As a future English teacher the Pinterest board that spoke to me the most was 4 Reasons to Teach Students the Research Process with Google Drive! The four reasons why all added up to me and I saw how useful it would be for my students. I know I will have to assign my high school students with research papers and just essays in general so teaching them about this in advance will elevate stress level before applying to college. In this the students will learn how to properly find an article that they could use towards their paper rather than just googling a random article that might not be good for them to use. It will help them with what proper citations to use. It will help them with the copy right, proper searching, website evaluation, synthesizing of information. This could be very stressful and if they have the right ways of going about this the process will be easier for them to handle.
The Who Wants To Be a Millionaire game was a good idea. This allows teachers to pick any topic that they are teaching and make up questions to make as a game for the students to learn. This can help them for a test or a quiz or even just as practice for a specific topic. This can be made by the teacher or by the students themselves which is a great part of the game.
The Pinterest board that immediately caught my attention was "How to be a Google Power User." This isn't exactly specific to my content (English) but I feel that this is something that all students should have at their disposal. There are many aspects to the Google search engine that you wouldn't really know about unless you did a little research on the topic. These little known "tricks" can really help to make a student's search more specific to what they are looking for. In a world where research is becoming a bigger part of our classrooms, it is important that we set our students up for success by making sure they are informed about all of these tools that make research a breeze.
I looked at many different pins on the board. I like the rules that many teachers made for the use of the ipad. This helps students know what they should be doing on the ipad. I also liked the zoo game one and the Who wants to be a millionaire. Most importantly though, I love the board and the idea of being able to communicate with teachers or parents through pinterest. In this set up it helps all teachers be able to find something they can use in their classroom. I know many schools have restrictions on what websites can be used and I feel with this kind of help students will be able to do a variety of things on the ipad.
The IPad K-6 Pinterest board caught my attention. It had amazing lists of apps that could be used in a classroom. These apps can engage the student while teaching them. Also the students are learning technology. IPad are definitely a good supplemental learning tool for students to use. I work in a special education classroom we not only use the iPad as a learning tool but also as a reward for good behavior. We are always looking for new apps for our students so this would be a good site to use. I would definitely utilize this web site when I become a teacher for new approaches.
As someone who uses Pinterest all the time, I’ve actually looked at the educational ideas it has to offer before reading this blogpost. This is a great way to find different crafts, lessons, and ideas that teachers all over the place are actually using. They describe exactly how to do it too, which is really helpful and saves time. The pin I chose to explore was the “Google Drive Cheat Sheet.” As someone who knows absolutely nothing about google drive, I figured it would be really helpful. The pin had a screenshot of what the google drive page typically looks like. It had text boxes explaining where most of the necessary functions would be including notifications, apps, settings, create new files and folders, and upload files to google drive. You would never think this existed, probably until you found it on Pinterest really simplified the website. By clicking the pin itself, it takes you to a link to the website called “Daily Genius” where they explain a lot of websites like google drive.
I absolutely love pinterest! It's filled with ideas for teachers to use in the classroom, and I will definitely be using this for creative activities. What really caught my attention was "iBook, Author guide for schools”. I liked this because it shows that schools are willing to incorporate modern technology into classrooms. I also thought “PhotoSpeak” was very interesting because you can turn a portrait into a moving 3D avatar. Students can use this in the class for projects and presentations. The teacher can use this sometimes even to teach!
I really enjoyed the digital portfolio pinterest board. This would be a great way for students to show their work or ideas in the classroom. I wouldn't put their faces on the walls because that would potentially lead to distractions, rather I would let them design and draw their names however they would want. On their 'person' they can put what is interesting to them and a piece of work that they enjoyed and/or did well on. This is something each students can be proud of and come to class knowing they are making progress or learning things in the classroom. Every student has the opportunity to see how well other students are doing or even learn material from what students have decided to put on their 'person'.
I chose to look at the “Easy Organizing Tips for iPads in the Classroom” pin on pinterest. In this pin they gave wonderful ways of organizing how to store the IPads during the day within a classroom setting. What was created was a cubby like closet with a strip of outlets for students to keep their IPads charging. The idea of the outlet strips I felt was extremely beneficial because using IPads in my own district students are consistently running low on battery power with their iPads. If students have a place to charge their IPads during the day their battery power could last longer. I think this procedure I would push in my own classroom
There were many intriguing blogs that were on Pinterest. I found the blog, Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, to be very informative. Specifically, I enjoyed the post titled, "Great Interactive Tutorials to Raise Search Savvy Students."
Students that lack proper researching methods do exist, and it is irresponsible to ask student to complete a project or write a paper without such a tool. Reviewing research methods would be one of my first lessons, in the beginning of the school year. As sad as this may sound, I cannot rely on their previous teacher to have taught them how to research. In order for a student to properly convey the information that I have requested of them, I will need to be assured that they have the capability to research such information.
As a student, I was not engaged in lessons regarding research methods. Although I acquired the knowledge to properly research during undergrad, not having a proper understanding of how to research did hurt me in middle school and high school. Incorporating technology into a lesson, will make learning proper research methods much more enjoyable for the students.
I looked at lesson "draw a line and record your voice. This seemed so cool and interesting. I would definitely use this in my class because it promotes conversation and requires them to use their imagination. Not only can they use this at school, but they can use it at home and it can get everybody involved.
I was completely in awe of the Book Creator App – pinned on Pinterest. This app allows children to give voice “literally” to what would have been a traditional writing piece. Storytelling is one of the most basic yet fundamental skills of all learners. Children have an innate ability to tell stories. What if we could capture those moments, replay them and save them for future use? With this app we can. Students can use this app in school during collaborative group work, or independent work, as well as at home to promote reading. This is a fun and interactive way for students to develop a story with a good plot. They can delete the story if it doesn’t interest them or if they are not satisfied with it or simply want start again. We teach children the writing process which allows them to revise and edit their work before publishing and so this app allows them to do that verbally. To practice I would create a recording of me telling a story, to critique with the students and/or colleagues. Additionally, this app allows teachers to differentiate reading/writing tasks for students that struggle with reading or are reading concepts of print. It reduces the stress of having to write multiple sentences on demand, or correct misspelled words. For enrichment, students can listen to their digital story at home with an adult. Then, they can transfer their story on paper with illustrations. This pin has inspired to me look at reading and writing differently in my classroom. I wonder if this app records video as well as audio?
The pinterest board that caught my attention was the character scrapbook. This tool allows students to put a face to a character and write about their character traits, challenges, and accomplishments. As an ESL teacher, I would use this in my classroom so that students can get a visual and a better understanding of the character. I would have students do this with after each important character is introduced in a text so that they can go back and study. I might also have them create one in the beginning and end to see if the character changes throughout the text.
looked at a pin that shows an app for the Ipad. This app allows students and teachers to record books and send them to one another. This app would very fun to use in a classroom for students to be able to write their own books and use technology to tell the story. I would look into this app more for my future classroom to do a fun and exciting ELA lesson. It can even be used to tell stories about other subjects which would be a great integrated lesson.
The Pinterest Board that would be a lot of fun to incorporate into classroom instruction would be Kahoot as it represents a great tool to create interactive games and quizzes for students on all grade levels. This website is a good teaching tool that can be applied to any content area for any grade. Both teachers and students can create review games, quizzes, and study tools to be used in the classroom or at home. One of the best things about Kahoot is that it can be used to differentiate instruction and could prove very useful with Academic Support students as well as ESL/ELL students. Kahoot creates interactive quizzes that can be played by single or multiple players with students competing against one another for a score.
I viewed many different pins and PhotoSpeak interested me. It is a 3D avatar that you can make from any portrait photo. You speak to it and it repeats your every word. I believe this could be an engaging interactive activity that students could use in my Social Studies classroom. Students could choose an important historical figure from the unit (for example, a President or a painter from the Renaissance) writing a detailed biography about the historical figure in first person. They would speak their report to PhotoSpeak and show the class in an oral presentation, using a portrait photo of their historical figure. PhotoSpeak could be very engaging and helpful to the classroom, especially in Social Studies and English.
One thing that interested me about the Pintrest board was the differentiating from instruction. I currently do this for multiple classes since I have an entire 6th grade of 400 students to teach over the school year. Each class is different whether it is an inclusion special education class or an honors gifted and talented class. Spending time to make the appropriate changes so it fits your students is so important. Communicating with parents I thought was also a great idea since we constantly have to update parents on students progress and how they may have to improve.
I looked at the Google classroom pin. I thought it was very interesting and definitely something I would use in my classroom in the future. Kids today are very tech savvy, and use the computer almost all the time whether at home, on the go or in the classroom. I think that the Google classroom is a good idea for students to be able to interact with one another outside the classroom with assignments. I think that Google classroom is especially good for the shy students because it allows them to speak their mind without being pressured in the classroom. You no longer need a pen and paper, everything can be saved on your Google drive so you never have to worry about misplacing anything. This is a great concept and will definitely use this in the future.
This pinterest board is a really good thing for teachers to follow. I personally have my own pinterest and I'm always looking for new education boards to follow and get new ideas for my future classroom. The one pin I really liked was the create a timeline on the ReadWriteThink website. As a future Social Studies teacher having the students create their own timelines in and outside of the classroom to help them understand the different time periods they'll be learning. The other pins were also really good to help me with my classroom.
This Pinterest board is very helpful for both current and future teachers. It has very useful websites to help incorporate new ideas into the classroom. The one pin that caught my attention was the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire game. I think this is a great way to incorporate review into the classroom. Students are huge fans of playing games. It an be used to help students earn extra credit or to help gain more practice on a particular subject. I would definitely incorporate this into my classroom in the future. -Lauren G.
After going on pinterest I chose the pin- how to be a terrible iPad teacher. This gave me a list of ten things that a terrible iPad teacher will do. First off they think that if they use an iPad in class then they are automatically a great teacher when it comes to implementing technology. This is wrong because teachers could be using iPads for the wrong reasons. Some teachers think that it is appropriate to use their iPads during class to check emails. It explains that this is something that teachers should not do because they should have all their attention on the students instead. Another point it makes is that teachers should not always let kids play games on their iPads when there is a break in the class or if they have finished their work early. iPads should be used for educational purposes. This article gave insight of how to effectively use iPads in a classroom.
I happen to like the Class DoJo app. I actually downloaded it on my phone. Special Ed is my passion and I believe that this app will work great. This app is for classroom management. It encourages students and gives positive feedback instantly on the skills that matters most to your classroom. I love that the students get to view their behaviors. Parents can sign in to see how their child did for the day. It has simple communication with parents with ClassDojo Reports and instant messaging. There are also printable reports. The app is readily available in the app store and the best part is that it is free. I can't wait to sign up for it.
While I was exploring the IPAD apps and games on pinterest I discovered many useful apps. One app that I would use in my ESL classroom in the future would be something I found on I AM TEACHER 2.0. The webpage had over 2,000 videos to explain various programs. My favorite was Classroom Oulgout English IPAD. What it is exactly is soft wear for English elementary learners. The app has songs (ex.head, shoulders, knees, and toes)stories, and games (ex. where the user follows direction to help dress a animated figure). I did notice that while the user changes between activities they have to continuously put a password in. Overall it looks user friendly and PERFECT for the ELL students at the beginner or emerging level. The video I watched explained the program in just a few minutes and was easy to understand.I can not wait to utilize this technology with some of my students.
