GotTechED the PodcastEpisode #90: 11 Teacher Practices to Prepare You for a Successful School Year

Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode #90 called “11 Teacher Practices to Prepare You for a Successful School Year”. In this episode we’ll talk about an edtech checklist that you can use when deciding what edtech tools to invest time and possible money into. We’ll also share 11 practices that you can think about over the summer that will set you up for a successful school year. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.

Segment 1: Summer UpdateSegment 2: The Edtech Checklist

How do you know what edtech tools to invest your time into? How to know that the edtech tool is good?

1. Website
2. Social Media (following, hashtag, activity)
3. Affordability
4. Compatibility-devices, school code, FERPA COPPA
5. Audience- usage/class accomodations
6. Learning Curve / Intuitive Use
7. Meets the needs of your students and content
8. Customization (can i add my own questions, etc)
9. Resources and PD
10. Support

Segment 3: Things to Think About Over the Summer

1. Choice Boards
2. Choice Pyramid 
3. GotTechED’s Choice Pyramid
4. Stephanie Howell’s Choice Pyramid
5. Learning Menus
6. Tic-Tac-Toe
7. Organization/Curation
8. Wakelet (Curating Resources)
9. Google Folders
10. Class Handbook 
11. EduProtocols.com/free-templates
12. Sketch and tell
13. Book a kucha
14. Exit Tickets
15. Personal Reflection
16. Slip and Go
17. Do Now
18. Phenomena first - https://www.ngssphenomena.com/
19. Think Inquiry
20. Question of the Day (Ring)
21. Student created class openers
22. Gamification
23. Puzzle Friday
24. Graph a Day
25. Classroom Social Media
26. Set up for Parent and Student communication
27. Embed social media feed onto your website
28. Branding?
29. Creating Graphic Organizers/Posters for classroom
30. Canva for Education
31. Adobe Spark
32. Visme
33. Ideas for an Interactive and Engaging Classroom
34. QR codes posted around the room (rotate them out so Ss check often)
35. Flexible seating
36. Various activity spaces
37. Lighting
38. Assessment (formative and summative)
39. Gimkit
40. Blooket
41. Quizizz
42. Quizalize
43. Quizlet
44. Audio recordings
45. Websites
46. Slide show and tell
47. e-portfolios
48. Feedback
49. Mote
50. Rubrics
51. Small Group Meetings
52. Peer feedback
53. Edjinotes

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As experienced presenters and content creators, you can contact Nick and Guise to speak at your school, event, or conference. They can customize a workshop that meets your organization’s unique time and content needs. While no topic is out of bounds, GotTechED is best known for sessions on:

• 1:1 Chromebook Integration
• EdTech Throwdown
• TargetED Learning
• Gamification (Badge Systems)
• Game-Based Learning (Escape Rooms, Amazing Race, and more)
• Google apps and extensions
• Personalized learning and Choice Boards
• Teacher productivity (Lesson Planning, Online Grading. and Feedback)
• Digital content creation
• Student Podcasting
• Screencasting
• Flipped Classroom
• Student-Centered Learning