EDD 485 Winter 2019 by Rebecca Caldwell https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9 Technology in the classroom en-us 2019-01-05 16:04:44 UTC 2024-11-17 11:09:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png Rebecca Caldwell chemcaldwell https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/343871760  I think Flip Grid is a great resource for students to share a short video describing what they have learned or introduce a new topic.   You could also have students introduce themselves at the beginning of the school year by making a flip grid or have the teachers at your school make one to send out to families.  Flipgrid.com

There is a free version, but you do have to create an account. 

How to use Flip Grid in your classroom video.

]]> 2019-03-21 16:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/343871760 Sarah Kdouh https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/344509684 I think the Exploratorium is a wonderful resource for students to use in order to explore, and expand their "hands on" science experiences without even being in the actual Exploratorium in San Francisco. The Exploratorium's website has a link for students to click on to explore their online collection. Here, they can 

explore, play, and discover more science websites, and activities without even being required to create an account! https://www.exploratorium.edu

]]> 2019-03-24 01:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/344509684 Kailee Grden https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/344651838 I think class dojo is a great resource for teachers, parents and students to use. Class Dojo is an easy way for teachers to encourage students and share their best moments with their parents. Teachers can use Class Dojo as a communication platform to encourage students, get their parents engaged too and to build an amazing classroom community. Teachers can encourage students for any skill or value whether it’s working hard, being kind, or helping others. Students can showcase and share their learning by adding photos and videos to their own digital portfolio. Teachers can also get parents engaged by sharing photos and videos of wonderful classroom moments. Teachers can instantly share photos, videos, and announcements on class story or private message with any parent. Teachers can also use Class Story which is the easiest way to share classroom updates, moments and announcements with parents. Parents can easily join your class using any device. Class Dojo is completely free for users. 


ClassDojo by ClassDojo, Inc.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classdojo/id552602056?mt=8
]]> 2019-03-25 01:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/344651838 Rana Hashem https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/344657367 Kahoot is a great resource for teachers to use with students in the classroom. Kahoot is an interactive game website in which teachers use to collect formative assessment or as a way to engage students in the learning. It is a quiz online that the teacher creates (on a separate web page) or use whatever available on the website as a trivia style questions and answers, then gives students a pin number to use on another web page to play the game. Kahoot requires a computer and a smart board to post the game in the classroom, students can play using cell phones, tablets, or computers. It's very fun, engaging, and interactive, and is an excellent resource for pre- and post assessment or a quick revision of content learned. Kahoot is completely free, it only requires the user to sign up using an email.

Link to create a Kahoot game:
https://create.kahoot.it/login
Link to play a Kahoot game:
https://kahoot.it/]]> 2019-03-25 02:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/344657367 Emily Millazzo emillazz https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/345862903 I think Remind is a great tool for teachers, students, and parents. This app allows teachers to easily communicate important information to both parents and students. In today's world, the majority of people use their cell phones as their primary method of communication. Having the ability to send texts directly to parents and students, help teachers to be more efficient. This application is designed to communicate important information such as homework assignments, calendar changes, meeting reminders, etc. Educators are able to create customized groups so that the information sent is relevant to all. There is a free version of this app and it is very user friendly.
https://www.remind.com]]> 2019-03-27 18:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/345862903 Evan McCallum https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/345881302  I heard about Goose Chase when I took Jeff Bouwman’s educational technology class last winter. You can create scavenger hunts with your class and use them in school or on field trips to science museums! You can make the scavenger hunts as silly or serious as you want and I think this is a great app because it’s easy to use on your iPhone and the students can work in teams and it creates healthy competition  you can make the scavenger hunts as silly or serious as you want and I think this is a great app because it’s easy to use on your iPhone and the students can work in teams and it creates healthy competition and creates interpersonal relationships because students will have to get along with many different types of people throughout their life personally and professionally!  I actually have this app on my phone it’s really easy to use and I will definitely use it in my classroom one day. 

