Choose a digital tool to use in your classroom or professional situation. You are free to select any app
or tool you would like to share with your peers. Write your blog entry
as a comment on the course-wide blog (see below for the address). Please
include the following in your entry:
1. name of the toolFor an example of a tool-specific blog, check out Amanda Fisher's blog about Class Dojo. Please note that this blog is much more extensive than what you need to provide.
2. platform(s) on which it works (web-based, iOS, Android, etc.)
3. what it does
4. one way it could be used in your situation (classroom, PD, etc.) Be specific with your ideas!
5. at which level of SAMR your example activity falls
The tool I chose is used to model one and two step algebraic equations. This modeling tool is web-based and located at http://www.mathplayground.com/AlgebraEquations.html. Using this tool students can build a one or two step equation, then work through visual steps to solve the equation. There is a tutorial mode to help students learn how to use the tool and then they can practice. The equation is built on a scale, which will tip if the equation does not remain balanced. I would use this tool when I first introduce one-step equations. Students will learn how to solve the equations by using the tool to understand the conceptual aspect of “doing the same thing to both sides of the equation”. Then when I introduce two-step equations students would be familiar with the tool and use it to explore solving the more complicated equations. I believe this tool in the augmentation level of the SAMR model. In this case, the technology substitutes for physical manipulatives, but allows functional improvement because it allows to students to see if the equation is balanced.
ReplyDeleteThe tool I'd like to share is Socrative by Mastery Connect. One can log in on any internet browser or apps from Google Play, ITunes, or the Window Store. "Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers by engaging their classrooms with a series of educational exercises and games." (from the Socrative website) Students respond to pre-made questions which can be either student-paced or teacher-paced. The teacher then can see their responses, right or wrong, the percentage of students who were correct, and even download the results. I have used Socrative to survey my students on various topics throughout the year to give me feedback concerning their learning and classroom procedures. However, my current favorite use is for ECA review. I teach Algebra 1. I have made short 5 question/problem quizzes for each day this week. We use this as a bellringer activity. I connect my IPAD to an Apple TV and post my results chart so all can see our overall work. We then discuss any issues with the problems. My students are really engaged. (I like Kahoots, but Socrative has no time limits so students can actually be given time to think and do the work before answering.) I think that this is at the augmentation level due to the opportunity for immediate feedback concerning student learning.
ReplyDelete1. Mobymax.com
ReplyDelete2. Web based, must use google chrome for it to work.
3. Mobymax has students take a pre test when they first log in. The program then decides where the student is based on the pre test and assigns lessons to the student to help fill in their gaps. Each lesson assigned to them is connected to a standard and has a tutorial to go along with the assignment. The students can work through lessons and earn game time points and play games, but when their time is up, they go back to the lessons. Teachers can also assign lessons to individual students or whole classes. Registering new students in your class is very easy and the program is user friendly. It also shows the teacher progress of every student so if you wanted to incorporate mobymax into your grades you could.
4. I use this in my classroom all the time. The students took a pre test and allowed me to see where they were academically. When I have certain students understand a concept and others do not, I put the students who understand a concept on mobymax so they are working on concepts that they struggle with while I work with the other students in small groups. I also like to use this for intervention. If I see a students is struggling with a certain standard, I can go onto mobmax and assign lessons from that standard to that student. It is a great way to differentiate your classroom. Students also should never be sitting and doing nothing in my class. If they get finished with work early, they can go onto mobymax and work on assigned lessons.
5. I feel this falls under Augmentation because it acts as a direct tool substitute. Mobymax is not redesigning the whole lesson but can serve as a tool for enhancing my lesson.
1. Google Classroom
ReplyDelete2. Web-based, although it can be used on other devices, but through Google Chrome.
3. Google Classroom helps me to digitally mange my class from anywhere. Here I am able to create assignments, as well as announcements. In addition, I can grade, return to student work, and make comments directly on the assignments or in a separate box.
4. I use this daily with my stduetns becasue we are 1:1 Chromebooks, it makes it so much easier to communicate the days events or projects in the future. Google Classroom is also extremely useful when having a substitute teacher because basically those are the lesson plans already input for the students so there is no explanation needed usually by the sub. I do give a hard copy to the sub just to have, but otherwise the students are able to come into class, sit down and get working. Google Classroom just makes it easier on everyone plus is great for tracking.
5. I think this app falls somewhere in Augmentation and Modification, sometimes even in Redefinition because of the assignments I create using the other applications.
The tool I would like to utilize in my room is an app called Sock Puppets (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sock-puppets). This app from iTunes would be wonderful for my K-1 groups in RTI. We focus heavily on sequencing, retelling, and comprehension. This app will be awesome to retell stories, create different versions of classic stories, or just allow my students to me authors of stories or videos. At the end of the project can have a film festival where the students can introduce or present their works. The Sock Puppet app allows students to create characters, props, settings, sound, video, and narrations. It definitely would take my traditional lessons up the SAMR ladder to the Redefinition arena. So excited to use this app!
