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http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
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1. Engaging the Internet: Tools to
Support Literacy Instruction and
Parent Involvement
Presented by:
Jennifer Floyd
VSRA 2014
2. The Purpose of This Presentation
• To introduce a variety of web-based tools and
show how they can be integrated into daily
literacy instruction.
• To identify how web-based tools can also be
used to enhance parent communication.
• To demonstrate how to get started using web-
based tools.
3. Why Should We Incorporate Internet
Tools?
• To motivate students and foster engagement
• To provide opportunities for collaboration
– Educator/Educator
– Educator/Student
– Student/Student
• To communicate with parents
• To keep us organized
• Easy to use!
• Saves on paper
• These are the tools of the future!
4. The tools we’ll talk about today
wikis
blogs
Twitter
Google Drive Survey Monkey
Todaysmeet
QR Codes Popplet
Livebinders
5. Wikis
• Wikis are wonderful tools that allow anyone
to create a site where information can be
posted.
• Creating a wiki is like making a website, but
much easier.
• Wikis are easy to create!
– If you can attach a document to an e-mail, you can
upload files to a wiki.
6. Classroom uses for wikis
• Create a class wiki
– Post information about your class
• Schedule
• Important events
– Post handouts from lessons and activities
• Great for students who are absent!
– Post samples of student work
7. Classroom uses for wikis
• Content-area instruction
– Create a wiki for individual units with information
that students (and parents) can access.
– Have students create a wiki for a unit of study.
• American Revolution wiki
• Civil War wiki
• Oceans wiki
• Geometry wiki
8. • Maintain lesson plans in one place
• Keep track of a variety of teaching materials
– Videos
– Photos
– Notes
– Powerpoint presentations
– Rubrics
– Review activities
9. Examples of wikis
• http://nkduke.wiki.educ.msu.edu
• http://mrsanderson10.pbworks.com/w/page/
33263525/FrontPage
• http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/home
• http://kids-book-club.wikispaces.com/home
• http://mysideofthemountain.wikispaces.com/
home
10. Getting Started With a Wiki
• Decide on a topic for your wiki.
• Choose a site (i.e., wikispaces).
• Create an account.
• You’re ready to go!
11. Sites for Wiki Creation
• http://www.wikispaces.com
• http://wikisineducation.wikifoundry.com/?t=a
non
• http://education.weebly.com
17. My Title I Reading Wiki
• Created primarily for parent
communication, although students have also
been interested in the wiki and like seeing
what I’ve posted.
• Includes information specific to the Title I
Reading program
– Title I School Plan
– Title I Program Description
• Allows me to post examples of student work
18. My Title I Reading Wiki
• Reminders of important events at school
– Family Reading Night
– Report Cards and Interims
– SOLs
• Post the English SOLs for each grade (K-5) for
parents to reference.
• Teacher blog
– One page that I periodically update with a variety
of information, comments, etc.
19. My Title I Reading Wiki
• My wiki allows me to control who can add
content.
– Right now, that involves me (and my
administrator)
– I don’t have to worry about what is being posted
on the site, and comments in particular.
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22. What if I want a tool that
is more interactive?
Then you’ll want to
consider a blog!
23. Blogs
• Short for “weblog”
– This is a great term to mention to students
– Portmanteau word
– Include in vocabulary study
• Blogs are sites where you can post
information, but you don’t have to set up your
own webpage.
• Others can read what you have to say and
then comment on your post(s).
24. The Professional Use of Blogs
• A blog is a great idea if you want to share
ideas with other colleagues (and not be bound
by geography!).
– For example, if you have a successful method for
establishing literacy stations, you could blog about
your method so that others could then implement
your idea, too!
25. Using Blogs in the Classroom
• A blog can also be used to connect with families.
– Blog about what you’re doing in your classroom
– Allow students to be involved in this blog as a way to
encourage writing.
• They can contribute posts (With careful monitoring)
– Topics for these posts
• Students could also be allowed to comment on your posts
(again, with careful monitoring)
– For example, if you write a blog post describing an activity in your
classroom, the students could comment on their participation in
this activity
26. More Things to Consider
• When posting, keep in mind the following:
– You’re representing your school district, whether
you’re posting information personally or
professionally.
– Be positive, not negative
• Don’t make disparaging remarks about students, your
school, etc.
– Think carefully about the information that you are
posting.
• Is the information relevant or is it a case of TMI?
