Tech in Ed Notes

Table of Contents

Daily Notes
SAMR Model: A Practical Guide for K-12 Classroom Technology Integration
The Evolution of Technology in the Classroom
Let’s Make Better Slideshows Notes
PICRAT Model Notes
9/11/24
Standards Videos
Email Management
Teachers on Fire Ep. 169
9-18-24
Teacher’s Social Media Use and Its Legal Implications
4 Articles
10-2-24
Bloom’s Taxonomy
What is a hyperdoc?
How to Bring Gamification into your Classroom
Assistive Technology Podcast
Student Phone Use - Teacher Talk

Daily Notes

8/28/2024

- There is money in education!! Additionally the benefits are really good.

- There is value in face to face communication and we need to utilize this in different ways

in the classroom.

- You don’t need to have dozens and dozens of assignments for your students to do in

order to help them learn effectively.

- Learning can (and should be) enjoyable for students!

SAMR Model: A Practical Guide for K-12 Classroom Technology Integration

Unit: Phonics

Substitution Augmentation
➢ Technology as a direct replacement ➢ Enhances student development and
for traditional methods of teaching, productivity
task remains about the same but is ➢ Ex.
done with technology instead ○ Students will play a phonics
➢ Ex. game on their Ipad
○ Students will sit by the ○ We will watch an interactive
smartboard and will draw a video where students repeat
line connecting images that what they hear in the video
have the same ending sound
○ Students will complete their
worksheet on their Ipad which
will direct them to match the
picture to the word

Modification Redefinition
➢ Making actual changes to the ➢ The learning task is redefined in way
lessons design and learning outcome that wouldn’t otherwise be possible
➢ Ex. without the technology
○ Students will record ➢ Ex.
themselves saying a list of ○ Students will record themselves
words using their Ipad weekly saying different words
○ Students will listen to video and sounds to track progress
clips of words on their Ipad
and then they will have to
write a word that rhymes with
it

SAMR Model

- Four different degrees of classroom tech integration

 - Created to create common language as teacher seek to personalize learning

- Useful during remote & blended learning

- SAMR model is a spectrum of technology use in the classroom

Substitution

- Enhancement

- Technology is a direct replacement for a traditional teaching method

- Using a Word doc instead of a hard copy

- Students use a powerpoint to present info

- “What do students stand to gain by replacing traditional tools with technology?”

Augmentation

- Enhancement

- “Does the technology increase or augment a student’s productivity and potential in some

way?”

- Adding a video clip to a presentation

- Interactive links to historical events

Modification

- Transformation

- Actual Change to the lesson’s design and learning outcome

- “Does the technology significantly alter the learning task?”

- Collaboration within the LMS seeking feedback and discussion with classmates

Redefinition

- Transformation

- “Does the technology allow educators to redefine a traditional learning task in a way that

would not be possible without the tech?”

- Students may network with other students in different regions to see how location affects

view on relevant topics

In the Classroom

- Educators use the model to make technology integration more purposeful

- More tech doesn’t always lead to increased rigor or more complex skill development

- Focus on being mindful of how integration of technology is most valuable for students

within different settings

The Evolution of Technology in the Classroom

Since the beginning of education technology (no matter what advancements were available at

the time) has been utilized.

History of Classroom Technology

- Through the years technology has progressed within the classroom

- It has grown from colonial times and wooden paddles with printed lessons to what we

have today with lots of innovation in between.

- School enrollment in high school and university has drastically increased creating a

greater demand for technology

Personal Computers

- First introduced in 1981

- Revolutionary for immediate learning

- Computers evolved in their capabilities and also become more widely available

Future of Technology in the Classroom

- Social Media is now a “accepted form of instruction”

