Getting students involved in online activities they can enjoy...5 part series - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T09:06:12Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/getting-students-involved-in-online-activities-they-can-enjoy-5?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A1207846&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noPart 5 - Day 5
Let’s start w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2020-03-24:649749:Comment:12081442020-03-24T17:36:29.504ZThomas Stanleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ThomasStanley
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Part 5 - Day 5 …</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Part 5 - Day 5 </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s start with the robust use of technology and move to a</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">simpler world. The robust use would include things like virtual worlds, virtual</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and augmented reality, 3-D and more. I want to refer you to someone who is</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">using this technology in their classroom and it is amazing. David Deeds is an innovative teacher and uses these advanced technologies</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in the K-12 world. Here is his Scoopit website (</span><a href="https://www.scoop.it/topic/lcs-gee" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.scoop.it/topic/lcs-gee</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) and it would be well</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">worth your time and energy to check it out. His use of virtual programs are at</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the next level. Remember it is not only about learning using the technology it is about creating by using technology too! </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For a more basic look students can create their authentic</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">presentations using PowerPoint, Word, Google, Audacity, Camtasia, Moviemaker,</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">etc. Face-to-face work can be done in synchronous tools like Zoom, or Google hangout. These are easy</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">tools for students to use as a part of learning. Also, there are multiple tools</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">available to learn from such as iXL and many more. It is a matter of</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">preference and learning style. Right now many museums, parks, zoo’s and more</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">have virtual tours that are free. Apps are another great and cheap way to</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">gather technological tools for learning and creating. Many of these</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">tools or apps can be done via the phone or computer. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is important to do more than “homework”, it is important to critically think about what you are learning. </span></p> thank youtag:www.classroom20.com,2020-03-24:649749:Comment:12079502020-03-24T17:36:05.900ZThomas Stanleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ThomasStanley
<p>thank you</p>
<p>thank you</p> With the issues going on glob…tag:www.classroom20.com,2020-03-24:649749:Comment:12080342020-03-24T16:40:42.237ZTammy Nelsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/TammyNelson
<p>With the issues going on globally with the coronavirus pandemic and teachers and students having to move to online learning, I feel the tips you are providing are very beneficial. </p>
<p>With the issues going on globally with the coronavirus pandemic and teachers and students having to move to online learning, I feel the tips you are providing are very beneficial. </p> Day 4
Part 4 of working in a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2020-03-23:649749:Comment:12079912020-03-23T14:55:51.445ZThomas Stanleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ThomasStanley
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Part 4 of working in an online environment from home. Some tips for parents and teachers on how to develop critical thinking for their child/student.</span></div>
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Developing a critical thinking mentality by using the controversy of key decisions.</span></div>
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Part 4 of working in an online environment from home. Some tips for parents and teachers on how to develop critical thinking for their child/student.</span></div>
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Have you ever asked your kids, students, or grandkids the question, “How was school today?” There answer is almost always, “BORING!” Here’s an idea that just might change that answer. A lot has been written recently about the importance of getting your child and students to do critical thinking. Whether you are reading TeachThought, Edutopia, or We are Teachers it all calls for students to take the next step in learning. The goal of this article is to help teachers and parents understand the process of critical thinking with some very practical suggestions. It was early in my social studies teaching career that I realized that it was important to get students to see that every major decision in history was done through this process. That nothing they were studying is really set in stone and can still be changed or debated today. In order to do this my feeling was to introduce them to these very controversial topics, which are found in every subject, and allow them to discuss and decide who why what when and where and what were the reasons for these decisions at that time. How did these decisions impact societies and how are they still impacting them today.</span></div>
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>It is important to find controversial subjects that do not have a right answer. With today’s online tools as help to find the information students can find almost any answer to use in a discussion. These critical tools will help them understand and learn the ideas of: fake news, how to argue or disagree, how to come to a decision, long/short term effects, and how to compromise to get at least part of what your community needs at the time.</span></div>
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Here are some simple examples of these controversial topics for social studies: the revolutionary war, the creation of the constitution, the decision on what type of country we should have agricultural or industrial, immigration, manifest destiny, slavery, the civil war, reconstruction, states’ rights, industrialization, the movement westward, rise of corporate powers, world power, world war, depression politics, social security, cold war, birth control, microchips, robotics, virtual worlds, climate change, and more. These are just a few of the topics that are available to any teacher or parent in any class and can be incorporated into a simple curriculum. In science, literature, math, history, and government there are such a plethora of materials it is hard to imagine.</span></div>
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>The important thing is that students understand that their responses have to be centered on fact as well as opinion. Supplying them with 2 or more points of view and then setting the table to allow them to present their ideas and change their minds is critical. One of the most important lessons is for them to understand that there are not two sides to every argument but many sides to it. If they are working in groups, they have come to a final vote and make a decision as to what should have been done or can be done about it. Their arguments need to examine and address the long and short term effects of their ideas (solutions) on society or their community.</span></div>
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<div class=""><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Of course there are all types of ways to do this, from role play, simulation, to presenting it to other classes or creating podcasts and tv shows, a what if series of lessons and ideas for kids….So when you ask your kids….”How was school today?”…well certainly it’s not boring!</span></div>
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<div class=""></div> Day 3 posts on tips to a succ…tag:www.classroom20.com,2020-03-20:649749:Comment:12078462020-03-20T19:39:07.789ZThomas Stanleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ThomasStanley
<p><span>Day 3 posts on tips to a successful online experience with your child. Community connections are fun to use in the classroom. Global learning and connections would allow your child to talk to students who are having similar issues or would like to share cultural exchanges. These exchanges can range from simple this is my neighborhood to discussions of pandemics, digitial citizenship, et. al. There is always an issue of time zones when doing these programs but it is worth…</span></p>
<p><span>Day 3 posts on tips to a successful online experience with your child. Community connections are fun to use in the classroom. Global learning and connections would allow your child to talk to students who are having similar issues or would like to share cultural exchanges. These exchanges can range from simple this is my neighborhood to discussions of pandemics, digitial citizenship, et. al. There is always an issue of time zones when doing these programs but it is worth the </span><span class="text_exposed_show">try. Programs like Flat Connections sponsored by Julie Lindsay, iEarn, and the digital human library are great resources to check out and see what fits your child's needs. Having a small group of students or friends to do this with is really a fun experience.<br/>If you want to connect within the USA contact friends and relatives in other parts of the country and allow students to do activities together. Simple IXL math or science programs that they do homework together is a good way to keep students involved.<br/>Remember that CSpan, the National Park Service, Libraries all have programs set up to allow students to do activities together.<br/>Day 4 on Monday....</span></p>