https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2 How do I make sure that Chromebooks and other Technology is used effectively throughout our school? en-us 2019-02-12 14:13:40 UTC 2019-02-22 03:12:35 UTC hello@padlet.com dsims21 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/330929008 Our district has recently gone 1:1 and each student in grades 2nd-6th has been given a Chromebook that goes home with them each day. Since this is our first year doing this, how do we make sure that this technology is being used effectively?]]> 2019-02-13 17:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/330929008 spatter41 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331898883 for the teachers so they know what types of lessons are appropriate for the students.]]> 2019-02-15 20:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331898883 spatter41 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331899239 This will make sure that the Chromebooks are being used.]]> 2019-02-15 20:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331899239 spatter41 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331899378 Have teachers present their favorite lessons to each other at grade level meetings]]> 2019-02-15 20:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331899378 thorpe_johanna https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331930693 Use google analytics to show students how they are using their time. Discuss with them how they can be more efficient.]]> 2019-02-15 22:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331930693 thorpe_johanna https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331930789 Create training sessions for  students to support chrome book use.  Topics could include google classroom,  researching content online, how to manage email, how to keep chromebooks safe, etc.]]> 2019-02-15 22:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331930789 thorpe_johanna https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331930988 What were the lessons other similar districts learned when they went 1:1? What would they wished they had known]]> 2019-02-15 22:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/331930988 sstinchecum https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/332060988 You could use Google Classroom and add all of your students into your class. Then you could incorporate training sessions using videos, links, and assignments to teach students how to effectively use the chrome books. You could also set up some sort of "digital check-in" for students to do each time they are working on some sort of assignment. ]]> 2019-02-17 02:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/332060988 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/332528709 Ask students to create "how to" videos for other students. For example, how to take videos, upload attachments from Google drive and more. The students will have vested interest and you can create a sort of tech squad from the students who do well with the project. The tech squad can help other students use the tools properly. 

]]> 2019-02-19 03:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/332528709 mvalenzuela12 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333390979 At our school, we have found that using the technology to create digital portfolios to showcase and reflect on growth have been a good place to start.

]]> 2019-02-20 20:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333390979 mvalenzuela12 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333391284 Try holding "appy" hours after school.  Low stress meetings that focus on an app that has multiple uses.  We have done this with Padlet, Adobe Spark, Seesaw, and Piccolage.  Participants can brainstorm ways to use these apps at their grade level and then share with other teachers who did not attend.

]]> 2019-02-20 20:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333391284 mvalenzuela12 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333391917 A teacher at my school found this idea that is actually very helpful.  Create a tip sheet each week on a different tech tool/idea
 and post it in the bathroom.  Everyone needs some reading material there!]]> 2019-02-20 20:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333391917 mvalenzuela12 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333392514 Meet with teachers and help them to outline exactly what acceptable tech use will look like and how they will teach/model this in their classroom. Just like classroom procedures (like when to sharpen pencils or how to ask to use the bathroom) that we teach at the beginning of the year, teachers should be clear on how they want the tech tools used in their classroom. I like Kristen Mattson's Digital Citizenship in Action and Mike Ribble's Digital Citizenship in Schools.]]> 2019-02-20 20:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333392514 mvalenzuela12 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333397450 Send your teachers to the Common Sense website. Here they will find app and movie ratings, lesson plans, digital citizenship curricula, and even parent letters. Love this site!]]> 2019-02-20 21:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333397450 dcoope14 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333644548 Each morning during morning meeting (or weekly) the the students could share what they created and/or worked on. You could create a digital maker fair to display all the projects once a a month or once a quarter


]]> 2019-02-21 14:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333644548 dcoope14 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333646087 Ask students to log how much time they are spending in front of the screen each evening. I wonder how many parents are using the computers in homes where the Chromebook is the only tech they have.]]> 2019-02-21 14:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/333646087 dcoope14 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/334001970 Have students tell about their favorite feature of the Chromebook and share with others 

]]> 2019-02-22 03:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/334001970 dcoope14 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/334002074 I realized the feature fair could also work for teachers. Have teachers share with students what they love about Chromebook and show some great features they may not know about such as read & write and other extensions]]> 2019-02-22 03:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/334002074 dcoope14 https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/334002466 Show the students the Google play store and some fun games they can have for free. Explain they can use the games as a brain break and teach them to set a ten minute timer per hour of academic work. They are most likely playing games already , so this would give some accountability ]]> 2019-02-22 03:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dsims21/uamif0z85xb2/wish/334002466