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I’ve been seeing a LOT of absences lately, and most of our in-class work is online, so I’ve started uploading my lesson plans for the kiddos to stay caught up. Anyone else do this and see results? #edchat
I totally support a district license of FlipGrid. I never support district/campus licenses, I always go towards the free versions and or trials.
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Technology changed my entire career path! I started with middle school math, found a love for technology integration and helping teachers, and now I’m an instructional technology consultant! #edchat
Online reflections and Desmos are thins I plan to use once I get a classroom! Do you have any specific format for the reflections?
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#edchat Technology has made me more organized and time-efficient. I can ask for more interaction and have more of a log of those interactions rather than just a stack of papers. (Google docs to help keep a "diary" of reflections," for example.)
Google apps have really helped me engage my S and expose them to more opportunities at typing and tech use at a primary level. Love Flipgrid, green screen and book creator. #IHMarchMadness#edchat
Both! There are so many things that technology. An help us do more efficiently and/or with higher levels of engagement, but if that is where it stops, we are missing out on the power of technology. Connection is the biggest thing that comes to mind. #edchat
As a teacher I recognize that students do not need publishers to publish their content. Students are free to publish content at will, creating a need to emphasize critical, responsible decision making. #Edchat
I couldn’t agree more! Being able to communicate with so many teachers and gain new ideas and perspectives is one way my teaching strategies have changed through technology #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
Technology offers some amazing ways to include a diverse chorus of student voices while exploring topics and engaging in thoughtful conversations. #edchat#RISE2018
#edchat This is the first year I've tried it....so I am happily struggling and learning from it. This year, I just asked prompts that seemed timely and relevant. After the year, I'll re-assess and plan better. The program is called "Mathacognition." :) I'll happily share. DM.
My entire career has revolved around technological advancement. I teach engineering. We're constantly learning about new tools that make life easier and how to explain and develop those. #edchat
Yes my strategies have changed. I’m now ditching worksheets and thinking of ways to incorporate technology. I feel this year my teaching has gotten better bc of tech. It’s more S centered. #IHMarchMadness#edchat
The ESSA stipulates that states must gather performance data on all their students, and then analyze that data to determine where achievement gaps exist. High-quality early learning programs should provide this type of key data. #edchat#elemchathttps://t.co/U01GnWKV2o
Did you hate it b/c it turned into 1 or 2 ppl doing everything but now, kids have learned how to actually collaborate. We didn't really know how to do it (when I was in HS). #Edchat
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We need to have higher expectations for our students' outcomes. We need to understand each student, and their interests, hopes, aspirations, strengths, and needs. It takes a village, but everyone can have a fulfilling life.
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In computer programming, I have seen a huge increase in options for students and a significant increase in feedback time with less start-up time to get up and coding. #edchat
Your point yes and the fact that I am an introvert. It made it uncomfortable...finding time as in the dinosaur age Ts expected us to find time...wasn't easy to do #edchat
#edchat I am committed to collaborative learning, individual assessment. If I do assess in pairs, I put the top 2 performers together, etc..... No gleaning or piggy-backing.
