Morning, #hacklearning. I'm Brian. I teach middle-school students English in Colorado. (Hoping someone can hack the high-pressure ridge over the Pacific & bring more wet to the West!)
A1: SO many ideas for this. For one, tech gives the students a window to see that they all can be creative in SOME way: Google Drawings, Canva, Google Sites, Screencasts, G Slides, G Docs.. Students can create anything as long as tech is involved #hacklearning
We are 1:1 iPads. I have been using alot of Imovie and giving students the choice on how they want to get to the end result of the project. Student choice w/technology. #HackLearning
A1 I ask my #gamers who are all working on individual projects 2 stop 15 mins before class is over & Blog what they did, learned, got frustrated with etc. It's been so awesome to read what they learned. #hacklearning
Just ask them:)
A1: I like to ask students to show what they know using Google Slides. Thus evidence of learning is then connected to their Google Sites ePortfolio. #HackLearning
A1: Students develop a plan for how they will show what they know, then tech allows them to create that product and highlight their learning. #HackLearning
>Kidnap and torture white disabled boy: No prison
>Kill innocent woman as an illegal alien: Acquitted
>Execute young father like a dog: Acquitted
>place bacon outside a mosque: 15 years in prison
The Rule of Law is dead in America, no justice for whites.
A1: students can use video, podcasts, presentations, etc to show what they have learned. Student choice is key and allows the learning to be showcased in the best format for each student. #hacklearning
A1: Podcasts work quite well. They cover a lot of the research writing standards, and they allow students to use technology to easily share and even publish their findings. Great sense of pride when finished. #HackLearning
Technology offers students choices for how they can communicate their understandings. Tech can also flatten the classroom walls so students can share their understandings with more than their teacher! #HackLearning
#HackLearning A1: I don't think that this is really the way to approach it. Tech should be in the background, incidental to the goals of any project, much in the way a fork is incidental to the eating of a meal... GAH! I need more characters!
In addition to the content, students learn critical collaboration skills when we focus on how tech can support learning - not when it IS the learning. #HackLearning
A1: There are lots of fantastic creation tools to help turn your students in to storytellers of their own learning: https://t.co/eRgInKrKGZ#HackLearning
A1 Showing learning through creation makes process about more than just knocking down straw men set up by teacher. Possibilities are virtually (& actually) limitless. #hacklearning
A1: App smashing Screen casts with maps to allow students to become a tour guide! OR biologist in the wild. App smashing Screencastify with #GoogleSky so Ss can become meteorologist. #hacklearning
A1: Let me the count the ways! Video, Skype Interviews, Book Creator, Chats, Prezi, so many ways for kids to create - just ask them! :) #hacklearning They typically know more than we do! I am learning everyday!
A1 One great effect of the #edtech proliferation is that students can choose how they demonstrate their learning, as long as there’s equitable access to the tech itself & to opportunities to learn how to use it. #HackLearning
Technology offers students choices for how they can communicate their understandings. Tech can also flatten the classroom walls so students can share their understandings with more than their teacher! #HackLearning
Give Ss a whole bunch of tech options, tell them to choose one or come up with their own option (non-tech, too), & give them whatever support they need. #HackLearning
A1- we use everything google and our new fave this year is @Flipgrid many of my Ts and Ss have embraced it. We need more video options... trying @seesaw too #HackLearning
RT SimpleK12: RT ClassTechTips: A1: Students can use voice, text, images, icons and music to "show what they know" in many different ways. #HackLearning
A1 Ss can talk through concepts using audio/video, capture artifacts of learning such as whiteboards & share with the class in a shared folder (then comment & ask Qs digitally/F2F) #hacklearning
A1: I love technology that allows students to be creative and share their knowledge with others. Here is our passport to knowledge wall on SDGs for a parent night. Parents had QR codes for students to teach them all about the goal’s work in their classrooms. #Hacklearning
A1: Let me the count the ways! Video, Skype Interviews, Book Creator, Chats, Prezi, so many ways for kids to create - just ask them! :) #hacklearning They typically know more than we do! I am learning everyday!
Create something COOL on your extra day off from SCHOOL!!
#HackLearning
Turn off your TV, shut down your phone, and CREATE!
