tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54429005979771169142024-03-15T19:09:38.822-06:00APS Educational “Tech”niquesTips and Tricks for Reaching your Peak in Technology IntegrationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11936138807776436169noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-90445256277578605392017-04-03T06:00:00.000-06:002017-04-03T06:00:31.538-06:00The 2017 Aurora Borealis Student Film Festival<br />
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<span class="s1"><b><i>It is with sincere pleasure we invite the entire APS community to the 2017 Aurora Borealis Film Festival on Tuesday, April 11</i></b></span><span class="s2"><b><i><sup>th</sup></i></b></span><span class="s1"><b><i> at 5pm. The festival will showcase the best student films from middle and high school students across the district. All are welcome to attend and there is no cost for admission. All student submissions accepted this year will be screened at the event followed by an awards ceremony and photos. All students with accepted submissions will have their photos taken on the red carpet in celebration following the screening and awards ceremony. This is a </i></b></span><span class="s3"><b><i>FORMAL EVENT</i></b></span><span class="s1"><b><i> so please plan you wear your best and look sharp, it will be a great celebration. </i></b></span><span class="s1"><b><i> </i></b></span><span class="s1"><b><i>We are very happy to announce the location of this year’s Aurora Borealis Film Festival will be the </i></b><a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/about/sie-filmcenter/"><span class="s4"><b><i>Sie Film Center on East Colfax</i></b></span></a><b><i>. The Sie Film Center has been host to the Denver Film Festival for 40 years and has hosted a large number of famous stars. We are very excited about providing students the opportunity to engage with the center as well as show their films in an authentic theater where great films have been screened throughout the years.</i></b></span></h4>
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<b><i>You are more than welcome to share this information or pass along to anyone you think might be interested. If you would like more information you can visit the Aurora Borealis Film Festival Website at </i></b><a href="http://bit.ly/apsfilm2017"><span class="s4"><b><i>http://bit.ly/apsfilm2017</i></b></span></a><b><i> or contact the film festival team at </i></b><a href="mailto:apsfilmfestival@gmail.com"><span class="s4"><b><i>apsfilmfestival@gmail.com</i></b></span></a><b><i>. We look forward to seeing you there!</i></b></h4>
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Looking for Lesson Plans to Teach Google to Secondary Students? </h3>
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<b><a href="https://www.cs-first.com/" target="_blank">CS-First from Google</a> </b>has recently published video-based lessons for teaching Google to grades 7-12 students. This course uses instructional videos and creative projects to teach students how to use G Suite applications. Students will develop digital literacy through creative projects.<br />
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<li>Teaches students to behave ethically online. Digital citizenship is embedded in the lessons and encourages student to use technology tools safely and responsibly.</li>
<li>Utilize the videos for a blended learning model in order to give individualized attention and foster student growth.</li>
<li>Personalizes learning for students by giving them the opportunity to explore their interests, use their strengths, and develop important skills and ideas.</li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-50058400216365865232017-03-13T09:06:00.003-06:002017-03-13T09:06:38.358-06:00Last Call for Film Submissions to the 2nd Annual Aurora Borealis Film FestivalToday at 11:59pm MDT marks the deadline for all student film submissions to the 2017 Aurora Borealis Film Festival. The festival is open to any APS student in middle or high school grades. Students do not have to be enrolled or taking a film class to be eligible and they can submit films they've created on their own. The maximum time limit for all films is 5 minutes, they can be as short as 30 seconds if a students wants to send a quick message.<br />
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For more information, the <a href="https://sites.google.com/aurorak12.org/auroraborealis/home" target="_blank">Aurora Borealis Website</a> has all the details and it can be easily accessed at: <a href="http://bit.lyapsfilm2017/">http://bit.lyapsfilm2017</a> from any device with an internet connection. There are a few rules and restrictions to take note of as well as opportunities to view the accepted submissions from 2016. Any submissions for the 2017 festival can be entered through the website until 11:59pm MDT today.<br />
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The 2017 Aurora Borealis Film Festival will take place on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 with a start time at 5pm MDT. The location for the 2017 festival will be the <a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/about/sie-filmcenter/" target="_blank">Sie Film Center</a> at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/2510+E+Colfax+Ave,+Denver,+CO+80206/data=!4m5!4m4!1m0!1m2!1m1!1s0x876c7eb4843640c3:0xb8a788c122661f23?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGz-_r7qrNAhVCwGMKHfFiDaIQwwUIHjAA" target="_blank">2510 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, CO.</a> which is home to the Denver Film Society. The festival is open to anyone and is free of charge so feel free to come join us if you are interested in seeing the student films. <br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-41499602963800254602017-02-20T19:41:00.004-07:002017-02-20T19:59:16.230-07:00Use Edulastic for Interactive Formative Assessment as Well as PARCC and CMAS Practice<br />
