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“Spiral is giving a different dynamic to classroom exchanges” Martin Oliver, Professor of Education and Technology

Institute of Education, London, UK

Sp ira l enab les s t udents to co l l abora te w i th teachers us ing s imp le apps tha t m irror everyday learn ing ac t i v i t i es

St udent teams can crea te and share presenta t i ons from the ir dev ices

Turn any pub l i c v i deo in to a l i ve chat w i th ques t i ons and qu izzes

Carry ou t a qu ick format i ve assessment to see what the who le c lass is th ink ing

Create in terac t i ve presenta t i ons to spark crea t i v i t y in c lass

Carry ou t a qu ick format i ve assessment by e i ther ask ing a verba l ques t i on or prepar ing a qu iz

Flower structure

Answer format

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Set Time Type your question or simply ask the class

Finish

Show answers

Enter

Enter your lesson code

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Share st udents ’ i deas so they can learn from each o ther

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Flower structure

Answer format

Canvas

Set Time Use the diagram below to complete the labels on the flower structure worksheet

Finish

Hide answers

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Use the diagram below to complete the labels on the flower structure worksheet

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Turn any pub l i c v i deo in to a l i ve chat w i th ques t i ons and qu izzes

Show

Submit

We know because the ice caps are getting smaller

Amy Smith

most of it is very likely human-induced

Amy Smith

proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented

Peter Green

Satellite observations reveal that the amount of spring snow cover

Barbara Ontario

Climate has always changed

Amy Smith

I think so

Barbara Ontario

How do we know climate change is real?

Are human activities or natural variations in climate responsible for the climate change?

Climate ChangeLARPS Finish

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Submit


We know because the ice caps are getting smaller

Amy Smith

most of it is very likely human-induced

Amy Smith

proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented

Peter Green

Satellite observations reveal that the amount of spring snow cover

Barbara Ontario

Climate has always changed

Amy Smith


Prov i de ins tan t feedback and see how the c lass is perform ing

LARPS Finish

Hide

Climate Change

There are polar bears in my trash cans

Al Gore said so

Avg. global temperature has increased

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CThere are polar bears in my trash cans

Al Gore said so

Avg. global temperature has increased

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PHow do we know climate change is real?

WELL DONE!

St udent teams can crea te and share co l l abora t i ve presenta t i ons from l inked dev ices

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My first class

Plum

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Team Objective 2

1. Copy writer

2. Organizer

3. Checker

Charry

1. 2. 3.

Team Objective 3

1. Copy writer

2. Organizer

3. Checker

1. Copy writer

Apple

1. 2.

Team Objective 1

2. Organizer

Create your teams

Drag and drop to create teams

Use existing teams

Create random teams

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Enter


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Us ing the ir dev ices , s t uden ts are ab le to present the ir work on the wh i teboard for peer rev iew

Pool wrestling

divingDiving was first competed at the Olympic Games at the 1904 Olympic Games, and has been an Olympic sport since.

Archery

boxingund the pool need to pick these items and get teams will try and disrupt the others cannot hol

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cyclingCycling is a core Olympic sport, and one of five sports that has been contested at every summer Olympic Games since 1896.

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boxingund the pool need to pick these items and get teams will try and disrupt the others cannot hol

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Presentation

Ready to present

Design your own Olympic Game

A track and field game

badmintonBadminton was first held as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1988 it again appeared at the Olympics as an exhibition sport.

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canoe / kayakCanoe and Kayak races at the Olympic Games are held as slalom events and flat water sprints.

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beach volleyballBeach volleyball was first introduced at the 1992 Games as a demonstration sport.

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MichelleM

basketballBasketball was admitted as an Olympic sport for the first time in 1936 in Berlin.

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Archery

MichelleM

divingDiving was first competed at the Olympic Games at the 1904 Olympic Games, and has been an Olympic sport since.

MichelleM

MichelleM

Pool wrestling

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Add new Slidea

Create in terac t i ve presenta t i ons tha t engage the who le c lass

Enter title

Climate Change

The ice caps are melting

We have more hurricanes

New slide

We have more hurricanes

How hurricanes are formed?

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CODE

St udents can expand on o ther s t udents ’ comments to spark fur ther verba l d i scuss i on

Amy

3 comments

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Gregory

Because my ice cream is

3 comments

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12 comments

Freddie

Global sea level rose about 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century. The rate in the last decade, however, is nearly double thatof the last century. The oceans have absorbed much of this increased heat, with the top 700 meters (about 2,300 feet) of ocean showing warming of 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969.

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We don’t

3 comments

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Amanda

I’m really thirsty.

3 comments

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Chris

3 comments

We know because the ice caps are getting smaller and the sea levels are rising and also it’s getting windy.

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Paul

3 comments

Because Al Gore says so, and my dad agrees. My mum doesn’t agree but then she never does.

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Adam

3 comments

Climate has always changed, and it always will. The assumption that the Earth once had a “stable” climate is simply wrong.

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John

The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low te ea te ee ts has

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Mark

3 comments

The current warming trend is of particular signi cance because most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1,300 years.

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Satellite observations reveal that the amount of spring snow coverin the Northern Hemisphere has decreased over the past ve decades about 0.302 degrees.

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Climate Change

How do we know climate change is real? Show slide

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The current warming trend is of particular signi cance because most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in thep ast1 300 years

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Al l s t uden t responses are saved for summat i ve assessment and progress t rack ing

All slidesInclude students’ comments

Show starred responses only

The ice caps are melting Slide 1 – The ice caps are melting


Show student names

Slide 2 – We have more hurricanesWe have more hurricanes


Responses

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7A Geography, May 30 13:34 - in progress

Climate change

Total summary

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Show student names

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Good work! Have you thought of including some of Al Gore’s Powerpoint slides?

Do you remember the ‘Discuss’ we did last week?

With ‘climate change’ I’m not referring to the local weather

Mrs Walker

Paul Hopkins

Teacher feedback

Student feedback

Team objective

Team 1 Thomas Hunter. Rebecca Marks, Paul Hamilton, Valerie Daubricourt

What are the causes of climate change?

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Total summary

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Responses

Flower structure

Use the diagram below to complete the labels on the flower structure worksheetSlide 1

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Feed Chat

We don’t

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The current warming trend is of particular signi cance because most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1,300 years.

The glaciers are melting, the sea levels are rising, and the butter is getting softer.


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Adam J. Stryker

@strykerstennis

Students show better Interpersonal Writing

skills than Speaking via @SpiralEducation

Great #data #langchat folks!

Seeing a profoundly deaf student take part in

discussion on a level playing field through

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Freddy Ash

@freddy_ash

The Team Up app is unlike anything I have

ever seen. You left NOTHING out! So

impressed!

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Miss Ord

@ordmiss

Absolutely amazing collaboration from year

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Using @SpiralEducation in class for math

review. Sutdent approved! thumbs up!

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Room 220 Math Stars

@3rdgradeBCE

Spiral speaks for itself. I particularly liked how

easy it is to add questions mid lesson!

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Morgan Cuthbert

@morgancuthbert

Used @SpiralEducation to collect answers

from a whip at the end of our faculty

meeting. Nice way to get a pulse.

We are LOVING the quickfire challenge!!!

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@GettinSpiggy

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