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Structured conversations, synch or asynch, with some interesting data tools. Could be helpful for teachers who thrive on classroom discussions and interaction.

"NowComment makes it easy to have rich, engaging discussions of online documents no matter how large (or small) your class or collaboration group. NowComment is fast, powerful, and feature-rich: you can sort comments, skim summaries, create assignments, hide comments, reply privately, and much more"

Welcome to another online tool to allow for Formative Assessment and engage students in discussion. Answer Garden allows the teacher to set up a website that gathers student input and ideas. As students answer a question prompt, their answers appear on the home Answer Garden screen set up by the teacher. Both teacher and students have an opportunity to see what the ideas of the crowd really are. It is simple to use. Since this is a open web tool students should be reminded to not answer with personal or identifying information. No student log in is required. Ways to use Answer Garden: Pose a Driving Question Collect ideas and opinions Look for adjectives that describe a character in a book Use as a polling mechanism… large words most popular Look for number of class that can get a correct answer Incorporate in a Socrative Seminar Align words to an idea, concept, place, or object Compare and contrast using two Answer Gardens Exit ticket of a learned concept Get feedback on an upcoming test

Unusual, short video selections for kids. Wide variety. Could provoke lots of interesting discussion or ideas as well as inspire kids to create their own videos.

"To help us through our initial fears of recording ourselves, Ginger gave us weekly video challenges. One week, she challenged us to film the first three minutes of class. Another week, she wanted to see a transition time. Sometimes we would film times that related to our professional growth plans. Each week, we'd bring the recordings to staff meetings and watch them together with a partner or small group. Sometimes, Ginger would provide prompts for us to use as we discussed the recordings."

"Digital citizenship is not a one time discussion. It is an ongoing process that needs to be taught to all grade levels and to all stakeholders. The problem is that things are changing so rapidly that it is difficult for everyone to keep up to date with the trends."

This video includes some points that may be worth discussing/arguing.

possible replacement for Today's Meet

"These short videos are designed to shift the conversation, to prompt a deeper, more authentic discussion about issues of racial equity in schools. Made during the 2017 National Teacher Leadership Conference, State Teachers of the Year and other educators speak from the head and the heart, sharing their experiences and their ideas about how to move forward."

About "Original NSRF Protocols v.3.2" Since 1994, the National School Reform Faculty ® has created and refined more than 200 protocols and activities to use in Critical Friends Groups ®, classrooms, meetings, and beyond. All those familiar protocols which have always been freely available on our website (many of which are found in the NSRF ® Resource Book) are still indexed and available below.

http://www.nsrfharmony.org/content/protocols updated link.