https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz en-us 2023-02-20 13:13:48 UTC 2025-10-26 15:01:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2509461250 The mention of the timer was so good for me to hear. The smoothest transition that happens in my room each day is probably when we clean up morning tubs and get ready to start morning meeting. This happens when a five-minute timer gets down to one minute. Students know to immediately start cleaning up when they see one minute left and they have to be cleaned up and ready to go when the timer goes off. Reflecting on this made me wonder why I don't use more timers throughout the day. Timers keep the students focused, (sometimes) quiet, and they help us get ready for whatever is coming next. Like the video said, using a timer helps increase instructional time because it helps students to stay on task! ]]> 2023-03-09 01:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2509461250 4weavers96 https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2512464815 My biggest take-away from this video was the Waukasha kindergarten student who came into the room, got his supplies, sat down and immediately got to work on his device - all without a teacher directing him. Each day, my students need to complete 10 minutes on their iReady personalized learning path at the beginning of the math period. We have been doing this for 127 days now and I still have students that I need to prompt to get started. The students have no consequences if they are not on their device immediately. As suggested in the video, I think I need to give students clear cut consequences if they do not start immediately with no prompting and then stick to those consequences every time in every circumstance.]]> 2023-03-11 02:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2512464815 stanleyp1 https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2514939937 One of my biggest takeaways from this video was to have a backup plan for when your wireless option does not work. We have these new OneScreen boards that allow you to eShare from any computer wirelessly, however, I have discovered that anytime you are showing a video or play music that it is glitchy and lags. I always use the HDMI input when I am doing these types of activities so that I don't have connection issues. I was in one of the first grade classrooms and watched a teacher struggle showing a math video and the students began to talk and lose interest because of the buffering. I recommended her to connect with the cable but then she couldn't do it from her desk. I see the value in preparing for things to go smoothly and having a backup solution available.]]> 2023-03-13 19:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2514939937 https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2516752287 Josh Heebner
The biggest takeaway from this video was the importance of a bell ringer to start the class. This is something I tried to stay on top of and do when I first got my job as a teacher. I was pretty good about having the bell ringer on the board and students knew to come in and get their notebooks to start the warm up. Over the years, this is something I have done less and less. My students come into class and sit until I get them started after the announcements and the pledge. Most get right onto a game. Some try to finish homework from the previous day. To be honest, my students are pretty good about starting when I am ready. There are definitely days when they have a harder time getting quiet and started. I know that if I had a warm up and was consistent with having something for them to start with, I would feel like I had more control over my class from the get go.]]> 2023-03-14 21:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/krichards66/ht26pn3vcz5pjooz/wish/2516752287