#edtechchat Archive
#Edtechchat focuses on Education Technology. Co-founder Tom Murray says #edtechchat "connects us professionally with inspiring educators from all over the world, all of who encourage us to be better every day for the children and families we serve.”
Monday May 9, 2016
So many Twitter chats so little time 😂
Welcome to ! Please introduce yourself and where you’re joining us from!
Hello I'm from St. Charles, MO and teach 4th grade!
Pat Taylor, Wilmington, MA 7th grade
Pam, from Summerville, SC
Alex - from NJ - active googler - about to fininsh docs on using sheets for stats - welcome to
Hey everyone Mike from PA 7th Grade SS and Virtual Learning Director
Hi I'm a MS WL teacher from Bostons!
is excited to welcome tonight to discuss organizing lesson plans with technology! Welcome, Alice!
Hold down the Control Key and press enter to send a tweet. Copy the hashtag to the clipboard to make it easier
Hi all, Amy MLIS Pittsburgh, Pa
Evening everyone! McKenzie from NJ ready to chat!
Hi I'm Sarah from TX. 2nd grade, soon to be Digital Learning Coach
YAY Eric! Thank you so much for all you share. I'm including your resources in my class next semester
Jennifer from Orlando, FL - Instructional coach
Hi Julie from Brandon, FL; VP & Co-Founder consulting co
Hi, I'm from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and I am an occasional teacher as well as a masters student studying education
Joan, Ed Tech Director from FL🌝🌴
Hi I'm a teacher candidate in Escondido, CA.
Marvin from Paw Paw, MI. Grade 7 SS. Glad to be in the house!
I'm Sarah from Providence, RI. Grade 2 teacher and Blended Learning coach.
Hi...Emilia from NY. I'm a NJ techie who loves to help Ts with edtech integration!
Marissa Smulligan, high school English, Wilmington MA
Glad you could join us Eric!
Mia Parviainen, HS English (10th/CreativeWriting/APLanguage)
Thanks for joining Katia!
Make sure to add to all of your tweets tonight for this chat. Your voice matters!
Hi Alex, sidebar, would you happen to have some time the next couple of weeks to discuss CETL Cert?
Good evening . I'm Mark, HS Spanish & Instructional Technology in MA.
Billy from North NJ, teacher and president of the fan club.
Jerod, Dean of Students at a Grades 7 & 8 building, tweeting from Magnolia, DE
Dan from North Shore of Boston. Looking forward to tonight.
Hi Susan! Great to be hear!
Henry Burroughs from Brandon, FL. President & Co-Founder of consulting company !
That
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My undergrad is stats.
Hi all, Chloe from Toronto looking forward to my first chat
Thanks for joining in Chloe!
I’ve been using google since I got a Gmail Invite (yes, invitation only) years ago.
Hello- Megan from NJ, excited to participate in !
Me too, I really would like to get certified this summer. I will DM you this week.
Erin from Geneseo, NY K teacher that has been neglecting Twitter lately!
Lisa Martin - high school English and journalism from Mechanicsville VA
Charlotte Bower Grade 2 Kingston, Nova Scotia , Canada first chat ever
Hi Daniel!!! This will be fast paced, you ready? :)
Hey everyone Steve Tech integrator in New York
Pip from NZ. English teacher. Hi everyone!!
Middle school science, WA
Amber from Ga! Middle school teacher looking for fresh ideas!
Hi Pip! Glad you could join!
Hey ! Sadie from St. Louis, middle school tech teacher and district instructional tech specialist
Hello everyone. Ann from north TX. Prek-12 tech integration.
Good evening! I'm glad to be here
Hey I'm Margaret, HS Tech Coach from Virginia
We use TAGS Archive to pull from Twitter API to sheets - I have almost 3 full years of data
Howdy Dennis a SS teacher at school in central Florida
I'm Alice Keeler. Not a Google Fan boy. I am a fan boy of student success.
Tonight's side will be about using Bing tools. You thought google apps are powerful wait until Bing apps
Tonight's side will be about using Bing tools. You thought google apps are powerful wait until Bing apps
Susan Bearden, Tech Director, Melbourne FL, co-moderator!
AnnMarie from CT 1st time in chat!
Holly, instructional coach from Madison, WI. Happy Monday!
Kerry S Wilmington Ma 3rd grade
Hi I'm Leslie, Technology Integration Specialist, moving to St. Louis next week!
Glad to have you join Margaret!
Hi all, 4th grade teacher from San Francisco Bay Area
We will be using the Q1: A1: format for questions and responses. Let's get started.
Michael Cohen from Los Angeles, Excited to find out what surprises has for us on tonight!
Love that so many are coming out to stay fresh late in the school year. Pat yourself, ppl!
I teach in a suburb of St. Louis! I'm in St. Charles!! Welcome!
Hello! Robbie - Media & Ed Tech Instructor in Atlanta
Hello . 4th & 5th grade classroom teacher in Maine. Looking forward to learning with you.
Paula simpson wilmington middle school PE teacher
Corey here from Melbourne Australia. Jumping in briefly in between classes
Ooh, is doing a chat. I need to be here! Vicky, K-8 tech teacher, in the Los Angeles are.
Craig is in the house!! Woot!
I still have my account! I have “You’ve got mail” on my iPhone for my AOL account!
YAY COREY!! Great to see you join!
This should be a good chat if you are free!
Hi! I'll be in Webster Groves ... can't wait to be there!
Weehawken NJ in the house!
Courtney, Edtech Coordinator from West Chester, PA
Q1: What is your favorite Google App?
Good evening 7th grade social studies teacher from Santo Domingo, Dom Rep
Anthony, Middle school principal on Long Island, NY. Techie photobomber. 1st time here!
Hey Rob from CT. Excited to talk google for a little bit tonight.
hi, Rachelle from Pittsburgh, Spanish and French T, also culture course, just finished Masters in IT :)
A1: I LOVE Google shortener. Have the exts on my browser. Love them all
A1 For kids, docs and slides. For me, Keep is pretty great! Lots of ideas to use it with Ss too though, in the future.
Wow - We've never had that many questions in !!!
A1: My favorite google app is Google Forms!
Hi , Letty Kindergarten Tt
Kendall Huffman, English teacher from Illinois.
Hi everyone, joining for a bit from Canada
Miles from Rhode Island... Looking forward to tonight's !
A1: Forms for formative assessment
A1: I love google classroom! My students love it!
A1: Forms is my fave! It's so versatile in allowing you to collect and analyze information.
Hi Corey! Welcome! I'm in Melbourne, Florida USA! What time is it there?
Q1. My favorite google app is google forms.
Z1 the Google search engine
A1 Google Docs addict. Can't think of the last time I used MS Word
I love love love Google Keep. Use it everyday
A1: incorporates lots of great things
A1) One of my favorite Google tools is Google Forms. It really can be used in so many ways
A1: w/o a doubt Classroom has become my #1 go to suggestion for all my friends looking to improve their work nxt yr
A: Tough one from the start. Maybe Google Classroom but I am still new to it.
A1:Still learning about Google apps can't say I have a favourite yet
A little late--Kelly, business teacher from Texas
Brent Hughes here from Sydney Australia! Joining in before running some staff PD
A1: Google Classroom! great for if students are absent. keeps people up to date
A1: Love everything ! Docs, Slides, you name it!
A1 Tough one, but I think Docs. The ability to make interactive texts is a great tool. New Slides features r great though
A1 How do you pick just one? Loving Classroom, especially how easily other productivity apps interact
A1: I love GOOGLE CLASSROOM!!!!
Mandi from MO teaching HS math
A1 I love playing around and creating new things using google slides!!
Hi ! I'm Leslie, HS biology teacher in Mty, MX. Breathing out now that the is over!
A1: Hmmm, I have to pick one? Google Slides, I guess.
Aww... Google Docs isn't getting much love.
A1: It's a basic one, but I still love docs. My work goes everywhere! Especially for parent contact log
A1: I am partial to Drive - access everything I need from anywhere I am on any device available
Charlotte.... the answer is always a spreadsheet :)
I ❤️ the level K exercises on Works Cited entries & citations. Great practice for Ss.
A1: Hangouts let me record and share my EdTech webinars https://t.co/U28DDMHm63 and connect with educators everywhere
Me either! I feel weird when I open a word document!
A1. I use Google forms in soooo many ways. It's my go-to tool.
Thanks for joining in Kelly!
Classroom is awesome! I knew it was going to be big once they announced it.
A1 so many, but right now maps. Kinder Ss love traveling the world
A1: so many to list here but my faves are GoogleKeep for notes and lists, for mind maps
Yayyyyy someone likes docs! https://t.co/8rseydcOg9
A1: It's a basic one, but I still love docs. My work goes everywhere! Especially for parent contact log
A1: With the little experience I have, so far I'd say Google Classroom
Rene from Rhode Island joining in tonight
A1: Google docs, but hyperdocs!
A1) Favorite app: Not one as a 1 go to...love maps, docs,
Good morning from SE Asia
A1 Really loving Google Slides atm for collaborative use. So many possibilties away from just presentations
A1: Google Sheets. I use it personally and professionally, and LOVE to teach it!
Joining from Louisiana for the first time. Ready to learn!
A1: My fav is Google forms!
Just started using Google Keep and I love it! It's keeping me from forgetting things.
What I love about Classroom is how it integrates so nice with other Apps but also just about anything https://t.co/nDuTJHnFt3
A: Tough one from the start. Maybe Google Classroom but I am still new to it.
