3.2.20
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
For more SBAC supports and resources as well as test details, please also check out this SBAC Resources Slide Deck.
Check out some of these fun ways to use QR codes and Seesaw as a wonderful way to showcase your students writing and make that writing come to life with so your readers can access it digitally and hear your voice!!
5th Grade Teachers-
The Lens of HIstory has been rewritten with the support of our Social Studies district TOSAs to focus on the Revolutionary War. Additional resources have been linked for you and an Adobe Spark Page technology publishing project incorporated too. We hope you find it helpful and (as always), we welcome your input!
2.24.20
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
For more SBAC supports and resources as well as test details, please also check out this SBAC Resources Slide Deck.
What an AMAZING idea by the Book Wrangler to read stories from each of the 50 states and DC to celebrate a nation of diverse cultures and experiences for Read Across America week starting on Monday March 2nd.
2.17.20
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
NEW SBAC Test Prep Units have been added from Teacher’s College in both Reading and Writing and linked in the Elementary Integration Articulation Document for grades 3-5.
For more SBAC supports and resources as well as test details, please also check out this SBAC Resources Slide Deck.
10.14.19
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
We are excited to share our NEW companion Unit Planners for your next Unit of Study in Writing according to the possible year alignment shown in the Elementary Integration Document. They will help teachers to prepare for the next writing unit,
to understand the larger vision/goals of a unit, and provide a simplified way to get the gist of each session at a glance. When creating these Unit Planners we attempted to:
We hope this resource is helpful and welcome your input and suggestions to make the planners even more useful.
Volume 3.5 October 7-11 , 2019
Elementary Literacy Edition of
This week’s edition is a mix of reminders, new resources, and a “heads up” that NEW unit planners will be ready next week for your November Writing Units of Study with organized resources!
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
Our hope this year with this publication is to share ideas for your elementary classroom that integrate literacy, language arts, and innovation.
Reminder… October 11th 12:30-3:30 pm
Southridge High School
will be providing PD!
Register on : Teachersource
Choose sessions: Sched app.
https://www.snackvids.com/ might be useful for ELD/Visual Learners/hearing impaired/etc.
Enter a youtube video link into snackvids and it will create a transcript it highlights the sentence that is being said in the live video. Check it out. You can also copy the text into google translate, if needed.
Also a friendly reminder for ipad teachers about Apple Classroom. Teachers can use to direct class focus to specific sites, can use during reading to monitor student choices as well. Be sure to check out the previous Ignite Ideas which focused on Apple Classroom for ideas and resources here.
Apple Classroom
NEXT WEEK...Writing UOS planners for each grade level for the upcoming unit aligned in our Integration Document.
Volume 3.5 Sept. 30- Oct. 4 , 2019
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Join your TOSA team for a variety of sessions in all subject areas including these ELA offerings:
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
Our hope this year with this publication is to share ideas for your elementary classroom that integrate literacy, language arts, and innovation.
October 11th, Save the Date! 12:30-3:30pm
Southridge High School
will be providing PD!
It's Free!📌Literacy focused professional development online.
Simply click on the orange bar under each session to see the workshops you can watch at your leisure. These will be available through March 2020.
Ignite Ideas will continue weekly but will be highlighted in the new Tuesday email, starting Oct 1st. Please be on the lookout for that email, so you don’t miss your updates!
First, register on Teachersource and then you can build your schedule using the Sched app.
Volume 3.4 September 23-27 , 2019
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
Our hope this year with this publication is to share ideas for your elementary classroom that integrate literacy, language arts, and innovation.
Launching our reading hashtag!
#bsdWEread
We want teachers, librarians, principals, families, and students sharing what they are reading, use the hashtag and post your book selfies. See the PDF for guidelines! We are looking to have a contest soon! If it’s easier to post into Seesaw, please email Carrie and I can post to Twitter for you. Be sure photo permission is granted if faces are shown.
Podcasts for the classroom!
The act of listening comprehension is good for all
Storyline Online is a collection of actors reading children’s books. Very engaging!
A wonderful way to get students “hooked” on books… is to just read the first chapter. Here are some fun resources including authors reading their own first chapter on Flipgrid.
First Chapter Fridays
RESOURCES
The Teacher’s College staff offers monthly webinars about Reading and Writing Units of Study. Unfortunately held during our work day, but you can watch prerecorded editions afterwards.
A great FREE resource for teachers with instructional materials for students in grades 3-12 with the ability to be translated, annotated, read aloud, and more. Check it out!
Volume 3.3 September 16-20 , 2019
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
Our hope this year with this publication is to share ideas for your elementary classroom that integrate literacy, language arts, and innovation.
Click the icon above to read more about how it works. Participation is FREE and you can sign up with this Google form.