When I taught very high achievers, they often complained about Ts using them as tutors for lower kids...never pushing them higher just asking them to wait or help #edchat
I think Tech as given a greater voice to students in regard to owning their own learning.They can now learn what they want in spite of their teachers #Edchat
Technology has given students a different avenue to prove mastery. It also provides a great chance to summarize work through presentations as well as a chance to market products via social media. #edchat
Hello everyone! I've made it tonight. I've always taught with tech, but majoring in ed tech actually helped me to understand how and when to use technology. It exposed me to the different ways technology can be used. Purposeful decisions is what I'd like to say. #Edchat
Yes, we are no longer the keeper of the knowledge. Learners can find any information they need. Allows us to focus on developing deep understanding, critical thinking, problem solving, etc... #edchat
I think Tech as given a greater voice to students in regard to owning their own learning.They can now learn what they want in spite of their teachers #Edchat
Teaching strategies have been changed in many ways due to technology. For example, rather than teaching full class lessons in math, it is easier to divide the students up by ability and have them use https://t.co/HXf5q9sd7N. #edchat#PSUElemEd
I believe technology has made my teaching strategies better and stronger because there are so many resources for the students to use and there are many programs that can be individualized for each one of your students learning paths! #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
It sounds like they didn't know their "why." I'll share that right now, >50% of my Ss recognize that they are "at their best" and "it helps them learn" when they are HELPING OTHERS. I have other incentives, but this intrinsic motivation was intentionally sown. #edchat
That's the "paperless" classroom. I think you have to ask if these Ts are doing what Seymour Papert guarded against: repackaging the same old stuff and trying to pass it off as something new to paraphrase. #edchat
Tech given me MORE ways to engage sts while teaching live. I can write on projector screen while standing with sts thanks to @teamdoceri I can post assignments and hold conversations w/ sts at faster rate with #googleclassroom Can formal assess w/fun w/ @GetKahoot ETc. #edchat
I learned to be wary of chasing every new tech as “the answer” to student engagement. I found it was much more effective as one of many tools in my toolbox- still need effective pedagogy, context, and a supportive classroom environment #edchat#RISE2018
I think this is potentially a great thing, but only if students know how to assess the reliability of the information they are getting online. Teaching media/digital literacy is more important than ever. #edchat
When I started, Apple IIe lab was cutting edge, high tech. My files were documents I typed (or hand wrote) then saved paper copies to recopy the next year. So much easier to constantly tweak, improve and rethink digital files. #edchat
It's very helpful that we can take a virtual trip or show images/video to help students gain a reference. It's also been a blessing to have guest speakers via Skype, Hangouts, etc. #edchat
It's not so much that they are trying to "go paperless". They honestly think that it is an effective use of tech and don't realize it's just the same stuff in a dif format. #Edchat
I don't think it is that they didn't want to help...I think it was that it sometimes became the majority of their day and there wasn't time for them to explore own interests and push themselves further....everything in moderation so to speak #edchat
Advances in technology have given me new ways to have students publish their work and share it with others. Two of my personal favorites are Flipgird and Storybird which allow them to record themselves and share their writing pieces #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
i use a ton of tech ... have resources out the wahzoo, but at the end of the day it is me that bridges the gaps ... sits with the kids as they put the learning pieces together pushes them into deeper thinking #edchat
Years ago I used to just PPT. I still do, but I've gotten more creative, so it's not just me talking all the time. I include more formative assessments and more opportunities for Ss to talk. #Edchat
#edchat Group projects are tricky. I always ask myself about my motivation: Am I doing this because I only have to grade 1/2 as many? How can I make sure I'm holding Ss individually accountable while still getting the best out of a collaboration? Is an assessment the best forum?
Another way teaching strategies have changed is that teachers are able to provide feedback at a much quicker rate. There are sites such as Moodle where students can turn their work in and teachers can provide the feedback right on it, which is more effective. #edchat#PSUElemEd
I've also learned where the best place to put media is in a lesson. How long media should be. How to utilize chunking. When and when not to use technology. How to evaluate different software. #edchat
Like anything, it depends on what is made. What questions are asked and how does it connect with or assist the learning? Does it quicken grading, provide feedback, and free up the teacher for other planning? #edchat
Overall, I feel like majoring in ed tech just made me more conscientious in my tech decision-making and how I use it in my classroom. It's like a lot of design-thinking at work. #edchat
This is a way to save trees.. But we should want to find a different way to present the content on those worksheets & an easy way to do that is through an app or website! That’s the glory of technology & one to one devices #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
Bummer...my flight was just called and is boarding significantly early. Guess that means I won't be able to join the #edchat conversation after all. Sadness... :( I do love a great conversation on #BlendedLearning!
