tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80825319189122446322026-07-06T16:55:49.269-05:00An educational technology blogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488620226517750756noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082531918912244632.post-38085468837989213452019-02-19T10:34:00.000-06:002019-02-19T10:34:12.212-06:00

With Freckle, your students automatically work on the Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies lessons that are perfect for them. That way, they are always engaged and challenged, never facing material that is too difficult or easy for them. Teachers can peruse a set of sample student questions as well, allowing teachers to differentiate standards-based content for students (from basic

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Digital portfolios are: Student-driven In Seesaw, students “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. Collection of digital artifacts representing hard work, creativity and collaboration Allow students to show their individuality Provide a means of tracking student growth from Kindergarten through high school and beyond. And.....One of the most important

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Having students reflect on their work and their peers may make learning more meaningful for them. Feedback is important part of peer assessments. Students tend to respond better and engage more fully with the feedback they get from their peers than they do with comments from their teachers. However, sometimes their reflections are superficial like: "Good job!" "I like

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Texting Story app allows students to write texting stories between two characters and then saves the conversation as a video. This app is so easy to use and very intuitive! An online version may be found here. The possibilities are ENDLESS. Here are a few ideas: Dialogue between two characters or contributions of historical figures. Dialogue on the characteristics of

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4th grade ELAR teachers had their students utilize Flipgrid to analyze a nonfiction text to determine the author’s text structure (cause and effect, sequencing, and comparison) and support their thinking with text evidence. Additionally, students commented to each other’s responses and communicate to their peers (via a response flipgrid) on what they thought was interesting about the text they

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Flipgrid is a K-12 resource that is designed to promote open discussion between all students within your classroom. Teachers post topics, videos, or links for discussions and students respond to the prompt and to each other with short video reflections. It’s a wonderful resource and Flipgrid offers a free plan as well as paid versions. Flipgrid is meant to provide a digital space for

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3rd grade students worked collaboratively to research a specific Ethnic/Cultural celebration and created a PicCollage of their findings. The project was uploaded to SeeSaw and students recorded their presentation. The final project is just adorable! 

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Utilizing the app, Number Pieces Basic, 2nd graders created base block pictorials and uploaded them into the app, Popplet Lite. Students wrote number sentences in word form, standard form and expanded form. Then they comparied the numbers drawing a greater than/less than symbol. Students took it a step further and uploaded their project to Seesaw and explained their thinking. I wish

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An innovated 4th grade teacher, came up with an unique idea for "Geometry in My World" In teams of two, students worked collaboratively and took pictures of various geometric figures they located in the school. Utilizing the app, TypeDrawing, students wrote well defined attributes of those geometry figures then inserted these photos

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2nd grade students wrote a book review utilizing the app, Tellagami. Students took pictures of their book for the background of their Gami and completed the below statement stem for their recording.  "Hello 2nd graders! My name is ______________ and I am reviewing the book _________________. I think this is a ___________ book for 2nd graders to read because ___________________,

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2nd grade students created a construction paper representation of their famous person. Utilizing the Chatterpix app, students recorded who they were, why they were famous and what made them a good citizen. They turned out super cute!

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A 1st grade class brainstormed different character feelings and emotions and created a PicCollage poster for their classroom.

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Kindergartners used the AgingBooth app then uploaded the picture to ChatterPix answering the following question: When I am 100 years old..... Way too cute!

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5th grade teachers combined the literary skills (analyzing the attributes of persuasive text and developing persuasive writing skills) for both reading and writing into a persuasive ChatterPix project.  Working cooperatively, students created a drawing for a specialty product, planned their “commercial” using the “Commercial Planning Tool” page from Stead and Hoyt’s

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2nd graders researched one of the following US Symbols and created projects from their research. US Flag Statue of Liberty Liberty Bell Bald Eagle White House Two classes chose to app smash with Wordfoto and Tellagami, while the other classes utilized the TypeDrawing  app (paid). Below are a examples of their finished projects. Wordfotos: Link to FlipBook:

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Since both of my schools were studying Forms of Energy, I thought why not put both of their project ideas together in one post. Bam! A 2fer! What a Deal! 3rd grade students at one school, downloaded four examples of forms of energy from Dropbox and utilizing the TypeDrawing app, wrote characteristics for each one. Then the four pictures were uploaded to the Strip Design app. (Direct Link) My

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4th graders went on a scavenger hunt throughout the school taking pictures of different type of resources to depict their understanding of Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources. Below is their final product created with the free app, Pic Collage for Kids.

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An innovated teacher, at on one my campuses, came up with a unique idea for their Famous American curriculum writing project. 2nd grade students researched a Famous American and created apps which represented their specific Famous American.  (See the example below). Once the research was completed, students created short videos (utilization the YouTube Capture app) depicting their Famous

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3rd graders at one of my schools, created videos using the app, DoInk Green Screen on the topic of Ecosystems. (Note: DoInk is a paid app ($2.99) but well worth the price!) The students learned how energy flows through an ecosystem and how changes to the ecosystem affect both plants and animals within the ecosystem. For their project, students were in groups of 4 and chose the

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Almost 2 years ago, I blogged about a 5th grade project on App Smashing…Well, this is worth repeating but this time with another grade level. Third graders researched about a particular planet and created a Wordfoto. Then they added the Wordfoto graphic into the Phoster app. The Phoster was inserted as the background for their Tellagami.  (Bam!! There it is…the three apps, my friends!

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4th grade students at one of my schools wrote a persuasive blurb about one of their favorite books they read this year. Utilizing the app PicCollage, students took "selfies" of their chosen book. Once printed, the bookmarks will be given to our school library available for all students to not only use as a bookmark but also persuading them to try a new book!

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Utilizing the app, LifeCards, 5th grade students created postcards defending/supporting their position of becoming a Patriot or remaining a Loyalist due to the events leading to and during the American Revolutionary War. Below are a few examples as well as an interactive flipbook depicting their finished work:

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3rd grade students created Animotos on various landforms. With each landform, students were required to write characteristics then compare and contrast the following two landforms; hills and mountains / valleys and plains. Below is a video depicting a few student projects. 

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3rd grade teachers utilized the app, PicCollage, as a formative Pre-Assessment on Text Features assessment on the topic of Text Features. For the pre-assessment, students took photos and labeled 6 forms of text features (caption, subtitle, glossary, index, diagrams, keywords) using the app, PicCollage. The pre-assessments were upload to Dropbox to view and the teachers used these

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Working collaboratively, 5th grade students created PuppetPals depicting their understanding of learned behaviors and inherited traits. Requirements of the Project: Students had to write a script/storyboard the following questions as well as provide examples of learned behaviors and inherited traits. What is the difference between inherited & acquired trait? What is

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