A1: Trick question! The extensions are what make it go. But Forms. Bc DI, embed video, Flip w Forms@
A1: Google Photos all the way! I love instant upload from my devices
Hi all! Bonnie, kindergarten teacher from Long Island, NY. Jumping in for a little bit tonight!
A1 Classrooms has transformed my life. Makes accessing assessments so much easier. Plus feedback is a dream.
Blogger or Sites -firm believer that sharing your work w/ the world provides Ss (&Ts) w/ incredible opps https://t.co/UExOjOF9N3
Q1: What is your favorite Google App?
A1: I've been enjoying Classroom immensely this year, but still use it to manage Docs. Does Docs count as an answer?
A1 Forms -simple, gets the Qs out & the data in...into Sheets! Like that they both get updated regularly
I have not had Office on my computer for at least 2 years. I just don't have it. https://t.co/4XJljjGAOA
A1 Google Docs addict. Can't think of the last time I used MS Word
Monica, Special Education teacher, Texas (popping in on )
A1 - Google Forms - old school version
My MS Ss love it as well!
A1) Google classroom is so great for getting all of your students involved
A1: Forms for those data driven folks. I am loving playing with Draw!
Woo hoo! Love having Aussies in the house!
Chris, Principal from New Jersey
A1 My favorite Google App is Google Forms.
Check my answer! I totally heart GDocs!
A little late Kelly--sped teacher upstate NY
A1: it is a tie between Google Classroom and Forms! Both so integral to a connected classroom.
My goal to get acquainted with this over the summer! https://t.co/8KUCbo6yuw
A1: I love google classroom! My students love it!
Google Maps, Google Maps Pro is amazing. We've explored the solar system this year.
Q1: Extensify for extensions, Snag it for app!! They rock! https://t.co/tDmCG2viGy
Q1: What is your favorite Google App?
My favorite Google Tool is Classroom but Forms help with so many school/class stuff.
A1 ... Is it possible to pick one ... Can I say Google Drive as that is where I access all my shared docs
A1 Hangouts! So thankful for it to have connections to my PLN for support and help all the time w/o traveling!
A1: I find students are able to use Google Slides easier than PowerPoint
So hard to decide-A month ago it would have been Slides but I am loving Drawings more and more as of lately
Can you tell me why you like Google Classroom so much? What can you do with it exactly?
A1: Recently started using Google sites as a blog for my S's to publish writing. Love how easy it is for S's to set up!
Slides is MAGICAL! https://t.co/JF5tcEg5Oh
A1 For kids, docs and slides. For me, Keep is pretty great! Lots of ideas to use it with Ss too though, in the future.
I think so--especially when you can link documents and build sustainable syllabi
A1: My go-to for Ss is G Classroom. So easy to give assignments and feedback.
A1: my favorite app is the whole system. It works all together on any device.
A1: depends on the day because I haven't met one I don't like. Slides and Forms, ...and Drawing and...
A1 - Google Classroom is great for my kinder room!
Classroom is going to be my top priority once the 1:1 hits 7th grade
I love forms! Collects data, organizes it and makes it usable!
Yes and can even keep kindergarten students organized!
A1: I love move note! I can deliver the same message to my student body without instruction robbing class meetings
A1. My favorite Google Tool is Classroom but Forms help with so many school/class stuff.
Hey Matt! Glad you could join us!
Nice that you're using it with K ehh? Do they have short log ins? https://t.co/bUA21NkHHk
A1 - Google Classroom is great for my kinder room!
love hyper docs, so much potential in teaching and learning
A1: Google Drive (had not have a flash drive for eight years)
A1: Google translate! My students use it to translate all our readings into Spanish!
A1: Google Docs has really changed the way I assess my students' writing. I also love how Docs help me collaborate with peers
We use docs all the time! Such a great collaboration tool! Wish I had it sooner!
Biggest argument against GAFE I get is no Onenote equivalent for pen based input. Ideas?
Q2: Give a sample activity you like to do using Google Apps
yes!Some Ss brought me their phone cord to hook up their phone & download a video...I said "download Google Photos"
Classroom has a lot of potential. Google Earth is great for Geography.
My 2nd graders love to use docs to take research notes! Lots of love for docs!
A1 Google drive has revolutionized the ability of many district to enter cloud computing
I can't do without my calendar or docs
A1. Drive, everything I need wherever I am. (Much love for My Maps too.)
A1: Docs, Forms, Slides, Sheets! Love them all! Can you say more about Keep ?
A1.1 although I have done some amazing things using Google Drawings as well!!
So excited about all the recent updates to Google apps!
A1 Love docs for all the accessibly for my Ss...can't wait for classroom next year
A1 Google Earth Pro. Hands down. Mike from MD. ES Librarian.
A1b Absolutely. No more usb drives. https://t.co/Je6p54f9rO
A1: I am partial to Drive - access everything I need from anywhere I am on any device available
SUSAN! My favorite former CT resident!
A1 Google Keep is great for keeping myself organised. use it everyday!
A2: Country Project Presentation via Google Slides!
Love the ability & ease of collaboration w Google Drive https://t.co/gvDRPgrehX
A1: Google Drive (had not have a flash drive for eight years)
I've been an Excel geek since high school, so Sheets can be limiting sometimes. But I still love it and use it lots
A1: Tough one! Love them all & the decision on which to use is based on need. You can really transform a doc into anything
Yes, syllabi that are living documents instead of stale things we never look at. Some Ts used Docs for exams this year!
So interesting. That is one product I do not use.
A2 Posting polls on Google Classroom. Helpful for quick answers, making decisions, etc.
I do love how everything is just saved and is all in the cloud. Revision history is pretty awesome too https://t.co/52HdKZY1PJ
A1: Google Drive (had not have a flash drive for eight years)
A1: As a social studies teacher I enjoy going on virtual field trips with Ss using Google Earth.
Z1 Forms is excellent. Always looking at data. I wish the iOS forms app was still around
A2 Reading Responses in Google Classroom
Just such a great organizational tool. I flip so post all tutorials there, Ss turn in all work as doc/form. Easy
A2: Regions of Italy project using Slides & Docs!
A1 My first grade students love Google Maps...especially the 360 degree pictures of the areas we r studying.
I have a flash drive but have no idea where it is and it doesn’t matter
A1 not sure if this is a true Google app but I like
A1 classroom is great for principals too, I have my staff in my own instructional classroom for PD
Now I want to change my answer :( They're all great. Drive has been a game changer for my productivity.
and it's so versatile. , student created books, drag and drop activities.
Any thoughts on its comparison to Wordpress?
A1 love the accessibility of it all, live collaboration, so much to use for CR and personal use, assmt, everything
I once wrote a mash-up that merged forms, a google site, and some google apps script magic. https://t.co/357YfrQFWj
Q2: Give a sample activity you like to do using Google Apps
Each of my Ss has a chromebook so they just have to type their password in and they are ready to go.
They are always making Google Apps better! They innovate and lead... unlike others who follow. *cough *cough
Hi, . First time stopping but love the topic and guest mod. Mostly lurking (currently at a workshop) but excited to follow.
i still use my phone cal-. haven't found one I like for ipad
A1
My favorite tool is the Google search bar.
Best way to search the Internet.
14 hours ahead of us - cool!
That is such a great idea for PD!
hi Susan, thanks for the welcome
A2) Sharing/collaboration w/peers & "Why Wilmington?-Community project"
A1: Google Calendar also. As a person who have many roles on campus (and was balancing grad school), it helped out a lot!
A1: I use all the usual ones w my 2nd graders. Hoping to get some chromebooks over the summer. Always looking for the best apps.
Q2 Google Seets great for curation of tweets or urls
A1: I like Google Calendar. I use it a lot. Very user- friendly!
A2 I love to use Flubaroo (add-on) to assess students!
A1 Love ! Use it for everything, and insist kids do too. Sharing, easy access, & auto save...what else is needed?
a2 I've used polls to get ideas on new activities to do.
A2: Make a short assessment using forms, then grade and track data with flubaroo.
Google Calendar tip: add your google docs attached in the event. Makes it way easier to collaborate https://t.co/fz0l8SA0Eh
A1: Google Calendar also. As a person who have many roles on campus (and was balancing grad school), it helped out a lot!
A1: 6th & 7th research Computing Pioneers/Innovators in Google Docs & then create a trading card using Google Slides.
A2 student generate surveys with forms
A1: Not an app but as a tech director I love Chromebooks!
A2: Collaborative books with Docs, can even save as an epub now
Z2 GHOing with
We be crazy
A2: use Google Docs with SS simultaneously to discuss their sentence structure. Immediate feedback.
maps can keep kids busily exploring for hours
Do you know how many times drive has saved me during a presentation, drive on phone doesn't get better
A1- Forms and Docs! I love how they integrate with our LMS
A2: Screencasting w SnagIt then embedding questions and responses n Forms
Great Idea! https://t.co/2E9OE4obCU
Google Calendar tip: add your google docs attached in the event. Makes it way easier to collaborate https://t.co/fz0l8SA0Eh
A1: Google Calendar also. As a person who have many roles on campus (and was balancing grad school), it helped out a lot!
A2: I use Classroom to make and name docs for K Ss. We are learning to type and add images
A2 Ss digital portfolios using google sites. Strengthen the parent student teacher triangle through sharing work!
