Think Different #67
Resources for the Week of Sept. 2, 2018
Matt Millers's QRBreakIN: A game-changing approach
I was reading Matt Miller's blog Ditch the Textbook and today he has an amazing guest post by John Meehan. His website is Dream Rush. John is an instructional coach at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia.
Wow, let me repeat that WOW!!
He uses or should I say re-creates traditional board games like Monopoly or Clue and also digital tools like Quizizz, Google Forms, EdPuzzle and Flipgrid.
Oh my goodness, this is a treasure trove of resources to do something similar to an Escape Room but much better. Check out the post, it is worth the read and includes templates for creating your own.
I think this could work at most grade levels and in any content area. I plan to use his resources and give it a try. Actually, I think I am going to have my pre-service teacher create one of their own. Not sure yet, just beginning to think it through.
Badaboom like Kahoot but maybe better
Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero
Below is a brief demo...
"The free Post-it Plus iOS app is pretty amazing. You simply point your camera at a set of square papers. Post-it Plus detects each note. Notes are cropped, sharpened, enhanced, straightened, and placed onto a digital whiteboard. You can move and rotate the notes on that whiteboard. It’s handy that you can make and label groups and move notes between them. You can tap a note to bring it up in a full-screen view. While in this view, you can click Edit to add drawings or typed text to the note. With the Editor’s Pack (an in-app purchase) you can change note colors and use the eraser. You can export and share the whiteboard with notes as a PDF, Powerpoint, or set of images."
Square Dots Graph Paper PDF Generator
https://incompetech.com/graphpaper/squaredots/
Not the graph paper you're looking for? Check out our many other free graph/grid paper styles from our main page here.
Tips for Downloading & Converting YouTube Videos for Podcast Publishing (3 Sept 2018)
Thanks to my good friend and absolutely amazing educator Dr. Wesley Fryer of Creativity Moving at the Speed of Creativity.
"This is an 14.5 minute screencast highlighting several techniques for downloading YouTube videos you create on your channel and converting them to lower resolution / smaller versions to publish as video and audio podcast versions. Access the 12 links referenced in this screencast using this OneTab list."
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Ever Thought About Using Pinterest in the Classroom?
- Student introductions. A great way to have students introduce themselves is through the creation of their own Pinterest board. Ask students to tell the class about themselves through the use of pictures. Have them include in their board their favorite foods, likes, dislikes, favorite places, interests etc.
- Student collaboration. If students are collaborating on a project, have student groups create a board where they save information on their topic. The board would be a great place to serve as an information repository.
- Distribute assignments. Create a class or subject board to distribute assignments, such as reading and worksheets.
- Research. Students create boards as a place to store their research.
- Share what’s happening in class. The teacher displays pictures of student work and projects. Include photos of assignments and other goings-on in the classroom.
- Post assignments. Create a board and use it as an assignment repository. Include worksheets, classroom and homework assignments, as well as instructions for assignments.
- Students visual report. Have students create a board in which they create a visual report. Students include pictures on a topic and explain the significance of each picture as it pertains to the topic.
- Comment board. Students post their work for other students to comment on.
- Assignment repository. Teachers create a board for each unit/chapter in the class. Include all relevant information pertaining to the unit or chapter.
- Parent communication. Teachers stay in touch with parents. Create an upcoming tests/assignments/events board
- Celebrate students. Celebrate those who do well with an achievement board. Post exemplary student work and test scores.
- Brainstorm. Create a brainstorming board. Students upload images where all students can review the board for ideas.
- Presentation board. Students create a presentation board with images only.
- Share resources. Create a board that includes class notes and readings that will help students with class work.
- Samples of student work. Create an example board. Sometimes students need examples of past work and projects. If students need examples, point them to the board.
- Bellringer prompts. Create a board for bellringer prompts.
Thanks to Stephen Mosley for these tips. https://medium.com/@samosley01
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