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Liz Tackett posted
Students at North Magoffin Biography Buddies.
Students completed Biography reports using the Big 6 model. They selected their own person to do the project about. They used QR codes, chatterpix app and thirty-hands to integrate technology.[bpfb_link url=’http://30hands.30hands.net/members/23741/presentations/16307-bio-buddies/details’ title=’…Read More
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The students love it. They love the tech part. I have found time restraints a little difficult. I am the Library Media Specialist at the school and I only have classes for 30 min. Students also liked that they could choose who they wanted to do the report about.
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This is great to see students integrating technology into their projects. Chatterpix is really cool. Did the students enjoy using this app?
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Yes. I really liked it to because the kids could use it. It is very easy.
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Jeff Phillips posted
[bpfb_link url=’http://wfpl.org/kentucky-students-say-superintendent-selections/’ title=’Should Kentucky Students Have a Say in Superintendent Selections?’ image=’http://wfpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/school-test.jpg’]A group of Kentucky students has convinced a lawmaker to file a bill that would add an elected peer to a school district’s s…Read More
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These kids do make a good point. We talk about student voice a lot nowadays. I think we are beginning to hear it more and more.
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Charles Jeffrey Coots posted
I was wondering, how many of our districts allow our students to use their SmartPhones in classroom? I found this article on how smartphones can be moved away from a toy to a tool. At the end of the article you will see 5 tips for getting started with smartphones. Check it out and tell me what you think.
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Very happy to see the conversation moving this way.
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In the last couple of years, I had been allowing students to use their smartphone in my classroom. We used them as clickers, ways for students to post to my blog, capture video and photos, and to create pod casts.
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Charles Jeffrey Coots posted
Yesterday, I was trying to finish up my intro to iCurio for some teachers who I couldn’t meet with last week. I meet with our High School English Teacher during second period and later she emailed me the following statement:
“My students are getting ready to read Huck Finn and I’ve found all kinds of resources I can use on iCurio.”
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I think this will be a general reaction when folk find out the benefit of ICURIO.
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I agree.
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Abbie Combs posted
Technology offers extraordinary new capacities to teachers. The vast breadth and depth of educational materials and the sharing of resources available through connecting regional teachers via that technology can break boundaries, making any professional learning accessible anywhere. On February 23rd (March 2-Snow Date) we will demonstrate this…Read More
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This is exciting Liz. What are you discovering as you proceed through the project? Student engagement and motivation?