Dream World by Tracy Kofke

tkofke1 — 2024-12-12 10:09:05 UTC

I want my students to be engaged and get something out of the time spent in front of the screen. I want them to have a voice and show some sort of learning.

2024-12-12 10:36:45 UTC

I want it to be useful for both of us. Where they can show learning and I can see the learning. I want to be easy to look at and navigate. As teachers our time is so filled up and we already spend enough time working late into the evenings and weekends.

2024-12-12 10:56:43 UTC

I would like an interactive tool where I can have prepared lessons but also be able to grab lessons from a bank for “teachable moments”. I want students to be able to come up and touch and move pieces. Not just look at Google Slides. I want to be able to access/link these touchable lessons within my Google slides, not have to change inputs so that everything is seamless. A teaching board that is on a different Internet so that there is no buffering. A tool that automatically activates the pen when students or the teacher picks it up. Thank you.

2024-12-12 11:41:49 UTC

I would love to see a platform that is easy to navigate and is engaging. Right now, I have countless hours just trying to find activities that are grade appropriate and engaging at the same time. We have so many digital tools already however, it is sometimes overwhelming. As a new teacher, I often forget that we have so many resource and really do not know how to use most of them. I would love to have one to two tools that would cover it all and is easy to navigate for both myself and my students and be engaging. Students learn when they are having fun!

2024-12-12 11:59:57 UTC

A platform that easy to use with young students in mind. I do not want to spend more time teaching the program than using it. It needs to be something that can be used across content areas. That being said, it needs to be something engaging but not something I am going to need to stand over their shoulder to make sure they are not just playing.

2024-12-12 12:03:12 UTC

I want something that is easy to navigate for both my students and me. If there is some instructional support for students, that would be great (like videos that help them when they get stuck since I can't be everywhere helping everyone). I want it to be engaging and creative. They spend so much time now on computers doing work through a program, I know they are tired of it. It would be great if it had lesson ideas for how to teach it and best use it.

And pretty much ditto on all the comments I have read so far.

lvanwie — 2024-12-12 12:08:32 UTC

I absolutely agree with everything here so far. We are privileged to have so many resources; however, the amount we have is overwhelming and I don't use most of it.

Not being able to move things around on the View Sonic is aggravating, switching to Cast is time consuming (and sometimes the keycode doesn't work), and putting multiple YouTube links on a Google Slide causes a malfunction (after opening one link, the other links just have the death spin and the Slide has to be refreshed).

I definitely like the students using Clever. Having a QR code keeps teachers from having to log students in.

2024-12-12 12:16:36 UTC

Everything said here already is perfect! I want something that is easily accessible to my students but that benefits them. I want to ensure our time spent on computers is aiding their learning as much as possible! I would also love to be able to see how they are doing, either as they are doing it or after. This way I can give them feedback in the moment.

2024-12-12 12:19:05 UTC

I would love an interactive and engaging platform that has lessons and activities that can be searched by standards, instead of endless searching by topics or keywords. It would be great to assign lessons as we want students to work on them, but also be able to assign higher or lower grade level standards to plug in gaps or extend. If we could also give feedback on their work, that would be an added benefit!

2024-12-12 12:49:22 UTC

A student friendly program that fully supports our grade level standards. It would be great if teachers were able to assign activities based on student needs.

swilliams493 — 2024-12-12 13:17:01 UTC

Something that is differentiated for all grades. Having some that are k-2 and then others that are 2-5, or even 3-5 makes it tricky. I'm trying to make it more seamless so I'm creating resources for k-2 that will feed into what they will do in upper. Also, something that will track progress they are making beyond just one class since I teach the whole school. Haha!

scronic — 2024-12-12 13:30:50 UTC

A program that is engaging and differentiated for all students. It would be helpful if teachers could assign activities and lessons based on student needs.

jfrazer3 — 2024-12-12 13:40:21 UTC

I'd love to have the paid version of Padlet to facilitate gallery walks!

mattiecox — 2024-12-12 13:44:09 UTC

I use the resources we have differently than a home room teacher so I feel like my input may be different haha. I really like that seesaw allows me to search for activities, create my own, or assign by group so that I can work with specific students on specific skills, but I feel like it's lacking a presentation mode that would make them excited to share their work. I also would love a tool for 3-5 that allows for creative expression the way Seesaw does. Paid version of Padlet would be great :)

2024-12-12 16:08:21 UTC

I love, love, love Seesaw. I just wish we had more professional development in all of it's capabilities. Teachers don't really have time to go figure it out on their own without some guidance. Seesaw really is a great tool that can be utilized K-5 to showcase learning. My ideal program would...allow students to document learning/understanding through text, picture, video, drawing; allow me to give assignments they can complete independently; and allowed differentiation to meet the needs of each learn; and be easy to use/implement!

2024-12-12 18:53:17 UTC

I like programs that allow students to grow and track data. It makes things easier for teachers to get the information they need. It's also helpful when there are multiple formats, like students can add videos, text, or pictures. Programs with translation and text to speech are especially helpful.

2024-12-12 20:26:47 UTC

I agree with all the great things everyone has already said! Definitely differentiated programs that are responsive to each child's needs, as well as data that is useful and teacher-friendly. It is also important for the students to be able to access and complete online assignments/programs independently, so teachers can focus on working with small groups (while feeling confident students on technology are engaged and receiving good instruction/practice).

2024-12-13 02:53:57 UTC

We were told that the Browser is not being updated on our View Sonic boards anymore. I want to continue to use the Browser (or something similar) to teach from on my View Sonic. We should not have to use our computer to V-Cast everything.

2025-01-03 17:53:13 UTC

Everyone had great input on the resources. As someone mentioned, we have A LOT to choose from, but I would like more PL on how to truly use these resources (effectively) for my students. I really want to learn more about Seesaw & everything that I can truly use it for.