- Name of the tool
- Platform(s) on which it works best (web-based, ios, Android, etc.)
- What it does
- One way in which it can be used in your current situation (classroom, PD, etc). Be specific with your ideas.
- Optional: screen shots of the tool in action
- Optional: "testimonials" from other users (students, staff, etc.)
1. The digital tool that I would like to share is Animoto.
ReplyDelete2. It is a web-based resource, and is available on an iPad.
3. Animoto is a website that teachers can subscribe to free of charge, and it permits students to create storyboards which it turns into videos.
4. As an English teacher, I have used this service for students to create movie previews for books we are reading or have read. Students may 'cast' pictures of themselves or celebrities to play characters in the book. Students add music to set the tone for specific scenes or chapters. They can include video clips or images that are significant to reflect a scene. They carefully pull words from the book or otherwise to entice their peers to read the book.
5. I think this type of online assignment fits into the modification level of the SAMR model.
The online tool I plan on using is a web-based platform. The website is www.bowdoin.edu. It is an online grammar book with a plethora of Spanish resources. It has information for all levels of Spanish--from the beginning to the advanced. It has tons of practice and the students can progress at their own pace. What I love about it is the variety of vocabulary and grammar---it has everything. Specifically, if a student has a question on indirect object pronouns or a certain verb tense form---it’s one stop shopping on this website. I stumbled upon this at the end of last school year and made it available to my Spanish IV AP students. I also plan on delving into the SAS Pathway Curriculum--there are so many useful tools for students to use: interactive global atlas, watching videos in the target language and then grammar practice activities based on what you watched and MY FAVORITE --a Spanish writing tablet WITH accents that students could type their HW and email it to me. A big stumbling block (for me) is finding something that is world language friendly. Additionally, I hope my upper level/advanced students can work together/collaborate on a few activities to improve their peer editing skills. I think these digital tools fall into the augmentation/modification of the SAMR model.
ReplyDeleteThe tool I already use in my classroom is Pinterest it is an online board where you can organize things you find on the internet and essentially pin them to your board. I use it not only in class but also also for my own research. I used it this past semester in my Education Professions class and in my Advanced Nutrition and Wellness class. I had students create boards for each class and I had my own board also. In Education Professions they searched pinterest or the internet for lesson plans, and bulletin board ideas and pinned them. In Advanced Nutrition and Wellness they searched for recipes as we studied each unit and pinned them to their board. I believe these activities fall in the category of Augmentation.
ReplyDeleteI have only just recently discovered Pinterest. I had not thought to use it in a classroom setting. I find that there is almost too much to look at. I could see where it would lend itself as a good tool for elective classes more so than core content classes. I may look at using it with a few of the students I have who are on certificate tracks and focusing more on life skills.
DeleteLOVE Pinterest! My Advanced Child Development students used it a lot last year to get ideas for elementary lesson plans. So easy to use and packed with great tools.
Delete1. I couldn't pick just one tool, so I have chosen TodaysMeet and Poll Everywere
ReplyDelete2. Both are web based, but Poll Everywhere is also an app that can be used on cell phones and twitter.
3. TodaysMeet is designed as live stream website that allows the students ask questions, comment on a topic or have a discussion over a topic being covered. Poll Everywhere allows for a teacher, student (if doing a project) to ask a question and receive real time feedback with results shown online or in a power point.
4. TodaysMeet would work great in my classroom that would great in group discussions, for group projects, checking levels of understanding. I would really like to use this would be for in class discussions, giving students the ability to "talk" in class without having to say it in front of everyone. I love the idea of poll everywhere, I would also use this to check understanding with live classroom quizzes, I could get the data back instantly and can then return to the material being covered or move forward if the students have shown they understand. I think it would also be great for the entire school to use, for Student Council and homecoming elections and many other ways where getting instant feed back is needed.
5. I believe that both would fall in either the augmentation or modification sections of the SAMR model depending on how you use them.
