Join the conversation to meet and learn from teachers all across the world using Buncee in their classroom. #Bunceechat will be held from 8:00 PM โ 8:45 PM EST on the first Thursday of each month. Each chat, weโll have a guest moderator open up a discussion with the community and share questions on the weekโs topic.
Welcome! Weโre excited to have you here for #Bunceechat: Building Community at Every Level - Using Buncee to Build Connections in Education. Looking forward to chatting with you! We have @techcoachz moderating tonight.
Q1: Why is it important to build a classroom community and strong connections with students? How can Buncee help you connect with students AND help students connect with each other? #Bunceechat
A1 We need to focus on relationships first, build the network of support, collab and with @Buncee we can learn abt Ss interests, provide authentic learning and have conversations started and fun in learning #Bunceechat
A1: A strong community works together to solve problems and reach goals. Buncee enables a culture of empowerment and creation. Add in Buncee boards, and you're giving students authentic audience, #digcit, and peer review opportunities. #Bunceechat
A1 Kids don't learn from teachers they don't like. The kids need good relationships with each other so they are comfortable and willing to take risks ๐ #Bunceechat
A1: If it weren't for the students, we wouldn't exist. We must do everything we can to build strong relationships with our students and help them build strong relationships with one another. They are the future leaders of the world, after all. #Bunceechat
A1 - Culture comes first in a classroom, if you don't build a community, you're walking up the down escalator. @Buncee's easy creation allows students to really show who they are, and to learn about each other. Buncee Boards allow for great community building. #Bunceechat
A1: Connections and building rapport are vital because it shows you care and students arenโt afraid to TRUST you with their learning. ๐๐๐ป #Bunceechat
A1: Classroom culture & relationships drive learning. Trust built & connections made yields more learning. Ss can @Buncee together or post to a #BunceeBoard#bunceechat
A1 I am very pragmatic- Saw quickly the ease with which Ss use Buncee and how it makes it easy to get to know them and to start conversation with and amongst themselves. #Bunceechat
Q2: simple. So they want to come to school. We have to be their happy place. For so many children, we are all they have. Buncee allows me to personalize feedback for each student. I love to edit their work with Buncee animations. #Bunceechat
Q1: Why is it important to build a classroom community and strong connections with students? How can Buncee help you connect with students AND help students connect with each other? #Bunceechat
A1: Relationships are the foundation of everything we do. @Buncee has empowered me to build relationships with kids by giving them creative control over library lessons....for starters. #Bunceechat
A1. The Classroom is a sort of family and the community that students learn from inside the classroom translates to the outside world. Via Buncee, students share parts of themselves that would otherwise be left unexpressed until certain language/experience is learned #Bunceechat
A1: I canโt reach a student if I donโt build a relationship with them and a S wonโt learn from me if thereโs not some sort of sense of community. #bunceechat
A1: My Ss play around with Buncee, but we haven't tackled any major projects yet. However, I found this the other day. Love when they work together. ๐๐คฃhttps://t.co/eTXT5vciEZ#bunceechat
A2: Buncee's ease of sharing makes connecting with families a breeze - email a Buncee, send an RSVP, or embed one in your class website. See how @MrsMonty5thGrd used Buncee to create awesome newsletters https://t.co/aksHyCuZu7#Bunceechat
A1: Creating a classroom community helps Ss feel valued and important in their school world. During the recent flu season, Ss enjoyed creating @Buncees for Ss who were absent. Absent Ss knew they were missed and cared about. โค๏ธ #bunceelove#Bunceechat
A2: Newsletters, positive Buncees home, student portfolios, invitations...so many ways to use Buncee to build bridges between home and school! #Bunceechat
Building a classroom community is essential in person and online especially in a time when so much of our studentsโ communication happen online #Bunceechat
A2 Ss can create a @Buncee to show learning, easy to share with others, can post on a class site, use it for invitations, class newsletters and more #Bunceechat
We have all of our LSC mentor teachers, current and from past years, currently leaving advice for new Ts in a Google Form. I am going to turn all responses into Buncees for @pamelawarner22 advice board. I'll be a little late to #Bunceechat but I should make it.
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A2 Buncee's email function and easy way of adding audio and video makes it a breeze to send things to moms, dads, grandparents, and all sorts of fam! And because it's so easy for kids to create, that just compounds it.