20 years ago I had an online classroom through a platform called Blackboard. I was the only person I knew doing this. Google classroom is really what I was dreaming of and hoping to find back then and so much less labour intensive! #edchat
In my first year teaching, a student shoved a pencil into the fan of my overhead projector, broke the fan, and it started to smoke before it went out completely. #TechWin#edchat
With group work, I have Ss rate themselves AND the group at the end of the project. It tends to encourage all Ss to participate, at least a little bit. #Edchat
I couldn’t agree more!! Always making it a goal to try to turn every situation into something positive will be something your student notice you doing, in hopes this becomes instilled in them as well. #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
Technology has afforded us the ability for every student to evolve digital portfolios of all of their work. That enables a teacher to critically comment on a student's body of work over time. #Edchat
If you are letting the tools drive your teaching, you are doing it wrong. #edchat The tools can make things more efficient. The tools can make things more interesting (!?!) Tools won't replace teaching/learning.
#masterychat and #tlap for large groups, really excited about mastery learning and dynamic classrooms. #nyedchat for good depth and psychology of teaching/learning/being. #oredchat and #ohedchat for generally good pedagogy. #edchat
We use @flipgrid every Tuesday for Book Talks..today we watched the ones from Aug. Ss were making comments about how much they improved. Self-generated critiques...no T involved..I just sat back was wonderful! #edchat
That's true. My original ? was about Ts who see a worksheet on paper as very different from a worksheet on a screen. I tend to see them as the same. #Edchat
I would bet that if you changed your pedagogy, it wasn't because of teh tools, it was because of the exposure to others online who pushed you/pulled you or demanded more from you. #edchat
As a future English teacher, building a quality classroom library is essential to me. Through Good Reads, I am able to have access to millions of book ratings and see what books are popular for what age range and genre. This app has helped me tremendously! #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
Technology has afforded us the ability for every student to evolve digital portfolios of all of their work. That enables a teacher to critically comment on a student's body of work over time. #Edchat
The reason I say paperless, because I know of one T who has an almost paperless classroom. However, I agree that there are those Ts who feel that having online worksheets is "innovative," but they have to ask themselves if doing that makes a difference. #edchat
If you want to change student learning, help them develop a learning community based around their interests like you have here. You can't be all things to all students, but we can. #edchat
Valid point. I guess I like to speak up for teachers who are doing what works for them. Often, I feel that we encourage them to add tech but then minimize their efforts when they do. #edchat
#edchat Since "paperless" has come up, it's important to realize that trees can be replanted. The minerals that go into making a computer, and the waste generated by that production can cause long term damage to the environment. I'm not convinced "paperless" is all that great.
Technology is such a great way to enhance teaching and allow students to stretch further than they would have without it. I definitely will make technology a part of my future classroom while still making sure that the “old” ways of teaching are there! #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
Classroom libraries are important ... i am a collector of books ... school libraries cull books i look through them ... I have about 1000 books 80 years of @NatGeoMag in my library #edchat books never go out of style.
With the emersion of tech in education and the rapid change it causes and undergoes, I have come to believe relevance for teachers is now paramount in education. #Edchat
It's important that Ts stay up-to-date. I think it's even better that training doesn't necessarily focus on the tech, because tech is not constant, and it does not change. It should focus on learning how it can be used, rather than what it can/can't do. #edchat
I think that it’s good for students to be challenged in order for them to grow! Staying in a place they are comfortable and used to doesn’t always allow for students to reach their highest potential. #SSEDMETHODS#edchat
Sometimes it is their own learning curve. Many schools do not have support with implementation and are just told "add tech" or "put it on the LMS" Building it is often missing..#edchat
#edchat Every single one of my formal assessments is on paper. Or on the dry-erase board right in front of me. Feedback is online where it can be stored and revisited.
Engagement is a strange thing. I can get kids super engaged by showing old film strips. It doesn't last. Engagement only lasts when the learning is meaningful to the individual and you can't guess when that will happen. #edchat
I believe technology presents more valuable uses, other than just “paperless.” Students can continue their learning almost anywhere, w/ the increasing number of students who have a cell phone. Learning in a creative way helps info stay w/ students longer #edchat#SSEDMETHODS
That's not good, though. Teaching them skills & how to use a software is one thing, but showing them how to put it in the classroom and mix it in with their pedagogy is another. That's why I think TPACK is a good model for tech integration. #Edchat
I doubt there is 100% agreement on anything in education...but I would hope we could all say appropriate use of technology is to increase student learning #edchat
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@ShiftParadigm, @blairteach, @tomwhitby, @sgthomas1973
#edchat I am seeing at least 3 pre-service (or still-in-school) Ts. It is SO GREAT to see you here tonight! I can't wait to learn what you have to share with us since you are so close to having been on the other side of the learning experience! Don't undervalue that!
