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Winter Sketchnotes

12/17/2015

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Recently, I had two middle school ELA teachers ask me if I would be willing to come into their classrooms and talk to their students about sketchnotes.  You bet I will!  I love talking about sketchnotes!

So, over the course of two days, I was in two middle school classrooms and did the same presentation for each hour I visited.  Earlier in the year, I had spoken to a couple of other classes about sketchnotes and new there would be some overlap with the students I would be presenting to, so I changed up my presentation a little so that those students who had already heard me talk about sketchnotes would still have an opportunity to try new things.  

It is always nice when you get to spend a day with students and you have a nice welcome on the board!  :)
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If you are unable to view the presentation below, please click here.
As mentioned in the presentation, students used the 5 Frozen Facts About Winter video to practice their sketchnoting.
While following along with the presentation and video, I used the handout on the right.  Students could take their own notes right on the sheet and use them as a reference as we worked through the material.  After giving this presentation a couple of times, I really like this format as it allows students to follow along easily, but also allows them to have a quick reference guide for the future.
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Download Student Sheet

Sharing Time!

As I always ask teachers to participant in this presentation and share what they did with their students, I like to do the same myself.  On the left is an image of my text notes from watching the video and on the right are my sketchnotes.
My Starter Text Notes
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My Finished Sketchnotes
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Teacher Work

When I come into classrooms to talk about sketchnotes, I always encourage the teacher(s) to follow along and do the activities with students.  I feel this is especially important (especially if the concept of sketchnotes and visual note-taking is new to the teacher), that the students have the opportunity to see their teacher learning alongside them.  The students always flock to see what their teacher(s) have sketched and it opens up to interesting dialogue about what they were sketchnoting about.  This is also a great opportunity for students to see their teachers as learners and not always "knowing everything."

Below are some images I captured of what the teachers sketched during my time in their classrooms.

Student Work

When I come and speak to students about sketchnotes, I feel that doing a gallery walk at the end may be one of the most powerful parts of my time with them.  They have an opportunity to see what their classmates designed and see a visual representation of their thought process.  It is always interesting to me how there are students who gravitate to different representations when doing their notes - some mostly bullet points, others full of images and few words, and another group that lies between those two groups.  I always tell them that there is not a "right way" or "wrong way" to sketchnote, but the purpose of our exercises are to learn to step outside our comfort zone and learn to use both text and images to represent our thoughts and ideas.

Below are some pictures I collected throughout my 2 days in the classrooms.   It is always amazing to see student growth (throughout the hour) and their amazing creativity!
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Christmas QR Code Listening Center

12/9/2015

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I have been so caught up with EdTech Cheer lately that I didn't get my Christmas QR Codes out as early as I had wanted to!  I made it before Christmas break though, so I still consider it timely.  :)

As I was working on these, I realized how well it fit in with EdTech Cheer, so I am counting this activity towards my Day 3 - Rebel Readers.  I mean, when a teacher emails you saying her students are asking for more, how can you refuse?!
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I hope this is something that you might find helpful for your students and will be easy enough for them to self-direct after they are shown once.  A great addition to any listening center!

​To download the file, simply click on the button to the right to download a .pdf file from Google Drive.
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Christmas QR Codes

Downloading Note

You may see this image when you try to download the file.
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No worries!  Just go ahead and click the Download button.  It is just a big file and Google Drive cannot provide a preview for the document.  There are many book resources after all! 
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Please leave any comments below on how you use these in your classroom or any other ways you use QR codes in the classroom.  I always love hearing new ideas!
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Gingerbread Baby Math

12/9/2015

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Have you checked out the December/Christmas Book Spin yet?  If not, you should!  Below is one of the activities that I put together for the book spin this month.

Gingerbread Baby Math

Want to create a cute gingerbread baby?  With this activity, you can create your own gingerbread baby (on paper or digitally) and then use your creation to derive some fun mathematical calculations.  Through this creative activity, your students will have the opportunity to practice tallying and graphing using their awesomely delicious creations!
Use the resource below to complete the activity!
Graphing Activity
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Gingerbread Baby Talking Photos

12/9/2015

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Have you checked out the December/Christmas Book Spin yet?  If not, you should!  Below is one of the activities that I put together for the book spin this month.

Talking Photos

You have captured the Gingerbread Baby!  

Now it is up to you to design the house you used to capture him and then write about what he would do inside your house.  

After you design your house, create a talking picture that includes your house and you reading what he would do inside!
Use the resources below to complete the activity!
Writing Activity Directions
Talking Picture Directions
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December/Christmas Book Spin

12/9/2015

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What is a Book Spin?

A "Book Spin" is a collection of activities that correlates back to a specific book.  The idea for this project came about after an exciting response after Dot Day - a "theme" day that was centered around a book.  We saw teachers doing so many cool and creative things that we wanted to do more with the idea of a theme day that centers around a book.  The Book Spin presented here was a collaborative project created by specialists, consultants, coaches, and teachers in Godfrey-Lee Public Schools.

For each Book Spin, you may choose to either read the book out loud with students or there is also a recording of the book that is read aloud and shared online.  After reading/listening to the book with your students, take an opportunity to explore one of the curriculum spins based on the book.  There are a variety of different activities to choose from!  These spins are meant to be starting points - feel free to use them as they are, modify them, or create your own!
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#DecBookSpin
After completing an activity with your students, we would love to see what you have done!  Share your book spin implementation on Twitter using the hashtag ​#DecBookSpin.

Featured Reading Selection - Gingerbread Baby

Below is the recording of the selected book for December's Book Spin, "Gingerbread Baby" by Jan Brett.
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If you are unable to view the video below, please click here.

Curriculum "Spins" on Gingerbread Baby

In the presentation below, you will be able to view many different curriculum spins you may use in your classroom that use the book "Gingerbread Baby" as a starting conversation point.  Feel free to use one, two, three, or all of them with your students!
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If you are unable to view the presentation below, please click here.
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EdTech Cheer - My Day 7

12/7/2015

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As I have mentioned before, some of the teachers I have been working with are on a QR code kick.  They are finding that having cards with information (including QR codes) are a great way to empower their students to be independent, choose books that are of interest to them, as well as listen to books that are at a variety of reading levels.
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One of the 3rd grade teachers that I worked with asked if I could put something together for when they study penguins.  No problem, I thought!  But finding books being read on YouTube about penguins was a little more difficult than I had previously thought.  I was able to find several books, but the reading levels were not as differentiated as I had hoped.  I hope that the 3rd graders enjoy this penguin-themed listening center activity!
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I hope this is something that you might find helpful for your students and will be easy enough for them to self-direct after they are shown once.  A great addition to any listening center!

​To download the file, simply click on the button to the right to download a .pdf file from Google Drive.
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Penguin QR Codes

Downloading Note

You may see this image when you try to download the file.
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No worries!  Just go ahead and click the Download button.  It is just a big file and Google Drive cannot provide a preview for the document.  There are many resources after all! 

​Please leave any comments below on how you use these in your classroom or any other ways you use QR codes in the classroom.  I always love hearing new ideas!
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