#2PencilChat Archive
The #2PencilChat is a weekly conversation about educational technology. As we enter a more student-centered age, let's talk about using all the tools in our toolboxes to be innovative and dynamic teachers.
Tuesday May 17, 2016
Hola, , I'm Sean, I teach 3rd grade in St. Augustine, FL, and I like when my kids get a chance to make stuff.
Hey.
I'm Jay.
From Canada, eh.
Hey ! Excited to talk with other innovators!
Whatsup , I'm Jacqui. I teach 4th in St. Augustine, and I'm a big fan of anything that keeps the kids engaged
What's shakin' Jay?
D'ya have a good day?
It's the , hooray!
& Hey Jacie and Jacqui! Welcome!
Hi Million things to do, so I'm procrastinating!
I'm home while is happening and totally losing my alibi by stating that publicly. Hey, y'all.
Hey from tomorrow -It's a great day!
I'm Jacie, Assistant Superintendent in charge of curriculum, instruction and tech. Huge advocate for unique learning spaces.
I have a million things I haven't done, but just you wait! Glad you're here!
aside from my weird cold, all good. Star Wars & poetry was the order of the day. Some stuff will match tonite.
Technically, I've gained an alibi because Twitter tracks our location, but I am supposed to be somewhere else. Whatever. Hi.
We are your alibi, Keely!
phew! I'm looking forward to it! Glad you're here!
Tell me more about the poetry part.
What's up, Anne? Welcome!
I've been claiming I'd drop into this forever, so tonight works. I like making things.
Hey Sean! Up to our knees in recycling materials.
A1 LEDs, cardstock, 3v batteries, copper tape, binder clips, Legos, hot wheels, paint large paper
A1 I want tools for building and taking apart - both office tools and hardware-y tools.
Phew! Made it! Damn college kids eating all the food, needed to get more! Hi Everyone! Kathy from CT
, where do you post the questions in sans serif fonts?
putting Golden Shovel poems on tiny headstones in response to The Graveyard Book
From what, 13-real paid job, they're terrible about food, right?
A1: Graph paper, colored pencils, rulers, protracters for S's to create bullet journals to teach organization skills
That is so creepy and so amazing and I want to know even more now.
A1 screwdrivers, Allen wrenches, a saw, maybe a drill, a taco maker
A1: all kindsa paper, adhesives, fasteners, mark-makers & whatnot... Or Lego
Okay I am going to lurk. Having a rdg/wrt/math camp this summer & want a Makerspace (limited bdgt). Great timing! Chris from PA
I saw that like. Come play!
A1 Tape, all kinds and colors. That and paper. and a fairy to organize it all
A1) Head to the dollar store! Markers, cups, string, glue, pipe cleaners, beads, bins, containers https://t.co/lPqG6sRF0J
I'll repost my earlier tweet. Pics are on school device, at school!
Sean, I still can't read them without my glasses. I'm going to start making up answers.
A1 $100 dollars! Let me think can I please have paper, lots of paper I feel like origami
Double heck yeah on the taco maker! https://t.co/QLX7cNTL0o
A1 screwdrivers, Allen wrenches, a saw, maybe a drill, a taco maker
paper bags, puff balls, glitter glue, googley eyes
I like that your name is your name again! :)
Oh no! That's what I get for doing them as an insomniac. Ctrl +, maybe?
Nathan, I'm in. I still don't know the question, but this answer is gold.
batteries, LEDS, fabric, cardboard, socks
Hey Leslie! Eat some bread or crackers?
Me too. answered a couple ?s I tweeted on behalf of my kids! Super cool!
Me, too! What do you think of my self portrait?
It eventually passes! I love wasabi! :)
support, enthusiasm, inspiration, also they need freedom from scrutiny
A2: that link I posted last week was good. Used it to make my little MakerBoxes, helpful with the graveyard!
Stop trying to infringe on my freedom of speech.
Very striking! I like both the pose and the effect!
A2 creativity, imagination, passion that should do it
A2 I wanna make sure that there are things for all the types of creation that my students may want to make.
Sorry , I won't make it tonight due to a daughter's concert & a practice run. Join us Thurs on !
Blake Lively is hot stuff. I want to figure out how to do this to a pic of myself later.
A2: A very organized area so T's can accumulate items throughout the year. Also, Pinterest boards for ideas.
A2 anywhere between now and everything
Family first! Thanks for saying hi, Derek!
A2) Lots of hand tools-hammers, saws, screwdrivers, wire cutters. Others- hot glue guns, staple gun https://t.co/IisG2ipEi2
Looking forward to checking the later tonight so I can see what I missed. Hopefully I won't cry too much! Have fun!
I'm so planning on steling everything from tonight's chat to revamp my thinking on my classroom's design for next year.
Me too! https://t.co/MximA4aN1L
I'm so planning on steling everything from tonight's chat to revamp my thinking on my classroom's design for next year.