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A2: Absolutely! A super easy way is to print the front slide w the #QRcode & have families view their Buncee. They could also share a @Buncee link via @Seesaw & have parents respond or even create a #hyperdoc where families can interact with their Buncee. #bunceechat
A1: #Buncee makes it so each to connect with Ss because you can make so many amazing assignments that Ss love to #create and share. And, #BunceeBoards make it so easy to share with each other and connect. #Bunceechat
A1: Creating a classroom community helps Ss feel valued and important in their school world. During the recent flu season, Ss enjoyed creating @Buncees for Ss who were absent. Absent Ss knew they were missed and cared about. โค๏ธ #bunceelove#Bunceechat
A2 Buncee makes my newsletters fun, especially adding quick videos. I just thought to send RSVPs to our upcoming parent/teacher conference! ๐ค #Bunceechat
A2: Iโve been doing student-led conferences (for the first time) and I ask Ss to show their parents something they are proud of. Almost all have shown them @Buncee! #Bunceechat
A1: Creating a classroom community helps Ss feel valued and important in their school world. During the recent flu season, Ss enjoyed creating @Buncees for Ss who were absent. Absent Ss knew they were missed and cared about. โค๏ธ #bunceelove#Bunceechat
Q2 Buncee provides an effective environment to allow Educators to reachout to parents with Buncee โreviewsโ and progress reports. Students can use Buncee to create messages to express themselves to family members in a way that has been hitherto unavailable #Bunceechat
A2: Student digital portfolios, teacher assessment tools, and easy to share features will allow parents to view what their kids are learning as well as give the student an opportunity to teach the parent of tech tools that they may be using in various content areas. #Bunceechat
A2: An amazing attribute of Buncee is its easy accessibility. Students love to make Bunceeโs at home. They can start something that their family has to finish. It could be a puzzle, riddle, or even an assignment. Students can create games to play with their families.
A2: I really enjoy connecting with my families using #Buncee to create my weekly newsletters. It's so much fun sharing what's going on in my classroom with @Buncee this way. It makes creating the weekly newsletters so enjoyable. #Bunceechat
A2: Buncee can be used for every sort of greeting. Mother's day, Father's day, or even just to drop in a hello. Great way to keep in touch in a great way! And what grandparent doesn't like something created by a grandchild! #Bunceechat
Oh! This is a fun idea! We love hearing of students going home to finish their work...and it'd be awesome for them to create a game on Buncee to play with their families. #Bunceechat
A3: Buncee Boards are a great place for colleagues to share lessons, ideas, & other great work. Make one for nonsense & fun, and you've got the building blocks of good culture: shared work & laughs! Learn more in this video tutorial https://t.co/S0WzK24a45#Bunceechat
A3: I'm planning a training with media specialists and plan to "teach" @Buncee by sharing ideas for implementation from our recent Buncee Challenge. #Bunceechat
As an Intensive ESL class, I make sure the Ss think of us as a team. They need to feel safe so they will take chances and speak a new language in front of others. @buncee helps us convey our thinking in a creative way, unique to each Ss.
A3: I wanted all staff to set goals using #oneword on buncee in January during PD. Unfortunately district things came up. I have sent informational emails to all staff detailing Buncee use #bunceechat
A3 Use it to create a presentation and share info with colleagues, love to create Buncees for my classroom signs and display in the hall, start up some conversations #Bunceechat
Oh! This is a fun idea! We love hearing of students going home to finish their work...and it'd be awesome for them to create a game on Buncee to play with their families. #Bunceechat
A3: Also, I had about 6 staff sign up during my ambassador application process & they all loved it, but are still hesitant to implement in classroom #bunceechat
A3 I always found that when I did something that took work OFF my team's plate, they were more likely to buy in. Making things to share with Buncee got them to ask for more info! #BunceeChat
Q3: Weekly, I pull all my ideas into Buncee by subject. It can be anything from a document to a web link. I focus on specific standards and create a learning goal each week. I then share this Buncee with my team. They can take or leave what they want. Same with the students.
We also love the idea of being able to share school work with anyone that's home for an extended time. You don't have to worry about snow days :) #BunceeChat
Q4: Why is it important to connect with ALL members of your school and local community (libraries, local businesses, charitable organizations, etc.)? Share your ideas for using Buncee to build these important connections! #Bunceechat
That's a great idea! We certainly should have done that we our recent absentees. Will definitely make a note to self for all future absences. Perfect idea! ๐ #Bunceechat
A1: Creating a classroom community helps Ss feel valued and important in their school world. During the recent flu season, Ss enjoyed creating @Buncees for Ss who were absent. Absent Ss knew they were missed and cared about. โค๏ธ #bunceelove#Bunceechat
A1: I think building a strong community is important since it is the foundation of success. When we know our Ss and they know us, there is a sense of trust and understanding that allows learning to take place. #bunceechat
A4: The community has an interest in the success of its schools, & students can learn so much from members of their community. See how @BastropISD's Choice & Voice Team's used Buncee to publish student writing in community spaces https://t.co/8ndWtyK9nx#Bunceechat#WeAreLRNG
A3: Interactive e-Newsletters and have been a great way to share what Iโm doing in the library. I also use it religiously for my weekly announcements or event promotions. #Bunceechat