A2-use Drawings to annotate a map or analyze an historical art
Hahaha... Definitely the most used!!! https://t.co/eq5Bhq2azQ
A1
My favorite tool is the Google search bar.
Best way to search the Internet.
A2: reading log with comments that my Ss respond back to me with...love the interaction
A2) Love using Google slides as an intro type activity, get to know me. Each student gets a slide and can personalize it.
A2: Oh and then present from the Google Slides and classmates give feedback using Google Forms.
Need to up my Google calendar skills.
https://t.co/iOPkGfSnUU
Google Calendar tip: add your google docs attached in the event. Makes it way easier to collaborate https://t.co/fz0l8SA0Eh
A1: Google Calendar also. As a person who have many roles on campus (and was balancing grad school), it helped out a lot!
A2. Used Google Forms as voting for my Ss March Madness projects. Collab. with Ts from 3 states. Authentic Audience.
Do you have a template or just free response?
ooo...forgot about drive on phone. That has been a lifesaver!
My biggest complaint is that everything I write is a separate image - big docs take a lot of memory and buffer a lot
A2 Collaborative study slide deck using google slides
A2: hyperdocs! Did it for Romeo and Juliet intro and kids loved it!
Drawing is an often overlooked tool. Nice use! https://t.co/Rs1LXiV0UG
A2-use Drawings to annotate a map or analyze an historical art
hi, third grade teacher here. Haven't been to this chat in a long time. Need some inspiration and Google info!
A2: Ss organizing and reporting their findings in Slides during engage and explore phases of 5E learning cycle.
A2: My favorite so far has been student created choose your own adventure stories for math using Forms
A2: creating badges using Draw. Thanks for your tips!
A1: I love Google Forms, for creating Interest Inventories (get to know students, helps w/ lessons), also Slides/Docs.
A2: recently discovered Google cardboard on Twitter. Using it in my global lit class for Ss to "see" varied countries in VR
another reason I LOVE Google!
A2: are rocking my world (and my Ss)
Im still very much getting to having the google drive that I can access anywhere
A2: Forms for voting, polling, warmups, and exit slips.
Have to run to class, I will check the feed later today. Thanks
A2. collaborative Google Slides!
A2: We recently had Ss publish digital information books to the web on a topic of their choice using Slides - so slick and easy
used google classroom and learning how to screencast movies
A2 Created a digital magazine using slides and uploaded to itunes store for parents to download.
A2: Made a Google site today with playlists for personalized learning. Students posted work in Google Classroom
A2 drawings has also been fun--created food chains & drag & drop vocab activities
A2: I use Google translate on ipads to show how poetry can get "lost in translation." I love seeing words change in real time
Google Earth is great for all, 'Hey, I'm curious about [insert land mass or water body here.] Recreational use!
A2: Plan to flip my classroom next year using Screencastify and post videos via Google classroom
also love using them as collaborative tools and using the comments as check point
A2: Beg of the year survey to Ps to get to know the Ss on a whole new level- so much more feedback when they can type :)
Collaborative graphic organizers using Google Docs. Ss love answering in groups and comparing responses.
A2: I actaully can't wait to use the new features in Slides when presenting at in two weeks
A2: Currently, I'm liking inserting an video into Classroom then having a F2F discussion. https://t.co/YcuDq21aX7
Q2: Give a sample activity you like to do using Google Apps
I do too! Boolean is soooooo powerful!
YESSSSS! Great for students (and teachers) to see how much they grow in creating a Docs or Slides.
Google docs is overlooked too
I can't wait to learn mroe about them tomorrow! :)
I love using Forms with peer evaluations, specifically group projects
Google Slides is my fav presentation app for on the go work. A1 (Carol from Long Island here)
did you see the new Google slides Q &A feature?
I really need to figure out . I am seeing them more and more on here and I have .
Q3: What types of things make learning "sticky"?
A1: I use forms for student input. HS Ss love giving opinions!!
A2 fav all time was the wildly creative interactive story (docs) in 's Crestive Writing class
I did that this year and noticed the same thing!
Bob MS PRin from Maine joining late, sorry!
I love working on some for my classes for next year
A2 Also, sharing items with my team of teachers---so easy!
What a great idea. Love to know how.
Ss using slides and forms to create quizzes for other students to take as feedback during peer review
A2: Students use Slides to create a presentation on a genetic disorder that interests them
You're certainly in the right place! Come drink the wonderful kool-aid - you'll be inspired and psyched!
A2. I use Google Forms for homework assignments.
A2 I love the simplicity of creating bell ringers and exit slips using google forms and flubaroo!!
the solar system, awesome. Instead of going to Legoland next time we'll go explore the solar system
free response right now but interactive in that I respond to them then they answer back
A2: Simple but I like collaborative goal setting and organization of group work with Google Keep,
A2: Use tables in Docs to organize research, Slides to design apps, Sheets for Stock Market Challenge
A3) Letting kids incorporate their personal experiences and relating it to the material
A2: collaborative activities using docs, slides, or sheets. I love seeing others' ideas pop up in real time.
A2) Google Apps are my preferred way to collaborate with others.
A1. Can't forget Calendar. I'd put it in a different category: the "can't live w/o it" category. Goes for me at home & school.
I use Calendar to schedule IEP meetings. Love the fact that you can display several calendars at once! https://t.co/2dhlO7Nyfw
Need to up my Google calendar skills.
https://t.co/iOPkGfSnUU
Google Calendar tip: add your google docs attached in the event. Makes it way easier to collaborate https://t.co/fz0l8SA0Eh
A1: Google Calendar also. As a person who have many roles on campus (and was balancing grad school), it helped out a lot!
I used to do that with PowerPoint like 10 years ago! haha
how do you use it with them?
agreed, one of my friends gamified an entire course using drawings
Hi Love GAFE! Too difficult to pick a favorite though I do have a new found love for drawings!
I forgot calendar-- no way could I live without it. Integrates with https://t.co/VL2muoQ0Tp
I can't do without my calendar or docs
A2: Digital narratives using slides and snag-it.
A3: Ss not having access to information/Internet that they need #24/7. Makes working w/info difficult
have to save your idea! Thanks https://t.co/ElwqXOTnKx
A2) Love using Google slides as an intro type activity, get to know me. Each student gets a slide and can personalize it.
A3: ditto https://t.co/Mi9WECupCf
A3) Letting kids incorporate their personal experiences and relating it to the material
A2: collaborate! Love using Google Drive for projects!
A3) Opportunities for reflection.
I love that! I teach K, but could use that in a simple way. Esp. for higher readers.
Joining late but seeing good stuff already. Becky from Wauconda, IL K-5 STEM
been using personal for the conference - will have to check :)
Little late... I'm Chris fr NJ and I'm the host of the podcast
A3 OH my gosh - that’s one of my favorite books - Making Things Stick. Such a good and ORIGINAL book full of GREAT ideas!
A3: allowing Ss to create or choose a way to demonstrate their knowledge. Working on more Ss choice
We use it w/ Google Docs and Drawings, Asking a ? for their response, & posting a link for quick access
A3: The art of storytelling is what really makes concepts stick. Tech just gives the assist.
A3: Letting them choose the Google app they want to create with and explore. They are more invested when they have a voice.
We connected a google calendar to our website, anything posted on that calendar automatically populates.
A3: World events in real time that pique curiosity. Local features that can serve as examples for course content. Actual fun.
A2: So much ideas! I would like to teach my students on using Slides to collaborate on a webquest.
Agreed. Combine Drawing with a resource like and you have a free-and-easy design studio.
A2 My 16 yr old intern has been writing 2 my students in google docs This is helping my 2nd graders learning about sharing docs
A3: Individualizing instruction, Google helps in the assess piece, challenging to differentiate up and down
A3: make content meaningful!
A3: credibility judgement on the internet
that's how I can work on EZ feedback :) https://t.co/2Ifyw6ODlM
A2: Oh and then present from the Google Slides and classmates give feedback using Google Forms.
Thank you for all your work.
A3 high amount of student engagement and S's doing the talking are so vital to making things stick!!
A3 Ss must have choice. Give the topic, brainstorm ways to show what you know, listen to the learning flow!
A2: When I'm gone I leave a modified copy of sub plans as a Google Docs so kids can see their agenda. I can monitor who's on it.
A3) Having time to incorporate all great tech ideas
I always miss this chat, I need to get home, maybe there'll be enough time left when I arrive
A3: student choice. I've seen no stronger sticky technique than this
I'm hoping to teach the kids how to make their own. Way more interesting than a powerpoint https://t.co/oONuoNf2gB
I love working on some for my classes for next year
Great idea! Wish my kids' teachers would do that, too! I'm always entering individual events!
A3: My Ss interact and give meaningful feedback to peers via comments; easy for me to see, easy for them to revise
A little late on intros but representing from St. Louis, MO
a3. Making material easy for students to understand.
I'm sure I stole it from someone... probably !!!
She has the BEST ideas. https://t.co/y8m53brcTL
Love your idea for Google Slides.
A3. Creating for an authentic audience provides more purpose.
A3: Engaging content and presentation help make learning stick. Choice and relate-ability help too
Sorry to clarify it was students who created them to study themes of geography.
This is something we have to do. Just because it is on the internet does not make it true https://t.co/Z5MWlIjA3w
A3: credibility judgement on the internet
A3. Lessons stick when Ss fail initially - overcoming hump is HUGE!
