Language League Check-In by Francesca Gambini https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin Please, share your thoughts to the following prompts below! Make sure to add your name to your contributions! en-us 2020-09-04 18:59:05 UTC 2025-12-10 05:15:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f64c.png Locked Google Slides fgambini https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/721895103 (Francesca) I learned how to lock Google Slides and use them for Breakout Rooms from my colleague Barbara Mezaki, who share the following link about it: ]]> 2020-09-04 19:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/721895103 Module Review apulido1025 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/721895662 Dedicate 5-10 min of synchronous class to answering questions about Canvas modules. - Alejandra]]> 2020-09-04 19:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/721895662 Group work 😭 apulido1025 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/721898198 It was a mistake to ask students to work in group in week 1 - I am still holding on to the F2F format. - Alejandra]]> 2020-09-04 19:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/721898198 Peer Reviews https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739583537 It was a mistake to only assign 1 peer review for their essays because some students are flat out not doing the assignments. Several of my students do not have a peer review as a result.]]> 2020-09-11 17:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739583537 Pear Deck bmezaki https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739583823 I learned about adding Pear Deck to Google slides. What a world!!! ]]> 2020-09-11 17:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739583823 Zoom Participation sortega17 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739584363 I'm having trouble getting all students to participate in Zoom. When I put them in groups, some groups do really well and are engaged in the activity. Other groups, the students are sitting in silence with their mics muted. -Sonia]]> 2020-09-11 17:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739584363 Modules? bmezaki https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739586083 Apparently different professors call modules different things. Students are confused. I know that in the template builder, we are offered "unit" "week" "section" "module" and apparently we use lots of these. The NNES students get confused.]]> 2020-09-11 17:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739586083 Google Sites Portfolio fgambini https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739586096 I am doing a Google Sites Portfolio and it is difficult to explain how to make Google public to students. It is a lot of back and forth, lots of screenshots, lots of videos explaining, and lots of OH to explain. 

]]> 2020-09-11 17:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739586096 4C's asalinger1 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739586386 Or at least 3 of them. I modeling, sending students to work on concept, meeting back to work together.]]> 2020-09-11 17:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739586386 Breakout Rooms solenealghannam https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739587914 All kind of activities that engage students. They love them! :)

]]> 2020-09-11 17:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739587914 Creating short videos professorbruins https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739590781 In announcements and at the beginning of assignments, it helps students understand expectations and proves to them that I am, indeed, NOT a robot 🤖😊  ]]> 2020-09-11 17:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739590781 Flipping asalinger1 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739590866 For the students who are studying it is working. I have a fair amount I haven't managed to make realize they are in college.]]> 2020-09-11 17:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739590866 Zoom Calls https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739591030 The students are participating, and everything is going smoothly on Zoom. ]]> 2020-09-11 17:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739591030 Meetings? bmezaki https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739594317 How many hours are you meeting with your students? Do you meet for a short time? A long time? Do you students want more meetings?]]> 2020-09-11 17:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739594317 Downloading! solenealghannam https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739595545 A student asked me how to download a pdf file]]> 2020-09-11 17:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739595545 Google sortega17 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739596385 I like embedding Google and Padlet into Canvas. It makes it easy for students to access. -Sonia]]> 2020-09-11 17:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739596385 Instructions asalinger1 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739598220 I have a fair amount who are not reading instructions. The online environment can be confusing because there are so many places to find activities.]]> 2020-09-11 17:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739598220 External Websites sortega17 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739599952 Sometimes students get lost navigating external sites. I need to make more specific directions for students.-Sonia]]> 2020-09-11 17:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739599952 Inconsistent Zoom Policies professorbruins https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739601282 I'm in a new department this semester. Policy is for classes to be asynchronous, but then I found out that many instructors are still meeting synchronously. I lost students, some are frustrated, and I don't know how to make my "optional" meetings more accessible because all of the "good" times seem to be taken. It's frustrating.]]> 2020-09-11 17:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739601282 Otter.ai sortega17 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739609242 I finally connected Zoom to Otter.ai -Sonia]]> 2020-09-11 17:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739609242 In one of my speaking classes, I remind them that they are practicing their formal speaking skills. So although I know we can't force them to show themselves on camera, I remind them that we need to work off facial cues to check for meaning. Although hesitant, they showed themselves for a few minutes. :) https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739611929 2020-09-11 17:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739611929 Technology asalinger1 https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739616190 There is such a learning curve for everyone. So many students are having trouble dealing with basic issues such as what is a Word doc or Google doc

]]> 2020-09-11 17:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739616190 In general: LONG instructions professorbruins https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739618720 If there are more than 5 steps, students don't seem to read everything all the way through. 

I think this is why we need to add visuals and/or record a "short" instruction video. ]]> 2020-09-11 17:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739618720 Overseas Students professorbruins https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739639052 I use Google often, and I try to accommodate them by making Microsoft versions of my materials, but with time zone differences, group assignments, and firewall issues for YouTube and other videos, it's challenging. 

Anyone else navigating these issues better? ]]> 2020-09-11 17:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fgambini/langleaguecheckin/wish/739639052