“tell me and i forget, teach me and i may remember, involve me and i learn… · 2014-04-01 ·...

― Benjamin Franklin

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may

remember, involve me and I learn.”

Integrating Technology & Social Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Preparation for PARCC

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Brad Currie @bcurrie5 Billy Krakower @wkrakower Scott Rocco @scottrrocco

Brad Currie

Middle Vice Principal and K-8 Supervisor of Instruction for the

Chester School District www.bradcurrie.net

Billy Krakower

Third & Fourth Grade Computer & Special Education Teacher at Woodland Park Public

School. Follow @wkrakower

www.billykrakower.com

Scott Rocco

Superintendent of Schools Spotswoood Public Schools

scottrocco@gmail.com Follow @ScottRRocco

Takeaways for Today

Know where to go for best practice PARRC resources

Understand the importance of being a connected educator when dealing with PARRC

Apps & Sites to use today

EdmodoFree Web 2.0 Tool

Edmodo Group

Please join our edmodo group:

https://edmo.do/j/kyphqw

We will use this site to backchannel during and after the presentation and will be sharing information as well.

Edmodo

Allows for Students & Teachers to collaborate with each other.

Give online assessments

Communicate with others

Learning/Teaching Strategies

–@jeffpulver

Looking to get more out of twitter? Four simple words as a strategy: Listen. Connect. Share. Engage.

TwitterProfessional Development 24/7

Twitter Conversations

Conversations take places all the time

Follow # to participate in a conversation

Ask questions and get instant responses

Hashtags #commoncore

#engchat #mathchat

Hashtags have been a game-changer in

education

Twitter Resources

The Power of Twitter Chats

http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html

http://cybraryman.com/twitterforbeginners.html

https://www.youtube.com/tv?vq=medium#/watch?v=brI8sHmg89w

Pinterest

Apps

Free Math Apps

Sushi Monster

Oh No Fractions

Long Division Touch

Interactive Telling Time Lite

Free Language Art Apps

Screen Chomp

Educreations

Scholastic Storia

DK Readers

Aesop Fables

Explore Shakespeare

Free Language Art Apps

Text on Pictures

Sticky

SpellMania

Spell Grid

Scholastic Reading Timer

Bluster

Web Resources

Web ResourcesReadWorks.org (Free)

Reading A-Z (Paid)

SpellingCity

Evernote

Glogster

Voice Thread

Web Resources

learning.com

ABCYA.com

Dancing Mat Typing

Qwerty Town

Work Cited

Class Tech Tips

Apps to Support Bloom's Taxonomy - Android, Google, iPad and Web 2.0

Devices

Teaching Channel

ASCD Resources (Association for Supervision and Curriculum

Development)

Twitter: @ASCD

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ascd.org

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/officialascd/

Blog: http://inservice.ascd.org/

ASCD Edge: http://ascdedge.ascd.org/

Website: http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx