The document is a presentation by Diana Benner on using emojis in the classroom, sharing various activities and strategies to engage students. It includes a variety of resources for emoji-based learning, such as translating texts into emojis and creating emoji-themed projects. The presentation also highlights the benefits of integrating emojis to enhance communication and understanding among students.

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Emoji-cize
Learning

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About Me
Director of Professional Development
Texas Computer Education Association
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DIANA BENNER
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Participate in a
variety of emoji
activities
Explore how
emojis can be
used in the
classroom
In the next 50 minutes…

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This is how we communicated

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Today?

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“Although an emoticon may look like a
smile, a frown or any number of facial
expressions, it doesn’t represent a face, as
many internet users assume. It’s actually
intended to convey a feeling (“I’m happy,”
or “just joking”).”
Lauren Collister

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• Summarize
• Translate
• Decode
• Play with language
• Add emotion to language
With emojis, students can…

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1. Get into groups by matching your
Emoji puzzle piece
2. Once in your group:
• Introduce yourself.
• Name your favorite emoji and tell
why it’s your favorite.
• Have someone take a selfie of the
group with emoji and tweet it to
#tceatots
Emoji Puzzle Ice Breaker
https://goo.gl/ysgz8Y

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• Students can translate names of
books they are reading, quotes from
characters of the book, etc. into
emoji.
• Translating into emoji can be a
motivator for students.
• TRY IT! Try this example –
Book Titles with Emojis -
https://goo.gl/ctMR5u
Translate Quotes, Famous
Books, or Speeches

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In his blog, Control Alt Achieve, Eric
Curts explains how to create an Emoji
Writing Prompt Generator with Google
Sheets.
"Emoji Random Writing Prompt"
Template - https://goo.gl/dc1Y5t
Emoji Random Writing Prompt
Generator
TRY IT! Write a story based on a
prompt. Write it on this padlet -
https://padlet.com/diana_benner
/emoji

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Getting to Know Me - Emoji
Google Drawing Activity
Get to know your students better
by having them complete a
Getting To Know Me Google
Drawing.
"Getting to Know Me" Emoji
Template - https://goo.gl/7iSkT5
Get To Know Your Students
Create Your Own Emoji - Google
Drawing Activity
Create your own emoji in Google
Drawing and then embed it in a
Google Doc, if you want. This makes
for a great writing activity.
"Create Your Own Emoji" Template -
https://goo.gl/4wiaSA

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Emoji Exit Tickets are a great way
for students to summarize what
students have learned during your
lesson in a fun and relatable way!
They also provide you with great
feedback to assess student
progression and understanding.
"Emoji Exit Ticket" Template -
https://goo.gl/13s9HH
Emoji Exit Ticket

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What are some ways you
can use emojis in your
classroom?
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