During the hack today, I investigated ‘immersive worlds’ for the resources brochure. I found some websites with access to virtual worlds that are recommended as suitable for education. Not surprisingly, Minecraft and Second Life were in the top 5. Look at the following links: https://www.kitely.com/ https://www.activeworlds.com/web/index.php http://www.simonastick.com/
Welcome to the week of the HACK. Please make sure you are categorizing your posts so they are easier to find. Looking forward to seeing how you are or will be using the Khan in your classes. Had an opportunity to sit with Sam during his HACK session. Loved seeing the screenshots with his ideas. […]
I used my hack time to sign up to Khan Academy, create my classes and explore the content. I was allowed to import classes from Google Classroom but it said I had 0 students: I believe that the students have to accept my invitation via email. I will need to look into this further. I […]
An interesting article that explains WHY what we are doing is so important to the students. What should I teach my children to prepare them to race with the robots?
Teach. Collaborate. Reflect. Progress. Four simple words that are all encompassing for educators, lesson planning, and student achievement. During our in-service we explored Peardeck and Nearpod as presentation tools. Even though I had experimented with Peardeck and Nearpod previously, I am excited to use both tools in conjunction with Google Classroom. I think it will […]
Wow! Watching my class work on collaborative poetry presentations using Google Slides is amazing! Love that I can see exactly who did what and when, that they can access it in school and at home and that I can actually see the process as it happens. I am a convert!
Really great article on lesson designs that embrace the use of the fidget spinner. Read all about it and check out the lesson at the bottom of the page. Fidget Spinners: From Banned to BandWagon to Banked
Sam and I shared how our students are currently mashing-up their app classwork on the iPADs. Reviewed use of show me, lino board, visualize, and skitch. We also practiced air dropping work back and forth between ipads, macbooks, and iphones. Their are multiple advantages for students resourcefully completing their learning objectives on the iPADs, rather […]
TK and I met for the WIRED Hack today and we discussed useful online digital tools to help our students with revision. Using the Schlecty Centre Weebly site, we reviewed together recommended flash card creators, online mind maps and graphic organisers (StudyBlue, StudyStack, Interactive Graphic Organisers) and then added our favourites directly to a Moodle […]
Today we will be focusing on the Google Classroom. We are excited to learn, more in-depth, the possibilities to make our classrooms more interactive. Don’t forget to write about your experiences and link your favorites WIRED Team! Check out the Google Pinterest board that has many Google applications for the classroom. Happy Thursday everyone!
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