Objectives:
Enhance teacher instructional practices by using technology in classrooms.
Emphasis audio/video assessment tools.
Increase student oral presentation skills and academic achievement.
Essential Questions
How does technology affect change?
What is quality instruction?
Content Questions
Why is it important to assess 21st century skills?
How can audio/ video project lead to student engagement?
What is the instructional role and learner role in a classroom when technology is used?
TodaysMeet is a microblogging backchannel that empowers classroom teachers to generate a discussion without the interference of raised hands or student disruptions.
Create a Todays Meet account
If you want to comment or share thoughts on Twitter; tag @ledwyness or use #afewclicks in your tweet
Chrome Apps & Extensions
Movenote is an app and website that lets you create video slide casts, and lets you accompany your slides with a video narration. Use Movenote for blended or hybrid learning environments, online learning, the flipped classroom and other appropriate teaching and learning applications!
Screencastify is a screen casting extension for Google Chrome. It allows you to record your screen activity for creating tutorials, etc, and runs entirely in Chrome, so opens the possibility of screen casting up to Chromebook owners.
Padlet (formerly Wallwisher) is a free application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. Easily create an account and build a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more.