My Snow Day creation activities are here:
https://t.co/8TK1gyhvBy
A1: SO many ideas for this. For one, tech gives the students a window to see that they all can be creative in SOME way: Google Drawings, Canva, Google Sites, Screencasts, G Slides, G Docs.. Students can create anything as long as tech is involved #hacklearning
Technology offers students choices for how they can communicate their understandings. Tech can also flatten the classroom walls so students can share their understandings with more than their teacher! #HackLearning
A1: App smashing Screen casts with maps to allow students to become a tour guide! OR biologist in the wild. App smashing Screencastify with #GoogleSky so Ss can become meteorologist. #hacklearning
A1: students can use video, podcasts, presentations, etc to show what they have learned. Student choice is key and allows the learning to be showcased in the best format for each student. #hacklearning
#HackLearning A1: I love @Seesaw for the creation components, as well as direct links to parents! The more connection between home and school, the better. #ItTakesAVillage
A1: Let me the count the ways! Video, Skype Interviews, Book Creator, Chats, Prezi, so many ways for kids to create - just ask them! :) #hacklearning They typically know more than we do! I am learning everyday!
Add to these dynamics AUTHENTICITY. Make sure whatever students are creating can be seen by more than just their teacher & classroom peers. #HackLearning
A1: students can use video, podcasts, presentations, etc to show what they have learned. Student choice is key and allows the learning to be showcased in the best format for each student. #hacklearning
A1: App smashing Screen casts with maps to allow students to become a tour guide! OR biologist in the wild. App smashing Screencastify with #GoogleSky so Ss can become meteorologist. #hacklearning
One of my colleagues has students in different classes collaborate on making rockets. They record the process, and at the end of the period, one student recaps what they tried so the next class can pick up where they left off. Allows them to learn from each other. #HackLearning
A2: Listening to student passions and giving them a chance to explore new interests can help you connect student learning goals to exciting topics/outcomes. #HackLearning
RT ClassTechTips: A1: There are lots of fantastic creation tools to help turn your students in to storytellers of their own learning: https://t.co/HTb60PPREs#HackLearning
Technology offers students choices for how they can communicate their understandings. Tech can also flatten the classroom walls so students can share their understandings with more than their teacher! #HackLearning
RT ClassTechTips: A2: Listening to student passions and giving them a chance to explore new interests can help you connect student learning goals to exciting topics/outcomes. #HackLearning
A2: Students can be co-designers of projects, lessons, learning experiences. The more invested they are, the more engaged they will be. Who says we all need to create the same product? Same learning goals, yes, same product, nope. #hacklearning
Student curiosity can often serve as the impetus for learning; let’s use our kids’ questions, passions & understandings to guide learning in our classrooms & schools. And this isn’t about technology, it’s about relationships. #hacklearning
A2 Genius Hour ... choice in product ... as long as choice aligns with standards - writing on paper is as effective as computers, iPads, white boards ... #HackLearning
Subbing for 4 1/2 months for an 11th & 12th grade T on maternity leave. Doing two jobs at once has me running. No time to blog, but love the teaching! #HackLearning
A1 In my class, I often use an extension chart for our final project, where Ss use the #edtech that aligns with their interests. #VR using @cospaces_edu tends to be a popular tool! #hacklearning
#HackLearning A2: student curiosity considers paths that aren't set. For teachers, we need to be prepared to consider these unexplored routes though the curriculum.
A2: Encourage students to wonder and search. Using PBL is a great way to foster curiosity in a productive learning environment. Right @MurphysMusings5@RossCoops31 ? #HackLearning
A2 Honoring student curiosity for me looks like making space in a lesson or series of days to deviate from the plan to follow their interest #HackLearning
A2: Student curiosity can be honored through student choice. Allowing them to select how they demonstrate mastery, and how deep they go with the content. #hacklearning
A1- we use everything google and our new fave this year is @Flipgrid many of my Ts and Ss have embraced it. We need more video options... trying @seesaw too #HackLearning
A2: Have an open mind. Let the students create and if they mess up, let them problem solve/trouble shoot. That is where learning happens. #hacklearning
A2 Provide time, space & structure for curiosity; devote daily time to question journals, weekly time to inquiry experiences, monthly time to passion projects #HackLearning
RT SimpleK12: RT ClassTechTips: A1: There are lots of fantastic creation tools to help turn your students in to storytellers of their own learning: https://t.co/2DkUPFwOHU#HackLearning
Technology offers students choices for how they can communicate their understandings. Tech can also flatten the classroom walls so students can share their understandings with more than their teacher! #HackLearning
RT SimpleK12: RT ClassTechTips: A2: Listening to student passions and giving them a chance to explore new interests can help you connect student learning goals to exciting topics/outcomes. #HackLearning
A2: Let students stretch themselves by being exposed to and using new tech tools. Ask them, "How can you use this to show your learning." #HackLearning
A2 - CHOICE. Leave it open-ended. Let kiddos decide what will get them the most excited. Drives some students crazy who want a specific rubric, but then opens the door for curiosity & creativity. #HackLearning
