Collaborative Conference

Collaborative Conference - March 20-22, 2017

I am little behind on these posts (and everything else).  A few weeks ago, I attended the Collaborative Conference in Greensboro.  This is sponsored by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. There were so many interesting sessions to chose from that it was difficult to narrow them down.  Since our school is in the process of revamping our MTSS program and have begun using NCStar, I chose several that pertained to those subject areas.  I did find  several that dealt with technology and went to a few of them. Listed below are some of the sites and/or apps that can be used by educators.

Closing the Feedback Loop with Google Apps provided user friendly add on apps in Google that will digitally collect information and provide timely feedback.  These apps include:

Doc Appender - informal assessment, immediate feedback, shareable with students, parent and administration, and great for recording student conference notes

Goobric with Doctopus - writing and project feedback, works with analytic rubrics and Google classroom, immediate feedback

Flubaroo - Google forms quiz option

Quizziz -  informal onLine assessment

Kahoot - informal online assessment

Quizlet Live -informal online assessment

Orange Slice - rubric tool

JoeZoo Express -rubric tool

Another session was Digital Tool for Connecting with Parents.  This session looked at various tools and social media to connect with patents.  It looked at the following:

Instagram - photo and videos sharing and captions

Twitter - text messages with a limit of 140 characters per tweet

Facebook - social media that can be used for marketing and public relations

Facebook Live - real-time online live streaming of a live event

YouTube - create a YouTube channel for sharing videos about the school l

Remind - text or email messages

Canvas - platform that can connect parents

Google Classroom - connect parents

S'more - create attractive digital newsletters

Seesaw - share student photos, videos and work

Bloomz - teacher to parent communication tool (can be translated to another language)

Class Dojo - classroom management, sharing updates with parents

Technology is Key in Learning in K-3 provided different sites to allow students to collaborate, create, think critically and problem solve while using the digital competencies for teachers.

Kahoot - create quizzes

Class kick - share texts and thinking maps

ChatterPix - retell, research projects, oral presentations and fluency practice

Tellagami -  retell, research projects, oral presentations and fluency practice

Telestory -  retell, research projects, oral presentations and fluency practice

Padlet- post photos, texts and videos to show what students know

Paper Slides - use the video on your camera by sliding paper and upload on Padlet

VR - Virtual Reality to explore a setting for a story

Epic - free for educators to access books and videos

The last one to discuss is Top 10 Free Websites for Immediate Classroom Use.  This session provided free sites to improve communication, promote creativity and  put fun back into assessments.  The free websites include:

Communication

    QR code Generator - create free QR codes

    Remind - text or email parents

    Weebly for Educators - create free websites or portfolios

    WIX ShoutOut - newsletters

Assessments

    Kahoot - create fun learning games

    Flickers - real time formative assessment dates using cards

    EdGames - game templates for model for modifying cation

Creativity

    Readwritethink - create letters, Venn diagrams, cubes and newspapers

    Canva - create posters, flyers and invitations

    Blabberize - create talking photos

    Mixbook - create photo books

I hope you enjoy these sites.