This chart highlights some differences between simply using technology versus authentic classroom integration. These ideas are thought-provoking and timely, especially as we continue to add more and more Chromebooks and iPads to our classrooms. Not only is it important for us to find those teachable moments throughout the school year to teach Digital Citizenship to our students, but we really need to reflect on how we are integrating the technology. Considering the TPACK and SAMR Frameworks along with the ideas presented in this chart are great places to start as we reflect on the use of technology with students. Kudos to TeachBytes for this neat graphic and to TeachThought for the article! Be sure to check out my Pinterest Boards on Digital Citizenship and Tech Research to further delve into the ideas presented in this post! Enjoy!
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I wanted to share this upcoming Discovery Education event with you. It presents an excellent opportunity to integrate science, social studies, and global awareness in meaningful ways with your students. There are events designed for K-3 students and for 4-8 students, so be sure to register for the appropriate event. You can also use Google Earth to visit the town of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. Churchill is one of the best places on Earth to view the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), so you may consider using the DE resources linked below to explore this incredible natural phenomenon. (Note: You must be signed into NCEdCloud and access Discovery Education for the links in this email to work). DE Content and Related Resources to support this event: K-5 DE Content on the Northern Lights Additional resources, lesson plans, and activities for the Tundra Live Event Polar Bears International Virtual Field Trip - Part One (archived) Polar Bears International Virtual Field Trip - Part Two (archived) Polar Bears International Virtual Field Trip - Part Three (archived) Polar Bears: A Close Read (TpT Free Download) A Polar Bear Grows Up (ReadWorks.org) Polar Bears and the Arctic (Guide for Educators from climateclassroomkids.org) - Complete with information, lesson plans, and student activities and pages Spotlight on Strategy (SOS) Highlight: ABC Summary - View on Discovery Ed or PDF Events for "Live from the Tundra Virtual Experience"Classroom Collaborative ProjectOur classroom collaborative projects use a unique, web-based educational platform, GlobalLab, to enable students, teachers, and learners of all ages to pose questions and together find answers. Enhance your experience of the Tundra Connections virtual experience by participating in our collaborative project and connect with classrooms around the world.
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Check out Richard Byrne's recent NCTIES presentation to discover a wealth of ed tech resources for teaching, learning, exploring, creating, managing, assessing, and collaborating.
Check out this interactive flash animation by Cary and Michael Huang to explore the scale of the universe and objects within it. Use the scroll bar along the bottom (or the wheel on your mouse) to zoom into the tiniest, microscopic organisms known to man or zoom out to view the largest bodies in our galaxy and beyond. Click on objects within the interactive to learn more about them. For more lessons and videos on this topic, check out Richard Byrne's post entitled, "How Big is the Sun? - And Five Other Lessons on the Size of the Universe" from Free Tech for Teachers.
I love this infographic and just had to share it! Digital citizenship is so important that it should be touched on in our classrooms every day. Our students are digital learners in and out of school, so they need all the guidance and information they can get about being responsible producers and consumers of digital content. Teaching digital citizenship should happen at all grade-levels! Thanks for the great ideas, Mia MacMeekin!
In a recent blog post on Free Technology for Teachers, Richard Byrne highlights two excellent online video tools. For teachers who assign videos for homework or classwork, and especially those who are applying flipped or blended classroom models to their instruction, these tools could definitely prove to be valuable. Video Notes allows the creator to save and share synchronized notes about videos. Notes could include information to highlight or questions for students to answer and are hyperlinked to the part of the video that relates to the note. Video Notes also integrates seamlessly with Google Drive accounts. Vialogues enables teachers to invite users to a discussion about videos. Comments, surveys, and questions may be also be added to the video discussion, and time stamps provide a direct link to the relevant video content. View Byrne's tutorial videos below to see these sites in action and use the links above to start using these resources in your classroom!
Crash Course Kids is a YouTube channel devoted to topics related to grade school science. Started in February 2015, the content is fresh, current, and engaging. The creators release two short videos a week (on Tuesday and Thursday) and even provide teachers with information about the video and the standards it covers. This is definitely a channel you'll want to subscribe to and share with your students! Below, I've included the channel preview and their first video, "Gotta Eat!" I've also included both of their videos from last week that focus on living things, adaptations, climate, and the food chain. To learn more, visit the home page of this channel, peruse all their videos in the order in which they were uploaded, or explore their videos by topic (playlists). You may also want to subscribe to the channel to bookmark it in your YouTube menu and receive updates when new content is available.
Also, be sure to check out the Problem-Based Learning Spectrum from TeachThought for questions to guide your PBL planning. Related Articles:
Students can register at NO COST to be Earth Rangers and can accept challenges to complete FREE Animal Saving Missions. The missions include Operation Conservation, Bring Back the Wild, Spring Green-Up Challenge, Water Taste Challenge, Battery Blitz Mission, For the Birds Mission, and Homemade Holiday Mission. Click here to learn more about the missions.
After they accept a mission, students receive a mission brief, checklists, and related materials to successfully complete the challenge. Completed missions earn an online reward of a challenge badge, which is posted on the students' personal achievement walls. There are also videos, games, and tons of information about animals that may be relevant to your curriculum. Check it out and share! View the enlightening video below to be reminded of the evolving nature of education and our changing role as educators!
Richard Byrne, from Free Tech for Teachers, highlights how to create video and audio slideshows using YouTube. All steps are covered in the video below. This resource would be excellent for students to use to share basic research they have conducted. |
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