1. Ted Ed
ReplyDelete2. web based
3. a large amount of videos about almost any subject, some are cartoons , some are snips of Ted Talks, most are 5-10 minutes and all have pre-written questions in MC, discuss and explore formats or you can write your own questions. Allows for time stamp when students respond, along with "chat" type spaces for discussions
4. I have used to introduce topics, for my AP Bio I used as a homework/ chance to practice posting online for class. I have also used this as a replacement for a lecture section in regular biology classes
5. I think this would be at the augmentation or modification level of SAMR
I LOVE those Ted Talks! Have also discovered Vsauch (YouTube). Both of these forums are dedicated to presenting well researched, engaging, and informative presentations. Even if I tune into a subject that I would not normally spend much time thinking about - these discussions grab my interest and I leave the presentation thinking more seriously about the topic. :-) Thanks for sharing! Bill
DeleteThe name of the tool I would like to use next year is the Desmos Graphing Calculator. It is an application for Google so it can be used on any computer. It is a calculator that can be used to perform simple operations or graph functions. It can be used in my classroom for my students because a lot of students don't carry their own calculator. If I let them borrow a calculator, they cannot take them home. So this gives them a free tool to utilize at all locations. I think this falls into the augmentation section of the SAMR model.
ReplyDelete1. www.educreations.com
ReplyDelete2. ios and web based
3. I will create my class lectures on here so the students can work at their own pace, within bundles on my big campus, and have my students create their own videos to explain material to one another.
4. http://www.educreations.com/course/lesson/view/7-5-log-equations/18503591/
Also, this hits all along the SAMR model, it replaces a lecture tool all the way to allowing the students to create their own path through their videos they create.
ReplyDeleteThe online tool that I use is a web-based platform. The website is www.grammarly.com. This is an online correction grammar check that students use after completing a written assignment. Once a student has an account, they can use it across curriculums. Grammarly will check for a variety of errors within a student's writing. By using this tool, it forces students to read and reread the paper that was written and fix errors that the site has found within the written document. I also like this because it is a good way to continue teaching grammar which almost every student hates. This site gives students suggestions on how his or her error may be fixed. A student can continue running the paper through until they have received a 100% with no errors. I think that this would fit into the augmentation/modification of the SAMR model.
ReplyDelete1. www.caret.com
ReplyDelete2. The program is a web-based program accessible for all of my students.
3. It allows my students to explore new and relevant materials with access to online textbooks, career exploration and profiles, ensuring my students meet academic and subject matter standards with documentation.
4. Lessons are on the program allowing students to work at their own pace.
5. The program falls between the substitution and augmentation areas on the SAMR model.
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Delete1. The name of the tool I would like to share is SAS Curriculum Pathways.
ReplyDelete2. This tool is web-based.
3. This website provides online lessons for all content areas. The lessons are interactive and provide audio and visual information for the students.
4. I used this tool last year in my classroom to test it out and I really liked it. This website has many lessons for every content area. The lesson I used was called Exploring Poetry About Nature. The lesson asked students to analyze pictures, read about the author, read (or listen to) the poem and explore background information with the actual text. The lessons on SAS could be used in a variety of ways, but one basic way would be as a supplemental activity for students that finish the daily assignment early. I teach in a general English classroom setting, so all of my students are at very different levels. An assignment that may take one student 25 minutes could take another student the entire class period. Providing a link to the activity for students that finish early would cut down on off topic chatter and disruptions for the other students. This specific activity would be good to use as an assessment. Students could combine the poetry analysis skills they learned in class with the resources provided to them on SAS and complete and submit their analysis through Google Docs.
Graphit is an interactive graphing tool. It works on all platforms. All you need is access to the internet. You can graph multiple functions in color. It also graphs scatterplots. It takes the place of a $100 graphing calculator. You can google it or go to http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Graphit/
ReplyDelete**I tried to give you a screen shot but no luck. I also had to repeat this comment 5 times so far. Hope it works now.
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ReplyDeleteGraphit would fit in the modification rung of the SAMR model.
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ReplyDeleteTool: scrapblog.com
Type: web-based
What It Does: tool for creating book using photos and text. Can collaborate with others to create, design, and edit pages.
SAMR: can operate on all the levels. Can be substituting for using a word processing program or pen-and-paper or can be used to redesign a task, such as the way a student might present information from research or tell a narrative essay. Can create new assignments, such as photo essays, feature articles, telling a story from a different perspective, writing a biography, presenting research on the background of a novel or character, etc.
How I would use it: I have tried to have students write narrative essays where they use a snapshot as the springboard. Getting a photo integrated in the actual essay has been the exception rather than the norm. I would like to see that happen. I would like to see informative and persuasive writing where students recognize they are creating something.
Many students take a lot of photos, but so many don’t much with them that matters. I would like this to be a sort of bridge to other things like making documentaries or audio broadcasts like NPR’s “This I Believe” or “This American Life” or Story Corp. I investigated some of the broadcast tools, but that will take a lot more investigating…
1. Todays meet
ReplyDelete2. It is a web based platform. We are using it during our My Big Campus training.
