Technology Tools by Stephanie Kendrick https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5 Which technology tools do you use in your classroom? How do your students react to using these tools? Do they enjoy them? Have you faced any challenges using technology tools in your classroom? Do you find it difficult to navigating new applications for lesson plans? How has technology allowed you to differentiate instructions for students? en-us 2017-10-19 02:26:30 UTC 2017-10-27 03:21:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Jennifer Soto https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/200841973 I use chromebooks, ipads and tablets. I also use youtube a lot for videos. I have a doc cam and projector but it is not convenient to use them. My students love their chromebook time. But they do have to earn it. They need to have good behavior and complete their math prior to getting their 20 minutes if chromebook time. The challenges I face, especially with little ones, is finding age appropriate programs for them to use. We are quite limited in the TK-k grade level. I use technology to show videos prior to teaching a lesson. I feel it helps my students understand the concept we are going to learn.]]> 2017-10-26 14:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/200841973 We have chromebooks and ipads in our classrooms. Technology is a bit difficult for Kindergarteners since they are just learning to navigate the computer, but they definitely enjoy it. We have a specific program called "Imagine Learning" that they love. The program itself provides scaffolding which allows for differentiated instruction. stephanie_miller2 https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201041489 2017-10-26 21:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201041489 Ian Tompkins https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201043608 I have used Smartboards and I enjoy them very much. The students used them heavily in math and science class so I was able to quickly familiarize them with my lessons that featured the board. The only challenges I have faced involved the slow internet connections at times. Standardized testing online was annoying as well. The technology I use has allowed me to: communicate with students and teachers, add supplemental material, and give alternative assignments to students when necessary. ]]> 2017-10-26 22:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201043608 I love to use Kahoot, prezi, plickers, padlet and google classroom. The biggest problem I have is the availability of technology for my students. It is hard to make sure each student has a tablet or laptop they can use each day. This is the only problem I have run into when using these kinds of tools. Using technology helps me assign certain levels of work to certain students and also helps be engage students who aren't as interested in the standard ways forms of instruction. hannah_gjerde1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201075066 2017-10-27 02:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201075066 Nicole Menold https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201078168 I have used many tools, often researching the proper website or program for a specific activity. I have used most of the tools you listed in your presentation, as well as obscure tools like apps on Shakespeare's Globe Theater and websites especially made for turning literary characters into Pokemon cards. 

My students loooooove using technology tools. They are engaged and interested when we use them. Unfortunately, I have never worked at a school where technology was easily and readily accessible. For the last two years, I shared thirty Chromebooks with 9 teachers. We had an online sign up sheet that was full months in advance. This technology would also be taken away for testing and such.

Overall, I think technology is amazing for differentiation and making students heard individually. It is also great for collaboration with Google Education Apps!]]> 2017-10-27 03:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_kendrick/h8to8d60b0j5/wish/201078168