iPods+-+St.+Francis+2+-+March+2012

[|Ipod Interviews] __ How do we know we have been successful? __ // - Video is imbedded above. // //- Students had an opportunity to develop skills related to using Edmodo. Some of the tasks students completing using Edmodo were uploading assignments, completing assignments and handing in assignments and posting messages on the Edmodo sharing wall. Students also were given an opportunity to use skills that they have already aquired like searching the internet (accessing teacher created websites), accessing apps, using the video feature on the Ipod's and accessing their e-mails.// // - This is something that has been discussed in length in our health classes here at St. Francis. This is also the second time that my students (8-1's and 8-2's) have participated in this 3D project so we have had numerous opportunities to discuss issues related to digital citizenship. // - //I have learned a very practical, useful way to integrate the use of technology into my classroom in the areas of using Edmodo and in the area of using Google Docs as an assessment technique/tool. I will continue using Edmodo with my students because it is a valuable teaching tool that the students enjoy. It is important to give the students the opportunity to use this technology early on in the school year so that future use throughout the year is more effective. I will definitely continue using Google Docs as an assessment tool. In my opinion it is a very useful practice.// - //Through my participation in this project I have also become more proficient with iMovie, and I hope to use this software again in the future.// - //Using the iPods daily in Math as calculators and in Science as a vehicle to help students do independent research.// // - Using the iPods and Google Docs as an assessment tool. To do this, you create your quiz/assignment/test as a Google Doc, then imbed the assessment into your website or into Edmodo. On the day of the assessment, students can use the iPods to answer the questions. At the conclusion of the assessment they then submit their answers to me and I can mark the assessment immediately and e-mail out the results to the students or the parents. This is a very easy way to gather valuable assessment data to help teachers to improve their future assessment and teaching practices. // //- Through my participation in this project I have also become more proficient with iMovie, and I hope to use this software again in the future.// - //I have learned how to productively integrate the use of google docs into my teaching practice. Some of the challenges are related to the size of the devices. The iPods proved to be a little small for the students when they were working on them. As a result, I had numerous students who chose to bring in their student owned devices (iPads/iPhones) because they were more comfortable using their own device. When students submit their assessments, it's really important to select the class they are in using the proper format (8.1 or 8.2) so that the teacher can sort the assessment data by class. It is also a good practice to have students jot down their answers on a separate piece of paper during the assessment in case the wireless signal gets disrupted and their answers get lost.// // - I enjoy the use of the wiki as a sharing tool. It is very user friendly. // - //I would advise future users to make use of the planning time that Brenda offers so that you can set some goals for how you want to integrate this technology into your daily practice. There are lots of ways to integrate the technology and it helps to make a plan. It is also helpful to speak with other teachers who have used this device in the classroom or check the wiki to find out what apps are useful.// - //In iMovie I have created a movie trailor and included three interviews that I conducted with my grade 8 students. These interviews focused on the use of the iPods/Google Docs as an assessment tools. This video is imbedded here on the Wiki.// - //In my Math 8 class, I had my students work in partners to complete higher level Surface Area and Volume questions. Once the students completed their solutions to their questions, they had to video themselves explaining the solution that they had come up with. One student video taped, while the other explained their work. Once the students had completed their presentation we then plugged the iPods into the smartboard and watched the presentations. I used this activity as a collaborative, enrichment activity review activity.// //- In My Science class, I had the students complete more than one assessment using the iPod. To do this, I created an assessment (quiz/test) as a Google Doc using my Google Account. Once I created the assessment, I then imbedded the quiz into my website. On the day of the quiz, the students simply went to my website, clicked on the quiz tab that I had on my website and completed their quiz. Within my quiz I created a question that required students to tell me what class they were in (so that I could sort the data once I graded their quizzes), and a question that required them to put in their or their parents e-mail address. This way once the students submitted their answers, I could grade the quizzes, and e-mail the students or parents their results immediately. The first e-mail I sent the students was their score on the quiz. The second e-mail that I sent to the students included the questions and the answers that students had submitted. This way students could study from the results. I sent the second e-mail only once all the students had completed the assessment. It is also very important to make every question a required question so that students aren't able to submit their answers without answering all of the questions. It is also very important to take the quiz down off your website in the evening so that students who were absent the day of the exam can't access the quiz on their own time.// //- In my Science class I used the iPods to have students work collaboratively with one another to answer review questions and then submit them to me using their Edmodo accounts.// - //Google Docs, Video Camera feature, Calculator feature, Math games, Edmodo, Personal Teacher created website, Student e-mail addresses.// - //I fully expected to use the iPods for mostly App use and I found that the use of Google Docs and the iPods as an assessment tools is how I found the iPods to be the most useful. Many of the Apps that we downloaded did not prove to be as useful as we had hoped. The students are so used to typing on iPhones and iPods that they were fine with completing assignments and assessments using this device. I expected more frustration from the students. They were not frustrated by the small buttons on the iPod's, rather they seemed to really enjoy the opportunity to try something new.// - //I am really happy that I participated in this round of the 3D Engagement Project because I feel like what I learned about integrating Google Docs and iMovie into my classroom are skills that will assist me in my professional practice for years to come.// - //Yes, I would because it gives people the opoprtunity to try new teaching strategies that they may not try if they didn't have access to the technology.//
 * 1. Students are reporting on their experience - (2 - 3 students sharing - recorded on video) attach videos **
 * 2. Students have acquired new technology skills that they had not had previously - please see the 21st century list below **
 * 3. Students have learned about digital citizenship - please see the digital citizenship list of skills below **
 * 4. How has our teaching changed? What practices will you continue? **
 * 5. What are some best practices? **
 * 6. Listing what I have learned and what were some of the challenges **
 * 7. Personal growth as a learner on an online collaborative environment. **
 * 8. What are some tips for next time users? **
 * 9. What is your legacy piece? How have you left a digital footprint to let others know about your important work with kids? (Video, digital storytelling, celebrations with parents, inviting senior administration, manual, collaborative place for yourself and your students) **
 * 10. Sample lessons - share 2 lessons that you taught using the equipment **
 * 11. Websites, tools, or apps that you used with your students **
 * 12. Other unexpected findings from your project **
 * 13. Final thoughts about your project. **
 * 14. Would you recommend to use this equipment? **