3. I like it because it gives a class a place to share ideas and comments with one another. It is like having a secretary at class meetings. I have used it to look back at things I simply cannot remember. Also, many of my students are reluctant to write down things that have been said in class. With everyone contributing to the written record of class activity, my students would be more likely to remain engaged in class discussions.
4. I have social skills groups that I would like to try using Todays meet to do without actually verbally talking. I think this might be a good way for my students to explore and become more comfortable using technology, practicing good digital citizenship, and might cut down on some of the pointless bickering that my students engage in. I believe they may think twice about instigating another student if they have to take the time and put in the effort to type their comments.It might help them slow down and think before they speak.
5, This application is probably on an augmentation SMAR level.
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ReplyDelete1. The digital tool I am using is called Puppet Pals HD
ReplyDelete2. I use this iOS app on an iPad.
3. Puppet Pals HD is an app that allows the user to create and record puppet shows using a library of available characters and settings. You can record your voice to serve as the characters' voices. You can also take a picture of yourself or someone else and upload that photo into a new character to include.
4. One way I like to use this app is to provide an alternate form for students to complete writing assignments. I used this last year when we were working on conversation and quotations in Writer's Workshop. Students created a dialogue between characters in their favorite stories that took place after the story ended. They used the Puppet Pals to create and record those dialogues to bring them to life. Here is a screenshot of one student's dialogue based on the Doreen Cronin book "Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type". (copy and paste to your browser)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzCYffvOO4RmSWctZ3hERDZxZE0/edit?usp=sharing
5. This activity would be at the modification level of SAMR.
I played around with an app called Sock Puppets last year and thought it had many uses in language arts. It wounds like Puppet Pals might be even better. I'll take a look! Thanks!
DeleteI love Click Clack... have the series. It's all about free speech -- I have even used it in my class. Tickles the high school kids every time.
DeleteI don't want anyone to think that I am copying Mr. Wyatt's answers, but we both teach the same subject area and use the same online curriculum. So..
ReplyDelete1. The name of the tool I have selected is http://www.mycaert.com/
2. The platform for this material is web based.
3. MYcaert provides teachers with an integrated online system to Plan, Document, Deliver, and Assess Career & Technical Education instruction. It not only allows access to a complete selection of instructional components, but also serves as a classroom organizational and management tool.
4. I have been utilizing this program for a couple of years now, but have not been able to fully implement the program due to technological limitations. My hope is that now we are going to be 1:1, the program will become a much more integral in my instruction. I am especially excited about being able to use the E-unit features as they were designed to be used. There are many interactive links and exploratory searches that have been unavailable as we have used them in the past.
5. The flexibility of MyCaert is astounding. As I said, we have been using it for a few years, but probably mostly at a Substitution Level. This program with all of its interactive links and exploratory options will assist me in transitioning through the 4 levels as I grow and become for comfortable and confident in its usage. I think that it also allows for a lot of flexibility when looking at the students and their comfort and confidence levels, as well.
• My Fitness Pal
ReplyDelete• Web Based and Mobile App
• My Fitness Pal is web/ mobile based app that allows people to track their workouts and diet. You select what your goals are and it calculates what you need for daily intake. It also has a community forum where users can talk about their fitness goals etc..
• I used this app during my student teaching in the health classroom. The students liked it because they didn’t have to write out their daily intake by hand they just select what they ate and the app calculates it for them. They also liked it because there are plenty of helpful visuals. I always have students track their diet for about 10 days and then they make goals for themselves whether it is to gain muscle mass, lose fat, or even be able to “afford” to eat a dessert.
This tool probably falls into the augmentation category.
I love this app! My wife (Kate) and I have both used it and it really keeps a person honest about where they stand in regards to caloric intake vs. exercise.
Delete1. The digital tool I use is StumbleUpon.
ReplyDelete2. It is a Web-based tool.
3. StumbleUpon is a website/database of user curated media of all subjects and topics. It works very much like Pinterest. Users choose topics that interest them and click the "Stumble" button. The site then takes them to a random webpage related to that topic. Users can 'favorite' the sites they stumble to and sort/organize them into groups for later use.
4. I expect all students in my Studio AP program to have a Stumble account. I encourage them to Stumble for art/painting/drawing/design ideas regularly to help them stimulate creativity. Every couple of weeks we set aside a day in class as a "StumbleDay" where the kids share sites of artists, styles, museum installations and so on they have found that have intrigued them.
