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My student’s first video assignment

  Creating video can be some of the most challenging yet rewarding projects for a student so when Professor Steve Katz assigned a video lesson I jumped on it.  I used the YouTube editor exclusively for this video and plan to add it as an extension of our Fractured Fairy Tale unit at the end of the year.

What I loved about the YouTube Editor was the ease of finding videos and music.  Clipping each…

The SAMR Model of Tech Integration

Last night Professor Steve Katz spoke about the SAMR model by Ruben Puentedura for integrating technology into classroom lessons.  This model shows 4 levels that tech can be involved in a classroom.  It is important to note that these levels  are often stepping stones and tech Substitution is an accomplishment that should be celebrated.  After all, enhancing the classroom with tech is a…

My Class Website – EDUC 932

      Our next assignment was to make a class website.  Its still just a skeleton but I’m hoping to update it with student work and great links, especially in the 2nd semester!  Don’t worry the rest of the important info will gradually get filled in too.

I used wordpress.com to create a free blog and have exclusively used Pages for my class website.  I was already familiar with WordPress thanks…

Scracth – My favorite EdTech tools from EDUC 932

Professor Steve Katz gave us tons of tech tips to bring into our classrooms and its hard to pinpoint one favorite.  I see practical implementation for coding, video, audio and other lessons in my classroom.  If I had a 1-1 class where every kid had a device I would certainly involve video and blogging on a regular basis but I think the most powerful learning tool that I plan to bring into my…

Grading with Google Forms – EDUC 932

Our next assignment was to create a practical Google Form. One that can be used as a teacher or supervisor in an assessment or evaluation. Below you’ll find my example that can be used to efficiently grade a student on reading comprehension.  Answering the form will automatically put it into a spreadsheet which can easily become your gradebook.

iframe src=”https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jILZ2eF…

Google Expeditions – Habitats & Pollution – EDUC 932

Last week I presented on a science lesson using Prezi and then Google Expeditions.  Follow the Prezi below and then download Google Expeditions on your Android Device to check this out!

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Article Review – 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn by Leo Babauta – EDUC 932 Blog Post #4

  Leo Babauta points out 9 essential skills for kids on his blog www.ZenHabits.net.  Unfortunately I couldn’t get past his opening line “kids in today’s school system are not being prepared well for tomorrow’s world” and future “unschooling” proclamation.  I take these as a bash on teachers like myself for supposedly not teaching those skills.

Maybe its just in my head but as a proud educator I…