A3 Hands on where Ss have a vested interest. They need to have a part in the what and how when we can
are very similar to webquests and Google makes the collaboration piece so easy
Letting kids struggle a little bit and figure out on own--don't always tell them how to do it
How prominent is Google in . I'm sensing they are used a lot. Is my school missing out by not consider their tools?
Yeah...a View Only Google Doc agenda posted to Classroom
Meeting manager that integrates with Google Docs.... my old one is closing down. Here's another
https://t.co/EGjDjNbFaV
A3: Making sure that students are crediting the source when using someone's information
Late to the party evening all!
Q4: I won't even ask: Tools do NOT make learning better! What does?
A3 - Student discovery and choice
A3: Collaboration & having fun while doing it certainly makes things 'sticky'
There is no excuse in 2016 to not be using current events and real data in our lessons. https://t.co/RBKhgicXCm
A3: World events in real time that pique curiosity. Local features that can serve as examples for course content. Actual fun.
A3 "sticky" learning happens when Ss connect prior knowledge to new ideas. Best when Ss build the bridge. journals !
A3: Computer skills with our little kindergartners. Sticky in more ways than one!
Again? I'm going to start calling you
A2: The look on kids faces when you paste the data they collected into pre-formatted cells in sheets. https://t.co/QjllzoTnWZ
A3: Making learning meaningful. Give Ss the opportunity to have choice in learning and a platform for their voices to be heard.
A3: relevance and meaningful engagement. Why am I learning this and how involved am I in learning about it?
A3: Assignments that allow for real audiences. Real tasks that have implications beyond school walls.
A3) Putting general information into a context that matters.
A4 Oh - a great subject about which you have passion. Even KIDS know this.
"Choose tools strategically"
I support giving less directions and allow for more creativity https://t.co/MExhgFIQum
A3: Letting them choose the Google app they want to create with and explore. They are more invested when they have a voice.
A2 traveling to my Ss place of origin with maps and having them narrate the locations and favorite spots they used to explore
A4 Finding what the Ss are passionate about and incorporating as much as you can
Thinking new features in Slides may help determine/aide stickiness
A3) Glitter Glue!!! Oh and those that incorporate video, sound... allow students to create their learning.
Coming in late! Thanks for the reminder!
going to use next week to live chat with a school in the middle east to compare our project
A4: Student engagement...and that doesn't always look the same for every kiddo.
A3: pairing the correct strategy with the correct technology makes for a much more powerful learning experience
A3: I've piloted (no grades) this year. Stuff becomes sticky when "grade" is no longer the driver
A3: Couldn't agree more. Working collaboratively engages them and gets them to talk, too. https://t.co/KuzUJMcX95
A3 high amount of student engagement and S's doing the talking are so vital to making things stick!!
A4 GOOD TEACHING CANNOT BE REPLACED BY TECH!!
OK - do you actually click on each tweet in the sheet you shared or do you program them in some other way :)
A4 Ss need a combination of direct interaction w/Ts and independence; space to try on their own, access to ask Qs
A4: Good teaching. Relationship building.
A4 The way in which they are used and presented.
but he just eats pizza...I'm working on things!
A4: Scaffolding! Integrate technology slowly with time for individual exploration
Not true, the first thing she put her 4 year olds on was Google Classroom. https://t.co/brjSbtojDA
it was the first Google App I got my kiddos on! :)
So important! https://t.co/yxrvkUhI6h
A4 Finding what the Ss are passionate about and incorporating as much as you can
A3: anything fun! Activities that are social
A3 Choice, engagement and authentic audience
doesn't make the world go round... . Lol
A4 Relevance, authenticity, real-world issues and solutions
which apps do you apply with your K classes?
A3 Showing Ss what they’re learning can apply to real life. Authentic.
A4: Relationships & student choice.
A4) What makes learning better is choice and authenticity.
transferring knowledge and applying it
A4: Inquiry and Agency. Tech is no replacement for a teacher that gives students those two tools.
Q4: relevance as perceived by the Ss
A4: Using technology to do something significant, not just for the sake of using technology
Real world applications used in a fun and meaningful way
A4: creating passion for knowledge and a drive to learn. The best path isn't always tech but it does open doors
A4: Surfboards! (My mantra for the constant waves of around us). You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
variety is my favorite spice!
A3 Sticky is fun. Multiple pathways for success, student choice, & individualized learning make planning essential.
A1- google docs, and calendar
what?!? Really?!?? Why aren't u?!
A4: Opportunities for Ss to strengthen their soft skills and discover their passions and who they are.
A4: material that Ss can relate to!
A4: releasing kids to create & design
A4: A safe and healthy learning environment where students can share ideas, beliefs and make mistakes
A4 Ss that R engaged, working at their own pace, , when the can connect w what they R learning---> makes it real
Q4: Passion makes learning better - if we don't believe in it neither will they
A4: Let the Ss choose the tool that lets them best explore and express their learning
A4: need to know the learning outcome tech supports getting there
A4: Authentic problems, real data, and connections that Ss understand make learning better.
Tina from TN joining late & catching up on the fabo tips/tools!
Nicole, AP at West Warwick HS, jumping in late!
Soft skills are grossly underrated in ed today. Good point. https://t.co/gVDUBCbXFA
A4: Opportunities for Ss to strengthen their soft skills and discover their passions and who they are.
And why not extend that collaboration beyond the physical classroom to include global partners?
A3 privacy COPPA, FERPA PPRA student privacy laws
A4 Any lesson that includes with playful affordances. Invitations to play bring learners to ZPD
What helps students to retain their learning long term? Not just learn it for the test.
What do you do when someone is against learning on their own?
Or is dead against a tech solution that solves their problem?
A4: Providing opportunities for Ss to be creative and use their imagination. Tools are only a means for expression.
A4 Tools certainly enhance but authentic learning tasks with meaningful audiences.
talk like that will get u into trouble
A4: We have to be careful with "sticky." While we may love "the mess", it can also make some kids anxious and disengaged
A4 Relationships, purposeful assignments, authentic audiences, time, and fun make learning better.
Remind them we teach the future, get with it.
A4: allowing SS yo take control of their own learning.
A4: authentic relationship with Ss is the single most powerful "tool" Ts has. Without it, every tool in the box doesn't matter
A3: Interest Inventories in Forms connect to students. Current tech & social media - twitter post topics for summarizing info
4. An environment where students feel comfortable collaborating.
A4 Saying "yes - so where does that lead you" & letting the Ss find the answers & the questions from there w/ or w/o tech
Definite perk of GAFE, everyone seems to agree, is collaboration is made easy! It's great for Ts and Ss (and PD)!
A3: Ss need to problem solve and have room to fail
Students was challenge and rigor. Not more work, more thinking. Interesting. https://t.co/RWfBqDxoZK
A4: Providing opportunities for Ss to be creative and use their imagination. Tools are only a means for expression.
As prepping speech for this coming weekend. Very focused on power of
yes be careful - you never know how will react
A4: Giving Ss opportunity to express what they have learned beyond just a pen-&-paper test.
A4: Knowing there is a set purpose and that their opinions are valued. Esp important for middle school Ss
A4) Bring in the experts. Provide hands on lessons for the students. Help them make the connections.
A3: sticky is perception...kinder are stuck on google classroom & ask if they could do it over the summer
A4: Teachers who care. Student choice. Engagement.
START WITH THE LEARNING OBJECTIVE! How does the task ENHANCE that not just be something to do? https://t.co/294w9k4sCT
A4: need to know the learning outcome tech supports getting there
Q5: What are elements of student engagement? What engages students vs relying on compliance?
A1: autoCrat (maintained by atm) &
A4: Ss voice & choice is the best tool to guide intentional teaching
A4: Media and assessments that allow students choice in how they demonstrate learning: eg. Documentaries, blogs, etc
A4) Teachers passion for helping their students succeed
If technology levels playing field or opens doors to learning in anyway it is crucial
A4: encouraging students to show what they know rather than how compliant they are.
A2- I haven't used many google app activity with my class just yet but willing to try!
That's right - you are getting another honor this weekend!
or have them design the task to incorporate their passion.
and can see the value in learning with/from others
build relationships, find out about them, ask what their needs are & try 2 meet them (not saying u haven't done these)
A4) how the tools are used; selection of the right tool for the right job
Facebook makes the world go round. Remember the equation. Facebook+Microsoft =skynet
Ah yes, the ZPD. My Ss enjoyed when I called it "productive struggle."
A4 - Allowing students to wonder and learn about things that have meaning to them.
A5 Engagement and interest go hand in hand. I am not engaged in things I don't care about.
A4 authentic experiences, students having choices, letting students decide how to show what they know and can do
A4 tools do make learning better. If that wasn't case the digital divide wouldn't be a big deal. It's not the only thing.
Some want step-by-step directions into the future not learning for themselves. This way they have someone to blame.
A5: one ingredient for engagement: students have to know the assignment/task if worth the effort they have to put in
A4: When there are endless possibilities at a Ss' fingertips
They want it because they want you to think for them. DO NOT DO IT! They will come around. https://t.co/hCuUFZ4ZXx
Some want step-by-step directions into the future not learning for themselves. This way they have someone to blame.
A4: Ts who are active and work to engage their Ss.
A5: confidence, involvement, interest- in no particular order
A5: this can be HARD, many Ss have learned helplessness...encourage environ. of risk-taking
Well said! https://t.co/NTazxFUeNM
A5 Engagement and interest go hand in hand. I am not engaged in things I don't care about.
