We welcome all educators to join #AppleEDUchat every Tuesday. Our ADEs host chats from both Europe and the Americas with an incredible lineup of topics to spark conversation. Share your ideas & stories and connect with this global community. Join at 6pm PST or 9pm EST.
Good evening #AppleEDUChat. Larry, ELA and CS teacher from LI, NY. A memorable moment? When our class worked together to create a “Virtual Beowulf” in #SwiftPlaygrounds for #iOS
Hello all! Kathy Miller from Waukesha, WI. Creating the video for each of our exiting young adults - how much they have grown & how independent they have become. #AppleEDUchat
Hi everyone. Leah, 8th grade science teacher from Ohio. Most memorable moment this year was when students shared their innovation projects at Maker Faire at Cedar Point! From repairing skeleton to adaptive tech…the kids rocked out #3dprintingwithpurpose#AppleEDUchat
Hi everyone. Mike, STEM teacher from the Dallas area checking in. Please mark me present. My favorite moment was was watching the excitement my students had as they delivered their 3D printing projects to their "client" teachers. #AppleEDUchat
Kelly Croy, Ohio, Director of Innovation and Instruction, Port Clinton City Schools, ADE Class of 2011: I really enjoyed helping students create a podcast for our district. The We are PC! Podcast is on iTunes. Check it out. #appleeduchat
Hi #Appleeduchat! Casey here - Tech. Innovation & STEM director... In my first year out of the classroom, I loved hearing about the amazing things my former students did in their freshman year of college and getting to meet the students in my new district @RoseTreeMedia!
Hi everyone. I hope you had a wonderful school year! Ben from Canada and my most memorable moment this year with students was when @LiamGunton spoke at an adult Cybersecurity conference about his personalized virtual co-op learning experience in the industry. #AppleEDUChat
Kristen from GA K-5th technology teacher. Best memory was my whole 5th grade class engaged in creating the best STEM Battle Bot from our Dash robots. @WonderWorkshop#appleeduchat#classroomclips
#AppleEDUchat Mary from Michigan and most memorable moment with my 2nd grade Ss was making a history app that community residents are downloading to learn about the history of our community
A1: we really started changing our learning spaces this year. Made a huge difference for kids. Got rid of some lockers and revamped the entire library. #AppleEDUchat
Hi everyone - Marc Drumm, Senior Instructional Designer at West Chester University near Philadelphia. Most memorable moment was to see the faculty I’ve been teaching to create eTextbooks show off their first chapters. #AppleEDUchat
A1. For me it was #appleclips totally awesome app easy to use for almost anything. My daughter just made a demo video for making tortillas for 3rd grade. #AppleEDUchat
A1 this year I was really careful selecting apps for my class. I didn’t want to overload my students with so many apps and accounts they had to make. This year was all about finding my core apps #AppleEDUchat
A2: This year was awesome with grant awards! I was able to bring some wicked cool resources in. Updated iPads made the best difference! 13 new iPads with Apple Pencils. Love sketch noting in science. Along with @SpheroEdu for my design challenges…amazing tools! #AppleEDUchat
A1) Clips ensured everyone could create a professional voice video for a variety of reasons. Another favorite that encouraged young adults to wonder about building bots was @anki Cozmo. #AppleEDUchat
This year was filled with a TON of new experiences for my students- starting with having grade iPad sets so they could learn to use some of the amazing content creation tools out there. - clips and book creator were probably the favorites of the year #AppleEDUChat
A1 - I added 8 Mac Minis this year to my lab & it really was the first wide experience Ss had on Mac. Ss love Mac especially my students with exceptionalities and regular behaviour problem students. There's something about the Mac they prefer yet can't articulate. #AppleEDUChat
A1. Woking on changing to standards based grading and not putting formative work in the grade book had a massive impact. Required me to use my tech well to keep giving immediate feedback. #AppleEDUchat
A1 I jumped in with both feet into the iWork suite and that made a world of difference in terms of the quality of the resources I produced as a district administrator this year.
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A1 one big change was accountability and transparency. We are all using G classroom. There’s accountability and transparency on my part to give students feedback all of the time.
