tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35100909751882795482024-03-13T20:48:56.629-07:00Integrating Technology and LiteracyHere you'll find ideas for promoting literacy through the use of technology. Please feel free to leave comments after posts.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-77705565800509417142016-11-11T20:59:00.000-08:002016-11-11T21:05:36.892-08:00Students Leading the Way: Sharing Apps Today, I had the opportunity to catch a Periscope live broadcast of a group of students in Endwell, New York sharing out their favorite apps. The students gather information about their apps first in a Google Slide presentation, and then each student presented their rationale for the app they chose.<br />
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Without further ado, here is a link to tweet with the Periscope video available to view there.<br />
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LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Digcit?src=hash">#Digcit</a> App Smackdown <a href="https://t.co/ItQfBuSRPK">https://t.co/ItQfBuSRPK</a></div>
— Rachel Murat (@MrsMurat) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrsMurat/status/796762603863146496">November 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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You can also get an idea of the apps the students featured by looking through this Google Slide deck the teacher, <a href="https://twitter.com/MrsMurat" target="_blank">Rachel Murat</a>, shared: <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10CJXWKVqYjfMV8bDp31Ejc0mJ4yg8K0E86kaEH_UVF8/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">App Smashing</a><br />
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Here are three screen captures from the slide deck:<br />
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Here is a sample of the Google Form (survey) that was filled out to evaluate each of the apps presented. Students later created a blog post to support their top choice.<br />
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Overall, I was fortunate to watch the live presentation via Periscope to see the class in action and was impressed by the way the students took control of the learning, sharing their favorite apps with others and defending their choices as well as explaining how the app worked and its benefits.</div>
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Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-23540434281225034852016-11-09T18:29:00.000-08:002016-11-09T18:29:37.828-08:00Digital Citizenship Videos Created by StudentsA few years ago, a social studies department chair, <a href="https://twitter.com/FitzAPGov" target="_blank">Paul Fitzpatrick,</a> at Northwest Catholic High School, Connecticut, had his students lead the way in teaching one another about digital citizenship. At the time, he shared with me some videos his 9th grade Civics class produced for the unit of study.<br />
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Over the last couple of year, I have been teaching a course, Technology and Learning, to teachers enrolled in a Educational Technology Graduate Education Program. One of the themes of the course is Digital Citizenship. In an effort to encourage these teachers to have their own students lead the way in teaching about Digital Citizenship, I like to showcase the work of Mr. Fitzpatrick's students.<br />
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In the past, I have placed the videos in EdPuzzle for out-of-class viewing aligned with the Flipped Classroom model. This time around, I decided to share the videos, which are already publicly available on YouTube, thus therein with permission to insert them here.<br />
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Your responses to any of the individual videos and to the concept of students taking the lead to communicate messages about Digital Citizenship are welcomed.</div>
Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-31569221571705670162016-08-29T11:34:00.000-07:002016-08-29T11:34:39.490-07:00First DaysAs the first days of school approach, we aim to set the tone for our classes and to get to know our students. Many have shared ideas about ways to approach these initial days.<br />
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<li>Edutopia offers ideas under 4 four categories in this post, <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/4-approaches-building-positive-community-any-classroom-maurice-elias" target="_blank"><b>Building A Positive Community in Any Classroom.</b></a> Many of these ideas work for other times of the year as well. </li>
<li>From <a href="http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/26-questions-every-student-should-be-able-to-answer/" target="_blank">2<b>6 Questions Every Student Should Be Able to Answer</b></a><b> </b>pick a few and decide how to adapt them to your classroom setting.</li>
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-75692434270126716022016-08-29T11:21:00.001-07:002016-08-29T11:21:14.656-07:00Voxer for Professional DevelopmentFor the last few years, I have been an avid user of the Voxer app. When I mentioned the app to new users, they often want to know more. Here I explain some of its uses for professional development and integration with students.<br />
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The app offers the ability to send text, audio, images, videos messages to a single user or a group. If you have an interest in a special area, such as English Language Arts or the Flipped Classroom, you can join a group with others with the same interest and pose questions and learn of suggestions others offer. Planning on attending a conference or presenting at one, you can start a Voxer group to coordinate plans.<br />
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Here is a screen capture of just a few of the Voxer groups I have joined.<br />
