New Technology

What I'm learning about: After the #tlap Twitter chat last night there were two resources I wanted to explore.  People passed along ideas and tips for using them.

@sapiascience suggested I look at Cybraryman for Padlet resources and ideas: here
@julnilsmith shared her Livebinder with me that has a plethora of websites and resources.  I might need to figure out how to make a Livebinder myself!

COGGLE: This blog post goes into detail about how to use it.  It is essentially a mind mapping website that is clear, modern and easy to use.  The blog post talks about how the teacher only graded the student's coggle, she didn't make her students write the full essay.  She connects using coggle in the classroom to CCSS.  It is a great tool to use when collaborating with others.  You can download the coggle to your computer and save it.  Coggles could be placed into powerpoints, word documents, or e-mails.

• Notetaking
• Mindmapping
• Brainstorming for projects/papers
• Reviewing concepts before a test 
• Group projects/brainstorming 

PADLET: I had NO idea how to even begin, so I watched this youtube video that broke down how to use Padlet, especially for a classroom setting.  There are so many neat ways to incorporate this in the classroom.  You can create a custom URL and allow other students to add to the website as well.  I can upload a file that students can access, and I can post pictures.  The files/comments/photos/docs can be organized in a timeline fashion or they can be randomly arranged.  

• Timelines
• Brainstorming
• Book reviews 
• Place to collect and list the books they have read during the year 
• Discussions 
• Sharing resources and embedding the Padlet into a blog (for a future post possibly?)
• Explaining assignments and including links and assignments sheets for projects 
• Notetaking 
• Collecting feedback 
• Practice quizzes 
• Map of the world-where have you been, mapping the different locations of characters from a specific book 
• Watching/sharing videos 
• Preassessment/KWL chart 
• Displaying student work and sharing with parents 
• Formative assessment tool or exit slip for the end of the day/class period
• Presentations in the classroom 

How are you using new resources in the classroom?