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Goal
Goal
After completing this module, teachers will be able to use the advanced features in Padlet to design an activity that:
After completing this module, teachers will be able to use the advanced features in Padlet to design an activity that:
invites students to project their personal characteristics.
invites students to project their personal characteristics.
encourages the class to think of themselves as a whole group community.
encourages the class to think of themselves as a whole group community.
points students to levels of higher order thinking.
points students to levels of higher order thinking.
Content
Content
Many teachers have enjoyed using Padlet as an online interactive bulletin board. However, this module is about using the newest features of Padlet with specific learning science in mind. You read about the Community of Inquiry Theory and know two primary building blocks of an engaging online classroom are cognitive presence and social presence. This module explores ways to use Padlet as a means to tap into each of those presences.
Many teachers have enjoyed using Padlet as an online interactive bulletin board. However, this module is about using the newest features of Padlet with specific learning science in mind. You read about the Community of Inquiry Theory and know two primary building blocks of an engaging online classroom are cognitive presence and social presence. This module explores ways to use Padlet as a means to tap into each of those presences.
View the tutorial embedded in the Edpuzzle activity below.
View the tutorial embedded in the Edpuzzle activity below.
Interaction/Try-out/Sandbox
Interaction/Try-out/Sandbox
Building Social Presence & Cognitive Presence: In the building, teachers get to know their students as individuals, but in time, each class forms a group identity as well. Each class is unique in how they relate to each other and function. In a remote setting, educators have to intentionally create a group dynamic.
Building Social Presence & Cognitive Presence: In the building, teachers get to know their students as individuals, but in time, each class forms a group identity as well. Each class is unique in how they relate to each other and function. In a remote setting, educators have to intentionally create a group dynamic.
Try-out: Create a Padlet activity for the beginning of the school year that will allow students to know each other as individuals but also start to develop their identity as a whole community. Make sure to include an opportunity for students to think critically and construct meaning. (If you have never used Padlet, it is here: Padlet home page . Click "Make a Padlet" and you are set. It is an intuitive tool.)
Try-out: Create a Padlet activity for the beginning of the school year that will allow students to know each other as individuals but also start to develop their identity as a whole community. Make sure to include an opportunity for students to think critically and construct meaning. (If you have never used Padlet, it is here: Padlet home page . Click "Make a Padlet" and you are set. It is an intuitive tool.)
Example: First ask students a question that will reveal something about themselves. For example, "What inanimate object is most precious to you?" Students can post their answer with words or an image. Now, take another step. Ask students to categorize and analyze the answers as a whole. Are there any patterns? Would another generation give similar answers? Do they think their class represents a wider demographic? Would their answer have been the same a year ago? The idea is to learn about each other as individuals and as a community while utilizing higher thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating.
Example: First ask students a question that will reveal something about themselves. For example, "What inanimate object is most precious to you?" Students can post their answer with words or an image. Now, take another step. Ask students to categorize and analyze the answers as a whole. Are there any patterns? Would another generation give similar answers? Do they think their class represents a wider demographic? Would their answer have been the same a year ago? The idea is to learn about each other as individuals and as a community while utilizing higher thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating.
Evidence
Evidence
For your Individual Professional Learning Plan:
For your Individual Professional Learning Plan:
Share the link to the your Padlet. It can meet the description above or be an idea of your own. Share it with a colleague, too.
Share the link to the your Padlet. It can meet the description above or be an idea of your own. Share it with a colleague, too.
Special thanks to Adrianna Brumbaugh for creating this module.
Special thanks to Adrianna Brumbaugh for creating this module.
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