Interested in student-driven classrooms? Join Dr. Nancy Sulla @nsulla (author of Students Taking Charge, Its Not What You Teach But How, Building Executive Function: The Missing Link to Student Achievement, and more) and educators from all over in #LATICchat on Thursday nights at 8pm ET. We hope to bring together a community of educators to share insights, stories, examples, pictures from their classrooms, and more. We welcome all educators to join; no need to be running a #LATIC classroom.
Dr. Nancy Sulla here - double-fisting it at #LATICchat and #teachmindful; creator of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom (#LATIC); author of:
A1 I have really enjoyed using Padlet with my S's to get things marinating and popping on a topic. S's also enjoy and have embraced it as a 21st Century tool for learning. #LATICchat
A1 So I couldn’t live without VR this year!! I’m teaching ESE inclusion and especially for this pop concrete real representation is so key be makes this possible!! I love the #googlecardboard and I use it almost daily! #LATICchat
A1 got to be the Webcam. Allows all students regardless of writing ability to relate their experiences to a wide audience. Also encourages Ss to improve their communication skills. Differs from reports by the possibility to increase the audience size.
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Definitely provides backdrop knowledge @ViewMaster has an amazing Ellis Island experience too. @nytimes VR app even has food drops that break your heart #LATICchat
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@Amanda__Schmitz, @ViewMaster, @nytimes
A1 So I couldn’t live without VR this year!! I’m teaching ESE inclusion and especially for this pop concrete real representation is so key be makes this possible!! I love the #googlecardboard and I use it almost daily! #LATICchat
A2 I have had a student research a self driven problem, learn independently about shark behavior and anatomy, learn independently about magnetic fields, create a presentation about a product to solve her problem and use 3d printer to simulate her idea. Amazing time.
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A2) I used to teach coding and I can tell you that you can challenge students to such levels of higher-order thinking ... I used to facilitate by just saying "and what if you ..." "and how might you ..." and they were off and running. #HourofCode? No ... Code All Day! #LATICchat
A2 I think the social media accept of learning is so meaningful we are teaching students how and why to collaborate virtually which is imperative in today’s world. #LATICchat
A2 Coding will be one of the best ways to change the world. Facilitated students in WV to code their own apps including a budget app for contractors and a food/restaurant allergy app #LATICchat
A2 I have had a student research a self driven problem, learn independently about shark behavior and anatomy, learn independently about magnetic fields, create a presentation about a product to solve her problem and use 3d printer to simulate her idea. Amazing time.
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A2 S's are excite to use VC, VR, SM & WBI, unfortunately bureaucratic red tape has held up implementing above the line activities in class this year. But fingers and toes crossed. Positive Vibes! #LATICchat
A3 With all of the research, learning to deal with information overload is key. T in Nyack is comparing the roads of Rome to the Internet and I have to agree! w/ great power comes great responsibility #LATICchat
The S's interest becomes the curriculum driving the need to learn the necessary skills. awesome! Changing the classroom to change the world! #LATICchat
A2 Simulations in Science, Social Media (Seesaw) to share work with others and interact, presentation design to show their knowledge, word processing to type rather than write assignments and we are always incorporating learning activities and reinforcement of learning #LATICchat
Q3) We really really really have to teach kids 3-D reading and writing (hyperlinking narrative.) Blog: https://t.co/yiZrIQ78qg I wrote an article decades ago on "an idea whose time has come" ummmmm #LATICchat
A3 Ss encounter problems such as these every day and are therefore put in a position of authentically learning how to deal with them appropriately #LATICchat
A4 Our Ss are growing up in a tech savvy era; just like with any generation of Ts and Ss, by utilizing technology we are showing them we are advancing along with them and their interests, therefore creating engagement due to relevancy #LATICchat
A3 LATIC prepares S's by weaving in opportunities for S's to explore and master the different technology platforms to navigate the 10 characteristics of a net-centric society and beyond. #LATICchat
A5 My favorite "cloning" is putting anchor charts on @Seesaw
with a quick audio recap for Ss to reference. Something I need to continue to work to do more often for my Ss #LATICchat
A5 I have really gotten into Screencast. It's a great way to introduce a subject and differentiate who needs further instructions from those who need to be extended.
