tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57190157099173468982024-03-12T20:27:28.040-07:00My Instructional Media Master's Classes BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-30540818891445864452017-08-02T14:28:00.000-07:002017-08-02T14:28:03.594-07:00Creating a Personal WebsiteThis week I created a personal website to act as a quick introduction to myself, digital portfolio, and link to social media sites that I maintain a presence on. It took me a while to do this mostly because I had a hard time figuring out which service to create and host it on. I tried out <a href="http://visualize.me/">Visualize.me</a>, but that was more like a visual resume, not an everything-about-me website. Then I tried <a href="http://about.me/">About.me</a>, but that was too simple and didn't allow me to include everything I wanted to include. Then I found <a href="https://www.simplesite.com/" target="_blank">SimpleSite</a>, and felt that I found something simple, yet comprehensive enough to include everything I wanted to include. It wasn't the easiest website builder to use, but it satisfied my criteria.<br />
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You can view it here - <a href="http://cmduckett.simplesite.com/">http://cmduckett.simplesite.com/</a><br />
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On this website you can learn a bit about me, my job, and my family. You can also connect with me on numerous social media sites. I also included links to the assignments and projects that I am most proud of creating from the previous 10 years in education. I hope you find it interesting, and more important, that it inspires you to improve as an educator!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-49232899240666796422017-07-30T20:24:00.001-07:002017-07-30T20:24:11.022-07:00Broadcasting Live Through Facebook!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtK4rbLjFEhuQD9DU-U4501qnwo-h7w2KWdJFPUx7yx8X9NISh1lyR-lDNKdkFWN7r1qh7us13x-px36lLA9e5ctyzCTVLB3rZdOCALs6ABsN0SmX3Mjbb019Cx-dbfKetvkgCAw-UCo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-07-30+at+8.23.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtK4rbLjFEhuQD9DU-U4501qnwo-h7w2KWdJFPUx7yx8X9NISh1lyR-lDNKdkFWN7r1qh7us13x-px36lLA9e5ctyzCTVLB3rZdOCALs6ABsN0SmX3Mjbb019Cx-dbfKetvkgCAw-UCo/s400/Screen+Shot+2017-07-30+at+8.23.16+PM.png" width="400" /></a>This evening I did a first - I did a live broadcast within Facebook! In other words, I used my webcam and microphone to record and live stream myself interviewing my son. It was actually a lot easier to do than I thought. Within Facebook, all you have to do to live stream yourself is to click on "Live Video" where you normally post thoughts or links. And then you have the option of choosing whether your live stream is for the public, friends, family, or just yourself. I chose my Facebook friends because a few hours and minutes before the broadcast I let people know what we would be doing. Since I had previously attended a Facebook Live broadcast, I was already familiar with the format and how to interact with the viewers. So, before our broadcast, I asked viewers to submit any questions they might want me to add to the interview with my son. And two of my Facebook friends (both hundreds of miles away) submitted two, which I excitedly added to the questions.<br />
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For the interview itself, I brought my microphone and tested it in Garageband to make sure it worked, then did a test run 15min early with my son in Facebook Live to make sure everything worked as hoped. Since we had no problems and were even able to watch our live broadcast seconds after going offline, we knew it was going to work. We started live streaming 5 minutes early to catch any early birds and start getting warmed up with the interview. Then as friends and family started to view, we had fun with the interview and enjoyed adding a bunch of user-submitted questions, which I could view as people typed them. For me, it was a very fun experience seeing people join in and react to Cedar's responses, greet us, and submit questions.<br />
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I may do this again just for fun. But if I did, I think it would be more effective to have a more well-thought out topic to address rather than just random questions that don't relate completely with an audience. We usually didn't have more than 3 or 4 viewers at a time, and if I had advertised what was going to happen a day or two in advance that involved a topic near and dear to my Facebook friends, then I think we could have had more participation. But it was a good learning experience that I would definitely recommend to anyone else!<br />
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On a side note, we started this Facebook Live session off by saying "Duckett Live Channel 5." That was because I had made a few videos under that heading years ago before my wife and I had kids. If you want to be entertained with some silly "news" clips from years past, check out this video and more...<br />
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: PT Sans;">On July 26, I attended a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans";"><u>Facebook Live BYOD Discussion with Christina Capiotis</u>. The link for viewing it is - </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/educational.sample/videos/105520056801620/" style="font-family: "PT Sans"; font-size: 12pt;">https://www.facebook.com/educational.sample/videos/105520056801620/</a></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Strengths</span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Facebook Live is easy to connect to &
invite friends because it is all done through Facebook. I'm guessing it is just as easy to broadcast as it is to view a broadcast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Weaknesses</span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The only way viewers
could communicate or respond to the broadcaster was by clicking a few emojis or
typing something. In other words, the viewer can’t speak or use their webcam to
participate, like Google Hangouts or Zoom would allow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I think I will participate in future Facebook Live shows because
I’m on Facebook occasionally and if the topic is interesting or relevant to me,
I’ll tune in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One way this type of webcast could be used in my classroom is if
I befriend someone on Facebook that is a professional in a field that could
educate my students about a particular career or someone who could share an
inspirational story. I could then have my students submit questions for me to
type to the speaker and/or write thoughts or things learned during the
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "PT Sans"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To take this idea a bit further, I think it would be really neat
to have my students broadcast to a specific audience about something they’re
learning in class or present a project they’ve completed. This would give them
an authentic audience, which would motivate them to do a better job and
practice and prepare to do their best. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-4170714402532537762017-07-26T10:30:00.001-07:002017-07-26T10:30:09.463-07:00Photo-A-Day Challenge Wrap-upDoing a photo-a-day challenge for 7 days was a unique experience. I appreciated how easy Blogger made it to do so, since all I had to do was take a photo with my phone, then open the Blogger app, type a sentence about the photo and upload it. I could see this as a useful way to document a field trip for parents and students to view as it happens or after the fact. It could also be a supplemental activity for a student to do if taking a vacation during school time. They could use Blogger like an online journal so that the rest of us could view what they were experiencing and learning on their trip.<br />