• Is the information of a sensitive nature?
27. Sample Blogs Created By Educators
• It’s a good idea to look at examples of blogs
when you are getting started.
• You can see what others have done and
decide what you like.
• You can also see the variety of possibilities
available to bloggers.
28. Twitter…It’s not just for celebrities!
• Twitter is a tool that allows users to
“microblog.”
–Messages are limited to 140
characters
• Although Twitter is often thought of
as a tool used by celebrities to
connect with fans, Twitter has
educational uses, too!
29. Educational Uses of Twitter
• To Establish Professional Learning
Communities
– Connect with other educators without being
bound by geography
• Particularly valuable for teachers in rural and/or small
schools, although any teacher can benefit.
– Exposure to new ideas
– Don’t have to wait until a conference to interact
with other educators.
30. Educational Uses of Twitter
• Connect with children’s book authors
– Students can interact with authors via Twitter
• Ask questions
• Post comments
• Read the author’s tweets to learn about the author.
– Some examples of authors who tweet
• Seymour Simon
• Judy Blume
• Mary Pope Osborne
31. Educational Uses of Twitter
• Many authors of professional materials also
have established Twitter accounts.
– Donalyn Miller
– Kelly Gallagher
– Cris Tovani
– Stephanie Harvey
– Ralph Fletcher
32. Educational Uses of Twitter
• Many professional education organizations,
such as IRA, have Twitter accounts.
– Post links to articles
– Provide information about conferences
• Many of these professional conferences create
hashtags for communication during the conferences.
– This facilitates locating other tweets on the same subject.
– #vsra2014 is being used for this conference so you can share
your experiences!
33. Educational Uses of Twitter
• Many education-oriented websites also have
Twitter accounts
• I have gotten some great ideas from tweets
provided through these accounts.
– National Writing Project
– Reading Rockets
– Read Write Think
34. Educational Uses of Twitter
• Parent communication tool
– Share ideas and tips for supporting their children’s literacy
– Provide alerts about upcoming events at school
• Family Reading Night
• Parent-Teacher Conference nights
• Book Fairs
– Post pictures of classroom activities
• Students can also post tweets about their reading (with
supervision)
– This could be a component of independent reading.
– Tweet summaries of books
– Tweet questions about books that other students can answer
(also while using Twitter)
35. Educational Uses of Twitter
• Morning meetings
– Students can help you construct a tweet (or more
than one tweet) as a part of a morning message.
• “Tweeter of the day”
– Could be a class job that rotates.
– The selected student could help you compose tweets during the
morning meeting.
– This student could provide suggestions for tweets or responses to
other tweets.
– Maybe a student could be responsible for taking
pictures for you to upload with the tweets.
– A great time to address what is appropriate to post
online.
36. Educational Uses of Twitter
• Twitter pals
– In lieu of pen pals
– Follow other classes who are on Twitter
– Correspond with each other via Twitter.
37. Things to Consider When Using Twitter
• If you plan to involve your students (and parents, too) make
sure that your administrator is aware of what you are
doing.
– It’s often a good idea to share administrative
privileges/password information with the principal.
– You should also obtain parent permission.
• Use your professional e-mail account if you’re tweeting for
parents or involving students.
• Watch out for Promoted Tweets.
– These are tweets sent out by businesses and many of these
businesses would not be appropriate for school
– You can block these, but you have to go to the profile page to do
so.
38. Things to Know About Twitter
• The messages that you send and read are called
tweets.
• “twitter handles”
– @jen4literacy
– @IRAToday (International Reading Association)
• Hashtags
– Place the # in front of the topic
• #vsra2014
• #teaching reading
• #literacy
39. Things to Know About Twitter
• RT
– Retweet a message that has already been posted
• Direct Message (DM)
– Allows for private communication
– However, the person you’re trying to contact must
follow you on Twitter.
40. Things to Know About Twitter
• Favorites
– Yellow star
– Allows you to identify tweets that are your favorite
• This is great if you come across a lesson idea
• Follow
– When you follow someone, you will get their tweets.
• Just click the follow button, unless their tweets are
protected-then you’ll have to request
– A follower is someone who receives your tweets.
• They just click on the follow button to do so.
• However, if you’ve protected your tweets, potential
followers have to send a request for you to approve.