Use this Global Read Aloud slide deck with many additional curated resources for you to use as you connect to your book. Share your experience at #bsdWEread. Happy reading of incredible culturally relevant and timely book selections!
It is almost time for an absolutely wonderful opportunity to go beyond the walls of your classroom to connect with readers around the world!
All you need to do is read aloud the book(s) at your level and engage your students in deep conversations both in class and digitally with others experiencing the same book!
Volume 3.2 September 9-13 , 2019
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
Our hope this year with this publication is to share ideas for your elementary classroom that integrate literacy, language arts, and innovation.
Reading Interest Survey Resources for K-2 and 3-5! Both digital and paper versions. The beauty of the digital is the ability to manipulate the data for small group pull out and to get a better idea of how to order books for your library for this year’s students. Seesaw activity is linked. There are also instructional how to videos to show you how to do it all!
Reading Interest Survey Resources
NEW SEESAW FEATURE!
Just when you think Seesaw can’t get any better, they add a new mutipage option to their drawing tool! This is so versatile and helpful!
Try these Seesaw Activities to get to know your readers!
Volume 3.1 September 2-6 , 2019
Elementary Literacy Edition of
Seesaw is an incredible tool for demonstrating student learning and thinking. With the most recent update, it is EVEN BETTER especially for Chromebook users! Some of the new features are:
Ignite Ideas
Share your ideas for future editions here.
Seesaw Getting Started Guides for Each Grade
Our hope this year with this publication is to share ideas for your elementary classroom that integrate literacy, language arts, and innovation.
2019-2020
Volume 2.40 June 10-14 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Wow! What a year! As this year draws to a close with so much uncertainty about what the future holds for each of us, I wanted to take a minute to say… THANK YOU!
Thank you for all that you do daily to inspire the students in your care, thank you for helping me to grow as an educator, thank you for the love and energy that you pour into this profession and your students, and thank you for your wonderful support!
This edition has some great summer read suggestions, Camp chromebook info., free STEM resources, and a
reminder for those ending the year with camp
about the great Toontastic camp scene! Enjoy
your deserved summer break and thank you!!
Ignite Ideas
Written by our very own Nichole Carter!!
Summer Reads
Perfect for Camp Learned-a-Lot!
Volume 2.39 June 3-7 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
June is a time to reflect on the incredible growth this year, record those reflections, and look ahead to next year. Here are some options for reflection.
Ignite Ideas
Other Seesaw Reflection Activities
Ready to go Seesaw Activities
Click the heart to save to your activity library and touch share to send to your students)
Volume 2.38 May 28-31 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Summer reading is essential for preventing summer slide. Here are some summer reading incentive programs as well as a number of Seesaw Activities that you can assign to your students for the summer. Connect with your readers over the summer via Seesaw as you see their activities turned in. Allow the class to comment on each other’s posts to foster a community of summer readers!
Ignite Ideas
Volume 2.37 May 20-25 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
A fun, engaging way to end the year is to give students an engineering and design challenge. Try one of these...
Ignite Ideas
Local friends~ Be sure to come to Beaverton’s HUGE Innovation Expo THIS THURSDAY…. You won’t want to miss seeing so many innovative ideas for your classroom in one space!
Also, be sure to check out this engaging Novel Effect App too!
Volume 2.36 May 13-17, 2019
Elementary Edition of
Kristin Ziemke - Early Release PD Opportunity
Come hear from literacy guru Kristin Ziemke - Author of "Amplify Learning" & "Connecting Comprehension & Technology" during Early Release next week. Space is limited, so be sure to register now!
May 22, 2019
2:00 - 3:30
Location: Timberland Cafeteria
Register HERE on TeacherSource
https://www.kristinziemke.com/
Ignite Ideas
May 16, 2019 5-8 PM at Aloha High School
Volume 2.35 May 6-10 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Toontastic is a wonderful, creative FREE app from Google that allows your students to become the director of their own cartoon movies using existing characters and settings or you can draw your own!! Students can bring their writing to life easily in Toontastic and cartoons can be exported directly into Seesaw too!!
Ignite Ideas
Come May 16, 2019 5-8 PM at Aloha High School to our second Innovation Expo where you can see many of the innovative learning opportunities happening in Beaverton Schools! Each school will have a booth with students and teachers showcasing innovative classroom projects! Come get new ideas for your classroom and learn from those who have done it!!
Story Planners
Draw
your own characters!
Volume 2.34 April 29-May 3, 2019
Elementary Edition of
This week… some fun ways to use the Google Suite of products as well as last year’s Google edition of Ignite Ideas.
Ignite Ideas
Volume 2.33 April 22-26, 2019
Elementary Edition of
Here is a fun text generator to bring your text to life in various engaging ways including conversations and newspaper clippings too.
Ignite Ideas
Come May 16, 2019 5-8 PM at Aloha High School to our second Innovation Expo where you can see many of the innovative learning opportunities happening in Beaverton Schools! Each school will have a booth with students and teachers showcasing innovative classroom projects! Come get new ideas for your classroom and learn from those who have done it!!
Daily agenda slide deck using Slides Carnival for inspiration created by Innostrat Nicole Carter. Fully editable, just make a copy and use in your classroom tomorrow.
In honor of poetry month, here is a hyperdoc full of activities. Also, be sure to check out last year’s Ignite Ideas focused on poetry activities!
A digital color coded student notebook formatted with links within Google Slides.
A digital spiral notebook for journaling or note taking with colorful post it notes available on the side.
Volume 2.32 April 15-19, 2019
Elementary Edition of
Use the power of technology to create engaging social studies learning opportunities like those linked… Virtual field trips, Google animations to share content, museums, Google maps, radio station from around the world, Seesaw activities, and MORE!
Ignite Ideas
Volume 2.31 April 8-12, 2019
Elementary Edition of
So very excited to announce a creative challenge for your students for the end of the year to showcase what they know about being safe, kind, and responsible digital citizens. All information can be found by clicking the image below. Please read and give your students an opportunity to teach others and showcase their best skills too!
Ignite Ideas
Check out these previous editions of Ignite Ideas for Digital Citizenship resources too!
Also, be sure to ask your iiCadre member if you need a copy of your school’s Digital Citizenship plan where it shows the lessons assigned to each grade level.
Volume 2.30 April 1-5 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
The spring can be tough on students and teachers. Here are some ideas to incorporate technology into your classroom or personal mindfulness routines, transitions, brain breaks, or start to your day for teachers too!.
Ignite Ideas
Volume 2.29 March 18-22 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Seesaw is my favorite app and can be integrated with anything! Here are some ideas, resources, and features you may not be using to check out!
Ignite Ideas
MANY primary activities
by @KSzajnier
Using Virtual Manipulative Sites
Inserting Storytime Online Videos
Toontastic Story Video Creation
Self Correcting Math Activities
One of the best features of Seesaw is Activities and the growing Activity Library. Below are some innovative ways that teachers are using Activities to create engaging learning opportunities for their students. Check them out and build some activities for your class too!
Fabulous Seesaw Templates
Ready to go!
Volume 2.28 March 11-15, 2019
Elementary Edition of
Here are some engaging formative assessment tools to gather student info. to guide your instruction and hear from all students equally. Also details on upcoming Signal to Noise Festival and free local computer science conference opportunity too!
Ignite Ideas
STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
5:00 PM MARCH 21, 2019 - ALOHA HIGH SCHOOL
Google Docs Quick Create
is an extension
Which allows
you to quickly
create a doc,
sheet, slide,
drawing, or form
with only one click!
Volume 2.27 March 4-8, 2019
Elementary Edition of
Save time by pinning tabs you like to have open in Chrome, add frequently typed info in clipboard, organize browser tabs into categories using Toby or Workona and let Checkmark help with Google Docs feedback too.
Ignite Ideas
Google Keep is a wonderful tool for organizing lists and resources and easily converts to Google Doc. You can add images and color to each list for ease of use.
Record your screen with clear directions students can refer to for independence.
Volume 2.26 February 25-Mar 1 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Celebrate Read Across America with an engaging activity including... PicCollage your favorite book collage, green screen yourself onto book cover, Seesaw Activities, QR codes for video links, Ozobot challenge, and many more ideas from
LAST YEAR’S volume
too!
Happy Reading!
Ignite Ideas
Book Lists & Themes
Volume 2.25 February 18-22 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Ozobot robots are a very fun, simple tool
to add to lessons across all subject areas. They can be as simple as following a line drawn on paper and reading code based on color code patterns or writing code on ipad or chromebook using OzoBlockly. Ozobots can be coded to deepen student understanding in a memorable way.
Ignite Ideas
Introduction to Ozobot Video
Volume 2.24 February 11-15 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Collect virtual Valentine’s 💘 from all over the world 🌏by participating
Valentine’s Text Set
Create Valentine pixel art on Google Sheets using this template as a starting point or create your own entirely!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with some fun activities linked on this week’s edition. Also be sure to check out last year’s Valentine edition for more ideas to ignite student’s curiosity. A fun opportunity to introduce a new creativity tool, coding challenge, math game, poetry format, or student choice with a themed text set.
Use Chatterpix to make your Valentines talk and share on Seesaw.
Volume 2.23 February 4-8 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
The whole concept behind Ignite Ideas is to share Innovative classroom ideas for teachers, but the very best ideas are out there in each of your classrooms! Together, we have an incredible wealth of knowledge to share with one another.