That's what chat's are for! Steal it, tweek it, don't reinvent it!
Gosh, yeah, that would be amazing!
A2 life size cardboard cutout of Sean Farnum
A2: and any sort of interlocking brick system
This is Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, CA. We took a through there!
Is that yours? Oh my stars!
To frighten the students?
Did she play a role on Dawson's Creek?
to show that you too can be this awesome
A3 I cleaned out my house..Ss love junk!
A2 Tools where your first instinct is to not let Ss anywhere near something so "dangerous" but you do because they can - WELD
Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, CA, seen on a of robotics and shop facilities! :D
Drooling, but I don't have the room for it.
A3 cardboard boxes of any size
A2 Cannot emphasize enough how powerful index cards of all sizes have been this year in making
A3 I'll take whatever anyone is willing to part with
A3) go to district's property management and acquire free items to disassemble
A3) Lots of cardboard and recycled plastic. PTA groups are a great help when we need to restock. https://t.co/nIch5xswCE
Do I have to publicly declare our friendship over for your to fall in line?
. Of course. But come check out all day Thurs on .
A3 I've had walking tours of school with students collecting stuff
A3: Old magazines and newspapers, recycling from home (mine and Ss), leaves, grass and sticks, old toys from home.
A3 Grab old electronics off of the curb on trash day!
A3: Anything & everything. Tell S's to help P's clean out the craft room (aka crap room). If it's like mine, I'd do well!
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A3: our children's museum (which is rad!) has an artspace filled with discarded stuff. My 5 yo always makes something!
A3 My P suggests asking for Craigslist sellers to donate.
Any and everything you'd think u might throw out that doesn't have organic material on it.
leaves, grass..... are we composting? https://t.co/QxwiwUEsXy
A3: Old magazines and newspapers, recycling from home (mine and Ss), leaves, grass and sticks, old toys from home.
Yes! Broken toys and electronics are great for deconstruction station. Kids love to take apart stuff! https://t.co/g4DCGVVJ6a
A3: Old magazines and newspapers, recycling from home (mine and Ss), leaves, grass and sticks, old toys from home.
You know I will cry, right? I can tell you all about singers, actors, not so much!
Do you think they'd be upset if you took those doors off?
- does some cool things with organic materials.
We might be nesting? Ecology and biology teacher at heart!
I am pro doors on cupboards
+1000 for cardboard - just break it down for storage!
True! Beautiful things can be made. Sometimes hard to store.
Pittsburgh has . Every item you can imagine for a .
Late to the party, but I made it! A3: Anything found - old toys or things that can be deconstructed, natural items...
Alright--that makes sense. This is all new to me.
Yes, and university-aged Ss like to break open old water tanks, computer monitors, & keyboards.
Alright, then good labels & organization?
I have so many ideas held over from my art teacher days... Slowly sneaking em into English!
I'm mostly gonna listen on Q3 - I've done a mediocre and less job on storage.
a4 you need to have in process work storage. Student will get projects mixed up
I like the containers you are showing tonight. I have one of those plastic thingies with drawers https://t.co/gWCCXFP1oJ
I am pro some actual wall space for things like whiteboards or whiteboard paint.
Yep, asking forgiveness is easier than permission. I agree!
use your windows for that
You can do a fairly decent log cabin model out of sticks, and sticks are free!
Sticks, rocks, leaves, etc. with a connector material like play dough.
A lot of states have them, MI has
Thanks! Used to be in my kid's room, hangs in the Laundry Room Gallery now!
A3: Ss need to understand what effective means; need to experience what failure, retrying and success lead to.
Yes, they are all labeled and there is a Google Sheet with the content details!
A4) plastic tubs and wire racks on wheels! They can be rolled into any classroom
Had no problem with the sticks. Like that idea!
A1 I would buy sewing machine and fabric, paint, canvas, art supplies
Do they do it in the street after taking it from the neighbors' curbside pick up items? lolz
Hey Nancy! Welcome! I would love to have time/space to have kids sewing in class!
A4 part of the fun is searching in great big boxes for stuff isn't it? doesn't have to be orderly does it?
A3: I have shelves, totes & projects in process tables.
We have only four small square windows, two of which are out of reach! Desk tops?
A4 wall mounted bins for easy access
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I love that! My new motto!
Yes, I agree so much it's part of my Twitter bio! :D
A3: I'd like to add a few of those IKEA photo shelves for in process storage and/or display
A2 hammer, screw drivers, nails, button maker and supplies, green screen
is a good place to get tiny things storage.
I also have a very big classroom library that takes up most of my classroom
I like the plastic sewing boxes or a tackle box.
A4: I have just incorporated a table with different materials. Rotate them out or change them as needed.
A4 shoe boxes and paper boxes are great for storage
Our TI Lab now has that small item storage on wheels thing in your picture. It's rad!