- Biometrics: technology that recognizes people based on behavioral traits and allow for

more customized instruction

- Augmented Reality glasses: will layer data to create a more real-world learning

experience
 - More multi-touch surfaces in the classroom

Educators and the Evolution of Technology in the Classroom

- New technology creates more responsibility for educators but also more ability

- Educators are at risk for being left behind without updated knowledge

Let’s Make Better Slideshows Notes

1. Make sure you are in Presentation mode!!!

2. Use Less Text

a. You should add to your slides

b. The slides yourself are not your presentation

c. Shorten bullet points & use the notes panel

d. Less text per slide

e. Make a handout or some way for people to take information with them

3. Update your assets

a. Fonts, artwork

b. Clip art is out of date, utilize free visuals online

c. Pixabay & unsplash

4. Make Previews

a. Let your listeners know what you will cover and how long it will be

5. Don’t Overuse Animations

6. Keep things consistent

a. Sizing, fonts, colors

7. Proofread out loud

PICRAT Model Notes

- Passive Interactive Creative - Replacement Amplifies Transforms

- Overlapping chart

- How technology affects different practices and the large spectrum that exists

- Focuses on what students are doing and what teachers are doing relative to technology

- What level of interaction are students able to engage with?

9/11/24

- Slidesgo and how useful of a tool that is

- Gimnkit and all the things you can do with that

- That there is tremendous value in walking around and being engaged with students

throughout the entirety of your time with students.

Standards Videos

1.1 Empowered Learner

I found 1a to be valuable because I was encouraged by how excited all the kids were to help

each other. This impacted me because it reminded me of the value of creating a classroom

community so all students support each other and want to help everyone succeed.

1.2 Digital Citizen

2d stood out to me because I think it will be very valuable for students to learn and will help

them in the real world. This knowledge that they have been given will set them up for success in

their future by being able to maintain privacy online.

1.3 Knowledge Constructor

3b stood out to me because I appreciate how they are being taught how to find quality

resources. I think with all the misinformation that is being spread in today’s world, being able to

decipher what is a good source and bad source will be very helpful to them.
1.4 Innovative Designer

I think 4a was inspiring. It was good to see the smiles on students' faces while they were

performing and discussing their experiments. I appreciate how the teacher embraces “mistakes”

and uses it to help them learn and make changes the next time. I think this will help students to

become curious and increase their capacity as learners.

1.5 Computational Thinkers

5c was interesting to me. I like the idea of how making a model can be helpful for learning. It

reminded me of the PICRAT model and how the students was able to take a creative role in

their education and how that enhanced their learning.

1.6 Creative Communicator

I liked 6a because the students had a choice of how they wanted to display their learning. I want

to implement choice into my classroom. Students created things that were meaningful to them

which ultimately enhanced their learning experience.

1.7 Global Collaborator

7b I loved how real the teachers made the experience for her students. I liked the little hats and

how she made a real life safari. I want to do things like this in my classroom. I also liked how

she used technology to add layers to the learning that wouldn’t have otherwise been possible.

Email Management

- Create Folders to Manage your tasks

- Inbox

- Require an immediate response

- Ones that you can respond to in under 3 minutes

- To-do

- Follow up

- Replies you may be waiting on

 - Someday

- Don’t require a response

- Use microsoft to do list

- Create Outlook rules to automatically sort emails

- Categorize emails with labels

- Ignore conversations if you don’t need to see it

- Use templates

Teachers on Fire Ep. 169

Top 10 Tech. Learning Tools

- The G sweet

- Drive, Classroom, Gmail, etc.

- Seesaw

- LMS that creates evidence of learning

- Allows for audience for learning

- Opens up lines of communication with parents

- Padlet

- Like a living bulletin board

- Response sharing made easy

- EdPuzzle

- Allows students to move through content at their own pace

- Forces student engagement and learning through the interactive videos

- Screencast O'Matic

- Create slick looking tutorials

- Wevideo

- Students can create videos

 - Accessible for students

- Stock photos and soundbites copyright free

- Canva

- Great for graphic design

- Flipgrid

- Empowers student voice

- Nearpod

- Good for formative assessment

- Quizlet

- Quizlet Live

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- Padlet

- Message board that is quick and comes in multiple design. Lots Of settings to

choose from.

- Edpuzzle

- Asks students questions before they can move on. Good for testing

understanding and improving student engagement.