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In lieu of sending class emails or individual emails, Voxer can be used to send messages regarding course work. A class chat group can be set up with all class members. Once that is done, messages can be shared back and forth with all members in the class or separately to individuals by side voxing them. If a student has a question about an assignment, they can post it to the class chat or send it individually to the instructor.<br />
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-35107650657749122442016-08-13T13:48:00.001-07:002016-08-13T14:04:15.852-07:00Livestreaming For Building Your Professional Learning NetworkAt the end of July, <a href="http://edcampglobal.wix.com/edcamp" target="_blank">EdCamp Global</a> ran a series of professional learning events. Given the series was all online, the Periscope app was an excellent way to bring the sessions to a live, interactive audience.<br />
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Here's a sampling of some of the sessions offered via the app, and you'll be able to see the broadcast via the Twitter tweet in which they are embedded. Be sure to hit the volume icon in the lower corner to turn on the sound while watching.<br />
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/knikole">@knikole</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a>: Building Your PLN <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECG2016?src=hash">#ECG2016</a> 😆🙌 <a href="https://t.co/ISkaj81jm1">https://t.co/ISkaj81jm1</a></div>
— Fabiana Casella (@FabianaLCasella) <a href="https://twitter.com/FabianaLCasella/status/759483528241446912">July 30, 2016</a></blockquote>
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— theAPPyclass (@theAPPyclass) <a href="https://twitter.com/theAPPyclass/status/759478715797630976">July 30, 2016</a></blockquote>
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LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a>: A sense of Place Google Maps <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECG2016?src=hash">#ECG2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/J6RfQ6wjfx">https://t.co/J6RfQ6wjfx</a></div>
— Stacy Lovdahl (@braveneutrino) <a href="https://twitter.com/braveneutrino/status/759391148800606208">July 30, 2016</a></blockquote>
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LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PowerofPeriscope?src=hash">#PowerofPeriscope</a> scavenger hunt today! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECG2016?src=hash">#ECG2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/uknVfHQzLF">https://t.co/uknVfHQzLF</a></div>
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What suggestions do others have for offering online professional development? What tools do you think work best for reaching a global audience during the EdCamp Global and similar events?<br />
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Any comments about Sarah's presentation are welcomed.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-77756236534702642692015-08-16T17:56:00.001-07:002015-08-16T17:56:37.731-07:00Social Media in Schools: Why Not?<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Presentation on Social Media in Schools</b></span><br />
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Many people have asked for information following the "Social Media in Schools" session that <a href="https://twitter.com/mbfxc" target="_blank">Marialice Curran</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/JudyArzt" target="_blank">I </a>lead for an educational event, <a href="http://edcampct.org/" target="_blank">EdCampCT</a>.<br />
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Beside face-to-face attendees, about 125 people watched and interacted virtually. We projected the live broadcast (using Apple TV) for in-person attendees who didn't have a chance to download the Periscope app. <br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.0799999237061px;">For the session, I shared in Google Document prior blog posts I wrote abut the app.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) <a href="http://buff.ly/1EqoF2F" target="_blank">“Around the World in 24 Hours with Periscope”</a> on </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Integrating Technology and Literacy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Blog :</span><a href="http://buff.ly/1EqoF2F" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://buff.ly/1EqoF2F</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://buff.ly/1L9YaU9" target="_blank">“How Periscope is Adding a New Twist to Twitter Chats”</a> on </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology for Learning</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Blog </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://buff.ly/1L9YaU9" style="text-decoration: none;">http://buff.ly/1L9YaU9</a></span></div>
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We had a lively discussion of educational applications of the Periscope app and came up with these ideas.<br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Virtual field trips</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Mystery Locations (comparable to Mystery Skypes or Mystery Google Hangouts)</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Bringing experts into the classroom such as National Park Rangers, NASA astronauts, weather reporters, and authors </span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Immediate access to breaking news stories </span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Cultural tours from places around the world</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Class cultural and geography exchanges</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Access to hearing world languages and reading comments texted in the languages</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Watching an artist or scientist at work</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.38;">Attending professional events (as we modeled by Periscoping our session)</span></li>
