TEACHnology Today
Technology Integration Newsletter-November 25, 2014
1st Mini Workshop: iPad-Reflector and Splashtop
Sessions offered:
Tuesday 12/2 at 3:05-3:35 PM
Tuesday 12/9 at 7:20-7:50 AM
What Will I Learn at this Session?
- How to connect your iPad to your computer and display it on your SMART Board using Reflector and Splashtop ( I will not be going over how to download the software, but how to connect it, so if you need help with that please contact me to schedule something and I'd be happy to help!)
- A few ideas on how you might utilize Reflector and Splashtop in the classroom
- Some iPad apps that work well with Reflector
- Suggestions for adapting your current teaching methods with the SMART Board to include your iPad, allowing you to move around your classroom more freely
Planboard: Unit Planning Made Easy
If anyone would be interested in a mini-session on Planboard specifically, please send me a quick email! I'd love to share with staff all of what Planboard has to offer.
Formative Assessment Tool: Socrative
To login to Socrative, you can use your school email account. Once you have created your account, you can utilize quizzes that other people have created in your classroom!
Socrative is essentially a clicker-like system that works with devices. You can login to a computer using your teacher account to enable quizzes and to view responses. Students can work from iPads or mobile devices to answer questions. For those of you that have a few devices (iPads or Chromebooks) at your disposal, you could have students answer questions in small groups, or share devices by having students take a quick quiz or poll and then pass it to another student when they are finished. This would be a great way for you to dive into using devices in your classroom without a huge time committment!
Resource: Below, you will find a link to a spreadsheet that is serving as a searchable database for thousands of Socrative quizzes that cover nearly every grade level or subject!
To Utilize This Resource:
- Open the Google Spreadsheet below, click the sheet called "Shared Quizzes" at the bottom, click the "Filter" button (it looks like a funnel) and type in your search.
- If you see a quiz you'd like to try, write down the "SOC" number.
- In your teacher account, click on "Manage Quizzes" and "Import Quiz."
- The first option at this point allows you to enter in the "SOC" number. Click import quiz, and you will now be able to find it in "My Quizzes" on the dashboard.
- When you are ready to start an activity, click "Start a Quiz" from the dashboard. Students will use the Student Socrative app or they can go to m.socrative.com on a device. They will be asked to enter your room number, which is displayed at the top of your device.
- The quiz or activity will begin automatically, and you will be able to see student responses as they are entered.
- You have the option to save the data as a spreadsheet, to your google drive, print it or view it later once finished.
Searching for a Socrative Quiz
Something for Everyone!
Feel Free to Be Specific!
Fill Out Form Below for Individual Technology Integration Meeting
Past Editions of TEACHnology Today
- September 4, 2014: Important Links, About Tech Integration, Chromebook Update and Google Classroom
- September 11, 2014: Important Links, Technology Goals, Google Calendar and Chromebook Checkout, the 1-iPad Classroom and Reflector App
- September 18, 2014: Important Links, Kahoot.it Tutorial, iPad App: Rhyme to Read
- September 25, 2014: Digital Citizenship Image, Chromebook Checkout Refresher, iPad App: Noise Down, Bookmarking Sites: Tizmos and SymbalooEDU (with examples/resources by subject area and grade level)
- October 2, 2014: Technology Goal Submission, Tutorial: Remind, Technology Workshop Opportunities, Chromebook Use Update
- October 14, 2014: Technology Goal Update, iPad Spectrum, Apps for Every Classroom, Cool Tool: Planboard with Examples
- October 23, 2014: Teaching Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety, iPad Reference Card (Printable), Cool Tool: Chatterpix App, Google Classroom, Apps for English and History, Sight Words on iPad, Youtube Channels for Educators
- November 10, 2014: Tech Integration Request Form, Reflector and Splashtop (installation and use with your iPad and school computers), Google Calendar Refresher and links to LP School Calendars
- November 18, 2014: Technology Mini-Session Poll, iPad App Suggestions with ThingLink, Thankful Turkeys with imagechef.com, Past Editions and Tech Integration Request Form
- November 25, 2014: Technology Mini Session 1 Information, Planboard: Unit Planner How-To Guide, Formative Assessment with Socrative