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD66OSw3X2g/WKujurIAMQI/AAAAAAAALE4/cCN24jne5bcgMRsVCbt_CqQmu7u5lseNwCLcB/s1600/edulastic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD66OSw3X2g/WKujurIAMQI/AAAAAAAALE4/cCN24jne5bcgMRsVCbt_CqQmu7u5lseNwCLcB/s200/edulastic.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://www.edulastic.com/" target="_blank"><b>Edulastic</b></a> is a <b>free</b> website that instantly shows who's on track and who needs help so teachers can <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Edulastic has an Assessment Library with assessments tied to standards for grades K-12. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In addition to English Language Arts and Math assessments, this site also includes Science and Social Studies. Teachers can choose Common Core standards for ELA and Math. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although Colorado Science is listed, there are not any assessments available for this one at this time. However, there are some for the NGSS standards. There are also general Social Studies standards by grade level.</span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-64551612090568796852016-10-11T14:48:00.001-06:002016-10-11T17:01:15.242-06:00Interactive Training and Walkthroughs, Right within G Suite<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "cantarell"; font-size: 15.4px;">GAFE (Google Apps for Education) has changed the name to </span><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/139019?hl=en" style="background-color: white; color: #7e7e7e; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">G Suite for Education</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "cantarell"; font-size: 15.4px;">. In addition to changing the name, Google has added several new features to some of the apps included in the G Suite. These features use "machine intelligence" to facilitate and add more functionalities to Google Apps. You can read </span><a href="https://blog.google/topics/education/introducing-g-suite-education/" style="background-color: white; color: #7e7e7e; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google's education blog</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "cantarell"; font-size: 15.4px;"> to learn more about those new features.</span><br />
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I was recently able to use the online tool <a href="https://getkahoot.com/" target="_blank">Kahoot</a> when facilitating some professional learning. I had heard about the tool over a year ago but never tool the chance of using it when leading a session. The feedback I received from the use of the tool was extremely positive. Users were incredibly engaged with the experience and had tons of fun while going through a simple quiz game I had created. There was laughter and excitement which made the learning fun and interesting. I found it incredibly easy to use the tool and engage my audience which provided an atmosphere of genuine learning. <br />
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Kahoot is a simple and easy to use tool in any learning environment. You can sign up for free and create assessments quickly and easily which is a crucial component to any learning environment. Kahoot works on any device with internet access including all mobile devices. One of my favorite features is the ease of use for participants. There is no need for them to create accounts to participate. Each "game" or activity that you create has a special pin and the only thing your participants need to get started is to enter the game pin and their name. Another great feature is the ability to override or "veto" any inappropriate or misused names. If any participants enter names that aren't correct or are inappropriate, you can immediate reject them and they are dismissed from the game. <br />
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It's incredibly easy to get started with Kahoot. <a href="http://viewpure.com/v2JbY979WUg?start=0&end=0" target="_blank">This VIDEO</a> allows you to get started using Kahoot in under 3 minutes so there's no need to worry about spending hours learning a new tool. You'll need to visit g<a href="http://etkahoot.com/">etkahoot.com</a> to sign up and create your first game/assessment as well as facilitate it. Your participants will go to <a href="http://kahoot.com/">kahoot.com</a> to play and enter the game pin. I created my first interactive experience with Kahoot in about 15 minutes and we were off and running. Participants earn points for correct responses but it doesn't end there. Points are also awarded for how fast they respond which means the element of competition is very clearly present at all points of the game. The person who responds first gets the most points awarded and so on. I loved watching the looks on participant faces as they worked to respond as quickly as possible with the correct answer. After each question a summary of the leader board is displayed allowing the competition to grow even stronger. Life involves competition and participants love fun, friendly competition so let's incorporate more opportunities in our learning environments. <br />
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Kahoot will provide instant feedback to the participants in terms of right or wrong answers. It also will provide you a summary of participant responses to each question so you can easily collect great data to reflect on at a later time or when the game is finished. The data can be downloaded as an excel spreadsheet for easy analysis or you can also save it directly to Google Drive if you prefer to utilize your Googliciousness. Either way, you can have access to instant data and make real-time instructional decisions to support your learners. You can even replay any of your previous Kahoot's at anytime so learners can challenge themselves to beat their previous score(s). <br />