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ReplyDeleteThe tool I like to use is the educreations app. It works on IOS and is web based. This tool allows the students to create a video and use drawing tools at the same time. I teach 4th grade and use it in science for our erosion unit. The students import a picture of a mountain. They explain the erosion process while drawing the erosion path down the mountain. I watch and grade according to a rubric. I feel this app tool fits in well at the Redefinition level of the SAMR model.
Blenda Brownlee
ReplyDeleteFlockDraw is the tool I would like to share. It is web-based but also can be obtained through iOS and Android through their app sites. FlockDraw is a free to use online whiteboard-based writing, drawing and painting tool. It can be used to draw, write or paint online with multiple people, with the artwork updating in real time. It offers different lines, colors and shapes to choose from. I would divide my students into small groups. These groups would choose an artist. They would research the artist's media and style of artwork. They would then do a class presentation with all the group drawing or painting at the same time on one piece of artwork that mimics their artist's style. This would be done while the whole class watches. This activity would fall into the Redefinition level of SAMR
1. name of the tool: Sight Words by Teach Speech Apps
ReplyDelete2. platform(s) on which it works (web-based, iOS, Android, etc.): IOS
3. what it does: Uses Dolch sight word list to quiz students
4. one way it could be used in your situation (classroom, PD, etc.) Be specific with your ideas!: I use it as a rotation during our Daily 5. Students practice on iPads.
5. at which level of SAMR your example activity falls: Augmentation
1.Behance
ReplyDelete2. Web-based, iOS, Android
3. Online portfolio platform
4. Each student would create a Behance portfolio to share their semester work
5. Augmentation
The name of the tool that I like to use in my classroom is Kahoot. It works on a web-based platform. It is a game-based, classroom response system. I project "quizzes" or questions and students use their iPads to select answers. The top five players are shown, which builds competition. It is fast-paced and students seem to love it. Currently, there are over two million public Kahoot question sets. However, users can create their own that are public or private. While this is a great tool for review, I like to have students create their own Kahoots. They can collaborate to do this and compete with other teams as well. Simply using already made Kahoots would be at the substitution level. Teacher-created Kahoots would be at the modification level. However, encouraging students to create their own Kahoots to use with other students is at the redefinition level.
ReplyDeleteThe tool that I use is Kahoot! Kahoot! is a free tool found web-based, on iOS and Android. I use this tool with students as a review technique. Students are in a game-based atmosphere where they can review concepts, terms, etc. while challenging other students through leader boards. I create the questions and students have a specified amount of time to answer the question. Since this is a game-based review the faster the students answer, the more points they score, and the higher they are on the leader board. I love to use Kahoot! as a review game. For instance, I use it in my English 9 class as a review for literary devices. They are given an example and have to name which kind of literary device it is. In terms of SAMR, I believe that this would be augmentation. I do not feel that it is solely substitution because it provides that game-based competition that is hard to provide in a classroom setting with no tech (at least at the level that Kahoot! is).
ReplyDeleteWell, I just noticed that Kahoot was used, so I will also post about an app called Nearpod. Nearpod is web-based, on iOS and Android. This program acts very similar to PowerPoint, except that the students log in with a code and view the presentation at the speed it is presented. This program goes deeper than just presenting information as students can answer questions, provide feedback, and draw pictures to show their current understanding. I have students create their own Nearpod presentations in my Etymology class focusing on origins of words. They make an interactive presentation where they can choose many different avenues to present their information through Nearpod. I believe that depending on how this tool is utilized it could fall between the modification and redefinition levels of SAMR.
DeleteI was a bit slow on the go...but I want to reemphasize the wonderful use of Kahoot and EdPuzzle. So moving on to a third choice I would love to share information about Emaze. Emaze is online presentation software. Simply select any of the professionally designed free presentation templates to easily create an amazing visual experience for your audience. Emaze features a proprietary state of the art HTML5 presentation maker that will create the slideshows, video presentations and even 3D presentations. It is a Cloud-based service that can be accessed from anywhere and on any device. The service is based in HTML 5 and aims to work on multiple platforms and devices. Theoretically, the app should work on your iPad, though I couldn't get it to. I've been told the team does have plans for native iOS and Android apps at some point in the future. The company then plans to switch to a freemium model, where free users will be limited to 10 presentations that can’t be made private. The premium tier should cost around $24 per year and won’t include any limits. I have only created a presentation on my laptop, but it could be viewed on my phone easily. It's a super first step away from the comfort of PowerPoint and will spark imagination with your students. They will feel like professional presenters with the quality that the ready-made templates provide. When you click under "Educational" a multitude of templates. When you click "Explore" you can view numerous presentations on different subjects. Emaze finds itself on the Modification and Redefinition level of SAMR, dependent upon its useage. Emaze is a presentation tool like Prezi, but with more bells and whistles created for your pleasure and creativity.
