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6 Great Platforms Where Students Share Book Reviews and Reading Recommendations ~ Educa... - 0 views

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  • Once you are registered you can then connect to people who read what you post and also interact with what they publish.
  • Once you are registered you can then connect to people who read what you post and also interact with what they publish.
  • also provides books with different reading levels and has a great and intuitive reading logs.
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  • Once you are registered you can then connect to people who read what you post and also interact with what they publish.
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      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      Audience = engagement!
  • It lets you create a virtual bookshelf, discover new books, connect with friends and learn more about your favourite books for free.
  • It lets you create a virtual bookshelf, discover new books, connect with friends and learn more about your favourite books for free.
  • ne of the best ways to get your students motivated about reading is to provide them with online platforms where they can meet other student readers and share their recommendations, reads, and book reviews.
  • you decide upon titles and genres you like and Good Reads gives you insightful recommendations and right into your inbox.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      This platform for recommendations keeps reading logs and provides books by reading level!
  • This is a platform where kids connect to their teachers, friends  and parents to share and recommend their favourite books and good reads. It
  • also provides books with different reading levels and has a great and intuitive reading logs. 5- Figment Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. 6- Scholastic Scholastic has a section in which teachers and students can share what they are reading and discover new books based on their friends recommendations. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); You might also like: 4 Important New Gmail Updates You Should not Miss Excellent Classroom Poster Featuring 10 iPad Usage Rules New Handy Chart on The Difference Between Projects and ...
  • Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
     
    Book Recommendation Platforms.
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4 Powerful Formative Assessment Tools For The Chromebook Classroom - Edudemic - 0 views

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    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      Quick overview of what formative assessment it.
  • This process is meant to measure where students are in the learning process by applying a diagnostic tool, usually in the form of questions
  • The information obtained could then be used to modify teaching and learning activities with the goal of helping improve student comprehension.
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  • Socrative is an easy to use and engaging way to assess student learning.
  • Socrative uses a “room” system, and students enter a teacher’s “room” to begin an assessment.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      Tutorial for Socrative.
  • Assessments can include traditional, open response or multiple choice quizzes, exit tickets, and even the fast paced Space Race group activity.
  • This assessment tool allows me to push out a multitude of questions via a form – which is much like a survey. Student answers then populate into a spreadsheet – and that is where the fun begins.
  • Ask quiz questions to compare evidence of understanding with student self assessments.
  • Students can use their Chromebooks to play this active and absorbing game.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      Create formative assessments through Google Form for each reading strategy taught. This can be used to create small groups based on need.
  • Students give feedback about their understanding in private and in real time. This means teachers can identify needs as they occur.” Justin Mann, the app’s developer, told me during a recent meeting.
  • adding colored backgrounds to answers that are wrong, so that I can instantly pinpoint which kids are grasping the concepts and which ones need further intervention
  • This technique, which I learned from an innovative educator, Jennie Magiera, allows me to quickly differentiate my instruction as I get real time information about student comprehension
  • Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
     
    Examples of quick formative assessments that can be used with Chromebooks!
Leah Starr

Blogging in the 21st-Century Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • First and foremost, student writing is improving by leaps and bounds
  • Their improved skills transfer to formal work.
  • A mini-lesson and quick in-class prompt using rhetorical questions has resulted not only in well-argued blog posts, but also in students excitedly telling me how they used that technique for their HSPA persuasive task.
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      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      Example of rhetorical questions prompt.
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      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      Blogging gets more students involved. Introverts can have their voices heard.
  • Introverted students tend to share more online than they do in person; blogging is an invaluable way for me to get to know them better as people and students.
  • t’s no secret that students value an authentic audience for their writing.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
       
      Authentic audience!
  • Encouraging students to blog about topics from other classes helps them see connections among subjects and realize that writing is a worthwhile skill in any field.
  • Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
     
    This articles shows how engaging and beneficial blogging can be in the classroom.
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Daily Five Technology - 0 views

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  • Leah Starr on 09 Jul 14
     
    This website includes many examples of how technology can be integrated in the Reader's Workshop using Daily Five.
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Using Diigo in the Classroom - Student Learning with Diigo - 0 views

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    How to use Diigo in the classroom!
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6 Paths to Better Leadership - 2 views

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  • Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
     
    Maurice Elias outlines six important standards for school leaders to make a difference in the lives of their students and school communities.
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How to Integrate Technology | Edutopia - 1 views

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    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
       
      Great examples of how to integrate technology with only one computer in the class. Mostly whole class activities.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
       
      Examples of how to integrate technology with acces to 3-5 computers.
  • Have students create digital stories using Voicethread.
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  • Enable students to work through course content at their own pace through the use of screencasts, e-books, and other digital media.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
       
      What to do with a whole class set of computers.
  • Have students record themselves reading aloud for fluency checks.
  • This can be achieved through self-assessment and/or the use of a fellow teacher or an instructional coach in your school or district.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
       
      Build a professional development plan. This could be a focus for PLC groups.
  • This inevitable part of tech integration is often the number-one fear of classroom teachers everywhere.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
       
      Great examples of how to use technology for feedback & assessment.
    • Leah Starr
      Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
       
      Students take owernship in their learning if technology is naturally part of their learning experience.
  • f you want to know if your students grasp enough of a particular concept before you move on, you can use tools such as Poll Everywhere, Socrative, or Mentimeter to get a quick snapshot of the class.
  • In addition, Evernote is a powerful note-taking tool that can be accessed through any Internet-enabled device through a web browser or the mobile app. It allows users to record audio notes, and it can be a great way to provide personalized feedback to students.
  • Our students are constantly immersed in technology, yet that does not mean that they know how to use it for learning. We also cannot assume that they know how to use it responsibly either.
  • we must take the time to explicitly teach about cyberbullying, copyright, plagiarism, digital footprint, and proper conduct online.
  • It is worth your time to spend some time early in the year setting expectations for online conduct, use of information found online, and staying safe when using digital tools. For more on teaching digital citizenship, you can visit BrainPOP, Common Sense Media, or Edutopia's Digital Citizenship Resource Roundup.
  • Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
     
    This article gives specific examples of how to integrate technology depending on the tools that are accessible to you.
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What Is Successful Technology Integration? - 0 views

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  • Leah Starr on 04 Jul 14
     
    Well-integrated use of technology resources by thoroughly trained teachers makes twenty-first-century learning possible. From our Technology Integration Professional Development Guide.
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