<li>Doing Periscope Chats instead of Twitter chats (as some educators have already done)</li>
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With app being new (released in late March 2015 with updates since), educators will continue to seek ways to use it. For use in K-12 classrooms, we suggested broadcasters set the stream so only specified viewers can join. </div>
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-7439932329383437532015-08-11T16:29:00.002-07:002015-08-11T17:10:28.465-07:00Blabbing About Periscope: Community Building and MoreFour of us tried out the new website Blab this week. Blab is a website that enables four people to video conference. In addition, there is a chat window, and anyone can join and watch and text in comments. Plus, others can join the Blab video segment when one of the four people gives up a spot.<br />
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Best of all, once the Blab is completed, the person who initiated the Blab can download the Blab. The download provides access to the video part of the Blab, but the comments texted in during the broadcast are not included. The download can be embedded into a website or blog as I have done below. While the Blab is live, anyone on the Blab, including those watching it, can tweet a a link to invite others in to watch and comment.<br />
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The topics we blabbed were livestreaming, social media, and specifically the use of Periscope in schools.<br />
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Do you think Blab offers features beyond those of Google Hangouts or Skype? Explore some of the Blabs on the site. This is a relatively new tool, so expect updates and changes in the near future.<br />
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To get to Blab and to learn about it, go to <a href="http://blab.im/">Blab.im</a><br />
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<i>I will cross post this in my other blog. Thanks for checking out our Blab and for expressing an interest in this tool as well as Periscope. If you have questions, leave a reply. Thanks.</i>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-13768663805091772352015-08-08T08:43:00.002-07:002015-08-08T08:43:22.197-07:00New Spin on Mystery Location Game with Periscope <b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Basic Concept</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><br /></b></span>The conventional Mystery Hangout or Mystery Skype has two classes simultaneously using the platform of choice, Google Hangout or Skype, to guess the location of the other school using yes/no questions. Many are familiar with the concept and plenty of information can be found online for running these class activities. Now Periscope offers a new spin on the idea.<br />
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Two colleagues in advance who both have the <a href="https://www.periscope.tv/" target="_blank">Periscope app</a> on their devices (iPhone, Android, iPad, etc.) make arrangements in advance. One colleague at Location 1 is in a place that does not obviously give away the location but has some hints available to show as the game progresses. In the classroom where students will be trying to guess the location, the teacher, library-media specialist, or IT coach has the selected device hooked up for projection and joins the Periscope just as the colleague starts the broadcast.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b><br /></b></span>1) In advance of the Mystery Periscope (aka Mystery Scope), the "scoper" could put on a website or blog some pictures that won't give away the location but offer some enticement to generate student interest. This step can also be skipped.<br />
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2) The "scoper" is on site at the location. The beauty of using the app as opposed to the standard Mystery Hangout or Mystery Skype is the "scoper" can easily move around, be on location out-of-doors, and make adjustments of what to show on the camera as the guessers text in questions.<br />
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3) The "scoper" could be prepared as the guessers come close to identifying the location to show a famous landmark at the site of the scope. Once the location is guessed, the "scoper" can tell about the landmark and more about the location. At this point, the students can continue to prepare questions or responses for the person showing the broadcast, who can text in to the "scoper" the students' suggestions to keep the momentum going.<br />
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4) <span style="color: #cc0000;">** Important** </span>The "scoper" needs to turn off Location setting in Periscoper before starting the broadcast.<br />
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See the first icon (up arrow) in the below image. The "scoper" would click and toggle until "precise location is turned off " before the broadcast is started.<br />
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The second icon can be tapped if the "scoper" wants the broadcast private and wants to select who can see it from the list of followers, with the list popping up of followers once the icon is tapped. The third icon allows the user to determine who can chat (text in comments): anyone or just those selected by the "scoper."<br />
