https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation This Padlet is a place to share what technology you explored and how the experience turned out. en-us 2016-11-15 18:41:52 UTC 2025-12-24 17:31:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png jmharvey https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/137859774 1) Title - Tech Tool Used
2) Your name
3) How was using this tool innovative for you?
4) How did you use the tech tool?
5) What went well?
6) What didn't go so well?
7) Will you use the tool again and/or what changes might you make for the next time?]]> 2016-11-15 18:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/137859774 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/138226842 (This is one I did earlier this year.  Please know I'll do a new reflection on another innovation used during our time frame.)

1. S'more
2. Ann Shufflebarger
3. I've always done newsletters in Publisher.  Trying an online newsletter was a new twist.
4. I used the tool to facilitate communication with staff and parents.
5.  It was easy to sign up and get started.  I learned that I could track the number of readers.  Within an hour of sending one out to parents, 300 parents looked at the newsletter!
6. It was tricky to add graphics.  It took some time to figure that out. I got better over time.
7.  Yes!  I'm using it weekly now and it gets easier every time.]]> 2016-11-16 19:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/138226842 alpayne https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/138492667 1.  Seesaw
2.  Andrea Payne
3.  I've always taken running records on my students, and I was able to share this data with parents.  Now, I can take a running record on each child by looking at their Seesaw video, and parents can see firsthand what miscues the child is making while reading.
4.  I used the tool to communicate with parents and take running records on all students. Throughout the year it will be used to document growth.
5.  It was easy for the children to login and learn how to videotape themselves reading.  It was also easy to manage my groups and approve the videos before putting them on the parent feed.
6.  It was hard to make sure all of the students were videotaping correctly.  Out of the 12, only one student did not tape himself reading.  Not bad!  I noticed the students need a little more work on not covering the camera with their finger and speaking a little louder to be heard.
7.  I will use it weekly with rereads.]]> 2016-11-17 17:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/138492667 desiree_lacerna https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/138853623 1) Kahoot!
2) Desiree Lacerna
3) I wanted another different way to formatively assess my students - beyond paper and pencil. I also wanted to try something different than flipcharts or activotes on the Promethean board. 
4) I introduced Kahoot by doing a practice quiz with fun and simple questions so my students could get the hang of using iPads as controllers. Then I used a pre-made quiz that I found on Kahoot to review number patterns (our current math objective). 
5) My class absolutely LOVED the game aspect of Kahoot! The last question of my practice quiz was, "Did you enjoy this Kahoot quiz?" All but one student answered "YES!" (The one student made sure to tell me that he pressed the wrong answer on accident.)
6) We did experience a few hiccups. I realized that I didn't prepare my students as well as I should've at the beginning. With all their excitement, they clicked answers on their iPads before really knowing how to look for the questions on the Promethean board. They thought the questions would be on the iPads and they panicked. Another hiccup was that for some reason while we were all trying to log into our number patterns quiz, all the iPads and my laptop displayed a notice stating, "Oops! You've lost connection to the server." I kept my cool and my students were patient! We all had to close out the app and I had to restart the quiz on my laptop. After 2 minutes or so it was back up and running! 
7) I will definitely be using Kahoot again! I can't wait to create my own quizzes and share quizzes with my grade level. However, when I make my own quizzes I will make sure to take off the time limit feature. I didn't realize that the pre-made number patterns quiz had time limits on each question. I allowed my students to use 120 grids as tool while figuring out number patterns. The time limit frustrated some of them. Overall, Kahoot was a real Kahoot! 

Photo: Mrs. Lacerna's 1st graders trying Kahoot for the first time. Instead of saying "cheese" they all insisted on saying, "KAHOOT!"]]> 2016-11-19 02:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/138853623 jmharvey https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/140316294 2. Jane Harvey
3. I had not ever created and moderated a Google+ group before.
4. I am using Google+ as a sharing platform for my book study this year. 
5. It is working well as a sharing platform to join two schools together for rich discussion on integrating technology into the classroom.Teachers and myself are able to share our questions, experiences, and new knowledge from the book with each other from both Rosemont ES and Salem ES.
6. Initially, many participants needed help setting up a Google+ profile and joining the group since most did not already have a Google+ profile set up.
7. Yes, I will use the tool again and maybe I can survey participants and offer an introduction session to new Google+ users.]]> 2016-11-28 19:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/140316294 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/140341492 1)Mary Allsbrook
2) Google Classroom/Google Docs
3) I wanted a place where my students could save their work someplace that was easily accessible for both me and them, instead of having to save to a desktop or a folder somewhere in the system.
With the help of Jane Harvey, we set up my 4th and 5th graders on Google Classroom and Google Docs.  They had to write a few sentences about their Thanksgiving Break.  Jane and helped me set up an assignment before break, so it was already there when the students logged in.  
4)All four students were able to log on successfully (when not trying to race ahead), and type in the Google Doc for "My Thanksgiving Break" .  Jane even taught them how to insert a graphic.  
5)They were thrilled they did not have to go through several steps to save the document, just click on the "red x" when they were finished.  A couple of my students were also introduced to the spelling feature by right clicking on a word to get a correct spelling.  
6) Now I have to remember how to go into Google Classroom to set up assignments!!!!
7) I plan to use this application for all writing assignments, including practice for spelling word study words, processed writing, even journal writing topics.]]> 2016-11-28 21:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/140341492 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141102576 Fay Wagner
Jane and I set up See Saw to use with my class. It went fantastic! The students took a picture of their story boards and recorded their story. They were excited using the program and loved sharing their stories with their classmates. What a great tool to use with our auditory learners!