I'm an avid user of Pinterest. I think it is an amazing resource for not only school related ideas, but for anything really. It can provide you with wonderful bulletin boards, activities, lessons, and other school ideas that can be adapted into your own classroom--something I use frequently as a TA in a classroom and something I plan on doing as a future teacher.
A lot of the ideas regarding games to teach lessons is something I definitely plan on bringing into the classroom. For example: Jeopardy would be a great resource for test review and a way to get students motivated!
But I really love this poster: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/441000988486421400 --this is something that would be necessary on the walls to promote safety and reliability for students while on the computer--whether they are in school or at home.
I love Pinterest- I think it is such a great resource for gathering and sharing ideas for almost anything you want to do. I recently have started a Pinterest board for my future classroom, and found a lot of things here that I wanted to add! My favorite Pin that I found was "Hit the Mark with Digital Exit Cards!" I think exit tickets are a really effective educational strategy. Not only do they allow the student to sum up the lesson and put in their own words what they did and did not understand, they allow the teacher to review their performance for the day. Were the objective achieved? Do my students learn what I need them to know in order to move forward tomorrow? Making exit tickets digital is something that our students will really relate to, since as Megan pointed out, our students are always engaged with some form of technology- their computer, their phone, their iPad, etc. My favorite idea from this Pin was having students send a tweet, which limits their ideas to a sentence or two (140 characters max) about what they learned in class, or about a question they still have. The teacher can pick a hashtag the students must use so they can find them, or they can be handwritten and turned in. I think this is a fun way for students to recap the lesson for themselves, and for the teacher to get feedback on the day.
Browsing the Pins, I really enjoyed the Tech Exit Ticket ideas. Having an Exit ticket to know if the kids have grasped the concept, need more information, a refresher, or insight into the subject matter is essential. Exit tickets are quick forms of assessment and the post showed how using the technology can streamline it.
Using Vines, YouTube Videos, Edmoto posts, a quick Tweet or a photo on Instagram that expresses the theme of the day can all be ways of judging how much each student knows. It can streamline the process and help us, as teachers, determine if we have to go over other materials, provide extra assignments, individual extra help or nothing at all. I look forward to being able to use technology to help enhance the learning and assessment process.
I love Pinterest! I think it is a great way to share ideas about similar interests. The use of ipads is huge right now in the world of technology and its use in the classroom. One board I found is the google in the classroom. There are so many opportunities for our students to use research as a means of finding information, reviewing their work and enhancing what they learned. It is just as important for our teachers to learn the best ways to use google in their classrooms. We do need to research the best ways to use this popular search engine. I enjoyed looking through the various Ipad lessons available on pinterest.. I will definitely visit again!
Pinterest is a great app where teachers can find innovative ways to use technology in the classroom. I found a pin called "Hit the Mark with Digital Media Exit Cards", and I would love to incorporate this in my future classroom. The article explains may ways to use technology instead of paper for an "exit slip" component of a lesson. Students can use an ipad or phone and create an exit slip using a different app, for example Instagram, Vine, Youtube, and twitter, that explains the key concept of what they learned in the classroom. That article states that teachers need to find a "way of assessing what students were learning both as the class was unfolding and at the completion of class." I think the idea of using digital exit slips is a great solution. It can help engage more students in the classroom as well as allow students to use devices that they use in their everyday lives.
I love Pinterest! Not only can you use Pinterest for beauty tips, wedding ideas, recipes, etc., you can also find great ideas for the classroom… which is what I have recently been using it for the most. Pinterest is a great tool that is filled with such terrific ideas that will help intrigue all students while learning. Pinterest provides teachers with so many ideas for lessons, bulletin boards, and any school related things you could possibly think of. In the classroom, based on my observations and experience, I find that sometimes it is hard to come up with new and fun ways to review for a test in the classroom. With this, you can get great game ideas in order to review material, in ways the students will most definitely remember. The teach exit ticket idea was a great one too! Using exit tickets is great to help find out if the students truly understood the lesson and what was being taught to them.
I love Pinterest! It leads you to ideas you may have never have thought of on your own. The pin I found most interesting on this particular board was the pin that described PhotoSpeak. I love this iPad app for the freign language classroom because it is a fun and interactive way for students to use the language. Students are definitely more willing to speak the language when it involves using an avatar that resembles and sounds like them. I am definitely going to use this in my classroom since all of my students have iPads.
When exploring the pinterest boards, I really liked the "Wheel of Fortune" idea. Thinking about my classroom I thought that this is not only a great way to help students develop and memorize vocabulary and facts, but it can also help them with their spelling. I think having an interactive healthy competition in their classroom is always a great way to keep students engaged. I will definitely be using these game show themed apps going forward in my teaching.
The pin that interested me was the “8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students.” I have not had my own classroom yet and I always wondered what teachers did on the first day to get to know their students. This pin gave great ideas on how to use technology to get to know your students. I really like the idea of creating an all about me poster using Canva, Smore and Tackk. Then you would have the students share who they are. I also liked creating a collaborative class timeline in Google spreadsheet or Google Draw. You have the students fill in important events like birthdays on the timeline and then share it on your website. Then throughout the year you can fill in more events you do as a class. I also really liked the idea of having students share information about themselves through Google Forms. It’s a survey you have students do and then you can view on the SMARTBoard. I would definitely use these tech tools to get to know my students on the first day of school.
Danielle Collins said... the ten twitter chats for teachers is very interesting to me. It provides networking for teachers, and visual aids to see how they are doing different lessons within the classroom. Having set times for these teachers chats, on each subject gives great feedback and insight from teachers all over the country, if not all over the world. I am very interested and willing to add this into my daily routine when I am in the classroom.
I loved the Pinterest Board! As a Pre-K teacher, I am always using pinterest for different ideas to use within my classroom with my students. I liked the Google pin as I feel that it is something that I would definitely implement into my own lessons in the classroom.
I really enjoyed the tech exit ticket idea. i already use exit tickets myself in my classroom to see if the students understood the lesson. Converting those exit tickets in a technological fashion though would be a fun and quick way to receive the exit tickets and also SAVE PAPER! I really enjoyed this idea and hope to use it in my classroom next week.
I agree with Michael O'Keefe. I am currently a Social Studies teacher and use Exit Tickets/Slips to make sure my students understand the main topic of the lesson. However, it does get tedious when it comes to reading through and organizing the Exit Tickets for 6 different classes. It would also save paper if I convert to the Tech Exit Ticket. I also believe that the student would be very interested and engaged in filling out their Exit Tickets on their iPad or using technology in some way.
While exploring the Pintrest site pertaining to iPad lessons and technology, I found there to be so many useful and interesting apps. A specific app that intrigued me was “The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education in 2015-So far.” This would be perfect in an English language learner classroom considering it is not intended for tech savvy users, and the content is geared towards the teacher’s curriculum. The program includes a simple download that is free of charge, which includes the newest methods, tools and provides quizzes. I would love to incorporate this app into my future classroom because it seems easy to use and easy to teach to children as well. Students are always excited about having technology in the classroom and I would want to monitor the app and not use it every single class. I believe in moderation to keep children engaged so when they do get a chance to use this app, they can be more curious as to what they are going to learn.
I chose the pin called "Create Flashcards from a Google Spreadsheet". I like this because I can create flashcards for any subject. I think these are a helpful way for students to study. The flashcards are quick and easy to make and they can include pictures, videos, and or text. These flashcards can even turn into a printable quiz. I would definitely use these to test that the students know the topic on hand and I would use them as study guides before a test. I would use it for all subjects.
I picked the "Popplet" app which helps students create graphic organizers. I think this is a very useful app because it could be used in a variety of different ways. Teachers can have students use this in the middle of a unit as a group activity. For example, if I was teaching a lesson on the causes of WWII, students could create a graphic organizer on that using Popplet. I would give them the option of creating whichever type of graphic organizer they think would be most helpful to them, whether it be a Venn Diagram, or a web, or a flow chart. Using graphic organizers taps into students visual aspect of learning, so whatever type of diagram helps them learn better is what they should use. Same should go for if they are using Popplet at the end of a unit to create a review sheet in order to study for an exam.
A pin that interested me was The Wanderlust Teacher cite that demonstrated making book trailers. The idea was to make a trailer, or movie preview-type presentation. I think this could be used in a Social Studies class very well. Students could make book trailers about a book that they are assigned to read as well as time period trailers, story trailers, war trailers, etc. This could really help the students take what they are learning and use their knowledge and creativity to make a trailer.
One of the pins that stood out to me was “Using Popplet in the classroom”. Popplet is a great app since it’s used to create graphic organizers. This app can be used in all subject areas. For English and Social Studies you can use the app to create character maps, cause and effect, main ideas and details, all about me projects, compare and contrast, and research projects. The best part about the app is that you can add images from the internet or take your own pictures. I definitely saved this pin on my own Pinterest account and I think you should too!!
In this pin there are three computer programs that are broken down and explained. Each has beneficial features that can be used in any classroom.
Symbaloo This is a great tool because it allows you to post all of the different links you have for your classroom on one webpage. This will benefit a teacher because he/she can have all of their links in one place instead of copying and pasting it on a word document. It will also benefit students because they will be able to access the links anytime they need to. It also helps so they don’t have to type out the web address every time they want to do an activity.
I would definitely use this program while teaching because it will keep all of my links organized and in one place.
GoNoodle This program has different brain breaks for students. You can pick which character your class wants to be and they take you through a five minute brain break to get your kids active. Brain breaks are important to do throughout the day because they allow your students to release some energy and focus on school work. It also gives them a quick break during the day.
I would use this in my classroom to have my students regain focus if they are distracted. It is a good way to get their attention again.
Flubaroo This is a tool which helps teachers grade tests and quizzes. It seems like you can use it through excel but I am not sure how efficient the program would be. I don’t think I would use this in my classroom because I would want to grade the work myself. This program is a good idea but it cannot leave comments on the students’ work. I would want to leave comments on the side so the student knows why they got points off.
I chose the pin "Create Flashcards from a Google Spreadsheet". I like this because I can create flashcards for any subject. Its a great tool for memorization and for repetition, especially in the special education field. The flashcards are quick and easy to make and they can include pictures, videos, and or text, which goes well for all my students. These flashcards can even turn into a quiz, if need be. I would use it for all subjects, even for life skills, if I could find something along those lines.
The app that I chose is Poplet. This app is a very simple and easy to use graphic organizer. This is used on an iPad. I find that it can be very useful for my students. We use a “word splash” for writing lessons that help students create sentences using the topic and words that have to do with the topic. This would be way more engaging for students to see it on an iPad. Students can record and see information about topics such as weather and animals. I think it’s also helpful for children who struggle in reading. You can help a student comprehend the topic by incorporating pictures. I would even utilize this for my own personal use such as writing ideas down for lessons and even class grouping.