So, this week an experiment. What if each teacher took just a few minutes to share an idea, lesson, link with others from something that they have done in their classroom or that they want to try? And what if all of those resources were organized by appropriate grade level and subject area to find easily? My hope is that together we can create an incredible resource of crowdsourced innovative teaching ideas to share on each slide deck linked here. Please help by sharing in idea you have!
Volume 2.22 Jan. 28- Feb. 1, 2019
Elementary Edition of
Help students to share their stories by using Adobe Spark in your classroom! It is FREE and available for ipads and chromebooks and works with Seesaw. Watch the video below featuring Beaverton teachers and students to see some of the possibilities and then explore the 3 different options; Spark Post, Spark Page, and Spark Video. Check out this Quick Start Guide, see ways to combine with Book Creator, or even enter Adobe’s NASA design challenge.
Ignite Ideas
Beaverton School District has already set up accounts for each student. Here are the Adobe login directions to help you get logged in to start sharing your stories!
allows students to create beautiful graphics including event flyers, social posts, collages of their best work, and visual storytelling. | brings student ideas through words and images to life as they create web stories, photo layouts, slideshows and more. | turns the combination of various media, including video, text, narration and music into a beautifully crafted video that can be shared with others. |
Volume 2.21 January 21-25 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Come May 16, 2019 5-8 PM at Aloha High School to our second Innovation Expo where you can see many of the innovative learning opportunities happening in Beaverton Schools! Each school will have a booth with students and teachers showcasing innovative classroom projects! Come get new ideas for your classroom and learn from those who have done it!!
Google Sites
Square Space
If you’re not using book creator...you should check it out!
I know, I have already shared about Book Creator a
number of times, but I played with it recently while writing NEW lessons for illuminatED and it is really wonderful! It can be used on iPads or on Chromebooks. In fact, it is one of the only paid for apps that I would recommend. You can get bulk pricing on purchasing the app through your TSS. Contact Steve Simpson for district site license pricing deals for
Web based teacher accounts.
YouTube
Playlist
Volume 2.20 January 14-18 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
The Apple Classroom app can manage your classroom ipads. It can help you to do the following on connected student ipads:
Ignite Ideas
Come May 16, 2019 5-8 PM at Aloha High School
to our second Innovation Expo where you can see many of the innovative learning opportunities happening in Beaverton Schools! Each school will have a booth with students and teachers showcasing innovative classroom projects! Come get new ideas for your classroom and learn from those who have done it!!
Reminder- In order for dreambox to be the most effective, the goal is for students to complete…
Contact Sarah Langton with questions
5-10 lessons per week
Volume 2.19 January 7-11 , 2019
Elementary Edition of
One of my very favorite
educational ipads apps is
Pic Collage. They have an EDU safe search version designed for classrooms and it is FREE for the month of January! Be sure to take advantage of this to get it on all of your ipads! Students can easily create beautiful posters showcasing their learning and easily add to Seesaw or print! Some ideas on PicCollage’s Blog and also in this edition...
Ignite Ideas
2019
Volume 2.18 December 17-21, 2018
Elementary Edition of
THANK YOU NOTES- Say thank you to families for holiday gifts with a personal message in Seesaw! Take a photo of you with the gift/card and the child. Send that photo to the family in Seesaw with your voice recording thanking them personally!
Ignite Ideas
Holiday Pixel Art
Challenge to build a snow plow
BEDTIME STORY- A fun way to connect with students over winter break is to send them a bedtime story to enjoy. Either you can record your voice reading the story as you video the pages of the book or you can send them a story through Seesaw from Storytime Online.
SNOWMAN STOP MOTION- Use Google Slides to make a snowman come to life! Use the template below and this Google Slides Tutorial to create an animated wintery scene!
Join us for a FREE day of exploration and learning at Tinker.Code.Make.
January 12, 2019
9:00AM-12:00PM
Vose Elementary School
Volume 2.17 December 10-14, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Some engaging activities for the winter holiday season including STEM challenges, coding your own personalized winter emoji, math challenges, building a snowman in Google Slides, Seesaw activities and winter
robot fun too!
Ignite Ideas
Magnetic Poetry
Join us for a FREE day of exploration and learning at Tinker.Code.Make.
January 12, 2019
9:00AM-12:00PM
Vose Elementary School
Paper Circuits
Join us for a FREE day of learning and exploration at Tinker.Code.Make.
January 12, 2019
9:00AM-12:00PM
Vose Elementary School
Volume 2.16 December 3-7 , 2018
Elementary Edition of
Register your class for a free 15-20 minute live webinar with the Seesaw company to see how coding and computer science are used in the real world!
Ignite Ideas
All Ages
All Ages
Share how you are celebrating Hour of Code with other teachers on our Padlet!