Then on my students’ part, accountability to really do the work
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A1 apps for capturing student reflection. It was a lifesaver when students started making their own portfolios. Amazing getting them to reflect on their learning. #AppleEDUchat
A1 Been trying to get faculty to incorporate games in their classes (besides Kahoot) to increase engagement. Have had some success with Heads Up and SketchParty TV. #AppleEDUchat
A2 becoming an ADE last year was the biggest achievement and growth so far. Meeting fantastic people, growing and learning from my PLN. Taking the leap to publish some of my work on the iBooks store #AppleEDUchat
A2: I reevaluated my essay rewrite policy. Now students can do as many rewrites as they like until they are happy with the grade. #PracticeMakesPerfect#AppleEDUChat
A2 - I am super proud that I was able to launch two successful global collaboration projects after years of only local success and classroom hits. My Minecraft and Soundtrap projects teach Sustainable Development Goals in a super engaging and global ways! #AppleEDUChat
A2: Officially, final year with a student text book. I feel the confidence with the science, the challenge based learning, and the plethora of resources out there. I got this! My students will be building our textbooks start to finish next year. #learning&growing #AppleEDUchat
A2b taking the time to announce my upcoming iBook about my experiences in integrating technology in the classroom. Capping of the initial two years worth of experiences and learning #AppleEDUchat
This year was filled with a TON of new experiences for my students- starting with having grade iPad sets so they could learn to use some of the amazing content creation tools out there. - clips and book creator were probably the favorites of the year #AppleEDUChat
A2 I continue to work to make math accessible. Recently, I created this document for my educators to share with parents to promote math conversation at home: https://t.co/g7tTRjo4RF#AppleEDUchat
A2) Using technology so that a family could have a daily update of what their child’s growth/learning looked like. Useable as a transition tool too. #AppleEDUchat
A1: Hi, I’m André Kapitan, and I lead a team of students who produce a weekly vlog on YouTube. We began last year and have filmed 50+ episodes. What I really like is that how it has become more inclusive. I loved seeing my grade 1s cohost https://t.co/Ue4UkVOyCi#AppleEDUchat
A2. I have grown through collaboration this year. I have had the chance to work with some amazing educators - and to create content for virtual reality. #AppleEduChat
I have completely changed my teaching path this year to focus on steam and technology. It has been weird to not have “my own” class but I am so proud of all I learned and accomplished this year as I pushed my school into the new era of teaching! #AppleEDUChat
A2: I have learned so much from all I have worked with this year. I am in a new district. We have been studying culture and working with @Focus3_Team I have become better in many ways, but I have much further to grow. So impressed with how hard principals work! #appleEDUchat
A2: Taking a step of faith that what I had to offer other educators, was of value. Speaking at conferences across the country has been empowering, humbling and a great way to learn from others. #AppleEDUchat
A2: This year was all about new experiences for me as I transitioned into my new role. The experience of moving from a community where I had been for four years to a brand new learning environment has definitely helped me grow. #appleeduchat
Always a good policy. Learning happens at different paces. It’s asking a lot for all Ss to learn at the same rate. I do that with tests. #sblchat#AppleEDUchat#TeachBetter#MasteryChat
A2 I've been learning more about #accessibility tools, recently testing out Zoom on my iPad mini and wondering why I haven't been using it! Same with the reading view in Safari. #AppleEDUChat
For this young adult Clips & Google Slides shared through Drive, worked best for the family. Other young adults Book Creator houses their final learning artifacts. #AppleEDUchat
A2 being chosen as an #ADE2017 Was a huge career highlight and has definitely grown me as an educator. I have collaborated with so many amazing minds in my #ADEdu#PLN A year I will never forget! 💜#AppleEDUchat
A2: This year I gameified my whole year. It is still such such a work in progress, but there were many wins along the way. Engagement was up and finding out what the kids knew was so much easier. #AppleEDUchat
A2 I’ve begun working towards Quality Matters certification with the hope that it’ll improve the way our faculty build online and blended courses. Already completed the "Applying the QM Rubric" cert, two more to go! #AppleEDUchat
A1: Definitely using GoogleDocs more frequently & transitioning my class webpage to a Google site. This was a challenge but made a huge difference in keeping my families, students, & peers in the loop with my classroom - especially the G shared drive w/ my peers. #AppleEDUChat
A3: We celebrated with a final design challenge, #SpheroPollutionPickUp to explore land/water robotics & pollution solutions. Laughing, designing, building, failing, encouraging, & having a blast. Using @SpheroEdu with @BookCreatorApp to journal it all…perfect end! #AppleEDUchat
A3 - To celebrate a successful year I usually just thank the students as I truly enjoy working with them. I also reward the stock market challenge winner in math with a prize. For some it is me just sharing Safe Grad and Graduation moments with the students. #AppleEDUChat
A2: I am proud to work with our new #iPadAcademy Ts in their classrooms daily to leverage choice and creation opportunities in their classrooms. So proud to have over 100 recognized #bpsne Apple Teachers #AppleEDUchat#appleteacher What a year!
