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EXCITED TO LEARN AND SHARE WITH YOU!
DEVON CALDWELL
• TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @INDIA0309
• KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, TECHNOLOGY MENTOR,
MICROSOFT INNOVATIVE EXPERT FELLOW
• PHD STUDENT IN CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
• HTTP://KINDERDIVA.BLOGSPOT.COM
• HTTPS://DEVONCALDWELL.COM
GETTING TO KNOW YOU WITH PLICKERS!
WISE PRACTICES
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES
HANDS-ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
INQUIRY
PROJECT-BASED
PLAY-BASED
PLACE-CONSCIOUS LEARNING
INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES
STUDENT VOICE AND CHOICE
ENGAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY INFUSION
LITERACY WITH ICT CONTINUUM
“TURNING WALLS INTO WINDOWS”
CONNECTING WITH OTHERS
DEVELOPING TIMELESS SKILLS
HIGH-QUALITY TOOLS
INTERACTIVE
FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
CANADIAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY/NAEYC
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
INTENTIONAL: MAKING DELIBERATE DECISIONS
ABOUT WHEN TO USE TECHNOLOGY
BEST TOOL FOR THE JOB
MOVING FROM HANDS ON TO MORE ABSTRACT
CREATING, NOT CONSUMING
CREATING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT
WOULDN’T BE POSSIBLE
BALANCED
A WORD ABOUT BALANCE…
NAEYC Position Statement on Technology
& Digital Media
WHAT IS A “HACK”?
• A TIP, A TRICK, OR A SHORT CUT
• A TWIST OR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING PRACTICE THAT
CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT, AND
DEVELOPMENT OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS THAT WOULD N0T BE
OTHERWISE POSSIBLE
• SHOULD “HACKS” REPLACE TRADITIONAL PRACTICES?
TRADITIONAL: STORY TIME
THE PRACTICE
• AT A DESIGNATED TIME EACH DAY, THE TEACHER
READS ALOUD FROM A PICTURE OR CHAPTER
BOOK. OFTEN THE BOOKS SUPPORT THE OTHER
LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM OR ARE LINKED TO
A THEME OR SEASON.
THE PURPOSE
• BUILDS VOCABULARY
• INSPIRES A LOVE OF READING
• DEVELOPS CONCEPTS OF PRINT AND BOOK
KNOWLEDGE
• MAY INCREASE PHONEMIC AWARENESS
THROUGH EXPOSURE TO RHYMING
• EXPANDS CONTENT AREA KNOWLEDGE
HACK: 21ST CENTURY STORY TIME TOOLS
• SKYPE
• GOOGLE HANGOUTS
• FACEBOOK VIDEO CALLER
• QR CODE READER
• MOVIEMAKING TOOLS
HACK: GLOBAL READ-ALOUD
• CREATED BY PERNILLE RIPP
• CLASSROOMS ALL OVER THE WORLD STUDY THE SAME
AUTHORS/BOOKS AT THE SAME TIME!
• OPTIONS FOR PICTURE BOOKS AND NOVELS
• TAKES PLACE IN OCTOBER
• CONNECT WITH OTHER CLASSROOMS THROUGH THE
FACEBOOK GROUP
• HOW YOU COLLABORATE IS UP TO YOU!
• THIS YEAR’S EARLY YEARS AUTHOR IS MEM FOX
HACK: SUPERHERO PROJECT • AS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT, KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS DESIGNED THEIR OWN SUPERHEROES.
• EACH SUPERHERO PICTURE WAS POSTED TO THE
CLASSROOM BLOG.
• GRADE 11 ELA STUDENTS IN ANOTHER SCHOOL
EACH SELECTED A SUPERHERO.
• THEY WROTE A STORY ABOUT THE SUPERHERO AND
SKYPED IN TO READ THEIR STORY TO THE K
STUDENTS.
• THEY CREATED AUDIO FILES THAT WERE SHARED ON
THE BLOG AND THE K STUDENTS’ IPADS.
HACK: CRACKING THE QR CODE • YOUNGER STUDENT CHOSE A FAVOURITE BOOK
• OLDER BUDDY RECORDED THE STORY (OPTION TO INCLUDE
YOUNGER STUDENT IN THE RECORDING)
• RECORDING MIGHT BE AN AUDIO RECORDING OR A VIDEO
RECORDING
• UPLOAD TO YOUTUBE
• CREATE A QR CODE FOR THE BOOK
• STUDENTS CAN SCAN THE QR CODE TO LISTEN TO THE STORY!