A4: passion & creativity! How you use the tools
I think something that challenges students to think for themselves is also something that engages them.
I have students that get overwhelmed with what to do next, so to leave them to tech on their own would me detrimental.
Ss investment in work increases exponentially when someone outside community comments on work https://t.co/9zieLCQzDJ
Q5: What are elements of student engagement? What engages students vs relying on compliance?
help them understand the value. Model and share examples of how it worked for you.
A5: Letting them know you are there to help them succeed and want them to do well
It's so often a lack of confidence in themselves. Or a fear of the work involved...
Not about the tech.
https://t.co/vWQ4Cute0z
build relationships, find out about them, ask what their needs are & try 2 meet them (not saying u haven't done these)
A5 autonomy will Drive ( reference) will engage Ss overtime. Ts need to sit back, watch and guide.
A5: I have to go back to relevance and agency. When students own it, they are engaged by default.
I like to hope it's the teacher, the building of community and the knowledge that ALL students can learn https://t.co/hoE9UGwda3
Q4: I won't even ask: Tools do NOT make learning better! What does?
A4: Relevance! SoMe in classrooms keep people engaged and learning
are getting better & better! Can't wait to see you in person! Long trek from NC :)
A5: Questions or tasks so good a calculator/Google can't give students an immediate answer
A5: helping students to have ownership in expected learning outcomes increases engagement
A4 letting them show academic understanding through creation, let Ss be the Ts, even kinder Ss can teach
A5 Passion, interest, choice, real world aspects, relationships
My 2 cents: ALWAYS provide a choice. Even if it's a lame choice, they have a choice. https://t.co/djOHrxLlqN
Ss become engaged w authentic projects:Choice Leads to Voice. A5
a5. Not throwing too much at them at once.
A5 Open challenges that focus energy & provide choices on output.
A5 - Engaging w/ Ss and learning w/ them. Becoming a learner as well as the teacher.
Technology can only amplify the skills of the teacher - good teachers make tech shine! https://t.co/8KGrNtepVY
A4 GOOD TEACHING CANNOT BE REPLACED BY TECH!!
Q5: Authentic opportunities to create and share their learning with the world.
A5: Ss creating their knowledge not looking for the right answer, but seeing what they can learn on own w guidance along the way
DoDoes anyone have fave app to have students use as a class on chrome books?
A5: Not just consuming material but creating & applying their knowledge. Knowing their work can be seen by many not just you.
A2: Choose your own adventure stories - we even use that model for a help-request walkthrough!
thx! Bball interfered w/1st half...love the Googly topic!
A5 Engaged Ss feel part of the conversation, want input in lessons, bring their POV, connect classes and life
A5 I'm not a T but have seen so many Ss follow their own path of exploration when Ts have given them a nudge but not a roadblock
A5) Stories can engage in ways that general information can not.
Knowing the "why" is key https://t.co/EdC0Y0tfen
A5: one ingredient for engagement: students have to know the assignment/task if worth the effort they have to put in
A5) Being the escort thru out the experience. Allow Ss to be engaged & be proud of final outcome
A5: Respectful, positive T-S relationships. Relevance to S life and passions. Ss feeling heard.
sometimes, yes, but also bc of fear of failing when not perfectly mtg Ts and expectations
Yes they love that! They take great pride in it!
A4: progress monitoring and spiraling back to tough concepts.
YES! Creating, collaborating, communicating! https://t.co/gL5BDOzxiY
A5: Not just consuming material but creating & applying their knowledge. Knowing their work can be seen by many not just you.
A5: Utilize as little compliance tasks as possible.
totally agree Leslie. Building a strong relationship to shape change is more efficient than forcing it
Leads Ss on a journey of discovery.
A3- modeling so Ss understand what is expected and make it engaging
Well, unlike games, we burn all their failure into the gradebook with a laser. https://t.co/9VbEuT0dmC
sometimes, yes, but also bc of fear of failing when not perfectly mtg Ts and expectations
A5) One element of student engagement is when students want to learn because it is meaningful and relevant to them
A5: Ss want to and need to be heard. Not part of the herd. They desire choice and control as they grow.
A5: Ss must find it interesting or relevant, have choices, owning their learning, growth mindset
A5: let students meet with success and continue to build on that with more choice
A5 Also, activities that bring Ss to the next question. Always keeping the Ss on the path to new learning.
Why I haven't given fact-based reading quizzes this year.
https://t.co/iIp3BlcADg
Ss become engaged w authentic projects:Choice Leads to Voice. A5
A5) Asking students how they learn best and what tools they want to use
Interesting read, thanks for sharing!
Q6: HOW you use the tool determines student engagement and learning. How can a Google text doc make learning better?
A5: Ts making learning meaningful and fun - yes fun = S engagement.
Need to intentionally embrace failure as part of the learning process.
A5 For MS collaboration is big for engagement and audience is huge! They love seeing other people interact with their work
. Yes! Especially w blended personalized learning it's constantly evolving and we R learning right along w them.
and I am not confident in talking about something I have no interest in.
Have to head out early but another great great job
A5: Students working for more than just points; actively having a say in what they are learning.
A5. S engagement needs choice of subj, encouragement, structure, & choice of assessment. Toys, uh, tools help.
you mean there's no such thing as performance get enhancing tech?
Neat! Could you share more about how you do this in your classroom? https://t.co/ZdqFTtMYgy
A2: Choose your own adventure stories - we even use that model for a help-request walkthrough!
A6: By allowing collaboration, team work, and supporting learning
A5: Assignments that don't just look like real life. They are real life.
Giving Ss choices for what they can do taps their creativity. Not choices only for assessments either.
and that it is a problem they identified and a solution that they created.
This also helps make the learning "sticky" (A3) https://t.co/kQ95psiYXE
A5: Not just consuming material but creating & applying their knowledge. Knowing their work can be seen by many not just you.
so true! An argument for non-graded formative assessment
. There was never any excuse! Current events have existed forever! How can we raise informed citizens if we are not.
One of my choices for PD this summer is Google Plan Your Own Adventure. Still thinking about it.
I love these!! I use inklewriter for mine. https://t.co/2fSoxUpkuv
Neat! Could you share more about how you do this in your classroom? https://t.co/ZdqFTtMYgy
A2: Choose your own adventure stories - we even use that model for a help-request walkthrough!
My stance: Formative assessment should NOT go in the gradebook. It should form what happens next https://t.co/KZqFZGcDBm
so true! An argument for non-graded formative assessment
I love election time for my stats class. So much better than book data!
A6: Docs = peer editing, teacher feedback, publishing Ss work, collaboration w/ others
A5:engagement is connected learning,voice/choice, lessons based on Ss interest...compliance isn't passion,more doing for a grade
A6: Make it collaborative. Even if Ss working individually, have them peer review w/commenting feature.
Q4: Not the tools themselves but how it helps critical thought, engagement, peer connections, variety of formats help w/learning
A5 Not just putting the device in front of the S but guiding them to the right tool that helps them succeed and learn
I'm big on the 3 C's - Communicate, Collaborate, and Create.
Can they help make learning sticky?
My Ss have taught me so much this year about their passions that I never would have taught had I not jumped in
A6 Who said first? I still want to play around with these more. Talk about engaging!
A6 through collaborative docs teaching how to work together community building with digital citizenship
. Today we took a close look at the in support of the exploration of ecological succession.
But now more than ever it is incredibly easy to access and get multiple sources.
Let's build a community where our students upload more than download, create more than consume.
I love the concept; with juniors and seniors, college acceptances are determined by those scores. :(
A6: Engagement can be seen in the quality and quantity of interaction on collaborative docs
is there sticky taco sauce?
I think the teachers excitement and classroom climate keeps kids engaged.
A4- allowing students to have a voice
A6) offering opportunities to collaborate, connect w/one another while invested in tasks
do with and not to 😉, you speak my language
AAnd play with it a lot to get used to it in order to make it a better means to and end
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A6: have a class note-taker everyday who adds to the Google Doc
What about Critical Thinking? I've never heard of it as the 3 Cs.
A6 Google text doc becomes open resource for ready collaboration and formative feedback
A6: Provides easier collab, faster feedback, larger audience. Wow...look at all those buzzwords I used :/
Sometimes Ss don't know how they learn best because they aren't asked very often. Powerful discovery.
A6) By looking beyond what the tool DOES, and exploring what it CAN DO.
I am constantly redesigning my course to have more choice. Right
A6 I have found leaving voice comments has made a major impact
A6 peer collaboration & editing are great w Google Docs
A5: When Ss curiosity is sparked. When we are a guide or coach instead of a sage on the stage
Yes! I can get my shy, introverts to talk if they are interested in it! Then I can hear what they know.
A6: Peer helping peer via comments, messages or contributing. Having an audience before publishing for one!
ah, I wish we could, but we feel trapped while colleges determine all by a score...!
Q6: Using GDocs: Collaboration & Feedback. Editing & revising in real time.
Being inspired by what Ss bring and build upon it with guided research agree, engage with Ss https://t.co/9v0PJRp0ek
A5 - Engaging w/ Ss and learning w/ them. Becoming a learner as well as the teacher.
Sometimes someone else's idea is a good enough reason to not want to do something. I like my own ideas https://t.co/mIkB2wWC1g
A5: Ss level of engagement increases as their level of ownership of learning increases.
