Today's Topics
Systemic Improvement ISTE Standards A Standard 4
Systemic Improvement ISTE Standards A Standard 4
Sheninger 8
& 9
Chapter 8 Pro Dev
Chapter 9 Student Engagement
Pillars 4 &
5
Building a PLN
Let's Explore and Share:
Education News (add to Feedly)
eClippings WSSDA
VPS (via Google Reader)
In The Know (PSD)
Blogs:
http://weprincipal.blogspot.com
https://adjustingcourse.wordpress.com
http://principalstager.com
http://connectedprincipals.com
http://ww2.kqed.org/
Twitter:
@gustafsonbrad
@principalstager
@mmiller7571
@SuptVPS
@gcouros
@PrincipalPLN
@PSESD
Hashtags:
#EdAd521
#TPEPchat
#WAedu
#edtech
#waTeachLead
#PrincipalPLN
Chapter 8 ~ Professional Growth & Development
Social Media as a tool for your growth
Personal Learning Networks (PLN)
Connectedness Required
- Intrinsic
- Two-way
- No cost
- Connect to Experts
Chapter 9 ~ Increasing Student Engagement and Enhancing Learning
Framework for Digital Tools
- Monological (Wittegenstein ~ Teacher is the expert)
- Dialogical (Dewey ~ Student guided)
- Polyphonic (Logstrup - Knowledge is created together)
Essential Skills (CCSS & ISTE Standards S & ISTE Standards A)
- Creativity
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Entrepreneurism
- Global Awareness
- Technology Proficiency
- Digital Media Literacy
- Digital Citizenship
1:1 & BYOD
Blended Learning
NETS A Standards 4 ~ Systemic
Improvement
Feedly RSS Readers
Another great class today. I particularly enjoyed WolframAlpha, I think it will be a great source for students seeking more information about music theory. I was also pretty excited about the Daily eClippings news site. I think this will be an excellent way to stay informed about what is happening around the state.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of some of the conversations we had today, I had a great conversation with Ryan about utilizing Facebook for our orchestra program. We got a little bit more in depth about utilizing Facebook as my primary one-way communication more so, and utilizing e-mail as my primary two-way communication. We were discussing the strategies I might use to train my parents and students on this policy.
I also had a great conversation with Kathy about engagement. It sounds like she is about a year ahead of where I am at with my school. I think she will be a great resource for making sure that the implementation of this engagement initiative goes well.
We used the eClippings in our finance class in the spring and I can't tell you how many times I've continued to access it beyond the scope of what was needed for class. It was especially interesting when we were in the middle of the legislative session, as we were able to keep up daily with how bills related to education were advancing (or not!).
DeleteI'm excited to see where your staff goes with engagement and putting your action research plan into action!
DeleteI've been using eClippings since Dr. Selby introduced us too! It's been a daily part of my e-mail check in the mornings.
DeleteI also liked Wolfram Alpha and could even see it working well in Kindergarten!
I liked discussing the reading with Tiffany today. We talked a lot about digital citizenship and how students may be experts in technology but they do not know how to use it in a professional sense. I think that this is something we are neglecting in our transition to technology. Students are used to just re-tweeting or sharing things that others have said, and they have a hard time using information from the internet to guide their own ideals.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed looking at the WolframAplpha tool! There is so much knowledge organized in a really user friendly way. I really did love how easy it was to find information on elements and chemicals. This is a resource I will want to share with my chemistry students for sure!
Update: I am still only an expert on LinkedIn...
It sounds like Wolfram Alpha is a promising tool for allowing students to access to all of the elements on the Periodic Table. Sounds easy for them to find information and might be a little fun too! What has to happen for you to "level up" on LinkedIn? :)
DeleteI think that I need more connections... and a profile picture would help but I want one that is more professional than any that I have!
DeleteI think that I need more connections... and a profile picture would help but I want one that is more professional than any that I have!
