Tinkering By Aaron Hello um What are we

Tinkering By Aaron Hello, um… What are we doing here? Oh, well. That explains it. Could definitely use a better background though. Sure. This works. Won’t see much of it anyway.

Technology and the Use of it by Humans (me, specifically) • Through recent inspirations, I’ve begun implementing a few new tech tools. – Google Classroom – Kahn Academy – Newsela To keep in line with the spirit of the all hallowed eve, I think… • And I’d like to share them with you. e! It’ k tim s mas

This is my Google Classroom. First step, sign up. You could use your Gmail account. Create a class, name it, choose a theme, and then use the Students tab above to I’myour someone different, and I invite class. completely Each student is sent an email talk all raspy. with a unique code, see mine out of frame on the*Cough* left – just like that, class is in session! And the raspy voice doesn’t hurt to do at all.

This is my Google Classroom. Then you’re ready for making assignments. Assignments are as creative as you’d like them to be. Here you can see an assignment for a journal entry. There is a location for directions and an uploaded document that provides students with an exemplar and deeper instructions, this is where they type their response. Below you’ll notice comments. Students can write comments to each other, the first few will probably be simply emoji’s and people just saying “hi. ” I think it means more when it’s a digital greeting.

This is my Google Classroom. If you’d like, you can also upload videos, hyperlink other content, make individual copies for individual students or a group copy anyone You canedit. see there is an assignment date, a due could date, and a tracker of who has turned in the assignment is. I’ve a type of With a little. Within more experimentation, found highlighter and comment boxes. makes to a way to make small groups for It students feedback for students quicker, me at least communicate with each other, for through the since I type faster than I write free hand… comments section, and transform the and it’s legible finally. classroom into a blog.

This is my Google Classroom. But you’ll have to wait to hear more about the blog in my final project. For now, WE’RE OFF!

This is my use of Kahn Academy. Again, I’ve signed up using my Gmail. Those scientists and their Googley-biz, Ily a real u am tar don’t know how they do it. Similarly, I. m , za class can be created and p, zipvarious content o o l b , can be assigned. Bleep. alien

This is my use of Kahn Academy. Once a set of skills are viewed and practiced, I like to have them write The content you assign is usually in the practice work into a notebook (Although form of. Ifayou’ve video. created Kahn goes through a class, the site will keep there is the scratch function that allows certain track skills of and explains howhave to dodone the and what students them to write on the page when clicked), work. It’s thewell. same thing doing at how The site I’m is aligned tothe CCSS they are given a practice problem the board, but students are wearing and now contains everything standardized program checks for them. And if students headphones, pause the lesson, and testingcan covers, so…. that’s good. don’t really know what’s going on in a rewind without having to ask questions. problem, the video is linked in the bottom right corner and can be watched again.

This is my use of Kahn Academy. Kahn academy began as a math tool, but has now expanded to other fields. There are some really cool videos throughout each subject that could benefit many Take a second and to look around I learners. I’m excited start usingwhile The Big remove this confounded device upon my History project info – interconnecting tons mind compartment. of extraterrestrial aspects of history seamlessly, radical! That thing I wish I was like a could give sauna. I you the rest don’t know of the tour, how the but I must little green be on my guys do it. way. I have… other… things to do. Yes. . .

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Some articles even come with a short multiple choice quiz. Something like “Who dunnit? Me, Him, or Her. ” Wrong, the answer is none of the above, because it’s all of our fault these simple recall questions still pervade aspects of the education setting. Sorry, I think that must be part of my unfinished business. This is a great way to NEWSELA lends itself foster informed Thisissite is Ibased Which why think on to supplemental students as they learn providing with these articles best lend I signed upmaterials tolearners this site reading that toglobal base opinions on news in a way themselves to thefitsame waycurriculum. I did for into any worldly happenings. they’ll comparing/contrasting, the. Teachers others, understand. blah A can create There are 8 main class can be created, debating, sharing blah Gmail. samethey binders of. But, articles categories, which can articles can be tracked, information, writing, aswant before, you sign forabove the can future be seen the and, most notably, the etc. Informed adults upand other canways. join the online adorable looking shark, lexile level canall be digest news from community forlittle lesson but also acan nice changed if needed. The over, if we get plan ideas. search features is information young learners is basically thrown in this forbut good the same, engaged in wethe measure. difficulty of the could encourage a article cancritical be changed with a more thinking I’d point to stuff but I simple click. society. only have these ghostly flaps. This is my use of NEWSELA.

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These three sites are free, and they only send you emails when someone in your class is doing something within some criteria they’ve predetermined. Except NEWELA, they’ll send My ultimate is articles to you theirgoal new create a safe online but it’s nice to just read environment where their subject title and students have new the tools see what articles to continue learning have been written (At beyond classroom. fivethe or six different lexile Theselevels, threehuzzah!). sites are a stepping stone toward independent critical thinking, I’m just excited to see where we go from here. But…

I’m afraid I’m out of time. Unless, I go back…. Back where?