Teacher’s Social Media Use and Its Legal Implications

- Tinker vs. Des Moines Case (1969)

- “there was a majority rule that neither students nor teachers shed their
constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”
- School leaders can use this same evaluation technique when looking at teachers’
social media use
 - Teachers maintain their constitutional right to free speech, however teachers should be
aware of the effects of what they post
- Connick v. Meyers (1983)
- “This case established that a matter of public concern can transform into a matter
of private concern, when motivated by malice or personal grievance”
- “The associated outcomes have set the precedent that teachers must separate their
professional roles from their personal activities, student teachers are evaluated as
employees rather than as students, and schools must be able to maintain efficient
operations.”
- A student teacher uploaded a grammatically incorrect Myspace post that contained her
holding a cup that said “drunken pirate.”
- The school did not allow her to finish her student teaching assignment and
therefore was not able to get her license.
- This surprised me because I see posts like this made all the time by future
teachers.
- Murmer v. Chesterfield County School Board United States District Court, Richmond
- Another case where a teacher was doing some things in his personal life that
may be deemed inappropriate, was fired.
- He then sued and won because it was found that his actions in his personal life
were not impairing his ability to teach.
Reflection:
After reading this article I went through all of my social media and made sure that all my
accounts were set to private. I also checked to make sure that I would be okay with a
superintendent seeing all my posts. I also imagined my page from the perspective of one of my
student’s parents and made sure that it was a positive impression.

In my future career this article led me to believe that it is best to be cautious when posting on
social media. Even though there are protections in place to protect teachers from discrimination
for their posts, I want to play it safe and keep it professional. If I someday choose to use social
media to talk about my profession, I will make a separate account and have somebody approve
all my posts to make sure that they are professional and will not get me in trouble.

Link to my edpuzzle: https://edpuzzle.com/media/66ec405e301ea36332c0d503

9/25
3 meaningful facts:
- Make sure you are okay with your students and parents of your students seeing
everything you post
- Be mindful of how you present yourself in public
- Stay away from making negative comments about your school online and in person
4 Articles

Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom

Pros:

1. Access to high-quality, current information

a. “getting the most up-to-date data helps ensure the best educational

experience.”

2. Gather Student Performance Metrics easy

a. “allowing more student performance data to be collected, freeing teachers

from repetitive grading exercises, and providing instant feedback to

students.”

b. This is important to me personally because I want to prevent myself from

burning out as a teacher. And I think by letting technology do things like

grading to help me, this will be very helpful to give me longevity in my

career.

3. Students Learn Technology Skills

a. “After all, we live in a digital world and have things like virtual offices and

working online from home.”

 b. As a teacher it is very important to me that I prepare my students well for

the “real world". And I would be doing them a disservice if I didn't give

them the technology skills that they need to succeed in today’s society.

Cons:

1. Less Direct Social Interaction

a. “Students have less need to verbally communicate and interact with their

teachers and one another when using technology.”

b. It is important to me that my students build relationships with each other

and improve their communication skills. So, I need to be sure not to let the

use of technology limit the social interactions that my students have.

2. Less Memorable Learning

a. “Students may gloss over material, missing texture and depth along the

way.”

b. This concerns me as a teacher because of course I don’t want my

students to miss out on learning. That is why it is important to be mindful

of how we are implementing technology in our classroom and what our

purpose behind integration is.

The Sneaky Conservatism of Ed Tech

Quotes to Note:

- “Tech innovations hatched in the private sector, where profitability takes

precedence over the public interest, have a way of helping each user adapt to
 difficulties rather than encouraging us to work together and address the root

causes of those difficulties.”

- “A solution to a problem offers an answer to a question, but it may also distract

us from asking other questions"

- “By the same token, we ought to ask whether the goal is for students to

understand ideas deeply, not whether memorizing facts and practicing skills can

be made more palatable by causing the process to resemble a video game or

enhancing it with ChatGPT.”

My thoughts:

- I believe that it is important to remember that tech companies don’t have mine or

my students' best interest in mind, rather their motivator is money. So, it is

important to do my own thinking and research when deciding how to implement

technology into my classroom. I don’t want to just trust what the company says.

Also, it is important not to let technology and its convenience stop us from

looking for ways to improve the core values of the education system. We need to

avoid using technology as sort of a cover up for deeper issues.