Volume 2.15 November 26-30, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Celebrate the largest education event in history, The Hour of Code!! Start by watching this video to get you excited, set aside one hour next week, and then pick activities. I’ve included some here that are ready to go and have built in tutorials too!! Link to other activities here . PreK-5th on blue and 2nd-5th on white side. Have fun and inspire!
Ignite Ideas
Share how you are celebrating Hour of Code with other teachers on our Padlet!
Volume 2.14 November 19-20, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Give students an engineering design challenge by designing a way to get a turkey safely out of the enclosure on a turkey zipline prior to Thanksgiving. Use this list of criteria and constraints and the zipline escape time form to record each group’s results.
Ignite Ideas
A Cornucopia
of Robot Thanksgiving Ideas
Celebrate the short week and season with a fun quick digital activity. There are a number of Seesaw activities ready to go linked below. A number of fun activities that work with your robots too. Be sure to check out the free Breakout EDU digital challenges which don’t require the physical boxes. Or try your hand at one of the ABCya games on the left. I still need to figure out how to seat everyone at the table on that Thanksgiving Challenge! Enjoy!
Magnetic Poetry
Volume 2.13 November 12-16, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Custom desktop
background in 5 steps. December backgrounds
ScratchEd Meetups are informal gatherings for educators who work with (or are interested in working with) Scratch!
Take this anytime course to learn how to bring the power of Minecraft into your classroom as you recreate a historical scene, build a human timeline, reimagine a fairytale, create arrays, explore area and volume, and explore impacts of humans on the environment just for a few engaging ideas!
NOV. 17th
Sign your class up now to participate in a wonderful gingerbread design challenge activity for December to replicate a good/service or historical landmark from your community to share. How fun and memorable!!
Volume 2.12 November 5-9, 2018
Elementary Edition of
This week, I included some fun templates and menus for you to use for student creation. Perhaps the assignment is to create a social media account for a historical figure instead of a traditional biography report? Maybe students are given a digital menu of options and they get to choose how they will share what they’ve learned? Check them out!
Ignite Ideas
You can now create a custom teacher page within the Clever portal so you can add links for your students to easily access! Fabulous time saver! There are even built in tutorial lessons to help you to set it up easily.
Padlet, Brainstorming, and Graphic Organizers Templates
Nearly half a million students, teachers, and guest experts will connect via Skype, visit the site to make connections for your classroom.
Volume 2.11 October 29- November 2, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Splat
for
Google Slides
Do you study the water cycle or how the earth can be changed? You need to check out this FREE WWF Rivers app which allows you to experience the changes in augmented reality!
Nepris connects industry experts to your classroom via video conference to bring learning to life with real-world application! Very cool!
Ozobot Cultural Lesson for 11/2
Look what students can check out now!!
Volume 2.10 October 22-26, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Engaging Holiday Games and Activities
Celebrate the season with some engaging digital activities, games, movie trailers, or a Digital Breakout game (no box or locks required!)
Volume 2.9 October 15-19, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Conferences are a perfect time to get parents connected to Seesaw, share work collected on Seesaw or an opportunity for parents to leave a message for their child as well as other conference ideas!
Ignite Ideas
Seesaw
Personal Reflections
Conference Activity
An interactive reading management program to check out!
Volume 2.8 October 8-12, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
The above grid has NEW and improved Common Sense Lessons for Grades 3-5!!
K-2 lessons are being developed now!
Digital Citizenship Week- Oct. 15-19th
Even though we teach Digital Citizenship all year long, we do have two special weeks a year where it is a main focus. Here are some resources to help in your planning for Digital Citizenship Week!!
Digital
Citizenship
Ready
Activities
P
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T
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Volume 2.7 October 1-5, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Are you looking for a fun, incredibly engaging educational tool to bring into your classroom? Dot and Dash robots are a wonderful option. They can be integrated into many curriculum areas and give students hands on problem solving, teamwork, and coding challenges.
Ignite Ideas
Each Beaverton InnoStrat has a Wonder Workshop STEM Suitcase Kit with robots and ipads that you could borrow to try the lessons with your class!
4
Ask your InnoStrat to reserve your dates!
Wonder Workshop is starting it’s FREE Robotics Competition with themed small group challenges. You could establish teams and enter the big competition or just do some of the challenges in class.
Slides for Dot and Dash introduction
Dash and Dot Fairy Tale Unit written by wonderful teacher resource @naomiharm
Volume 2.6 September 24-28, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Across all subject areas and levels of schooling, one of the most critical jobs as educators is to encourage student’s curiosity, questioning, wondering and use that to drive their learning! Here are some ideas...
Ignite Ideas
The Importance of Curiosity and Challenge in Education
By George Couros
What’s Going On in This Picture?
Share an intriguing photograph with your class and encourage students to see, think, and wonder together to promote a culture of curiosity.
