The EdTech Connection
Making the connection between ed and tech: 10 Sept 2018
Feeling Googley?
Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are all provided! This is an experience not to be missed BUT if it's too last minute, keep it on your radar for next semester and their annual Southern Summit in Fayetteville! Date TBA...
Alternatives to Written Feedback
Don't you hate it when you spend your weekend (or longer) reading and correcting student work, giving copious amounts of feedback, only to watch them toss it in the trash as soon as they see the grade? There is a lot of research to show that providing feedback in an alternate manner has a better impact on future student growth. THIS ARTICLE in particular talks about the benefits of video feedback, but you can also provide audio feedback!
Here are some things to try:
- Use the new "record audio" feature in an itslearning Note, Assignment, or Test to provide a recording of yourself explaining what students need to do or understand.
- Use the "record audio" feature on a slide in Nearpod to record yourself explaining what the slide is about.
- Use Read & Write for Chrome (one of the approved extensions) to give audio feedback on student's written assignments. When they can hear your voice, your TONE comes through much better and they are more likely to listen!
- Use Screencastify (another Chrome extension) to record a screencast of yourself reading and commenting on a student assignment. BONUS POINTS if you show yourself somewhere on screen using a webcam.
- Use Flipgrid to provide video feedback to a student's video submission.
EdTech PL Sessions Survey for 218-2018
I'm also interested in setting up some Google Level 1 and Level 2 cohorts around the county to run throughout the year, so make sure to check out my form below and let me know if you're interested!
Angela Burgess
Forsyth County Schools, GA
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Email: aburgess@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/forsythk12.org/mmeburgess/home
Location: 1120 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming, GA, United States
Phone: 770.887.246 203371
Twitter: @MmeBurgess