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The next time you're thinking about assessing learners or want to have a conversation with them that involves data collection, check out Kahoot and watch the engagement soar. Learning can be fun and Kahoot is one simple tool to bring the fun and engagement into your learning environment. If you have questions or would like support with additional strategies for utilizing Kahoot in your instructional practice, contact your <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/auroraedtech/staff" target="_blank">APS EdTech Coach</a>. It will certainly be a hoot!<br />
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Two years ago when <b>Google Classroom</b> was first released, I was very excited to share it with teachers because of the ease in which documents could be distributed, shared, and collected. Although Google Classroom was a great tool, there were limitations. Fortunately, Google for Education has been very responsive to teacher requests and continues to make updates and improvements.<br />
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Several updates to Google Classroom were released in August. I wanted to highlight a some of those updates here.<br />
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<a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6388136" target="_blank"><b>Guardian Summaries</b></a><br />
One of the common requests I have heard is the need for parents to access Google Classroom. There is now a feature named Guardian Summaries in which teachers can invite guardians to sign up for email summaries so that they can keep up with student progress. Summaries include student's missing work, upcoming due dates as well as announcements and questions posted by the teacher. Guardians can choose when they receive a summary daily or weekly. The can also choose to unsubscribe at any time. <a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/7075223" target="_blank">Sample Guardian Summary</a>.<br />
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When creating an assignment, teachers now have the option to organize the class stream by adding topics to their posts. Next to the due date is a spot for topic. Teachers can type a new topic or select from a previously used topic. Then students or teachers can filter the stream by topic.<br />
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Although this is not a new topic, the location of this option has moved, so I wanted highlight the change.<br />
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<li>Teachers and students can preview materials attached to assignments or posts.</li>
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If you would like to start using Google Classroom with your students, or you have questions about the updates, please contact your <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/auroraedtech/staff" target="_blank">Ed Tech Coach</a> for help.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38;">He demonstrated the ease of using JoeZooApp as a Writing Feedback Tool, Rubric Builder, and a Grading Tool</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The JoeZooApp is an add-on to Google Docs, and it works with Google Classroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">91 pre-loaded comments written by teachers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grouped into 5 categories</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can edit and recategorize </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a Frequently Used Category</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Comments are color coded and comments are differentiated</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Helps students digest feedback</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can add a comment one at a time or</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Monkey Checker finds grammar and mechanical errors and highlights and adds comments to those errors</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can upload assignment from Google Classroom or do it manually</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The data has several tabs that give you different data points</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One will show the 5 most frequent comments you gave to a student</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Student can see feedback per category</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Click on comment in the list and cursor goes to that area in the doc</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then you save and Return to Student</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Complete rubric goes to the top of the student doc</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students click to open the Add-on on the side</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next update with include feature that will show what students are doing with the feedback they receive </span></li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-87277225388809340862016-04-22T15:23:00.000-06:002016-04-22T15:30:08.153-06:00How might we scaffold self-management skills for our students?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">As an ed tech coach, I am often asked questions about limiting internet access for students. “Can we block youtube?” “How do we block this game site?” “We need to block facebook.” APS has a progressive view on site availability: we recognize that there can be excellent academic and relationship building reasons to leave social media sites accessible by all and we also know that shutting off one game site just means another game site is discovered the next week.