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DeleteI think this falls somewhere in the Modification level of SAMR because it allows kids to surf the web in a way they wouldn't have been able to previously. Instead of SEARCHING for new and interesting ideas Stumble kind of 'tosses' them around the internet to places they may have never found on their own....and in much less time!
Greetings, All - Happy 4th (a Most Beautiful Day, today!). The Tool I would like to offer is SmartMusic, an app that works on the Apple platform (Mac, I-Pad, Smartphones). SmartMusic provides coaching, accompaniment and assessment in music rehearsal from Beginner Technique Methods all the way to professional levels. An example of how we use that in our area is to select a portion of the material we are rehearsing as a group. Set that up on the Practice Room I-Pads and have the students go in and record their assignments on that section. Either in that room, or - at home on their SmartPhone (or Apple product) - the student can also rehearse with the program, developing proficiency (our goal is "above 90%) before submitting a final recording. Students can record as many takes as they wish before submitting. SmartMusic provides assessment on the accuracy of the notes and timing. SmartMusic also allows the student to play his/her part individually, then begin adding the other parts of the band/orchestra, thereby learning how the student's part relates to everything else that is going on. This develops the ability to "listen" and play as part of a team, rather than individually, continually working on the balance, blend and intonation. Thus - from the "old school" method of "get in there and shake down that part!" to a tech based assistance in rehearsal that develops "direction" in an individual practice session. Modification towards Redefinition with this program, when used in the manner described above ... for it strengthens the individual to return to the band/orch with a greater understanding of his/her "role" on the team. Another way of using this program is as an accompaniment for solos (this would definitely be listed as a Substitution tool in that manner).
ReplyDeleteNewsPageDesigner.org -- web
ReplyDelete+NPD is a professional portfolio sharing site where designers/users can share work they have created from across the world. It is a wealth of ideas for a designer trying to come up with a way to develop ideas graphically.
+I plan to use this with my graphic design team to have them create a collection they like (via Pinterest) to share as a group. My hope is that seeing professional work will inspire high quality work in their own designs.
+In the past I have used this to get ideas for my students but rarely turned it over to them. How stupid of me! Now that they have constant access to this material I think it will be easier to teach something like design -- which is a lot like teaching a unicorn. You don't know what is good design until you see it.
+There are LOTS of infographics from publications around the world. Rachel Wyatt could find one from a Spanish-speaking country and have the kids try and read it. Any and all social studies teachers could have relevant current events in complete graphics form. There are great graphics that deal with numbers and present statistics in a visual way that might catch the attention of a math student in a way other things may not. I just got caught up reading about the percentages of Colorado prison populations. Do I care about it? No. But the design was good and I couldn't help myself. The possibilities are endless.
Oops -- SAMR -- okay I think many things we do already fall pretty high on the scare just by sheer luck. Everything we do is online and collaborative to create new projects, I think that having kids cultivate ideas, share and comment and then create something of their own inspired by design gets us close to the top!
DeleteName of the tool: Khan Academy
ReplyDeletePlatform: Web-based and therefore will be compatible with our chromebook
What it does and how I plan to use it in class: It covers all subjects and starts each students with a bench mark score on curriculum concepts and skills. Then shows them where they stand and starts working with them at their current level of math knowledge. It offers hints, examples, and progressively presents more difficult material and it lets the student know they have mastered that skill.
It has you invite your students to the site through their email, and you set up the discipline they need to work on. It seems pretty user friendly right now, however, I have not entered any students into the website yet and I am not sure how it will go to get started. BUT it seems a great way to have students introduce themselves to Geometry concepts and to let them see what they already know and what it yet to come.
I think this is at the Augmentation moving toward Modification.
Love Khan Academy! They have so much content for so many different subjects now! Great resource!
DeleteName of the Tool: THOMAS
ReplyDeleteIt is a web-based tool to search legislation in Congress. I have used this sparingly throughout my teaching career and hope to use it more in the upcoming school year.
I expect my students to be able to use this with relative ease because it is similar to a search engine, just for bills. You have the ability to look up based on title or bill number if you happen to know it.
I have the ability to use it to discuss how a bill becomes a law. It gives a step by step process of the making of a law.
SAMR model.... Moving into adaptation... It is something I use and I hope my students can get the same use of it as I do.
