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Tracina WyattInstructional Technology
SpecialistHenry County School System
4C: An Engaged Classroom
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Before we get started…
• Go to your APP Store and download NEARPOD (ios and Droid devices)
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Today’s Focus
• What are the 4 C’s?
• How can I engage students in the 4C’s using technology tools and apps?
• How can I shift my teaching practices to incorporate the 4 C’s?
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Collaboration
Communication Creativity
Critical Thinking
4 C’S
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“Collaboration has been accepted as a skill that’s essential to
achieve meaningful and effective results”
Collaboration
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• ScootPad (Grades K-5)
• Edmodo (Grades K-8)
Collaboration
www.scootpad.com
www.edmodo.com
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• Evernote (Grades 6-12)
• DropBox
• Google Docs
Collaboration
www.evernote.com
www.dropbox.com
https://docs.google.com
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• RealTime Board (www.realtimeboard.com) – Example Board
http://realtimeboard.com/app/1975072/Random-Words:-Example/
• Meeting Words (www.meetingwords.com)
Let’s Try It: http://meetingwords.com/valW4gSg5G
Collaboration
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“One can’t learn well without thinking well”
“Learning critical thinking leads students to develop other skills, such
as a higher level of concentration, deeper analytical abilities, and improved thought processing”
Critical Thinking
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• APP Development– The APP Builder (guides you through creating an APP)
– (http://www.theappbuilder.com/)– Project Guideline to create an App for your school
http://www.21things4students.net/21/mobile-computing/q4-app-creator-replace-build-a-cellphone/
– APP Inventor (App creator for Android devices; lots of great tutorials)(http://appinventor.mit.edu/)
– Hopscotch (iPad App to develop iPad Apps!)• Kid Friendly
Critical Thinking
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• Programming– Scratch - create your very own interactive stories, animations,
games, and art • (http://scratch.mit.edu/) • Project Guidelines - http://
www.21things4students.net/21/game-design/ – Kodu – create your very own games for XBOX and PC
• (http://www.kodugamelab.com/)
Critical Thinking
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• Infographics – visual display of information• To communicate a message.• To present large amounts of information in a compact
and easy to understand way.• To reveal the data.
Critical Thinking
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“Students must be able to effectively analyze and process the overwhelming amount of communication in their lives
today”
Communication
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• Blogs (provides a real audience for a real purpose)– EduBlogs (http://edublogs.org/) – KidBlog (http://kidblog.org)
• Smore (Online Newsletter)– www.smore.com
• VoiceThread – allows students to communicate ideas in a visual and verbal format– https
://voicethread.com/support/howto/Account_Types/Free/
Communication
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Let’s Try It:
• Open your NEARPOD App or go to www.nearpod.com
• and enter the PIN: CNZFV
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“If students leave school without knowing how to continuously create
and innovate, they will be underprepared for the challenges of
society and the workforce.”
Creativity
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• Boomwriter (create authentic stories with the possibility of having them published)– www.boomwriter.com
• Fakebook (create Facebook-like pages for historical figures, book characters, etc.)– (http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page )
Creativity
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• Songsmith (music creating software)– Free Microsoft download– http
://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/
• Voki- • (create custom avatars that speak)– www.voki.com
Creativity
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Let’s Try It:• Go to m.socrative.com• Enter Room Number 419658
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Additional Resources21 Things 4 Students• http://www.21things4students.net/21/begin-here/Cool Tools for School• http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative+Tools Facebook Templates• http://
noshhinghere.blogspot.com/2012/02/updated-facebook-template.html
5 Ways to Collaborate with Another Class• http://
fluency21.com/blog/2013/09/03/5-amazing-ways-to-collaborate-with-another-class/
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