#symchat Archive
#symchat conversations focus on classroom integration of SymbalooEDU, the educational version of Symbaloo developed for students, educators and schools.
Wednesday February 17, 2016
Welcome to w/ | Please state your name and where you are from. As always please don't forget to use the hashtag
I’m Sylvia, 4th grade teacher from PA. Happy to be here to talk about ’s exciting new lesson plan format!
Jamey, instructional coach Central Community College, Neb
Hi, everyone! I'm Kimberly, Media Specialist from Daytona Beach.
My name is Nathaniel from Dallas and am a student at North Texas
Hello everyone, thank you for joining us tonight for
Hi! John in Springfield, VA here. Health, PE, driver ed and track coach
Peggy Perret Media Resource Specialist McKinney, Texas
Hi! my name is Bernadette, a student at UNT. This is my first tweet chat!
Followed to - Marifran, HS librarian from NY
Shannon in AL-6th grade math
We will be using the Q1-A1 format, but first a quick introduction to lesson plans!
Hi, Bernadette! Welcome to Twitter chats!
hello! I think I see one of my classmates here is well
For those new to lesson plans, it is gaming-style format that guides students through custom paths of great resources!
That's awesome! Glad you're here!
The custom paths can contain learning resources such as videos, documents, quizzes, and games
How does that sound to everyone so far!
Sounds great! I can't wait to play with it to learn more!
Symbaloo Lesson Plans are in beta and available in US only. You can log in with your Symbaloo account here:
https://t.co/Kl80NsdYAt
. just keeps getting better!
Sorry I am late. I almost forgot, Sylvia! I will try to participate but might have to jump in and out.
Excited to learn more about lesson plans
Hi, Brenda! Glad you are here!
It keeps getting better! :)
Q1 How familiar are you with Symbaloo Lesson Plans? Have you created or viewed any yet?
Please share the session code requested on the web site
A1. I haven't had explored it...yet. Hate to admit it!
A) I have created 2 lessons. Ss like it. Still a few issues.
That’s for when you create a Lesson Plan and invite your students.
You will love it when you do !
A1. Not familiar at all with Symbaloo Lesson Plans
We want to hear these issues!
A1 I've known about it for a while but every time I start to ✔ it out another priority pops up
A1: took a quick peek recently - it looks like great fun (& in need of my complete attention)
A1 Check out the gallery to take a look at some of the lesson plans already completed
I have already emailed them.
this is the first I have heard of symbaloo
glad I'm not the only one who feels like that - not enough time to explore!
It looks like lesson plans will have a lot of new people trying it out soon!
Oh, my friend, you will love it! It is way more than just for bookmarking! And hello, by the way!
A1 I'm not really familiar with it either
do we search "lesson plans" in the gallery
A1) Does take time / organization. Works well when designed well.
A1. Researching a bit now in another tab though!
A1 Never seen this before
stay close. I'll protect you from those who just heard you speak those words
Q2 What are some ways you could/can enable personalized learning using Symbaloo lesson plans?
Was just saying in a webinar that I run my entire library w webmixes, no exaggeration
do you have a Symbaloo acct
My homepage for the checkout/card catalog system is ! Ss love it!
A2) the option in the lesson to have options (paths) after completing a step.
Lesson Plans on Symbaloo perfect for a flipped classroom. In fact, the public librarian mentioned something to me about summer
A2: would like Ss to develop a guiding Q and then illustrate their path of discovery
Jumping in late, Keith George from Alabama
I use a Symbaloo page on my home page of my library catalog!
A2. For reading you could include similar subject matter but w/different reading levels. Could flip your class too!
Yes, the learning paths enable personalized learning in a wonderful way
A2 I would think you could link differentiated lesson plan webmixes to specific student tiles
A2: as sole librarian in district, would be a great way to develop indiv pathfinders for primary Ss
A2 Great for PBL campuses
Great answers and suggestions, everyone!
Q3 What are some of the ways Symbaloo lesson plans could or have benefited your class?
but it does look very interesting I want to find out more
Work with other Ts to collaborate on creating lessons
A3) the option to have the lesson open for a few days allow Ss work on their own.
A2. I'm liking the ability to send bookmarks and we resources, this could possibly come in handy for group research projects
best tool I have ever found bar none.
A3 I used it to organize resources for my student's research project
A3: seems like an opportunity to make thinking/eval visible for Ss who may need more structure/guidance in the inquiry process
A3. Research resources as of now, but want to do more!
A3 A student who was absent completed a lesson plan on his own to understand what he missed and didn't complain about doing it!
is adding that gamification part to lessons
A1: New to me, A2: Unlimited, lots of ideas coming
am i doing something wrong? I felt like there wasn't much room to type multiple choice answers.
With a premium acct you can choose which lesson plans would be visible for your Ss
A3: Sharing lessons with other teachers plus having my EdTech Grad students make one!
I like the research idea. We should have this in our social media class definitely it brings everything together
A3. Organization. That seems to be a great tool as well. I can get overwhelmed when gathering information from many sources
there is only so much space and one Q per step.
Q4 What are some alternative ways to use the lesson plans?
not sure what you mean with room? Can you email us at feedbackUS@symbaloo.com with details and a screenshot?
Yeah, maybe we can incorporate this when we have group projects later
You can have multiple Qs in one tile!
Glad I'm using chats so I van grab a chat transcript since I was late!
A4. Not sure at this point. Need to look at it more & also look at plans others have created.