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If I was to do something like this for personal reasons, I would probably just post things to my Facebook page since that is a little bit faster than Blogger, and I would <i>know</i> who would have access to what I'm posting. Plus, I would most likely post pictures or video from family vacations anyways.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-41378608547757997642017-07-23T20:29:00.001-07:002017-07-23T20:30:19.301-07:00Photo-a-Day 7I liked the way the ivy was climbing a tree in our backyard.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcczGjKKKpL6PhT8_lVllAYFK-9YD3yYExiVTJnZt2V3cbM8NtZrCtVchqzWI9m9J3BBEyt3fbEkUHwPOynT0jQqJ0Yn_a1XfPyCu0YZmyHgachmvkU68ZDNMQTXJwHtiVQCjxPOq47AY/s640/blogger-image--1166012641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcczGjKKKpL6PhT8_lVllAYFK-9YD3yYExiVTJnZt2V3cbM8NtZrCtVchqzWI9m9J3BBEyt3fbEkUHwPOynT0jQqJ0Yn_a1XfPyCu0YZmyHgachmvkU68ZDNMQTXJwHtiVQCjxPOq47AY/s640/blogger-image--1166012641.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-32243294534690237262017-07-22T20:27:00.001-07:002017-07-22T20:27:49.328-07:00Photo-a-Day 6This is a succulent in my front yard.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6l5-yDysnhC19MtaQi7-xsyeSic-3vv87OUTJodzV1TVJpeiWR9O1AWYjkd4PKoRp8PxxHbab8Ec7BVVvpln8M9h3urVUpjH9vQMqyvWPjTQNFXj3eSqhbUUXDIKpaOEGolMZeFsXnkE/s640/blogger-image--483321094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6l5-yDysnhC19MtaQi7-xsyeSic-3vv87OUTJodzV1TVJpeiWR9O1AWYjkd4PKoRp8PxxHbab8Ec7BVVvpln8M9h3urVUpjH9vQMqyvWPjTQNFXj3eSqhbUUXDIKpaOEGolMZeFsXnkE/s640/blogger-image--483321094.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-70586917081917674552017-07-21T20:37:00.001-07:002017-07-21T20:37:48.577-07:00Photo-a-Day 5Here is a grapefruit growing in our backyard.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYGY2cPWpLXqh-HA8Sqiuj-brXLciIjF2ubfTs9xxsLCFnV2m3rfrZs4_Z7aH1PgbZK28Rz7ugtgS42ch3WBKzAtmYFIGH1b-tvNEhoowjbsOdGg33an_XVIHk7Iw0HsKk0Y6cuoTHRM/s640/blogger-image--1472957281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYGY2cPWpLXqh-HA8Sqiuj-brXLciIjF2ubfTs9xxsLCFnV2m3rfrZs4_Z7aH1PgbZK28Rz7ugtgS42ch3WBKzAtmYFIGH1b-tvNEhoowjbsOdGg33an_XVIHk7Iw0HsKk0Y6cuoTHRM/s640/blogger-image--1472957281.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-61180417316481949682017-07-20T20:04:00.001-07:002017-07-20T20:04:57.138-07:00Photo-a-Day 4Here is a spider that was crawling on our house.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iGTNhXx37DLFk0ldkRlMKE-IsZCaXgIGKFeLN9qWLEX8cUCiAe9vuKDu5kW1cMYm28OApR3qYTYfQDTObEV2m6MxvioklAs4f1E1dm-Fa1YiYqQkr0HaHydH-mCugdjFNqjB019dw78/s640/blogger-image--212080280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iGTNhXx37DLFk0ldkRlMKE-IsZCaXgIGKFeLN9qWLEX8cUCiAe9vuKDu5kW1cMYm28OApR3qYTYfQDTObEV2m6MxvioklAs4f1E1dm-Fa1YiYqQkr0HaHydH-mCugdjFNqjB019dw78/s640/blogger-image--212080280.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-75750862278261752482017-07-19T18:04:00.002-07:002017-07-19T18:04:58.561-07:00Integrating Social NetworkingSocial networking is a valuable tool to use in class because of how it can develop the important skills of communication and collaboration among students. Here is an assignment that I came up with that integrates social networking into its design.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">T.3-5.DL.1 Use age-appropriate software to generate new ideas and create products.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1c1c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LA.4.W.4 Produce writing that honors God and affirms the principles in His Word.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1c1c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LA.4.W.5 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization (e.g., chronological, cause and effect, similarities and differences) are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1c1c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LA.4.W.6 With adult and peer support, develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, and editing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1c1c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LA.4.W.7 With support, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing (using grade-appropriate keyboarding skills), as well as to interact and collaborate.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LA.4.W.12 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Subject</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Writing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Topic</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Poetry</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Time</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: 2 Class periods</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lesson Objective(s)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The student will type an original couplet poem.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The student will share positive feedback about their classmates' poems.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Materials Needed</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Computer or tablet that can be projected on a screen for all students to view.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Computers for students to use (or tablets with keyboards).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Document software (e.g. Microsoft Word, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Docs</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Corel WordPerfect)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approaching</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: provide a couplet poem </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/88453580153729752/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">template</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">/</span><a href="http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/write-rhyming-couplets/view/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">worksheet</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the student and/or help the student choose words to rhyme; pair student with a partner</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-54559364515116370722017-07-19T17:34:00.001-07:002017-07-19T17:34:47.260-07:00Photo-Day 3Here are photos of redwood trees at my school from different perspectives.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWoFvtqCt9erjdCEllbu5c3U90X0Il3gH8nEt0sMq7RnZj_MPlXwWTcdK4kHvcFqneF3rjUbBGObWx0zTSImUt4rr-pyX4ybuxLE2A2FkYaaVWlDw9q_Kry2MFBhiCJS0pYStBiiqamE/s640/blogger-image--859453039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWoFvtqCt9erjdCEllbu5c3U90X0Il3gH8nEt0sMq7RnZj_MPlXwWTcdK4kHvcFqneF3rjUbBGObWx0zTSImUt4rr-pyX4ybuxLE2A2FkYaaVWlDw9q_Kry2MFBhiCJS0pYStBiiqamE/s640/blogger-image--859453039.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk5wyYGjBAwEaQAOUNEaZAINarN0R1Bp1U9sC4eO8_mo4XZS0a_qTy2iKleo7RnTOuLW-MDousrz8HH8wUNThG56g-ny-kuugt8UoAyrSXtwhyphenhyphen0_h5B7cfQ-4IVLzrQrJwjGWKOeqQYo/s640/blogger-image--983464977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk5wyYGjBAwEaQAOUNEaZAINarN0R1Bp1U9sC4eO8_mo4XZS0a_qTy2iKleo7RnTOuLW-MDousrz8HH8wUNThG56g-ny-kuugt8UoAyrSXtwhyphenhyphen0_h5B7cfQ-4IVLzrQrJwjGWKOeqQYo/s640/blogger-image--983464977.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvXBpGps9zQnx0OzV1Wwkzk_owNhBTFUiYkKnaIepXTvBxeFct30KH7j3xr0WMEMLr21yi5Y7LVwA1LTRpwpe6jz1ilOhZh_LQL6R-OOqJHPhb_CwGda88yjzHx7Vfnlx_nRVAKRUK-g/s640/blogger-image--697731717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvXBpGps9zQnx0OzV1Wwkzk_owNhBTFUiYkKnaIepXTvBxeFct30KH7j3xr0WMEMLr21yi5Y7LVwA1LTRpwpe6jz1ilOhZh_LQL6R-OOqJHPhb_CwGda88yjzHx7Vfnlx_nRVAKRUK-g/s640/blogger-image--697731717.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-76951554142211687402017-07-18T20:36:00.001-07:002017-07-18T20:36:48.813-07:00Photo-a-Day 2These are photos taken of the same roses in our backyard from different perspectives.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWszEBWW8hwIOVnk0hke_iH_3TSWtoU_2KnAcLMDkMP_1_yslFgUpeo2d17x6_fxTyF9HuB0WYPgSLeUxjrvUbl1_kgqisG8YQEXKyN8OdLnWuYF1OdDICc2JDydMYi2W7dz5SFWOoz-k/s640/blogger-image--73560243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWszEBWW8hwIOVnk0hke_iH_3TSWtoU_2KnAcLMDkMP_1_yslFgUpeo2d17x6_fxTyF9HuB0WYPgSLeUxjrvUbl1_kgqisG8YQEXKyN8OdLnWuYF1OdDICc2JDydMYi2W7dz5SFWOoz-k/s640/blogger-image--73560243.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklQqaik-xEbMUwupMHIJOsZpSFlShbyROGZtgY9MTnLvbQ2W6N65A_yjrZCD7gbP0Nw4Ss-gWabBPdy7h5fDxO1Hhc6tpWrKYTIiMmMKEtRV5slIrYuOl6G8mNemJ_tUKBHErNyQQawQ/s640/blogger-image-2086051393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklQqaik-xEbMUwupMHIJOsZpSFlShbyROGZtgY9MTnLvbQ2W6N65A_yjrZCD7gbP0Nw4Ss-gWabBPdy7h5fDxO1Hhc6tpWrKYTIiMmMKEtRV5slIrYuOl6G8mNemJ_tUKBHErNyQQawQ/s640/blogger-image-2086051393.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-26652254768862169782017-07-17T15:32:00.000-07:002017-07-17T21:20:33.724-07:00Photo-a-Day ChallengeI was inspired (required) by my teacher this week to do a photo-a-day challenge. This sounded fun because I have always enjoyed photography - capturing humorous, beautiful, and thought-provoking moments. When I was in high school, I had the pleasure of taking a black and white photography course in which we developed our own film and made our own prints in a dark room. From that moment on I discovered how much fun it was to take my camera out and about and see what might appear that captured my attention and imagination. Here are a couple photos from that class that I took.<br>
