For an example of this strategy in action, either click on the button below or view the embedded video.
Day 7 has me all excited to share one of my favorite tools - eduCanon! I love how this tool fits the strategy perfectly! The great thing about this tool is that it allows students to individually complete an assignment at their own pace, while allowing the teacher to receive feedback/student answers. For an example of this strategy in action, either click on the button below or view the embedded video.
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The Kagan structure presented today, Day 6, is one that requires a little bit of physical space, so be prepared! The Inside-Outside Circle structure allows students to interact with many other students in a short period of time. This easily allows for different perspectives, learning, coaching, and praising. The technology component that I thought would complement the structure was actually using technology after the structure has been completed. After students have had different discussions with different students, they might have a better understanding of a topic, but they may also have more questions. So, how might technology complement this structure? After completing the structure, provide students with the opportunity to practice the language domain of writing through online conversation. This can be done on your teacher website or blog. If you do not have a website or blog, you could always use a tool such as shortText (no account required!) to allow students to participate in an online discussion, blog-style. This provides the teacher with insight as to the conversation that was taking place during the structure, as well as the opportunity to clarify or re-direct student thinking. Technology can be a great tool for not only creation, but also for brainstorming and documenting things that would have otherwise been completed on pencil and paper. On Day 5, we have the opportunity to explore the SIOP strategy, 4 Corners. There are different ways this strategy can be interpreted for student use, but I have included a Google Sheet (presentation) below that could be used for this strategy. A couple of ways it could be used:
If you would like to take the activity one step further, you could create a vocabulary video about your specific vocabulary word using your 4 Corners Word Map as a storyboarding guide. An example of a vocabulary video can be found below. Day 4 brings us to a different Kagan structure, Quiz, Quiz, Trade. When thinking about different ways to incorporate technology in this structure, I had to remind myself that sometimes by the teacher alone using technology, it can simplify the learning process for students. One way of implementing the structure, Quiz, Quiz, Trade is for students to use pre-made cards to quiz their partners. This is great for when the teacher wants to make sure that the students understand the concept(s) that have been presented by the teacher. Quizlet is a great resource for creating flashcards. Not only is it easy to use, but based on the information you enter for the flashcards, other review games are automatically generated. This makes providing additional review resources for your students super easy! The one thing in particular that I like about Quizlet for this structure is the printing options that they offer. If you would like to pre-make cards for your own Quiz, Quiz, Trade activity, one of their "Tools" is printing. From the different options available, I have found that the "large" setting is perfect for making cards for Quiz, Quiz, Trade. When viewing the "large" print option, on the left you will see a preview for how your flashcards will print. After printing, all you need to do is cut the solid horizontal lines, fold the cards in half, and then you have your cards all set for your Quiz, Quiz, Trade activity! To see an example of pre-made flashcards, click the button below to see print options as well as corresponding review games. Now that we are thinking about engaging students and using technology, let's take a minute to step back and think about the WHAT of what we are teaching. Day 3 brings is to exploring writing objectives, which is part of the Lesson Preparation component of the SIOP model. Our instruction is driven by many factors, but the major underlying factor is that of standards. From those standards, we have objectives that we set to ensure that we are not only meeting the standard(s), but also the needs of our students while promoting the use of the different language domains (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). Often, we post these objectives on our boards, walls, or websites so that students can clearly see and understand what they will be learning, as well as HOW they will be learning that content. If you are displaying these objectives in your room or website, why not make them look fun? Using a tool such as Says-It allows you to display text on signs or other items. The purpose in using a tool such as this allows you to display your objectives in an eye-catching manner that will draw students' attention to what you will be teaching. How fun would these look displayed in your room or on your website?!
Day 2 is here and time to get into the really fun stuff! Day 2 is all about the Kagan structure, Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up. This structure is very similar to that of the SIOP strategy, Think-Pair-Share. As this is a very basic structure, you may be wondering, how in the world could I use technology as part of this structure? Well, the technology component of this structure is actually incorporated after the structure is complete. I know, maybe a bit confusing, but stay with me for a moment. After students have paired up, there is discussion that is a vital part of the success of the structure, engaging students, as well as opportunities for learning, coaching, and praising. As the teacher serves as a facilitator in this part of the structure, allowing him/her to move around the room, there isn't always time to hear every conversation that is taking place. Although this structure allows for flexibility and independence, some of the conversation would be very helpful to the teacher to guide future discussions or re-direct students. This is where technology can enter the learning equation! After students have paired up using the structure and are engaged in conversation or involved in a different structure, students can use technology resources to record their conversation. One tool that I absolutely love for the sake of simplicity, as well as the ability to share, is Vocaroo. If pairs or groups have Internet-enabled devices at the ready, they can simply visit http://vocaroo.com and record their conversation(s). After recording, there are options to share the link, embed the recording, or email the recording. How easy is that?! This would be a great activity for a summarizer, allowing you as the teacher, to listen to the conversations and direct future conversation and instruction without the students feeling like they are put on the spot in front of the class.