41. Things to Know About Twitter
• Mentioning
– Including another person in a tweet
– For example, if I wanted to mention that my class
was reading a book by Seymour Simon, I could
create a tweet that said something like: “Third
graders are reading nonfiction by
@seymoursimon.
– Another example could be “Attending a
conference session where @donalynbooks is
presenting.”
42. Things to Know About Twitter
• Protected Accounts
– You can protect your tweets so that only the
followers that you have accepted can access your
tweets
• This would be a good idea to implement for Twitter
accounts used for parent communication and student
use.
– This can be accessed in the account settings.
43. Things to Know About Twitter
• Blocking
– Great for commercial tweets
– You’ll need to visit the profile page for the
person/company whose tweets you want to block.
– There is a person icon that you will need to click.
– This activates a menu that includes “block.”
• Unblocking
– Similar process to blocking
– Go to the profile page and click on the person icon to
reveal the menu that includes “unblock.”
44. Getting Started With Twitter
• Go to www.twitter.com
• If you do not have a twitter account, you will need to
click on “New to Twitter? Sign up.”
• You will need to provide your name, create a
password, and include an e-mail address.
– If you are going to use this as a professional resource, I
would suggest using your professional e-mail.
– Just a reminder: I would keep professional and personal
accounts separate.
• So if you are going to follow Bradley Cooper, do that on a personal
account linked to a personal e-mail.
• If you’re going to follow the DOE, use your professional e-mail.
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52. Organizing Your Tweets
• You may find it helpful to download a tool
such as TweetDeck or HootSuite to maintain
your Twitter feed.
– I have Tweet Deck, which I downloaded from the
App Store.
– These tools can usually be downloaded onto a
smartphone, which facilitates your monitoring of a
Twitter account.
53. Todaysmeet.com
• This is another great tool for the classroom that can be
used in large or small groups!
• Go to http://www.todaysmeet.com and create a
“room.”
• After you create the room, you will need to decide how
long you want to keep the room open.
– A variety of choices are available from two hours to one
month.
• You can print the transcripts if you want them available later.
– This is particularly helpful if you want to identify areas to target for future
instruction.
– Could also be used as an artifact for teacher evaluation purposes.
55. Why use todaysmeet.com?
• Provides a platform that encourages
collaboration.
• Allows all students to contribute their ideas.
– Particularly nice for quiet students who like to fade
into the background!
– Also great for students who need some wait time
• They can construct their answer at their own pace.
• Allows students time to organize their thoughts
before answering.
• Gives students practice with keyboarding.
56. I direct students to use
only their first and
last initials when signing in.
A Sample Transcript
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60. Suggestions for using todaysmeet
• Todaysmeet.com can be used for review purposes.
– I often insert queries about skills that have been previously
taught.
• For example, I might ask about the author’s purpose for writing
the text that we’re reading.
• I will also ask about the main idea of a text.
– I often ask students to identify elements of fiction
• Characters
• Setting
• Problem/Solution
– I also ask questions related to the elements of nonfiction
texts
• Text structure
61. Suggestions for using todaysmeet
• Students can respond while they are reading a text.
– For example, my third graders were read an autobiography
of Clyde Robert Bulla and wrote about the text using
todaysmeet.
• They described what the author’s school was like and how it was
different from their school.
• They responded to my query about the meaning of a word used in
the text.
– My fourth graders read a nonfiction text about fish.
• One student moved through the text much more quickly than
another, so I could have them respond at their rates.
• One student did not need to wait on the other student, creating
the possibility of disengagement.
62. Suggestions for using todaysmeet
• Could incorporate todaysmeet.com with
Reciprocal Teaching
• Students can respond as they participate in
their specific roles.
– Summarizer
– Questioner
– Clarifier
– Predictor
63. Suggestions for using todaysmeet
• Use as a backchannel during lectures and whole
class discussions in content areas.
– Again, students may feel more comfortable expressing
questions in this format.
• Have todaysmeet available to students during
out-of-school hours.
– Students can continue to post their questions and
comments.
• You may get an additional view into their misconceptions
about a topic.
– Students may dialogue with each other, encouraging
collaborative learning.
64. Why use todaysmeet?
• Provides an opportunity for discussion that
encourages everyone to participate.
• I haven’t noticed anyone copying another
person’s answer because all students seem to be
very intent on typing their responses.
• Students can pose questions of their own, as
well
• You can have individual conversations with
students, especially if you want to tease out
what’s a problem for students, as well as to
encourage the further development of ideas.