<br /><br />BUT...I empathize with the questions. It's understandable that teachers and principals might want limits on availability. Students finding ways to spend their entire class time on youtube searching for music videos instead of researching the Civil War is frustrating - and the <span style="font-weight: 700;">least</span> scary thing about open access. Cyber-bullying, violent or sexually graphic images and videos, and child predators on internet sites aimed at children are infinitely more concerning.<br /><br />So what can we do about sites like youtube - which can have both excellent resources for students and teachers AND truly objectionable material?</span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="background-color: white;"><br />Some teachers have a hard and fast rule regarding where students go on the internet. It’s some variation of, “If you are anywhere other than ___, I’m taking up your chromebook.” I totally get this stance. Teachers deal with hundreds of things in a typical hour long lesson and with a rule like this, teachers that interact with students in class can keep their students on the desired site effectively.<br /><br />BUT…I wonder about two things:<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;">1. Is this just compliance? Are students engaged in the work or are they simply staring at the screen, doing no deep thinking? I would argue that with this management policy, students may only be engaged behaviorally, leaving behind affective and cognitive engagement - and thus, leaving behind rigor and relevance.</em><br /><br /><em style="position: relative;">2. We don’t pick up the notebooks and pens from students when they aren’t doing their assigned work. We don’t take away their textbook. What message are we sending if we take away their chromebook/ipad/laptop/phone?</em><br /><br />Sometimes, building compliance skills in our children is crucial. Physical safety comes to mind. You teach a two year old to not touch the stove, to not handle knives, to not go out in the street. You don’t spend a lot of time trying to explain why; the typical two year old isn’t capable of reason and their life safety depends on compliance.<br /><br />Compliance in the classroom is more nuanced. We still need students to follow rules, but we also want student buy-in. Buy-in v. compliance in a 3rd grade classroom may look different when compared to the same in a 9th grade classroom, but it’s a crucial piece in the culture of every classroom.<br /><br />AND SO:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I’ve been struggling with this idea for a while now. I’m a neophyte twitter user and I tweeted out a variation or two on the subject but got no replies. Wholly aware that I’m a twitter noob, I thought the reason my questions didn’t generate any interest is because either a) no one else has the question b) the answer is so obvious that no one wants to get into a discussion about it or c) something is wrong with my twitter account. I was leaning heavily towards either a or b, but then I saw a tweet from Richard Wells - “How do we scaffold self-management?” I followed that discussion, and there were some great thoughts - <i>break it into small chunks and help students identify behaviors</i> from Jacque Allen, <i>set mini goals within the student’s zone of proximal development</i> from Barend Blom.<br /><br />As a concrete thinker, I immediately jumped to what these ideas would look like in a classroom. I broached the subject with Kevin Reibau and he told me about<a href="http://www.stackup.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">StackUp</a>. A colleague of ours, Noah Geisel, took a few minutes the other day to show me some of the cool stuff this Chrome extension can do. I think it can be a part of the scaffolding of self-management for students - not as a replacement for relationship building, setting goals and reflecting on progress with students but as a non-invasive and digital way of producing data for students so they know exactly how much time they spent on instagram instead of on the History Channel.<br /><br />At the very least, it lets <em style="position: relative;"><strong>me</strong></em> know just how far I fell into the seemingly never-ending time suck of facebook or Inside Texas - my Longhorn Football fix.<br /><br />Anyone else using a tool like StackUp with students? Have other ideas about helping students make good choices when it comes to using the internet for learning?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>A note from Jan Parker: this blog post was originally published on my personal blog and while my teammates and I have similar views on this topic, there are shades of gray. I expressed my opinion here in the hopes of starting a rich conversation around these ideas.</i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976360941258454510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-20807624889283414312016-04-12T06:30:00.000-06:002016-04-12T06:30:00.987-06:00Aurora Borealis Student Film Festival - Aurora Public Schools<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Film/video is a passion for students of all ages. Through film production, students gain access to a wide variety of 21st century skills that prepare them for their futures. Along with those skills, students are able to explore their interests while voicing their opinions and views about the world in which they live. Student film is an opportunity for everyone to hear about the ways in which students interpret the world and solutions they possess to some of the world's problems. It can also be a great way to understand their thinking and allow us to tap into the things that drive their desires and dreams so that we can hopefully support their efforts and achievements.</div>