A6 collaboration, giving every student a voice & stretching doc to beyond just a doc
grades are summative, learning is formative
Teacher as guide provides steps to engaging Ss such as collaborative protocols. A5
can't wait to try a hyperdoc with fifth grade next year! great format to use lots of different forms of info
A6: Timely feedback. Don't wait for a due date to give Ss feedback on their work.
I encourage any folks to try out the beta of Edorble. Our 3D world for online learning. It's pretty fun! :)
A6: Quality feedback T-S and S-S builds confidence in writing. Having confidence is the first step in becoming a good writer
Teaching is not telling... it's questioning :) Help students increase their critical thinking. https://t.co/zJFJ6tIZPa
The struggle to help out is hard at first for the T, but once S take up the ownership, they do things beyond expected.
at least leave an option where they can design their own if the choices u give them don't work 4them.
A6: Topics w/hyperlinks to resources, video's tools...let Ss pick the path of learning & build based on answers...gives a choice
Q7: I love Google Keep. How can we leverage Google Keep to make learning better?
A5: Students are engaged when content is meaningful, make it important to the students
Love this https://t.co/8hUAkXIl3u
A6: Timely feedback. Don't wait for a due date to give Ss feedback on their work.
This is an awesome idea! Use hyperdocs or forms to change the results depending what is picked!
A6: Collaboration is huge with my Ss!
Relating information as to why something is important, making that personal connection.
A6 As a teacher, I think Google Docs has changed how I interact with my colleagues. So I imagine the same applies for Ss.
A6: feedback!!! It is a powerful tool from teachers and peers
A7) I don't know what Google Keep is.
A6 Kids love technology and are super motivated to use it, they are confident risk takers fun tools to add to doc.
one of the few things we don't test for
you get Ss doing the three C's and they will be thinking critically w/o/a/d
You INTENTIONALLY design for collaboration. Write it super huge at the top of your lesson plans https://t.co/YeM786Y0GP
A6 As a teacher, I think Google Docs has changed how I interact with my colleagues. So I imagine the same applies for Ss.
That is so true! Having students do a learning style quiz helps with this.
agreed; and accommodate different leaners and abilities thorough the tools and extensions
100% of the time they come up with something so much better than I did.
They would love it! Then they could create their own! So excited to see what you do in 5th!
We rarely test for the things we really care about. But the other stuff is easier to test.... :/
https://t.co/Sw1yWUBz0u
one of the few things we don't test for
What great modeling for your Ss too! https://t.co/p4TFcg0Eet
A6 As a teacher, I think Google Docs has changed how I interact with my colleagues. So I imagine the same applies for Ss.
. The time went by very fast. I will peek into their Slides to see what they created soon!
A6) You can package a into a Google Doc. It can then be used to help drive student learning.
All needs to engage learners, provide support for weaknesses and allow them to use strengths, not one size fits all
A6: Google text docs allows students to interact w/the doc directly.Highlight, annotate, add notes, search for certain key words
A7: confession: havent' used Google Keep much, dabbled w/ lists/reminders but not consistently
Yes, I pretty much always have a choose ur own adventure. Clearly list the learning obj minus the task https://t.co/0bFvGHYqQn
at least leave an option where they can design their own if the choices u give them don't work 4them.
well I don't have a Doug with blue hair Google headband pic
I guess to make learning better, we can learn Google Keep together haha https://t.co/S3D1pnBSzb
A7) I don't know what Google Keep is.
A6: Text in Docs can be the "hook" to start a lesson with an engaging statement, allow for collab of Ss, get outside input...
Google Keep is a digital note taking app. All of my lists are on Keep and you can collaborate on them
Have learned so much more abt got certified, excited to learn more finishd book too :)
Research shows high quality feedback improves learning. specifically what good & what to improve https://t.co/k7Lk0oJfTZ
A6: Quality feedback T-S and S-S builds confidence in writing. Having confidence is the first step in becoming a good writer
A7) We can incorporate more photos from student learning into Google Keep. Easier to sort them, tag them, and manipulate
A7 I have never used Google Keep something for me to learn
A7: Did I just read that Google Keep now has social bookmarking like Evernote or Diigo?!?!?!?!
I am in the same boat. Perhaps this chat helps us to figure it out!
Q5-an excited teacher! Collaboration amongst peers, group work, ss exploring and coming to conclusions in different ways
The gradebook is the bane of my existence. Don't even mention extra credit to me.... https://t.co/FCiCKajyJi
I say we throw out the grade book!
As I said before. Keep is awesome. I use it with multiple accounts. https://t.co/7OtVfaOilB
Q7: I love Google Keep. How can we leverage Google Keep to make learning better?
A5-Kids always ask when they will use this in life- We have been blogging-writing for authentic audience
https://t.co/uLFRbznvYN
A6: Collaboration is built into the product making it easier for students to work together. Takes on a real world feel.
Already think their first project at the beginning of the year is to create a that shows us who they are
A7: Keep is great for group work checkpoints. Also for vocab- Ss can set reminders on words/ definitions. 60 second recaps
A6: Allows student collaboration and timely feedback.
can we measure learning not points please :)
A7) Google keep also allows to add audio and video easily as a "note".
excellent tool for notes and lists with an ability to share and collaborate
Q8: I do not use Google Slides to give info, I use it to GET info. How is Google Slides magical?
And you can share it to a student. I love this. https://t.co/wXAQZ3qLvl
A7) Google keep also allows to add audio and video easily as a "note".
A7) Not familiar w/Google Keep but intrigued
A7- I use Google Keep for me and would love to use with colleagues. Not sure how to use with K Ss.
A7: Need to learn more about Keep. Summer project for me!
A5 accept anything then go back provide feedback and a challenge to make their product better, work in progress always
So it's just like reminders and notes with a share/collaborate option. How is that different than a doc?
I have never thought to use it w/ my Ss but love these ideas! Now to try it w/ them!
Google Docs allows for real-time collaboration, feedback, sharing, and google search.
Amazing. That would be so fun to look through all of them.
How do you use it to GET info?
Yes! https://t.co/FkDlOmcbgp
A5: Students are engaged when content is meaningful, make it important to the students
Making lists does not make learning better... so how can we leverage the tool to do that?
Not too sure what Google keep is
Can notes be shared in Classroom? Besides a link?
is it the grades or societies obsession with them?
A7: If Keep did handwriting on my phone I would replace evernote!
Builds & encourages a culture of collaboration! https://t.co/uqjcLfZNDJ
A6: Collaboration is built into the product making it easier for students to work together. Takes on a real world feel.
Get rid of grades, refer as goals! I would work 4 a goal-sounds personal & empowers me https://t.co/29AM0k7O8e
The gradebook is the bane of my existence. Don't even mention extra credit to me.... https://t.co/FCiCKajyJi
I say we throw out the grade book!
If you're using technology ask the question, how does this IMPROVE learning? ASK IT! THINK! STRUGGLE with it!
Think :) Except it's Google!
A7: Keeping track of group project tasks
A6: Provide links to videos and websites so students can research further.
Loves GoogleKeep for our PLN!
you can follow the hashtag and for some great resources
A8) love slides for math manipulative a and graphic organizers
A8- I used Google Slides for Ss to intro themselves to their Reading Buddies and then we all could share the info.
What I love about is that I have found a way to engage LD learners in many ways with collaboration
A7) not familiar with Keep but these tweets have me thinking about its uses for SPED students
A8 Google slides offers so much through presentation/ Q & A/ collaborative slides/ inserting text, videos, links…..
A7: Keep is an essential for rapid multitaskers like me to "set it and forget it"
A8: Slides is magical because I don't know how it works and it was created by wizards!
The power of short term goal setting can not be denied.
It is truly a multimedia source. Allows for media and data from many sources to be brought in to one place. Get or give.
I would love to see this in practice! https://t.co/LMOuALoq9r
Let's build a community where our students upload more than download, create more than consume.
A7 following on this one, still learning so much, so many great capabilities,
A8 So much to learn everything in Google has been magical to me so far so exciting...there is more magic please share
A6 teach Ss how to incorporate features for inclusion of a larger audience
Agreed! https://t.co/fYqv7Fh37u
A1 ... Is it possible to pick one ... Can I say Google Drive as that is where I access all my shared docs
and ask the kids too...they are great for feedback https://t.co/9xyBle5LqZ
If you're using technology ask the question, how does this IMPROVE learning? ASK IT! THINK! STRUGGLE with it!
If you're grubbing for points you're not grubbing for learning
A8) I love how easy it is to embed my youtube videos in Google Slides
Collaboration w & w/o creates a better world through a positive culture of encouragement
I need to play with this function more for sure. Is there a Keep app for iPads? https://t.co/B0PXxHHyJX
And you can share it to a student. I love this. https://t.co/wXAQZ3qLvl
A7) Google keep also allows to add audio and video easily as a "note".
I have looked into using text to speech for my dyslexic student. Any one have something for the special ed population
A8 Ive used slides to create digital libraries of youtube read alouds that my kids watch then talk about on
Struggle sounds terrible; but 'productive struggle' keeps us curious&keeps us retaining what we learned https://t.co/HUq1ztf9LQ
If you're using technology ask the question, how does this IMPROVE learning? ASK IT! THINK! STRUGGLE with it!
there are tools superior to Google Keep. IMO.
A7: Google Keep could help keep students organized throughout a course or a project. Checklists, images, things not to forget
Not there yet unfortunately.
