After a brief hiatus, TECHsplorations is back and there are great things for you to explore!
For LS teachers, next week, Edmodo is holding a free online conference called EdmodoCon on August 7th. Your TECHsploration for this week is to register for the conference and explore the session offerings so that you can plan to attend one or more of them. The conference features real teachers sharing tips and tricks for using Edmodo in the classroom. I've attended in past years and found it to be inspirational--I hope you'll agree! Head over to our Edmodo page for information on where to register. If you aren't free at any point on August 7th, you can still register for the conference. Much of the information shared in the sessions will be available to participants after the event.
For MS & US teachers, good news! Your courses have been created in Canvas (huge thanks to Colin!). You are welcome to start building your courses, adding content, making quizzes, etc. Please note that if you teach more than one section of the same course, you will notice that you have only one course set up in Canvas. Canvas allows you to create multiple sections within that one course page. Colin has just sent an email with all the important information about this.
Additionally, we're exploring ePortfolios this week. They are an excellent way of collecting and sharing a student's best work (or yours!). Please visit our TECHsplorations course on Canvas for all the details.
Have fun and keep TECHsploring!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Week 4
Wow! We're already on Week 4 of TECHsplorations! Summer is flying by--be sure to savor every second!
This week, for LS teachers, we are going to explore the brand new look of Edmodo--they've updated the look of the system to be less cluttered and more intuitive. I think you'll like it! Log on to our group and go through the checklist I've posted to be sure that you are able to locate everything in this new "look." If you haven't yet joined our group, just look at the links to the right on the blog and jump right in! Joining now will really help you to make the most of Edmodo in the fall.
MS and US folks, we're looking at Pages and Modules in Canvas this week. These are the core building blocks of course in Canvas, so you could say that this is an important week. We had excellent participation last week in sharing interesting articles through a Google Doc/Canvas collaboration--well done everyone! I really enjoyed reading all the interesting things that have caught your eye this summer. If you haven't had a chance to contribute or to read the articles, be sure to take a look! Your small assignment for this week is to read about Pages and Modules and then add your thoughts to the wiki page I've created. I've purposely made this page editable by everyone (and you can do that with your students too!). I'll be grading this using a rubric, so you'll get to see that feature in action too! Log on to our Canvas group for all the details.
As always, have fun! :)
This week, for LS teachers, we are going to explore the brand new look of Edmodo--they've updated the look of the system to be less cluttered and more intuitive. I think you'll like it! Log on to our group and go through the checklist I've posted to be sure that you are able to locate everything in this new "look." If you haven't yet joined our group, just look at the links to the right on the blog and jump right in! Joining now will really help you to make the most of Edmodo in the fall.
MS and US folks, we're looking at Pages and Modules in Canvas this week. These are the core building blocks of course in Canvas, so you could say that this is an important week. We had excellent participation last week in sharing interesting articles through a Google Doc/Canvas collaboration--well done everyone! I really enjoyed reading all the interesting things that have caught your eye this summer. If you haven't had a chance to contribute or to read the articles, be sure to take a look! Your small assignment for this week is to read about Pages and Modules and then add your thoughts to the wiki page I've created. I've purposely made this page editable by everyone (and you can do that with your students too!). I'll be grading this using a rubric, so you'll get to see that feature in action too! Log on to our Canvas group for all the details.
As always, have fun! :)
Monday, July 8, 2013
Week 3: Collaborations and Small Groups
I've written this blog post in advance as I am away from school this week and soaking up some Florida sunshine with my family! Hope you're having some fun summer adventures of your own!
Remember that, as always, if you haven't started TECHsploring, you can start anytime--so why not start now?! One of the main goals of this summer's program is to prepare you to use your division's learning management system with your students in the fall, so you'll definitely put your new skills to good use.
This week, for MS & US folks, we are going to collaborate using a Google Doc that I've integrated into the Collaborations section of our Canvas course. It's hard to test these things on my own, so I'd love for you all to give this a try. Log on to our Canvas course for all the details. http://
This week, for MS & US folks, we are going to collaborate using a Google Doc that I've integrated into the Collaborations section of our Canvas course. It's hard to test these things on my own, so I'd love for you all to give this a try. Log on to our Canvas course for all the details. http://
**Try the mobile app as well! There are links on the blog to help you with setting up and using the Canvas mobile app.**
For LS teachers, we are going to look at two things: the small groups feature and the reset a student's password feature. The small groups feature allows you to break your students into groups to share ideas and work online together, and I don't think I need to tell you just how important the reset a student's password feature will be to you! You, as a teacher of your course, have the ability to reset your students' passwords if needed. No more log in hassles! Hooray! Log on to our Edmodo group for more details. http://brynmawrschool.edmodo.
**Try the mobile app as well! There are links on the blog to assist you with setting up and using the Edmodo mobile app.**
Don't forget that the discussions are just getting started over on the BMS Goodreads group--join us! AND there's always Twitter for finding fresh ideas and inspiration.
As always, have fun! I'll "see" you back in Baltimore next week!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Week 2
Hope you are enjoying this glorious summer weather! I'm thrilled that we've gotten both the Canvas and Edmodo environments all up and running (many thanks to Colin!).
Now, we can start TECHsploring these new areas!
For MS & US folks, we are going to try adding video and/or audio commentary to a discussion forum. We're also going to try taking a quiz that I've created in the Canvas environment. Log on to our Canvas course for all the details. While you are not yet able to practice creating these, I've provided links to tutorials for how you can add these things to your own courses once we have set them all up.
http://brynmawrschool.instructure.com
**Try the mobile app as well! There are details on the right side of this blog about how to set up and use the Canvas mobile app.**
For LS teachers, we are going to look at the "Send to" feature and the other Edmodo communities that exist outside of Bryn Mawr School. In addition to using Edmodo with your students, you can also use it to connect with teachers all across the globe who are teaching the same subjects and/or grade levels as you! This week, you'll make some new connections and hopefully, meet some new people to add to your Personal Learning Network (PLN). Log on to our Edmodo group for more details.
http://brynmawrschool.edmodo.com
**Try the mobile app as well! There are details on the right side of this blog about how to set up and use the Edmodo mobile app. I know we've had a few hiccups with using it on iPad, but keep working with it!**
Don't forget that the discussions are just getting started over on the BMS Goodreads group--join us! AND there's always Twitter for finding fresh ideas and inspiration.
Now, we can start TECHsploring these new areas!
For MS & US folks, we are going to try adding video and/or audio commentary to a discussion forum. We're also going to try taking a quiz that I've created in the Canvas environment. Log on to our Canvas course for all the details. While you are not yet able to practice creating these, I've provided links to tutorials for how you can add these things to your own courses once we have set them all up.
http://brynmawrschool.instructure.com
**Try the mobile app as well! There are details on the right side of this blog about how to set up and use the Canvas mobile app.**
For LS teachers, we are going to look at the "Send to" feature and the other Edmodo communities that exist outside of Bryn Mawr School. In addition to using Edmodo with your students, you can also use it to connect with teachers all across the globe who are teaching the same subjects and/or grade levels as you! This week, you'll make some new connections and hopefully, meet some new people to add to your Personal Learning Network (PLN). Log on to our Edmodo group for more details.
http://brynmawrschool.edmodo.com
**Try the mobile app as well! There are details on the right side of this blog about how to set up and use the Edmodo mobile app. I know we've had a few hiccups with using it on iPad, but keep working with it!**
Don't forget that the discussions are just getting started over on the BMS Goodreads group--join us! AND there's always Twitter for finding fresh ideas and inspiration.
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