Creation, Assessment and Voice!

Digital Content Creation Tools for Teachers and Students

Cathy Yenca

@mathycathy

Mathematics Teacher in a 1:1 iPad Classroom

Hill Country Middle School, Austin TX

Apple Distinguished Educator

Nearpod Author

ThingLink Expert Educator

Book Creator Ambassador

Kahoot! Austin Advisory Board Member

Desmos Enthusiast

mathycathy.com/blog

My 1:1 iPad Classroom

Year 1: I implemented new tools and served as "Chief Content Creator" for my students

Years 2, 3 and 4: Students also became content creators!

I am still on a journey!

Goal: To showcase ways to use tools for both teacher-created and student-created content!

What is Explain Everything?

Explain Everything Classic is a versatile "screencasting" app. The user can verbally explain as he/she draws on a limitless virtual canvas, creating a "movie".

Likewise, documents, pictures and other media can be added to the canvas.

Learn More About Explain Everything!

Teacher Uses

Create video tutorials for students
Create virtual manipulatives for students
Great for sub plans!

A Sample "Silent Solutions" Tutorial Video Using EE

First, I created a slide using Keynote, and used it as my Explain Everything background.
I exported the Keynote slide as a JPEG image, and added to EE.
Finally, I recorded the silent video in EE, annotating the imported background image.

SILENT SOLUTION #2 Factoring Using The "Box Method"

SILENT SOLUTIONS from fellow math teacher, Kyle Pearce

A Sample Hands-On Digital Puzzle Using EE

Using Explain Everything for Hands-On Digital Puzzles | MathyCathy's Blog – Mrs. Cathy Yenca

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Explain Everything... More Than a Screen Recorder!

Some of the innovative ways fellow math teacher, Jon Orr, is using Explain Everything!

Use EE to teach your students... even when you're absent!

Teacher "Sub Plans" Using EE

An "Explain Everything" Sub Plan Video

Reflect and Share

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We're going to use Socrative to gather and share your ideas in real time!

Student Uses

"Jigsaw" review before a test
Makes student thinking visible
Encourages "re-dos", using academic vocabulary, and metacognition!

A word of caution as you encourage and empower student voice in your classroom...

You'll need to develop thick skin! :-)

"Sometimes, this process isn’t pretty. They’re wrong. They have misconceptions. They generalize things they shouldn’t. But knowing they’re doing those things presents true opportunities for learning, for communication, for mathematical debates, and for deeper understanding. Student voice in the mathematics classroom is SO IMPORTANT in this learning process. It’s not about the iPad, really. It’s about making student thinking something we can see… and hear… and process… and discuss… and when necessary, revisit and revise."

~An Excerpt from MathyCathy's Blog

Students Create "Jigsaw Review" Videos Using EE

Students Prepare for the Algebra End-of-Course using EE

3rd Graders Analyze Graphs from the Iditarod Using EE

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What is Book Creator?

Book Creator is a mobile app that enables users to create eBooks right on an iPad. These eBooks can be viewed in the iBooks app when exported as ePub files. Additionally, books can be exported and viewed as videos. (VERY cool!)

Teachers and students can add audio, video, photos and more!

(Note: Why not add an Explain Everything video to a book?)

Learn More About Book Creator

Teacher Uses

Create a mini-book based on a lesson topic
Create a study guide based on a unit of study

Sample eBook by Mrs. Yenca: Exploring Visual Patterns

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Student Uses

Create a mini-book based on a lesson topic
Create a book as a summative assessment... or to review for one!
Create a book as a means for self-expression, self-advocacy... the options are endless!


Creating a math eBook using Book Creator	Viewing a book in iBooks	Reading eBooks authored by peers

Creating a math eBook using Book Creator

Viewing a book in iBooks

Reading eBooks authored by peers

Using Book Creator to Author Mathematics

iTunes U Book Creator Project and Resources

Students as Math Authors Project

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Download or subscribe to free content from Students as Math Authors Project by Apple Distinguished Educators on iTunes.

Book Creator Student Math Authors Fall 2014

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Highlights of the Book Creator process! Students authored eBook Algebra study guides and referenced an iTunes U Course for needed resources, apps, tutorials and the scoring rubric.

A Student-Authoring Success Story!

I was contacted by author, Sam Gliksman, after he read about this student-authoring project. As a result, student work from our Book Creator math project is featured in Sam's book, Creating Media for Learning: Student-Centered Projects Across the Curriculum!

Using Book Creator for Self-Advocacy

All About Food Allergies: A Book Creator Video by Isaac Yenca

Click Here! Use Room Name 510y again.

What is ThingLink?

ThingLink is a unique platform for creating interactive online images. Simply upload an image, then strategically place hyperlinks (called nubbins) throughout the image. Consider linking nubbins to text, other websites, videos and more!

ThingLink can be accessed online, or through a (simplified) mobile app.

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