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To figure out the theme of my challenge for this week, I found a <a href="http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/" target="_blank">photo-a-day challenge website</a> that had some good reasons for taking the challenge and possible goals for doing it. One of the reasons for doing it that resonated with me (as a teacher) is to use photography to document things that I've <i>learned</i> or observed. And being that the two photos above are nature-related, I thought it would be fun to take a photo-a-day of nature. Actually, I'll probably take a bunch and then just post my best/favorite from each day. I'll be using my iPhone 6 to do so, since its always in my pocket and produces a quality I'm happy with for this project.<div><br></div><div>Here is my first nature picture from today, purple cherry tomatoes from our back yard. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHg34GI4MxdvZBoAjZa0YXw3AHddfyYuB_r6W8rhsaAe196BtyQPzEm0QO_rbiaZdZ0TjmXKuGk_zZuuZB_6omnTxILeVNu6h-cNWqp-9CuWRJiSE50vPBcnFxYkEXdrh5Als5UACYfvQ/s640/blogger-image--1582178840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHg34GI4MxdvZBoAjZa0YXw3AHddfyYuB_r6W8rhsaAe196BtyQPzEm0QO_rbiaZdZ0TjmXKuGk_zZuuZB_6omnTxILeVNu6h-cNWqp-9CuWRJiSE50vPBcnFxYkEXdrh5Als5UACYfvQ/s640/blogger-image--1582178840.jpg"></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-11596976304049106502017-07-12T21:37:00.001-07:002017-07-12T21:42:17.444-07:00I Knew I Was Going to be an Educator When...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was filmed in my 4th grade classroom with my iPhone 6. I tried editing the video in Adobe Spark, YouTube Capture, and iMovie before settling on GoPro Splice, which proved to be my favorite. <a href="http://spliceapp.com/" target="_blank">GoPro Splice</a> enabled me to include a soundtrack of my choice from their large library, an easy-to-make title slide, automatic transitions, and effects.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-66766370314954471552017-07-10T17:43:00.000-07:002017-07-10T17:43:00.872-07:00Cell Phones in Class Interview<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeooNT-JEjxGShGzlNknJodPLkpv2GYc7nAohIhi2LzhiofdmiIctmIILN59ogzYUxn_0KUfo_t2Ty3FJj08dWSGM_tcXuW3Ak5joee4Zlb2hPPEKRQ3xx3CQWYlx4JO7e0heUxHlyKg/s1600/300_346945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeooNT-JEjxGShGzlNknJodPLkpv2GYc7nAohIhi2LzhiofdmiIctmIILN59ogzYUxn_0KUfo_t2Ty3FJj08dWSGM_tcXuW3Ak5joee4Zlb2hPPEKRQ3xx3CQWYlx4JO7e0heUxHlyKg/s200/300_346945.jpg" width="132" /></a><br />
To get more perspective on the issue of cell phones in the classroom, I called up a friend of mine, Mr. Mason, a high school science teacher at my school in Sacramento, CA. Our school (2017) sees cell phones as a tool that students can use to improve their "ability to communicate and learn." In addition to that, students are held accountable for using them responsibly, and gives the teacher the discretion to allow or disallow them in the classroom.<br />
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Mr. Mason has taken the route of letting students use cell phones in the classroom, but only for specific purposes and at specific times. Otherwise, students are expected to have them tucked away in a backpack or pocket because of their potential to distract from what is happening in class. If a student doesn't abide by this policy, then he will either give a strong, brief reminder to the student for what behavior is expected of them, or confiscate the phone. He says that consistency with how he deals with cell phone misuse is key to preventing any future distractions. Even though there is the occasional time when he takes someone's phone or redirects someone's behavior, he hasn't had any parents complain about using them in class. Interestingly, the most problems he has with cell phones comes from parents texting or calling their child during class. Mr. Mason will let the student step outside the classroom to answer the call if necessary. <br />
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On the positive side, Mr. Mason has found cell phones to be very helpful for enabling students to make calculations, perform online research, create videos and stop-motion projects. He has even given students a specific amount of time in class and a specific app to use for creating a short commercial to demonstrate their learning. In the future he hopes to incorporate cell phones more often to help with assessing student learning, such as having them create and share presentations and explore things virtually using <a href="https://vr.google.com/cardboard/" target="_blank">Google Cardboard</a>.<br />
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Talking with Mr. Mason helped me, an elementary teacher, see some positive uses of cell phones in the classroom, as well as how to address the potential challenge of it being a distraction. I have also been looking at incorporating VR stuff like Google Cardboard in my classroom using my phone lately, so I will keep in touch with him to see how he might use it with his science students. If and when I use cell phones in the classroom, I will keep in mind how Mr. Mason manages his students' use of them in class to ensure that both the students, parents, and I know that they are helping students learn to utilize technology in positive, productive ways.<br />
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After publishing a comic strip, you can easily share on social media, email someone a link to it, embed it on a blog or website (like this one), download it, or print it. It will be a great option for students to have for assignments like a book report, creative writing project, or just a fun art project.<br />
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share a link quickly and conveniently to someone because they can convert a
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business cards, given over the phone, spoken out loud or projected to a group
with Internet access, and even memorized. I would use a URL shortener for the
above reasons, as well as in class to enable students to access online media
faster than if they had the lengthy URL. I went to Goo.gl to create a shortened
link to a 4<sup>th</sup> grade math worksheet I’ve used with my students. The
original link is <a href="http://www.commoncoresheets.com/Math/Rounding/Within%201%20Million/English/1.pdf">http://www.commoncoresheets.com/Math/Rounding/Within%201%20Million/English/1.pdf</a>
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URL shorteners because they enable someone with a mobile device to scan the
code with their camera and immediately be taken to a website (or online
resource). In other words, it’s another way to save people time and energy in
accessing online materials. I went to <a href="http://www.qr-code-generator.com/">QR Code Generator</a> to create my own
code because it didn’t require registration to quickly create one. In the
picture <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQdogV8xDk7SKjtXxhcJXacCd5gOKe8iC95rYbJ7rwxIqq0zHeg_AcVNryNVoZFfPmGsH1GNyEIhD0eiSPwbSS3OJBvTo9TuH3hOootY2yxJqoQVSNV5keUFavT5-je3gZRLsSzSQpZ0/s640/blogger-image--457713063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQdogV8xDk7SKjtXxhcJXacCd5gOKe8iC95rYbJ7rwxIqq0zHeg_AcVNryNVoZFfPmGsH1GNyEIhD0eiSPwbSS3OJBvTo9TuH3hOootY2yxJqoQVSNV5keUFavT5-je3gZRLsSzSQpZ0/s640/blogger-image--457713063.jpg"></a></div>you can see where I placed the QR code in my classroom. To see how the
3D printed hand relates to the QR code, you’ll need to scan it and check it out
for yourself! QR codes have many applications in life and in the classroom.
