60 WITH SAINT
Weekly Tech Update 1/25 to 1/29
Leveraging Social Media With Our Students
Like it or not, our students are very active on social media. Whether it is Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc., social media can be engaging for our students. Please, don’t take this post as permission to go out and start interacting with your students on social media platforms. That is not the purpose of this post.
Recently, I came across this article in Edutopia written by Jonathon Keck titled ‘Twitter Wars’ Breathe Life Into Challenging Material. Jonathan describes how he leveraged the use of social media templates in his US History classes. As soon as I read it, even though it was a ‘US History’ class, my wheels started turning on how I could implement this in a math classroom. My answer was easy, I could use one of the online templates he suggests from the article and post a problem as a tweet. Students could then upload a picture of their solution and explain in 280 characters or less! In science, tweet a conclusion to a lab report. ELA, options are bountiful, take on the persona of a character from a novel. Foreign Language, tweet in a foreign language, and immerse your students in the language. Foreign Language could also ask students to write a Yelp review in the language you are studying(templates linked). Music, maybe a tweet template wouldn’t be my first choice, but a Spotify Playlist, TikTok, Snapchat, or Instagram template could certainly do the trick!
My point is, the wheels really started turning as I read the article. We can meet the students where they are at and use the tools that they are familiar with to help increase that engagement. The article is linked above or click on the picture at left.
Get Stuff Done Club & InstaStrategies
1st Wednesday of the Month - Feel The Rush (EDrenanline Rush)
2nd Wednesday of the Month - Don't Kill the Wonder (Ditch That Textbook)
3rd Wednesday of the Month - What's the Protocol? (EDUProtocols)
4th Wednesday of the Month - What's the Play Coach? (DL Playbook)
To join the meeting this Wednesday, click HERE for the 12 o'clock session or HERE for the 1 o'clock session, or email me and I will send you the Zoom link directly. If you would like, you can register for each session below, and I will email you the link on Wednesday so that you don't have to search very far for links. See registration buttons below.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you are signed in with your district Zoom account or you will not be admitted from the waiting room. Sorry, I'd rather be safe than sorry!
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Who the heck is Rosenshine?
Who is Rosenshine and what are the Rosenshine principles for learning? In a nutshell, Barak Rosenshine is a professor of Educational Psychology. Rosenshine published an article for an educational journal titled, Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know. If you would like to read his research and findings, you can click on the link above. What was more appealing to me was the way that Mark Enser took Rosenshine’s principles and applied them to remote learning.
I realize I have been providing several pedagogical strategies over the course of the past few weeks. It is not my intention to overwhelm you but to provide you with examples of how remote instruction could be implemented. Everything is not for everyone. Personally, I am a mutt! I use a little of this, and little of that, to suit my needs. In Mark Enser's article, Remote Learning: How to Apply Rosenshine’s Principles, he gives examples of how remote learning can be improved by applying Rosenshine’s principles. Several strategies, a majority of you already do! And there are other strategies that wouldn’t take a lot of effort to integrate into our lessons.
Cleaning Up Your Google Classroom
I have been monitoring Google for EDU updates, and there is nothing of significance to report in regards to Google Classroom. Sorry 😞
What's the Play Coach? 12:00 Session
Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021, 12:00 PM
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What's the Play Coach? 1:00 Session
Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021, 01:00 PM
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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Who Got Caught?
Has anyone noticed the new “I Caught” option on the Empower website? If you haven’t, head on over and check it out. The “I Caught…” form is courtesy of the Cyclone Learning Zone. I’m not going to spoil it, you’ll have to check it out. Here’s the link.
Tutorial
Organize Your Google TABS With Chrome Tab Groups
Recording Zoom Screen Share Only
Tech Tool(s) of The WEEK
Fullscreen Interactive Google Slides
Fullscreen Interactive Google Slides is an extension in the Chrome Web Store, that allows you to keep your Google Slide Deck in edit mode but eliminates the sidebar on the left-hand side that contains all of your slides. This could be really helpful if you are sharing your slides during a Zoom, want the ability to stay in edit mode, but want the display to be bigger during your Zoom. Fullscreen Interactive Google Slides, check it out.
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Jayson St.Croix
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