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On May 11, 2016 Aurora Public Schools will host its first annual student film festival the "Aurora Borealis". The film festival will provide an opportunity for APS students to showcase their film production talents. The festival is open to all students in APS who have a desire to write, capture, produce, and edit their own short films, videos, or commercials.<br />
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If you are a student interested in submitting your work to the festival contest, visit <a href="http://bit.ly/apsfilm2016">bit.ly/apsfilm2016</a> for more information, requirements/restrictions, and the process to get your products entered. The deadline for all submissions is Friday April 29, 2016 at 11:59pm MDT. No submissions will be accepted past this date. </div>
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The Aurora Borealis Film Festival will be held at the Aurora Public Schools Professional Learning and Conference Center (PLCC) which is located at 15751 E. 1st Ave. Aurora, CO. 80011. If you have questions or would like information that is not contained in the link above or on this post, send an email to apsfilmfestival@gmail.com. We hope to see you at the festival! </div>
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Flubaroo is a google add-on tool for google sheets that will automatically grade submissions based on the criteria that are set by the teacher. It's an extremely popular add-on. In its first iteration, it was a tool that worked best just with multiple choice or single word text/number questions. Recently it has undergone improvements that make it much more student-centered and teacher-friendly.<br />
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However, it can be a challenge to give all students a voice in a Socratic Circle that is 30+ students big...there are time, space, and personality constraints that sometimes mean the conversation is dominated by just a few voices.</div>
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We recently had the good fortune to be able to spend some time at Wheeling Elementary in 4th and 5th grade classrooms using chromebooks in this manner.</div>
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The engagement of the students in both circles was high, every student had a voice, and the ability for each group to function at a higher level was increased: the inner circle discussion was more robust because of the smaller number of participants, the outer circle discussion was lively and engaged because they could respond to the discussion in real time, instead of having to wait until the inner circle finished to share their thoughts.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976360941258454510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-15102501342271398812016-02-09T15:22:00.000-07:002016-02-09T15:22:24.033-07:00ReDesign AuroraCheck out this post from APS Director of Teaching & Learning, Laurie Marcellin:<br />
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Providing feedback for student writing can be overwhelming and time consuming, however, technology is quickly making it possible to provide students with almost instant feedback when it comes to the foundational skills necessary to become a great writer. JoeZoo Express is a great new tool that can save teachers large amounts of time in providing feedback to students and quickly get them moving forward. Take a look at this video to see an example of how it works.</div>
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When teachers are able to save time on foundational components of student writing, they are able to focus on supporting students with development of higher level literacy skills. Google Docs is a great tool and being used by many teachers, however, it can be time consuming to add comments on every Google Doc for every student. JoeZoo doesn't require any installs by students and provides great comments that are re-useable and customizable by teachers. <br />
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If you're interested in trying the JoeZoo add-on with Google Docs, click <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/joezoo-express/cjfkajggdjbpjheohdjdapdoblepkahh?utm_source=permalink" target="_blank">HERE</a>. You'll find additional information about some of JoeZoo's features below. JoeZoo has a wonderful support website with a collection of <a href="https://getjoezoo.com/help.html" target="_blank">1-minute videos</a> that can answer any questions you may have or help you resolve any issues. If you'd like additional support with using or setting up JoeZoo express, contact your <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/auroraedtech/staff" target="_blank">APS EdTech Coach</a>. </div>
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JoeZoo has preloaded 88 of the most frequently used pieces of writing feedback that are color coded and grouped into 5 categories. Teachers can instantly provide feedback on formatting, grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and structure for students. It's easy for students to understand because it's all visual. For additional information on writing feedback features click <a href="https://getjoezoo.com/writing-feedback.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Last but not least, JoeZoo has a grading tool that's quick and easy to use. With just a few clicks, teachers can grade student writing assignments in Google Docs. Grading is made easy by allowing the teacher to grade student work right within the assignment. There's no need to click back and forth between windows or tabs. Once the grading is complete, JoeZoo will automatically calculate a total grade as well. There's an override option if the teacher needs to make any adjustments. Click <a href="https://getjoezoo.com/grading-tool.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for more information on the grading tool.