]]> 2019-03-27 19:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/345881302 Maryam Majeed https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/345934157 I think PhET interactive simulations are a great resource for the science classroom. There are interactive simulations for elementary, middle school, high school, and university science topics. You could use these simulation during the Explore part of a lesson. You could also ask students specific explorable questions that can be answered by using the simulations, and their answers would be a form of formative assessment. The simulations could also be used for differentiating instruction/ providing struggling students with extra support. ]]> 2019-03-28 00:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/345934157 Sefat Musleh https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346386561 I think Google classroom is a great resource for both teachers and students. Google Classroom is a free web service that was developed by Google for schools. It is aimed to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments in a paperless way. The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students. Google Classroom has the Google Drive for assignment creation and distribution. It also has , Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for writing, Gmail for communication, and Google Calendar for scheduling. Students can be invited to join a class through a private code or automatically. Teachers can monitor students progress and return work with comments. 
https://classroom.google.com/u/0/h



]]> 2019-03-29 01:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346386561 https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346389066 2019-03-29 01:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346389066 Reem Aldubaishi https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346400152 After using Flipgrid I think its a great tool for students to use because it is easy and it has an easy access for students to use. It gives students a different way of submitting their work that is out of the norm they are used to submitting. Students who don't like to write or draw can use flipgrid to explain their thinking. You can use it individually or with a group and make your own page with your students. ]]> 2019-03-29 02:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346400152 Muna Alsrabi malsrabi https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346549563 Computer-based learning programs are very strong resources teachers use to introduce students to real- world problems while they are in classroom. Interactive learning is a very good tool teachers use, especially for science subject to enrich students’ knowledge and skills. Students would be able to visit specific parts of the environments to explore them more fully, to test ideas, and to receive feedback. It connects students with working scientists to collect data to understand global issues. For example Global Lab that includes student researchers from more than 200 schools in 30 countries. In Global Lab classroom students study their local environment by using maps, describe, and monitor their sites, collect and share data, and post their local findings into a broader, global context. Global Lab helps students identify environmental phenomena that can be observed around the world.

https://stltestlab.com/testing-laboratories.htm?keyword=environmental%20laboratories&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhPfkBRD0ARIsAAcYycGOQwjYaZr54PiPnfRn9Azosiy51JNhh4Gw07Mnqo8Ctdywz_nfVUMaAl_8EALw_wcB

]]> 2019-03-29 13:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346549563 Zaineb Hammoud hammoudz https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346642648 I think Khan Academy is a great learning resource for students. This educational site provides videos that tutor students about various subjects and provides exercises where students can practice what they learned from the video tutorials. Khan Academy is a free nonprofit organization that provides students with plenty of learning opportunities and practices. It allows students to study and complete the work at their own pace. This site is a great implementation model used by teachers and some of the subjects that are offered are math and science. The site feature a dashboard to help student track their progress and it is very convenient. I plan to use this powerful technology tool in my future classroom.]]> 2019-03-29 17:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/346642648 Ahqam Algalham https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/348703936 I think classcraft is a wonderful website for all ages. The teacher is in charge of the classcaraft website. This website encourages all students to behave well in order to reach higher levels by gaining xp(games point). Its a way for teachers to assess her student leaning and to engage the students in learning in a fun and active way. This resource is another  way for teachers and students to communicate. It encourage all students to participate. I plan to use this tool in my future classroom.]]> 2019-04-04 19:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/348703936 Josh Paulisin jpaulisi https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349010220 This is definitely geared toward younger students, but Teach Your Monster to Read is an awesome resource for students to utilize as they learn and improve their reading skills. It is a phonics and reading game where students create their own monster and complete various reading and phonics activities tasks with their monster. Students progress through different levels and are able to customize their monster during their progression through the game. The computer version of the game is completely free. I believe there is a teacher section where you can check in on student progress. When I worked in first-grade for three years, we had our students playing this game and they loved it. I can't wait to introduce my future students, if I am in early elementary, to Teach Your Monster to Read. ]]> 2019-04-05 17:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349010220 Rosalind Grayson https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349080588 Lesson plans, emails, grade level meetings, grading papers, delivering instruction, classroom management and don’t forget communicating with parents - it can all be a precarious juggling act. But one ball you don’t want to drop is that of parent communication. Bloomz is an App that can help streamline that task. It is a free App that allows teachers to keep parents up to date about what’s happening in their child’s classroom. Teachers’ control who’s allowed to join the classroom via the App and this ensures that communication remains private.  Parents join, and can start getting notifications in real time.  Parents who choose not to sign up for an account will still be able to receive updates through emails.  Bloomz has the capability of letting teachers allow students the opportunity to build a portfolio of their work in order to share their progress with parents throughout the school year.  It even has a behavior management component that can help reinforce positive behavior.  Teachers can save time and manage a host of tasks all in one place.  Follow the link and check out Bloomz for yourself:  https://www.bloomz.net/

