Blended Learning: Zearn

Zearn is a non-profit - which is free for teachers and students (paid components: student workbook, but this can be printed for "free"). It is closely tied to Eureka math. It is Independent Digital Lessons for K-5 grades. Kinder is more likely to be successful as a station supplement, whereas at grades 1-5 it is designed to be used a part of the core daily math block.

Independent Digital Lesson Components

Teachers get alerts if students become stuck on Tower of Power. This makes a great data resource to pull small guided math groups around.

Report Overview

Zearn 3-minute demo video: https://www.zearn.org/#learn-about-zearn-math

Sample schedules for structuring a Zearn Math block: http://help.zearn.org/zearn-in-your-math-block/math-block

A “test-drive” of our digital lessons and resources available to teachers: https://www.zearn.org/curriculum/33

Check out Ms Bigelow's interactive whiteboard instruction while students also work on #Zearn! @smillerely @zearned pic.twitter.com/YfuotV0QCS

— Mark Ketterhagen (@markketter) February 22, 2016

Seesaw: The Learning Journal

Want More? 5 Ways to get the Most Out of Seesaw

iPad task card for lit centers. https://t.co/wy7FiWvd7S @PicCollage @seesaw @puppet @EpicKidsBooks @tellagami @adobevoice @duckduckmoose pic.twitter.com/C7A1bSwu1c

— Traci Piltz (@TraciPiltz) October 19, 2016

DC Tech Talk

Twitter

You are encouraged to tweet about today's event using the hashtags #frontrowed & #DCtechtalk

*SMART Lesson Activity for Random Number drawing

 Front Row -  Join the demo class to play as a student.             

https://student.frontrowed.com/#login

Username:  Smarty Pants    Code: daven3 

Username (Spanish): Stu Dent   Code: daven3

1. New updates! - Gameboard background, word study, improved teacher dashboard, fact practice reports, ELA Benchmarks
2. Detailed practice reports -  individual practice reports
3. Printables - Individualized practice problems for each standard!
4. Inquiry Based Lessons

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Brand new to Front Row? Let's start by setting up your account

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3 Ways to Collect Digital Student Work

Of course many teachers would want their students to have Google Drive accounts or Microsoft 365 accounts, but this is surprisingly not the case in many school districts. While some teachers may use LMS systems to solve this issue, today, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite ways to collect digital student work. To often teachers will shy away from student digital creation, as it becomes cumbersome to "collect" or view. I am here to tell you that it doesn't have to be this way.

Without further adieu here are 3 Ways to Collect Digital Student Work 

1. Seesaw

Seesaw is a digital portfolio system that allows students to show what they know. With a free teacher account, students can be tied to a class and are able to login with a QR code or Google account. Teachers can provide assignments or students can create and link their projects to the teacher and/or other students. Check out more about uses as a digital collection tool here.

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2. Google Forms

Google forms have been around for awhile and no doubt we have all filled out a form that someone was using for survey purposes. Well, with a Drive account, you can just as easily sent up a Google Form (survey) as a place to collect digital project links. For example if your class all created Adobe Spark Videos (formally Adobe Voice), it is important to set up a way for students to turn in their final project links. It isn't helpful for all their projects to be stuck on individual iPads. Consider setting up a Google Form to collect student name and their project URL. For easy access make your Google Form link into a tinyurl or bookmark it for younger students. 

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3. dropittome

dropittome is a great resource as anyone can send documents to your Dropbox, Drive or OneDrive without needing an account themselves. As you account holder you decide where you want the files to be "delivered" You create your own account and provide the URL and password to those people from whom you want to receive files. It is easy to set up and collecting digital assignments can start right away!

How about you? What are some of your favorite ways to collect digital student work?

SMART 101 - Student Groups

Part 4 of 4

IWB Student Groups - Making the board work for students

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Play & Practice! 

Digital Workstations - Nearpod Creations

Part 6 of 6

Nearpod Creations

Nearpod Creations Last week we looked at pre-created Nearpod lessons. This week let's look at making our own. Grab a powerpoint you already have or start from scratch. Login to Nearpod, click "new presentation" and drag your powerpoint onto the workspace to get started. Be sure to title your presentation so that you know what it is, consider putting your last name in the title as this is a shared account with others at your grade level. With Nearpod you can insert slides that are content, websites, or activities. Add Content Add Web Content Add Activity After you have created your presentation be sure to publish it so that you can run the session with students. Run the "Live" session with the whole class and the "homework" session for individuals or centers time. The live session keeps you in control of the slides, whereas the homework session allows students to go through at their own pace. Both types of sessions allow you to look at student responses through "reports". Students join a session by using the code you provide, either live or homework. Helpful Tip: If you are using Symbaloo and you want students to use Nearpod during centers, use the homework link to place it on your Symbaloo, then students won't need your code as it is already embedded in the link. More Nearpod Training Info: Your Atomic Learning login information:

Login not working? Let me know, but in the meantime feel free to use the family/parent login:

Username: dcpsparent

Password: dcps

Start your training here!    Possible Training to get you started: Nearpod Training

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Digital Workstation - Nearpod (Whole Class or Small Group Center)

Part 5 of 6

Nearpod

Nearpod is a way to display interactive lessons with real-time assessment across any device. You can use Nearpod with a whole class lesson or run individual lessons using a homework code. All student input is recorded for a teacher to review at any time.