The app that I explored was, "Poplet." This app is a simple but engaging way for students to organize their ideas. This app can be used in the classroom on an Ipad. I would use this app when I am in a character unit. Students can conduct character studies and make character maps on this app. Students are able to add their own pictures from the internet or they can take their own picture. I would use this when talking about character traits or feelings. You could even use this map to compare characters or stories.
The pin that I chose to explore was the one for the Kahoot! App. I chose this one because I had heard a couple of other teachers talking about it at my school the other day and they indicated that they had gotten very positive results with student engagement.
The pin led to an easy-to-understand quick start guide for using Kahoot. The app allows teachers to create interactive quizzes and activities that can be simultaneously accessed by students in the class on their devices and participate in real time. I have used, or tried to use, similar types of apps like eClicker and Socrative in the past. They can be very useful for doing review sessions in a way that is effective and engaging for students. Many of the apps that I have tried in the past had significant problems, or were very time-consuming to set up. Kahoot seems to solve all of these problems. The set up is quite intuitive, and allows for the integration of many different types of media. Student can connect to it very easily with a variety of different devices.
I have long made use of an interactive game-type method for review, and have found it to be quite effective, as well as being a student favorite. The element of a game, particularly with a time-sensitive component, not only keeps students interested and engaged, but also the addition of a time constraint trains students to be able to quickly retrieve information or reach conclusions in a way that that is helpful when time-managing a long assessment. When students are working in teams, I have it also helps to bring out students who are usually more reserved in a group setting.
I am actually quite pleased that someone has finally created a tool for this purpose that works well and is relatively easy to use, even for less tech-oriented teachers. I plan to use it in my classroom soon, and definitely will be using it during midterm review.
As a new education student at Molloy, I have noticed that my peers and even old friends from home who teach use Pinterest often to keep their lessons and activities fresh and continually engage their students. I have been told that this application is a great resource to include and research regularly in many different subjects and content area. This is no different when it comes to incorporating technology in the classroom. This application can also be especially useful for older teachers or teachers who are very unfamiliar with technology or how to use technology in their classrooms/lessons. It is crucial to include technology into most, if not all, of lessons in order to appeal to many different types of students/learners and provide students with the tools necessary to be able to research and find information quickly and accurately. After examining this page on Pinterest, there are many movies, games, and activities that I would love to use in my future classroom and lessons. I believe all teachers should have this application as a resource and should use it consistently to keep class time and lessons fun and exciting for our students.
Kahoot.it is an excellent website/app for creating competitive quizzes which require lightning reflexes in order to come out on top. Students can access the quiz using a code generated by the site on their phone or tablet device in order play, where they can create their own nickname in order to answer questions for points to try and place on the leaderboard. Questions are multiple choice and allow you to embed a video for your question to reference. This is an excellent tool to gauge prior knowledge of a subject or review for an assessment and is applicable to any subject.
Popplet is an excellent tool to use in the classroom. In my classroom, the students have access to the app via their iPads However, it is available on both the iPad and the web. It allows you to create Popplet boards and access them from either platform. Popplet is a wonderful tool to help students visually organize their ideas. It does a wonderful job in capturing facts, thoughts, and images and learning to create relationships between them.
I have used this app to guide students into creating a family tree. Popplet does an excellent job at allowing the students to personalize their thoughts by creating relationships between newly introduced Spanish vocabulary and images of their relatives.
Choose one pin that interests you. Explore it and write about how you might use the same app, idea or procedure in your classroom in the future.
The mystery skype game is a very useful and fun way that I as a foreign language teacher can incorporate Ipads into my classroom. With the use of an Ipad or another app, I am able to use facetime to connect my students with another classroom from around the world. I have already used Ipads to connect my students with their pen-pal partners in Spain. The students are able to actually talk with someone face to face, use real language and communication with people over 5000 miles away. This use of technology is one of the best ways in my opinion to connect us to other people and aide us in seeing another country.
I chose the pin on Kahoot, Socrative, and Quizizz. I have heard about these online quiz/games before, but never have actually used them. I think as an informal/formative assessment, all three of these are great tools to implement into one’s classroom. They are fun and engaging for the students, allows them to have a game-like competitiveness while learning, and provides good feedback to the teacher about students’ understanding. I liked how this pin provided a chart comparing the key features of these three tools. It is extremely helpful to know these things, because it will allow you to decide which to use depending on your goal or purpose in your lesson. I do have access to some iPads in school, and therefore can use any of these tools. I would like to try these out (maybe quizizz first because you don’t need an account) in my classroom as part of a formative assessment in my math or ELA classes, and see how students respond to it. If they are engaged and learning, then I will continue to try each of these during future lessons.
I pick the 7 Ways Teacher can use Hangout, This one drawn to me since I like to travel and interact with ppl from all over the world this is a great tool for students to meet another classroom from around the world and share an interest. Using hangout is the best way children to learn about other culture and also discuss a topic that they are discussing in the classroom. Just like the example of the book if the same classroom is reading the same book they can share their thoughts and idea.
Joseph I agree, I use Pinterest with a lot of my lesson especially since I worked with younger children it gives me a lot fresh idea in what to do and how to keep the children interested and motivated.
I chose the link that lead to online game assessments. The examples given were Kahoot, Secretive and Quizziz. After reading about each assessment they are seem to be a fun interactive way for students to complete an assessment. The one I liked best was Kahoot. I think the fun music and colors are perfect to show children that it is a laid back type of assessment and there is no pressure on them at the time. Kahoot allows teachers to create their own quizzes by entering questions (can include multimedia aspects) and providing 4 multiple choice answers. Teachers can also search the Kahoot site for pre-made quizzes that go along with their topic. Kahoot requires students to login from personal devices such as iPads, smart phones, chrome books, etc. After logging in with the "game code" that was provided to the teacher, students answer questions one by one as they appear on the screen. The game then tallies the answers and creates a bar graph of the answers students chose. All answers are confidential, so no student will feel embarrassed if they get the answer wrong. This is a great way for a teacher to informally assess how his/her class is retaining the material. The graph helps show what percentage of students got the answer right, verse what percentage got it wrong. This will help a teacher prepare for future lessons.
I enjoy using Pinterest as a source for ideas in my lessons.
After browsing the weblinks on the pinterest page, I came across a website I would love to implement in my classroom. I looked deeply into Kahoot. It is a website that allows you to create a quiz or take a premade quiz. Students will log onto the app by using a "game code" that has them in the group. Students will see the choices on their iPad and they select one of the multiple choice options. Students are even able to see who is in the top places (by answering correctly and quickly) after each question. It is very engaging because students strive to receive that first place. One of the reasons I do love this app is that it provides teachers with a graph of how students scored on the questions. It can provide a baseline for what information has to be retaught and what information students have grasped.
I chose 30 kids, one Ipad, no problem pin on this pintrest board. I decided to click this because I have this exact issue. I have one Ipad and 32 students in my classroom. I never really can find educational apps to help me while I am teaching in the classroom. The first one is something I have been looking for and NEVER have been able to find where it is quick and easy. I love stick pick because I often use real sticks and students hide and even throw out their stick from the bin. These different apps allow teachers to use technology in the classroom in a positive way and better the classroom. The Tick-tock app is another awesome app to have on your phone or Ipad. I use the timer on the smartboard and half the time it doesn't go off or skips minutes. This pin is extremely helpful since I struggle with googling apps for educational purposes.
The pin I chose was called "Instagram for Teachers". It interested me because like many of us, I use Instagram and I follow a few educational profiles. This pin gives a handful of educational bloggers that the author follows which have many ideas, information, and pictures that would interest teachers. She also gives many hashtags that teachers can search for to find new ideas, such as #iteachfirstgrade, #teacherlife, #teachersoninstagram, etc. It is a great, free resource to use. I would and have already used some of these hashtags when displaying ideas on Instagram for other teachers to use or gain ideas from.
I explored the pin” Top 20 Websites every teacher should know: Elementary Level”. This pin is very useful and I see myself using it to incorporate technology into my lesson planning and activities for students. Some of the website I’ve used in the past, for instance scholastic.com animaldiscovery.com and teachertube.com. Some of the websites I discovered as a result of this pin are: 1) goedline.com – This site has over 2000 e-books for elementary students. All the core subject areas are covered. Craft activities, worksheets etc., fun Math board games and real science experiment ideas are provided. There is such a wide range of interactive activities for students. TV characters such as Arthur or Sesame characters are also featured on the pin. 2) funbrain.com – This pin featured word puzzles and games. It is tailored for older children, but younger ones can still benefit. Facts are a concentration area of this site and so it can provide a lot of ideas for peer group, learning activities, where students are engaged in active learning through play. 3) turtlediary.com – this site is ideal for kindergarten or pre-school activities. A plethora of activities and craft are listed. As a teacher it will be very helpful in giving me ideas, which I can easily incorporate into my classroom.
I think the Pinterest Board is a great way for teachers to share creative ideas. While viewing site for the first time, I came across so many different strategies that might not work in every classroom but can be adapted to meet the needs of any individual class. One of the ideas were, the use of an Exit Tickets/Slips. I really like this strategy because it allows the teacher to check for understanding at the end of each lesson. Students don't always ask for help when they are confused so this gives them a chance to write down their thoughts and the teacher will know how to help their students succeed.
The pin I thought was a great idea to implement in the classroom is the iPad Acceptable Use Policy. This policy has all the rules that are absolutely necessary when students are using iPads in the classroom. Each student gets a copy of the policy to read over and sign once they have understood the rules. This policy in my classroom would be a way to show my students the understanding of a contract. If that contract is broken their iPad privileges will be taken away. Overall I believe the whole Pinterest board is a great tool for teacher to use to get ideas to implement in the classroom.
The pin that I found extremely interesting was the 16 Little-Known Teacher Tools. This pin explains some of the excellent tools that a teacher could use to navigate a successful and consistently focused classroom. One tool that I found specifically in this pin was Quipper. This is an app that helps teachers keep constant track of their students' progress inside the classroom. This could be extremely helpful in viewing a students' progress and creating alternative ways to help students succeed. I believe that Pinterest is an extremely helpful website for teachers to use. Not only does it give teachers clever strategies to implement in a classroom, but it also gives teachers a chance to get to know their students' skills and abilities.
The board i found the most helpful was the 35 favorite free apps for teachers. This pin shows some very helpful FREE apps that teachers can use form day to day life in the classroom. With there being so many apps out there this is great because, someone else has done the research and narrowed the search to only the apps that are helpful and remove all the other clutter. Being I want to teach science the app that interested me the most was Discovery Education. With school internet being slow and everything is block this is an awesome resource to have to get images and videos.
The page or website that I found was pegeek.com. I went to this site and found it extremely interesting. The main focus of the page is Physical Education and Technology. Which is great because in the gymnasium one of the hardest things to do is to incorporate technology into your lessons. A few reasons or challenges to me personally is the fact that I teach in a relatively low socioeconomic area money is always and issue. This website gives great ideas tons of apps, blogs, and other references to use in the classroom. I will be using this website in my professional career.