]]> 2016-12-01 14:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141102576 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141147651 Reflection of Innovation Challenge
1)Google Slides
2) Lisa Elliott
3) I took something that I once had students do with paper pencil to demonstrate their understanding and adapted it to incorporate technology.
4) I had students join my Google Classroom and create a Google Slideshow on an ecosystem. Students had to define ecosystem, community, population, and organism and then insert pictures to show examples of each on each slide. 
5) Students were quick to login and start using the tools on Google slideshow to insert graphics and use Google's search engine to search.
6) Innitially, students needed help joining Google Classroom, but I created a template so it was much easier for students to begin their slideshow.
7) Yes, I will use the tool again. Students are going to create more slides on Google Slideshow throughout out unit of study in science.  I would like to use Google classroom for other purposes.

]]> 2016-12-01 15:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141147651 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141641748 1. Seesaw
2. Regina Palasz
3. I heard other teachers were using it, but I have never used it before.
4. Students took a picture of their storyboard then they recorded themselves reading their pet story.  Instead of doing an author's chair to share this time, students were able to share their writing using this technology app.  The coolest part was giving parents access to view their child's electronic portfolio to see their child's work and hear them read.
5.  The students were really excited about it and it was easy for them to use.  Thank you Jane for your help and intro. lesson!
6.  Some recordings picked up some other students' voices...might not do the whole class at one time next time since now they know how to use the app. Send students to the hallway to do the recording.
7. I will definitely use this tool again. The students loved it. It was easy and it is a great way to share student work with the parents. I might try using it with Chatterpix next.]]> 2016-12-05 01:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141641748 april_paras https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141988739 2. April Paras

Melissa Brock, Jane Harvey, and I  collaborated on a science activity, where students tied in their science concepts to Weather Proverbs.  They had to work with a partner to create a slide, which was part of a class Google Slide that was presented
.]]> 2016-12-06 13:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141988739 april_paras https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141989992 2. April Paras

3. Students used Chatterpix to display a character feeling. They recorded dialogue that would give evidence to the particular feeling. We used to draw pictures to display a feeling, so this was a step up!
4.  I assigned each person a feeling, they researched a picture of an animal or took a selfie, then recorded themselves talking, displaying a feeling.
5. Students LOVED the program and were so tech savvy with taking their selfie or finding an animal to display their feeling.
6.. I sent students into the hallway for a quiet place to record (5 at a time).  It's difficult to find a quiet place with so many kids..We had a hard time uploading to google classroom, but we'll figure it out!  :)
7. I will definitely use Chatterpix again. ]]> 2016-12-06 13:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/141989992 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/142329075 2016-12-07 16:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/142329075 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/142508311 2.) Christy Flanagan

3.)  Although my students have used PicCollage several times in the library, I have never attempted to use this app as a part of my teaching.

4.) As a culminating activity for our geometric shapes unit, I asked the students to complete a Shape Scavenger Hunt.  They were asked to search for and photograph at least six classroom examples of 2D or 3D geometric shapes.  They then uploaded the pictures to their collage!  The students worked with a partner as they completed this assignment.

5.)  I felt that this activity went very well overall!  The lesson was engaging and definitely hands-on.  The students enjoyed working with a partner while being able to move around the classroom.  I felt that the students' conversations were on-topic for a majority of the time.

Since the students had prior experience using PicCollage in the library, they were very comfortable with the steps required to create their collage.  Many of them were also changing colors and backgrounds for their collage.

6.)As the students moved through the lesson, the classroom management became a bit more of an issue.  Some of them began to focus more on comparing pictures with another group of students as opposed to searching for their own shapes.  

Also, I had to give the students a couple of reminders to use whisper voices and to walk in the classroom as they completed the lesson.  Overall, though, the behavior issues were minimal.

7.) Yes, I will definitely be using PicCollage again in the classroom. Next time, I would like to implement this as a language arts station, perhaps asking the students to take pictures of nonfiction text features or of their sight words that they find around the classroom. I'm excited to continue using this app!




]]> 2016-12-08 11:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/142508311 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/143030220

Seesaw

Regina Palasz                            

 I have heard about this app. but I have never used it before.

The students took a picture of their storyboard and then recorded themselves reading their “Pet Story.” Then students took the parent letter home and their parents could see and hear their students read their work.

The students were every engaged and excited about using this app.  It was easy for them to learn and use.  Parents were able to check out their child’s work and give feedback.

Some students had to record again because they messed up or could hear other students in the background.

