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Making Time for Change in the
Classroom
Anastasia Trekles, Ph.D.Purdue University Calumet
Stefanie FordValparaiso Community Schools
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How do you find time?
Get EXCITED Be organized Look at new
technology in chunks – Do not get overwhelmed
Do not bet afraid to learn WITH your students.
Listen up; Kids are talking
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Technology can save you TIME!
Upload created assignments and quizzes Automatic grading Easy viewing of student progress
More engaging atmosphere for students Engaged class = fewer discipline issues =
more complete during a class period Learn one tool, you have learned many
What’s in it for me?
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LiveBinders
Teachers are always bombarded with a plethora of links to check out, but how do they remember what they are when they actually need them?
Examples Teacher Blogs -
http://hoosier-teacher.blogspot.com/2013/04/technology-to-rescue-pbl-book-club.html
Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/alruiz/technology-to-the-rescue/
Twitter - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bYft9_jfYuuXU0DvNe-XgzC0nVT813YUrwRniGM2-94/edit?pli=1
Technology to the rescue
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Technology to the rescue
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Promotes teacher-student and student-student
collaboration and communication in and outside the classsroom
Interface similar to Facebook Teacher creates different “groups” for different
classes (access code protected) Ability to create “small groups” within your
Edmodo classrooms for peer discussions Students can take quizzes and submit
assignments
EdModo
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Presentation, Forms, Spreadsheets, Drawing,
Documents Organization – i.e. Folders Work off-line by downloading Google Drive for PC Strong collaboration Teachers can view what students are working on
and offer comments along the way What do teachers and principals have to say
about using GoogleDocs? - http://youtu.be/TYPjJK6LZdM
Google Drive
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Online poster that can be interactive
Video Photos Text Audio Graphics Links
Example (Math) - http://jeffarari.edu.glogster.com/maths-project/?=glogpedia-source
Glogster
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Create short-animated films that can be used
in cross-curricular lessons Multiple languages for foreign language
practice Eliminates the need for grading papers
Watch video – Use rubric Students can create films with the free
version, although schools can buy a site license geared toward educators (i.e. education content, blocks and filters, private from outside Go!Animate users
Go!Animate
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Ideal for grades 4-8, but can be adapted for
younger children User-friendly and fun way to promote
creativity and writing Teacher created accounts
Add multiple classes and assignments Promotes collaboration between students Accessible from home computers (even if
working with a partner) Tutorial for Teachers and Students
Storybird
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What other ideas do you have for finding time in your classroom and in your day? Share with us!
Staci: [email protected]: [email protected]
Download these slides: http://slideshare.net/andella
Other ideas?
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Learning Forward/NSDC has produced two
excellent resources on making time for professional learning and lesson development: Establishing Time for Professional Learning (with
a focus on Common Core preparation): http://www.learningforward.org/docs/default-source/commoncore/establishing-time-for-professional-learning.pdf
Finding Time for Professional Learning: http://k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Workshop/finding_time-final-110807.pdf
Resources