]]> 2019-04-05 20:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349080588 Sharon Washington https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349088256 Plickers is an awesome tool to be used as a formative assessment in the classroom. This technological resource is a great tool for teachers as well as students. It helps to assess students’ understanding of concepts and their engagement with the material. Plickers is such a tech savvy tool, that teachers can project questions onto their screen while students are using the tablets or smart board to answer them in real time. Plickers enables students’ answers to appear on the teacher’s phone screen, and teachers can see which students got answers right and which didn’t. This gives teachers an accurate picture of how students are following the information, and adjust their lessons accordingly.

https://get.plickers.com/]]> 2019-04-05 21:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349088256 Kianna Smith https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349171520 This is more suitable for younger student, especially those in kindergarten through second grade, but the program Raz-kids is an excellent way to help student not only learn how to read but have fun with it. It is an interactive reading program that is online based. It teaches students how to read, allows them to read it themselves, then asks questions about the reading to see what they comprehended. There is so much negativity associated with reading that students immediately turn away, but this program brings back that excitement and eagerness involved with reading. Visit the link below:

https://www.raz-kids.com/]]> 2019-04-06 17:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349171520 Racha Saleh salehr https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349274933 Edmodo is an educational technology website that helps keep a connection between teacher, parent, and student. The company offers communication and connection between k-12 schools and teachers. Edmodo enables teachers to "post" homework, quizzes, and assignments that can be seen by students and parents on any form of technology. Edmodo also allows teachers to communicate with colleges as well. Students are big fans of Edmodo since it looks similarly to Facebook and allows students to "post" on the network. 


]]> 2019-04-07 17:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349274933 Alisha Coppo akcoppo https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349311145 Seesaw is a great tool for students and teachers to have in the classroom, and parents to see what their children are doing. It is basically an online portfolio, where students take pictures of work and even mark up work that they have done and store it online in their profile. The cool and meaningful thing is that with the work that is uploaded, students get the chance to explain their work. So the teacher and parent have the explanation of how the child came about their work to go hand in hand with the work. Having that explanation portion in addition to the work allows for students to think critically about what they have done and really come to an understanding. I like that it allows teachers and parents to get an inside look at the child's thinking in a way that they may not get to with just having a conversation.


]]> 2019-04-07 22:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349311145 malsrabi https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349779472 2019-04-09 03:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349779472 Asma Gabasha https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349999448 An educational technology tool I think would be very beneficial to incorporate in the classroom is Prezi.com.     Creating and presenting presentations is a great way to engage students in their own learning and using PowerPoint for every presentation can be very boring. Prezi is the website that can be utilized to make presentations more engaging and fun for students.  There are so many different templates to choose from and students can really let their creativity flourish with the tool. Students can even post their  presentations on their accounts and make their work public to share with their fellow students. Prezi is easy to use and I believe upper elementary through high school students can all benefit from this website. ]]> 2019-04-09 15:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/349999448 Raiham Saeed saeedr1 https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/350156632  Quizlet is an online resource used as a study tool for many students. Students can use quizlet to make flashcards which are then applied to their studying as a resource. The flashcard sets can be studied by playing games, taking tests, and shared with many other students. The flashcard sets can be written in 18 languages. Many students benefit by using quizlet because it helps save time when making the sets. It is also helpful because it keeps the student organized and the sets will always be available. Students can also mark the set they need to memorize by starring them.

https://quizlet.com/]]> 2019-04-09 22:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/350156632 Hussein Beydoun https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/350171878 Socrative is an educational tool for fun and effective formative assessment in the classroom. It enables you to engage and assess students from any device in the classroom with responses being sent directly to the teacher in real time. Teachers can create quizzes, questions, exit tickets and more. Teachers launch them from their dashboard choosing multiple choice, true or false, or short answer formats. The results of the quizzes are broken down by question, showing how each student performed on each question. This allows you to know which concepts need to be reviewed. Teachers can create classrooms with different activities, the students access by typing in a code. There is also a racing quiz bowl assessment where the students compete against each other, moving forward after answering a question correctly. Students could compete individually or in groups. Teachers can also pull up exit tickets quickly. Any assessment you create on the app can be saved to a library to use again. You can also share assessment you create with other Socrative users.

https://socrative.com/


]]> 2019-04-10 00:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/350171878 Rajaa Chahine rchahine https://padlet.com/chemcaldwell/jvccdn7t48j9/wish/350401055 Remind app is a communication app between students, teachers, administrators, and parents. This app c be great with some upgrades.  Parents can receive notification through remind app about any events (field trips, assignments, exams, or anything about the child). The students can contact the teachers anytime if they have any questions. Teachers can update their parents with more information about their kids.  Teachers can attach photos for students too for parents to see.  It’s a free, safe app that keeps families up to date with what’s going on in the classroom. 


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