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It wasn't until I became a teacher that I began to annotate texts with real purpose. The pressure of being prepared for class after class of energetic 12 year olds drove me to read professional literature and young adult literature with a new focus and purpose. At the same time I was learning about how annotation helped me develop my professional practice, I also learned how annotation could support my students in making meaning in the texts they encountered in my class. In teaching I learned the authentic value of talking back to a text with annotations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Still, though we shared our annotations in discussion, the act of annotating was an independent act that we did alone, while we read silently. Even in guided reading settings, we'd annotate segments of text individually before talking through those texts one segment at a time. The Internet, with its interactive opportunities and Web 2.0 applications, suggest a more social approach, and present an opportunity for teachers and students alike to consider the possibilities for annotating together. In pairs, in interest-powered groups and yes, oh yes, in crowds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With those as yet undiscovered possibilities in mind, <a href="https://storify.com/onewheeljoe/organizing-an-annotation-flash-mob">some colleagues and I convened online for an experimental "annotation flash mob."</a> Using <a href="https://hypothes.is/">the tool hypothes.is</a>, we marked up the text "<a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/skills-and-strategies-annotating-to-engage-analyze-connect-and-create/?_r=1">Skills and Strategies | Annotating to Engage, Analyze, Connect and Create," by Jeremy Dean and Katherine Schulten</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of the small mob that convened online, some talked in a Google Hangout (about 7 of us) and shared their screens to show us how they worked. Others (about 7 more), joined from points around the globe to mark up the text but didn't join the webinar. They dove into the article itself, jotting notes and responding to other annotation mobsters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In my favorite "annotation discussion thread" that resulted from our flash mob a teacher- kschmidt39- asked how she might use a group feature to engage her class in some private, class-level collaborative annotation. Another participant, my brother Jason annotating live from Salvador, Brazil, chimed in with a classroom application for collaborative annotation. kschmidt39, rather than sticking on her technical questions, engaged in back-and-forth about pedagogy. At the end of this organically developing thread, Terry Elliott popped in to solve the technical question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the hours before the annotation flash mob started, I looked at my bookshelf for the books I had marked up most in order to reflect on the annotation I do for authentic purposes. I found <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Literature_Workshop.html?id=MiLuAAAAMAAJ">Sheridan Blau's The Literature Workshop</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=9781571103895">Peter Johnston's Choice Words</a> and tried to get some workable photographs of how I annotated them. Not pictured above are the giant, expensive sticky notes I used to annotate Blau's book at the end of each chapter. They're big and pink and covered with my excited ideas about teaching. In Johnston's case, my aforementioned brother recently borrowed this to take to a conference where he was presenting and wanted to share it as a resource text. He rolled his eyes when I refused to let him clean up my copy by taking out the sticky notes that are now slightly mangled and torn where they stick out of the book. I assured him that his participants would appreciate my personal process when they turned the well-worn pages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My crappy photography of these two heavily annotated books revealed something else to me: I prized these texts because they contain thoughtful insights that fed my appetite for professional learning and because they each transcribed the learning interactions that they either created or observed in order to make perfectly concrete what powerful classroom discourse- learning discourse- looks and sounds like. </span><br />
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Super Quiz is a great new formative assessment tool that has just been released. Super Quiz is an Add-On for Google Sheets that quickly creates data and statistical displays of any student responses. Flubaroo has been another popular grading tool for Google Forms & Sheets for a long time and now there's another option that teachers can choose from. With Super Quiz, you don't need to wait for data on your students, you can instantly get breakdowns that will allow you to make quick instructional decisions and support struggling students.</div>
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Super Quiz can be easily added onto any Google Sheet by clicking "Add-Ons" at the top and selecting "Get Add-Ons" from the dropdown menu. Simply search for Super Quiz and complete the install process. Once Super Quiz has been installed, you can run it by returning to the add-ons menu. Super Quiz takes less than 90 seconds to complete and will provide you will a great data breakdown of all the responses.</div>
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There are a few requirements you'll need to pay close attention to in order to get Super Quiz to run effectively. Your spreadsheet must be titled "Form Responses 1" which is the default for any Google Sheet that has been created from a Google Form. The only other requirement is that the first 4 columns of the Sheet are titled: Timestamp, Username, Name, and Teacher. You can easily achieve this by using these headings for the first four questions on your Google Form. </div>