A3. We started using Open Badges through Badgr. Students get badges as they learn and demonstrate skills. We give out pins for them to wear on their lanyards. Get to show everyone in person and online their accomplishments. #AppleEDUchat
A3) At the end of each rotation we celebrate learning by each person presenting their artifact to class peers. End of the year celebrate our exiting young adult with a picnic-this Friday! Each has a video showing their growth a day of laughter, smiles & tears. #AppleEDUchat
A3: I would give my Ss awards (no matter how old... especially the seniors). Every student won an award, and they were so proud. Ss need to know that we notice them and all of their talents. #appleeduchat
A3: Countdown to the end, with each day being something special! Photo Booth Day with props and friends; Lego Community Building Day with Ozobots traveling the streets; Stuffed Animal Day with building Pet Stores or Farms . #AppleEduChat
A3: I’m not in the classroom anymore. But, in my new role, I write a series of newsletter articles celebrating all the accomplishments of the classrooms that I got to work with. #appleeduchat
A2: I feel like every year I've grown in so many ways it can be hard to keep track of until I truly sit back and reflect when summer break starts. 1 thing I am esp. proud of is successfully facilitating 100+ meetings w/families & peers in our Gifted SAT process. #AppleEDUChat
My fav part of the day is to see all the messages in the chat and to collaborate with so many amazing educators! Thanks to all of you for helping me be better every day! #AppleEDUChat
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@theipodteacher, @LLacrosse, @castlestephanie, @meredithedtech, @MrKelly027, @danvkoch, @kathyterp, @mrkalb, @FelecityTreptow
I badged through my game. I did paper badges that they taped to their science notebooks. It gave them status and their were few missing notebooks this year. It was fun to celebrate their work throughout the year in so many ways. #AppleEDUchat
A3: Oh…and 15 young men and women will be getting GOLDEN GOGGLES AWARDS from me. Yes, I spray paint and decorate them! #personalday#goldenhands#AppleEDUchat
A3. We celebrate with fun science activities - Mentos and One, exploding aiirbags, egg drops, making ice cream, and generally getting outside. #AppleEduChat
A3. We started using Open Badges through Badgr. Students get badges as they learn and demonstrate skills. We give out pins for them to wear on their lanyards. Get to show everyone in person and online their accomplishments. #AppleEDUchat
A3: Oh…and 15 young men and women will be getting GOLDEN GOGGLES AWARDS from me. Yes, I spray paint and decorate them! #personalday#goldenhands#AppleEDUchat
A3: Oh…and 15 young men and women will be getting GOLDEN GOGGLES AWARDS from me. Yes, I spray paint and decorate them! #personalday#goldenhands#AppleEDUchat
I have blogged about it a bit as I have went along, but would be happy to talk about it. It has been a wild ride with ups and downs, but mostly ups. #AppleEDUchat
A3: This year my Ss worked on a PBL project called Ancestor Adventure.We conducted 6 simulations where they acted as adults & travel planned to their ancestor homelands.We held a "Welcome Home" party to celebrate their overseas returns! It was a great time! #AppleEDUChat
A3 I don’t have my own classroom anymore, but I do love to celebrate by visiting my teachers and students - like this Kinder guy who stole my heart! #AppleEDUchat
Also bummed to miss #AppleEDUchat tonight! Looking forward to seeing the conversation later and hoping I’ll see some of my ADE pals super soon in Chicago for #ISTE18 💕😊
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@annkozma723, @cicohen, @meredithedtech, @TeachingJake, @jkathman, @ckklynen, @meesterkurt, @Mcnellie40, @RichardColosi, @ClassTechTips, @bbucktech, @cindyherren, @AprilRequard, @sammibutwin
A3 At the end of every year, we have a Faculty Showcase where they can show off new tools/methods they’ve used in their online courses. Attendees vote on their favorite tools/methods, and winners get a small stipend towards continuing their work. #AppleEDUchat
A2: My students took a project idea & took it to a level we never thought possible. This allowed us to truly help hone the skills needed to articulate their message in an authentic, complex way. @mindyahrens1@145lewis#AppleEDUchathttps://t.co/j08AP6HJb5