This Pin on Pinterest brought about a topic I believe many teachers face. Throughout the several schools I have been in for observations, student teaching and professional work, I have noticed that many teachers are hesitant about the idea of incorporating technology into the classroom, most specifically with the iPads. The question that the other posed that I thought was critical is not "Why iPads in the classroom," but "HOW to use iPads in the classroom." I thought the idea of this article and the argument it brought up was most significant. It is understood that technology can bring about endless possibilities. Instead of shutting out the possibilities and refusing to adapt to a world that has seen technology enter the classroom, it should be embraced and we as teachers should continue to "learn" as teachers and develop new ways and strategies to bring into the classroom with the use of technology, to grab the interest of the students. Instead of shutting out a world of endless possibilities with technology, teachers should ask how they can bring this abou tin the classroom and add a new two into their arsenal for teaching.
Looking at the different Pinterest posts on the use of technology in the classroom, one post I was curious about was “Texting in the Classroom” by the Brown Bag Teacher. This showed how technology could be incorporated into lessons by having the teacher create their own conversation through text.The author lists the site where you can fit between 35 and 50 words on the screen (a conversation between two different people) and then explains that you can just screenshot the conversation and use it in the classroom with students. What’s great about this site is that it is free and allows for the teacher to create a conversation between any two people. In addition, the author of the site explained that she uses this strategy during her morning message to introduce what the students need to be doing when they first arrive at school, during reading time to show a conversation between two characters and to introduce or review vocabulary. I think I would use this app in my own classroom because it allows students to make the connection between their own ways of communication outside the classroom and then bringing it into the classroom. Recently, I taught in fifth grade and was surprised by how many students had phones and that all the students were in group messages.These messages discussed homework assignments, book reports as well as after school activities. Because the students are already messaging each other outside of school,having this type of format in the class would be engaging for them.I could see students not only reading these messages for information, but also creating their own based on literacy characters we read about or even historical people. This would allow the students to have a deeper understanding of the characters because they would have to write as if they were that character.
In response to Christopher: I agree that as teachers we need to be constantly learning and finding new ways for our students to achieve success, including technology. While technology is only one way to do this, many might be hesitant to incorporate technology because it is so new and different. However, technology is a great way to modify instruction as well as engage students in higher order thinking.
After looking through the pin board, I noticed a pin for a "iPad use contract".I think this pin is a great idea to utilize in a classroom setting. Many of my students use the iPad for speech sessions, literacy work, and a reward. This “contract” can be used as a tool for students to learn about responsibility and have parents involved in their child’s academic career schooling.
I found a pin about "Zaption", i have never heard of it until i researched it. It allows the teachers to add text, images, and questions to videos. The videos can be from youtube, or personal videos. This transforms the video from a one-way informative lecture to an interactive learning activity. It engages students, checks for understanding, and provides you with a way to check student progress. Teachers can share the lesson for students to complete on their own or show the video in class to complete together. I would use this site in my classroom. Their are a lot of history videos that can be shown in class, and now instead of just having the students watch it, they can critically think and ask questions and answer questions on the video, with the help of Zaption. It can be an independent project or be used as a group lesson during class, but either way it is a different interactive learning activity that the teacher can use to engage the students.
I loved all the pins about the rules for the iPad, I feel that this is important to set in place before the school year takes off. Using the iPads in some schools can be a treat for the students so to have the rules in place and make sure the students understand these rules is very essential. The pin I enjoyed was "Instagram for teachers," I feel like many of us in this generation have Instagram accounts and can really benefit from this pin. She uses hashtags to make the search easier and more specific to what you're looking for. I also enjoyed the Pinterest Board, this is a great way to "spread the wealth," seeing new ideas or different strategies that can work in your classroom can be extremely beneficial. It's great to have resources like this and can make teaching even more fun for not only the educators but especially the students.
The pin that interested me the most was “10 ways to electrify class with Kahoot!” I chose this pin because I have personally experienced Kahoot in the classroom as a student myself, and I thoroughly enjoyed it even as a college student. As a future teacher, I believe it is an effective way to formatively assess students, as well as create an engaging activity for them to assess their own learning and knowledge about a specific topic. It is super easy to use and is also individualized because teachers are able to create their own questions and assessment for their students specific to any topic and content area. In addition, teachers can allow their students to create their own Kahoot questions which allows them to be active in their learning and in how they learn through their assessments. I would personally use Kahoot in my future classroom as a way to formatively assess my students in all content areas, in an engaging and motivational way.
I chose the Ted Talk pin. I was introduced to TedTalks last semester in a literacy in education course and I fell in love with them! These talks, long and short are very interesting and discuss all types of topics. Some are relevant to the curriculum and some are relevant to being a good person or general knowledge. Students are able to listen to experts perfectly describe what they know best. Most of the TedTalks force the audience to think critically. This pin takes critical thinking a bit further. Students are not just watching a video but they are interacting with the content. The students complete the 4 C’s graphic organizer while watching the videos in which they take notes on Connections, Challenges, Concepts and Changes. I will use this technique to broaden my students knowledge on different subjects. They will be able to make connections to their own lives. Students can become more worldly and more understanding of various ideas, problems and challenges in the world today.
reply to Peter; I like that you chose something about PE. I am very involved with sports and worked as a P.E teacher at two private schools. Bringing technology into the gym it not something a person would commonly think of and I think it is awesome that people are doing it! its sad that not all students across the country are able to make use of technology based on socioeconomic status.
The pin that caught my eye was the one on Rules for the iPad. This is extremely important with using i Pads or any other technology in the classroom. Students need a clear understanding of what they are and arent allowed to do while using technology like i Pads in the classroom. Another pin that I found interesting was "Instagram for Techers". This was an interesting way to use instagram to find posts and information using hashtags. Overall, I found pintrest and the board beneficial. It allows you to access information and ideas in a quick, friendly manner. Many of the posts have useful information and activities that you can adapt and bring into your own classroom.
One pin that I was interested in was the "How to create a Kahoot" pin. Kahoot is a great online interactive quiz activity that demonstrates how well the students understood the content of a specific lesson. A great component of the Kahoot is that the teacher themselves can develop their own questions, with their own responses. This way, teachers will be able to appropriately differentiate the lesson based on the students learning needs. This interactive game can be used in both the general ed setting with the whole class, or in a small group instruction, even a resource room setting. Teachers are also able to set a time limit on the questions, so in this case, some students may be allotted more time than others to answer questions, based on their academic performances in the classroom. This activity can be developed within any subject area, whether it serves as an assessment to a reading passage, a math concept, a social studies lesson, or a science experiment. This online activity allows teachers to use their creativity, keeping students motivated by choosing topics and questions that will not only interest them, but meet their own academic levels that they are at on an individual level.
In reply to Kaitlyn: I also enjoyed exploring the app on Rules for the iPad. It is important for both teachers and students to understand the technology that they are using and how it applies in the classroom. It sets rules and expectations to keep students in order, while allowing them to know exactly what is expected of them as they complete particular tasks or engage within free time. You are totally right when you say that Pinterest is very beneficial in general and allows us teachers to access information and ideas in a quick manner that will improve and build upon our skills as teachers in the classroom setting.
Choose one pin that interests you. Explore it and write about how you might use the same app, idea or procedure in your classroom in the future.
I chose the pin "Making Technology Meaningful in Primary". I really enjoyed reading about how this teacher, who has experience in teaching both before and after technology became a prominent part of the classroom, uses iPad's to support her students' learning. She stresses the importance of not underestimating the ability of 5 and 6 year olds to use these iPads, because it is a huge part of their life and it is not going away any time soon. I especially liked reading about how although she restricts her students free reign of the internet, she is able to control what internet content the students do see by using QR codes. I think that is a great way to further students learning without running the risk of exposing them to things on the internet that are not appropriate in a classroom setting.
I like the pin "who wants to be a million air" and the book creator app. The who wants to be a million air game is a great and fun way for teachers to review a topic before a quiz, test, or even at the end of every week. In my class we have "fun Fridays" and I am definitely going to start using this. When playing this game, the students don't even realize they are learning or reviewing something. They will get really into it because there will be points given to each team. I think this is also great for peer learning because students will have the chance to explain answers in their own way which make more sense to other students who may not fully understand something. This is also great for rainy day indoor recess. The book creator app is something I really enjoyed looking into. When I was younger my mom would buy blank books and I would try and make up my own stories a draw my own pictures to go along with it. I remember being so proud to bring them in class and read it to everyone. This app really gives students the chance to use their imagination and also show their understanding for what a book should have. The teacher can give a checklist of some things their book can include like, setting, theme, plot etc.
On the Pin “AR - Augmented Reality” by Sarah Bartlett, a 1st grade teacher, she explains how she used the iPad to provide students with “augmented reality” technology. She used the app, Aurasma, which uses AR technology to make personalized "auras" and "triggers" come to life with a pop up video. An excellent way she used Aurasma was to show parents his/her children's work on a bulletin board during conferences, while introducing a newer technology to them and the rest of Sarah’s school. Her students drew a picture about themselves and wrote three sentences that could lead a reader to discovering who they were. Sarah then called each student back one by one and took them through the steps of turning their illustration (called the trigger) into a video overlay (called an aura) of them saying "Hi! You guessed right!" The students were very excited to also find out who each description belonged to. I would love to use augmented reality technology in the classroom because it can is new, fun and exciting technology that students and teachers could enjoy. It adds excitement to lessons, and helps to keep students engaged.
The app ChatterPix is a great way to have students be creative being able to reteach a topic in their own words. Chatterpix by Duck Duck Moose lets students pick a different character or animal, they then use their own original words and voices to tell a story. The picture then moves as if the animal or character was talking. This is a great opportunity for a student to be creative in expressing a book review or reteaching themselves a lesson. I would use this for group projects when retelling a story that we read in class.
Response: I agree with Shana, interactive activities, may they be group or independent work, are important for students to complete. It gives them a great example to express what they have learned and practice when working in group settings.
I love Pinterest. I believe that this website is good for all ages regardless of what it is someone is looking for that has to do with planning. I was quite surprised as to how common the I-pad lessons are being practiced in schools. I believe it is very smart for teachers to influence the learning through technology not only does it practice on educational lessons but it allows them to fully engage with something that they have much interest in. Regardless if the students actually like the lessons they are doing all that matters is that they are using technology which they love. From slides teaching lessons to educational games there are many positives when it comes to using the I-pad. Teachers should allow students to explore further into topics using technology because it embraces all types of learning in which most traditional classrooms is impossible to complete. Not only is it good for students but it is good for their parents as well to watch lessons on what it is their child is learning and how they can help them as well. It is very important that all students needs are met when in school and I love this new technology, which gives each child the opportunity to learn in their own special way.
The pin that I found most interesting was 10 ways to use 1 iPad in your classroom. This pin was so interesting because there are so many great things that you can use in the classroom via apps. I got so many great ideas that I will implement into my classroom one day. The teacher who created this pin was so selfless and used her own iPad in order to help her students and she would use her own money to buy application in order to make learning more engaging in her classroom.
