K. Burk's Post-Track Out PD by Katie Burk https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8 en-us 2018-03-26 22:09:35 UTC 2026-03-17 03:17:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Podcast #4 (Google in Special Education) katie_k_burk https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303297 3 Things I Learned -
1) Google Voice allows teachers to set-up a "phone number" to give to parents so they can get in touch with you without actually having your number. (Or students can leave audio feedback--ex: when teachers have substitutes, or for a podcast project)
2) You can use Google Slides to make books. It offers an easy way to be organized. You can prompt students on the slides to let them know what they should do on each slide. Multiple students can work on a presentation at the same time using Google Slides.
3) Gamification is the idea of taking the best parts of video games (board games, too) and using those elements to enhance the classroom and our students' abilities (You develop a theme and each student is a "player" in the game and they have to work towards a goal in the game)

2 Things I Will Share with a Peer -
1) We need to open our mind to the capability of Google products (i.e., Docs, Slides) to see that they can do so much more than what is seen at face-value with these products (i.e., type papers, make a slideshow)
2) Gamification can be seen as a way of "behavior modification" (but not in a negative way...e.g., problem solving)

1 Thing I Plan to Try -
1) This was not stated in the podcast but alluded to the idea of needing something like this...I would love to have some way for my "read-aloud" students use technology to read to them for assessments (then they do not have to leave the classroom, and I can be the only educator needed to administer a test) 
2) Possibly look into gamification...it sounds neat!]]> 2018-03-26 22:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303297 Dr. Hervey's Directions katie_k_burk https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303373 CREATE a Padlet

POST a 3-2-1 sticky for example...

3 things you learned.
2 things you will share with a peer.
1 thing you plan to TRY.
]]> 2018-03-26 22:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303373 Podcast #2 (How to Make Their Learning Go Viral) katie_k_burk https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303630 3 Things I Learned -
1) Google has produced the Transformation Center--where educators can learn info about how to use Google in the classroom and to help change education. (7 elements of transformation--Ex: Community engagement)
2) I learned that you can become a Google Certified Educator--I did not know that even existed! Let alone that there are two levels of certification. 
3) On the "Ditch That Textbook" blog, it talks about Drive Slide. Drive Slide lets students gather pictures into a folder, and it will pull all of the pictures into a slideshow.

2 Things I Will Share with a Peer - 
1) To get to the "Keyword" blog you just need to type in blog.google into your web browser. You can see all of the latest stories that Google has produced or learn about its latest products.
2) If you are looking to become a Google Certified Educator, there is a blog that has 12 tips to help you pass the exam. Since it is a timed exam, you need to be as prepared as possible.

1 Thing I Plan to Try - 
1) I think it would be neat to see how Google Classroom could work in our school in terms of connecting subjects and teachers across the same grade level or different grade levels
2) I would also like to use Google Form if possible to get students immediate feedback about activities. I have had students use pencil/paper to write reflections on projects, but I can transfer this idea to the computer using Google Forms.]]> 2018-03-26 22:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303630 Podcast #6 (2016 House of #EdTech) katie_k_burk https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303754 This one was great! Lots of awesome resources!

3 Things I Learned -
1) Workflowy is a single sheet of digital paper that will hold your "brain"--you can record anything you want on it (e.g., lists, outlines, test prep); It is a bulleted list maker (even edits it for you)--and it is FREE!
2) I learned that the Global Audience Project allows you to share and find projects by topics. This is particularly helpful when needing to find specific resources/projects on a topic to both help students as well as showcase students' work.
3) That there is an app called "Read and Write" (not free) that can actually read aloud text to you (you can select different accents/languages). You can research and highlight words on Google Docs/PDFs/Websites and it creates Works Cited pages for students as they go along (I wish I had this in college...)

2 Things I Will Share with a Peer -
1) Google Keep is a free organizational tool that helps you with notes and lets you make lists/set reminders. The reminders can even be based off of location or the time. It is for people that have "sticky" notes all over the place. Students can use it, too.
2) OneTab can help save your computer energy and you can share you list of tabs with other teachers or students (it is free)
3) To go listen to this podcast because there are just way too many resources available to share in "2" comments

1 Thing I Plan to Try - 
1) Definitely Workflowy and Google Keep because Angela even said it herself it is for "overwhelmed" teachers (just like first year teachers!)
2) Possibly OneTab (I constantly have multiple tabs up all the time)]]> 2018-03-26 22:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303754 Podcast #7 (Tweech Me) katie_k_burk https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303795 3 Things I Learned -
1) There is an official teacher/educator Twitter chat list
2) There is a program called Twitter Mentor within the Tweech Me app
3) The app is available on iOS app store, Google Play, and Windows store (it was the most difficult to get it on the iTunes store)

2 Things I Will Share with a Peer - 
1) There is a "Tweech Me" app that is linked to a Google Calendar that lets teachers know when updates happen
2) The app costs $0.99 and that money covers the original development cost of the app


1 Thing I Will Try - 
1) Utilize my Twitter account more for my classroom]]> 2018-03-26 22:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303795 Podcast #8 (7 Tips for Teachers...) katie_k_burk https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303878 3 Things I Learned - 
1) More than 9 out of 10 parents want their children to be taught code in school, 
2) Teaching coding and teaching computer science are different (computer science has more content--it involves computational thinking)
3) Different strategies to use for different age groups (e.g., the younger kids have coding journals to use for reflection after the lesson, but let the older students keep blogs)

2 Things I Will Share with a Peer- 
1) Great teachers have so many more necessary skills than programmers to teach coding (even though they have the content knowledge)
2) There are hundreds of resources available for teachers to teach coding (code.org, "hopscotch," "codable"--I think?)

1 Thing I Will Try - 
1) Merely getting these kids on the websites/resources (not just for coding, but for any concept) is not enough, I as the teacher should be active...I need to go through the resources myself as if I was the student to learn about the resource, the content, where the potential mistakes/misunderstandings could occur BEFORE introducing my students to it]]> 2018-03-26 22:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_k_burk/c58o0y403bd8/wish/246303878