Your creativity is the only limit to how you can use it. For example, if I
wanted a family member or friend to quickly be able to access a surprise
online, I might print out a QR code and put it in a birthday card. Or I could
put QR codes in books at home for people to access supplemental media online
related to the book. In the classroom one way I could use QR codes is by
putting them in various locations throughout the classroom for students to
access supplementary material related to the code’s location. QR codes could
also be used for scavenger hunts, with the QR code linked to the clue to find
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because they make online activities easier and quicker to perform. For example,
to download a YouTube video, there is no simple way to do that on YouTube. But
if you go to <a href="http://keepvid.com/">KeepVid</a> and install their video
downloading tool (which only takes a couple minutes), then a blue button
appears below every YouTube video you watch. When you click on that button it
takes you to a new tab that lets you choose the resolution (size) that you want
to download the video at, or even just the audio or subtitles of the video.
That file then goes to your downloads folder to do with as you please.
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computer when I’m offline traveling, this would be a great tool. As a teacher,
this would be very handy to download any videos to enrich classroom instruction
for multiple reasons. First of all, you never know when the wifi network might
go down (which happens occasionally at my school), so having a video to project
to the class even without wifi is nice. Secondly, if I downloaded the video and
then put it in my Google Drive folder, I can store it in an organized way and
even share it with students. The benefit there is that there won’t be any ads
or other distracting videos to take kids off-task when they watch the video.
Thirdly, depending on the licensing of the video, I could re-mix or edit it to
be appropriate for a specific learning objective for student learning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-58746525990175045982017-06-28T13:16:00.003-07:002017-06-28T13:16:37.421-07:00Instagram, WeVideo & EduClipper<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: middle;">
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class I’m taking this summer, I was asked to evaluate a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SOCIAL</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CREATIVE</b>, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CURATION</b> website. All three of these
categories are designed for anyone to use, not just teachers. My goal was to
see how a teacher might utilize a website from each category to enrich their
professional growth and enhance learning in the classroom. (All of the sites I
evaluated are free to use.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘friends’). For teachers, this can definitely work to our advantage, because we
naturally share what is or isn’t working in our classroom, and love to gather
anything that will help us and our students! It is also a great way to connect
and collaborate with other teachers around the world in order to take learning
much further than the classroom walls. Since I have already used <a href="https://www.edmodo.com/">Edmodo</a>, <a href="https://kidblog.org/home/">Kidblog</a>,
<a href="https://todaysmeet.com/">TodaysMeet</a>, and currently use <a href="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/">Twitter</a>,
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fact that I actually listened to a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9rtjkRHFLs">podcast about how Instagram</a>
was founded a couple weeks ago before writing this review. At the time, I had
no intention of signing up with Instagram though. I was just fascinated with
their story (among many other startup stories). However, the podcast helped me
understand the main premise of Instagram, or what sets it apart from others –
to provide quick sharing of photos or videos taken on a mobile device, with
filters to apply to the images. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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much to talk about, but obviously so because it is an app-based program. So
when I downloaded it from the App Store, I found the app nice, functional, and
simple to use and connect with others.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">USER FRIENDLINESS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Once your account is
setup, using the app was pretty simple to figure out. I didn’t need any
tutorials, and just messed around with the menu buttons at the bottom of the
screen to see what they did. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Some of my former
students use Instagram regularly, so I’m sure they would agree that it is easy
enough for anyone to use who likes to view up-to-date media from people you
care about and also share your own with the world.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">HOW EDUCATORS ARE USING IT PERSONALLY<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Educators, just like
anyone else, are using Instagram to share snapshots from their personal and
professional lives. Just like Facebook and Twitter, Instagram is an easy to
view and post app that can turn into a black hole that you lose track of time
and space in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">HOW EDUCATORS ARE USING IT TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Hannah Hudson (2016) has
10 great ideas for using Instagram in the classroom, which you can view on <a href="https://www.weareteachers.com/10-surprising-ways-to-use-instagram-in-the-classroom-2/#.WVPx9FMrLOQ">WeAreTeachers</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">One important thing that
all teachers using Instagram in the classroom have stated is the necessity (for
common sense & liability reasons) to make sure administration & parents
know why you’re using Instagram with students, and to use a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">private</i> account to prevent access to
inappropriate material and to exclude any person from viewing the class’s
account.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Most teachers using
Instagram let students post pictures or video of their creative work for their
following parents to view. Teachers also do that. Basically it’s a way for
students to publish their work to a wider audience and for parents to see what
and how their children are learning at school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">AM I GOING TO USE IT?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Probably not</span></i><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">. I still want some time
(this summer) to explore the potential of the app and think more deeply about
how it could be used in my classroom with my 4<sup>th</sup> graders. Right now,
I don’t see it as necessary or helpful, and don’t think that enough of my
students’ parents use it anyways to want to follow a classroom account. Maybe
my opinion will change later though, we’ll see…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">A <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CREATIVE</b> site is where people can use software to create an
original product like a video, slideshow, poster, song, etc. This kind of site
is perfect for the classroom because it empowers students to tap into their
creative side to demonstrate their learning, inspire others, and even entertain
their audience at the same time. Teachers can just as effectively use it to
create more engaging lessons for their students, which can be accessed anytime
and anywhere a student has wifi. I chose to review <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.wevideo.com/">WeVideo</a></span>,
since I have heard a lot about it but have never given it a try.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Professional, fun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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explanations for use<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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version’s lack of features<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">USER FRIENDLINESS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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the site<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">signing up was easy
because I could just use my school Google account to do so with a couple clicks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">right after signing up, I
encountered a problem with running the software (computer issue), but WeVideo
had an option to run the ‘old editor,’ so I was able to still use the software<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">right off the bat I was
shown an introductory tutorial video and given tips on how to use the software
to make a movie, which made using the software quick and easy to learn<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">HOW EDUCATORS ARE USING IT PERSONALLY<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">I couldn’t find any
teachers using WeVideo without their students, so I would suspect that they
would use it just like iMovie is used – for documenting family experiences and
vacations, or sharing ideas for other teachers to use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">HOW EDUCATORS ARE USING IT TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Since WeVideo doesn’t
have a library of user-created videos to explore on its site, I looked up
“#wevideo” in Twitter to see how teachers are using it in their classrooms.