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As a future English teacher the Pinterest board that spoke to me the most was 4 Reasons to Teach Students the Research Process with Google Drive! The four reasons why all added up to me and I saw how useful it would be for my students. I know I will have to assign my high school students with research papers and just essays in general so teaching them about this in advance will elevate stress level before applying to college. In this the students will learn how to properly find an article that they could use towards their paper rather than just googling a random article that might not be good for them to use. It will help them with what proper citations to use. It will help them with the copy right, proper searching, website evaluation, synthesizing of information. This could be very stressful and if they have the right ways of going about this the process will be easier for them to handle.
The Who Wants To Be a Millionaire game was a good idea. This allows teachers to pick any topic that they are teaching and make up questions to make as a game for the students to learn. This can help them for a test or a quiz or even just as practice for a specific topic. This can be made by the teacher or by the students themselves which is a great part of the game.
The Pinterest board that immediately caught my attention was "How to be a Google Power User." This isn't exactly specific to my content (English) but I feel that this is something that all students should have at their disposal. There are many aspects to the Google search engine that you wouldn't really know about unless you did a little research on the topic. These little known "tricks" can really help to make a student's search more specific to what they are looking for. In a world where research is becoming a bigger part of our classrooms, it is important that we set our students up for success by making sure they are informed about all of these tools that make research a breeze.
I looked at many different pins on the board. I like the rules that many teachers made for the use of the ipad. This helps students know what they should be doing on the ipad. I also liked the zoo game one and the Who wants to be a millionaire. Most importantly though, I love the board and the idea of being able to communicate with teachers or parents through pinterest. In this set up it helps all teachers be able to find something they can use in their classroom. I know many schools have restrictions on what websites can be used and I feel with this kind of help students will be able to do a variety of things on the ipad.
The IPad K-6 Pinterest board caught my attention. It had amazing lists of apps that could be used in a classroom. These apps can engage the student while teaching them. Also the students are learning technology. IPad are definitely a good supplemental learning tool for students to use. I work in a special education classroom we not only use the iPad as a learning tool but also as a reward for good behavior. We are always looking for new apps for our students so this would be a good site to use. I would definitely utilize this web site when I become a teacher for new approaches.
As someone who uses Pinterest all the time, I’ve actually looked at the educational ideas it has to offer before reading this blogpost. This is a great way to find different crafts, lessons, and ideas that teachers all over the place are actually using. They describe exactly how to do it too, which is really helpful and saves time.
The pin I chose to explore was the “Google Drive Cheat Sheet.” As someone who knows absolutely nothing about google drive, I figured it would be really helpful. The pin had a screenshot of what the google drive page typically looks like. It had text boxes explaining where most of the necessary functions would be including notifications, apps, settings, create new files and folders, and upload files to google drive. You would never think this existed, probably until you found it on Pinterest really simplified the website.
By clicking the pin itself, it takes you to a link to the website called “Daily Genius” where they explain a lot of websites like google drive.
I absolutely love pinterest! It's filled with ideas for teachers to use in the classroom, and I will definitely be using this for creative activities. What really caught my attention was "iBook, Author guide for schools”. I liked this because it shows that schools are willing to incorporate modern technology into classrooms. I also thought “PhotoSpeak” was very interesting because you can turn a portrait into a moving 3D avatar. Students can use this in the class for projects and presentations. The teacher can use this sometimes even to teach!
I really enjoyed the digital portfolio pinterest board. This would be a great way for students to show their work or ideas in the classroom. I wouldn't put their faces on the walls because that would potentially lead to distractions, rather I would let them design and draw their names however they would want. On their 'person' they can put what is interesting to them and a piece of work that they enjoyed and/or did well on. This is something each students can be proud of and come to class knowing they are making progress or learning things in the classroom. Every student has the opportunity to see how well other students are doing or even learn material from what students have decided to put on their 'person'.
I chose to look at the “Easy Organizing Tips for iPads in the Classroom” pin on pinterest. In this pin they gave wonderful ways of organizing how to store the IPads during the day within a classroom setting. What was created was a cubby like closet with a strip of outlets for students to keep their IPads charging. The idea of the outlet strips I felt was extremely beneficial because using IPads in my own district students are consistently running low on battery power with their iPads. If students have a place to charge their IPads during the day their battery power could last longer. I think this procedure I would push in my own classroom
There were many intriguing blogs that were on Pinterest. I found the blog, Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, to be very informative. Specifically, I enjoyed the post titled, "Great Interactive Tutorials to Raise Search Savvy Students."
Students that lack proper researching methods do exist, and it is irresponsible to ask student to complete a project or write a paper without such a tool. Reviewing research methods would be one of my first lessons, in the beginning of the school year. As sad as this may sound, I cannot rely on their previous teacher to have taught them how to research. In order for a student to properly convey the information that I have requested of them, I will need to be assured that they have the capability to research such information.
As a student, I was not engaged in lessons regarding research methods. Although I acquired the knowledge to properly research during undergrad, not having a proper understanding of how to research did hurt me in middle school and high school. Incorporating technology into a lesson, will make learning proper research methods much more enjoyable for the students.
I looked at lesson "draw a line and record your voice. This seemed so cool and interesting. I would definitely use this in my class because it promotes conversation and requires them to use their imagination. Not only can they use this at school, but they can use it at home and it can get everybody involved.
I was completely in awe of the Book Creator App – pinned on Pinterest. This app allows children to give voice “literally” to what would have been a traditional writing piece. Storytelling is one of the most basic yet fundamental skills of all learners. Children have an innate ability to tell stories. What if we could capture those moments, replay them and save them for future use? With this app we can. Students can use this app in school during collaborative group work, or independent work, as well as at home to promote reading. This is a fun and interactive way for students to develop a story with a good plot. They can delete the story if it doesn’t interest them or if they are not satisfied with it or simply want start again. We teach children the writing process which allows them to revise and edit their work before publishing and so this app allows them to do that verbally.
To practice I would create a recording of me telling a story, to critique with the students and/or colleagues. Additionally, this app allows teachers to differentiate reading/writing tasks for students that struggle with reading or are reading concepts of print. It reduces the stress of having to write multiple sentences on demand, or correct misspelled words. For enrichment, students can listen to their digital story at home with an adult. Then, they can transfer their story on paper with illustrations. This pin has inspired to me look at reading and writing differently in my classroom. I wonder if this app records video as well as audio?
The pinterest board that caught my attention was the character scrapbook. This tool allows students to put a face to a character and write about their character traits, challenges, and accomplishments. As an ESL teacher, I would use this in my classroom so that students can get a visual and a better understanding of the character. I would have students do this with after each important character is introduced in a text so that they can go back and study. I might also have them create one in the beginning and end to see if the character changes throughout the text.
looked at a pin that shows an app for the Ipad. This app allows students and teachers to record books and send them to one another. This app would very fun to use in a classroom for students to be able to write their own books and use technology to tell the story. I would look into this app more for my future classroom to do a fun and exciting ELA lesson. It can even be used to tell stories about other subjects which would be a great integrated lesson.
The Pinterest Board that would be a lot of fun to incorporate into classroom instruction would be Kahoot as it represents a great tool to create interactive games and quizzes for students on all grade levels. This website is a good teaching tool that can be applied to any content area for any grade. Both teachers and students can create review games, quizzes, and study tools to be used in the classroom or at home. One of the best things about Kahoot is that it can be used to differentiate instruction and could prove very useful with Academic Support students as well as ESL/ELL students. Kahoot creates interactive quizzes that can be played by single or multiple players with students competing against one another for a score.
I viewed many different pins and PhotoSpeak interested me. It is a 3D avatar that you can make from any portrait photo. You speak to it and it repeats your every word. I believe this could be an engaging interactive activity that students could use in my Social Studies classroom. Students could choose an important historical figure from the unit (for example, a President or a painter from the Renaissance) writing a detailed biography about the historical figure in first person. They would speak their report to PhotoSpeak and show the class in an oral presentation, using a portrait photo of their historical figure. PhotoSpeak could be very engaging and helpful to the classroom, especially in Social Studies and English.
One thing that interested me about the Pintrest board was the differentiating from instruction. I currently do this for multiple classes since I have an entire 6th grade of 400 students to teach over the school year. Each class is different whether it is an inclusion special education class or an honors gifted and talented class. Spending time to make the appropriate changes so it fits your students is so important. Communicating with parents I thought was also a great idea since we constantly have to update parents on students progress and how they may have to improve.
I looked at the Google classroom pin. I thought it was very interesting and definitely something I would use in my classroom in the future. Kids today are very tech savvy, and use the computer almost all the time whether at home, on the go or in the classroom. I think that the Google classroom is a good idea for students to be able to interact with one another outside the classroom with assignments. I think that Google classroom is especially good for the shy students because it allows them to speak their mind without being pressured in the classroom. You no longer need a pen and paper, everything can be saved on your Google drive so you never have to worry about misplacing anything. This is a great concept and will definitely use this in the future.
This pinterest board is a really good thing for teachers to follow. I personally have my own pinterest and I'm always looking for new education boards to follow and get new ideas for my future classroom. The one pin I really liked was the create a timeline on the ReadWriteThink website. As a future Social Studies teacher having the students create their own timelines in and outside of the classroom to help them understand the different time periods they'll be learning. The other pins were also really good to help me with my classroom.
This Pinterest board is very helpful for both current and future teachers. It has very useful websites to help incorporate new ideas into the classroom. The one pin that caught my attention was the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire game. I think this is a great way to incorporate review into the classroom. Students are huge fans of playing games. It an be used to help students earn extra credit or to help gain more practice on a particular subject. I would definitely incorporate this into my classroom in the future.
-Lauren G.
After going on pinterest I chose the pin- how to be a terrible iPad teacher. This gave me a list of ten things that a terrible iPad teacher will do. First off they think that if they use an iPad in class then they are automatically a great teacher when it comes to implementing technology. This is wrong because teachers could be using iPads for the wrong reasons. Some teachers think that it is appropriate to use their iPads during class to check emails. It explains that this is something that teachers should not do because they should have all their attention on the students instead. Another point it makes is that teachers should not always let kids play games on their iPads when there is a break in the class or if they have finished their work early. iPads should be used for educational purposes. This article gave insight of how to effectively use iPads in a classroom.
I happen to like the Class DoJo app. I actually downloaded it on my phone. Special Ed is my passion and I believe that this app will work great. This app is for classroom management. It encourages students and gives positive feedback instantly on the skills that matters most to your classroom. I love that the students get to view their behaviors. Parents can sign in to see how their child did for the day. It has simple communication with parents with ClassDojo Reports and instant messaging. There are also printable reports. The app is readily available in the app store and the best part is that it is free. I can't wait to sign up for it.
While I was exploring the IPAD apps and games on pinterest I discovered many useful apps. One app that I would use in my ESL classroom in the future would be something I found on I AM TEACHER 2.0. The webpage had over 2,000 videos to explain various programs. My favorite was Classroom Oulgout English IPAD. What it is exactly is soft wear for English elementary learners. The app has songs (ex.head, shoulders, knees, and toes)stories, and games (ex. where the user follows direction to help dress a animated figure). I did notice that while the user changes between activities they have to continuously put a password in. Overall it looks user friendly and PERFECT for the ELL students at the beginner or emerging level. The video I watched explained the program in just a few minutes and was easy to understand.I can not wait to utilize this technology with some of my students.