A2: Showcase their work! If it’s techy, post it on your class site. (Wait, you don’t have a class site? Make you a G Site!!!!) Invite parents and other teachers/community members to view the Ss work. #hacklearning
A2: Have an open mind. Let the students create and if they mess up, let them problem solve/trouble shoot. That is where learning happens. #hacklearning
A2: You know what matches with student curiosity...#globaled and most definitely the #SDGs. Students use their knowledge for change. For me their is no better way to honor student curiosity and their inner abilities for good. #HackLearning
A2 We can honor student curiosity by slowing down the process enough to allow them to see each other’s work, try, fail, notice the impacts of their choices, tinker, and add new elements. #HackLearning
Q2- #cultureofyes Say yes and let them share their learning their way- give them voice & Choice in what/how to learn show what they know.... they will amaze you
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A2 This goes straight to relationships. You must know your kids and talk to them & listen to them. Then let them drive the content. I teach skills, they pick what they will do with those skills:)
#hacklearning#pbl
A2: Genius Hour!! I also encourage students to find a way to connect their interests with their learning... find innovative ways to bring learning to life. #HackLearning
A2 starting a Success & Innovation Center has given us a means to provide support for both academic and personal passion driven project based learning #HackLearning
A2: How many times do we “google” per day as adults? When my students have questions about a topic, a vocabulary word, etc., we talk about responsible googling and use the web to find the answers to our “I wonders” #HackLearning
A2 We tweet Ss projects 2 honor their work. A rubric might not be a driving force 4!improvement, but once I mention we’re sharing on social media, Ss immediately want 2 make it better. It’s also fun when we get a reply! #HackLearning
Q2- #cultureofyes Say yes and let them share their learning their way- give them voice & Choice in what/how to learn show what they know.... they will amaze you
#HackLearning
A2 starting a Success & Innovation Center has given us a means to provide support for both academic and personal passion driven project based learning #HackLearning
A2 We tweet Ss projects 2 honor their work. A rubric might not be a driving force 4!improvement, but once I mention we’re sharing on social media, Ss immediately want 2 make it better. It’s also fun when we get a reply! #HackLearning
A2 starting a Success & Innovation Center has given us a means to provide support for both academic and personal passion driven project based learning #HackLearning
A2: How many times do we “google” per day as adults? When my students have questions about a topic, a vocabulary word, etc., we talk about responsible googling and use the web to find the answers to our “I wonders” #HackLearning
A2: Let students stretch themselves by being exposed to and using new tech tools. Ask them, "How can you use this to show your learning." #HackLearning
In her book Tasks Before Apps, @ClassTechTips shares many templates to help us to first think about the task, not the app or tool.
Think: I want my students to...
Then: I need a tool that...
#HackLearning
One of my favorite things to do is showcase student work on our class YouTube channel. Gives them a sense of ownership in what they create. #Hacklearning
A2 starting a Success & Innovation Center has given us a means to provide support for both academic and personal passion driven project based learning #HackLearning
We can also model curiosity. We can look at their work and ask genuine questions. We can share our own work and the questions we asked as we created it. #HackLearning
A3: By asking the students for their feedback and asking the question, “Does the tech complicate the task? Does it give the students a chance to actually learn? Or is it just cool?” #hacklearning
A2 Student curiosity can be honored by having kids in the driver’s seating THEIR own learning! The wonders, discoveries, risk taking, and failing with enthusiasm will be all student led with facilitating from teacher. #voice#choice#daily 5 #coding#geniushour#hacklearning
A2 begin learning relationships by finding out what kids wonder about - then build from that -even our youngest children can engage in Isearch learning & gather competencies +knowledge in bushel baskets! #HackLearning
Yeah, menus, choices boards, & structures like those often hit a sweet spot blending options w/structure. Stepping stones toward creative opportunities #hacklearning
One of my colleagues has students in different classes collaborate on making rockets. They record the process, and at the end of the period, one student recaps what they tried so the next class can pick up where they left off. Allows them to learn from each other. #HackLearning
A3: To make sure technology energizes, elevates, and levels the playing field for students - think about ways to give students access to unlock resources and new ways to show what they know #HackLearning
A3: The learning goals must drive the learning plan. If we go for the tools first we lose the impact. Pedagogy first then select tools that will accelerate learning. #hacklearning
A3 Design learning opportunities that don't have to be digital but can. Let the Ss choose. Some just prefer a more tactile approach or don't havet he tech resources. #hacklearning
A1. We use blogging as an ongoing portfolio to showcase learning. No matter what videos, presentations, posters, etc they decided to create, it is a common space to share these products with an authentic audience. Improves writing, too! https://t.co/0XdQs5YiXl#HackLearning
#hacklearning A3: give students a task or problem with no mention of technology at all. They'll either figure out what tools they need or ask for recommendations. Either way, it's a win.