There is a variety of things teachers and students are using it for, including
music videos, multimedia presentations, coding assignments, screencasting for
tutorials and demonstrations, and even random videos just to become more
familiar with the software and video creating & editing in general. All the
teachers expressed how much their students loved making videos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">AM I GOING TO USE IT?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Maybe</span></i><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">. Being an experienced
user of YouTube’s Video Creator software and iMovie on my Mac, I was skeptical
about WeVideo’s features, but after dabbling with it and creating a short
video, I was impressed! It even has a couple features that I’ve always wanted
with the other software, so I will seriously contemplate using it. The main
hiccup is the cost factor. The school account for WeVideo costs $200 for the
year. And I don’t see the free account as being worth the trouble for each
student because of its lack of features and watermark (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and closing clip)</i> that de-personalize it. My students use
Chromebooks and have Google Apps for Education accounts, which means that they
could use YouTube’s Video Creator software for free, which has adequate
features. If I want the unique features in WeVideo (green screen,
screen-recording, collaborative nature, and teacher dashboard), then I will
seriously consider paying up for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">A <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CURATION</b> site is where people can virtually collect, organize, and
publicly display ‘treasures’ they find online. Another term used to describe this
is “social bookmarking,” because it enables other people to view and access
what you have found (highlighted in a way) to be most interesting and useful
online. Although I am an avid <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/chris_duckett/">Pinterest</a>
user and have a positive experience with <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/cmduckett">Diigo</a>, I chose to evaluate <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://educlipper.net/features.html">educlipper</a></span>, since I have
never looked at it before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">visually appealing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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frustration about this and how they would have preferred a web browser
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I noticed that one teacher posted a bunch of clips about how to ‘root’ or hack
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boards, teachers are clipping online math & reading activities for students
to learn on, as well as educational resources like <a href="https://www.teachertube.com/">TeacherTube</a> to supplement classroom
instruction. According to the creator, Bellow (2013) says that, “Teachers and
students can…use the tool independent of each other. But as an educator, you
can create student accounts that allow you to monitor, moderate, and manage
their content.” Educlipper also makes it easy for students to cite their
sources when curating their own resources, and can even create personal digital
portfolios within their account.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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outdated, having noticed that the most popular clips are 3-4 years old, made by
the founder of educlipper, Adam Bellow. Also, when I searched for California
missions, an important topic in my classroom’s social studies curriculum, there
were no relevant results. When I did a comparative search on Pinterest, I found
a plethora of media and sites on the topic. And as far as the user friendliness
for me and my students, it just didn’t quite seem worth the effort of using it.
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Oaks, CA: Corwin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-38068054176769563702017-06-27T17:57:00.002-07:002017-06-27T17:57:41.820-07:00Interview With Technology Director<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">To help me better use Web 2.0 tools, I reached out to a friend
and fellow teacher of mine, Aaron Koleda, who I have learned many technology
ideas from. Aaron is a technology director and 5<sup>th</sup>-8<sup>th</sup>
grade technology teacher at a private school in Michigan. His Twitter handle is
<a href="https://twitter.com/aaronnkoleda?lang=en">@aaronnkoleda</a>, and many of his
technology ideas can be found on his blog, <a href="http://www.edtechjunkies.com/">edtechjunkies.com</a>. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Here are the questions and answers from our phone interview on
June 27, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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</span></span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">How did you decide which Web 2.0 tools to use with your
students?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">I heard about other
teachers’ projects and tools on Twitter. I found teachers that did projects I
was interested in doing, and then used the same tools that they used. I also
spent many hours exploring tools that I heard about to see if they would work
in my classroom setting. I looked for tools that my students could easily use
and navigate without much difficulty. I also looked for tools that functioned
similar to other tools we had already used in class so the introduction would
be smoother. I also made sure the tool had appropriate content.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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permission to use such a tool or do such a project?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #353535; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">My principal and I have a
great relationship, and she trusts me enough to pretty much let me work
autonomously. She has never really shut down with one of my ideas, but I still
communicate my ideas with her to work through potential problems together.
Although, when I or the principal have any hesitation or concern with using a
particular tool with the students, we make sure to communicate ahead of time
with the students’ parents to inform them of what the school plans to use, why
it is valuable for their learning, and how they are going to use it to complete
learning objectives. One time a parent didn’t want their child to use the tool
I had chosen, so to accommodate that request I simply gave the student a
different tool or method to show their learning. I always made it a priority to
include parents ‘in the loop’ to the technology plan and worked with them as a
team, rather than exclude their input.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to a teacher that is interested in using the tools you’ve used and/or doing the
online projects you’ve done?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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experimenting with in their classroom. I say this because of how daunting the
plethora and depth of web 2.0 tools is. I believe that the benefits from using
at least one tool is much greater than the fear or lack of using it. Once a
teacher is able to make one project happen, it will give them the confidence to
do another successfully. I also recommend connecting with other teachers online
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necessary. I have had other teachers online walk me through technology
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had given me golden advice once again. He is actually the one that really
inspired me to start using Twitter, and he was definitely right about its
potential to connect me with talented teachers and amazing Web 2.0 tools for
the classroom. Most of the Web 2.0 tools I currently use have been found as a
result of a tweet or blog or email from a teacher using them in creative,
effective ways in their classroom. Teachers trust teachers, especially ones
that present at technology seminars! And the Internet (and especially Twitter)
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tools in my classroom as Aaron has. My current principal and technology director
are very supportive of all my wild ideas, but help me think things through
without rose-colored glasses so we can anticipate and mitigate any potential
problems. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for time, and we need to be careful what gets our attention, both for our
health and our students’ benefit. Throughout the year I come across many great
ideas and tools, but am very careful in choosing what and how many to implement
in my classroom. It’s much easier to focus on one new thing each quarter or
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-52944610057052662482017-06-22T22:05:00.003-07:002017-06-22T22:05:50.371-07:00Creative Commons License<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Since I have not yet posted a Creative Commons License for this
blog, I'm going to do so now and explain what it means. First, I went to <a href="https://creativecommons.org/choose">https://creativecommons.org/choose</a>,
where I selected the type of license that I felt was most appropriate for this
blog. Here is what my chosen license button looks like:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwQZ4AVIMWZaadMdYwKb_KD2piEHgSnBstpVZevRwzqeZkmM5_soGiMZSDTw_sU7DSAccorLaGVKhjeqR-7e0dZMLOKRtkNBVUmb47r84XOmnKRUYEMYDnHw_DiaTtYPOnbPgSA_wGvw/s1600/88x31.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwQZ4AVIMWZaadMdYwKb_KD2piEHgSnBstpVZevRwzqeZkmM5_soGiMZSDTw_sU7DSAccorLaGVKhjeqR-7e0dZMLOKRtkNBVUmb47r84XOmnKRUYEMYDnHw_DiaTtYPOnbPgSA_wGvw/s400/88x31.png" /></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The above 'button' is a
"shorthand way to convey the basic permissions associated with material
offered under CC licenses. Creators and owners who apply CC licenses to their
material can download and apply those buttons to communicate to users the
permissions granted in advance" (2016). These licenses were "designed
specifically to work with the web, which makes content that is offered under
[the owner's] terms easy to search for, discover, and use" (2016).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">And that is precisely my goal
of this blog - to offer something useful for fellow teachers that may come
across the information on my blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">To be more specific about the
meaning of my chosen license, the CC stands for Creative Commons, a
"global nonprofit organization that enables sharing and reuse of
creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools"
(2016). The little man in the middle circle means that anyone who wants to use
my blog or part of it needs to attribute my work in the manner that I specify.
