Using an LMS in Flex Mod

We believe at Pulaski High School that a Flex Mod schedule is the best schedule for students.  In the last two weeks we have had Liberal High School in Kansas and SPASH in Stevens Point visit us to see how our schedule works.

We are in year three and believe and LMS (learning management system) is essential for students and staff to maximize classroom and personal learning time (PLT) for a positive learning experience.

Below is the presentation that outlines some major ways we utilize our lms, Canvas.  No matter what lms is used, a "one stop shop" for course resources is essential for success.




I created the presentation in Keynote and exported it to YouTube.

Lunch N' Learn Questions & Answers From Staff

Something a little different today (and possibly next week if we don't get through the material)!
I sent a form out to staff asking for technology integration questions of which I would provide the answer!  I didn't provide the link only an image below as I required log in from district.

I created a presentation that we will discuss during lunch!
Great Questions, Helpful Solutions!

Google Docs, Slides, Sheets Templates Workflow on iPads

The Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets apps provides some great TEMPLATES for students to create something that will "show what they know".  All of the screenshots in the presentation below are from the iPad app.  While this was the workflow I used for Lunch N' Learn, all of the same template options are found on a computer.

VIEW THE PRESENTATION

The presentation above was created on Keynote on my iPad.  I "made a copy" of it and sent it to my Google Drive.  If you are desiring students to make Keynote presentations, this is the workflow to get the presentation to a teacher.  As blogged about earlier, I really like Keynote on my iPad while presenting.

IMPORTANT: Teachers must have students turn in any assignment in Canvas that requires a Google Doc, Slide, or Sheet to be submitted as a "File Upload" through Safari and not simply a "Website URL".  See poster below.

Canvas Settings For Google Assignments by ClayReisler

Lunch N' Learn Adobe Draw on iPad Through Keynote

Following copyright rules IS very important.  As a contributor to the world wide web, I have created and published over a thousand videos and written over a thousand blog posts.  I don't want people copying what I have spent time writing or creating and calling it their own.

In addition, students continue to create more and more as one example is that of students creating Spanish children's books.  Unfortunately, we can't share the books beyond our classroom walls, because we focused on the process and students used "any old image" from the web.  Of course, many are copyrighted by other creators.

At just the right time I caught a video from Tony Vincent at Learninginhand.com who demonstrated how he creates images using Adobe Draw on the iPad.  Personally, it was just the right tool I was looking for as I had wanted to create an image of myself for web purposes for a long time.  It might be hard to understand, but I'm not a GREAT artist.  It's not my strength!  The tutorial by Tony Vincent taught me how to create my own images.



It's with that information I created a number of images for use in a number of areas all of which can be found on www.clayreisler.com

Which brings me to the reason for the post.  I will be sharing the Adobe Draw app in our next Lunch N' Learn.



As a side note, I'm on a MacBook Air and am interested in learning and creating more with Keynote.  So many educators, including Sean Junkins, use Keynote to create many images.  My only hang up with Keynote was how to share it.  I'm so familiar with the sharing options for Google Slides that I could probably click all the right buttons with my eyes closed and get the presentations on my blog.  With a little research, I found that creating in Keynote and exporting the Keynote as a PPT to my Mac was the first step in getting it to Google.  The next step moved me to upload the PPT to Google Drive and, just like that, I had my Keynote sharable via Google Slides.  I was also able to insert Tony's YouTube video after the Keynote was in Google Slides.

Now, you know!

After introducing this to teachers, our United States History Team introduced this tool to their students for use in a current project, Civil Rights Memorials.  A student stopped by the library today, and I helped her with using both Adobe Draw (which she uploaded to her Google Drive) and Google Draw to make the items below.  Look at the smile on her face!

If you like this Adobe product, check out Adobe Slate for a presentation tool!

The Sketchnote Process

One of the twenty-four Google Slide templates serves as the backdrop for explaining Sketchnotes to students. Sketchnoting is a process that I started about two years ago.  It wasn't until the implementation of the Flex Mod schedule and true designation of "large group instruction" time, that I found a place for Sketchnoting.  Now, I am certain that Sketchnoting will fit into a student's life.

After extensive reading, speaking with educators, and practicing, I believe Sketchnoting can be and should be a tool used often in a student's educational life.  Whether completed using paper and pencil or a tremendous art app (Paper 53 now free) which is included in my "Top Tech Tool" infographic, the process can truly revolutionize one's ability to remember concepts.

A presentation intended for teachers and students on the "Art of Sketchnoting".  It will take about 25 minutes to share all the information with students or adults.  Consider giving students or staff a blank piece of 8.5" x 11" paper to "sketchnote" the presentation.  It's a great eye opener to see how the notes start with all words and progresses to images and words as the end of the presentation draws near.
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Eighth Grade Student Examples
As Mrs. Hoffmann, one of our middle school art teacher, stated,
"My 8th graders today really enjoyed it and wished that their other teachers would do this and actually give them time to do this because their teachers just rush through everything so they feel they have to write everything."

Keynote Export Images For Telling Favorite Integration of 2014

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I created my first Keynote presentation to export as images.  I forget that Keynote can export images, and since the graphics in Keynote are stunning, I should be using it more.  

Here are my favorite integration examples from our school this past school year.  Remember, we are not a 1:1 learning environment yet, but I feel our teachers work extremely hard at integrating technology rich, engaging, and empowering learning opportunities.

If you click on the first picture, the rest of the images will become a slide show.  Each slide has a "View It" link that would take you to the actual blog post.  However, it doesn't work through the images.  I'm learning and haven't determined the best way to export this so that the links work.