A4: I really want to dive in with computer science and get our Ss programming even more than they did this year with #swift and the #everyonecancode curriculum! I would also like to blog regularly! #appleEDUchat
Q4: I enjoyed programming when I was young, but moved away from it. I started to revisit coding with Swift Playgrounds and would like to do more with robotics. Video has been big with me thanks to my friends in the ADE community and I would like to learn more. #AppleEDUchat
Using @Flipgrid adds a whole new level of conversation and learning in our room. Love it! We used it to connect classrooms across the country…amazing! #AppleEDUchat
A4: I would love to experiment more with the coding platform CoSpaces. It is a 3D coding format and my kids and I LOVED our initial lessons but I ran out of time to dig into it deeper! If you love coding and want a different experience than 2D try it out! #AppleEDUChat
I would love to connect parents to their students learning through apps like seesaw and I would like students to interact more with each other’s work in seesaw and flipgrid #AppleEDUChat
A4: I’m excited to explore the new Schoolwork App with some excited educators opening up a new campus at #CHS9. Interested to see what we can do with it! #AppleEDUChat
A4: I did a bit AI with @MetaverseApp this year. I want to find more ways to bring more of this and coding into my class. I also want to do my challenge based learning. #AppleEDUchat
A3: We’re always attempting to celebrate the successes along our journey. To end the year, we’ll make some time to just enjoy each other & have some fun. Lots of laughing will ensue! #AppleEDUchat
A4 I want to continue to improve my PL design - increasing the interactivity with participants, especially when I am running them virtually. #AppleEDUchat
A4: Having my students create podcasts called "3 minute Book Chats" to share the love of reading with their peers. More movie making with Clips and iMovie. So many ideas, so little time! #AppleEduChat
I am looking forward to @metaverse to be COPPA compliant so my students can create their own AR. It is always better when they are the creators. #AppleEDUchat
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@DanKos3, @MergeVR, @MetaverseApp, @Metaverse
A4 I have not given Clips the attention it deserves - I think our faculty could really benefit from it and I would love to create some sort of beginner tutorial for them. #AppleEDUchat
A4: I would like to utilize more Challenge Based Learning or Project Based Learning. I want to see students excited about solving real problems in their classrooms with technology and career skills. Entrepreneur-CSI-students #APPLEeduCHAT
Next year I want my kids to make podcast for younger scientist and to show their mastery. Not sure how I will exactly do it, but I am looking forward to learning how. #AppleEDUchat
A4. Want Multi-Touch iBooks to become more used in my learning environment. This year my AP Physics students wrote chapters for their own textbook. #appleEDUchat
Seesaw makes all of this super simple with everything all on one place. I’m not sure how I would teach/create with so many students if I didn’t have @Seesaw#lifesaver#AppleEDUChat
Question Five of #AppleEDUchat is here!!!
How do you plan to extend the learning for yourself and students over the summer months?
Only 20 minutes of this awesome chat left! Finish Strong!
A4: Not looking to add anything in the physical sense, rather exploring ways to process/refect/refine my practices by telling the stories of the classroom via @VodsOnVids. @145lewis#AppleEDUchat
This is my FAVORITE!!!! There are so many Problem Based Learning programs and experiences out there but one of my FAV resources are "Interact Simulations" They are highly research based and we use them w/ our Gifted and Talent kids, they would be great in GenEd too! #AppleEDUChat
Are they available for download? I’m ditching traditional text next year and moving to this method. I have ones that I did in past for field tips, but looking for more examples. #AppleEDUchat
#AppleEDUchat Who is using the new iPad with Apple Pencil and loving it?
I am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are you doing with it.
I know.. I know… Rogue Question.
