Google Drive App and Google Spreadsheet To Document IEP Standard Progress

Mr. Goodness continues to utilize seamless integration with his iPad, the Google Drive app, and a Google Spreadsheet on his computer to document student progress.  View how the organization is allowing him to know the specific accomplishments and areas of work for each student.  In addition, all of this information is at his fingertips for parent viewing during IEP meetings.

Awesome!



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Poetry Analysis Project

Miss Tubbs, high school English teacher, came to me with an idea for using a digital tool as a means for students to analyze poetry.  I offered three different tools that I felt would engage students so that they could be creative while interpreting poetry.

Tools suggested were...

• Haiku Deck - iPad App
• SMORE - web based
• Thinglink

The following paragraph is Miss Tubbs' wonderful, enlightening reflection of the process.

Here are some samples from the poetry analysis project.  Students chose different poems to analyze.  They had to find a theme in the poem and use three categories of poetic techniques to explain how those techniques created the theme.  While students liked Haiku deck, Smore and Thinglink worked better for this project because they were able to write using complete sentences and be more thorough in their explanations.

Smore student example:

https://www.smore.com/7b6m-the-seven-ages-of-man

Smore teacher example:

https://www.smore.com/hk9p-we-never-know-how-high-we-are?ref=my

Haiku Deck student example:

http://www.haikudeck.com/p/4PxGuN6qCb

Haiku Deck teacher example:

http://www.haikudeck.com/p/0GzexUQmvz/we-never-know

Thinglink student example:

http://www.thinglink.com/scene/381164533370060801

Thinglink teacher example:

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/377903033310248960

Thank you to Miss Tubbs for sharing her reflection and some fantastic student creations!

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SMORE For Seventh Grade Safety Poster

Smore.com is a fantastic tool for digital content creation.  Hear the students' reaction to the use of the tech tool!





To complete the project so that it can be shared with the instructor, the students will be filling out a Google Form with the following items.

• First Name
• Last Name
• Class Hour
• Health Teacher
• Smore Link

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Quizdini - Quiz/Review Tool With Explanation Feature

Quizdini provides a unique feature in that a teacher can create an explanation of the concept tested/reviewed in the the question.  A paragraph or link can be inserted.

Quizdini can be great for...

• Interactive Whiteboard Activity (buttons are large, readable)
• Whole Class
• Groups

Dashboard

Quiz Example
Vocabulary Example - Used in Human Geography Class

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Check IP Address...In 20 Seconds

I needed some tech help from our amazing tech department.  They needed my IP address.  There are two ways to do this.

On a computer (Also Works On iPad):


On a wireless network on an iPad:

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Google Search Features 11 09 12

Some features have changed when using Google as your search engine.

View what they are on a computer ( will try to complete an iPad version soon)

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Sound Recording on Laptop or Computer

To create a sound recording on a computer, a microphone must be attached or built into the computer and you will need a preinstalled program.

See how it can be done.

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Menu Of Learning With Computers

Last week, one of our teachers explained how the "Menu of Learning" works in her class while she uses iPads.  This week, I was invited into see how Mr. Krause uses the "Menu of Learning" with computers.

Thanks to our great staff at PHS sharing ideas and resources helps our students achieve success.

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