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ReplyDeleteI use MyFitnessPal and SuperTracker in Nutrition and Wellness classes so that students can track their daily food . It is available on the web, iOS and Android. Students must create an account so that the app can follow your entries. Students that have a mobile device are able to enter foods as they consume them, whereas students using paper to write the items down have a more difficult time. Using the application helps students chart and monitor their calorie, nutrient, water, and exercise on daily terms. We can then do analysis of their eating habits and create goals for improvement. The applications take the place of charting manually with paper and pencil. It creates a much easier way to track and record your food intake. It will store the information for you to use at a later time. You can make decisions about your calorie consumption and calorie burn during the day and make alterations as you go. Students can create reports for viewing. This tools meets the first 3 levels of SAMR, and students that meet the challenges of the tool can use it for redefinition.
ReplyDeleteThe program I chose was abc Pocket Phonics, an IOS based program. This iPad app provides students with letter writing practice as it teaches letter sounds. Letters are in small groups that can be used to build words, such as letters s, i, and t. Children practice letter sounds and move into sounding out blends and building words. I can use this program to track each of my student’s mastery of letter identification and sounds. Each student can move at their own pace allowing me to differentiate each students learning. I think this activity would fall into the Augmentation on the SAMR model.
ReplyDeleteThe tool I would like to share is DioNote. I use it on an Android device and I'm not sure if it's available anywhere else. I'm fairly new to using educational apps so I don't have a whole lot of things in my toolbox yet, but this is certainly one I use a lot! I'm a Middle School Special Ed Instructional Assistant and I am all over that school. I don't have a classroom of my own so I carry my classroom in a bag. I bought a tablet to carry around with me so that I could have my own computer to work with right there in the palm of my hand. Usually I'm working 1:1-3 with students in the back of the classroom or the library so I don't have a whiteboard to write on so everyone can see. This is where DioNote comes in. Using the "Canvas" feature, I can use my tablet as a whiteboard and write on it in any color and then save it for later when I'm working with a different set of students on the same material.
ReplyDeleteHowever, if I need to take notes on what the teacher is talking about I can use the "notebook" feature and turn my handwriting into "text" and save it into a "notebook" for that particular class.
Even though this is really just an app that I'm using in the Substitution level of SAMR, it's really saved me money on my Chiropractor bill from lugging around heavy binders for every class. Now it's all in my tiny tablet!
Next year when my students will have Chromebooks of their own to use, if DioNote is compatible with Chromebooks, I would be able to send things from my tablet to theirs through DioNote when it is connected to Dropbox, Drive or Evernote. They could then modify the images, if needed, and send them back to me updated. That would be using the app at least at the Augmentation level of SAMR.
1. KidBlog
ReplyDelete2. web based, IOS app, Android app
3. Classroom blog where the teacher and each student can have own account.
4. Student blog in response to content or topics of interest and illicit responses from others. They share their learning and have feedback to encourage more exploration. The teacher can control who has access and approve comments.
5. It could be any level on SAMR depending on how it is used but can be and M or R if receiving comments from others and inputting links.
Apperson datalink Connect
ReplyDeleteIt is software installed via our network that we can log on and use from any network PC. It comes with a scanner that reads answer sheets. It allows for the test results to be imported directly into our electronic grade book – Skyward. But more importantly it allows for me to do analysis on the students as well as the test. I am able to use this data as input to improve and refine my teaching.
As we move to 1:1 with chrome books I’m looking for a method for the future. I found a version that is similar called Classmaker. It is an online testing service where students log in and take the test. While this doesn’t import grades, it does allow for the same data analysis.
I view this as modification in the SAMR model since it allows for data analysis that just wasn’t feasible without this technology.
FYI data analysis is a component of RISE…
A tool that I just started using this year is Kahoot. It is web based. You can find it at Kahoot.it. I started out utilizing it mainly as a quick review (4 or 5 questions) before going on to a new math topic. It is a contest that rewards the quickest correct answer. After each question, it shows the top five students. For me, the top student gets to do whatever he wants the last 5 minutes of class. The second student gets three minutes, etc. It is quite the motivator! It certainly is not exclusive to math. It would work for any discipline. Your can personalize each Kahoot by changing the amount of time you allow your contestants to answer, or randomizing the order of questions/answers, or including a different photo with each question. The kids love it, and continue to ask 'can we do a Kahoot today?'. I started letting the kids create their own, and when we have a few extra minutes we play one of theirs. It is really interesting seeing what kinds of questions and answers they come up with. Occasionally, the correct answer isn't one of their choices which just gives us a great opportunity to do a quick mini lesson.
