connecting Technology & the Classroom

1. connecting Technology & the Classroom Stephen Erickericks@fccps.orgmrericksclass.weebly.com

2. Some Basics before we start • A few things that may make things a bit smoother before we start. • Mrericksclass.weebly.com (everything we do today will be linked to this site) • Under the topic “Homework” • Click “Professional Development” • Add to Homescreen

3. Add our site to your homescreen • This works great for anything online that you want to access or need

4. Apps We Will Be Exploring

5. Click on the on your ipad

7. The Basics • Click “Make New Popplet” Tools • Frame color • Text • Draw • Add a Picture • Resize • Connect

8. Applications • Story mapping • Summarizing/retelling • Character mapping • Sequencing • Vocabulary building

9. Management Easy • Create Popplets on the go to share in small groups or using Airserve • Take a Screenshot to e-mail or share More involved • Create online student accounts to view student work.

10. Extension Activities – Popplet Online • Student Collaboration – By creating student accounts students can Popplet together • Website embedding – Connect to families through your website using popplet.

11. Sandbox time Explore Popplet

12. Click on the on your ipad

14. The Basics • Click “New Lesson” Tools • Colors • Text • Add a Picture • Undo/Redo • Clear Page/Clear Ink • Record • Background • New page

15. Applications • Story retelling • Direction following (Steps by step instruction) • Peer tutoring • Student reteaching (have them teach the lesson back) • Sequencing

16. Management • Easy to set up, no accounts or passwords needed • Presentations can be saved to the ipad to share later

17. Extension Activities • Embed your POPPLET! • Review of content materials • Math problem solving • Layout content – show a tadpole growing • Embed into Smartboards or lessons • Use it for anything you can explain!

18. Sandbox Time Explore Educreations

19. Click on the on your ipad

21. The Basics • Click “Create Class” Tools – Click ”My Classes/Dashboard” (We are going to go across the screen backwards) • Settings • Users – add students • Comments – Management tool • Review post - Management tool • New Post

22. Applications • Reading Log Blog • Reading Group Blogs • Book Clubs • Classroom discussions • Student book discussions • Questions of the Day

23. Management • Private vs. public (Settings) • Use the Dashboard • Review Comments • Review Post

24. Extension Activities • Project Blogging • Classroom debates • Lesson Review • Homework help

25. Click on the on your ipad

27. The Basics • Create an account Tools • Browse • Create • Your sets

28. Applications • Vocabulary Review • Study Skills/Test Prep

29. Management • Easy to Create • Easy to Browse others’ sets and mix or edit them into yours

30. Extension Activities Study • Speller • Learn • Test Games • Scatter • Space Race Extra Tools • Print • Embed • Place questions on testmoz!

31. Questions?

32. Other Useful apps to make connecting to language arts fun! Word Study Sentence Structure/Poetry Puppets Word Building Games