility regarding what and when I share with Students.

4. What was the impact? What did you learn?

JosephRomano — 2014-05-21 16:59:10 UTC

Implementing the use of Planboard to shift my planing process has impacted not only my Professional Practice (and work with Students), but also the way I approach thinking about and designing meaningful lessons - through the use of rich content integration. This has allowed me to learn that the planning process ultimately lends itself to and impacts my final lessons, and Student Learning.

Furthermore, I have strived to share Planboard with Teachers as a resource that others may find impactful to their practice, during workshops, one-on-one sessions and through a Tutorial Video Series on YouTube.

Learn more and watch my Tutorial Video Series on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMLgntOyeT85YNo6aHbAgrHNeZTfYncP_