. A7 Google Keep use it as a graphic organizer or story board supporting a collaborative project using GAfE
they have instant access 2news, so y wouldn't we tap into that. School shouldnt be dumbing Ss down.
also find Ss need to learn how to answer basic "googleable" questions by discerning results thoughtfully
Have you embedded timers from YouTube? I love doing that! https://t.co/WITACXOrMr
A8) I love how easy it is to embed my youtube videos in Google Slides
Thank you , need to head out. Have a great week everyone! I feel like I just finished a race.
Always great when the tech is so integral to the process that the learning can't happen without it.
There is an iOS app that works on iPhone or iPad.
Nailed it! https://t.co/wjsZrVwfh2
A8 Ive used slides to create digital libraries of youtube read alouds that my kids watch then talk about on
I was thinking the same thing as I was reading people's ideas
Thanks! I will check it out!
A8 my 1 Ss just created planet research presentations to share their learning with their parents
COLLABORATION! I only have to open up one document and I see everyone. Peer eval is a snap https://t.co/xGfus9hw3N
A8: Slides is magical because I don't know how it works and it was created by wizards!
Q9: Google Forms is the best thing since sliced bread, how do we use it to get past a digital worksheet?
Oh, darn. Was thinking a check off type list would be a cool thing to use for students... pin a post https://t.co/waXP1qePkQ
I use slides to create and add internal links to make an informational "website" pair it w/ screencasts and its gold
When you want to grow on Twitter, but your to-do list is too long. =(
A8: Slides Q&A looks interesting haven't explored it yet
I like Keep to organize my thoughts into notes that come w/me on my phone rather than forgetting it @ home
In a time when we experience data overload it is essential to teach Ss the power of organizing data for easy access
A6: COLLABORATION! 1 of 's biggest strengths is the ability to collaborate between students, teachers and parents!
A8 Love and Google forms for immediate feedback for students
A8: not just a PPT alt...versatile, have a 3rd grade group making a school newsletter with it
it has to go beyond that as well. Searching is a valuable skill, buy so is crafting an answer.
A8 Noticed Ss think of Google Slides differently then Ts do. The possibilities of what they might create are endless even w gr 2
A7 I can see Google Keep used as storyboard for creating a group video project
A8: I'm actually trying to move further away from slideshow "lecturing". Planning more image only slides and student-produced.
Thanks, I'll have to check it out.
A7:Keep can develop key skills. Time management- many Ss struggle w/ when entering college. Keep can help w/ the transition.
well sure, there's that too.
LOL Look what my search just pulled up Nathan https://t.co/6y2Y0GSpcP
Q8 how did & not mention tacos for a whole chat? That is impossible
A8: Google Slides to see students understanding/progress in a book chronologically. Use for presentations. Group work.
A8: I always make it a practice to share presentations wit the audience and make them collaborative
A8 GoogleSlides can be used to write a for a character they are reading. They think critically and collaborate
A8 google forms as a formative assessment tool i.e. bell work, exit slip, feedback esp w/flubaroo
can also smash it with word cloud and look at commonalities etc.
I need Add-Ons to make Google Slides magical
A8) You can have students collaboratively build a slide deck. Can also collaboratively take notes into it or modify
No...youtube has timers? I use the rocket timer from same name website.
A9: Have Ss take surveys and ask questions to peers about the school. Use the data to better the school. Students lead!
often my Ss understand that better than their Ps- grade obsessed bc of college accept. What happened to learning?
Open up the slides to be anyone can edit. Collaborate together around questions rather than pushing content :)
A7 What I like about Google Keep is the organizational factor Organization could be difficult for some students
:) I would just like the ability to record/add sound. RT : I need Add-Ons to make Google Slides magical
A9 Have Ss create forms to gather data that is meaningful to them, then they can create ?s from data for others to solve/explain
A9 I love having Ss use Forms to create surveys for their fellow Ss. They then use this data as real evidence for opinion wrtg
what about Ss building the slides as you explore the content together?
we're in the same boat. Hope to help put my students in the know how Category
Yes, for sure. Thanks! https://t.co/Aj4egOlJwP
Open up the slides to be anyone can edit. Collaborate together around questions rather than pushing content :)
A8: I've used it for Ss self-guided practice on skills they are struggling with. Some Ss want extra prac https://t.co/YAwno1J0SN
Making a poster is pretty typically DOK 1. If you do the poster on Google Slides or paper... increase the critical thinking
absolutely! Without struggle, there's no progress.
Use Snagit. You can pop the link in there.
A9: Ss can gather the data from the forms, and using the data, use “Awesome Forms” to visualize it! https://t.co/l7asdZlSWe
Q9: Google Forms is the best thing since sliced bread, how do we use it to get past a digital worksheet?
This would be great in data mangement exploration
A9: Data collection and analysis, digital, automation and simplification of collected data
A9: Use Forms for Ss to collect real-world data to analyze, make predictions, draw conclusions
Yes! Such a great application!
A8 GoogleSlides can be a great tool to create flash cards and visual quizzes
A9) I use Google Forms to collect T survey information all year long. It stays available and I can continue checking results.
Q10: Google Classroom assigns and collects. How do we change what we do with Google Classroom to make learning better?
I love Forms for peer to peer feedback on projects and presentations.
Hi all... sorry I'm (really) late!
I like thatvidea. Definately will add that to my tool box next year.
Just give them all an A. Get out of the game. They can have an A + a learning commentary.
A9 Student created surveys and data analysis
I know some workarounds but really, really, really would like it as part of slides.
My goal is to never speak at the front of the room again! Coming soon to a classroom near you...
What types of Add-Ons do this? Name your top three? Thanks.
No you don't. You need collaboration. :)
A1: My fav. Google App has got to be Cardboard, particularly in a Geography setting!
A9: I love the branching capabilities of Google Form- creation of choose your own adventures, personalized learning paths
I literally find a new way to use forms every single day.
A9 Make it meaningful in their learning. If Ss's see the purpose then G forms can be useful as feedback.
Yes, just go to Insert >> Video >> search in the YouTube box "10 min timer" or however long...embeds in the slide
A10: Keep the assignements creative and collaborative. Not just type and done.
A10: Use Classroom to interact with Ss DURING the project. Don't wait for the Doc to be turned in
I'd like to see some too!
I have a new book coming out SUPER SOON! Just waiting for editor to finish up the layout https://t.co/3xXViSpdE0
Have learned so much more abt got certified, excited to learn more finishd book too :)
A10 make learning relevant and meaningful to kiddos and their real lives
A10: Going to experiment with the "create question" feature over the next couple of weeks to use next year.
A9 used to collect data from science experiment students had real data from multiple sources
A10: Flipped my class with Classroom
A9: Logic branching w/ forms for assessment, right answer continues to next question, wrong answer to video/help
Good point, . Teachers who go through the motions will result in students who go through the motions.
The drawing elements in Slides and Drawing make it difficult to code. You know Add-Ons are just javascript.
Gotta go but I'm overflowing with ideas! Thx crew
Tell us more about your new book!
Do you do Google Apps Script? This needs to be your summer goal
A9 Agreed - was trying to find the words to express it. https://t.co/bJiqQfueQ0
A9: I love the branching capabilities of Google Form- creation of choose your own adventures, personalized learning paths
Glad you could join us my friend :)
A10) Have students cross post to blogs to expand their audience. Have them use to reflect on other assignments.
A10: use classroom to foster discussion around topics in the digital space
Just started to create assessment, quizes on google forms for 400 students. Forms helps with the tracking of scores.
Doing the same thing! Great way for Ss who are absent to keep up. https://t.co/GrpICHy541
A10: Flipped my class with Classroom
Agree, I'm 10th grade science. But gotta have big .
A10 Interact with the students while they are doing the work allows of immediate feedback and discussion
Q10: avoid the urge to use it like "just"a digital form of a 20th century classroom!
A10 I am just starting my first Google Classroom to house student work and facilitate Ss discussions around current events
Also, my district has strict policies on Ss using social media. I liked the privacy settings Sites offered.
A10 Peer Feedback can be powerful. Is there a way to use with G classroom?
I often found that Ss get excited about sunbathing just because I am.
Bless you! We teach the future, a growth mindset is not optional.
A7: How cool is ! Its like and had an offspring!
A8 I had a whole class collab to create a slide show (1 slide per S). Then they have access to it in Drive to refer to later
Looks like I am going to have to have a good muck around with this!
A10 have Ss post ?s for discussion about skill/topic on Google Classroom for student ownership in learning
A10: Yes , just digitizing the old ways of teaching is not innovation. https://t.co/MmCG46Ocri
Q10: avoid the urge to use it like "just"a digital form of a 20th century classroom!
A10: Like 2 see Ss & Teachers use the "stream" in Classroom to post and share.
I want to explore the Ask a question with the students voting on which answered https://t.co/ah7rdaiAnU
A10: Going to experiment with the "create question" feature over the next couple of weeks to use next year.
A8: So we explored HS-LS2-6 today and S groups built Slides about it. And sometimes this happens: https://t.co/QOPUbDfu56
Thanks for the ideas; another awesome chat!
so interested in what this means...sounds like something I would love
Love using Google Forms for these and for surveys at conferences, Ss reflections, lots of great uses, live results +
Q11: What can you do with Google Maps to make learning better?
Truth. You can look at their work while in progress. Add comments, conference with them, etc. https://t.co/sCjnvBPtNE
A10: Use Classroom to interact with Ss DURING the project. Don't wait for the Doc to be turned in
A2: I like to use Slides to have the students learn teamwork skills and at the same time prepare group notes.