Volume 2.5 September 17-21, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Use the Beaverton video to welcome students to create their own writing or Seesaw videos sharing what they wish their teacher knew about them.
Idea shared by Dr. Sarah Olson at Nancy Ryles
Publishing Writing Using Chatterpix and Book Creator
Wonderful “I Wish My Teacher Knew” Writing Prompt
Use the app HP Reveal (formerly Aurasma) to allow a picture to trigger a student’s writing. Such fun!!
Use technology to find interesting ways to collaborate on writing, publish writing creatively, and share writing with an authentic audience.
Volume 2.4 September 10-14, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Getting ready to launch your math block? Take a look at these teacher created anchor charts to get you and your kids started! Each chart goes with The purpose of Launching Math Workshop is to set the math norms, routines and procedures for math workshop. These photos were taken from 2nd Grade Math PD on Aug. 21st with Elementary Math TOSA Kerry Forsell and 4th Grade Teacher Andrea Robertson.
Many of these resources shared by
Volume 2.3 September 3-7, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Join readers around the world by participating in the Global Read Aloud. What an amazing way to collaborate, discuss, and share a common story with others around the world.
Ignite Ideas
READ
The Dot
CREATE
a dot
WATCH The Dot
Join over 10 million students in 170 countries celebrating creativity, individualism , and untapped potential in every student. Read the book and encourage your students to “make your mark” and share it with the world! #DotDay
DOT DAY RESOURCES
Make your dot come to life in 3D with the Quiver Ap!!
Storyline Online is a collection of actors reading children’s books. It is perfect for Listen to Reading!
First Chapter Fridays
A wonderful way to get students “hooked” on books… is to just read the first chapter. Here are some fun resources including authors reading their own first chapter on Flipgrid.
Starting October 1st!!
Rethinking Reading Logs
Volume 2.2 August 27-31, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Here we go…the year is starting! Students will soon be recording their first Seesaw posts and adding their voices to projects. Here are some suggestions for creating your own inexpensive recording booths to reduce background noise and more classroom ideas too!
Ignite Ideas
Want to use your wall space to build a culture of discourse? These wipebook poster pages are high quality and reasonably priced! Plus the work can be scanned and added into your Google Drive too! Number the boards and use Flippity (above) to easily assign students to a poster for collaborative work!
Two wonderful teacher tools are the Classroom Screen screensaver full of projected class tools and Flippity which can turn a google spreadsheet into many helpful tools!
Getting to Know your students Google Form from @JoyKirr
(can be modified)
Inexpensive Recording on Seesaw
Launching the School Year Resources
Check out this Google Photos folder of classroom launching idea images including:
Volume 2.1 August 20-25, 2018
Elementary Edition of
Ignite Ideas
Here is an easy get to know you activity which teaches the 4 pictures strategy which can be incorporated year round in all subject areas!!
Classroom Orchestrator has had an update, click to watch the tutorial video!
Launch the year right with Seesaw first week activities!
Ignite Ideas
2018-2019
(Scroll to see previous editions)
Volume 1.22 June 4-8 , 2018
Ignite Ideas
Ignite Ideas will be updated WEEKLY at kunert.weebly.com
Carrie’s
Well, we have come to the end of a wonderful year of learning and trying new things together. This was my first year in this new position as an Instructional Innovation resource for 4 elementary schools. I have been so fortunate to meet so many wonderful teachers and I am so grateful to have been welcomed into your buildings, your trainings, and your classrooms.
As I look ahead to how I can best help teachers in our district next year, I would LOVE your feedback in this survey to help me plan. I sincerely value it and it will make an impact.
As if you needed an incentive, I will be giving away
six OSMO genius and Coding kits on 6/15 in a random
drawing for those who complete the survey.
Thank you again for your willingness to learn with me this year!
INTERACTIVE WORD WALL
Check out this idea by Traci Piltz about creating a word wall using QR codes in Seesaw. Students can hear the word read and spelled out by scanning it. The ultimate goal would be for students to record their own word cards to add to the interactive class word wall. Such ownership!
If you’re looking for some awesome summer reads to continue your professional development...
your Innostrat Carrie Kunert
Check out these end-of-the-year Seesaw activities
Volume 1.21 May 28-June 1 , 2018
Ignite Ideas
Ignite Ideas will be updated WEEKLY at kunert.weebly.com
Carrie’s
Looking for end-of the-year activities that promote collaboration & critical thinking? Take a peek at these three NEW & free Breakouts!
ACTIVITIES
You will not need to archive Seesaw classes, as they will be archived automatically when we roster classes through Synergy in the fall. Next year, you can access archived classes by using the gear menu and selecting “manage archived classes.”
You will receive emails asking you to complete end-of-year steps -- including archiving classes -- so please ignore those emails and keep your classes as they are. Classes and rosters will persist through the summer, which can be useful for summer school or summer reading programs.