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5) Time zones, which are often a hangup in organizing Mystery Location events with Skype or Google Hangout are less of an issue when using Periscope. The person doing the broadcast can go live any time that is convenient. Granted, this is just one class or perhaps more joining in to guess the location, but the person doing the broadcast is not in a school setting and nor should the person be at home. A setting convenient for the "scoper" that will be of interest to the students should be used. For instance, if I were doing the scope for young students in elementary school, I might be at Monterey Aquarium or the Bronx Zoo. For older students in a social studies class, I might be on the mall at Washington DC ready to show and speak about the Lincoln Memorial after the students figured out the location from me just standing on the mall but not showing any of the monuments until the location were identified.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b><br /></b></span>I am willing and able to go to landmarks, places of interest, and places that will generate discussion for the students viewing the scope. For instance, I could be on site at one of the landmarks in my own state or a neighboring state and because I travel often, I could arrange the scope per where I will be and input from the person who will be showing the scope to the specified audience.<br />
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So here are some images from places I recently scoped with Periscope. See if you can figure out where I was.<br />
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Not quite enough information to figure out the location, at least in most cases, but images like these can be put on a blog in advance to pique student interest before the Mystery Location Scope. They can also be captured afterwards in a blog post to continue the discussion and add more information based on student interest and comments during the scope.</div>
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For more ideas about using Periscope, see my blog post, "<a href="http://education584.blogspot.com/2015/05/around-world-in-24-hours-with-periscope.html" target="_blank">Around the World in 24 Hours</a>." That post suggests ways to use the app for cultural experiences, studying famous places, and learning about natural wonders of the world.</div>
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For now, I simply offer the idea of a new spin on the conventional Mystery Skypes and Google Hangouts by using Periscope, which gives the person on the other end the freedom to move around and decide where to go based the comments texted in during the scope. The use of Periscope's hearts can also figure in, with the person who is showing the broadcast tapping on the screen to send hearts based on how well the students are guessing the location.</div>
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Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-64031485416907287312015-06-13T20:02:00.001-07:002015-06-13T20:02:10.620-07:00Getting Going with BloggerAm doing a session for the Connecticut Google Summit, Sunday, June 14, on using Blogger. The goal is to get beginners up and running and to offer those who have used Blogger some refreshers and reviews of features, such as how to use and customize templates, add labels to posts, and work with the layout features.<br />
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Recently, I have been watching and interacting with many Periscope live broadcasts. One of the ways I considered how this app can be used in schools is by showing broadcasts from around the world in social studies, science, and world language classes, though broadcasts of other kinds fit other disciplines. For instance, I created several broadcasts at the Mark Twain House and Harriet Beecher Stowe Cottage at Noon Farm in Hartford, CT that would work in an English class.<br />
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During the course of a day, I took screen shots from Periscopes that I watched and uploaded them to iMovie to create a video illustrating how the app takes us around the globe.<br />
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To create the video from the multitude of screen shots I had, I decided to focus on broadcasts from four people I have been following on Periscope.<br />
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This is my first attempt at the process of using screen shots from Periscope broadcasts to create an iMovie, and although the process was time consuming, I learned a few tricks to facilitate the process next time.<br />
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Now that I'm using an increasing variety of tools to stay connected as an educator, I am wondering if the allure is addictive. Do I need to check each of these daily, or even more than once a day, and oh, sometimes hourly or admittedly even more often? Here are just s few I check throughout the day, and sometimes into the wee hours of the night, way beyond midnight.<br />
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With ease of access to all of these on my iPhone, I am wondering what is overkill, and I have named just a few of the apps I use daily. Each leads me somewhere else via posted links or live streamlining videos. A Twitter chat alone can be not just the hourlong, but far longer if I check all the links to resources shared or decide to do an archive of the chat with Storify such as ones I do of a #Read4Fun Twitter chat, one I follow weekly on Sundays, 7-7:30 pm, and for #teacheredchat, for which I am one of the organizers.<br />
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In the short time I have had the Periscope app on my phone, I have watched live stream broadcasts of the National Parks in Utah, taken a tour of Rome and of Milan, checked several live-streams of Paris, and watched streams of a class using GetKahoot in Hawaii and an AP Lit class in Queens, New York writing and research with school-issued laptops.<br />
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We say we want to be connected educators and it helps us grow professionally and connects us with educators and resources globally. We tout that we become better educators because we are connected and learn from many others and the myriad of resources thereby put at our fingertips.<br />
