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November 29, 2022
- Log into a Chromebook and complete WYAW from http://bit.ly/digilit
- Digital Stories! Three compliments to our friends and excellent storymakers.
- Assessment with Technology:
- Gathering data in Google Forms and viewing it in Google Sheets.
You can create forms to can share via a link to gather data; we do this A LOT in our class. Some teachers use this for quizzes and homework as well.
- Create a three question form -
- 1) forced choice (radio button), checklist or drop-down,
- 2) an open-ended short or long answer, and
- 3) any other of your choice.
- Go to Google Drive >> New >> More >> Google Forms
- Share the link using the Shorten URL option
- Post to Padlet (make sure to add your name at the top of your sticky) and take the form for those at your table
- Tools we know (Table groups - Vintage share)
- Worksheets? What?! Use sparingly and for a purpose....
See Wizer as a student: https://app.wizer.me/learn/1TUIKF (use your account as a student to complete the worksheet)
- Log out as a student and log back in as a teacher to create your own interactive worksheets
- Communicating with Families
What are some ways you can communicate with families using old or new technology?
Old School: Printed Newsletter
Middle SchTool: E-mails
New Tools: Remind, Class Dojo, and (drum roll.....)
SMORE (https://www.smore.com/)
- Free tool limited to 3 flyers total, 200 email "sends" but this refreshes each month with another 200 sends
- Good for digital communication - email blasts
- Affordable for educators ($79/year - see if your media specialist or principal will cover it or set up a donor's choose)
- To introduce yourself:
Let's check out a few things Smore can do:
- Choose from a limited number of backgrounds, colors, and fonts
- Add text to preformatted boxes
- Add images and embed video and sound
- NOTE: To add images, you have to download and save them and then insert them into your flyer/newsletter
SMORE newsletters to communicate digitally....with families, colleagues, students, etc.
- Sign up for a free smore account with your class gmail.
- Create a smore with the topic of your choice. Make sure to finish and publish it so I can view it and give you credit.
- Include ALL required elements - see checklist below.
- Copy the live newsletter link onto your Google Sites webpage (This is Web 2.0 tool #5)
- YOU DO NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER IN YOUR PROFILE. Just make sure all the required elements are included. NOTE: You may use your class gmail for your contact info. I would recommend using a "fake" phone number if you don't wish yours to be accessible (e.g., 828-xxx-xxxx, literally use x)
Checklist for your smore newsletter: (add from buttons/options at the bottom of the page)
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Relevant text that is polished and grammatically correct; |
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At least 3 text blocks (with text only or with images)
__ Text #1
__ Text #2
__ Text #3
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One three image gallery |
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1 embedded video ; |
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1 event OR bio/contact |
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Listing of sources (url is fine) at the bottom of the flyer/newsletter using a text block |
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