TRADITIONAL: MATH GAMES
THE PRACTICE
• STUDENTS USE A VARIETY OF MANIPULATIVES TO
PRACTICE IMPORTANT MATH CONCEPTS, SUCH
AS SUBITIZING, COUNTING, NUMBER
RECOGNITION, ETC.
THE PURPOSE
• DEVELOP AUTOMATICITY (SPEED AND
ACCURACY)
• STRENGTHEN CONCEPT OF NUMBER
• MAKE LEARNING FUN
• DEVELOP TURN-TAKING AND ORAL LANGUAGE
SKILLS
HACK: MYSTERY NUMBER SKYPE
• TWO CLASSROOMS CONNECT
• TEACHERS CHOOSE A NUMBER RANGE AND EACH CLASS
CHOOSES A SECRET NUMBER PRIOR TO THE CALL
• STUDENTS CONNECT VIA SKYPE AND ASK YES/NO
QUESTIONS TO GUESS THE OTHER CLASS’ SECRET NUMBER
• MINI-LESSONS, STRATEGIES, TALLYING
• ONGOING COMPETITION
HOW DOES THIS LOOK?
ROLES
• TALLY MARKS
• HUNDRED CHART
• SECRET NUMBER
MINI-LESSONS
• ODD/EVEN NUMBERS
• ONE DIGIT AND TWO DIGIT NUMBERS
• MORE THAN, LESS THAN
• PLACE VALUE
• SKIP COUNTING
• AND MANY MORE!
TRADITIONAL: BOOK-MAKING
THE PRACTICE
• STUDENTS CREATE BOOKS USING PIECES OF
PAPER STAPLED TOGETHER
• STUDENTS WRITE STORIES IN THEIR
NOTEBOOKS
THE PURPOSE
• DEVELOPS EARLY WRITING SKILLS
• STUDENTS CAN DRAW PICTURES AND/OR WRITE
THEIR OWN TEXT
• INITIAL SOUNDS, LABELS, SENTENCES
• TEACHER CAN ACT AS SCRIBE
• SOCIAL STORIES
THE HACK: DIGITAL BOOKS
TOOLS
• BOOK CREATOR
• DRAW AND TELL (DUCK, DUCK, MOOSE)
• MIXBOOK
A CLOSER LOOK
DRAW AND TELL
• GREAT FOR YOUNGEST LEARNERS
• STUDENTS USE ONE SLIDE TO DRAW PICTURES,
PRINT TEXT, AND NARRATE WITH A VOICE
RECORDING
• THEIR WORK CAN BE EXPORTED AS A MOVIE
FILE AND SHARED FROM THE DEVICE
• SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE!
• EXCELLENT FOR LEARNERS OF ALL LEVELS
(INCLUDING ADULTS)
• EASE OF USE
• COPY AND PASTE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES
• PHOTOGRAPHS
• TYPE MESSAGE, DRAW, AND SOUND RECORDING
• EXCELLENT FOR SOCIAL STORIES
• CAN EXPORT AS PDF, VIDEO, OR EPUB
BOOK CREATOR
• PROFESSIONAL FINAL PRODUCT
• CAN BE PUBLISHED ONLINE AND EMBEDDED
• CAN BE PRINTED
• VARIETY OF SIZES, PRICES, FORMATS
• CAN CREATE ON THE SITE OR UPLOAD FINISHED
IMAGES
• INCLUDES CLIP ART, FONTS, BACKGROUNDS
MIXBOOK
AMAZING PROJECTS
• ENGINEERING BRIGHTNESS: IAN FOGERTY HTTP://PHILANTHROPIC-ENGINEERING.ORG/
• BOOKS TO AFRICA: JULIE HEMBREE HTTP://BOOKSTOAFRICA.WEEBLY.COM/
• CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT: KOEN TIMMERS HTTP://WWW.KOENTIMMERS.BE/
THE HACK: OFFICE 365 FOR EDUCATION
• WEB-BASED
• TOOLS ARE APP-BASED
• CROSS-PLATFORM: PC, APPLE, ANDROID,
TABLETS, PHONES
• INSTALL THE APPS ON YOUR DEVICE AND LOGIN
WITH YOUR ACCOUNT AND EVERYTHING SYNCS
• AMAZING FOR COLLABORATION
THE TOOLS
• ONE DRIVE
• ONE NOTE: CONNECTED WELLNESS
POLAR BEARS
• SWAY: OUTDOOR LEARNING EXAMPLE
• FORMS
• OFFICE TOOLS: WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL
WHERE TO LEARN MORE
• MICROSOFT EDUCATOR COMMUNITY
This is the Future of Education, John Spencer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ-tjdMnHlA
WHAT BRIGHT IDEAS CAN YOU SHARE?
FOR MORE INFORMATION….
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