Soaring Myopia Among Kids

Quotes:

- “There are multiple factors - number one, early introduction of electronic devices,

number two, drastically reduced outdoor time. If we indulge our vision into a very

close up world, spending too much time doing reading or using electronic

devices, spending too little time outdoors, the visual system will think, OK, now

the ideal endpoint is not to be able to see things clearly at far.”

 - “ So because the eyes are so plastic in, like, a younger age, a small stress, a

visual stress will cause a bigger change or a bigger axial elongation in younger

children compared to older children of the same visual stress. So the earlier the

age of onset, the harder it is to control, and the later it stabilize.”

- “Play with the real toys. Stay outdoor. And just live like a normal kid instead of

giving them the iPad.”

My thoughts:

- As a teacher I don’t want to contribute to my students developing long term

health conditions like Myopia. After reading this article I see that I need to reduce

my student’s screen time, especially at a young age. I also will need to

encourage my students to get more time outside and play with real toys rather

than technology. The rise in this condition is concerning and it is important that

we all take steps to make sure we are not harming our kids ability to see now and

in the future.

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- Think: “Does the freedom of speech that you are choosing to act on negatively

impact the school’s ability to operate?”

Teaching Actual Student Writing in an AI World

- In this article the writer gives advice on how to prevent the Use of AI for his

assignments

1. Clearly present your policy on AI so students know what is expected of

them.
 2. Become familiar with AI so that you understand it and are able to spot it in

your student’s assignments.

3. Take a class Field Trip

4. Require course based research

5. Require occasional work using pencil and paper

6. Use the Testing Center

7. Assign Content Behind the Paywall

8. Ask students to show and tell to prove their understanding

9. Dispatch students to the archives

10. Quiz Students on their own work

A Toolkit for Addressing AI Plagiarism in the Classroom

- This article has three parts to it with directions on how to handle different

situations surrounding AI use in the classroom and how to better understand this

type of technology

- 5 Things all Educators should Know about AI

- AI is a simulation of human intelligence and is advancing rapidly

- AI takes many forms and is becoming more ubiquitous

- ChatGPT is an AI bot that is widely available to the public and free

- ChatGPT can be used to write essays and us difficult for teachers to

detect

- There are tools that can assist teacher in identifying things that were

created by AI

- Strategies for Utilizing AIWritingCheck.org in the classroom

 - Set clear Expectations for AI Generated Writing

- Expect that AI detection will sometimes come up with incorrect results

- If you find writing to be AI generated use it as a learning opportunity to

help students understand when it is inappropriate to use AI

- Conversation Template to Discuss AI Plagiarism

- Meet 1:1 with the student and engage in conversation about AI

- Address that AI can be valuable in certain situations

- Discuss academic dishonesty with the student and ask them directly if

they used AI to complete their assignment

- Discuss with them the importance of being able to write without the use of

AI

- Communicate consequences of academic dishonesty

Evolving Teaching Methods in a ChatGPT World | Teacher Talk

- Our teaching needs to evolve as the world changes

- AI can be a helpful tool for our students

- There are ways you can limit its use:

- Do work in class

- Watch the development of work

- Require handwritten work

- Have student’s add personal connections

- Require students to cite their sources

-
Bloom’s Taxonomy

Hierarchy of Needs

Brisk Teaching - free AI for teachers

What is a hyperdoc?

- A lesson with several resources for students to explore a topic

 - There is a difference between a hyperdoc and a multimedia text set

- It is a whole lesson rather than just the beginning point

- It allows for creativity by the teacher

How Hyperdocs Can Transform the way you teach

- What is great about it?

- Automated: frees up the teacher to work with individual students

- Flexible: can make quick changes

- Dynamic: allow for the incorporation of all kinds of content

- Customizable: can meet individual needs

- Hyperdocs: uses google apps for lesson plan designs to implement 21st century learning

- Allow for exploration time

- Allows for personalization of learning

- Allows for you to see student understanding in real time

- Allows for students to be curious and have fun

- Can meet the needs of the always done first student and the one who needs to go back

and review the content

- Students have access to the content so they can show their parents

- Do’s and Don'ts

- DO start with a template

- DO ask yourself what your goal is with the lesson

- DO design with your student in mind

- DON’T feel like every lesson needs a HYperdoc

- Collaborate with other teachers and look for inspiration

- Learn as you go and make improvements

- Hyperdocs are fun for teachers to create and should be fun for students to explore too
Everything You Need to Know About Building a Great Screencast Video

