Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Teacher and Technology March 5 2014

Exam Questions - questions and multimedia options???
x who needs the lab? Who needs exam booklets?

Assessment - Multiple Choice is best!!!!

Presentations
Clay, Evan, Randy   feedback
Jessica Campbell & Lana Jorgensen  feedback

BYTE 2014 Conference - http://new.livestream.com//fsd/byte2014 (not my session B, but session C on Twitter, Instagram, Blogging in your classroom)
Outdoor Ed in Neepawa ???????

Identity and the Internet Resources - http://liusz.weebly.com/the-debate.html

Apps to try

Assessment - Multiple Choice is best!!!!

Social Media and the Classroom
Should teachers use Facebook with students? Facebook and the teacher - Q - 2010-12-21. Ian Grunwald in Wpg // Anthony Marko in Hamilton
x Your thoughts?
  • Do you need to be Facebook ‘friends’ with your students?
  • Are you scared to meet your students at the mall?
  • What if you live in a small town?
  • Aren’t you essentially ‘friends’ with all your students and their families?
  • how is this different?
Facebook alternatives - Edmodo and Schoology

Social Media and the Teacher
How are you building your PLN?
In subject area groups find web resources/hashtags/diigo groups etc that will help you. There are also some PLN resources for newteachers and studentteachers.
Post your findings on the class wiki on the appropriate page listed in the sidebar.
From a few of your web spaces - The Innovation of Loneliness
Pew Report on Social Isolation - look for the surprises!

LAB
Class survey - A16

Back to Class


Monday, March 3, 2014

Teacher and Technology March 4 2014

Exam Questions - questions and multimedia options???
x who needs the lab? Who needs exam booklets?


Assessment - Multiple Choice is best!!!!


Presentation
A13 - Jodi P., Dayna J. & Alysha G. Feedback
BYTE 2014 Conference - http://new.livestream.com//fsd/byte2014 (not my session B, but session C on Twitter, Instagram, Blogging in your classroom)
Outdoor Ed in Neepawa ???????


Identity and the Internet Resources - http://liusz.weebly.com/the-debate.html


Apps to try



Social Media and the Classroom
Should teachers use Facebook with students? Facebook and the teacher - Q - 2010-12-21. Ian Grunwald in Wpg // Anthony Marko in Hamilton
x Your thoughts?
  • Do you need to be Facebook ‘friends’ with your students?
  • Are you scared to meet your students at the mall?
  • What if you live in a small town?
  • Aren’t you essentially ‘friends’ with all your students and their families?
  • how is this different?
Facebook alternatives - Edmodo and Schoology


Social Media and the Teacher
How are you building your PLN?
In subject area groups find web resources/hashtags/diigo groups etc that will help you. There are also some PLN resources for newteachers and studentteachers.
Post your findings on the class wiki on the appropriate page listed in the sidebar.
From a few of your web spaces - The Innovation of Loneliness
Pew Report on Social Isolation - look for the surprises!


LAB
Class survey - A13, A14, A16
MS Free Tools for Teachers (with free account) and Other MS resources
sporcle.com
hoodamath.com


Back to Class


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Teacher and Technology Feb. 27 2014

Exam Questions - questions and multimedia options???


Presentations
A13 - Paul (Otto) G., Justin F., Luke F.     Feedback
A14 - Cassie Jacques, Ellie Chouzouris, Roxanne Catellier    Feedback




Sir Ken Robinson on Tech and Education (thanks Steph)


Apps to try
Your favorites??
NearPod - download this for your iOS or Android device
PopBoardz - new style presentation/organization tool
Skitch - markup tool (iOS and Android)




Social Media and the Classroom
from the RWL
Educators, Students and Facebook - student creation from a few years ago. (Note - know when to toss the rubric!!)
Share your RWL with 2-3 others. What is the role, if any, of Social Media in YOUR classroom?
Should teachers use Facebook with students? Facebook and the teacher - Q - 2010-12-21. Ian Grunwald in Wpg // Anthony Marko in Hamilton
x Your thoughts?
  • Do you need to be Facebook ‘friends’ with your students?
  • Are you scared to meet your students at the mall?
  • What if you live in a small town?
  • Aren’t you essentially ‘friends’ with all your students and their families?
  • how is this different?
Facebook alternatives - Edmodo and Schoology

CBC report on Social Media - face-face time is important.


Social Media and the Teacher
How are you building your PLN?
In subject area groups find web resources/hashtags/diigo groups etc that will help you. There are also some PLN resources for newteachers and studentteachers.

Post your findings on the class wiki on the appropriate page listed in the sidebar.

Course Evaluation !!!

No RWL - prepare for your exam!


Teacher and Technology Feb 26, 2014

Exam Questions


Presentation
Marta K, Stephanie M, Sarah O.  feedback
Justin, Kevin   feedback

13 REASONS WHY DIGITAL LEARNING IS BETTER

Sir Ken Robinson on Tech and Education (thanks Steph)

Apps to try
Your favorites??
NearPod - download this for your iOS or Android device
PopBoardz - new style presentation/organization tool
Skitch - markup tool (iOS and Android)



LAB
What do these websites have in common? One of them is not like the others (Thanks Matt)
Which is real and which is fake?

Learning News - newspaper maker and Brother Creative Center (an online Publisher?)
Glogster - posters with sound, video, text, images
Animoto - images and video to video






Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Teacher and Technology Feb. 25 2014

Teacher and Technology Feb. 25 2014



Presentations
A13 - Jordan, Matt, Paul  feedback
A14 - Bobby Knott and Scott Hjartarson   feedback

13 REASONS WHY DIGITAL LEARNING IS BETTER

Sir Ken Robinson on Tech and Education (thanks Steph)

Apps to try
Your favorites??
NearPod - download this for your iOS or Android device
PopBoardz - new style presentation/organization tool
Skitch - markup tool (iOS and Android)


LAB
What do these websites have in common? One of them is not like the others (Thanks Matt)
Which is real and which is fake?

Learning News - newspaper maker and Brother Creative Center (an online Publisher?)
Glogster - posters with sound, video, text, images
Animoto - images and video to video