SPS Digital Learning Hour

For this week's episode, we delve deeper into the Distracted Classroom and Mike's Minority Report theory (it's weird) and we look at programming games to teach coding. All the links will be below!

The question of the Month: In light of the articles from the last two weeks that we have been discussed with the Distracted Classroom, What do you do to keep your classroom engaged? What teaching strategies do you employ? How do you set your goals so that the students stay engaged in the classroom?

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Articles:
https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/27/three-video-games-that-teach-programming-through-game-play/
https://codecombat.com/
http://www.betathegame.com/
http://www.hacknslashthegame.com/
http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Distracted-Classroom-Is/239785
The book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/distracted

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This week Suzanne and I delve into classroom distractions, how technology can make your readers better and a fantastic interview with Art/Chorus Teacher Carmen Oyola Callender. We also are keeping you up to date with all of the tech news in the district!

This week's question of the week: Do you allow/use digital notetaking strategies in your class? Let us through Yammer, Twitter or even snail mail!

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Articles:
http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Distracted-Classroom/239446
https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/09/research-based-strategies-use-technology-create-better-readers
https://www.stackup.net/

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This week we add a new cast member, discuss the book Wonder and some resources for it and our interview of the week is with Sheila Slawiak of Forest Park Middle School!

This week's question of the week: Do you allow/use digital notetaking strategies in your class? Let us through Yammer, Twitter or even snail mail!

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Resources:
http://www.literacyshedblog.com/blog/the-wonder-of-wonder
http://www.literacyshed.com/the-music-video-shed.html
http://www.literacyshed.com/

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This week's episode features discussions on how to evaluate the quality of online information, how to help introverts in the classroom and a great discussion Erin O'Brien from Kensington International School!

Articles:

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/evaluating-quality-of-online-info-julie-coiro

https://sites.google.com/site/tiponlinethinkaloudlessons/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/learning/lesson-plans/evaluating-sources-in-a-post-truth-world-ideas-for-teaching-and-learning-about-fake-news.html

https://www.academia.edu/181831/Leu_D._J._Jr._Coiro_J._Castek_J._Hartman_D._K._Henry_L._A._and_Reinking_D._2008_._Research_on_instruction_and_assessment_of_the_new_literacies_of_online_reading_comprehension._In_C._C._Block_S._Parris_and_P._Afflerbach_Eds._Comprehension_instruction_Research-based_best_practices._New_York_Guilford_Press

http://13-dot-pohtimiskaavio-demo.appspot.com/#welcome

http://www.literacyandtechnology.org/uploads/1/3/6/8/136889/_jlt_sp2016_killi_coiro_hamaianen.pdf

https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/media/video/educause-2016-how-harness-power-introverts
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Camtasia Recording Software

We start Season 2 off with a bang. Have you ever thought about digital note taking, do you even know what that means? Well listen in and we have an excellent interview with Lisa Bakowski, Principal of Boland Elementary School. She takes us back in history with her knowledge of technology through the last 20+ years.

Articles:
Digital Note Taking Strategies That Deepen Student Thinking: https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/08/17/digital-note-taking-strategies-that-deepen-student-thinking/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

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It's been a great summer, come and find out all the new tools and updates that have happened while you were out!

For our season finale, we interview Paul Foster, CIO and the boss of our department. He answers all the questions we have about the past, present and future. Do you want to know the process for choosing Brightspace or what is daughter thinks about all the tech? Then take a listen! Suzanne and Mike also talk about a different way to approach Game-Based Learning and a few tech tools that would be great for all students.

Articles:

Books-to-Games: Transforming Classic Novels Into Role Playing Adventures https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/27/books-to-games-transforming-classic-novels-into-role-playing-adventures/

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/assistive-technology-can-benefit-all-students-jenny-grabiec

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Today we have a special episode just for our listeners out there. Earlier this year we interviewed Karen Hall and today we are bringing it to you. Hear how she evolved from not using technology to be a leader in her school.

This week we delve into Competency-Based Education and the confusing nature of it, you leave with more questions than answers, what Digital Dementia is and ways you can fight it. This week we interviewed Nicole Ouellette, a first-year teacher at I.O.E. and her experiences using Technology.

Links for this week:

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/overuse-of-devices-and-digital-dementia

http://familytech.com/5-ways-to-combat-digital-dementia/

http://babyology.com.au/miscellaneous/much-tech-time-giving-kids-digital-dementia-experts-warn.html

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-05-22-why-there-s-little-consistency-in-defining-competency-based-education

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This week Mike and Suzanne tackle Game-Based Learning, which Mike is a super fan of and they look at characteristics of a 21st Educator and what that looks like in this world. Mike also had the opportunity to interview Melissa Zeitz from Liberty Elementary about all things technology including Scratch, Makey-Makey boards and more!

Articles this week:

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-05-30-how-game-based-learning-encourages-growth-mindset
http://www.teachhub.com/5-essential-21st-century-teaching-strategies
https://scratch.mit.edu/
http://www.makeymakey.com/

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