Ss could use lesson plans for extra practice and reviewing content for test finals
Q4: School/District collections of lessons shared online
A4 definitely can use lesson plans to review material and enrichment activities
A4) As Eng teacher, choose your own adventure stories.
they have amazing customer support
I am liking all these ideas now and will retweet them to the Twitter universe soon! Keep them coming!
Assign lesson plans as homework / flipped lessons
lesson plans work perfectly for flipped lessons!
Q5 How can you ensure you meet state standards and expectations as you build your lesson plans?
A3 Since i've never used lessons plans, I wonder. Can it be used during a presentation so listeners can interact and follow along?
A5 what better documentation is there? It's all right in one location
A5: Content is what meets the standards, the lesson plans will just make getting the right content together easier
This will revolutionize differentiation and self-paced S learning! Thank you!
A5 I created a lesson plan for our study of PA History-was able to incorporate many standards into 1 plan
A5) Going to get myself in trouble, but I don't build lessons with Standards first, learning first standards second.
Yes, and the gaming aspect of lesson plans makes it so interesting and engaging for students
That last A3 was supposed to be A4, my bad
me either! I write the lesson and fit the standards to the lesson.
A5: We are working on integrating more and more content and aligning it with state standards. You can help us by starting your 1of2
A5. Make sure that whatever you put in your plans aligns w/standards.
Off topic- , after the chat, can you help me check on a swag request I made a month ago?
Q6 How do you integrate online activities into your class?
A5. Look them up. :-) & do what I like to do which is collaborate w/h Ts across grade levels/outside of sch to check obj
A6. Any online activities I do are usually integrated with a book we have read or with Genius Hour.
A6 What I like with lesson plans is that so many online resources can be incorportated into them
Chiming in late for But greetings to all. Had to feed Teenage son/2 legged and walk 4legged :-)
A6: Use them for learning and assessment!
A6) use embed codes in LMS.
So they can watch a video, read a document, play a game, then take a quiz to check understanding
I love embedding webmixes!
A6 Online resources can be combined w/GC using This is terrific!
I think my grad students just got another assignment
Q7 Can you give examples on feedback you’ve gotten from students or how you feel they will like lesson plans?
Yea, so easy for Ss to access, plus you can update it at anytime.
A7. Not yet--in a future chat! :)
You use this for college students? I think it would be great for online courses.
Q7: I'll have to get back to you as I am chatting and creating my first right now
A6. Many times it's done by my Ss w/h suggestions I offer as I want it to be to their interest & "w/h it" Obj. r given.
I haven't yet, but I am now!
A7: think lesson plans will be a blessing for my elementary colleagues who field many "where do I go next?" in research process
A7) They like the ability to move at their own pace.
A7. I don't have any examples but I bet this would be great if professors teaching college level online courses would use this
A7 My 4th graders used their usual adjectives to describe lesson plans-awesome, amazing, fun, lol.
that's what we do in our class now we have to live social media on the overhea in front of the class d 0
And all the Elem. Media Specialists siad, "Amen!"
Did we mention you can live track and chat with your students while they are on the Lesson Plan? https://t.co/5gpOs9hGk2
I can't wait to revamp my lessons to fit the learning styles of my diverse S pop
It looks a follow up chat is in order! Q7 What features of lesson plans seem the most appealing to you?
Real time tracking and chat! Awesome!
I also think I just found my next blog post topic!
A7: my kids make fun of me b/c I say go to symbaloo and find the square, and I hear them say "Symbaloo." It's a fun name.
A7. Frankly the feed/k is usually general as more than one source is used to formulate lp. Would have to ask.
A7. I love the interactive feature to live track and chat! Looking into using this for presentations
Works as long as you have the LP open
A7: and then they say, "did you make this Mrs. Fry?"
A7 I think my teacher would love to use this in class
A7 I like the quiz feature that can be used after any type of instruction on the custom path, and many different quiz types
yes, my 1st yr at the HS after being at the ES the name was a hurdle - functionality won them over and quick!
A7: it is by far the best tool I have, & now with the lesson plans = awesome. I need to have the SD let Ss access youtube.
A7.2 Attainable Obj. Awesome resources/interactive activities on and offline. Feedback in game form :-)
this tool has so much potential for presenters and college professors!
Q8 We can't end without sharing! Do you have any lesson plans you have created to share with us today?
I have a number of profs using and now showing them the LP site.
A8. No, but I plan to play during the next hour before & !
A8: I'm ready to steal. . . I mean highlight some examples from the group!
A8) I haven't made my public because I was testing it out, but have a grammar one based on grammar rock videos
Love that the plan has a path for Ss to follow!
used a webmix to create a presentation for a class I took - ppl liked that could access whenever
I think that there is great ecitment for your lesson plan format!
You know that means you have to host another real soon ;-)
yay - get to see you again in an hour!
You know that means you have to host another real soon ;-)
With these educators, it would be my pleasure!
A round of favorites/likes/follows for our host for a great Thank you Sylvia!
Thank you Sylvia I've learned something new today!
You are welcome! Thank you all for sharing your enthusiasm and ideas tonight! Can't wait to see the gallery grow
Thanks, everyone & especially ! This has been great! I'm inspired!
I enjoyed this very much. Learn something new everyday and this will definitely make things easier
thx to for a wonderful hour - and to for leading me here
Thank you for another engaging and informative session Till next time.
Are you following me from chat to chat? https://t.co/VDflTDWJgf
I'm Shannon in AL-6th grade math. Interested in using 4 student teams.
