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February
February
February 1- Tundra Toolslam 2018
February 1- Tundra Toolslam 2018
Tundra Tool Slam 2018 was a huge success! Thank you to those who came and supported our night of tech. There were some amazing tools shared! You will find all the resources of the night on this link. If you want to try anything out or have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
February 7- Valentine's Day Ideas
February 7- Valentine's Day Ideas
With the onset of Valentine's, it is on everyone's minds how to create a special experience for their students. There are many ways to celebrate this holiday and still address your content standards! Seesaw has come up with some great ideas to make V-day special! Click here to view their webinar on Valentine's creations. Some quick ideas include:
- Take a picture of a handmade Valentine and make it talk in Chatterpix. Share it through Seesaw or print a QR code for it (once it is in Seesaw) and glue code to the back of the card. (writing and speaking)
- Make a Valentine in Seesaw using the drawing tool and then record your message using the mic. (writing and speaking)
- Take a selfie and then leave your device on your desk and have students do a walk around and leave compliments on each student's selfie using Seesaw labels. (writing)
- Create a Valentine's e-book on Google Slides. Have students research symbols of Valentines and the why behind them using Ducksters and put together a fact book. (writing, research, social studies)
- Have students write a “____ Reasons Why I Love You” about a loved one or just “___ Reasons Why I Love ____” about any topic. Use Seesaw, Google Slides or Haiku Deck to illustrate and write. (writing poetry)
- Candy hearts graphing. Have students count out candy hearts and show their findings on Seesaw using the drawing and label tools. Have them record their voice giving story problems that use the data. (math)
February 13- ISTE Standards
February 13- ISTE Standards
The new ISTE standards for students are a great starting point to help mold digital age learners in our classrooms. These standards are more about skills students need to be successful in today's digital age. Good news! Several of these skills are taught in your classroom every day through various activities and lessons you teach!
For the not so obvious skills, a great place to start talking about ISTE standards is to watch this short music video with your class and strike up a conversation about the standards and how students view themselves in regards to these role statements.
On this link, you can view the music video, download the standards poster for your classroom as well as a standards unpacking package that will give you resources to do this in your classroom. The first time you visit the site, it will allow you to subscribe to the ISTE blog as well. That will give you great ideas to infuse these skills in your classroom! As always, please let me know how I can help!
February 21- Conferences
February 21- Conferences
With Parent/Teacher Conferences coming up we start contemplating how best to organize our time and what to cover to best showcase student learning in such a short period of time. Seesaw (which you see me write about often) and Flipgrid (a student video tool where you can create a post and have students respond with video) have put out some great resources and ideas for conferences. As always, let me know how I can help!
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