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February 1, 2022

60-Second Strategy: Respond, Reflect, and Review
From Edutopia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4UQvt1Rn9w

Sign in, stowe your other devices, log into a Chromebook and complete While You Are Waiting.
WEB 2.0 ALERT: This can be for remote teaching and in-class use of an IWB (SMART or Promethean) Works like the Flippity Quiz Show game
Jeopardy! https://www.playfactile.com/ Let's try this on an IWB (fingers crossed!)
Virtual Whiteboards: Jamboard https://jamboard.google.com/ and Whiteboard Fi https://whiteboard.fi/ (formative assessment alert!)
1. All together now.....
  1. Whiteboard Fi {Wait for the code to be posted as with Kahoot}
  2. Jamboard:
    1. Science Essential Standard (Unrestricted Sharing - Anyone with the link)
    2. Four Corners (Restricted Sharing - by your gmail account)
      - EDMG 466
        https://jamboard.google.com/d/16iBPEV85pMv_6J9B4mNN6pMh-08P7DP0Kqw5alrVBpc/edit?usp=sharing
      - EDEL 446
        https://jamboard.google.com/d/1AxB5zgnhXsUxW4XO3WQ6PY2X2PE1HEcpi7kPeG4vRY8/edit?usp=sharing
    3. Some random ideas for the classroom:
      https://jamboard.google.com/d/1l3HGYft7uT6odP7E1_znFtRGjh-ufhPmSa_FwMaE28w/viewer
2. Resources for Using Jamboard
  - https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/level_zero/edu_assets/images/Jamboard-Sample-Activities.pdf
  - https://ditchthattextbook.com/jamboard-templates/ and https://ditchthattextbook.com/jamboard/
  - An excellent short video from Richard Byrne showing how to use Jamboard in Google Classsroom
    https://youtu.be/FIdm_3fdJOQ
  - And another Jamboard tutorial from Sam Kary of NewEdTechClassroom
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9m4HCjOkcA
  Don't like Jamboard? Check out https://www.whiteboard.chat/ (teach with multiple boards or collaborate with one. More options and *more* complex) [NEW: Ad-supported on the teacher board]
YOUR TURN: Create a Jamboard to share with your students. Let's explore the options:

Create a shortcut on your Chromebook to "Files"
Do a Google Search on "Jamboard" and go to the site. You're automatically logged in.
- Use the + to create a new board and experiment with the options.
- This can be interactive as well on IWB or on individual student devices
- Try these out: Add images, layers, backgrounds, copy and paste images from the internet (add website to cite source if not free)
- Use one of the two free sites from today's WYAW
  Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/ or Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/
- Share the link to your Jamboard with your instructor:
Check out these sites for Jamboard templates and ideas