A2: Providing Ss choices when it comes to how they present their learning. I’m there to facilitate—ask qs so I could guide them with their choices, such as, “Can we do it another way?” #HackLearning
A3: By teaching Ss how to use the apps, showing models, and providing direction sheets. Be sure students understand the tech and all the awesome ways to use it! Show them how it enhances their presentation! #hacklearning
A3: Ask yourself, what will they read, write, discuss, and revise in order to produce this project? If you can't answer that, then back away from the tech and reevaluate the purpose. #HackLearning
A3 We can first ask, What’s the function of this task? How will the process and outcome be important—to the students themselves and in the world? Then we can ask, how could the #edtech serving that meaningful learning, and how could it get in the way? #HackLearning
#hacklearning A3: give students a task or problem with no mention of technology at all. They'll either figure out what tools they need or ask for recommendations. Either way, it's a win.
We can also model curiosity. We can look at their work and ask genuine questions. We can share our own work and the questions we asked as we created it. #HackLearning
A2 every day kids need time to explore curiosities - @risd has curiosity cabinets https://t.co/We9Ulu5tfD - shouldn’t classrooms, libraries, hallways 2 #HackLearning
If the task is inquiry driven & focused on helping our learners develop understanding as opposed to strictly memorizing content then I think that’s the first step. Then we, with our kids, can figure out if & how tech can enhance/enrich the learning experience. #HackLearning
A2: How many times do we “google” per day as adults? When my students have questions about a topic, a vocabulary word, etc., we talk about responsible googling and use the web to find the answers to our “I wonders” #HackLearning
RT ClassTechTips: Q3: How can we place #TasksBeforeApps to make sure technology energizes, elevates, and levels the playing field for students? #HackLearning
RT ClassTechTips: RT conniehamilton: In her book Tasks Before Apps, ClassTechTips shares many templates to help us to first think about the task, not the app or tool.
Think: I want my students to...
Then: I need a tool that...
#HackLearninghttps://t.co/ejbfXoUzRO
RT ClassTechTips: A3: To make sure technology energizes, elevates, and levels the playing field for students - think about ways to give students access to unlock resources and new ways to show what they know #HackLearning
This makes the tech just another tool to get to the end result. We can select intentionally if we know WHY we need a tool instead of trying to figure out HOW to use prescribed tool. #HackLearning
#hacklearning A3: give students a task or problem with no mention of technology at all. They'll either figure out what tools they need or ask for recommendations. Either way, it's a win.
A3) Keep the goal in mind. What is the objective? What should Ss get out of the unit & be able to do? Then, think about tech tools that can elevate, enhance, or show case.The tech should not be the end goal, but a tool. #hacklearning
Yes! Standards based planning leads to true learning ... beginning with the end in mind ensures that the focus is learning and the path is the tools 😊 #HackLearning
A3 Backwards design- ID objective, then strategically offer choice for how students can demonstrate that understanding. Use SAMR Model and @TripleEFrame to assess apps #HackLearning
A3: By planning across the curriculum, with other teachers, we can ensure the technology being used is conducive to each content area and standards measured. Then ask students whether the technology enhanced their learning. Repeat process. #hacklearning
A3: I recommend #BoldSchool as a great illustration of how to start with the goal add strategy then add tools. Blended learning with real classroom examples of how to make it work by colleague @Wes_Kieschnick. A must read! #hacklearning
Q3 have you used the SAMR or the TPAK or T3 approach to tech? Our school is firstly ensuring Ts have the confidence to use the tech and then the understanding that it is there to enhance learning not to be used just for the sake of using it. #HackLearning
A3 while sandbox time is important, we can curb #digitaldumpsterprojects by having convos w kids about intentionality; ask "how might you make sure every aspect of your creation informs your audience/viewer of the skills or knowledge yer supposed to show?" #HackLearning
A3: We need to first show students how to plan, research properly, organize their project before using an app. There must be an emphasis on planning and learning first, then creating the presentation w/ tech. Grade shouldn't be based on just the final project! #hacklearning
A3: By teaching Ss how to use the apps, showing models, and providing direction sheets. Be sure students understand the tech and all the awesome ways to use it! Show them how it enhances their presentation! #hacklearning