-Gina A.
I'm an avid user of Pinterest. I think it is an amazing resource for not only school related ideas, but for anything really. It can provide you with wonderful bulletin boards, activities, lessons, and other school ideas that can be adapted into your own classroom--something I use frequently as a TA in a classroom and something I plan on doing as a future teacher.
A lot of the ideas regarding games to teach lessons is something I definitely plan on bringing into the classroom. For example: Jeopardy would be a great resource for test review and a way to get students motivated!
But I really love this poster: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/441000988486421400 --this is something that would be necessary on the walls to promote safety and reliability for students while on the computer--whether they are in school or at home.
Katie Risolo
I love Pinterest- I think it is such a great resource for gathering and sharing ideas for almost anything you want to do. I recently have started a Pinterest board for my future classroom, and found a lot of things here that I wanted to add! My favorite Pin that I found was "Hit the Mark with Digital Exit Cards!" I think exit tickets are a really effective educational strategy. Not only do they allow the student to sum up the lesson and put in their own words what they did and did not understand, they allow the teacher to review their performance for the day. Were the objective achieved? Do my students learn what I need them to know in order to move forward tomorrow? Making exit tickets digital is something that our students will really relate to, since as Megan pointed out, our students are always engaged with some form of technology- their computer, their phone, their iPad, etc. My favorite idea from this Pin was having students send a tweet, which limits their ideas to a sentence or two (140 characters max) about what they learned in class, or about a question they still have. The teacher can pick a hashtag the students must use so they can find them, or they can be handwritten and turned in. I think this is a fun way for students to recap the lesson for themselves, and for the teacher to get feedback on the day.
Browsing the Pins, I really enjoyed the Tech Exit Ticket ideas. Having an Exit ticket to know if the kids have grasped the concept, need more information, a refresher, or insight into the subject matter is essential. Exit tickets are quick forms of assessment and the post showed how using the technology can streamline it.
Using Vines, YouTube Videos, Edmoto posts, a quick Tweet or a photo on Instagram that expresses the theme of the day can all be ways of judging how much each student knows. It can streamline the process and help us, as teachers, determine if we have to go over other materials, provide extra assignments, individual extra help or nothing at all. I look forward to being able to use technology to help enhance the learning and assessment process.
I love Pinterest! I think it is a great way to share ideas about similar interests. The use of ipads is huge right now in the world of technology and its use in the classroom. One board I found is the google in the classroom. There are so many opportunities for our students to use research as a means of finding information, reviewing their work and enhancing what they learned. It is just as important for our teachers to learn the best ways to use google in their classrooms. We do need to research the best ways to use this popular search engine. I enjoyed looking through the various Ipad lessons available on pinterest.. I will definitely visit again!
Pinterest is a great app where teachers can find innovative ways to use technology in the classroom. I found a pin called "Hit the Mark with Digital Media Exit Cards", and I would love to incorporate this in my future classroom. The article explains may ways to use technology instead of paper for an "exit slip" component of a lesson. Students can use an ipad or phone and create an exit slip using a different app, for example Instagram, Vine, Youtube, and twitter, that explains the key concept of what they learned in the classroom. That article states that teachers need to find a "way of assessing what students were learning both as the class was unfolding and at the completion of class." I think the idea of using digital exit slips is a great solution. It can help engage more students in the classroom as well as allow students to use devices that they use in their everyday lives.
I love Pinterest! Not only can you use Pinterest for beauty tips, wedding ideas, recipes, etc., you can also find great ideas for the classroom… which is what I have recently been using it for the most. Pinterest is a great tool that is filled with such terrific ideas that will help intrigue all students while learning. Pinterest provides teachers with so many ideas for lessons, bulletin boards, and any school related things you could possibly think of. In the classroom, based on my observations and experience, I find that sometimes it is hard to come up with new and fun ways to review for a test in the classroom. With this, you can get great game ideas in order to review material, in ways the students will most definitely remember. The teach exit ticket idea was a great one too! Using exit tickets is great to help find out if the students truly understood the lesson and what was being taught to them.
I love Pinterest! It leads you to ideas you may have never have thought of on your own. The pin I found most interesting on this particular board was the pin that described PhotoSpeak. I love this iPad app for the freign language classroom because it is a fun and interactive way for students to use the language. Students are definitely more willing to speak the language when it involves using an avatar that resembles and sounds like them. I am definitely going to use this in my classroom since all of my students have iPads.
When exploring the pinterest boards, I really liked the "Wheel of Fortune" idea. Thinking about my classroom I thought that this is not only a great way to help students develop and memorize vocabulary and facts, but it can also help them with their spelling. I think having an interactive healthy competition in their classroom is always a great way to keep students engaged. I will definitely be using these game show themed apps going forward in my teaching.
The pin that interested me was the “8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students.” I have not had my own classroom yet and I always wondered what teachers did on the first day to get to know their students. This pin gave great ideas on how to use technology to get to know your students. I really like the idea of creating an all about me poster using Canva, Smore and Tackk. Then you would have the students share who they are. I also liked creating a collaborative class timeline in Google spreadsheet or Google Draw. You have the students fill in important events like birthdays on the timeline and then share it on your website. Then throughout the year you can fill in more events you do as a class. I also really liked the idea of having students share information about themselves through Google Forms. It’s a survey you have students do and then you can view on the SMARTBoard. I would definitely use these tech tools to get to know my students on the first day of school.
Danielle Collins said...
the ten twitter chats for teachers is very interesting to me. It provides networking for teachers, and visual aids to see how they are doing different lessons within the classroom. Having set times for these teachers chats, on each subject gives great feedback and insight from teachers all over the country, if not all over the world. I am very interested and willing to add this into my daily routine when I am in the classroom.
I loved the Pinterest Board! As a Pre-K teacher, I am always using pinterest for different ideas to use within my classroom with my students. I liked the Google pin as I feel that it is something that I would definitely implement into my own lessons in the classroom.
I really enjoyed the tech exit ticket idea. i already use exit tickets myself in my classroom to see if the students understood the lesson. Converting those exit tickets in a technological fashion though would be a fun and quick way to receive the exit tickets and also SAVE PAPER! I really enjoyed this idea and hope to use it in my classroom next week.
-Michael O'Keeffe
I agree with Michael O'Keefe. I am currently a Social Studies teacher and use Exit Tickets/Slips to make sure my students understand the main topic of the lesson. However, it does get tedious when it comes to reading through and organizing the Exit Tickets for 6 different classes. It would also save paper if I convert to the Tech Exit Ticket. I also believe that the student would be very interested and engaged in filling out their Exit Tickets on their iPad or using technology in some way.
While exploring the Pintrest site pertaining to iPad lessons and technology, I found there to be so many useful and interesting apps. A specific app that intrigued me was “The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education in 2015-So far.” This would be perfect in an English language learner classroom considering it is not intended for tech savvy users, and the content is geared towards the teacher’s curriculum. The program includes a simple download that is free of charge, which includes the newest methods, tools and provides quizzes. I would love to incorporate this app into my future classroom because it seems easy to use and easy to teach to children as well. Students are always excited about having technology in the classroom and I would want to monitor the app and not use it every single class. I believe in moderation to keep children engaged so when they do get a chance to use this app, they can be more curious as to what they are going to learn.
I chose the pin called "Create Flashcards from a Google Spreadsheet". I like this because I can create flashcards for any subject. I think these are a helpful way for students to study. The flashcards are quick and easy to make and they can include pictures, videos, and or text. These flashcards can even turn into a printable quiz. I would definitely use these to test that the students know the topic on hand and I would use them as study guides before a test. I would use it for all subjects.
I picked the "Popplet" app which helps students create graphic organizers. I think this is a very useful app because it could be used in a variety of different ways. Teachers can have students use this in the middle of a unit as a group activity. For example, if I was teaching a lesson on the causes of WWII, students could create a graphic organizer on that using Popplet. I would give them the option of creating whichever type of graphic organizer they think would be most helpful to them, whether it be a Venn Diagram, or a web, or a flow chart. Using graphic organizers taps into students visual aspect of learning, so whatever type of diagram helps them learn better is what they should use. Same should go for if they are using Popplet at the end of a unit to create a review sheet in order to study for an exam.
A pin that interested me was The Wanderlust Teacher cite that demonstrated making book trailers. The idea was to make a trailer, or movie preview-type presentation. I think this could be used in a Social Studies class very well. Students could make book trailers about a book that they are assigned to read as well as time period trailers, story trailers, war trailers, etc. This could really help the students take what they are learning and use their knowledge and creativity to make a trailer.
One of the pins that stood out to me was “Using Popplet in the classroom”. Popplet is a great app since it’s used to create graphic organizers. This app can be used in all subject areas. For English and Social Studies you can use the app to create character maps, cause and effect, main ideas and details, all about me projects, compare and contrast, and research projects. The best part about the app is that you can add images from the internet or take your own pictures. I definitely saved this pin on my own Pinterest account and I think you should too!!
Giovanna Bove
Blog Reflection #12
“3 Tech Tools You Can Use Now”
In this pin there are three computer programs that are broken down and explained. Each has beneficial features that can be used in any classroom.
Symbaloo
This is a great tool because it allows you to post all of the different links you have for your classroom on one webpage. This will benefit a teacher because he/she can have all of their links in one place instead of copying and pasting it on a word document. It will also benefit students because they will be able to access the links anytime they need to. It also helps so they don’t have to type out the web address every time they want to do an activity.
I would definitely use this program while teaching because it will keep all of my links organized and in one place.
GoNoodle
This program has different brain breaks for students. You can pick which character your class wants to be and they take you through a five minute brain break to get your kids active. Brain breaks are important to do throughout the day because they allow your students to release some energy and focus on school work. It also gives them a quick break during the day.
I would use this in my classroom to have my students regain focus if they are distracted. It is a good way to get their attention again.
Flubaroo
This is a tool which helps teachers grade tests and quizzes. It seems like you can use it through excel but I am not sure how efficient the program would be. I don’t think I would use this in my classroom because I would want to grade the work myself. This program is a good idea but it cannot leave comments on the students’ work. I would want to leave comments on the side so the student knows why they got points off.
I chose the pin "Create Flashcards from a Google Spreadsheet". I like this because I can create flashcards for any subject. Its a great tool for memorization and for repetition, especially in the special education field. The flashcards are quick and easy to make and they can include pictures, videos, and or text, which goes well for all my students. These flashcards can even turn into a quiz, if need be. I would use it for all subjects, even for life skills, if I could find something along those lines.
The app that I chose is Poplet. This app is a very simple and easy to use graphic organizer. This is used on an iPad. I find that it can be very useful for my students. We use a “word splash” for writing lessons that help students create sentences using the topic and words that have to do with the topic. This would be way more engaging for students to see it on an iPad. Students can record and see information about topics such as weather and animals. I think it’s also helpful for children who struggle in reading. You can help a student comprehend the topic by incorporating pictures. I would even utilize this for my own personal use such as writing ideas down for lessons and even class grouping.