DeleteI spent much of our exploration time today focused on something that sparked my interest the other day - Genius Hour. I looked on Feedly for the blogs of teachers that are implementing it well in their classrooms and found a few to follow. I also searched #GeniusHour on Twitter and found a bunch of experts in the field to follow, which also led me to their own blogs and books (which I ordered a couple of) as well. I posted a Genius Hour YouTube video to my own personal Facebook page asking for ideas about how to get access to resources for cheap or by donation and already generated a bunch of ideas! It was a good day for me digitally! I'm excited to see this come together. Wolfram Alpha is a cool tool that I can see being utilized in a bunch of different ways too!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Genius Hour worked out so well for you! That is one that I'm going to have to explore quite a bit more. You'll have to keep us posted on what you find in terms of cheap or donated resources. It would be cool to start a collection of useful pieces.
DeleteWolfram alpha might be the coolest thing since sliced bread...The possibilities of this site are absolutely endless. I do have a huge concern with the ease of use for students to simply come up with an answer rather than show their work. I do see the tremendous advantages so that students can see how the process goes when I am not around to teach them, but what are they going to do on a test when they don't have website handy to use? I will definitely be showing this site to my class with the discretion that they will obviously need to be able to show work at any given point in time. Also, it will be a great tool when asked the random questions that students love to generate off of the top of their heads and us as teachers can't come up with the answer fast enough. This may be better for certain things than goggle...I never thought I would say that.
ReplyDeleteI think this would also be a great resource for parents that want to help or understand what their student is working on!
DeleteDo you think any of your kids are using Photomath? It would be interesting to find out if having the discussion about using wolfram alpha and other apps/websites to check work v. completing the work will eliminate students from using the website incorrectly?
Andy, random questions are the best. I took my students through this with all sorts of random questions and we had a blast. Not good at all on Google. My kids decided to try it on Google and many things were blocked thank goodness.
DeleteToday's class had a lot of different technology tools again. I am constantly amazed by the amount of technology that exists for educators. A lot of the conversations we are having at our site are turning into the "how can we use this right now" types of conversations which are really exciting to hear and participate in.
ReplyDeleteI agree Ali, after every class I walk to my car brainstorming ideas for the amazing tools we keep learning about.
DeleteI had a great Google Hangout conversation with Kathy and Chris about NETS A Standards 4 ~ Systemic Improvement. We concluded that principals use technology to facilitate school improvement at their capacity. Technology plays a huge factor in gathering and interpreting data, which is a major indicator of school improvement. I would imagine all principals have learned to navigate school improvement data with technology. While many principals lack the time/skills to utilize social media or promote professional development with technology, many have become adept with finding experts in their building and sharing the responsibility which directly overlaps with standard 4c and 4d. WolframAlpha was a fun website that I think students would particularly enjoy. I can see my students finding facts about the Revolutionary War or finding answers to the many questions that stump me.
ReplyDeleteI really liked Animoto for elementary students. It looks like a fun and easy way for them to make videos. My teachers are always looking for something simple that they can do with their students. I am also going to share the Wolframalpha site with the staff. This is going to be a great tool for science, math, history, etc... It is great how the site creates charts and graphs to help explain different points of data.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have some fun apps that they use with their class?
Tiffany, our school is a big fan of the app Plickers as it provides an engaging way for teachers to take quick formative assessments using their iPads. Happy hunting!
DeleteKahoot, Planner5D, Classdojo, Clipchamp, Lego Builder, Virtual Piano,
DeleteMost of the ones we use are through the google apps
I love using Kahoot! with my class, padlet, and socrative. I love that you can be live with all of these and also save the data. With socrative, you can create tests and exit tickets that can be done alone (test) or teacher directed to next question (great discussions), etc. You can add pictures and answers right into each item you are creating. You can also share what you have created with other teachers.
DeleteI was going to suggest socrative as well! It's so great and can be a great data collection tool as well!