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Last week, I dropped my iPhone in a park when taking photos. The phone was lost for a few hours. I had used iCloud to lock the phone and put out a text message alert on the phone to call a number if found. At first, I was somewhat relieved to know my phone might be gone for a day or two while I waited to decide if I wanted to buy another one and upgrade to an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6+. I almost felt a sense of relief to be without the phone, though I would still have my laptop and iPad to connect, but the phone really functioned as my quick 24/7 access, anytime, any place. </div>
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Now another commitment I need to make is to do more blogging. But every time I look at one of my blogs, I am reminded they need a makeover. Look at all those Blogger messy "Labels" hanging out on the side (Index) and likewise all the accompanying, dated "Gadgets" that just need to go. But instead of spending time cleaning up my blogs, I am off to another online place to stay connected.</div>
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Basically, the <b><span style="font-size: large;">We Have to Stop Pretending</span> </b>challenge asks participants to pass along 5 thoughts on the topic and then to tag another 5 people to keep up the momentum.<br />
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1) That a child's home life and socio-economic status are not significant factors in a child's readiness to learn and succeed in school;<br />
2) That students who speak a second language and come to the USA from other countries with different cultures will miraculously integrate into our educational system;<br />
3) That comparing students' educational levels to those of students' in other countries where very different variables exist makes sense;<br />
4) That music, art, and physical education are not just as important as other subject areas such as math and English/language arts; and<br />
5) That schools are not becoming reflections of the unfortunate violence we find surrounding us in society and the world at-large.<br />
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I pass along the challenge of <b><span style="font-size: large;">We Have to Stop Pretending</span></b> to these five connected educators who make a difference in a student's life every day, knowing they'll accept the challenge and write a blog post and tag 5 others.<br />
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Marialice Curran<a href="https://twitter.com/mbfxc" target="_blank"> @mbfxc</a><br />
Sarah Thomas <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahdateechur" target="_blank">@sarahdateechur</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #292f33; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
Starr Sackstein <a href="https://twitter.com/mssackstein" target="_blank">@mssackstein</a><br />
Scott Boylen <a href="https://twitter.com/iowasboy" target="_blank">@iowasboy</a><br />
Paul Solarz <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulSolarz" target="_blank">@paulsolarz</a><br />
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-88325855200040445022015-04-04T08:08:00.001-07:002015-04-05T18:48:35.983-07:00Twitter, Reaching More Educators Than EverA popular use of Twitter is to join and share with educators in weekly chats. Apparently, these have become so popular that they have also gotten competitive. Recently, I came across this blog post.<br />
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I dipped into to see what the author had to say about the competitiveness of Twitter chats and was not surprised. Each night, there is a multitude of chats to join, many at the same time, making it difficult to choose one.<br />
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Wondering what chats others find popular and of value on Twitter. The ones I join regularly are TeacherEdChat, at <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23teacheredchat&src=typd" target="_blank">#teacheredchat</a>, well, because I am one of the organizers and need to be online each Monday to help out the guest moderators and then to archive the chats at our website: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/teacheredchattwitter/welcome" target="_blank">Teacher Ed Chat on Twitter</a>.<br />
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I also like to check into some state chats such as the California one, which obviously gets crowded and fast-paced, given the size of the state, and number of educators there as well as others that join from other places. California Ed Chat also has its own site and does a good job of it. Check out the chat's<a href="https://twitter.com/CAedchat" target="_blank"> Profile on Twitter</a>.<br />
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-81997543030249755132015-03-24T07:46:00.002-07:002015-03-24T07:48:33.661-07:00Storify: A Tool for ReflectionLast night, some of the participants in a Twitter chat, used the Storify app to create a reflective essay about the chat. Here are two examples, which speak for themselves about using the app in this way. I really like how the process proceeds from a chat question to an example tweet, followed by a reflection and comments for practice in the classroom.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">From<a href="https://twitter.com/edgarayala_math" target="_blank"> Edgar Ayala,</a> a mathematics educator and facilitator. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>From <span id="goog_1627378822"></span><span id="goog_1627378823"></span><a href="https://twitter.com/MeganAmely" target="_blank">Megan Amely</a>, another math enthusiast,</b></span><br />