Yay! Day 1 of the 2014 12 Days of EdTech Cheer is finally here! As I did last year, I feel that it is important to start off with a little bit of data. Although data might not be the most exciting of topics for people, it is everywhere in education and is a powerful driving force. As we kick off the 2014 12 Days of EdTech Cheer, I thought I would start off by collecting some data about you, the amazing educators that make student learning and success happen each day, that are participating in the 2014 12 Days of EdTech Cheer. I also would like to share a little bit of data about the 2014 12 Days of EdTech Cheer with you. Often times, we wonder what is the end goal of professional development is and what are the objectives and essentials that you will take away. Today, I am sharing the correlations for how the 2014 12 Days of EdTech Cheer applies to you! I have included a evaluation framework correlation for GLPS teachers for the evaluation framework as well as an ISTE NETS-T standards correlation for anyone outside of the GLPS teaching community. Both provide day-by-day information as to how the information presented in the 2014 12 Days of EdTech Cheer applies to your professional practice.
3-Year Data Tracking Over the past three years, I have documented how each day has correlated to the GLPS Evaluation Framework as well as the ISTE NETS-T standards. Though the information that has been presented (and how it is presented) is not the same from year to year, my goal was to show how EdTech Cheer has evolved over time due to the number of times evaluation benchmarks and standards have been met. Through the theme of this year (Cooperative Learning and SIOP), I noticed that many more professional learning standards are involved because of how it involves student interaction and communication. The graphs below show the 3-year standard and professional learning benchmark occurrences.
The theme for the 2013 12 Days of EdTech Cheer was professional development. The goal this year was to provide participants with one topic a day where they can spend 15 minutes a day exploring. By participating in each of the 12 days for 15 minutes each day, this accumulated a total of 3 hours of professional development! By spending a few minutes each day to further develop their teaching craft, hopefully the 12 Days of EdTech Cheer will give teachers the opportunity to develop a system that works for them to participate in professional learning on a regular basis. This provides teachers will a great opportunity to transform their knowledge base, instruction, and student learning. To view the 2013 12 Days of EdTech Cheer, please click the button below.
Obstacles As part of the survey conducted on Day 1, participants identified the areas below as obstacles that prohibited them from implementing what they have learned from professional development opportunities. This provided great insight for me (as someone who helps plan and develop professional learning opportunities) and provided honest teacher feedback. For more detailed information about identified obstacles, please click the button below. Twitter Conversation Even if you didn't actively participate in the 2013 12 Days of EdTech Cheer, there is a chance that you may have checked out some of the resources or even just followed along on Twitter. If you followed along on Twitter (or even missed out on the Twitter conversation!), feel free to check out the tweets below about this years' online professional learning opportunity! GLPS Teacher Challenge
Mystery Prizes The following days were "mystery prize" days. Pizza Party If you are unable to see the presentation below or would like to print your slide if you participated, please click here. Follow Up At the end of the 12 Days of EdTech Cheer, I invited all teachers (whether they participated or not), to complete a feedback evaluation. Some of the advice from those who participated to encourage others to participate next year:
Some of the other interested data I captured through this follow up survey can be viewed in the charts below. If you are unable to view the charts or would like to view more detailed information, please click the button below. Congrats to all those who participated in the 2013 12 Days of EdTech Cheer!
If you follow my blog, you would have noticed that there was a mass publishing of blog posts recently. Well, that is because the 2013 12 Days of EdTech Cheer is here! This year, the focus is on professional development that you can do in just 15 minutes a day for the 12 days. This means that by the end of the 12 days, you will have accumulated 3 hours of professional development! I encourage all teachers and administrators to participate and take 15 minutes for 12 days to learn more about ways you can advance your professional learning. This is a great opportunity to participate in a community where learning is the focus. This learning opportunity is on-demand and allows you to explore many different resources and methods for integrating technology into your professional practice, instruction, and student learning. Listed below are resources for the 2013 12 Days of EdTech Cheer. Feel free to explore, share, and collaborate with others in your professional learning!
Daily Breakdown Listed below is information about each day of the 2013 12 Days of EdTech Cheer. Under the picture of each day are links to that particular day of the 12 Days of EdTech Cheer (blue button) and my implementation of the idea presented on that particular day (green button).
My Reflection As I am the designer of the 12 Days of EdTech Cheer, I obviously am aware of what the presented information is. One thing I feel strongly about is that I complete the challenge as well. In the case this year, I knew I would be investing more than 15 minutes a day so that I could provide learning opportunities that would fit into (or could be explored within) that time constraint. As educators, we are all extremely busy with teaching and supporting our students that sometimes our own professional learning takes a step to the side. This year I wanted to provide you with learning that can take place in a short period of time and that could easily be implemented in some way into your professional practice. After all, what is the point of participating in professional development if you are not going to implement what you learned to develop yourself professionally? I truly hope that you are able to learn something, try something new, revisit an old resource or idea as a result of the 12 Days of EdTech Cheer, either new or old. Some of the things I learned during my professional learning journey:
The End is Here! If you have participated in each day, for a minimum of 15 minutes each day, you have accumulated 180 minutes (or 3 hours) of professional development! Hopefully it was something you could feel a sense of accomplishment with and not something you dreaded each day! :) On your website (or other place for your "stuff"), write a reflection on your learning and share the link below. It is so great to hear what others have learned, how they implemented ideas, and new ways of looking at old things. 2013 EdTech Cheer Participant Data Remember on Day 1, there was a survey for participants to complete (hint, hint - if you didn't fill it out on Day 1, feel free to do so now!)? I thought I would share the results of survey to show the range of people participating. To view the full data collection and charts that summarize information about the participants of the 2013 EdTech Cheer, please click here to view a spreadsheet of data. Resources Used Today
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