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Project Overview:
Project Overview:
Initially I had thought about creating a project based around using Microsoft Teams in the classroom, but I didn't think it would be beneficial this late in the year for our teachers. I decided to make the project based on Flocabulary instead. Our school has just acquired a year-long subscription to Flocabulary. I wanted to create a course that would help teachers to utilize the subscription. One of our schools goals is to increase English scores as well. Flocabulary would be able to help achieve that goal if utilized correctly in the classroom.
Instructional Approach:
Instructional Approach:
There is no specific instructional approach that I needed to follow. I have the freedom to create my own course for weekly professional development that I am required to provide. I decided to start with the basics and after teachers were used to the basics, they could take optional PD revolving around how to utilize Flocabulary at a deeper level.
During the switch to Hybrid Learning in the middle of the year, I knew that I had to ensure that I wasn't overwhelming teachers with an influx of new information. In order to provide the information to my teachers I considered two different LMS systems: Schoology and Storyline 360. While many teachers are used to using Schoology, in our district this is the LMS system that is used, I wanted something that was a bit more user friendly. I ultimately decided to use Storyline 360 because of its overall ease of access.
Initially I thought I would be creating a lesson based on Microsoft Teams, however, I changed my mind after creating the infographic. After creating and publishing my infographic about Microsoft Teams, I realized that this might not be the most effective PD to offer teachers. I switched over to the Flocabulary transition during the Digital Image unit. In the digital images unit I changed an image to reflect a student using Flocabulary in a digital classroom. After creating this digital image assignment, I felt much better about moving forward with this instead of Teams. You can see both the Infographic to the right and Digital Image below.
After making the switch to Flocabulary, I created a storyboard for the first and second sections of the course teachers would need to take. I also created a podcast explaining the uses of Flocabulary in the classroom for teacher to listen to as well. I found that making an outline for the podcast was more efficient than creating a storyboard for the podcast, a podcast storyboard felt too scripted. I tried to ensure that the podcast easily flowed and was beneficial to those who were listening. This was also my first time using storyboarding since high school. I really enjoyed making the storyboard for both the first and second section teachers would need to take. The first product from the storyboard ended up being a recorded and edited PowerPoint that allowed viewers to see first steps of creating a Flocabulary account. The second storyboard was created using Powtoon, where I was able to insert images that flowed along with the course, bringing a more human aspect to the course. The storyboards and podcast can be found below.
flocab podcast.mp3flocab storyboard.pptxFlocab story board 2.pptxThis was the easiest part for me, I previously taught for eight years. I really enjoyed that I was able to include different scenarios for learners to go through to check for understanding. I am used to using Schoology, where you need to create you own resources to add to the course, so it was a nice change of pace to use Storyline 360, where the were already resources available to add to the course, You can visit the course by clicking here. It is password protected, please contact me if you need it.
Throughout this process I used my digital media checklist that I created in the beginning of the course. This proved extremely helpful when checking different resources that I wanted to use, as well as using it to check the course I created. Please see the digital media checklist below.
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