Check our Amanda Bynes reading The Night I followed My Dog by Nina Laden. She does a great job, then see if you can answer some multiple choice questions about the reading to see what you really understood!
Google Form is a great way to assess students. It allows for assessment to occur with the students being engaged and more interested than a typical hand written test.
A
virtual field trip an new and excellent way to engage your students without
having to spend the money and time on organizing an actual field trip. With a
virtual field trip, students are gaining the experiences without leaving the
classroom, thus creating an educational and engaging environment for the
students as they continue to learn. Virtual field trips allow students to go
through at their own pace without feeling rushed by other students in the
classroom. For instance, if students are traveling through a museum, some may
want to take a little longer on different parts of the museum. When you are
going through a museum as a class it is more difficult to cater to each
students needs and wants, but when students are virtually going experiencing
it, they have more time to enjoy different parts that are more interesting for
them. Virtual field trips are great ways for educators to bring in real world
connections and make connections to the curriculum as well.
During our first virtual field trip, we
were experiencing genius hour projects and were able to learn about the different types of genius hour
projects. Our virtual field trip took us on an adventure of looking at what
genius hour is and how to create our own genius hour. Learning about genius
hour has allowed me to gain a new perspective when it comes to creativity and
engagement in the classroom. By allowing students time to use their creativity
and innovative minds, we are creating more productive students, or so I have
been told. This is an interesting idea to understand as I have never considered
it myself, but according to several resources it is a true fact, ask Google.
The
following video allows for another perspective as to why genius hour is
beneficial to learning within the classroom.
Getting to know me is not always the easiest thing, I have so many different interests and hobbies. Here is an easy way to find out more about my likes; check out my Pinterest page All About Me!
Similar to my Pinterest page, here is my 'Passion Map'. This map demonstrates the most valuable aspects of my life, basically who and what influenced me to be the person I am.
Ellis, Hannah. (2017, January 9). Passion Map [Created Image].
Need some motivation? This video is exactly what you are looking for, check out Kid President and be sure to take the path that leads to awesome!
Copyright and Education: How and Why they are Connected
Copyright is a crucial part of education. Whether we like it or not, almost everything we use in education, from resources online to our own work, needs to be cited due to copyright rules and regulations. Copyright is there to protect the individuals who created the work, with the help of creative commons, your work can be shared around the world. Copyright protects your creativity when you do not want something to be freely shared, but with creative commons you can create a copyright license that allows the world to see what you want to them to see. This is done through a copyright license that is geared towards what you have in mind for your work. I find this to be extremely helpful for educators to understand because students are constantly using resources and creating their own online identities. So for them to understand how to properly license, copyright, and source their work and the works they are using is extremely beneficial for their future development. therefore, I have found that the most important information about copyright for teaching students is for them to understand that they have rights over everything they create. It is important for students to understand their rights along with the rights of those whose work they are using. Thus, making sure students are well aware of how to cite work, license their own work, and know how to use creative commons to help them with these tasks.
EIFL. (2011, August 1). Hard work - children play Utena A&M Miskiniai Public Library's computer game [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/eifl/5997824484/
Riberiro, Lucelia. (2008, June 30). Children at School [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/lupuca/8720604364