65. Guidelines for using todaysmeet
• Since this is an online tool, I use this
opportunity to talk about Internet safety.
– Students only use their first and last initial when
they join the “meeting.”
– I go by “Ms. F” in the meeting room.
– Students are instructed not to refer to anyone by
their name, but are instructed to use initials.
– No personal information is to be posted.
• This is pretty easy to monitor as all comments are
posted and I use this with small groups.
66. Another Great Tool: Google Drive
• Do you want or need an easily
accessible group of tools that foster
collaboration, organization, and
assessment?
• Then Google Drive is just what you
need
67. But what is Google Drive?
• Google Drive is available through Gmail and
contains a variety of tools.
– Google Docs
– Google Forms
– Google Presentation
– Google Spreadsheet
• We’re going to focus on Google Docs and
Google Forms today.
68. Using Google Drive
• Go to Gmail and on the top right side, you’ll
see the following:
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71. Google Docs
• Word processing application available as a
part of Google Drive.
• Can be used on any device that can access the
Internet.
• Works like any word processing program-If
you can use Word, then you can use Google
Docs.
72. But Why Use Google Docs?
• Provides opportunities for collaboration that
“traditional” word processing cannot.
– Google Docs allows for documents to be shared so
that multiple people can be working on the same
document at the same time!
– You just select who you want to be able to access
the document and Gmail makes it available to
them.
73. How Can We Use Google Docs?
• Lesson planning and collaboration with other
educators
– Grade level teams
– Special education
– Reading Specialists
– Instructional Assistants
74. How Can We Use Google Docs?
• Students could use Google Docs to collaborate
with each other.
– Group research projects
– Reciprocal Teaching
• Students could assume one of the roles and contribute
to a Google Doc
– Questioner
– Clarifier
– Summarizer
– Predictor
76. Google Forms
• Also available through Google Drive.
• Provides opportunities for teacher-created
assessments through Google Forms.
• Pre-assessments and formative assessments
• They can also be used as a part of a teacher
evaluation portfolio, especially if you need to
provide examples of teacher-created
assessments.
77. Google Forms
• Forms can be created that require students to
respond in multiple formats.
– Questions don’t all have to be in a multiple choice
or short answer format.
– These assessments can provide practice for SOL
test’s new TEI questions
• Particularly where students have to type answers into
boxes
78. Google Forms
• Results are reported in a spreadsheet
– Easy to read
– Can see all student responses on one page so
patterns can be easily identified.
– See all student answers
– Time/date stamped
– The spreadsheet is created automatically-you
don’t have to input the data
79. Using Google Forms
• I already had a Gmail account, so I used that
account to create my Google Forms.
• At the top of the Form, you’ll see “View Live
Form.”
– Click on this and a student can access the form.
– After the student has submitted his/her form, a page
will pop up noting that the response has been
recorded.
– An option will also be provided on this page to record
another response.
• The next student simply clicks on this link and is taken to a
blank version of the form.
93. QR Codes
• We see QR codes everywhere now
– The McDonald’s cup with my sweet tea
– Stores
• Advertisements
• Coupons
– Museums
• Information about exhibits
– Website information (URLs)
94. QR Codes
• Looks like a barcode, but is a little different
– Can contain text/information
• Apps that read QR Codes can be downloaded
to your smartphone or tablet.
• The app scans the QR Code and converts the
code into text.
95. How can teachers use QR Codes?
• Response to literature
– Changes things up for students.
– Provides them with a new, different platform for
sharing about books.
• Fourth and fifth grade Title 1 students created QR
codes about the characters in chapter books they read.
– They identified a character.
– Then they described the character.
– They also explained what the character’s problem was and
how the character tried to solve their problem.
96. How can teachers use QR Codes?
• Summarizing reading
– 20 word summaries
• Book recommendations
– Have the resulting QR codes posted around the
classroom.
– Students can scan the QR codes and then choose
a book.
• Books with QR code recommendations could even be
stored in a particular basket or space for easy access.
97. How can teachers use QR Codes?
• Literacy stations
– A QR code can include directions needed to complete
a station.
– Materials for the station can be embedded in the QR
Code.
• Fluency poems
• Reader’s Theater scripts
• Writing prompts
• Words to sort
– Students can scan a picture of a posted QR code and
then use that information to complete the required
activity.