Here are directions you can share with families about downloading student portfolios. Parents will need to be connected to student journals and it’s not too late to invite parents to connect. Parents will be able to access portfolios from multiple years.
Volume 1.20 May 21-25 , 2018
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EARLY READER CHOICE
UPPER ELEMENTARY CHOICE
SEE PICTURE BOOK, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND YOUNG ADULT CHOICES HERE
For those who like to get a jump on planning for the fall, the Global Read Aloud Selections for 2018 were announced for October 2nd kick off!! What a wonderful way to go beyond the walls of your classroom to connect with readers around the world!
Click the icon above to read more about how it works. Participation is FREE and you can sign up to participate using this Google form.
Volume 1.19 May 14-18 , 2018
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If you haven’t tried Sketchnoting…
You should!!
Consider listening to a podcast (below) with your students & creating sketchnotes of your learning as you go!
Read Beaverton Innostrat Nichole Carter’s Blog on sketchnoting!
Volume 1.18 May 7-11, 2018
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3rd to 5th Grade Division
A group of teachers created a very comprehensive Hyperdoc full of activities to go along with the OBOB book The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. It explores the concept of change and covers many targets through the rich discussion and reflective cross curricular activities.
Volume 1.17 Apr. 29-May 5, 2018
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Check out some of these kid safe search engines!
Scratch is a FREE visual programming language and online community targeted primarily at children. Using Scratch, users create their own interactive stories, games and animations, then share and discuss their creations with one another
Volume 1.16 Apr. 23-27, 2018
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Testing making you tired? Take a Brain Break!
18 blogs that explain why brain breaks are important.
“Energy & Calm” article
Watch a Pixar Short Film!
Volume 1.15 Apr. 16-20, 2018
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SUMO PAINT
Volume 1.14 Apr. 9-13, 2018
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Check out the Beaverton DIgital Citizenship page above and discuss your digital footprint with this Seesaw Activity.
Use these resources all year to develop crucial Digital Citizenship skills that will last a lifetime!
Volume 1.13 Apr. 2-6, 2018
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Create with Paper by Fifty Three
Check out these fabulous new Mystery Seesaw templates from @KSzajner and @Leighton_Beth where you can insert secret messages, problems, facts, passages, and make it fun for students to reveal them. So cool!
Learn how to use them by watching the Youtube video where it will show you how to add your own content within a Seesaw Activity.
An incredibly creative form of poetry is Blackout poetry where students select specific words from a text to create a poem. It can also be done digitally using Seesaw, PicCollage, or using Google Slides.
Volume 1.12 Mar. 19-23, 2018
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If you haven’t checked out my Seesaw Activity collection in a while, you should! I am adding more and more activities every day. Maybe I don’t have the exact activity you need, but you might see an idea to spark you to make your own.
Primary Teachers- here is a Letter of the Week activity that could easily be turned into a Seesaw weekly station.
You can now add photos, videos, links, pdfs, etc. to your announcements and messages to families!!!
Come THIS Wednesday March 21, 2018 5-8 PM to Aloha High School for our first Innovation Expo where you can see many of the innovative learning opportunities happening in Beaverton Schools! Each school will have a booth with students and teachers showcasing innovation! Come check it out!
Volume 1.11 Mar. 12-16, 2018
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Global collaboration opportunity:
Awesome Squiggles is a global art challenge project where PreK-12 grade classrooms create original art based on four squiggly lines and then share their artwork with new friends around the world. The best part? Art translates into all languages. Register now!.
Volume 1.10 Mar. 5-9, 2018
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This week I wanted to share some wonderful Google tools, tips, articles, sites, trainings, programs with you. Some are new while others are tried and tested, but all promote creativity and foster learning. It was tough, but I narrowed down a resource for each image. Click and enjoy some of what Google has to offer teachers!
If you haven’t tried Google Expeditions yet, you really should! It brings virtual field trips into the classroom and really brings learning to life for your students!
Google also has a new AR version which they are demonstrating now for schools in their Pioneer Program. Sign your school up now!
Volume 1.9 Feb. 26-Mar. 2, 2018
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BrainPopJr
Try one of these
Share this Read Across America hyperdoc for some fun, engaging, choices to learn about Dr. Seuss
Celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a few of the activities linked here!! Happy Reading!!
11 stories for students to enjoy by using QR codes!
Volume 1.8 Feb. 19-23, 2018
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A greenscreen can be one of the most engaging and easiest ways to incorporate technology into your curriculum and allow students to create. All you need is an ipad and green paper! Here are my two favorite apps side by side:
•Teacher Demo of Possibilities
•Tutorial videos- Math
•Reports, biographies, book trailers
•You Next to Your Writing/Drawing
•Breaking news on historical event
•Interview with book character in scene
•Stop Motion Animation
Try giving class presentations in video format standing in front of the slides you created.
