January Tech TidBit: Dotstorming

Post date: Dec 17, 2018 9:13:16 PM

Our January Tech Tidbit is Dotstroming!

Dotstorming is a simple way to have students add their own ideas and vote on topics that you create.

Dotstorming is a quick and easy way to gather ideas from students or facilitate a conversation with a number of examples. It is meant to help students take their learning further by participating in voting/ranking (part of the Knowledge Constructor ISTE standards)!

Below you can see an example from a Geometry class:

Teachers and students can then see the results of the voting and have a further conversation around the results. For example, here a history teacher has used dotstorming to help students learn about supporting evidence in an upcoming essay:

I have not had the chance to use dotstorming yet - I just heard about it from a colleague at the middle school level. I'm excited to see this in action in my classes, likely around a research project or helping cut through tough misconceptions.

Here's a short tutorial on how to get started with dotstorming:

If you want more ideas, here's a great video on some ideas:

If you want to learn more about technology in the classroom, consider joining our Ed Tech Conference!

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If you want to plan ahead, I have calendar invites available here. I’m looking forward to seeing a bunch of you for our next Ed Tech Conference Session on Tuesday, January 8!

• • Jan. 8: wizer.me with Tracy Schellberg

  • Feb. 5: Flipgrid with Courtney Gilpin

    • Alternate Date: Feb. 7 - Repeat Flipgrid Session!

  • Mar. 26: Microsoft Sway with Stephanie Olson

  • Apr. 30: Google Expeditions! with Zoe Jiang

    • Alternate Date: Apr. 29 - Repeat Google Expeditions Session!

  • May 21: Discussion Boards on TurnItIn with Molly Petersen

  • June 4