A3 - Goes back to choice. Don’t make it about the app you’re using. The end result should be able to be achieved all sorts of ways. Important to show students there’s more than one way to get something done. #hacklearning
#HackLearning is a discussion on how teachers can help students learn without cheating ... our goal is to make true learning accessible on ALL students
Absolutely! Here's the standard. Then let the S prove mastery in their own way. Conference. Revise. Until you both agree. Let them choose the method and tool to demonstrate. #hacklearning
Ohh I love this idea! Choice is so important and this is a great way to keep the focus on the content by allowing Ss to use technology they are comfortable with but can also encourage risk taking too with technology! #hacklearning
A3 Give students choice. Not everything has to be done with tech. Some of my students go deeper in their writing when they use pen and paper. Others love to work digitally. I allow both. #HackLearning
The time we invest identifying Focus Standards and analyzing the performance expectations gives us a jumpstart on the right work! Focus, Focus, Focus! #hacklearning
Yes! Standards based planning leads to true learning ... beginning with the end in mind ensures that the focus is learning and the path is the tools 😊 #HackLearning
That offering of choices can provide useful guidance. It can also give way over time to collaborative crowd-sourcing. "Hey, class, what kinds of tools might be worthy to use on this job?" #hacklearning
Yes! PBL provides context for learning. Kids will demonstrate grit for experiences tied to purpose over tasks tied only to a grade. #HackLearning#HackingPBL
A2: Encourage students to wonder and search. Using PBL is a great way to foster curiosity in a productive learning environment. Right @MurphysMusings5@RossCoops31 ? #HackLearning
Ill admit im up later than normal on a Sunday eve - had a Christmas dinner with friends and ate too much and need to give my poor stomach time - but i am enjoying being part of #HackLearning
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@markbarnes19, @ClassTechTips, @Seesaw, @ChatterPixIt, @DoInkTweets, @BookCreatorApp
A2: You know what matches with student curiosity...#globaled and most definitely the #SDGs. Students use their knowledge for change. To me there is no better way to honor student curiosity and their inner abilities for good. #HackLearning
Think of tech from books, paintbrushes, hammers to mobile devices, laser cutters, 360 cams as all tools in a child’s learning toolbelt - teach them how and why to choose from the belt #HackLearning
Don’t let your Chromebooks be expensive pencils! If you only use them for “writing” essays and doing virtual worksheets, find a way to think more outside of the box. #hacklearning
A3 Invite students’ out-of-school tech into the classroom. Students & teachers can use Google translate when there is a lang. barrier. #HackLearning#TasksBeforeApps
A3: Not all topics or tech will engage all students equally, there needs to be variety and choice to help determine what works best for different students. #HackLearning
A3. KNOW YOUR KIDS/they should have a #voice in tech/learning. It’s their education/u would be surprised how engaged/motivated they are if we start being uncomfortable & learning new tech which will enhance their learning. Let them wonder -Smiles say it all❤️ #hacklearning
A3 It’s important to maintain the key parts of the learning process (planning, evaluate, reflection) and continue to build soft skills. #hacklearning#TasksBeforeApps
A2: You know what matches with student curiosity...#globaled and most definitely the #SDGs. Students use their knowledge for change. To me there is no better way to honor student curiosity and their inner abilities for good. #HackLearning
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A2. Begin every unit with a QFT (question formulation technique). Use student questions to guide finding resources, conducting research, creating products, & assessments. Student questions are the foundation for co-planning learning! #HackLearning
RT ClassTechTips: RT conniehamilton: In addition to the content, students learn critical collaboration skills when we focus on how tech can support learning - not when it IS the learning. #HackLearninghttps://t.co/jJmbmM7OFj
RT ClassTechTips: RT conniehamilton: Access
Curate
Engage
Share
In ClassTechTips book, Monica focuses on these goals for students. #HackLearninghttps://t.co/QP1o8Nee3U
Nice @Stella_Pollard! You are so right! the tools have to be used to enhance learning. If it something they can do paper pencil, then it isn't the right tool. Let the students help determine when and what tool to use. #hacklearning
Don’t let your Chromebooks be expensive pencils! If you only use them for “writing” essays and doing virtual worksheets, find a way to think more outside of the box. #hacklearning
