So in comes March, and with it - the MADNESS. & I'm not talking just basketball! Spring is starting to give little signs that it is upon us! Testing season is right around the corner, daylight savings time, Easter, Spring Break, & the SUN is out! Talk about madness! In the next few weeks, you may find yourself asking, "Have I gone mad?" Yes, dear friends, you probably have. But as Alice replied to the Mad Hatter when he pondered the same question, "Yes, You're mad. Bonkers. Off your head... but I'll tell you a secret. All of the best people are." So take heart! When you find yourself going a little mad & crazy, you are in good company! & As always, we are all in this together! Madness and all! :-)
Week at a Glance
Biometric screenings - If you signed up for these through the school, they are this week at Woodlawn Elementary. (Mine is Tuesday so I will be out of the building for a little bit Tuesday morning.
Coker Tech Cafe - Our 2nd Coker Tech Cafe will be Thursday, March 10th with our district instructional technology specialist, Dr. Terry. She will be hanging out in my room all day and will be available to you during your common planning time to help you with your instructional technology questions. Again, YOU set the agenda. Wanna create a nearpod for students but haven't had time? BOOM! THURSDAY! Wanna explore the app store and find great apps for students to use. BOOM! THURSDAY! Want help on ways to use thing link with your students? BOOM! THURSDAY! Can't remember how to make QR codes or just need the time to sit down and create them? BOOM! THURSDAY! Have questions on how to use kahoot with your age students? BOOM! THURSDAY! Whatever your EdTech question, Thursday is the day to get the answers, the help, and the TIME that you need to work on it.
SO, THURSDAY - Bring your iPad or your HP Stream, and come with something YOU want to work on during your time in the cafe. Also, to give Rachelle insight into how to prepare for our session, go on to our padlet for this Tech Cafe and leave a sticky note with the info or question.
Post Here before Thursday --> Here's the link! http://padlet.com/wall/fuzjzhyc4xr3
Coker Tech Cafe - Our 2nd Coker Tech Cafe will be Thursday, March 10th with our district instructional technology specialist, Dr. Terry. She will be hanging out in my room all day and will be available to you during your common planning time to help you with your instructional technology questions. Again, YOU set the agenda. Wanna create a nearpod for students but haven't had time? BOOM! THURSDAY! Wanna explore the app store and find great apps for students to use. BOOM! THURSDAY! Want help on ways to use thing link with your students? BOOM! THURSDAY! Can't remember how to make QR codes or just need the time to sit down and create them? BOOM! THURSDAY! Have questions on how to use kahoot with your age students? BOOM! THURSDAY! Whatever your EdTech question, Thursday is the day to get the answers, the help, and the TIME that you need to work on it.
SO, THURSDAY - Bring your iPad or your HP Stream, and come with something YOU want to work on during your time in the cafe. Also, to give Rachelle insight into how to prepare for our session, go on to our padlet for this Tech Cafe and leave a sticky note with the info or question.
Post Here before Thursday --> Here's the link! http://padlet.com/wall/fuzjzhyc4xr3
WEEKLY COACH'S CHALLENGE
This week's challenge goes along with our Coker Tech Cafe a bit. I would like to challenge you to use Padlet with your students. It's super easy to make a padlet page! On a computer, simply go to padlet.com and click "create a padlet" and it's done. You can share with with students as a link or a QR code. It's that simple! Padlet will work on most any student device. Students can respond to any question by placing a "sticky note" on the page. Have them use their name as the title of their note. Excellent for tickets out the door or formative assessments during a lesson. Also, once a sticky is on the wall, everyone in the class can see them. Great for collaboration and sharing of ideas! Younger students can record their voice or take pictures to use as their response! One iPad? No problem! You can open the padlet and using 1 iPad, several different students can take turns adding sticky notes to the padlet!
REMEMBER: To get credit, use padlet in your class this week. Then, send me the link to your padlet so I can see the great way that students used it to get your credit for this week's challenge.
Oh, and I always love pictures that I can share!
Don't forget - I need your info by 4pm on Thursday in order to get your surprise ready for Friday!
REMEMBER: To get credit, use padlet in your class this week. Then, send me the link to your padlet so I can see the great way that students used it to get your credit for this week's challenge.
Oh, and I always love pictures that I can share!
Don't forget - I need your info by 4pm on Thursday in order to get your surprise ready for Friday!
Last week's surprise... marker packs! :-)
Thanks so much to all who participated! I love being able to share some special goodies with you guys!