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-48638343076856380692015-03-02T08:47:00.002-08:002015-03-02T08:47:19.655-08:00The Blog a Month Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So it is Blog a Month time. Glad to participate, and above is <a href="http://blogamonth.weebly.com/monthly-topics/march-post" target="_blank">the promp</a>t. Because I have been teaching Educational Research this year, and not Integrating Technology and Literacy, I have not been posting to this blog with my frequent regularity. Thus, it is good to see a challenge presented and to set aside time to do another post.<br />
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Yes, this quotation does resonate with me, especially the first two sentences. Each day, I do focus on purpose, especially when I'm teaching. Even when not in the classroom, am thinking of ideas for the classroom, which is one reason why I turn to <a href="https://twitter.com/JudyArzt" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, with a steady stream of tweets for gathering and prompting new ideas. I like to be creative, and sometimes just any tweet will spark an idea. So many wonderful educators share ideas and links to blogs, websites, and tech tools on Twitter. Twitter chats keep me even more focused. Just last night, I happened upon the #Read4Fun chat, a new chat, which garnered over 1200 tweets. How do I know that number? Well, after the chat, I went to <a href="https://storify.com/judyarzt/the-read4fun-chat-on-twitter/preview" target="_blank">Storify </a>to gather them. I collected all of them, but the free version of Storify only allows for 1,000 entries in creating a Storify. Later, I joined the California Educators chat,<a href="https://twitter.com/CAedchat" target="_blank"> #CAedchat</a>. The topic was on "pimping your lesson plans," with links to Google Docs to submit a plan for feedback and suggestions.<br />
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Tonight, I will be on #teacheredchat, one of the Twitter chats for which I am an organizer. Being an organizer means I am always in search of good guest moderators. All of this reminds me how critical it is to be a connected educator. Why am I a connected educator? I guess it is because I stay focused every day on my purpose as an educator.<br />
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Would love to know how the above quotation resonates with others. Hoping you'll leave a comment, and if you are one of the participants in the Blog a Month challenge, leave a link to one of your posts.<br />
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I have several blogs and will cross post this one on one of those.<br />
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Looking forward to making connections and learning about how others stay focused.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-53790854752066552332015-02-09T10:40:00.002-08:002015-02-09T10:40:47.194-08:00The Power of PlayLast night on Twitter, California Ed Chat, aka #caedchat, had a wonderful chat on "The Power of Play." People shared so many encouraging thoughts and suggestions for ways to integrate play into the school setting in a variety of grade levels and subject areas.<br />
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Here is the archive for the dynamic chat, Feb. 8, 2015, on "The Power of Play."<br />
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Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-74247187300437740532015-02-03T18:19:00.002-08:002015-02-03T18:19:56.486-08:00Students Create Weekly Newsletters Using Digital Storytelling AppI came across this example of how one class uses the Shadow Puppet app to create weekly newsletters about what is going on in the classroom. Thought it was interesting to see how digital tools were used to communicate with parents and how students took ownership of the process.<br />
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-28573921500092716002015-01-19T11:16:00.000-08:002015-05-17T14:43:47.653-07:00Some of My Favorite Tech Tools for Course IntegrationAs another semester comes to an end and I reflect on the tech tools I used this semester, some are ones I have used in the past, and some I tried for the first time. I was teaching Educational Research this semester, which requires another whole toolkit than when I teach educational technology courses.<br />
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1) I made greater use of Google Forms to create surveys. Whereas I have used this tool in the past to collect input from students, I used it almost every other week this semester. Again, I embedded the surveys on my Google Site, but the increased frequency of use helped me on a more ongoing basis to assess student needs and what needed more emphasis in the course. I will definitely follow this pattern in the future of frequent use of the surveys. I also like the updates Google made to the Form templates, which allows for customizing the look and feel of surveys. Here is one example of a survey I created using the new look options.<br />
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2) In the past, I closed each course with a quick Animoto recap of students' research proposal topics. I did this again this semester. Right before the last night of one of the courses, I saw a post on Richard Byrne's blog about using YouTube's Slide Show creator in lieu of Animoto. I decided to try it out, using some of the same images I used in the Animoto version. The hardest part about using the Slide Show option as a first-timer was getting the timing right for adding captions. Here are the two final versions, one done with Animoto, and the other with the YouTube Slide Show feature. Neither is precisely how I would like finished product to look, but under the pressure of needing to prepare the presentations in time for the last class meeting, I compromised time for quality.<br />
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This worked well, especially because students did not need an account to share their topics using Padlet. Here is our Padlet. Once we moved into more detail with our proposals, however, Google Doc worked better for sharing ideas.<br />
