For those teachers who are utilizing Google Classroom, or thinking about utilizing Google Classroom, this post is for you! Updates This summer, Google rolled out a few updates to Google Classroom that will enhance the user’s experience and make the Classroom easier to navigate. One of the updates, Guardian Summaries, allows teachers to enter email addresses of…
Over the past several weeks, students at Fordson have been using Mahara ePortfolios to collect and curate their best work. This morning, I worked with students in Mrs. Bridget Patrick’s classes to help them learn new ways to manage their files and display them in appropriate ways on their portfolio pages.
One of the projects Amy and I were involved with last year was creating a set of lessons following the model of engageNY and EUREKA Math within Moodle. We completed a set of more than 6 complete lessons for the 6th grade math module on Statistics. Today, I began creating the first course, following on…
This school year started off with a specific focus on goals and artifacts in several elementary schools around the district. Teachers at Geer Park, William Ford, Haigh, Maples and McDonald have begun using Mahara ePortfolios with their classes to keep track of goals and collect important artifacts throughout the school year. First, elementary students create their…
Yesterday, I encouraged teachers to download one of the most potentially useful apps you can have on your mobile device: a QR-code reader. This is a simple app that allows you to use your camera to scan a code that looks like this…and go directly to a website, access a Google Doc or Slides presentation, view…
The third standard in our series on the ISTE Standards for Students is Research and Information Fluency. The standard says, “Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.” While it used to be the “librarian’s job” to teach students researching skills, in many districts it has now landed upon the classroom teacher’s plate. To be…
Edsel Ford Math teacher Mrs. Angela Maynor recently created a virtual lesson using Moodle (iLearn). Her lesson consisted of several content pages that introduced the concept of radical equations. Her lesson is expertly organized, modeling sequences used by effective teachers. In the early pages of the lesson, Mrs. Maynor introduces the concept of radical equations…
With the help of their teacher, Mrs. Danielle Currie, and the Tech Coaches, fifth graders at Maples Elementary began to create their My Learning Plan using the district’s Mahara platform today. Students were introduced to the concept of a portfolio, saw exemplars, and began developing their own résumés that included lists of their awards and…
This year, scores of teachers in Dearborn have begun to move their assessments online, mainly to Moodle (iLearn). This has been to the benefit of students, as they experience tests in formats that resemble that of the high-stakes standardized tests they’ll encounter. It can also provide them with more timely feedback and opportunities for alternative methods…
As promised, we will be discussing the ISTE Standards for Students, and ideas for implementing them into your classroom. The first standard is Creativity and Innovation. The standard says, “Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.” While teachers work diligently to establish creativity and build knowledge, we should be…
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