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Once you run Super Quiz, you'll find a variety of tabs added to your spreadsheet. You'll find "Right & Wrong" which breaks down all the correct and incorrect answers. There's "Class Results" which will allow you to view data by class if you have multiple classes taking the same assessment, "Incorrect Students", "Response Feedback", "Topic Score Breakdown", "Charts" and more. You may not use all the tabs for each assessment but they are easily accessible when you need them which can make the instructional decision making process quick and easy. </div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-4295916964789274342015-12-11T13:57:00.004-07:002015-12-11T13:59:54.469-07:00Language Immersion Extension to Support Learning a New Language<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ChEGLZfluNYI8K4G4vsYnswndR8NcjXUHw2zUrRV1IiW0XHPLSX5gR7t0XNoR_iF9G1T7Zyhda_ClNqOj_tsJJUlIJFnEs7PTEPEoUgQK_Mpj7rX7BeTh15zWcfsswTMPtwQ2MxzxYE/s1600/language+immersion+pic.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ChEGLZfluNYI8K4G4vsYnswndR8NcjXUHw2zUrRV1IiW0XHPLSX5gR7t0XNoR_iF9G1T7Zyhda_ClNqOj_tsJJUlIJFnEs7PTEPEoUgQK_Mpj7rX7BeTh15zWcfsswTMPtwQ2MxzxYE/s320/language+immersion+pic.png" width="209" /></a><br />
The Chrome Extension called "<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-immersion-for-ch/bedbecnakfcpmkpddjfnfihogkaggkhl" target="_blank">Language Immersion for Google Chrome</a>" is a free service that changes a certain number of words on a website, blog, etc to any one of 64 languages Google currently translates.<br />
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It's easy to install and has five settings (novice to fluent) to differentiate the difficulty for the learner.<br />
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At the novice level, a few phrases in each paragraph appear in the chosen second language. At the fluent level, entire paragraphs are translated. On top of that, the translated phrases are highlighted and toggle on click between English and the translated language. The extension works on any webpage that is not https - generally, any webpage that is not password protected or requires a log-in.<br />
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It's a perfect fit in a world languages classroom, but it could also be useful in an ELD classroom. In a beginning French class for example, set the immersion level to "novice." In an ELD class, have the learner set their native language as the one to be translated to, and set the immersion to "fluent."<br />
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Click the link at the top of this post to install on your chrome browser and if you have any questions, reach out to your friendly ed tech coach!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976360941258454510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-60109764347915987362015-11-24T13:25:00.000-07:002015-12-11T13:16:59.577-07:00"Scaffold-Blasting" - Differentiate on the Fly in Google Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Being able to differentiate assignments in Google Classroom is an oft-requested feature. We know that differentiation done well is one path to creating an equitable learning environment for all of our students.<br />
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Currently, there are work-arounds such as attaching multiple versions of a google doc and directing students on which assignment to choose or using a google sheet add-on such as Doctopus to manage the differentiation. But like most work-arounds, those choices come with an added layer of complexity for the teacher and/or the student.<br />
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Erich Ball, Social Studies teacher at Aurora Hills Middle School, came up with a method he has termed "Scaffold-Blasting."<br />
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Say you are working on the gradual release of your students - asking them to do more of the thinking instead of giving them a full outline to follow when approaching a writing assignment. Erich creates a document that does just that and then assigns it in google classroom. Then, when he sees the few students that are struggling to get started, Erich goes into that student's google doc from google classroom and pastes additional help right into their document - maybe more structure, maybe a couple of questions to get the student thinking, whatever would give that student a bit of support.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976360941258454510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-29169035894150939302015-11-10T22:04:00.003-07:002015-11-16T17:26:22.915-07:00Hour of Code<b><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">Looking for a great way to engage your students?</span></b><br />
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Consider participating in the <b>Hour of Code</b>. This event is held during the Computer Science Education week, <b>December 7-13, 2015</b>. This event for students of all ages, even four year-olds.<br />
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To join over tens of millions of students from over 180 countries, click on the <a href="https://hourofcode.com/us" target="_blank">Hour of Code Link</a> and sign up. You and your students can view a map of all the locations that are participating. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check out the </span><a href="http://hourofcode.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hour of Code</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> guides, handouts, posters, videos, and other </span><a href="http://hourofcode.com/us/resources" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teacher Resources</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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The <a href="https://code.org/learn" target="_blank">code.org </a>site provides one-hour tutorials at all different levels. The tutorials range beginning with <i>Frozen</i> to advanced JavaScript and Robotics. There will be something to fit the needs of each of your students. Students can even participate without computers.<br />