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A4 Ithink we have to be careful as educators that our use of tech is powerful and purposeful. It has to be meaningful to really engage students. Planning for tech is definitely a skill! #LATICchat
and ... as with the fall hurricane ... we could have FL kids videoconference with NJ kids this time to find out how THEY deal with the changes in water states in the winter. #LATICchat
A4 Ithink we have to be careful as educators that our use of tech is powerful and purposeful. It has to be meaningful to really engage students. Planning for tech is definitely a skill! #LATICchat
A5 I like cloning myself for flipped classrooms especially for use with @eureka_math. I like students to be able to preview and review especially the vocabulary to build conceptual knowledge. #LATICchat
A4 Tech allows T's to tailor needs and interests of S's into units and topics explored. This ramps up engagement by making it personal and individually rewarding for each S. #LATICchat
We're a bit obsessed with it in my classroom! It has changed everything for us since we started using it in October and I continue to learn more and more every day! #LATICchat
A5) I love seeing teachers create "how to" screencasts for their students -- students learn well from their own teachers as opposed to other downloaded video sources. (love students creating them too for their colleagues) #LATICchat
A5 Cloning is the ultimate leverage in a classroom. Everyone getting just what they need when they need it. @BOA411 taught me about collaboratility #LATICchat
A5 Screencasts have allowed me to clone myself for S's to access info, directions, how to sheets at their own pace not to mention rewind and replay as they need it. Thanks Boyd. #LATICchat
A6 My Ss are constantly using one another as experts to use technology and love showing others what information they find or what they've created! It can create so many opportunities for conversation starters #LATICchat
A6 It’s all about the right time and the right place. There are times where face to face collaboration in the classroom makes more sense and other times it’s important to connect with and change the world #LATICchat
"rewind" is so important. I have some Ss that can't read and so I audio record their assessments with QR codes; they can listen to me read the questions/directions a million times without me losing my voice! #LATICchat
A6: I love seeing teachers offer students the opportunity to collaborate by providing thoughtful digital feedback and comments to each other. Gives everyone a voice and a chance to "revise" and say it just as they like, when they are ready. #collaboratility#LATICchat
A6) Use techn to co-author, peer edit, comment on one another's work ... but to just have Ss sitting at computers engaged in online learning cheats kids out of the amazing experience of engaging with one another!
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I'm not sure which Q this would go with ... but I love spreadsheets ... getting Ss to create "what if" formulas so they can plug in numbers and see the consequences is powerful! #LATICchat
A6 I think techno immigrants view it as isolating where our S's as techno natives communicate and collaborate differently than we do. Just a difference in POV. #LATICchat
A6b S's share, comment, talk, chat , post and collaborate on almost every aspect of daily lives and school. I wonder what thoughts are actually still isolated and private. #LATICchat
A6 I've seen students seek out collaboration more than ever. They seek out tech problems, they collaborate over @msonenote and they teach each other new tech.
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A7 @plickers and @GetKahoot ! They're both fun and engaging for Ss, while giving me a quick snapshat of where we are and where instruction needs to go from then on out--who do I need to pull for a SGML, who needs to be challenged etc. #LATICchat
A8 Since we aren't 1:1, Ss have to plan out using technology or an alternate plan if it isn't available when they planned to need it. Problem-solving when technology doesn't work according to plan! Reasoning as they explain their learning in their Seesaw posts #LATICchat
A8 The biggest ones with tech that I hear is the need for inhibitory control. Teach them before they are out on their own. #digcit#dontjustrestrict#LATICchat
A7: I love the power of @Flipgrid for formative assessment, collaboration and insights gained from reflection videos; great in a #LATIC environment! #LATICchat
I'm so off-topic tonight! ha! Here's a fun cloning tool for you to steal from me: A differentiation grid hyperlinked to web-based learning activities that students use ... kind of like the "choice" entries in an activity list on steroids ... https://t.co/qEpQUIIByN#LATICchat
I think that’s good. I also could see different types of devices available like iPad, iPad Pro, MacBook and iPod touch so Ss all have access, but just with what they need for exactly what they are doing #LATICchat
In an ideal classroom, yes ;) Though we do have a few desktops/laptops and an old iPad with no functioning camera...forces Ss to think about their technology choice depending on the need for the assignment. #LATICchat
A8 NMS T's were discussing how paper planners are no longer realistic and actually are not as effective at teaching our S's invaluable Exec Function skills as the different tech savvy options available to us now. #LATICchat
