https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/g8nkphp2nlyu Articles and inspiration from Twitter en-us 2018-01-05 18:12:02 UTC 2025-02-21 02:45:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png jillshumaker79 https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/g8nkphp2nlyu/wish/219175368 I found two articles on Twitter about Genius Hour that interested me:
http://www.geniushour.com/2013/03/31/genius-hour-project-introdutions/

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/standards-aligned-genius-hour-matthew-farber?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Genius Hour or 20% time is an idea that has been gaining momentum in education in the last several years.  It comes from tech companies like Google giving their employees 20% of their time to work on passion projects.  This would be a great idea in upper elementary but would require a lot of structure.  The first article has a great outline for how to introduce the project.  The second article has great ideas for older students and incorporating other elements like makerspaces and HOMAGO.  Below is an informative graphic I found on Twitter that was made with Piktochart.]]> 2018-01-07 17:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/g8nkphp2nlyu/wish/219175368 shrosebud820 https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/g8nkphp2nlyu/wish/221518461 I found two articles on Twitter about using technology in an ESL classroom that interested me:
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-technology-resources-for-students/

https://echo360.com/video-closed-captioning-flipped-classroom-helps-esl-students-thrive/

Using technology in an ESL classroom can be beneficial to the students in learning to speak English as well as to be confident in their speaking/reading/writing skills. One program, called Echo360, uses techhnology to record a teacher's lesson, as well as the student's questions, comments, and answers. It allows the students to follow along with the teacher's lesson as if they're reading it like a book. The CatchBox allows for a playful aspect to be added to the classroom. It is a microphone in a foam box that can be tossed around to record what everyone says. It encourages engagement and conversation. These uses of technology have benefits such as incresing student motivation, offers mobility, teaches valuable tools for the future, is a time saver, and promotes learner independence.]]> 2018-01-15 19:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/g8nkphp2nlyu/wish/221518461