Tara Berglind
The app that I explored was, "Poplet." This app is a simple but engaging way for students to organize their ideas. This app can be used in the classroom on an Ipad. I would use this app when I am in a character unit. Students can conduct character studies and make character maps on this app. Students are able to add their own pictures from the internet or they can take their own picture. I would use this when talking about character traits or feelings. You could even use this map to compare characters or stories.
The pin that I chose to explore was the one for the Kahoot! App. I chose this one because I had heard a couple of other teachers talking about it at my school the other day and they indicated that they had gotten very positive results with student engagement.
The pin led to an easy-to-understand quick start guide for using Kahoot. The app allows teachers to create interactive quizzes and activities that can be simultaneously accessed by students in the class on their devices and participate in real time.
I have used, or tried to use, similar types of apps like eClicker and Socrative in the past. They can be very useful for doing review sessions in a way that is effective and engaging for students. Many of the apps that I have tried in the past had significant problems, or were very time-consuming to set up. Kahoot seems to solve all of these problems. The set up is quite intuitive, and allows for the integration of many different types of media. Student can connect to it very easily with a variety of different devices.
I have long made use of an interactive game-type method for review, and have found it to be quite effective, as well as being a student favorite. The element of a game, particularly with a time-sensitive component, not only keeps students interested and engaged, but also the addition of a time constraint trains students to be able to quickly retrieve information or reach conclusions in a way that that is helpful when time-managing a long assessment. When students are working in teams, I have it also helps to bring out students who are usually more reserved in a group setting.
I am actually quite pleased that someone has finally created a tool for this purpose that works well and is relatively easy to use, even for less tech-oriented teachers. I plan to use it in my classroom soon, and definitely will be using it during midterm review.
As a new education student at Molloy, I have noticed that my peers and even old friends from home who teach use Pinterest often to keep their lessons and activities fresh and continually engage their students. I have been told that this application is a great resource to include and research regularly in many different subjects and content area. This is no different when it comes to incorporating technology in the classroom. This application can also be especially useful for older teachers or teachers who are very unfamiliar with technology or how to use technology in their classrooms/lessons. It is crucial to include technology into most, if not all, of lessons in order to appeal to many different types of students/learners and provide students with the tools necessary to be able to research and find information quickly and accurately. After examining this page on Pinterest, there are many movies, games, and activities that I would love to use in my future classroom and lessons. I believe all teachers should have this application as a resource and should use it consistently to keep class time and lessons fun and exciting for our students.
Kahoot.it is an excellent website/app for creating competitive quizzes which require lightning reflexes in order to come out on top. Students can access the quiz using a code generated by the site on their phone or tablet device in order play, where they can create their own nickname in order to answer questions for points to try and place on the leaderboard. Questions are multiple choice and allow you to embed a video for your question to reference. This is an excellent tool to gauge prior knowledge of a subject or review for an assessment and is applicable to any subject.
Popplet is an excellent tool to use in the classroom. In my classroom, the students have access to the app via their iPads However, it is available on both the iPad and the web. It allows you to create Popplet boards and access them from either platform. Popplet is a wonderful tool to help students visually organize their ideas. It does a wonderful job in capturing facts, thoughts, and images and learning to create relationships between them.
I have used this app to guide students into creating a family tree. Popplet does an excellent job at allowing the students to personalize their thoughts by creating relationships between newly introduced Spanish vocabulary and images of their relatives.
-Gabriel Ramos
Choose one pin that interests you. Explore it and write about how you might use the same app, idea or procedure in your classroom in the future.
The mystery skype game is a very useful and fun way that I as a foreign language teacher can incorporate Ipads into my classroom. With the use of an Ipad or another app, I am able to use facetime to connect my students with another classroom from around the world. I have already used Ipads to connect my students with their pen-pal partners in Spain. The students are able to actually talk with someone face to face, use real language and communication with people over 5000 miles away. This use of technology is one of the best ways in my opinion to connect us to other people and aide us in seeing another country.
Allison Schmidt
4/13/16
I chose the pin on Kahoot, Socrative, and Quizizz. I have heard about these online quiz/games before, but never have actually used them. I think as an informal/formative assessment, all three of these are great tools to implement into one’s classroom. They are fun and engaging for the students, allows them to have a game-like competitiveness while learning, and provides good feedback to the teacher about students’ understanding. I liked how this pin provided a chart comparing the key features of these three tools. It is extremely helpful to know these things, because it will allow you to decide which to use depending on your goal or purpose in your lesson. I do have access to some iPads in school, and therefore can use any of these tools. I would like to try these out (maybe quizizz first because you don’t need an account) in my classroom as part of a formative assessment in my math or ELA classes, and see how students respond to it. If they are engaged and learning, then I will continue to try each of these during future lessons.
I pick the 7 Ways Teacher can use Hangout, This one drawn to me since I like to travel and interact with ppl from all over the world this is a great tool for students to meet another classroom from around the world and share an interest. Using hangout is the best way children to learn about other culture and also discuss a topic that they are discussing in the classroom. Just like the example of the book if the same classroom is reading the same book they can share their thoughts and idea.
Joseph I agree, I use Pinterest with a lot of my lesson especially since I worked with younger children it gives me a lot fresh idea in what to do and how to keep the children interested and motivated.
I chose the link that lead to online game assessments. The examples given were Kahoot, Secretive and Quizziz. After reading about each assessment they are seem to be a fun interactive way for students to complete an assessment. The one I liked best was Kahoot. I think the fun music and colors are perfect to show children that it is a laid back type of assessment and there is no pressure on them at the time. Kahoot allows teachers to create their own quizzes by entering questions (can include multimedia aspects) and providing 4 multiple choice answers. Teachers can also search the Kahoot site for pre-made quizzes that go along with their topic. Kahoot requires students to login from personal devices such as iPads, smart phones, chrome books, etc. After logging in with the "game code" that was provided to the teacher, students answer questions one by one as they appear on the screen. The game then tallies the answers and creates a bar graph of the answers students chose. All answers are confidential, so no student will feel embarrassed if they get the answer wrong. This is a great way for a teacher to informally assess how his/her class is retaining the material. The graph helps show what percentage of students got the answer right, verse what percentage got it wrong. This will help a teacher prepare for future lessons.
I enjoy using Pinterest as a source for ideas in my lessons.
After browsing the weblinks on the pinterest page, I came across a website I would love to implement in my classroom. I looked deeply into Kahoot. It is a website that allows you to create a quiz or take a premade quiz. Students will log onto the app by using a "game code" that has them in the group. Students will see the choices on their iPad and they select one of the multiple choice options. Students are even able to see who is in the top places (by answering correctly and quickly) after each question. It is very engaging because students strive to receive that first place. One of the reasons I do love this app is that it provides teachers with a graph of how students scored on the questions. It can provide a baseline for what information has to be retaught and what information students have grasped.
I chose 30 kids, one Ipad, no problem pin on this pintrest board. I decided to click this because I have this exact issue. I have one Ipad and 32 students in my classroom. I never really can find educational apps to help me while I am teaching in the classroom. The first one is something I have been looking for and NEVER have been able to find where it is quick and easy. I love stick pick because I often use real sticks and students hide and even throw out their stick from the bin. These different apps allow teachers to use technology in the classroom in a positive way and better the classroom. The Tick-tock app is another awesome app to have on your phone or Ipad. I use the timer on the smartboard and half the time it doesn't go off or skips minutes. This pin is extremely helpful since I struggle with googling apps for educational purposes.
The pin I chose was called "Instagram for Teachers". It interested me because like many of us, I use Instagram and I follow a few educational profiles. This pin gives a handful of educational bloggers that the author follows which have many ideas, information, and pictures that would interest teachers. She also gives many hashtags that teachers can search for to find new ideas, such as #iteachfirstgrade, #teacherlife, #teachersoninstagram, etc. It is a great, free resource to use. I would and have already used some of these hashtags when displaying ideas on Instagram for other teachers to use or gain ideas from.
I explored the pin” Top 20 Websites every teacher should know: Elementary Level”. This pin is very useful and I see myself using it to incorporate technology into my lesson planning and activities for students. Some of the website I’ve used in the past, for instance scholastic.com animaldiscovery.com and teachertube.com. Some of the websites I discovered as a result of this pin are:
1) goedline.com – This site has over 2000 e-books for elementary students. All the core subject areas are covered. Craft activities, worksheets etc., fun Math board games and real science experiment ideas are provided. There is such a wide range of interactive activities for students. TV characters such as Arthur or Sesame characters are also featured on the pin.
2) funbrain.com – This pin featured word puzzles and games. It is tailored for older children, but younger ones can still benefit. Facts are a concentration area of this site and so it can provide a lot of ideas for peer group, learning activities, where students are engaged in active learning through play.
3) turtlediary.com – this site is ideal for kindergarten or pre-school activities. A plethora of activities and craft are listed. As a teacher it will be very helpful in giving me ideas, which I can easily incorporate into my classroom.
I think the Pinterest Board is a great way for teachers to share creative ideas. While viewing site for the first time, I came across so many different strategies that might not work in every classroom but can be adapted to meet the needs of any individual class. One of the ideas were, the use of an Exit Tickets/Slips. I really like this strategy because it allows the teacher to check for understanding at the end of each lesson. Students don't always ask for help when they are confused so this gives them a chance to write down their thoughts and the teacher will know how to help their students succeed.
The pin I thought was a great idea to implement in the classroom is the iPad Acceptable Use Policy. This policy has all the rules that are absolutely necessary when students are using iPads in the classroom. Each student gets a copy of the policy to read over and sign once they have understood the rules. This policy in my classroom would be a way to show my students the understanding of a contract. If that contract is broken their iPad privileges will be taken away. Overall I believe the whole Pinterest board is a great tool for teacher to use to get ideas to implement in the classroom.
The pin that I found extremely interesting was the 16 Little-Known Teacher Tools. This pin explains some of the excellent tools that a teacher could use to navigate a successful and consistently focused classroom. One tool that I found specifically in this pin was Quipper. This is an app that helps teachers keep constant track of their students' progress inside the classroom. This could be extremely helpful in viewing a students' progress and creating alternative ways to help students succeed. I believe that Pinterest is an extremely helpful website for teachers to use. Not only does it give teachers clever strategies to implement in a classroom, but it also gives teachers a chance to get to know their students' skills and abilities.
The board i found the most helpful was the 35 favorite free apps for teachers. This pin shows some very helpful FREE apps that teachers can use form day to day life in the classroom. With there being so many apps out there this is great because, someone else has done the research and narrowed the search to only the apps that are helpful and remove all the other clutter. Being I want to teach science the app that interested me the most was Discovery Education. With school internet being slow and everything is block this is an awesome resource to have to get images and videos.
The page or website that I found was pegeek.com. I went to this site and found it extremely interesting. The main focus of the page is Physical Education and Technology. Which is great because in the gymnasium one of the hardest things to do is to incorporate technology into your lessons. A few reasons or challenges to me personally is the fact that I teach in a relatively low socioeconomic area money is always and issue. This website gives great ideas tons of apps, blogs, and other references to use in the classroom. I will be using this website in my professional career.
