Giving a student a PDF/word document worksheet to do on a laptop or iPad is like asking that student to drive a Ferrari 5 miles per hour on the autobahn. How are we ensuring that we are using technology to reshape and redefine learning experiences rather than simply doing the same types of things we have always done? ~ adapted from Kevin Honeycutt & Justin Tarte - both great people to follow on Twitter.
App Smashing - the process of using more than one app to create a project/product. Challenge students to use higher level thinking skills. Uses the device for creation rather than just consumption.
10+ Apps that Support Student Learning - by Shelly Terrell, another great person to follow on Twitter
Interesting Ways to use QR Codes in the Classroom
ThingLinkEDU - ThingLink interactive images help students develop 21st century skills and enrich their enthusiasm for learning.
Interesting Ways to use QR Codes in the Classroom
ThingLinkEDU - ThingLink interactive images help students develop 21st century skills and enrich their enthusiasm for learning.
Become a maker, a creator, an innovator
Hour of Code - coding is an essential skills that students of all ages should have the opportunity to learn. More resources.
"Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have all said that students should learn how to code. It’s a skill that not only teaches you how to work with computers, but also teaches you how to think about solving problems with systems."
Digital Storytelling
Sharing Your Voice & Digital Storytelling - discussion of various tools
Photoprompts - Use as they are or have students create their own
Make Beliefs Comix - illustrate a math problem, explain cause/effect, show a process, use as a storyboard, illustrate vocabulary word
Word Clouds: Wordle, ABCYa, Tagzedo - create an 'all about me,' summarize, analyze writing or famous speeches & documents, descriptions, guess the mystery topic. Check out Jen Wagner's Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
Real-life Classroom examples:
Endangered Animals - used FaceTalk app to create and Smilebox to share (The snake in the bottom left corner is my favorite!)
Tellagami - just a short little video to show how this versatile app may be used. Check out the digital literacy bulletin board from my lab in the background.
Three Cups of Tea - I used Glogster to share our 6th grade learning that incorporating social studies and literature. Students were given the choice of how to share their learning. They chose from PhotoStory3, Prezi, Google Maps, and GlogsterEDU (Unfortunately, the Glogster projects are not working any longer.).
10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects - by Alec Couros another fabulous educator (and my digital mentor) to follow on Twitter
Plan a Better iMovie Movie Trailer with These PDFs - awesome collections of planning documents to use with iMovie Trailers
Photoprompts - Use as they are or have students create their own
Make Beliefs Comix - illustrate a math problem, explain cause/effect, show a process, use as a storyboard, illustrate vocabulary word
Word Clouds: Wordle, ABCYa, Tagzedo - create an 'all about me,' summarize, analyze writing or famous speeches & documents, descriptions, guess the mystery topic. Check out Jen Wagner's Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
Real-life Classroom examples:
Endangered Animals - used FaceTalk app to create and Smilebox to share (The snake in the bottom left corner is my favorite!)
Tellagami - just a short little video to show how this versatile app may be used. Check out the digital literacy bulletin board from my lab in the background.
Three Cups of Tea - I used Glogster to share our 6th grade learning that incorporating social studies and literature. Students were given the choice of how to share their learning. They chose from PhotoStory3, Prezi, Google Maps, and GlogsterEDU (Unfortunately, the Glogster projects are not working any longer.).
10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects - by Alec Couros another fabulous educator (and my digital mentor) to follow on Twitter
Plan a Better iMovie Movie Trailer with These PDFs - awesome collections of planning documents to use with iMovie Trailers
Genre-shifting video projects are valuable in a number of ways. As video creation projects, they would not require a high-level of technical ability. If done well, such projects could challenge students to think deeply about the grammar of storytelling while considering essential elements of creating video (e.g., music, timing, edits/cuts, effects, pauses/silence, etc.) for various genres. Even without offering students a hands-on component, these videos would be great for discussing questions around how film directors/producers make us feel a certain way through the thoughtful use of various edits & visual/auditory/stylistic elements. Popular examples include The Shining as a romantic comedy, Home Alone as a horror/thriller, Superbad as a thriller, Ferris Bueller’s Day off as an indie “coming of age” film and Mrs. Doubtfire as a horror film. Adapted from Alec Couros post.
LipDubs are an engaging way to give students choice, build community, and celebrate each other.