A new fave material of mine is particle board. Used for projects from 6inches square to 4x6 murals. Cheap!
It doesn't look like that all the time, does it? Lol!
A4: Bins under the table as needed...
A3 T recently requested thin cardboard boxes for shelf food as building materials for structure models. https://t.co/kUqiQAWozu
That is a problem I ❤️ to have!
now that was during reorganizing
A5 is it separate to the learning?I like the idea of combining maker with other stuff regularly
Me too. 17 years of teaching, and the books pile up.
Friendship publicly declared still on.
A5: I have used this idea mostly as morning work or a sponge activity when students finished early.
A5: Not much lately, but we've been trying some digital style puzzles. Impossible to do it all at once!
A5 I have a before school club led by a student. Maker moments with Shalom Lev. They work 25 min each Wednesday
Yes, and I also like to let kids have time to go down a rabbit hole of their own interest.
A5 I also did a unit for 7 weeks with students in media 30 min once a week
Hey, whatever works to engage LOL!
I went and looked her up so I could get up to speed. lol She reminded me of Michelle Williams.
37 years and you can't walk in the closet.
Yes and I love my Scholastic bonus points!
I think I wanna be a S of yours. I tried to start a class for our 3rd grade...the answer: Not yet.
A5) Started as a lunch/recess option. Adding an innovation course for next year so we can support every day!
A5: project dependent... Trying to build in more time to prototype & experiment before the final version
Hang with it. I love in grade 3
A5 I feel like anything you do isn't enough. Keep pushing the limit!
So on this next year. Y'all need to check it out.
I want those! Where did you get them.
A3. Clean out your house. Donate everything but 🌮🌮🌮 to your classroom.
I want to play with , too! Summer goal.
Alright, what is your funding source? Looks amazing!
I also try to let them show me their learning in a way of their choice, but stipulate no essay or PowderPoint
Tacos go in your stomach.
to your stomach via your mouth
A4 Totally into the KonMari method and using shoe boxes for storage; super easy and cheap to obtain and replace.
Last year, a kid and her dad made an awesome game show clicky wheel to present her storyteller. So rad!
I've just been figuring it out this week and it's SO FUN!
My goal too! And my hometown is opening: Bound to get ideas there.
A5 Whenever I'm allowed to let students choose, all the time I can! I agree with , it's never enough though.
A6 I lean more heavily toward freedom, but could probably benefit from added structure.
How often do you all do ? Is there a set time?
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A6 I lean toward freedom...kids select their project and are responsible for the creation...I stay out of the way and take pics
A6: Guided chaos. Some need the box to guide them, others just happen. Make space for both!
For there it's stuff that's available in the background, that they can grab and use as they wish.
A6: Freedom. We made something for HS-LS1-2 last term and now I can't find the instructions in Drive. Were there any?
A6: I like to show a model, and throw the gauntlet... "You can do better, right?"
Do you use a case on the before putting it in the paint? What kind of paint?
A6: Depends on the purpose, I guess. Freedom when appropriate, structure at times with challenges and materials restrictions.
Gotta go see you next time thanks for the chat
That sounds super exciting! Can't wait to hear more about it!
A6: Both, If you have a plan, go for it. If you need guidance, check the resource ideas. Some may need required guidance.
I love this model. Some days, I wish more would take it up - so many go with the Lowest Common Denom. https://t.co/md2lJcwSKI
A6: I like to show a model, and throw the gauntlet... "You can do better, right?"
no the ball goes skinny dipping in the paint. I use crayola washable paint
Yeah, we're local! I'm sensing meetup! Are you going to or ?
A4. Clear, plastic storage bins you don't have to waste time labeling
I'm loving that there's NO RIGHT ANSWER in starting your . Do what works for you and your Ss.
creating is hard though, bro. Takes a lot to try. World isn't always kind to those who innovate*
. I integrate into my ELA classes i.e. solve a problem for character in TKAM w & tell story
I saw maker and said no for 2 yr ... Best thing I've ever done as a teacher. Kids in charge and learning more
base a makerspace on the goals of your schools. If you are creative arts school, go that way.
I wanna make a poster of that.
a lot are filtered through a system that encourages conformity. They have much to unlearn.
If there is a right answer we are asking the wrong question! :)
which I've been meaning to pester you with questions about!
A7 I've been writing a bad novel chapter a day, but a tough week sidelined, but I'm back on page 9. https://t.co/FjGyVv8QKO
A5. I believe in learning through play in early childhood, so...all of it?
It's been a while since I've been boom-worthy! Thanks, Sean!
I love playing, even in extremely late childhood. :D
What type of school do you work in?
Love all the furniture. Where's it from? Especially orange tables.
But I had a cute drawing!
Thanks for a great chat everyone! I loved learning from you!
Right? I got so many good ideas and jumping off points!
Glad I could join tonight! Now it's time to get to work.