- Screencast videos: actual recordings of your computer screen as a way to deliver

instruction

- Start with Research

- Keep the videos less than 6 minutes to increase engagement and definitely no

more than 12 minutes

- Speak quickly and use conversational language

- Minimize text

- Use visuals

- Make the video engaging, use guided notes

- Plan First

- Put together visuals like powerpoint or google slides

- Use the right recording tool

- Use interactive whiteboards

- Use one that is flexible, has strong editing tools, annotation capabilities, and a

webcam function

- Recording

- Use high quality recording equipment

- As you speak do something on your screen

- Use the truncate feature to fix any major errors

- Make it Interactive

- Use embedded questions

- Guided Notes

- Practice your skills and learn how you can best utilize screencasting in your classroom

9 Ways Online Teaching Should be Different from Face-to-Face

1. The first weeks should be devoted to community building and digital competency
 a. Allow students to practice using digital tools

b. Allow time for students to feel connected with you and their peers.

2. Communication with parents needs to be more thorough, streamlined, and predictable

a. Establish a consistent location and predictable schedule for sharing information

b. Set clear expectations and boundaries for communication

c. Have a plan for tech support

d. Make communication multimodal

e. Provide parent tech training

3. 3. Community and connection need to be a priority for teachers

a. Staff meeting should still happen

b. Extra attention to teachers’ emotional health

c. Seek connection with other teacher

4. Teacher Collaboration is even more important

a. Work closely with specialists to meet students’ needs

5. Face-to-face time should be used for active learning

a. Have students meet in small groups when possible

6. Content needs to be simplified and slowed down

a. Ask yourself what knowledge is essential and non-essential for your students?

7. Instructions should be easy to find, explicit, and multimodal

a. In a consistent location and at a consistent time

b. Make yourself available for questions

8. Prioritize feedback over other traditional grading practices

9. Summative Assessment should focus on creation

a. Prevent cheating

b. Use detailed rubrics

- What stays the same

 - Clear communications

- Establish rituals and routines

- Use research based instructional strategies

How to Bring Gamification into your Classroom

- Grade based on amount of work completed through games

- Reward students with badges

- Adding games into the curriculum increases student agency and choice and therefore

motivation

- Give a class wide goal and reward

- Gamify homework

- Pros

- Increased student engagement

- Creates enthusiasm

- Provides instant feedback

- Make social connections

- Cons

- Decreases attention span

- Cost

- Student assessment

- Game logistics

The Difference between Gamification and Game-Based Learning

- Gamification is adding game elements to a nongame situation

- “Instead of courses consisting mainly of textbook learning and lectures, classes built

using game mechanics such as badges, experience points, levels and leaderboards,
 boost student engagement by allowing students to choose from “quests” and progress at

their own pace through a series of educational activities.”

- Game-based learning is the use of games to enhance the learning experience

Are you a Curator or a Dumper?

- Developing your curation skills makes you more effective in delivering information

- The brain can only take in so much information at once, some gets ignored to process

the rest. This can lead to cognitive overload.

- Student Directed Learning is more effective like choice boards or hyperdocs are more

effective when properly curated to avoid overwhelming students

- Communication with parents is more effective if your letters are concise, clear, and lack

unnecessary information…parents are more likely to actually read a properly curated

letter

- Curation Guidelines

- Keep the Best, Lose the rest

- Less is more

- Chunk It

- Break down resources into smaller subsets

- Add titles for easy navigation

- Add introduction source entails

- Use Images as Anchors

- Polish Hyperlinks

- Build in White Space

- Curation Tools

- elink.io

- Pinterest

- livebinders.com
 - sutori.com

- Padlet

- Hyperdocs

Blooket

- Fun and engaging!