ReplyDeleteName of Tool is Classic Lit K12
ReplyDeleteIt is web-based and available in Google Apps. http://www.enk12.com/classicliterature/booklist.aspx
I am planning to use this with my AP class at the beginning of the year as a choice novel. I like this app because it allows students to take notes alongside the novel and to look up words. There are quite a few novels available, and it will make it easier for students to read while also preparing for projects such as Animoto. Having the text and notes available makes it easier for students to collaborate in literary circles while discussing their choice novel.
This would be a cool tool to use while showing students that a computer can be used for more than just typing papers. I can also see using another Google app to make flashcards to use when elements of fiction or rhetorical strategies are identified in the reading.
This falls under the SAMR model of Augmentation.
the tool I would like to share is http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/home/index.html#.U7mGaZRX-uY
ReplyDeleteIt is a website built and controlled by NASA that contains a plethora of information for teachers and students. You can find articles, videos, games, projects, etc. that teach the principles of math, science, engineering, and technology as it relates to NASA. I have used bits and pieces of this for a couple years and it keeps getting better and better. I used it as a mini lesson in a Transportation unit. Students read articles and watched videos about the principles of rockets and learned about the math and science that are needed to fly a rocket. They then used a simulator to help them design a rocket then built rockets in class and flew them. It even has a component where you keep a budget of the materials and use that as a component of the final project. If you used this site to its fullest it could fall in the redefinition section of the SAMR model.
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ReplyDeleteSocrative.com is a web-based tool that allows teachers to get immediate student input on multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions. It is similar to the clickers that many teachers use, but Socrative.com can be accessed on any device that has Internet access (including smart phones). No special hardware is needed and students are not required to have an account. A teacher only needs an email and to create a password. Students are given a room number to access socrative.com on their devices. There is a plethora of choices for data collection.
ReplyDeleteI plan to use Socrative.com during practice for my academic team this coming school year. It will enable me to obtain student choices for multiple choice practice questions and better gauge their understanding. Data is displayed in a bar graph for easy reflection and consideration. Practice questions can even be assigned outside of practice.
Use of Socrative.com is on the Augmentation level of the SAMR model because it makes gathering data more effective, but it does not move up to the modification level because the task is still very much teacher-driven without much student choice or voice.
CAST Science Writer
ReplyDeleteIt is web based: http://sciencewriter.cast.org/welcome;jsessionid=0EDA9349436C8A2152D7164DE181CAA7
The program assists in writing a science or lab report and can be used for any grade level. It breaks writing into steps that include drafting, revising, and editing. There are three different characters who give examples and clarify directions. The "Draft" screen divides the report into sections and provides sentence starters. The "Revise" and "Edit" screens have checklists to check content and grammar. There are toolbars that assist with text to speech that reads back what is written or reads directions. Another tool provides definitions of words.
This tool would be helpful for the students I work with who have learning disabilities and difficulty with writing and organizing their thoughts. I like how it breaks the process into steps and how it provides sentence starters. I can see it making the task less overwhelming for students who struggle. I would like to find a program like this that students can access for writing in all subjects.
I would say this program falls into the augmentation level of the SAMR. It takes the place of writing (Substitution) and it adds more to it.
1. http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
ReplyDelete2. web based. Accessible on all devices.
3. Helps individuals keep track of calorie intake, tracks physical activity and gives dietary advice.
4. Classroom. We would use this web site for our nutrition unit. Building meals and developing a proper work-out routine was a part of this lesson.
5. Modification
I used this tool when I was teaching HS Health. This is a site the government actually got right. This is beneficial to any student at any grade level.
Weebly.com is a web-based tool that students or teacher can use to create their own, free web page. This tool could be used for students to build web pages for class projects, teachers to create class web pages or pages for clubs, etc. I have used weebly to create a website for one of my master’s classes, which I have also used as a teaching tool in middle school and high school level FACS Nutrition classes.
ReplyDeletehttp://pjmacy.weebly.com/
Last year, I taught a combined class in which we did an end of course entrepreneurship project. The students worked in groups to come up with a unique product or service, which they were responsible for marketing, creating business plan, facility layout, budget, advertising, etc. One component of the project was that they had to create a company website for their new business as a marketing/advertising component. Students used weebly to create free websites for their company. Another part of the project was to present their product and company to the class, similar to Shark Tank. I required students to have visual aids for the presentation and many of them choose to use their website as one visual aid during their presentations.
Because students were relying on technology and creating resources using the website, I would classify this as an “Redefinition” level activity. The students could not create and use the website without technology. The only similar project might be to create a poster as a visual aid with all their company information on it, but that is somewhat antiquated and would not be realistic for today’s tech driven society. The point of the project was not only to learn how to build a website, but for students to create a realistic marketing tool that businesses would actually use. No business will be successful using a poster or even a flyer in place of a website.