98. How can teachers use QR Codes?
• Parent communication
– Newsletters could contain a QR code for parents
to scan for extra information.
– A QR Code could be placed on student agendas
• These QR Codes would contain information that would
be necessary for year-round reference.
– Teacher’s contact information
– Website for accessing homework
– Website for accessing student grades
– Homework policies
– Class rules/expectations
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100. This is the message embedded in the
previous QR code.
101. Free sites for creating QR codes
• https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com
– This is the site I use the most.
• http://www.qrstuff.com
• http://www.visualead.com
• http://www.qrcode-monkey.com/#text
102. You (or a student) would type
their text here. Then, click on
SAVE. Then, click on the
103.
104. Popplet
• Popplet is a tool that allows students to make
connections between concepts and ideas.
• Popplet provides students with a visual
representation of information.
• Resembles Kidspiration
105. Popplet
• Go to www.popplet.com
– You can create an account.
– However, if you want to skip the log-in process
with students, popplets can be created without
having an account.
• On the website’s main page, you can click on “try it
out.”
– The Popplet app is also available through iTunes.
106. Popplet
• Very user-friendly (for teachers and kids)
– Visuals provided on the main page that illustrate each
step of the Popplet process.
• This walk-through can always be accessed by clicking on the
question mark in the upper right corner of the pages.
• Many options allow students to personalize their
Popplets.
– Color
– Font
– Allows drawings to be added
107. Popplet and Literacy Instruction
• Describe a character from a book
– Popple with the character’s name
– Other Popples describe the character’s behavior, physical
appearance, likes/dislikes, problems, etc.
• Story maps
– Characters, settings, and plot
– Construct these maps during and after reading
• Brainstorm ideas for writing
• Map out vocabulary words
– Have one popple in the center with the vocabulary word
– Other popples branching out could define the word, provide
synonyms and antonyms, and use the word in a sentence.
108. Popplet and Literacy Instruction
• Demonstrate SOL skill knowledge
– Identify and map the different types of nonfiction
text structures
– Work with prefixes, suffixes, and roots
• Have one popple with a root
• Other popples could represent words with that root
– Choose a word and map out the synonyms or
antonyms for that word.
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116. Tagxedo
• A free website (www.tagxedo.com)
• Generates word clouds
– Similar to Wordle
• You do not have to sign up for an account.
• You do need Microsoft Silverlight downloaded
on your computer in order to use Tagxedo.
– Most Windows-based computers have
this, especially if they’re relatively new computers.
– Mac users will need to download Silverlight.
117. Using Tagxedo As A Part of Daily
Literacy Instruction
• 20 word summaries
– After students complete 20 word summaries to
summarize a text, the words from those
summaries can be typed into Tagxedo to complete
a word cloud.
– All students’ words can be combined into one
cloud or individual students can create their own
clouds.
118. Using Tagxedo As A Part of Daily
Literacy Instruction
• If you’re teaching a skill like synonyms or
antonyms, students can use Tagxedo.
– Students can collect words that represent the
targeted element (i.e., synonyms for the word
“fantastic.”
– Then, they can combine their lists of words by
inputting those words into Tagxedo.
– The resulting word cloud can illustrate how often
certain words appear.
119. Using Tagxedo As A Part of Daily
Literacy Instruction
• Brainstorm a list of a character’s traits and
plug into Tagxedo to determine which traits
occur repeatedly.
– Then, students can use that information to make
some inferences not only about their
character(s), but also about what they have
noticed.
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124. Livebinders
• Organization of materials
– Keep materials in one place
• Collaboration
– Great for grade level teams who want/need to
share materials.
– Also great for regular and specialists to share
materials, lesson plans.
125. Livebinders
• Students could even create Livebinders.
– As students work on research projects, they could
maintain materials here.
– Writing assignments could be stored here.
126. Livebinders
• If you are going to set up a binder for school
materials, I recommend using that binder only
for school materials-it’s a lot less confusing
• I also recommend not saving materials that
might have student information (particularly
sensitive student information) in a Livebinder.
127. Livebinders
• Go to www.livebinders.com
• You can watch a video about Livebinders on
the website.
• You can access public binders to get an idea of
how others have established their binders.
– Check out the featured binders.
• However, you don’t have to make your
binder(s) public.
128. Education-themed binders
• Cover a variety of areas
– Art
– Counseling
– English
– ESL
– Gifted
– Library
– Preschool
– Reading
– Writing
– And many more!