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<span class="s1">In the spirit of the forthcoming Star Wars movie, Code.org has also created two apps one for 11 and younger and one for over 11. Minecraft has also joined the Hour of Code. Read this blog for details. </span><a href="http://www.mindmake.com/blog/minecraft-and-the-hour-of-code/" target="_blank">Minecraft and the Hour of Code</a>.</div>
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The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is coming to Denver next summer. This event is one of the largest and most popular professional learning experiences in the world when it comes to technology in education. It's time to start thinking about your registration and plans to attend now so you can get the most out of this experience. Registration for the 2016 conference in Denver, CO. opened yesterday so you can get set up at anytime. If you're interested in attending this world class professional learning event, you'll find all the details below. </div>
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The APS EdTech coaches and a number of APS teachers have attended ISTE in the past and the reports of their experiences are nothing but fantastic. If you have questions or would like more information that is not contained on the <a href="https://conference.iste.org/2016/" target="_blank">ISTE Website</a>, contact your <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/auroraedtech/staff" target="_blank">APS EdTech Coach</a> and we'd be happy to share our knowledge and experiences with you. </div>
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Registration is pretty simple and only takes a few minutes, visit the <a href="https://conference.iste.org/2016/" target="_blank">ISTE Website</a> and click on "Attendees" at the top to get started. You'll be able to view a full list of agenda items as well as the different formats in which the sessions are offered. You can also access the ISTE standards for technology in education to get a snapshot for integration goals. Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind opportunity, we hope to see you there!</div>
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In partnership with the Colorado Avalanche, Everfi has released a powerful new tool to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning. This new tool is entirely free and web-based so it can be used on any device. It involves incredible interactions with the game of hockey from the engineering of skates to the area of the ice to finding angles of puck passes. It's also perfect for second language learners as it has great audio directions to accompany the text. If you are interested in using the great new tool to enhance student learning, check out the additional information below. <br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442900597977116914.post-26241570073975899012015-10-06T00:30:00.000-06:002015-12-11T13:16:38.434-07:00Customize Your App Launcher in ChromeAlong with bookmarks, your app launcher in Chrome can save time and frustration by giving you quick links to oft-used apps and websites. However, the default app launcher however contains google apps that you might not use. Wouldn't it be cool if you could customize it? Enter "App Launcher Customizer."<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">O</span><span style="text-align: center;">ne of my favorite Chrome extensions is</span><b style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.texthelp.com/north-america/readwriteforgoogle/" target="_blank">Read & Write for Google</a>. </b>This extension has been added to all the APS Chromebooks, so students using these devices, automatically have this extension. Although students have the free version and do not have as many features, Read & Write <span style="background-color: white; color: #534741;">provides text to speech and dual highlighting (yellow & blue) for any text on any website, PDF, or Google doc. It also provides an in the text translator.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As a teacher, you can get a free premium account for this extension by completing the form on this <a href="http://rw.texthelp.com/drive/home/RegisterTeacher" target="_blank">link</a>. <span style="background-color: white; color: #534741;">The premium version provides the same text to speech, dual highlighting, and translator features. It also includes supports for Google Docs, specifically, multi-highlighting options for active reading, extracting highlights, a vocabulary chart, a regular and picture dictionary, and word prediction. This <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3R_sNOyjXSdTWg5M0RlRGZHV3c/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Quick Reference Guide</a> will provide more details about the features.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #534741;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> In order to download this extension, you need to be logged into your Chrome account in the aurorak12.org account. Next, you can go to the Chrome Web store or click on this <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readwrite-for-google-chro/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd?hl=en-US" target="_blank">link</a> to download it.</span><br />
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