1. Lucidchart.Diagrams
ReplyDelete2. web-based
3. It allows the user to create graphic organizers and concept maps. I attached it to Google Docs. It is somewhat like the SmartArt function of Word.
4. Since I love graphic organizers and concept maps, I was looking for something that would work with Google Docs. I have been doing these for years, sprawling them across the board, the students trying to follow, and often getting frustrated. All summer I have been thinking of how to digitize my notebook component, utilizing the more interactive environment we will have with the 1:1. With this I can see how the students can create the organizers and maps after I give a few basic parameters. Students may visualize concepts differently than I do, and this is a way to differentiate. In addition, since it is attached to Docs, they can share their notebooks with others students who can make comments or suggestions on their
organizers.
5. At first I thought this was just augmentation since the technology allowed me to expand what I normally do. After some thought, I realized that with some more planning and experience, this could lead to redefinition. What I mean is, before 1:1, this kind of interactive notebook could not have been done!
1. en.linoit.com
ReplyDelete2. web-based, ios
3. This is an online "bulletin board" that allows members to post sticky notes. Sticky notes can include links, pictures, videos, text, or comments on others ideas. Sticky notes can be various colors and sizes.
4.Each student is able to see the "board" on their screen. I also projected it on the screen to keep an eye out for inappropriate use of the technology. It quickly became apparent to have a set of specific expectations for using this site. I had each class come up with their "rules" and consequences for using linoit. They were also the ones who enforced their own expectations. It worked much better.
Each student has a sign-in name and are asked to join the group. As we did labs or lectures if students had a question they posted it on the board. In the end, the students were answering each others questions. I was also reading their answer to check for understanding and corrected any misunderstandings. I was also able to add links and resources as they were working as a quick communication device.
5. I believe this is modification. The participation of students to ask questions when they did not fully understand increased. Also, students were reading what others were writing giving them a better learning opportunity. Although I would like to think this type of communication can be accomplished without technology, it was more conducive for learning than other discussions previously.
I plan to use padlet.com.
ReplyDeleteThis is web-based.
I have envisioned using it in several different ways in class. I might use it as a ticket to exit in some lessons. For most I can see it being a more collaborative tool with students posting findings from different studies. For example, a bio 1 class might make a trip to the creek to do an ecology study. Each group of students would be in charge of measuring/studying different aspects of the creek ecology and then share their findings with the rest of the class on padlet.
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ReplyDeleteI have chosen to use the Class Dojo in my classroom for this coming school year. http://teach.classdojo.com/#!/launchpad
This program helps to monitor students behaviors and allows parents to view student behaviors at home online or on cell phones.
1. I will send an invitation through Dojo and an introductory letter to the parents before the start of school and explain the Dojo program to them. I will encourage them to access the website by ios or android apps. (giving them the addresses)
2. I will use the introduction video provided by the web site to introduce Dojo to the students on the first day of school.
3. Each student will be given the access code to the site and we will go over how the program works. Discussing each area of behaviors to be evaluated all day every day.
Following Directions
On Time Behaviors
Being Kind to Others
Being Respectful
Following Good Personal Hygiene
Completing Work in a Timely Manner
4. Each student will be given their personal code and then allowed to change their character to their liking.
Students will be able to access Dojo during the school day from their Symboloo page and see where they are needing to improve.
Behaviors in the classroom will be tied to rewards. Each Friday there will be a craft and cooking time that matches our monthly theme. Students will need to receive at least a 75% on their personal behavior to participate in the activities. The % needed will increase as the school year advances because behaviors should be advancing to the positive.
Using the Teacher Dojo will also replace the way I have home contact with many of my parents. I will be able to send direct e-mail messages to each parent that has internet service. Of course, if parents do not have access to the site I will continue to use the daily contact by way of the school handbooks.
I am excited to use this site and have even sent the information to three other teachers in our school system. One has already contacted me and thanked me for the information and she plans to use Dojo for student behaviors too.
My Big Campus is what I will begin with. Others pop up as being of great interest also.. It is web-based. It allows for referencing of selected sources, allows for managing classes, and provides for collaborative efforts while working on a class project or common venture. At the upper level of SAMR, students could design there own challenge, and method of getting there. An example would be "What If?, with reference to the development of nuclear energy, nuclear bombs, and nuclear medicine. The direction that the students take it can be there own as long as there is an agreement with the teacher before starting.
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