And the arrow in the shape of a circle specifies the manner, which is that I
allow others to distribute derivative works only under the same license or one
compatible with the one that governs my work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The reason I chose those
aspects of the license is because if I didn't include the circle arrow, then a
person could potentially use distributive works and then <i>not</i> allow
that to be distributed or shared further than that. In other words, I want my
material to be used by anyone and everyone, and not for someone to somewhat
block the movement of the information and monopolize it. Now if you understand
CC better than I do and believe me to be explaining things inaccurately, please
do comment below and tell me, because I am definitely <i>not </i>an
expert on this topic!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">For those of you reading this
and thinking to yourself that this is just a bunch of nonsense or needless
work, keep reading. If I <i>didn't </i>use a Creative Commons license
on my blog, then there would be 1 of 2 reasons for that. One, either I didn't
know about Creative Common licensing, or two, I wanted to reserve <i>all </i>of
my rights for this material under copyright law. I can assure you that until
now, I did know about Creative Common licensing, but didn't really care enough
to take to time to put it on my blog. Now after studying it more closely, I see
how valuable it is. By adding it to my site, I am making it very clear to anyone
who comes across it that they are welcome to reuse it to a certain extent.
That's largely what the Internet is about anyways - sharing information and
media with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<u><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Sources</span></u><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-48316778632499401262016-08-07T20:44:00.000-07:002016-08-07T20:44:01.577-07:00Standards-based GradingHere is a VoiceThread narrated presentation I created about Standards-based grading. It describes the history and definition of it, what it looks like compared to traditional grading practices, the arguments for and against it, and how to implement it in your classroom.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://voicethread.com/app/player/?threadId=8069720" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Here is my recorded interview with an expert of Standards-based grading, <a href="http://mctownsley.net/about-matt/" target="_blank">Matt Townsley</a>.<br />
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Here is a <a href="https://www.diigo.com/outliner/b25nzl/Standards-Based-Grading?key=bd6ars49fa" target="_blank">link to my Diigo shared bookmarks outliner for the most helpful and informative resources I found on Standards-based grading</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-75947384443021972792016-08-05T17:11:00.001-07:002016-08-05T17:12:18.530-07:00Thoughts on Inquiry-Based LearningAfter taking the <a href="http://www.wilkes.edu/bulletin/current/graduate/course-descriptions/edim/" target="_blank">Master's class on Inquiry Based Learning</a> (IBL) this summer, I am fully convinced of its effectiveness to help students develop a deeper understanding of not only science, but whatever they investigate. Compared to traditional learning, you can see from the picture below how much more engaged and responsible a student is during IBL.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spirou, C. (2012). <i>Inquiry based learning pl faculties.</i> [Slide] Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/CherineSpirou1/inquiry-based-learning-pl-faculties</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.wilkes.edu/bulletin/current/graduate/course-descriptions/edim/" target="_blank">Wilkes University</a> (2016), highlights the strengths of IBL in their summary of this course:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "alright sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;">"Wilkes Inquiry-based instruction is a powerful way for students to learn through active engagement with their environment. Teachers who engage in this form of instruction orchestrate a learning environment that allows students to develop deep understanding and enriched knowledge about selected topics. Inquiry should be one of the methodologies that teachers employ in meeting the challenges of today's academic expectations. We live in an era of rapidly expanding knowledge, which highlights the need for students to be lifelong learners. Inquiry skills support students' abilities to question and methodically investigate a wide range of subject matter. This course will explore Inquiry as a teaching technique, utilizing technology to support the various stages of the process."</span></div>
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As far as what I will do with IBL in the future, I see myself as keeping it at the forefront of my teaching as much as possible, especially in science class. IBL makes so much sense because it encourages and facilitates a student's natural curiosity to investigate, which everyone is born with. I just want to make sure that I never take the fun away from them by telling them what <i>I </i>learned from <i>my </i>investigations if <i>they</i> can do it themselves! It should be my job to do give them opportunities to investigate the questions they have (related to the curriculum) and provide the time, materials, and structure necessary for them to do so. To help me remember more specifics about implementing IBL in my classroom, I've compiled some highlights from my notes taken during this class:<br />
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<u><b>Highlights of IBL</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><b>IBL's Process</b> (for students to go through)</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Ask</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – question out of
curiosity, identify problem</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Investigate</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – research,
study, experiment, observe, re-question</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Create</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – make connections
& synthesize info to create new ideas</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Discuss</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – share new ideas, give
& receive feedback, compare</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Reflect</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – look at big picture,
analyze what was learned/created, determine new questions to investigate…</span></li>
</ul>
<li style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></li>
<li><b>Building Community</b> - in order for students to have the confidence to question phenomena, experiment with trial and error, and effectively communicate their findings to a larger audience, there needs to be values upheld and taught to them...</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">respect for one's self, each
other, and property</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">active listening</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">empathy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">encouragement,
especially during problems & challenges</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">cooperation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">supporting ideas with evidence
& data</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">positive, persevering attitude</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">quality before quantity</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 10pt;">everyone's contribution is
