1. Valerie Wilcox Findley Elementary
Digital Tools
Valerie Wilcox
Findley Elementary

2. What is in store for you in this session
Survey using Kahoot
Classroom organization of technology
Classroom management of technology
Student engagement with Blended Learning
Exposure to helpful resources to incorporate into daily learning.
Time to collaborate & share our experiences

3. : Survey with KAHOOT Please visit the following site https://kahoot.it
Have you used this before?
Create your own or use the many ones that are in the public file.
Best of all you can adjust already existing KAHOOTs to specifically meet you classroom needs and then export the data to assist you in grouping of students
Use them 1:1 or in groups with students to work on reviewing and collaboration

4. Discuss
How could you use Kahoot in your classroom?

5. Today it is my hope to expose you to same very useful tools to assist you in implementation of technology in your room

6. Classroom Organization of Resources
Clear expectation on care and storing of the devices is step one to insuring students will be able to successfully utilize the digital tools daily

7. Classroom Organization of Resources
Symbloo can help you organize links for your class to quickly access. This is the same technology used in creating the grade level buttons on the DMPS Bus link
Create folders on the iPads for subject specific tasks.
Create home buttons for links your classroom access a lot that do not have their own app button
- Train your students to do this when you are introducing new links- example. The Heartland AEA –online digital resources site is a great one to have on hand.

8. Discuss
How have you kept your materials organized?

9. My Personal Favorite Tool to use with technology
Assign each student to a specific iPad- usage, history, and accountability for securing the device
Store items in a clear manageable way.

10. Classroom Management of Resources
Assign each student to a specific iPad- usage, history, and accountability for securing the device
Store items in a clear manageable way.

11. Classroom Management of Resources PASSWORDS-PASSWORDS-PASSWORDS
Classroom Management
No time wasted! Students need quick access to passwords and supplies and need to able to do this without interrupting small group instruction.
In addition to passwords on hand have designated TECH help students to assit and a “cheat sheet” for students to access common problems that happen with the revolves
Accountability: Screens on me. Any student on the home screen or a not assigned task lose the use of the technology and have to resort to the alternative assignment.
Limiting access when needed: Know how to use the guided access feature on iPads or iPod touches. It allows students to only be in one app at a time Link:

12. Classroom Management of Resources
Classroom Management
No time wasted! Students need quick access to passwords and supplies and need to able to do this without interrupting small group instruction.
In addition to passwords on hand have designated TECH help students to assit and a “cheat sheet” for students to access common problems that happen with the revolves
Accountability: Screens on me. Any student on the home screen or a not assigned task lose the use of the technology and have to resort to the alternative assignment.
Limiting access when needed: Know how to use the guided access feature on iPads or iPod touches. It allows students to only be in one app at a time Link:

13. Create a Smart Notebook rotation
Classroom Management
No time wasted! Students need quick access to passwords and supplies and need to able to do this without interrupting small group instruction.
Accountability: Screens on me. Any student on the home screen or a not assigned task lose the use of the technology and have to resort to the alternative assignment.
Limiting access when needed: Know how to use the guided access feature on iPads or iPod touches. It allows students to only be in one app at a time Link:

14. And when necessary you can just Lock the IPad to an individual app
When in doubt Google, Pinterest, and YouTube are excellent recourses!

15. Discuss
How have you managed your technology?

16. Student Engagement with blended learning
This Blooms Taxonomy wheel, breaks down exactly how we can use this technology in the classroom in a meaningful and purposeful way. - Not only does it organize various iPad apps by the different level of Blooms, but it also provides various activity suggestions.
The resources are amazing when looking for apps to add to your iPads! Look at Pinterest to discover more amazing sites

17. Student Engagement with blended learning
Help Students See the Relevance of the Work
Collaborate and Problem-Solve During Class Meetings
Mobile Learning Tools Should Always be Available
There are many different ways to engage students, and one of those ways is through blended learning options. By using blended learning ideas in the classroom, students often learn more easily because they are interested in the activities and the knowledge.
Presenting information to students the right way can be the key to seeing them develop a higher level of interest for anything they need to learn.
Help Students See the Relevance of the Work- When students don’t see the point of what they are asked to do, they are far less likely to do it. When incorporating blended learning ideas it’s very important to offer relevant work to students, and to show that relevance from the beginning. Explaining relevance after the fact doesn’t help the student or the instructor, and can slow down the learning process.
Collaborate and Problem-Solve During Class Meetings
Because blended learning incorporates face-to-face and online learning options, students have an opportunity to do things on their own and also to work with their instructor and the other students in the class. During class meetings, make sure that collaboration and problem-solving are the main focus, so the students get as much interaction and information as possible.
Mobile Learning Tools Should Always be Available
Learning on-the-go is vital to the success of most blended learning classes. When an instructor doesn’t provide students with mobile learning tools, it’s very hard for those students to get the information they need or complete their work. By offering mobile tools, more can be accomplished no matter where the student is at the time.

18. Student Engagement with blended learning
Avoid “Busy Work” by Meeting Individual Student Needs
Goal Setting Makes Students Agents of Learning
Make Content and Instruction Clear
Avoid “Busy Work” by Meeting Individual Student Needs
Much of the work that is completed online is reinforcement of what has already been learned in the classroom or through face-to-face instruction. If the student doesn’t need that work, he or she shouldn’t have to complete it. Some students grasp concepts faster than others, and being open to that can help all students learn and retain information more easily.
Goal Setting Makes Students Agents of Learning
To keep students interested, they need to be agents of their own learning. Without goals, they are just passive learners being provided information that may or may not factor into what is important to them. To keep them engaged, help them set goals that work with their interests and the knowledge they need.
Make Content and Instruction Clear
There’s nothing like confusing instructions to provide disengagement when working with blended learning ideas. The instructions to all students have to be clear, as does the content the student is working through. Without a good understanding of the work required, it’s far easier for a student to disengage from the learning activity.

19. Student Engagement with blended learning
Provide Enthusiasm and Social Opportunities
Create Challenging and Authentic Tasks
Reach Out to Disengaged Students Quickly
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Provide Enthusiasm and Social Opportunities
If the instructor is clearly passionate about something, it will spark student interest. That passion—and the opportunity to socialize and share it with others—is a big part of how blended learning ideas can be made more effective for all students.
Create Challenging and Authentic Tasks
Students can tell when something is authentic, and they’ll respond to it much better than to other options. They can also tell when they’re being challenged for a good reason, as opposed to when they’re just being given something to do that may be difficult but may also lack substance. By combining authenticity with challenge, students will have a better response to blended learning ideas.
Reach Out to Disengaged Students Quickly
This needs no explanation, really. Students who disengage need to be re-engaged fast, before they lose further interest. The sooner they are reached out to, the better for all involved in the learning process.

20. Newsela & eNewsela- News at Their Reading Level
NewsELA is a fantastic Common Core aligned website that houses news articles to help students build reading comprehension with nonfiction text.  The best part is that each article is written in five different Lexile levels so it can be accessible for all students.  Lexile levels range from 550 to over 1200, which could cover students in third to twelfth grade.  When you open an article, on the right side you can choose the Lexile level and begin to see the articles change as you move between levels. 

21. Newsela for session one: CODE s58q27

22. Newsela for session one: CODE xq5c57

23. explore Some additional resources
KAHOOT
Newsela & eNewsela
Nearpod.com
KhanAcademy.com
Scootpad.com
Pinterest.com
TenMarks.com
XtraMath.com
iPad Apps:
Doc Scanner
Educreations
Thinking Blocks
What resources do you use?