My kids wrote one on using energy resources more wisely. It is geared to community and students, but it is 6th grade, so it may not help your kids much #AppleEDUchat
My big project for the summer is geared toward rediscovering resources that my community offers and how they can be worked into projects that teachers in my district create. Scratched the surface of this in the last month and got very excited.#appleeduchat
We had HS Ss use Clips to create reflections on their field trips. So awesome to hear what they were learning - in their own words. #EndTheWorksheets#AppleEDUchat
A5: #ISTE18#ADEInstitute And, working with the awesome @rperry209 on a quarter long class exploring The Martian through robotics! Going to learn a lot this summer! #AppleEDUchat
A5: I am so excited to be heading to #ISTE18 and to be able to spend time with the #ADE community later in the summer. I learn the most when I get to spend F2F time with this amazing community! #appleeduchat
Question Five of #AppleEDUchat is here!!!
How do you plan to extend the learning for yourself and students over the summer months?
Only 20 minutes of this awesome chat left! Finish Strong!
Reading, attending online seminars, taking a few classes...and I have to teach a teacher tech course. Hoping to get some new ideas from the students. #AppleEDUchat
Question Five of #AppleEDUchat is here!!!
How do you plan to extend the learning for yourself and students over the summer months?
Only 20 minutes of this awesome chat left! Finish Strong!
A5:I am usually signed up for 3 to 4 PD sessions offered by our school district but this year I decided to read one book, @burgessdave Teach Like a Pirate! It came in the mail & I am giving myself my own PD by the pool w/my kids this year!A well deserved Mom break! #AppleEDUChat
A5 summer’s done here so I’m thinking about what to present in next year’s conference. Thinking also about how to schedule my certification exams (google). #AppleEDUchat
I work at a Camp all summer so while I won’t be doing any professional learning in the traditional sense I do plan on asking all the kids about the way their schools use technology- no better source than kids to find out what kids like! #AppleEDUchat
Question Five of #AppleEDUchat is here!!!
How do you plan to extend the learning for yourself and students over the summer months?
Only 20 minutes of this awesome chat left! Finish Strong!
Question Five of #AppleEDUchat is here!!!
How do you plan to extend the learning for yourself and students over the summer months?
Only 20 minutes of this awesome chat left! Finish Strong!
We had HS Ss use Clips to create reflections on their field trips. So awesome to hear what they were learning - in their own words. #EndTheWorksheets#AppleEDUchat
We are indeed working with Pages to create a book. Young adults are a bit awed that they can create a book. One of my favorite states to see them in. Some young adults are talking about using #pages for their learning artifacts. #AppleEDUchat
A5:
✔️Reading.
✔️Conversations with w/ EDU friends.
✔️Connecting with various business professionals.
✔️Vodcasting w/ @145lewis#VodsOnVids.
✔️Recharging & relaxing on the beach.
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Question Five of #AppleEDUchat is here!!!
How do you plan to extend the learning for yourself and students over the summer months?
Only 20 minutes of this awesome chat left! Finish Strong!
A5. Teaching a robotics and Swift at summer school, speaking at ISTE in June, hosting family and friends the rest of the time. Great summer!#appleEDUchat
A6 Learning does not have to mean homework - I hope I’ve inspired my Ss to continue being curious, finding new ways to express their ideas, & to question! #AppleEDUchat
A6 partner with my Ss next grade level Ts to come up with some challenges/problems the kids can work on over the summer and answer at the start of the new school year #AppleEDUchat
I want them to use their brains to solve their problems, facing them instead of ducking them. I don’t care if they learn content, just resiliency and grit. #AppleEDUchat
Yes! Love this! When Ss explore they learn! I love that our district has summer school and tech camps where Ss can get in the creative flow! #appleEDUchat
A6 I love to see my Ss continuing to create all summer long… many of them will share (email) or bring to start of school. #AppleEDUchat Creativity and expression still happening around new focus and ideas!
A6: Introducing my students to awesome software, helping them connect back to the spaces around them, and encouraging them to keep asking question. Seeing science around them. #AppleEDUchat
A6) Young adults like to challenge me at the end….give me summer learning projects. They have to be able to answer my questions so need to know the basics. #AppleEDUchat
Shout out to everyone who is on tonight and to those who have participated in #AppleEDUchat at any point this year. Thank you - it was YOU that made it great. See you all next season.
Thank you to everyone who joined us this evening for #AppleEDUchat Such wonderful achievements and ideas for continued learning. See you all next season!
A6: I encouraged my Ss to teach someone something they learned this year-a pay it forward from the classroom.Whether it was making an automaton,teaching a sibling to code,sharing how to research, writing a check to pay bill w/ their parents...to choose one thing!
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