Environmental Science Videos: Workflow For Success

We will be using multiple devices and Google Drive to organize group videos that share environmental issues and solutions.
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BYOD and Google Docs Features In Psychology

The Psychology students had a number of options to demonstrate how they know the parts of the brain and its purpose.

A fantastic demonstration of Think. Question. Create. was demonstrated my two gentlemen who obtained an app that help them recreate the brain's parts.  This app was downloaded onto their personal mobile device.

In addition, students needed to create terms and their definitions, I demonstrated how to use the search feature in Google documents to make the learning more efficient.

Thank you to Mr. Krause for giving students great options for learning.

Real Shopping and Paperless Assignment (For Teacher)

I like having the ability for students to have real pictures and experiences in math class.  The availability of the internet ALL THE TIME through our iPads or BYOD provides great opportunities.  Today, students completed an assessment on percent of increase or decrease.  I used a real example from Overstock dot com for students to determine the amount of percent they received as a discount.  In addition, students needed to discover how much gas prices have increased from the 1970s until today.

Students also had extended learning.  I was able save the district some money because I uploaded a PDF of a previous learning opportunity to Google documents.  This created a link for students to view the problems and place the work in their own notebook or digital tool.

BYOD Student Use In Wall Street Class

iPad Camera & BYOD Perfect Tool For Self Assessment

Our students are preparing for a debate with a partner against another two students from our class.  Today we created an itinerary for the afternoon block.  As part of this, students needed to filming their partner talking about the section they must present on Tuesday.

Advantages of using iPad camera (compared to other device) for video assessment and prep!

• Ease of use
• Large screen for viewing
• Front and rear facing camera
• Instant clear access to video for review

Advantages of using BYOD camera's for video assessment and prep!

• Students can still use iPad for viewing notes
• Have video on device for use and practice at home
• Students were able to blog (see last video) while other student has iPad

Words spoken after reviewing (blogging) about their video and speaking presence on camera!

• I move a lot
• I need to look at the camera
• I need to talk slower
• I need to know the material better

Words of reflection can create actions of change!

See how we did it!

Setting The Message In (Virtual) Stone

While I am impartial to iPads, I realize that many digital devices will make my following point!  Having verbal guidance from a teacher is one thing (an effective thing), having visually appealing pictures, written language, or video substance can make or break a student's ability to succeed.

Since we have iPads and every student has digital access during school AND after school, I decided to place all three lessons (Algebra, PreAlgebra, Social Studies) in written form and visual form on our classroom blog.  I am finding that many students struggle with following directions!  In the past, students may only hear the instructions while in class or receive the instructions on paper (but subsequently lose the paper).  Placing instructions on the web, allows for the content to be relatively "written in stone".

Digital Tools Used By Instructor OR Students During The Three Lessons

• Camtasia  Could also use Screencast-o-matic  or Screenr
• Whiteboard App
• Educreations
• YouTube
• Blogger
• Skitch App
• Google Docs (great tool to publish documents to web)
• Laptop (Windows)
• iPads 

Without a digital device, iPads!, this would not be possible.

Become a student and see what they saw, read what they read, and view what they viewed.

Algebra

PreAlgebra

Social Studies

Text Message To Parents: See You At Student-Led Conferences

We have tried to inform parents in a technological way about our Student-Led Conferences that are happening next week.  We sent parents in invitation via the iPad.  Today, students used their their cell phones to inform parents about the event.  See the instructions for students.  View how we did it below.





Since our district allows BYOD, some students made it easier on themselves because they had their parent's cell number already in their device.  Worked great!


Great to see a quick response from parents!


Some clarification by students needed to be made to parents.  What's not shown is that her mother responded with a confirmation text that she totally understood what we were doing.


IMPORTANT:  I made sure that students capitalized correctly and spelled correctly prior to sending the text.