That's awesome Shawn. I don't work at a district, but I hear local Ts complain that there is only 1 ETC, and the training is scarce! So, they are frustrated. #edchat
Funny how I have access to all this tech, but my most accurate measure of the kids' ability is when they respond to a Document Based Question (DBQ) and it is done on paper. No tech ... just the documents, a writing utensil, lined paper, and their brain. #edchat
I think that is part of the learning curve for Ts, Mark. Some Ts will be at one place, some at another. If admin has been in the classroom often, they can tell if Ts are growing in their use of tech. #Edchat
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@ShiftParadigm, @blairteach, @tomwhitby, @DrGodard
#edchat I have to admit, sometimes it's the Ss that are teaching ME how to incorporate tech in the class. I'm always asking, "does anyone know a website or app that would be better for this?" On AP Stats student's final project is teaching me how to use R.
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@MBM_Perry, @DrGodard, @sgthomas1973, @tkraz
I struggled over using the word “engagement” as I know it can be misconstrued. For me, it is paired with meaningful (& it doesn’t require tech). #edchat
I think verbal questions works best, unfortunately nobody has time to do that often. Really, teaching is about figuring out what is the best we can do with our limited circumstances. #edchat
I can understand that! Our "cluster" (the HS and feeder MS and ESs) are very much into tech integration, so we have a lot of support at all of our schools! #Edchat
Thank you!! It’s to great to be able to talk with all of you and gain more tools for success. It’s important for us all to share from our experiences so we can grow to be the best teachers we can be for our students! #edchat
True. As professionals, we need to keep up with pedagogy AND tech. Having the learning foundation gives us ways to use the tools as we find out about them. #edchat
#edchat I do have one S that, if she's struggling with an AP Stats Q, I'll allow to verbally tell me what she thinks or what she wants to do. I'll take notes and grade that. It has worked VERY well for her and makes her feel less nervous about assessments. Could I do it for all?
I think verbal questions works best, unfortunately nobody has time to do that often. Really, teaching is about figuring out what is the best we can do with our limited circumstances. #edchat
Yes! We don’t need to know everything but we do need to have an idea of what we want to accomplish. Others can chime in and say “How about this?” #edchat
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@ItsAMrY, @MBM_Perry, @DrGodard, @sgthomas1973
I forgot to include content! Thanks. The question then becomes, “How can my students best learn this content and can tech help in that process?” #edchat
What will a student discover? Will a video be a metaphor? Will a sound inspire a new idea? Will a text provoke a response?
Having a library of building blocks doesn’t just make creation easier - it makes it richer and surprising and authentic
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The problem is when Ts focus on the tech aspect, make everything tech-centered, and just throw in tech for the sake of it. Just because tech is in there doesn't mean it's meaningful or that Ss are learning. #edchat
Theoretically one could use only tech to learn things without face to face contact with any teacher. Is that not using tech for learning albeit a bit lonely. #Edchat
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@wmchamberlain, @DrGodard, @ShiftParadigm, @blairteach, @sgthomas1973
I completely agree. From my experience as a student, technology used for it's own sake is more distracting in the classroom than it is helpful. #edchat
That is important! Start with the "what" you want Ss to know and then move to the "how". We do this w/ group work (content AND lang. objectives)! #Edchat
Should school councils have the right to sack principals and deputies? And who should have the final say when a school community is angered by a decision?
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If you teach writing at ANY grade level, I hope you'll join us for #5thchat IN THREE MINUTES! It's sure to be a good one with lots of great suggestions! (I'm a HUGE fan of the moderator's program: @WritingCityK5.) Hope to see you!!!
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