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Instructional Tidbits: I'm so excited to have Kristin Ziemke with us on Friday. She visited about two years ago and we had amazing feedback and implementation. To recap our learning from last time, feel free to view my informal notes. Kristin is a teacher, learning innovation specialist, Heinemann author, and world renowned speaker. You can often find her on twitter chats for Ed Tech, Apple Certified Educators, and Literacy, in addition to conferences for the same topics. See website here. Follow her on twitter @KristinZiemke. Kristin has worked to customize our learning for Friday. She will be in each grade level modeling an integrated lesson with our students. We will all join her to debrief and learn even more in the afternoon. Be ready to think, grow, share and question! It is wise to bring a device with you in the afternoon (iPad or laptop) in case we do some interactive digital learning activities. Please remember to read the two articles and view the schedule Skip shared in his email on 1/20. Special thanks to our lab teachers for opening up their classrooms and sharing their students for the day!
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Instructional Tidbits: Streaming video can be a powerful tool to integrate into lessons. Whether it is the opening of a unit, a deeper dive into a subject, or background information for a later topic, videos have come a long way since the age of monotonous filmstrips of my childhood. Did you know we have two great places to go for streaming video? Safari Montage and Discovery Education both have popular and exclusive publishers on board, providing excellent educational videos on a variety of topics. Students can login to both products. As with all online subscriptions, LARK reminders and digital citizenship rules go hand in hand when watching videos. Updates:
Instructional Tidbits: What is the best app to keep our students safe online? You! Management, expectations, and monitoring play a major part in teaching our students how to be responsible digital citizens. Although it may seem like old hat, our students need constant verbal reminders, visual queues, and whole class lessons on LARK skills, online safety, copyright, and cyberbullying. Not sure where to start, or what is most effective? I'm here to help! Sign up on my Google calendar and we can make a plan together. Tips for teaching digital citizenship: 1. Modeling goes a long way. Are you citing sources in your presentations or handouts? Do you often copy and paste pictures without giving credit? Do you go straight to Google to find an answer? Why not set your homepage to KidRex or Kidtopia? These are Google Custom Search Engines that narrow down the search to safe sites. Not only is it more safe, it also more valid because it isn't searching everything on the internet. The more the kids see you using these instead of plain Google, the better! 2. Always have a plan. When students are going to be on the internet, there should be a firm plan in place, with a goal and/or learning target. Nothing should be random or left to chance. The plan should include safe search sites (see above) and safe databases (Lori can help you with these). Make sure parameters and expectations have been discussed before the devices even come out. The plan should also have a definite end time. If students know they have to get a certain task done in a certain amount of time, they will tend to be more focused and on task. 3. Enforce your expectations. Just as in any management discussion, clear, consistent, and concise expectations work best. In addition, you must enforce those expectations. Students can be redirected. Privileges can be taken away. More lessons on digital citizenship can be taught. Whatever you choose to do, remember, student safety is our concern. 4. Monitor. Like a hawk...or maybe a LARK? 5. Remember our devices are tools, not toys. Please do not use school devices for recess or free time. It sends the wrong message to our students and parents, and blurs too many lines. Happy New Year! Sometimes it is weird to think about a new year starting in January when you are a teacher, because we are right in the middle of our year! This is the perfect time to reflect on our goals, celebrate our progress, or change course if needed. Your kids already know the routines and structures of your class, they know your personality, and they know expectations. In August and September we tend to set goals that are either too lofty (we're going to do it ALL this year) or too surface level (I just need to get my room ready). As you begin to look at the calendar to schedule your 3rd ITP session with me, I wanted to review a few things... ITP Goals: We introduced ITP goals for technology in August. From qualitative and quantitative feedback I've received, I feel like it is going well for many of you. The ITP allows you to focus on two tech goals, instructional and/or personal productivity. Rather than tackling a million new things, you were able to choose what was best for you and your students in your technology journey. Some of you were able to refocus during 2nd semester and head in a different direction, while others are on a steady path to success. Reminders: Remember your Individualized Technology Plan is for YOU! This isn't an evaluation system. It is a way to grow and meet small challenges, without feeling overwhelmed. It is also a way to differentiate, no matter what end of the technology spectrum you are on. Your time spent with me is still less than a long after school session! In addition, this provides you the opportunity to try some new things without risk, because you'll have support. At the end of the year, you will have success and growth in these areas, and can be the expert! Need an analogy? The ITP is basically the workshop model, drawn out: Mini lessons- 1:1 Training, Tech Tuesday Demos, Videos, Blogs, Google Search, your own learning Independent Practice- Try it out with as much scaffolding as you want from me (remember independent practice and application is the core of workshop; the learner is responsible) Conferring/Coaching- 1:1 sessions 4 times a year (or more, if you want). This ranges from a research conference, to a check-in, to a strategy lesson, and Teaching Point, etc. Really, it is just a conversation. No big deal! Small Group/Share- Tech Tuesday Discussions, Team Meetings No matter what your focus is for 2017, I wish you lots of success! I'm here to help! (Translation: Sign up on my Google Calendar for an ITP coaching session, help with designing, support during a lesson...) :) Kim Updates:
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