Tech in the Primary Classroom: Storytelling, Sharing, and More
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I present on Technology, PD, Literacy, and STEAM!
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Who am I?
And I am always excited to say...
UMMM I don’t know let’s figure it out!
Favorite quote:
Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.
-Roger Lewin
Take a look...
What do you want kids to do?
What do you want to do?
30 (or so) tools you can use for teaching and learning
Each tool will have:
STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO not try to go back and add all of these to your classroom. Instead choose one or two APPs or programs that you can include with ease. Once you/your students have mastered these, add another. While you are a Superhero- be a SMART super hero and be selective!
4th graders explain industries in Florida
Educreations is a great portfolio tool as well!
QR codes
Commercial: Dot and Dash
Examples:
Facts about Gettysburg
Introducing class lessons
Kindergarten retelling stories
Quizlet/Quizlet Live
Free books!!!!!
Educators are free, can create classrooms, families are $4.99 to support the free-ness of teachers!
Tell your story!
Ideas:�Family history
Retelling favorite stories
Historic facts
Science projects- step by step
*no upload to youtube option
Social Studies ideas- holidays, �family trees, people who changed the �world during time periods, �country or state reports
Literacy ideas- poetry illustrations, �metaphors, similes, sequencing
Math ideas- illustrating patterns, �sequencing, �word problems
Phonto / PixnTell
Commercial: WEEBLY
Professional or student portfolios, blogs, even online stores!
Posters Baseball cards
Badgemaker Calendar
Picture cubes CD maker
Bead Art
Idea: Presidential Baseball cards
Livebinder with info for twitter
Collection of when twitter chats happen
TWEECH ME APP $0.99 in the APP store
Ideas
check out http://get-puppet.co/education/
A social learning platform
In this program you can make
magazines, journals, books, and
so much more. It offers public or
keep it private. I created one with
my student’s persuasive essays.
Commercial
Low Tech/No Tech options
Sometimes you just don’t have the tech or time….
Social Media walls
Sticky blogs
A teacher/student selects a topic to discuss and writes the idea on the top of a chart paper that is attached to a table. Students use sticky notes to respond and reply to the topic.
Should the colonies leave the protection of England? pros/cons
Predictions for cliffhanger stories
What will happen in the next book
Polls
Poll students about their feelings, �thoughts, learning, and more!
Plickers
Where can I find out about all this stuff?
http://blog.web20classroom.org/
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=108629
TWITTER!!!!!!! EdCamps! Connected Educators know!
Questions?
Don’t forget!