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Well, that is just a few of the ways I used tech tools in the course. Not a tech-based course, it was intriguing to see how seamlessly tech is integrated into a traditional of courses. I found using thee multiple tools much easier than Blackboard for a course management option. Students in the course also used tech in new ways for their presentations. One person used Kahoot to engage all of us, as well pulled out our phones to interact with a set of questions. Another demonstrated Class Dojo, as a behavior management tool, given her proposal was on the use of technology to minimize classroom behavior challenges. It was good to see that students on their own in a non-tech course opted to use specific tech applications for their presentations.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-91452558060771816452014-12-18T17:38:00.001-08:002014-12-18T17:38:35.971-08:00Looking for Digital Storytelling TipsShelley Sanchez Terrell left this excellent slide deck on SlideShare with many tips and resources. Just wanted to share it especially given my enthusiasm for spreading resources to encourage others to implement digital storytelling. Hope you take a look!<br />
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Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-83849828320804029612014-12-08T15:21:00.001-08:002014-12-08T15:27:01.324-08:00Students Blogging for a Global AudienceRecently, I presented a session at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention on "Students Blogging for a Global Audience." Lots of people expressed an interest in access to the site I created for the conference, so here it is.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was asked by a representative from VoiceThread to do a guest blog for its site. I ended up writing a post called "Why I Love VoiceThread," and inserted some examples of Voice Threads. The blog post can be found by following this link to the VoiceThread site. If some of the VoiceThreads in this post don't load on your mobile, use the link below to access the original post.</span><br />
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<br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-36399421659875226492014-10-19T17:15:00.002-07:002014-10-19T17:15:53.656-07:00Digital Citizenship Resources Offered in a ThingLinkIn a previous post, I addressed the ways in which ThingLink can be used as a teaching tool.<br />
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<a href="http://education584.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-versatile-tool-to-use-in-classroom.html" target="_blank">A Versatile Tool to Use in the Classroom: ThingLink</a><br />
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Recently, I came across a ThingLink with professional resources about teaching digital citizenship. The ThingLink is based on resources provided by the <a href="http://www.iste.org/docs/excerpts/DIGCI2-excerpt.pdf" target="_blank">International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)via the work of Mark Ribble</a>.<br />
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The ThingLink was created by the sponsors of the Coaching Digital Leadership MOOC offered by<br />
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<li style="color: #666666; display: inline; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.799999237060547px;"><a href="http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation</span></span> </a></li>
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To use the resources accessible from the Thinglink, hover with your cursor (mouse) to find the hotspots in each category, and click. Some hotspots will be text boxes and some will offer links to online resources. <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.799999237060547px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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Was the ThingLink useful to you? Did you discover new resources that you might use, or discover ones you are already using?<br />
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With Digital Citizenship coming up this week, October 19-25, also though it a good idea to share a resource from C<a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/digitalcitizenshipweek?utm_content=buffer01b83&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">ommon Sense Media: Digital Citizenship Week</a>.<br />
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Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510090975188279548.post-31134495950448564932014-09-22T15:49:00.001-07:002014-10-11T22:35:06.860-07:00100 Top Tools for Learning in 2014I love when these lists come out, and particularly appreciate when they are shared as a slide deck. This one is on SlideShare.<br />
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As I go through these kinds of lists, I tend to reflect on which of the tools I use and how I feel about where specific tools fall in the list.<br />
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Twitter continues to hold the number one spot.<br />
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/janehart/top-100-tools-for-learning-2014" target="_blank" title="Top 100 Tools for Learning 2014">Top 100 Tools for Learning 2014</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/janehart" target="_blank">Jane Hart</a></strong> <br />
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Which of the tools listed are your favorites? Were you surprised by any of the choices or their places on the list?<br />
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To learn more about how the list was compiled and for a partial analysis, check this post: <a href="http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2014/09/22/top-100-tools-for-learning-2014/" target="_blank">Top 100 Tools for Learning</a></div>
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