Click the picture below to see a link of October EdTech Resources.
Mystery Skype in 2nd Grade
Students in Mrs. Kennedy's class "travelled" to Nebraska through a Mystery Skype.
Mystery Skype is an education game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions. It has totally transformed the way students learn about the world in my school. (Source)
"In an effort to boost students’ interest and raise awareness of STEM education, the Baker-Polito Administration will declare a statewide “STEM Week” from October 22-26, 2018, and is asking educators at all grade levels to participate by planning lessons, events, and activities focused on science, technology, engineering and math throughout the week." (Source)
Students and teachers at Fuller Meadow School and Howe Manning School participated in Mass STEM Week throughout the week.
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Our 6th graders worked with our 3rd graders to help build a robotic frog for their "Life Cycles" lesson.
Lego WeDo 2.0 kits "Frog Metamorphosis"
Sixth grade students created an amusement park using K'Nex pieces. After they created their project, we used the Green Screen to put the kids right into their park. Using the app "Green Screen" by DoInk always makes a project come alive.
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STEM in Global Read Aloud
Teachers and Students are participating in the Global Read Aloud this month. The Global Read Aloud is a program that was started eight years ago by teacher Pernille Ripp to have students all around the world read the same book and collaborate with each other with the book as their common base.
After reading the book You Hold Me Up by Monique Smith and Danielle Daniel, students worked collaboratively to build the tallest tower that they could that would hold up either a cup or a small pumpkin. What a great way to use critical thinking and problem solving skills!
Seesaw Learning Portfolio in Global Read Aloud
After reading, Wild Berries by Jan Flett, Kindergarten students used and Activity to share something that they like to do with someone they love. The drew a digital picture and explained their picture in a recorded message. Their parents are linked to their child's portfolio, so they can get a glimpse of what they are doing in their classroom.
MassCUE 2018
I had the privilege of attending and presenting at MassCUE this year with several of my Tri-Town colleagues. Each year, Massachusetts Computer Using Educators has their annual conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. We went to many workshops and lectures to help us integrate technology into our curriculum. What an empowering conference! I presented with second grade teachers, Louise Kennedy and Eileen Mulligan, on Seesaw Learning Portfolio and Mystery Skypes to connect globally. It was a great experience sharing our knowledge of these amazing programs. Our Art and Artovation teacher, Catie Nasser, also presented a STEAM lesson that she does with our Fuller Meadow students, Art in the Dark.
"MassCUE is a resource-rich, vibrant network of educators providing New England's premier educational technology conference as well as ongoing, high-quality professional learning opportunities, including specialized webinars, workshops, camps, onsite learning tours and more." (Source)
Certifications
As the Digital Learning Specialist, it is important to continue to learn about new educational technology as well as existing ed tech that we already use. Many of these programs offer certifications that are given when you really delve in to the product and learn all that it has to offer. In October, I earned three new certifications from Book Creator, Kahoot! and Mystery Skype.
Book Creator
Book Creator is the simple way to make your own beautiful ebooks, right on your iPad. With over 30 million ebooks created so far, Book Creator is ideal for making all kinds of books, including children's picture books, comic books, photo books, journals, textbooks and more. (Source)
Kahoot!
I became #KahootCertified!🥇 Get certified with Kahoot!'s free PD Program! 👉 https://kahoot.com/certified/
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. The company was launched in August 2013 in Norway. Its learning games, "kahoots", are multiple-choice quizzes that allow user generation and can be accessed via web browser. (Source)
Mystery Skype Master
Mystery Skype is an education game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions. It has totally transformed the way students learn about the world in my school. (Source)
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