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133. Things to Consider When Using
Internet Tools…
• Make sure that you provide opportunities for
modeling and scaffolding as you introduce and
use these Internet tools.
– You will need to provide on-going training and support
as students use these tools.
• Always make sure that your administrator is
aware of how you’re using Internet tools.
• Always inform parents about your use of Internet
tools.
– Permission forms are a good idea
135. Thank you for attending this session
My contact information:
jaf9d@virginia.edu
jennifer_floyd@rockbridge.k12.va.us
On Twitter:
@jen4literacy
Editor's Notes
Introduce myself and discuss my interest in technology and how that links with literacy.
Talk about “paperless” class I took that used these materials.
So, let’s talk about the first tool, wikis
Not sure if this is the right place for this slide. Maybe move after the slides showing examples of my Title I wiki? Or is it okay here?
The first wiki was established by a literacy researcher named Nell Duke. The others were created by teachers.
As you can see, this is simple!
Even though you can sign up with Facebook or Twitter, I would not recommend using personal accounts to do so. You want to keep personal and professional accounts separate.
This is the main page of my wiki for my Title I parents and students.
Portmanteau word combines two words to make a new word
Give a little background-explain how I was first exposed to Twitter as an educational tool-Pam Moran’s class on Schools as Professional Learning Networks.
Seymour Simon is pretty prolific with his tweets.
Include their twitter handlesAlso check for others to includeI particularly enjoy Donalyn Miller’s tweets
Not sure where to place this slide. Maybe should move this earlier?
Reply?
You need to make sure that you frequently monitor your account to “catch” such tweets.
The students dictated their information to me to post.
I like to print out the transcripts and look at them closely to see where there were issues. For example, one day, I noted some misconceptions that my third graders had regarding the components of nonfiction texts (glossary, etc). The next day, I incorporated review into my activities.
This is what the main page for todaysmeet looks like.
Particularly nice for quiet students who like to fade into the background!Example: RyanGive example of a student who needs wait time: KB, also note that this tool allows students to participate at their own speed.***Can do on a computer, iPad, ipod, or any tool that is connected to the internet
An example of todaysmeet.com-third graders participated in a discussion of Doctor DeSoto.
These are fifth graders who hate to write, who hate to do anything where information has to be put onto paper. However, they are very willing to compose answers on this.
This example is from a fourth grade group. We read a story and I posed the question “Would you like to be friends with Harvey (the main character)?” This gave them a chance to
The way in which Todaysmeet works encourages the summarizer not to overuse words
Again, add the caveat that as the classroom teacher, you will need to make sure that students are following established protocols for social media use.
If they don’t understand something that they’ve read
Mention that in my district, we have to include teacher-created assessments in addition to assessments such as PALS in our evaluation portfolios.
It’s kind of like Google’s version of Microsoft Office.
Need to note somewhere that I have created a “class” email account so that we can use Google Drive.*Check on the accuracy of this page!!!
Talk about having a classroom email for this purpose.
This is a blank Google doc.
This is an example of the spreadsheet that is provided by Google Drive-puts everyone’s answer in one place so that I can analyze their responses.
Story about fifth graders on the first day I introduced QR codes-they were excited and engaged-J spent almost a half-hour constructing her text for her QC Code about her favorite part of the book she’d just completed. LC-got more from him when he was using a different platform.
Smartphones are increasing in their prevalence and I’ve found that it’s more likely that my families have smartphones and tabletsOf course you don’t want the QR code to be the only format through which parents can get information.
When you click save, it will end up in your Downloads folder. I usually try to immediately rename the file to something that I can identify later.
Then, you can print the code
Clicking on this button allows for the creation of a new popplets, allows for editing popplets, adding content (videos), or to print the popplet.
This is an example of a popplet about Marvin Redpost
This is an example of how to use popplet to demonstrate SOL skill knowledge. Students need to understand the concept of author’s purpose. Students can type the information to popplet as an assessement (this could be a pre-assessment to see what students already know about author’s purpose or a quick formative assessment to see what students have learned
Students could fill in the information.
You might get a message “please install.” This means that you need the Silverlight software and this message will probably occur if you are using a Mac. This is easy to download (and even though you won’t get a message saying to restart your computer, you will need to do so.
Collaboration-if you don’t want to use Google Drive to share materials, you might prefer Livebinders.
Note that I shared my permission form with my administrator before sending home.