A2: Ss can create QR codes of their work and have parents scan at home to view work. Ss can create digital portfolios to showcase their growth and achievements. #bunceechat
A4: Because education goes way beyond the 4 walls of your classroom. The more involved the more learning opportunities. I'm thinking #hyperdoc@Buncee w links to allow replies etc or #BunceeBoard#bunceechat
Itโs not only important for yourself but to show your kids that communities grow together! I always suggest making a Buncee board about the community and have everyone in the distict react and add to It ! Keeps people involved #bunceechat
A4 There are all sorts of resources in your community, so if you stay in your sch. walls, you're missing out! Good PR means support for your school! Use Buncee to show what learning, and to show how you're connecting. You get community buy in when you show evidence! #BunceeChat
A4 everyone needs to be involved, more connections lead to more opportunities for real world experiences and authentic learning, can send Buncees to tell about a class, event, or make buncees for them #Bunceechat
A4 As a community we are all stakeholders and want student success. We are stronger together. What about a community Buncee board where everyone could share their fav Dr. Seuss #bunceechat
My Ss certainly enjoyed creating Mother's Day #Buncee last year! I'm looking forward to doing that again this year. I'll encourage them to do likewise for their dads on Father's Day. #Bunceechat
A2: Buncee can be used for every sort of greeting. Mother's day, Father's day, or even just to drop in a hello. Great way to keep in touch in a great way! And what grandparent doesn't like something created by a grandchild! #Bunceechat
A4: when you spread your communication to the whole community it is like you are building good #PR which means you can advocate for your classroom #BunceeChat
A4 The news has enough bad stories about schools because they're clickbait. Give them great stories to share by making Buncee announcements of all the good things you do in class. #BunceeChat
A4: as they say: it takes a village. The best education is an education where students come out knowing who had a part in it, no matter how small. Local community is also a huge part of that. Use Buncee to create flyers, coordinate events, lead discussions and more! #Bunceechat
A4: Because it takes a VILLAGE! We need visible and tangible evidence of us working toward a goal. We need to model to students that we are also practicing what we preach. If we expect it from them, we need to expect it from ourselves. In and out of the classroom. #Bunceechat
A4: Would love to start using @Buncee to connect librarians in Northwest GA to extend our learning and collaboration. Guess I better get to it! #Bunceechat
Q5: Joining and/or creating a PLN can strength your teacher practice and spark new, innovative ideas. How do you connect with your PLN, and how can Buncee help you to do so? Share any tips for those just getting started as a connected educator. #Bunceechat
I'm hoping their grandparents enjoy their poems tomorrow. Ss created #Buncee today to create with their grandparents tomorrow. One slide titled Schools today...and the second slide Schools back then. They are anxious to compare and contrast with them tomorrow. #Bunceechat
A5: Whether you're making slides for a Twitter chat, creating and tagging your #PLN with inspirational quotes and graphics, creating group Buncee Boards, or creating daily inspirations (shout out to @elaine_deja & @SturmDon), Buncee is GREAT for building your #PLN! #Bunceechat
A4 Love creating Buncee cards to intro myself, but more than that, using Buncee to create images for conferences and putting my PLN Bitmojis into them too :) Love sharing on Twitter and at conferences #Bunceechat
A5: My global PLN: I use twitter and just started instagram. I'm using buncee to express myself artistically & share with the world. I can't draw for my life but I do enjoy designing. #bunceechat
A5 I connect w my PLN virtually, and an image is worth a 1000 words. And a Buncee a cool million. So much can be communicated through the blending of text and images. #bunceechat
A5: I've reached out to colleagues during EdCamp or conferences and shared my work with @Buncee and it has really helped me to feel more confident presenting my ideas AND I've found some amazing people to learn with! #growmypln#Bunceechat
Q5: Joining and/or creating a PLN can strength your teacher practice and spark new, innovative ideas. How do you connect with your PLN, and how can Buncee help you to do so? Share any tips for those just getting started as a connected educator. #Bunceechat
A5: ๐ญ I really want to present this board idea to my lib dept so we can all add what weโre doing in our libraries! This is the link Iโm working on, but itโs open to anyone and EVERYONE who works in a library ๐ https://t.co/Y4ltWHaSoS#Bunceechat
Q5: Joining and/or creating a PLN can strength your teacher practice and spark new, innovative ideas. How do you connect with your PLN, and how can Buncee help you to do so? Share any tips for those just getting started as a connected educator. #Bunceechat
A5: Not to mention how we donโt have to wait for a meeting or training for these ideas to be shared! Librarians are about efficiency and @Buncee will really allow for that #Bunceechat
Q5: Joining and/or creating a PLN can strength your teacher practice and spark new, innovative ideas. How do you connect with your PLN, and how can Buncee help you to do so? Share any tips for those just getting started as a connected educator. #Bunceechat
A4 Love creating Buncee cards to intro myself, but more than that, using Buncee to create images for conferences and putting my PLN Bitmojis into them too :) Love sharing on Twitter and at conferences #Bunceechat
Q6: FINAL QUESTION: Going Global! Have you participated in any global projects with your students? Why is it important, and how can you use Buncee to build global connections? #Bunceechat#BunceeBuddies
