MWISD Tech Tip Tuesday
January 28, 2020
Fortnite Digital Menu- #72
Fortnite Digital Menu
Using technology for student's responses can be a great way to foster creativity, choice, and collaborate with others. One way to do this is to create a Digital Menu Board for students. A Digital Menu Board can offer different activities and ways to respond. It also allows the teacher to be receptive and adaptive of the variety of learning styles in his/her classroom.
Check out this Fortnite Digital Menu Board template that @TommySpall (follow him on Twitter) created.
If you choose to use, you can edit the information on each slide and change the tools that will work for you. However, due to copyright laws, please do not delete slide #25. #DigitalCitizenship #digcit #digitalliteracy
Also, there are a few tools you will have to delete due to privacy, terms and service, or restricted use due to paid version. Please see information below and some substitutes that might be helpful...
- Slide #8- Substitute DoInk Green Screen for Powtoon (your campus librarians and myself have access to DoInk)
- Slide #9- Substitute Screencastify for EduCreations
- Slide #11- Substitute Adobe Spark Video for Education for WeVideo. (WeVideo must be over the age of 13)
- Slide #12- Brush Ninja. All grade levels can use.
- Slide #13- Voacaroo. All grade levels can use.
- Slide #14- Substitute Adobe Spark Graphic for Education for Smore. All grade levels can use.
- Slide #18- Substitute Google Draw with hyperlinks for ThingLink.
Don't want to use Fornite? No worries, try another game that students enjoy playing, or go back to your childhood days of "The Oregon Trail" or "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego".
3 Free Ways Teachers and Students Can Collaborate Globally
Check out this podcast from The CoolCat Teacher by Vicki Davis titled "Our Global Classroom". Michael Drezek shares three free ways to connect your students globally.
If you're wanting to connect globally or stay small and connect outside our district to surrounding districts, I would love to help get that started. Email me today and let's get this project started!
Valentine's Day Cards
What you'll need:
An imagination and Avery 2" circle labels. <---- Click on link
For more information, check out this blog from Meredith Akers. Or, click here to grab a copy of her fully editable template.
Sleep-deprived Teens
Wood, J. (2020, January 11). A Simple Solution for Sleep-Deprived Teens. Retrieved from https://psychcentral.com/news/2020/01/11/a-simple-solution-for-sleep-deprived-teens/153286.html?ck_subscriber_id=166495957
MWISD Instructional Technology Specialist
As the Instructional Technology Specialist, I will strive to serve the academic and digital needs of our students and provide equitable opportunities to prepare students for our ever-changing global community.
I will strive to assist teachers in appropriately incorporating and implementing technology in their classroom by being available for one-on-one meetings, PLCs, staff meetings, and providing professional development that meets our teacher's technology needs.
Email: jmartin@mwisd.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/mwisd.net/edtech/home
Location: 906 Southwest 5th Avenue, Mineral Wells, TX, USA
Phone: (940) 325-6404
Twitter: @janaleemartin