valuable</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Process skills</b> vs. Content - process skills are just as important as the content learned, because the process skills are the <i>vehicle </i>to reach the destination of knowledge</li>
<ul>
<li>observing</li>
<li>questioning</li>
<li>planning</li>
<li>investigating</li>
<li>formulating explanations</li>
<li>making predictions</li>
<li>analyzing data</li>
<li>communicating</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Facts & Concepts</b> - the difference is important to understand when planning for IBL</li>
<ul>
<li>Facts = very specific pieces of information (Frogs are amphibians)</li>
<li>Concepts = big ideas that connect multiple facts together (How the life cycle of amphibians is affected by the environemnt)</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Useful Web 2.0 Tools - </b>ways for students to show learning and participate in the investigations</li>
<ul>
<li>Presentation (VoiceThread, Prezi, Google Slides)</li>
<li>Video (YouTube Video Creator, WeVideo, iMovie)</li>
<li>Mobile (Kahoot, Quizlet Live)</li>
<li>Community (TodaysMeet, Google Apps for Education - the collaborative aspect)</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Scientific Explanation - </b>how a student should explain their investigation's findings</li>
<ul>
<li>Declare a hypothesis</li>
<li>Provide evidence for the hypothesis from the investigation</li>
<li>Explain how the evidence connects with the hypothesis</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Backward Design Lesson Plan Method - </b>thinking with the end in mind first, then deciding on the means to get there</li>
<ul>
<li>Start with identifying what the standards or learning objectives are</li>
<li>Decide what evidence is necessary for students to demonstrate understanding of content and/or mastery of a skill</li>
<li>Plan facts, concepts & skills for students to develop; list of materials; description of learning activities</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>5E Instructional Design Method</b> - research-proven way to empower and equip students in scientific investigations</li>
<ul>
<li>Engage</li>
<li>Explore</li>
<li>Explain</li>
<li>Elaborate</li>
<li>Evaluate</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Formative Assessments</b> - feedback given/recorded during the learning process to help the teacher appropriately adjust instruction for maximum student progress, and to help the student see where they are at to be able to better manage and focus their learning</li>
<ul>
<li>Define & explain expectations; set learning goals</li>
<li>Observations</li>
<li>Discussions (various questions used to gauge student understanding)</li>
<li>Self-assessments</li>
<li>Informal quizzes</li>
<li>Checklists</li>
<li>Single-point rubrics</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Summative Assessments</b> - grading students at the end of a unit/semester/year to determine what they learned compared to the learning goals</li>
<ul>
<li>Unit test</li>
<li>Culminating presentation</li>
<li>Standardized achievement test</li>
</ul>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-54215710324347987882016-07-31T13:35:00.000-07:002016-07-31T13:35:19.505-07:00How the 5E Instructional Model Helps Support Inquiry-Based Learning<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denton ISD. (2016). <i>The 5E Instructional Framework for Secondary Academics</i>. [Infographic]. Retrieved from http://www.dentonisd.org/Page/185</td></tr>
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The above infographic does a great job at summarizing the 5E Instructional Model for learning. The creator of the infographic, Denton ISD, a school district in Texas, also has a great <a href="http://www.dentonisd.org/cms/lib/tx21000245/centricity/Domain/63/5E_model,_rvsdsept26_pdf.pdf" target="_blank">accompanying PDF that further describes each part of the model, specific student behavior (questions & actions), and what the teacher can/should be doing to facilitate each part</a>.<br />
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Inquiry-based learning is built on the foundation of students being at the center of their learning, having more ownership and involvement in their learning, and solving relevant investigations to develop deeper understandings and skills for life. The 5E Instructional Model definitely helps this method of learning, and puts some structure on it. To see how exactly that happens, we need to better understand how the 5E Instructional Model works.<br />
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As all teachers know, the best place to accurately understand something is to go to the primary source. So, most of my time learning about the 5E Instructional Model was from its creators, <a href="http://bscs.org/bscs-5e-instructional-model" target="_blank">BSCS</a> (Biological Studies Curriculum Study). I'm surprised that I hadn't heard of it before, even though it was created in 1987. But that just goes to show that there is a LOT of helpful information out there just waiting for discovery - by me and my students! Here is a quick and simple overview video of the 5Es from their site:<br />
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After taking time to watch some of the videos from BSCS and reading their descriptions, I tried my hand at defining each part of the model in my own words. I also included an example of how each would be used in a 4th grade science lesson on magnetism:<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><b>ENGAGE</b>: The teacher connects
students' prior knowledge to a new topic/concept to be investigated and
understood. Students are drawn into the topic with an interesting 'hook' that
pertains to their lives and heightens their curiosity.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";">This could happen by a
teacher pulling out <span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022https\:\/\/www\.amazon\.com\/Kidsthrill%C2%AE-Doodle-Magnetic-Drawing-Board\/dp\/B00AHK8OYC\0022 \\t \0022_blank\0022 ";"><span class="MsoHyperlink">Doodle Magnetic Drawing Boards</span></span> for students'
to draw with and connect prior experiences with it and the topic under study -
magnetism.</span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><b>EXPLORE</b>: This is when
students are given the time, tools, and means to have a more in-depth, hands-on
experience related to the topic so that they can prove/disprove pre-conceptions
and create new understandings about the topic. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";">This could happen by
giving students a variety of magnets (including magnetic rocks), iron</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"> </span></i></span><em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";">filings, and other materials that
help them see and experience how magnetism works and what affects it's strength
and forces.</span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><b>E</b></span><b style="font-family: "PT Sans";">XPLAIN</b><span style="font-family: "PT Sans";">: Students are given
the opportunity to share their observations and new understandings about the
topic based on their explorations. The teacher/text can also provide some more
explanation(s) to deepen the students' understanding.</span><br />
<em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";">This could happen by
having students pair-share, document their learning in a journal/lab book,
discuss their findings as a whole class, or even compare their observations and
conclusions to a text or the teacher's knowledge.</span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><b>ELABORATE</b>: Students are
challenged to take what they've learned through their explorations and
explanations, and apply it to a more complex task, question, or investigation.
