This week the sign up ended up looking like this:
We had so much fun learning about Flipgrid, Google Slides, Google Docs using an iPad, Chatterpix, Incredibox, and Epic.
Here's a recap of each:
FlipGrid
FlipGrid is a terrific website that allows you to create a grid with a question. Students can then answer the question by recording a video response and add stickers to their response before posting. Students can then view the FlipGrid and see each student response. They can add a celebretory emoji as a reaction after viewing their classmate's responses or write a comment or even respond with a video.
I've created one to use with my reading bowl students.
This week I worked with teachers to create FlipGrids for students to tell their understanding of the Phases of the Moon, Number Talks, and to even read a book aloud for others to view.
This is an extremely easy to use tool.
More info about Flipgrid
Google Slides and Google Docs
In my district, K-2 have 1:1 ipads and 3-5 have 1:1 chromebooks. We just received these last month and have been working hard to learn how to effectively implement using the 1:1 devices. I am helping each teacher create a Google Classroom account and put all of their students into their classroom. I've also started exposing teachers and students to the greatness of google docs and google classroom. K-2 teachers were excited to learn how to use these apps on the iPads and connect it all to their Google Classroom. The 3-5 teachers were happy to learn how to share google slides for multiple students to work on the same presentation at one time.
ChatterPix
ChatterPix is an app that allows you to take a picture of a drawing and then record audio to make the picture talk.
We watched the read aloud of Creepy Carrots from this youtube video:
Then students drew a picture of their very own creep carrot and recorded themselves retelling the story.
More info about ChatterPix
Incredibox is a really neat website that I just learned about even though it has been around for a long time. On this website you can create beats/harmonies/music for background of presentations. I showed this resource to the music teacher and she is excited about what she can do with this. The graphics on the website are fun and engaging.
Let me know if you think of other ways we could use this resource in the classroom.
Epic
Epic is a free website with a collection of audiobooks. You can set up a class account and assign students specific books based on lexile level or interest. During the co-teach session, I helped teachers figure out how to create collections and assign these collections. We are also working to create some basic templates that students can respond to on google classroom after reading stories. These templates will have students tell about characters, setting, plot or text features.
This was a fun and productive week!