ReplyDeleteI would say a teacher created Kahoot is at the Augmentation level on the SAMR model since it is a substitute for a review. However, a student created Kahoot would be considered at the Modification level.
1. iMovie
ReplyDelete2. Mac & iOS platform
3. This allows students to create their own movie trailers and/or movies for a given assignment.
4. I use this in my classroom to have each student create an iMovie to persuade their audience (they choose the topic, but I have to approve it). They love the versatility being able to use photos, voice overs, special effects, videos and edit it along the way to have the best movie possible to persuade the audience.
5. I believe this is high augmentation, or the beginning of modification.
I would like to try to have my students talk, live, with Spanish-speaking students from around the world!
ReplyDeleteI would need to have computers and Wifi.
I would also need to have permission from the administration- of course, I would have to be vigilant to make sure that my students don't give out personal, identifying information- I would probably have to only have a couple of students try this at a time.
It would be great, if I could work out all of the kinks, to have my students practice their Spanish skills with Spanish-speakers.
I believe this could be an M level of the SAMR. I say this because I could also have my students practice with some of the Hispanic students of my school and that could also be live, and really, "face-to-face".
1. Spelling City
ReplyDelete2. web-based, iOS, Adnroid
3. I teach third grade. It’s a wonderful resource for spelling and vocabulary. My students love it. There are games and activities that help students learn weekly spelling/vocabulary lists. The interactive games provide visualizing and modeling unlike any workbook page can do. You can also generate your own lists to accompany the easily downloadable lists available from several publishing companies for free.
The teacher (and parents) can monitor student progress. It grades their work giving students immediate feedback.
5. Augmentation
The tool is Read 180's student computer component.
ReplyDeleteThe students need to have access to the internet and wifi. It doesn't really matter what kind of computer the student is using. It takes different readings and has the students read aloud, answer questions, and work on vocabulary. It keeps track of scores and won't let student advance until they have mastered an area.
It is meant, and I use it as, a station for about twenty minutes at a time.
This would fall under the Augmentation level on the SAMR.
The tool is Read 180's student computer component.
ReplyDeleteThe students need to have access to the internet and wifi. It doesn't really matter what kind of computer the student is using. It takes different readings and has the students read aloud, answer questions, and work on vocabulary. It keeps track of scores and won't let student advance until they have mastered an area.
It is meant, and I use it as, a station for about twenty minutes at a time.
This would fall under the Augmentation level on the SAMR.
1. Popplet
ReplyDelete2. This is a free app on the iOS and is also web based.
3. It creates a digital graphic organizer.
4. I like to use this to show students they can great an organizer to demonstrate what they already know about a topic. As a warm up, we will make a popplet about the topic. Then as we learn more about our topic we can add additional popplets.
5. In between Augmentation and Modification... There is a change and improvement to the old way of making a graphic organizer. However, with the use of the digital tools at hand, students are able to do more and add more details than before. I feel this has redesigned the task to allow younger students better opportunities for putting down there ideas in a blended text and picture way.
1. Peardeck
ReplyDelete2. Web-based
3. Allows collaboration between a group or class to create a lesson or reflect on a reading. Much like a powerpoint, but with everyone providing input at the same time.
4. After a reading; reflect with questions that could be used in the next class discussion.
5. M-students and teachers are collaborating and using this tool to continue learning
GeoGebra
ReplyDeleteWeb-based and apps for tablets
GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package. GeoGebra is a rapidly expanding community of millions of users located in just about every country. GeoGebra has become the leading provider of dynamic mathematics software, supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and innovations in teaching and learning worldwide.
My calculus students could use this program for a project on integration. They have to collect data while driving around town. Then this data has to be plotted and interpreted. It will tell them their total distance traveled.
This falls between augmentation and modification.
1. Camstasia
ReplyDelete2. PC, chrome, iOS
3. Record what's on your screen, then edit your video lessons the way you want, add clickable hotspots, quizzes and comprehension questions
4. My curriculum concerning Camstasia will center around a student or a group of students (depending on my class numbers) gathering the info, defining and recording a class period of instruction and creating a comprehension activity. The final part of the project would be to edit the video and make it available online.
5. Redefinition- high school students in charge of their own learning and the education of their peers. by making the instruction available online, they could possibly be teaching students worldwide.
1. Weebly
ReplyDelete2. Web-based PC and tablet capabilities
3. A very user friendly web-based application that allows the user to create their own personal or business-related websites or blogs.
4. I use a classroom website to share information with students, their parents, administrators, community members, etc. I also have available means of communication through comments, direct email, and social media.
5. My website is at augmentation and modification levels. I argue this because it not only replaces paper communication with parents to a more digital format, it also allows for communication about the shared information. Students have used this site in the past school year to complete an entire unit via the web through modules on my website. Visit my site here: mralexandergeometry.weebly.com