I will definitely use this tool again.  It is a great way to keep a portfolio for the students and share work with parents.  I’m going to try it with Chatterpix and eventually Book Creator with Jane Harvey’s help:)

]]> 2016-12-12 01:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/143030220 gwmawhin https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/143251937 2. Gwen Mawhinney
3) I never used Symbaloo before this year. I had the students use google slides a few time last year. 
4) I put the symbaloo pages in google classroom. On one symbaloo tab, the students can go to this and find math games I have approved for them to practice Math skills. On another tab, I had a website that each student could go to in order to find their information for their Genius Time project. The project was a HOW TO....(they chose something they wanted to learn how to do, researched it, and then they are presenting to the class a poster, book or google slide show).
5) The students had no problem logging into google classroom to find the symbaloo tab I attached. 
6) I am still learning how to update my symbaloo for the students. 
7) I definitely like using the symbaloo, especially when I want the students to go to a specific site for research and or games. It saves them from googling things and maybe getting on sites that I don't want them to go on. :) ]]> 2016-12-12 21:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/143251937 lmolinda https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/143715126 1) Scratch Jr.
2) Lindsey
3) This was a different way to introduce coding besides using Hour of Code.
4) Kindergarten classes, small group makerspaces with 2nd graders, and 4th grade Coding Club
5) The task cards were useful to have students follow as they learned to write code.
6) Not enough time to really delve into it, especially with makerspaces.
7) I will absolutely use Scratch Jr. again. The kids loved it. Great problem solving application!]]> 2016-12-14 19:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/143715126 dfparas https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144246508 1. Google Classroom/Google Docs.
2. Debbie Paras
3. I had always used Microsoft Word when my students typed their process writing pieces. This was the first time we tried a new program.
4. I finally let my students type one of their writing pieces last month. Because of extreme differences in the pace at which my students tend to work independently and the unpredictable access of technology, I've found it more convenient to just have my class hand write their writing. Anyway, on November 30 Jane helped me get my class started with typing their final copies of a personal narrative they had already drafted in their writing notebooks. I was thrilled to see how excited my students were to get started, when often many of them are less than enthused when it comes to writing. They worked diligently for 20 minutes before the first student raised their hand and told me that he was finished.  I asked him if he had revised for everything we went over in class. "Yes."  I asked if he had edited his work and checked carefully for run-ons and fragments. "Yes."  I told him he could read for a few moments while I read over his paper on my laptop. I like the way that the student can have the document open the same time I can have it open, and he/she can see my comments right away.
5.  What went well was that I could see where the students were at various stages in their writing so I could make a comment in a specific area to guide a particular student before he/she continued veering off course. 
6.  What did not go so well, was when students wanted to come up and explain themselves in regards to the comments I made rather than addressing it in their writing. Also, students got very disappointed if I was not able to make comments on everyone's paper that day. I also do not like the inconvenience of not being able to print from laptops.
7.  Yes, I do plan on using Google Classroom/Google Docs much more throughout the school year.]]> 2016-12-18 22:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144246508 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144358711 2016-12-19 17:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144358711 melissa_raftery https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144408378 1--Seesaw
2-Melissa Raftery
3-I had never used it before, but I had heard about it at Salem.
4-I used this for each indian tribe as it was taught. After a tribe was taught, they chose a topic that interested them. They wrote a paragraph about the topic and used Chatterpix. They took a picture of an indian, and recorded their paragraph. Then, they downloaded it, and then loaded it into Seesaw. They did this with each of the 3 tribes over the past few weeks. I sent the letter home so the parents could see what they created. 
5-The students quickly learned how to use both Chatterpix and Seesaw. They were very enthusiastic about writing their paragraphs so they could use Chatterpix. They loved hearing themselves read. They loved seeing the indians "talk". 
6-A few of the Ipads were having difficulty downloading so they could put it on Seesaw. But Jane saved the day both times it happened with those few students. 
7-I will continue to use Seesaw this year. We will use Chatterpix again, and I will do what Jane did to the Ipads before they begin. :) We are also starting Book Creator after the new year for SeeSaw as well.

]]> 2016-12-20 03:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144408378 melissa_raftery https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144408820 2016-12-20 03:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144408820 tkpearman https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144944528 2.  Tabitha Pearman
3.  This was different in that it got my kids excited and engaged in their writing, and we figured out how to export a Wixie to Google Classroom.
4.  The students made a slideshow in Wixie that was a fictional story.  They had to come up with a character and include that character's trait in the title.  They used Wixie to type the story, and then they were able to share it in Google Classroom. 
5.  Again, the students were really engaged, and putting the book together helped them understand how the main character's trait played into the whole creation of a problem and a solution.  They were really creative with the backgrounds and tools in Wixie.
6.  It took me awhile to figure out how to send the Wixie's to Google Classroom.  It ends up that you have to put a "Due Date" on the Assignment that you create in Google Classroom in order for the kids to send it to the Classroom.  
7.  I will definitely use it again, but next time, I will put more specific parameters on the tools within the assignmet.  ]]> 2017-01-01 21:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/144944528 https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/145101224 2017-01-03 15:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/145101224 jmharvey https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/150846787 2017-02-01 14:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jmharvey/innovation/wish/150846787