Background Search Options:
Volume 1.7 Feb. 12-16, 2018
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to see Tara’s “How To” Videos for creating #BookSnaps
Bye Bye Boring Book Reports, Hello...
Get your readers to connect ideas or thoughts by creating a digital visual representation which can be done right in Seesaw! It’s EASY! Just read, snap, reflect, add stickers, share, and repeat. Some ideas include:
Ideas via
BookSnaps Creator
MANY NEW VALENTINE ACTIVITIES!!
Fun 💗Seesaw Ideas
ABCya Valentine Activities
Collect virtual Valentine’s 💘 from all over the world 🌏by participating
Non-digital Valentine’s coordinate graphing center
Text Set hyperdoc with choice, reading, creativity
Volume 1.6 Feb. 5-9, 2018
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A non-digital Olympic 5th Grade Math Centers resource to practice computation and fractions too!
Place Value
Digital Breakout
Flag Matching
Another WONDERFUL resource for your classroom to check out which can be used on iPads or on Chromebooks is...
If you’re not using book creator...you should check it out!
A NEW publication showing ways to use Book Creator AND video tutorials too!
Teachers Pay Teachers Free Resources
YouTube
Playlist
Volume 1.5 Jan. 29- Feb. 2, 2018
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Let’s Talk About
Google SLIDES
You can use Google Slides to make just about EVERYTHING!
GET NEW IDEAS, BLOG POSTS, PROJECT IDEAS & MORE!
If you’re not using Pic Collage...you should check it out!
Explore some of these engaging literacy sites!
Leveled nonfiction current news articles
Check out these awesome Google Slide templates by @creativeedtech
Volume 1.4 January 22-26, 2018
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Please share any activities you’ve created with me to ADD MORE
Global School Play Day is coming on February 7th. Sign your class up and enjoy the time to learn from playing together!
GLOBAL SCHOOL PLAY DAY 2018 INFO
ACTIVITIES
I have been looking for ready to go activities to use OR to inspire you to create your own activities. This is my start at a collection for you all. Come back often!
Check out these online multiplication fact practice sites from Math Coach’s Corner. Email the PDF to parents to use at home.
Check out Mashup Math’s YouTube Channel
Check out these algebraic thinking challenge puzzles from Mashup Math. Click the 3 samples below for ready to go Seesaw Activities.
Try this great FREE app Schoolkit Math with math manipulatives!
FREE MATH VIDEOS
Volume 1.3 January 15-19, 2018
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Let’s Talk About
Digital Storytelling
“When we invite kids to tell their stories, we immediately build in choice and engagement, and we personalize learning.” -Kristin Ziemke
Read the article here...
We Should Ask
What do YOU wonder?
What is YOUR news?
3 WONDERFUL Storytelling Apps
Check out Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Digital Storytelling
Check out ABCya.com’s Make A Snowman activity. Have students save their finished creations and upload them to Chatterpix Kids where they can make the snowman talk or read their winter writing. When finished, upload to Seesaw to share with parents or just add to Seesaw directly!
MLK Jr. Day Seesaw Video Activity
Use this link to add the MLK video activity that I created to your Seesaw account. You can edit or just assign for your students to create their own videos. Appropriate for all grades and done for you!
Seesaw allows you to app smash and add projects created from MANY other apps as long as they are photos, videos, links, or PDFs to share your digital storytelling projects.
Volume 1.2 January 8-12, 2018
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Here are some ideas/resources to try in your classroom...
Check out these 2 winter themed breakouts that are perfect for Kindergarten kiddos on up!
NO locks or boxes needed - just a device. Play together as a class or partner kiddos up to collaborate in a small group.
Click on either of the images to get started.
Have your tried a
Digital Breakout with your class?
Use Chatterpix App for students to retell after reading
Using the Word Cloud app or website students type their spelling words or word list and personalize a word cloud. To turn it in, they screenshot the cloud and upload it as a photo in Seesaw.
Teachers’ Favorite Apps
Volume 1.1 January 4-5, 2018
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Check out these amazing snow globe templates that you can use with DoInk and a green screen background for darling videos and writing prompts
Check out these AMAZING predone activity templates from @KSzajner & @Leighton_Beth
Over 250 to choose from!!
Click here for the January menu of Seesaw PD opportunities which could be an early release option.
Join us for a FREE day of learning and exploration at Tinker.Code.Make.
With raffle prizes from Wonder Workshop and Scout Books!
Welcome Back!
Looking for a curricular related New Year’s activity for your 1st day back or an innovative snow lesson? Check out these resources:
A HUGE thank you to Fullerton School District and Sara Malchow for the inspiration!