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Let's Check out a Lesson!  Go to nearpod.com and "Join" my session. The session code is: ________

DCPS has purchased a Gold License for each grade level at Powell! Wahoo! While it isn't your own account you can save any files you want within the grade level account. In Nearpod you can create your own lessons or use ones from the library. Most are free due to the Gold License we have this year!

Nearpod Logins for Powell

Grade	Username	Password*
K	sixth.powell@dc.gov	sixth____
1st	first.powell@dc.gov	first_____
2nd	second.powell@dc.gov	second____
3rd	third.powell@dc.gov	third_____
4th	fourth.powell@dc.gov	fourth____
5th	fifth.powell@dc.gov	fifth_____

*See Davenport for actual password

Next Week we'll explore Nearpod more to find a lesson in the Nearpod Library that you can add to your grade level account to use whole-class or as a "homework" session (for centers).

Digital Workstation - IWB Implementation

Part 4 of 6

Create IWB Procedures

Word Version

2nd Grade Sample - SMART Notebook Center Activity

Notice the use of Next Page icons, Return Home Page icons, and Linking to specific pages to help the students use the file. 

To add these icons search for these in the gallery: "next page" or "home page"

To link objects to different pages: insert > link

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Create an IWB Activity

Ideas to Get you Started

• Go Math! Modules (or any other digital interactive)
• Activity Builder (Notebook Software)
• Grab something from SMART Exchange and build on it!

Digital Learning Stations - QR (Listening & Speaking)

QR Codes - Audio Use in Stations

Part 3 of 6 

Audio Recording Programs

Recording Program	Features/Notes
Audio Boom*	Quick QR Creation, unlimited clips, max duration 10 minutes per clip
Sound Cloud*	longer clips >10 minutes
Clyp.it*	No account needed, great for students to record
Vocaroo	No account needed, file deletes after 6 months, easy student recording site

* Disclaimer: Be mindful that unsupervised students could find and listen to the public's work and sound recordings.

Have a plan for link collection...

Question: How will you collect Audio Links if you are having students work on creations?

Answer: Google Forms

Teacher Created SoundCloud Listening Center Sample:

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Other Resource:

QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator 

Digital Learning Stations - Blended Learning Programs

Part 2 of 6

Language Arts

myOn Reader is an on-line digital library from Capstone books. Our students have access to over 1700 books online anytime, anywhere! These books are in full color and the students may choose to have them read to them or read them alone. These books come in Spanish and English. Think of utilizing this resource as a center, home connection or whole class read alouds.

All teachers and students have access to this resource with individual accounts linked to the classroom teacher. Please check out the myOn folder for more info on how to login and get started with your students. (This info lives in the Drive > Whole School > Technology).
Quick Start Tips:
Go to www.myon.com

Student login info:  (just like ST Math & iReady, yay!)	Teacher login info:
Username = Student ID # Password = 6 digit birthdate	Username = first name.last name Password = myon

Imagine Learning

• While we only have 35 individual student licenses...you can utilize all the resources/lessons 
• Use Internet Explorer: Website: 10.169.15.82 (only works at school) 
• Login: username: teacher password: __________________

Typing Agent

• student login ID & birthdate
• Teacher login: full email address, password: ____

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Math

ST Math

• Change student groups, change curriculum order to meet your class scope & sequence
• Assign homework where appropriate
  
• Think about running Classroom Connections for centers or whole group - you can run any lesson you want from Test Drive!

iReady

• Progress Monitoring
• Enable Instruction

Go Math

• Thank you Ms. Moessner! (hint, hint)
• Resources

Frontrow

Digital Learning Stations

Part 1 of 6

Leverage the Technology You Have

Leveraging Desktop Computers (Each Classroom at Powell has 5!)

Ease of Access - Deep Freeze Blues

It is difficult for young students or students who are not proficient with a keyboard to navigate multiple (or sometimes a single) URL. Today we will focus on giving your students access to quality resources without giving yourself a headache.

Enter Symbaloo!

Example Symbaloo "Tools"

Future Sessions

Blended Learning Programs
QR Code Organization
Video Creation (Paper Slide/Voice Over)
IWB Centers
Nearpod (HW) & Hyperdocs