Digital Classroom Strategies Thursday, April 3, 2014 How to make narrative feedback easy with Google Voice There's nothing more powerful for learning than meaningful narrative feedback. Kaizena gives Google a voice. SE2R feedback has never been easier than it is with Google Voice. Learn more about using Kaizena with Google Voice in this video. Subscribe in a reader The Web's hottest new online magazine Click the image to see what everyone is reading Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Psst., here's a little-known secret: I don't share content to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ 24/7. It's a trick that I perform with an amazing tool -- Buffer. Buffer is a powerful application that allows users to share content to multiple social networks with a single click. Why is this useful? If you are in business, it's easy to see the value in sharing information to social media. You could fill your buffer once weekly, and the job is finished. Take a look at the video above. Cross posted at Brilliant or Insane Saturday, March 22, 2014
Day 1 #30DC14: Effective Communication with Celly Effective communication is key in the educational environment. In the past we have shared similar resources, but we always strive to take stakeholder communication to a new level. That is where Celly comes into play. Celly is basically a social media network for communication that not only allows you as a teacher to send direct messages to your students and parents as a group, but it can diversify how that is done. The messages can be sent via text (sms), email, or on the web. Celly is available as a web based interface, and also has Android and IOS apps. How to Get Started You can sign up for Celly on the web, it is free for the basic account and easy to do. Suggested Uses send a daily reminder of what to expect in classrecap classroom experienceshomework and assessment reminderspoll the class for extention activitiesexit ticketsasnwer student questions outside of classsharing files with the classFlipped classroom video link curation??? Why it Matters (Teaching Rubric) Your Challenge
Media and Technology Resources for Educators February 27, 2014 We are thrilled to announce the release of our entire Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum as a set of eight interactive, multimedia iBooks Textbooks, available for free in the iBooks Store... read more March 31, 2014 Imagine … a school district that is teaching Digital Literacy and Citizenship lessons to 28,000 K-12 students, with 1,800 trained teachers. Categories:
Search, Collect, and Share | SMILE Reeves in the Middle: Celly VS Remind - Classroom Communication For the past several years, I have used Remind in my classroom, but at the GRITC conference I was introduced to Celly. They both offer a great resource for connecting with students outside of class time, but they have different features. What is the best fit for your classroom? Let's have a look! The below information is what I have found through online articles and using the sites myself. Remind I'm starting with Remind because it is my tried and true platform. Remind started as a one-way text/email service, but they have recently added a chat feature. The new chat feature opens the floor for one-to-one communication. Students and parents sign up for Remind by texting a class code to a specific number or sending an email to the class code email address. You can also schedule Remind messages to go out (I typically schedule a set of messages for the week on Monday) and add attachments to the message. Celly Celly is very new to me. With Celly, you create "cells" or groups. Pros/Cons
Connecting with Students - Strong Relationships Keep Kids in School Connecting with Students is an online community and training tools to help you connect with every student, help them be successful and stay in school. Learn relationship strategies to work with kids at risk of dropping out. "It reminds you of what you know and gives you a lift!" Gain skills in cultural competency and mentoring through a process of self-reflection, collaborative inquiry and critical discourse. Educator Home Mentor Home Would you like to try a FREE lesson? Click play to see an intro video about Connecting with Students
20 great ways to text students with Remind 101 Text message is the new e-mail, and it’s the best way to contact students outside of class. Here are 20 great ways to use texting with students. (Image via Remind 101) Text message is the new e-mail. Ask students if they have an e-mail account. If they do, chances are they’ll tell you that they rarely check it and it’s full of e-mails they haven’t read that they don’t really need. If you want to reach students where it counts, get to their cell phones. There are lots of places for sending and receiving text messages (i.e. As a teacher, the one I have used most and am most comfortable with is Remind 101. It’s built for the purpose of sending messages from teachers to students/parents.No one learns anyone’s real cell phone number.It sends text messages in one direction — from teacher to students/parents. Setting up an account and creating classes are easy. Once you’re in, there’s so much you can do with Remind 101 or any texting service. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Science Teaching Junkie: Buh-Bye Remind101...Hello Celly! Up until today, I was the #1 Fan of Remind101. In fact, I was in the middle of preparing a presentation for the faculty of my school for inservice week, when my world was changed. Now, I don't want to knock Remind101....they have been wonderful! A welcome, free resource to use in my classroom to improve communication and reminders to my students and parents. In fact, I thank Remind101 for the noticeable decrease in the amount of late homework I received. And so, enters Celly!