DeleteI used Feedly today to read and find an article for Dr. Selby's class. Loved it!! (Oh, and it's great to know I can count looking at Educational articles for intern hours under standard 6!) I am excited to explore more with slideshare for PD for our school. Thanks Jim for figuring out how clipboard worked!
ReplyDeleteAs I've read in other comments this week, I also thought I was pretty tech savvy... Wow, I was so wrong. I'm glad we have the time to learn and explore the different tech "tools" and trying to be realistic of what I can use this year and what I can add to my explore list for later.
When our small group discussed standard 4, I think it is important as a leader to model using technology, but also agree that it is okay to delegate this task. I think it is important to utilize the technology as a school and teams when we talk about data and student learning.
Hey, I used Feedly this morning too in Selby's class! I find it more useful then subscribing to articles to be sent to my in box. I was able to scroll really quickly though a bunch of different things to see if there was something I could use!
DeleteToday was fun!!!! I enjoyed thinking about all of the possibilities for helping incoming inductees and connecting that to Glenn's class. I can see a real need for creating systems that serve a very unrepresented community in education...substitutes and new hires.
ReplyDeleteAli and Tiffany had great thoughts to share and I was hoping to be more part of the conversation, but go figure the technology made it challenging. This reminds me of the importance of thinking about the pitfalls of implementing technology with staff and learning from the challenges for next time. If the first experiences with a new technology tool are negative, it can limit your credibility moving forward, especially if it happens sequentially. However, if you have developed your relationships, most will forgive and forget. I love what Glenn's purpose is with the Hangouts though.
Today was another good day in class. I was very intrigued by the additions that have been made to Wolfram Alpha. (I say additions, but it could be that I was not paying enough attention when I used it previously). I also thought that the use of my Feedly account was again very useful to find new information and keep me current on topics in education.I enjoyed my conversations today both in Spokane and through the google hangout. Both places we talked about the advantages that social media can provide in terms of staff professional development. I want to teach my staff about ways they can "fill their bucket" using social media as a resource for their constant personal improvement and refreshment. I was also engaged with the idea Jim shared with us about how you can 'clip' slides from a slide share power-point. I think that could be a very useful tool for building presentations as an administrator.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed all the tools again in today's class! I'm finding the time to explore and play to be highly valuable, as its something I'm always intending to do. Whenever I hear about a new tool, I usually think "I need to remember to look at that later" and later is usually filled with other things. Getting the opportunity in class to explore has been incredibly useful for me.
ReplyDeleteLike Hans, I really liked the Wolfram Alpha site. I mentioned in my comment to him that I could see myself using it at the Kinder level. As we're well aware, Kinders have lots of little questions throughout a day. Most of their questions are, well, Kindergarten, but some questions are actually quite good and right on topic with our science and other things we're discussing. Having a Wolfram Alpha time at the end of the school day could be a cool motivator for students to get their questions answered.
My biggest takeaway from today’s class is the use of Wolfgram alpha because I am really excited to be able to have answers to all the random questions. Also, as a “Jeopardy nerd” this site is fantastic for all the random trivia needs I will ever have. The Animoto app is also exciting because it did look much more user-friendly for students to make video projects. With our 1-1 ratio of Chromebooks, this can be a very useful tool for students to create videos without fighting for the iPad time. These tools can help me starting in the fall and I truly appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteWith all these websites, one question I have is how much do we limit our students access them in school? Can they access them in school or does it have to be a teacher log in? What monitoring device will allow the most access to monitor student work on the computers? These are all very specific questions I have regarding my situation, but feel free to provide any feedback that you have.
Many of the takeaways from today will be ones I will share with teachers. I believe doing the research and sharing with teachers is half the battle of being a quality digital leader.
It depends on the tool...I have created my own accounts and used most of the tools as a principal with my staff. Animoto and others like that have built-in security features that give me the confidence I need to create student accounts.
DeleteIt depends on the tool...I have created my own accounts and used most of the tools as a principal with my staff. Animoto and others like that have built-in security features that give me the confidence I need to create student accounts.
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