Why (Not How) We Should Use iPads In Education
This Pin on Pinterest brought about a topic I believe many teachers face. Throughout the several schools I have been in for observations, student teaching and professional work, I have noticed that many teachers are hesitant about the idea of incorporating technology into the classroom, most specifically with the iPads. The question that the other posed that I thought was critical is not "Why iPads in the classroom," but "HOW to use iPads in the classroom." I thought the idea of this article and the argument it brought up was most significant. It is understood that technology can bring about endless possibilities. Instead of shutting out the possibilities and refusing to adapt to a world that has seen technology enter the classroom, it should be embraced and we as teachers should continue to "learn" as teachers and develop new ways and strategies to bring into the classroom with the use of technology, to grab the interest of the students. Instead of shutting out a world of endless possibilities with technology, teachers should ask how they can bring this abou tin the classroom and add a new two into their arsenal for teaching.
Looking at the different Pinterest posts on the use of technology in the classroom, one post I was curious about was “Texting in the Classroom” by the Brown Bag Teacher. This showed how technology could be incorporated into lessons by having the teacher create their own conversation through text.The author lists the site where you can fit between 35 and 50 words on the screen (a conversation between two different people) and then explains that you can just screenshot the conversation and use it in the classroom with students. What’s great about this site is that it is free and allows for the teacher to create a conversation between any two people. In addition, the author of the site explained that she uses this strategy during her morning message to introduce what the students need to be doing when they first arrive at school, during reading time to show a conversation between two characters and to introduce or review vocabulary. I think I would use this app in my own classroom because it allows students to make the connection between their own ways of communication outside the classroom and then bringing it into the classroom. Recently, I taught in fifth grade and was surprised by how many students had phones and that all the students were in group messages.These messages discussed homework assignments, book reports as well as after school activities. Because the students are already messaging each other outside of school,having this type of format in the class would be engaging for them.I could see students not only reading these messages for information, but also creating their own based on literacy characters we read about or even historical people. This would allow the students to have a deeper understanding of the characters because they would have to write as if they were that character.
In response to Christopher:
I agree that as teachers we need to be constantly learning and finding new ways for our students to achieve success, including technology. While technology is only one way to do this, many might be hesitant to incorporate technology because it is so new and different. However, technology is a great way to modify instruction as well as engage students in higher order thinking.
After looking through the pin board, I noticed a pin for a "iPad use contract".I think this pin is a great idea to utilize in a classroom setting. Many of my students use the iPad for speech sessions, literacy work, and a reward. This “contract” can be used as a tool for students to learn about responsibility and have parents involved in their child’s academic career schooling.
I found a pin about "Zaption", i have never heard of it until i researched it. It allows the teachers to add text, images, and questions to videos. The videos can be from youtube, or personal videos. This transforms the video from a one-way informative lecture to an interactive learning activity. It engages students, checks for understanding, and provides you with a way to check student progress. Teachers can share the lesson for students to complete on their own or show the video in class to complete together. I would use this site in my classroom. Their are a lot of history videos that can be shown in class, and now instead of just having the students watch it, they can critically think and ask questions and answer questions on the video, with the help of Zaption. It can be an independent project or be used as a group lesson during class, but either way it is a different interactive learning activity that the teacher can use to engage the students.
I loved all the pins about the rules for the iPad, I feel that this is important to set in place before the school year takes off. Using the iPads in some schools can be a treat for the students so to have the rules in place and make sure the students understand these rules is very essential. The pin I enjoyed was "Instagram for teachers," I feel like many of us in this generation have Instagram accounts and can really benefit from this pin. She uses hashtags to make the search easier and more specific to what you're looking for. I also enjoyed the Pinterest Board, this is a great way to "spread the wealth," seeing new ideas or different strategies that can work in your classroom can be extremely beneficial. It's great to have resources like this and can make teaching even more fun for not only the educators but especially the students.
The pin that interested me the most was “10 ways to electrify class with Kahoot!” I chose this pin because I have personally experienced Kahoot in the classroom as a student myself, and I thoroughly enjoyed it even as a college student. As a future teacher, I believe it is an effective way to formatively assess students, as well as create an engaging activity for them to assess their own learning and knowledge about a specific topic. It is super easy to use and is also individualized because teachers are able to create their own questions and assessment for their students specific to any topic and content area. In addition, teachers can allow their students to create their own Kahoot questions which allows them to be active in their learning and in how they learn through their assessments. I would personally use Kahoot in my future classroom as a way to formatively assess my students in all content areas, in an engaging and motivational way.
I chose the Ted Talk pin. I was introduced to TedTalks last semester in a literacy in education course and I fell in love with them! These talks, long and short are very interesting and discuss all types of topics. Some are relevant to the curriculum and some are relevant to being a good person or general knowledge. Students are able to listen to experts perfectly describe what they know best. Most of the TedTalks force the audience to think critically. This pin takes critical thinking a bit further. Students are not just watching a video but they are interacting with the content. The students complete the 4 C’s graphic organizer while watching the videos in which they take notes on Connections, Challenges, Concepts and Changes. I will use this technique to broaden my students knowledge on different subjects. They will be able to make connections to their own lives. Students can become more worldly and more understanding of various ideas, problems and challenges in the world today.
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I like that you chose something about PE. I am very involved with sports and worked as a P.E teacher at two private schools. Bringing technology into the gym it not something a person would commonly think of and I think it is awesome that people are doing it! its sad that not all students across the country are able to make use of technology based on socioeconomic status.
The pin that caught my eye was the one on Rules for the iPad. This is extremely important with using i Pads or any other technology in the classroom. Students need a clear understanding of what they are and arent allowed to do while using technology like i Pads in the classroom. Another pin that I found interesting was "Instagram for Techers". This was an interesting way to use instagram to find posts and information using hashtags. Overall, I found pintrest and the board beneficial. It allows you to access information and ideas in a quick, friendly manner. Many of the posts have useful information and activities that you can adapt and bring into your own classroom.
One pin that I was interested in was the "How to create a Kahoot" pin. Kahoot is a great online interactive quiz activity that demonstrates how well the students understood the content of a specific lesson. A great component of the Kahoot is that the teacher themselves can develop their own questions, with their own responses. This way, teachers will be able to appropriately differentiate the lesson based on the students learning needs. This interactive game can be used in both the general ed setting with the whole class, or in a small group instruction, even a resource room setting. Teachers are also able to set a time limit on the questions, so in this case, some students may be allotted more time than others to answer questions, based on their academic performances in the classroom. This activity can be developed within any subject area, whether it serves as an assessment to a reading passage, a math concept, a social studies lesson, or a science experiment. This online activity allows teachers to use their creativity, keeping students motivated by choosing topics and questions that will not only interest them, but meet their own academic levels that they are at on an individual level.
In reply to Kaitlyn: I also enjoyed exploring the app on Rules for the iPad. It is important for both teachers and students to understand the technology that they are using and how it applies in the classroom. It sets rules and expectations to keep students in order, while allowing them to know exactly what is expected of them as they complete particular tasks or engage within free time. You are totally right when you say that Pinterest is very beneficial in general and allows us teachers to access information and ideas in a quick manner that will improve and build upon our skills as teachers in the classroom setting.
Choose one pin that interests you. Explore it and write about how you might use the same app, idea or procedure in your classroom in the future.
I chose the pin "Making Technology Meaningful in Primary". I really enjoyed reading about how this teacher, who has experience in teaching both before and after technology became a prominent part of the classroom, uses iPad's to support her students' learning. She stresses the importance of not underestimating the ability of 5 and 6 year olds to use these iPads, because it is a huge part of their life and it is not going away any time soon. I especially liked reading about how although she restricts her students free reign of the internet, she is able to control what internet content the students do see by using QR codes. I think that is a great way to further students learning without running the risk of exposing them to things on the internet that are not appropriate in a classroom setting.
I like the pin "who wants to be a million air" and the book creator app. The who wants to be a million air game is a great and fun way for teachers to review a topic before a quiz, test, or even at the end of every week. In my class we have "fun Fridays" and I am definitely going to start using this. When playing this game, the students don't even realize they are learning or reviewing something. They will get really into it because there will be points given to each team. I think this is also great for peer learning because students will have the chance to explain answers in their own way which make more sense to other students who may not fully understand something. This is also great for rainy day indoor recess. The book creator app is something I really enjoyed looking into. When I was younger my mom would buy blank books and I would try and make up my own stories a draw my own pictures to go along with it. I remember being so proud to bring them in class and read it to everyone. This app really gives students the chance to use their imagination and also show their understanding for what a book should have. The teacher can give a checklist of some things their book can include like, setting, theme, plot etc.
On the Pin “AR - Augmented Reality” by Sarah Bartlett, a 1st grade teacher, she explains how she used the iPad to provide students with “augmented reality” technology. She used the app, Aurasma, which uses AR technology to make personalized "auras" and "triggers" come to life with a pop up video. An excellent way she used Aurasma was to show parents his/her children's work on a bulletin board during conferences, while introducing a newer technology to them and the rest of Sarah’s school. Her students drew a picture about themselves and wrote three sentences that could lead a reader to discovering who they were. Sarah then called each student back one by one and took them through the steps of turning their illustration (called the trigger) into a video overlay (called an aura) of them saying "Hi! You guessed right!" The students were very excited to also find out who each description belonged to. I would love to use augmented reality technology in the classroom because it can is new, fun and exciting technology that students and teachers could enjoy. It adds excitement to lessons, and helps to keep students engaged.
The app ChatterPix is a great way to have students be creative being able to reteach a topic in their own words. Chatterpix by Duck Duck Moose lets students pick a different character or animal, they then use their own original words and voices to tell a story. The picture then moves as if the animal or character was talking. This is a great opportunity for a student to be creative in expressing a book review or reteaching themselves a lesson. I would use this for group projects when retelling a story that we read in class.
Response: I agree with Shana, interactive activities, may they be group or independent work, are important for students to complete. It gives them a great example to express what they have learned and practice when working in group settings.
I love Pinterest. I believe that this website is good for all ages regardless of what it is someone is looking for that has to do with planning. I was quite surprised as to how common the I-pad lessons are being practiced in schools. I believe it is very smart for teachers to influence the learning through technology not only does it practice on educational lessons but it allows them to fully engage with something that they have much interest in. Regardless if the students actually like the lessons they are doing all that matters is that they are using technology which they love. From slides teaching lessons to educational games there are many positives when it comes to using the I-pad. Teachers should allow students to explore further into topics using technology because it embraces all types of learning in which most traditional classrooms is impossible to complete. Not only is it good for students but it is good for their parents as well to watch lessons on what it is their child is learning and how they can help them as well. It is very important that all students needs are met when in school and I love this new technology, which gives each child the opportunity to learn in their own special way.
Whitney Constant ^^^^^^ sorry :/
The pin that I found most interesting was 10 ways to use 1 iPad in your classroom. This pin was so interesting because there are so many great things that you can use in the classroom via apps. I got so many great ideas that I will implement into my classroom one day. The teacher who created this pin was so selfless and used her own iPad in order to help her students and she would use her own money to buy application in order to make learning more engaging in her classroom.
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