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#Innovate4Littles

Using Technology for

Inquiry Based Learning

Aubrey DiOrio Caitlin McCommons

@AubreyDiOrio @Caitlin1339

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http://bit.ly/techinquiry

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Aubrey DiOrio

First Grade

@AubreyDiOrio

AubreyDiOrio.com

AubreyDiOrio@gmail.com

Caitlin McCommons

Second Grade

@Caitlin1339

CaitlinMcCommons.weebly.com

CaitlinBMcCommons@gmail.com

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Agenda

  • How to get started with inquiry
  • Search tools for littles
  • Tech tools for sharing inquiry
  • More ways to use technology for inquiry
  • Littles can too!

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Why Inquiry?

  • Relationship Builder
  • 4Cs
  • Real World
  • Student Interest
  • Student Choice
  • 21st Century
  • Deeper Understanding
  • FUN

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Getting Into Inquiry

  • Question of the day
  • Wonderopolis
  • Wonder Wall
  • Wonder Notebook
  • Mini-Inquiries
  • PBL
  • Genius Hour

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Keeping Track of Wonders

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Inquiry in Action

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Self Assessment

  • What do the standards say?
  • What do you want them to learn?

Begin with the end in mind!

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Ok… So…. When?

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Think of 1one area where you can add inquiry.

Share!

Padlet Qr Code

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Technology for Inquiry Searching Tools

KidRex Youtube Kids

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KidRex

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http://www.kidrex.org

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Youtube Kids

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https://kids.youtube.com/

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Littles Researching

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Technology for Inquiry

Sharing Tools

Seesaw Flipgrid

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Littles

Can

Too!

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Seesaw

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https://app.seesaw.me

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Flipgrid

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Littles Share with their World

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More Technology Tools for Inquiry Learning

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Resources

Buck Institute for Education

Website for Project Based Learning ideas

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Flipgrid!

https://flipgrid.com/mtc21g

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Evaluation:

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Don’t forget to evaluate this session in the Whova app:) We love feedback!

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Questions

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Please email or tweet with any questions or success! We love to see teachers demonstrating inquiry with littles!

#Innovate4Littles

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Aubrey DiOrio Caitlin McCommons

@AubreyDiOrio @Caitlin1339

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