Students develop a deeper understanding of the topic through a more rigorous
and informed investigation.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";">This could happen by the
teacher challenging the students to perform a multi-faceted investigation. The
success and understanding of it will depend on utilizing everyone's skills and
knowledge related to the topic. </span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><b>EVALUATE</b>: The teacher and
the students assess how the students performed during the investigation, what
they ultimately discovered, what skills and understandings they developed
and/or mastered, and what they proved/disproved.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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teacher and students using a rubric or checklist. It could also involve a
round-table discussion and analysis of each group's investigation results and
performance.</span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: "PT Sans";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: PT Sans;">I really like the 5E Instructional Model because from my experience in the classroom, it really makes sense for a flow of learning, especially with science investigations. Because science investigations are best done using the scientific method and empowering students to learn <i>as </i>they experiment and observe with hands-on materials, the 5E lends itself perfectly to helping accomplish that. The <b>ENGAGE</b> part helps first connect students' background knowledge with the upcoming investigation. The <b>EXPLORE</b> part involves the kids in 'getting their hands dirty' in learning with their scientific investigation. The <b>EXPLAIN</b> part helps students show and articulate their evidence-based learning with peers, which helps cement in their mind what they've learned. It also provides students with strong motivation to further their understanding with research to prove or disprove other questions they have. The <b>ELABORATE</b> part challenges students to take their learning to the next level by applying their investigation in more real-world ways. This is Inquiry-based learning at its best, because the students are seeing how their learned knowledge and skills can help solve a real problem. The <b>EVALUATE</b> part hopefully provides an authentic audience who can listen to and/or view the students' findings, and give helpful feedback to affirm their work and propel them towards deeper understanding and improved methods for future investigations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: PT Sans;">Overall, the 5E Instructional Method complements and helps accomplish inquiry-based learning with a deeper, more organized methodology. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466891555859976070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719015709917346898.post-16122467249204671582016-07-26T22:25:00.000-07:002016-07-27T16:43:56.784-07:00Gaming in the Classroom? Why?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conker's Bad Day Fur. (2012). <i>Nintendo Entertainment System.</i> Wikia. Retrieved from http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_systems?file=Nintendo_Entertainment_System_Model.png</td></tr>
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I grew up on Nintendo, GameBoy, and any computer game I could get my hands on. Yes, I loved playing sports outside, and did a lot of that too, but gaming was probably my most time-consuming hobby. Why? Well, after taking some time this week to read about gaming in the classroom and analyzing my own experience with gaming, I came up with a list of reasons:<br />
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<li>It was <b>FUN!</b></li>
<li>It was <b>challenging</b>.</li>
<li>It gave me a sense of <b>accomplishment</b> when I overcame an obstacle, solved a mystery, mastered a move, or beat an adversary.</li>
<li>It was <b>competitive </b>when playing other real people or comparing scores with them.</li>
<li>It was <b>addicting </b>because I wanted to <b>discover</b> what was 'around the corner,' get to the next level, or find the next clue.</li>
<li>It connected with my <b>interests</b>. (Because of my fascination with Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and various Disney movies, I played many games based on those. I also liked to race anything in real life, so I enjoyed any good racing game too.)</li>
<li>It connected me with my <b>friends</b>. (I played some games just because that's what my friends invited me to play on a network, which was fun - whether in the same room on multiple computers, across the internet, or on the same gaming station).</li>
<li>It gave me a sense of <b>control</b>. <i>I </i>controlled the pace, the path, and who I played with.</li>
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I didn't grow out of gaming until mid-college, although at that point I actually made a conscious decision to stop gaming so that I could devote my time to my studies, friends, and outdoor activities. If I didn't have a family, self-discipline or goals in life, I could easily get back into my gaming habits - because it was FUN! </div>
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But now as a <i>teacher</i>, I am starting to see how other teachers are successfully using gaming in the classroom to increase student achievement, engage kids, and better differentiate for each individual learner! A great example is my friend and vice principal of the school I'm at, Mark Janke. He has created his own game environment for high school and jr high history classes. You can hear him talk about gamification and how he runs his class game <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRrloMytpUA&list=PLYAluQnV5H5nDCuoY7KwljYefU3R8_Ydl" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Going back to the 'list of reasons' above, an author and keynote speaker on gamification, <a href="http://yukaichou.com/gamification-expert/" target="_blank">Yu-kai Chou</a>, actually created a similar list of 'core drives' that motivate people to do what they do. He calls his gamification framework, "<a href="http://yukaichou.com/gamification-examples/octalysis-complete-gamification-framework/" target="_blank">Octalysis</a>," seen below.</div>
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I watched his <a href="http://yukaichou.com/tedxlausanne/" target="_blank">TEDx talk</a> about it, which made a lot of sense! Here are my notes that I took from it, which are a much more research-based, intellectual 'list of reasons' for why gaming is FUN:</div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Epic
Meaning & Calling</b> – being part of something bigger than yourself</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Development
& Accomplishment</b> – leveling up & achieving mastery</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">Short term goals being accomplished</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Empowerment
of Creativity & Feedback</b> – building LEGOs</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Ownership
& Possession</b> – desire to protect & build up/collect/improve</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Social
Influence & Relatedness</b> – action based on what others do or say</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Scarcity
& Impatience</b> – wanting something just because you can’t quite reach it!</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sense of urgency</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Unpredictability
& Curiosity</b> – because you don’t know what’s happening next, you want to
know! / lottery effect</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Loss
& Avoidance</b> – doing something to avoid bad consequences</span></li>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">So all of this leads to the question of, is gaming in the classroom good for student learning? Yu-kai Chou would be quick to say, "YES!" He even lists <a href="http://yukaichou.com/gamification-examples/top-10-education-gamification-examples/" target="_blank">10 prime examples of gamification in the classroom,</a> which he says produce "more effective educational environments." </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screenshot taken at Duolingo.com</td></tr>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">The first one happens to be <a href="https://www.duolingo.com/" target="_blank">Duolingo</a>, which I have personal experience with. In fact, my wife, who is a stay-at-home mom, just started using (playing) it last week and uses it every spare moment she has! Why? For a couple reasons. </span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">1. She has always wanted to learn Spanish, especially living in CA. And now that we just moved into an apartment right above a Hispanic family in which the parents don't speak English, she has great motivation to do so because she wants to communicate with them! (<i>intrinsic motivation</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">2. Duolingo is fun and addicting because of its levels and badges you can achieve and earn! (<i>extrinsic motivation</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">For the past couple years I have actually had my students use Duolingo in class as a sponge activity to do for fun when they were done with all their work. And they loved it! I noticed that the badges and ability to level-up were motivating, but the most motivating factor seemed to be comparing scores and levels with each other. There is even an aspect within the game that allows people to see where they stack up to each other, which gives them a competitive reason to keep progressing. This may not be the best motivation, but according to <a href="http://www.bozemanscience.com/about/" target="_blank">Eric Anderson</a>, a self-taught gamification educator, it works, and ultimately leads to students learning the required material. He has flipped and gamified his classroom, which is described in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlYGX0H6Ec" target="_blank">his TEDx talk</a>. In this video he brings out some other great benefits in gamifying his classroom: </span></div>
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<li>Students really liked being able to work at their own pace, and be challenged at the same time. (In other words, gamifying his class was a very effective way to <i>differentiate instruction.</i>)</li>
<li>Having conditional assignments ("If you do/learn this, then you get...") help students take gradual steps in their learning.</li>
<li>Students learn <i>to learn</i>. Instead of just doing what the teacher tells them to or hearing the teacher tell what the <i>teacher </i>read, students take more ownership of their learning and do more of the research themselves because they <i>want </i>to. The teacher becomes more of a guide on the side, not a sage on the stage.</li>
<li>Since <i>trying</i>, <i>failing</i>, and <i>repeating</i> are inherent in video games, gamification in the classroom creates an environment in which students become more <i>comfortable</i> with learning from their mistakes. </li>
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James Paul Gee, a psychologist, educator, and author of <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Video_Games_Have_to_Teach_Us_About_Learning_and_Literacy" target="_blank">What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy</a>,</i> said something in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnEN2Sm4IIQ" target="_blank">video</a> that really hit home with the value of gamification in the classroom. He said that "<i>We [schools] have handed [students] the manuals without the games/[activities] to go with them</i>." That really made me think of the traditional classroom that I grew up in versus the idea of using gamification in my current classroom. <b>If I want to cause my students to be <i>more </i>motivated, learn better and at their own pace, and have FUN learning at school, I need to take gaming seriously!</b></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">For further info on gaming in the classroom, check out <a href="https://www.diigo.com/outliner/b7vod7/Education-Gamification?key=iwi84oikwx" target="_blank">my Diigo "Education Gamification" Outliner</a>, which has a bunch of great resources in addition to the above mentioned ones.</span></div>
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