Sounds awesome! I can't wait to read it :)
Great chat everyone! Lots of ideas (and procrastination writing summatives)😂
A11: Go on virtual field trips
A3: As long as it is topical/interesting/practical/aiuthentic... that makes it sticky!
you should just post a continuously updated Google slide show ;-) Tech moves too quick to warrant static text.
Interesting tonight! Mostly just listened 'cuz of project deadline. = hard work proof right?😜 https://t.co/Ql9afsNqge
A11: Visit the places you are learning about.
well.... I post a new blog post almost every day
A10: Ss display/share work for peer editing
A10 Google classroom helps promote collaboration and promotes a great interactive classroom environment
Will have to work to keep each other updated on progress! https://t.co/AAu7VMIaRZ
I want to explore the Ask a question with the students voting on which answered https://t.co/ah7rdaiAnU
A10: Going to experiment with the "create question" feature over the next couple of weeks to use next year.
excited for new things coming out in maps linked with cardboard, virtual trips from the classroom
A4: Tools are there to help the learning, not substitute for the learning! A good teacher makes learning better.
A:10- Flipped learning- post video lessons for Ss to watch at home. Take action once Ss get to school https://t.co/yL5M9L1Um9
Q10: Google Classroom assigns and collects. How do we change what we do with Google Classroom to make learning better?
A8: Collaborative Vocabulary for ELL & Foreign language classes. Complete with video, audio, graphics & having it student run!
A11: Hook up street view into Oculus Rift
Extensis Fonts, Easy Bib, doAssist, Research Tool (not add-on) basically, for projects
A11) Have students use My Maps feature to have them travel around the state, country, and world. Have them document along way.
A11: Street view! 'Nuff said. check out Google Cultural Institute "world wonders" or "art" too
A5: Make the work engaging/relevant to their current situation!
Yes! Just got 10 googlecardboards for a social studies / writing with imagery lesson! let's let them explore&create
A11: We used google maps in Latin class to show the ruins of Rome and how they still impact the current city
We aren't a Google School just took test Sat,want to knw more ways to help Ss
A11 take kiddos everyone on earth or beyond!!
A11: Ask students to create a map of places they visit. With other apps like Pic Collage they can document their travels.
connect with for awesomeness!
A11: have Ss create tours. Makes maps even more interactive.
Looking for a 7th Grade ELA or Math teacher to be part of a founding school in East LA! Message me or share!
One of my summer goals. I use many of Alice's scripts and want to start writing some.
I'm all over street view with my Google Cardboard. Put kids into the learning. https://t.co/uUJ7ZRfY0x
A11: Street view! 'Nuff said. check out Google Cultural Institute "world wonders" or "art" too
I have reached the finish line, good night.
A11: Have Ss create "tours w/Tour Builder or in Maps of places important in a person's life - https://t.co/9fKXNqa2q7
A6: A Google text doc allows Ss to work at their own pace/with others... allows you to monitor pace and push information to them
A11: Ss can use Maps to research/analyze settings in texts
A11: For some reason kids love street view. It's like a reality show.
Q12: Is Google Cardboard a short term engagement gimmick or how can we use it to make learning better?
A11) maps has brought history alive for my Ss. Able to plot battles, locations of events we learn about
Hmmm... clues could be easily hidden into a space onto a map. https://t.co/hYgSblO5zw
connect with for awesomeness!
A8: Google Slides allows students to work together to create the lesson rather than you delivering it.
by pairing it with Goobric, Ss self-assess & I can assess/collect SBG skill-scores easily in spreadsheets
I do not give directions, I post them. Walk in , get to work. Now I spend more time with Ss.
A9: Addins & proper lesson building! Remember though - its a TOOL, not an outcome. Use it to enhance, but make it invisible!
A11 Students can create travel logs, draw the lines, add info, link out to interactives perfect for science, history, ELA and
A11: Google Maps 4SocialStudies, show students the actual location of event, place, geographic concept etc. Visualize the info.
A11 S's use Google Maps to find places they are learning about, find places they want to learn about or chart journeys
A11 w inner city low income Ss even traveling close by seems far Google maps makes that connection 4 them Valuable 4 field trips
A9: I love using merge add-ons to give Ss feedback/more interactive items following the Forms use. Also allows for evaluations!
A12: I kind of like my old school View Master...
A12: We need a "super cardboard" that works with iPads, it doesn't as far as I know
Using MyMaps in brings in so many skills!
A9 Like having Ss also create forms/surveys, still learning new things to do w/ Google, enjoying this chat
A12: I see Google Cardboard being a great recruiting tool for independent schools as well as for local landmarks
w/Street View app, students can create 3d environments of their school & post to google maps. let them create as well as consume
Trying to get back to the start of the chat to read the transcript is hard! This is one long, jam packed chat! Amazing!
Even View Master has reinvented itself
But how does it IMPROVE LEARNING! The answer is out there....
Agree, same experience. https://t.co/kg4ld3VMqs
A11 w inner city low income Ss even traveling close by seems far Google maps makes that connection 4 them Valuable 4 field trips
The Military term for not reading directions is RTFM - Read the "Fine" Manual.
HS Ss get this and hold each other accountable.
A10: It could be one-stop for many things: sharing resources, class discussions. Ss can post in the feed just like Ts!
A10: Google Classroom is great to give Ss 'real-time' feedback/progress reports & allows for storage as well to provide samples
A11: Haven't done it but I want to use the street views to create math problems maybe 3-Act math... work in progress
A12 immerse Ss in environments for authentic learning; find math concepts and objects in places: angles, arrays, shapes, lines..
A12: wish I could use Cardboard with my students - limited on devices. :-(
A11 Love checking out new places we learn abt in Spanish, see street view, immersed in envt, great for learning
podcasting is a powerful medium. You would probably kill it in the space.
Those using Cardboard - how do you handle devices?
Q13: Remember YOU design the learning enviro. How are you INTENTIONAL to use Google Apps to create better learning experiences?
A11: Maps is great (particularly for Geography) to build skills. It also allows for 'tours' to be built to boost engagement
A12: I think VR and Google Cardboard can be used to enhance inquiry, inspire & motivate Ss. Take Ss to places they may never go.
A11 Would love to use Cardboard and try it out in the classroom.
A11 I'd love some sort of time travel feature- show what borders/countries looked like 100 years ago or 500 years ago
A12) I think that Google Cardboard has potential. Content is being created daily.
has some VR360 content.
A12: I'm loving Cardboard atm... allows for a quick 'field trip' to provide Ss with context behind work
A12: Use Google cardboard for virtual field trip or geography lesson
So far, never addressed the whole class & year is almost over!
A12: Get to point where Ss create their own 3D adventures.
A9: Ss developed a Google Form to help with online ordering for a local business. Great for analyzing sales from week to week.
if district allows, do "drive" to collect devices that meet specifications
A12: I think it is kind of gimmicky, but it can be used to get Ss attention at the start of a lesson
A13) Going to think about how Google Apps are making the learning better. Going for Google Apps AND...
A11 Excited to see what Google Cardboard is all about something else to learn about
and the nurses office...? but seriously cardboard is sweet!
A13: Look at those lessons you are proud of and that work-look for ways to use an app to improve it even more!
Thanks for joining this week’s ! Don’t forget to follow your new connections from tonight!
ask if ppl would bring us their old phones & most worked with cardboard! using Google street view w/ iPads too
best ever because kept pushing this question: "yes, but how does it improve learning?" - so great! Thank you!!
A12 It can def improve 360 virtual tours of famous locations. i.e. visit the Hagia Sophia
Thank you so much to for modding the chat tonight
for myself...I love exploring Sites! It's a place for me to post/communicate info
A11: Choose your fav soccer team? Where are the players from? Who plays the furthest from their home? What's the total distance?
For personal travel planning, I was excited to set future date & time for results w traffic predictions https://t.co/ouJzVgvaQh
A11 I'd love some sort of time travel feature- show what borders/countries looked like 100 years ago or 500 years ago
You can use old iPhones w/ Apple Configurator and your MDM!
There's so many tours that are out there that are packed with info! https://t.co/LxTzMbYnQ9
A12 It can def improve 360 virtual tours of famous locations. i.e. visit the Hagia Sophia
You buy them... I have them basically at cost: 20 for $200 includes tax and shipping if you want.
relived to be reinspired. Will learn some more about Google Keep, interesting. Thanks group!!!
No problem. I love the possibilities of Q&A since it is a built in backchannel. Just bummed I missed most of
A13: Need to be selective with apps. Need to make sure they actually have a purpose and aren't there just to make it 'fun'
Q13: Only reason to use tech at all in class is if it fosters learning & experiences that will help students & be meaningful
A special thanks to for hosting tonight’s chat!
A13 Trying to use google apps to increase digital literacy for those in the access gap.
Thanks and all the participants for an awesome
A9: Ss collected data from classmates via google forms today and will use tomorrow to organize and display on various graphs!
Can't wait to get this book! I already know it's going to be a great read https://t.co/3OZw6EDEoR
I have a new book coming out SUPER SOON! Just waiting for editor to finish up the layout https://t.co/3xXViSpdE0
Have learned so much more abt got certified, excited to learn more finishd book too :)
Thanks great chat tonight
A13 always start w/ standards, then desired outcomes, finally how can support creativity, collaboration, critical thinking