- Frustrating if you don’t understand how the game works

- Leads people to rushing

- Lots of options for games

- Lots of strategy involved, the student who wins the game isn’t necessarily one who

understands the content well

GimKit

- Fun and made you want to go fast

- The second game was less content based

- Engaging

- Lots of different options for games

- Competitiveness

Kahoot

- Less Engaging, but still the competitiveness makes it fun

- Better for teaching because it gives the chance to discuss questions

- Good data for teachers

- Can be embarrassing if people point out what you got wrong

- More focused on the content itself rather than gaming

6 Tech Tools to try in 2022

- Frame
 - A host can create an environment like an office or an island and populate that

environment with videos, documents and other materials needed for a lesson or

other experience

- Participants move around the space as avatars and use voice or text chat to

interact

- Google Arts and Culture Experiments

- Database containing coders creative ideas and projects that stretch the limits of

what technology can do

- Could be used to entertain or inspire students

- #1000 BlackGirlBooks

- Collection of over 13,000 books with black girls as the main character

- OSMO

- Unique combination of computer vision and manipulatives that bridge the digital

and physical worlds

- Allows students to be more active and collaborative in their learning

- 5 EVERFI

- Gamified lessons in variety of fields that puts students into simulated situations

where students must make decisions based on what they have been learning

- Useful on topics that aren’t typically part of the curriculum like life skills

- Teacher’s receive feedback, very customizable

- Skew the Script

- A site that creates math problems students actually care about

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2023

1. ChatGPT

a. We should focus on ways we can use this tool to help out teaching and learning

rather than being fearful of how it will change things

 2. Talkingpoints

a. Communication app that allows teacher and parents to communicate in their

preferred language through translation technology

3. Aha Slides

a. Makes interactive presentations through variety of strategies that will engage

students and get you real-time feedback

4. The Juice

a. Current events platform that gives students 5 articles daily

b. Has a variety of reading levels and the articles align with standards

5. 1619 Project Pulitzer Center Resources

a. Illuminates the legacy of slavery and highlight contributions of Black Americans to

society

b. A collection of classroom resources based on this premise

6. Along

a. A digital reflection tool to deepen student teacher connection

b. Regular check-ins

Assistive Technology Podcast

- Assistive technology: anything that helps you learn that is not implanted into your body

- For students with or without disabilities

- Assistive technology increases independence

Inclusive Learning

- Assistive Tech: Technology that assists someone to do something the would otherwise

be unable to do or have difficulty with

Heard of Haven’t heard of

 ● Live captions ● Eye control
● Make text and mouse pointer bigger ● Toggle keys
● Narrator screen reader ● Picture dictionary to view a picture
● On-screen keyboard representation of a word
● Sticky keys ● Microsoft Lens
● Website and App blockers like ○ Learners take photos of real
SelfControl & Cold Turkey life resources and use the tool
to make resources more
accessible and useful
●

Student Phone Use - Teacher Talk

- When students access their phones during class, what needs might they be attempting

to meet?

- In regards to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

- Physiology needs not being met inhibits learning

- Phone use can regulate emotions and provide as escape for students

- Feeds a phone addiction

- Lots of resources on our phone: calendar, weather app, etc.

- Staying connected with family and friends

- When used in moderation phones can bring contentment and joy to our lives

- Lesson planning

- Engage students

- Create love and belonging

- Plan for short breaks

- Classroom Management

- A warm demander

- A look, hand on the desk, discussion with student

Schools Say Cell Phone Bans Help Kids

- Rules are becoming more strict in some places

- Students argue that they need their phones to contact their parents

- Schools say phones distract students and hinder their learning

How to get TRUE student buy-in for your “no phone” policy

- Some methods like phone jails and zero tolerance fail to show students how to use cell

phones responsibly

1. Talk with students about value of being present

2. Introduce Phone Expectations and Consequences

3. Tell them the Why behind it

a. Generic reasons: respect, its inappropriate

4. Main Point: Phones don’t make good moments, people do.

a. Add a personal story to get students to believe that their phones take them out of

the moment

- Why it Works

- Goes beyond the classroom

- Connects with their personal lives and people they care about

- Teaches them a skill and not just a rule to follow

- Make sure to carry out your plan

- Don’t take student cell phone use personally

- Make it fun for yourself, joke about it but stay firm on your plan