tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52978104009354197772024-03-16T11:52:31.141-07:00Hello Sandy PattersonA Teaching BlogSandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-47599123365444571392022-09-19T14:13:00.000-07:002022-09-19T14:14:04.254-07:00Top 5 Reasons to Add a Digital Option to Your Tpt Products<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>here are so many reasons to consider adding a digital option to your Tpt products</b>! Maybe you've had a Tpt store for a while and are looking for a way to increase the value or your products and revamp some of your best sellers or add a little boost to your store. Digital components to already existing products can be the perfect way to do this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0PCmMe3AsarqvWOVfQ1VNv9mCmrrKZGGLu0pbh0EMBiJoHZKx_d3JgTWnTxRt7y0C6ByNjSbtofx46AL7z2GpOI1y5Vh-rb9KivfYQDxsBoneW2JQKKt5CYYjzxbs-Z9DiJnDwGzHQ_PIocEBHnI_N-mtXAMM7g2kpUmBwv6XrKOQLFXF_WHDTy9/s1920/Sandy%20Covers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0PCmMe3AsarqvWOVfQ1VNv9mCmrrKZGGLu0pbh0EMBiJoHZKx_d3JgTWnTxRt7y0C6ByNjSbtofx46AL7z2GpOI1y5Vh-rb9KivfYQDxsBoneW2JQKKt5CYYjzxbs-Z9DiJnDwGzHQ_PIocEBHnI_N-mtXAMM7g2kpUmBwv6XrKOQLFXF_WHDTy9/w360-h640/Sandy%20Covers.png" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's check some of the top reasons to add a digital option to your print products out! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2He7dAmOq7N9n7nrhdkS45bctQOPfium8efKyUftAdIpNzgp8nLLw6ecVLUhK6PKT23WHYeieaFvMDhfXDIka9XST_avSNHtkTIMrRWyGLdWkuqSDBvTdrkHVfwzG2FDkd0U7mm4L-E8jEox1iwstWZSHzl1fgagcKXNDsXosNuVbMdKYTx_TEEK/s500/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="500" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2He7dAmOq7N9n7nrhdkS45bctQOPfium8efKyUftAdIpNzgp8nLLw6ecVLUhK6PKT23WHYeieaFvMDhfXDIka9XST_avSNHtkTIMrRWyGLdWkuqSDBvTdrkHVfwzG2FDkd0U7mm4L-E8jEox1iwstWZSHzl1fgagcKXNDsXosNuVbMdKYTx_TEEK/w640-h64/1.png" width="640" /></a></div>Reach more students AND teachers by making your products more versatile! By adding a digital option, it opens the resource up to a buyer who might only be able to use it digitally. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsn5Fy9sb6xSNesqsti_qsVvyvYKhtYrn71tYozg2m0_yEEYtd0oodfI-k5N5hYiU_6J9v7zVJf-FOVeRWLohofJ7ZnvFpiAoOa-zK4UeWwHqwoc5Y0BmScaEwhj1pK_5AuZ3tGzVA6ljuywFPKsnwZbGPpNzYDyVpCf57LThou83Pn5nd-gqW0mq/s500/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="500" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsn5Fy9sb6xSNesqsti_qsVvyvYKhtYrn71tYozg2m0_yEEYtd0oodfI-k5N5hYiU_6J9v7zVJf-FOVeRWLohofJ7ZnvFpiAoOa-zK4UeWwHqwoc5Y0BmScaEwhj1pK_5AuZ3tGzVA6ljuywFPKsnwZbGPpNzYDyVpCf57LThou83Pn5nd-gqW0mq/w640-h64/2.png" width="640" /></a></div>Teachers love having a choice on how to use your resource. Some might chose print, some might chose digital, and some might differentiate with BOTH! No matter how they use it, they'll love having the choice and freedom to decide what works best with their students. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2l3MwTgQD2lW6wM1Xtpp0W6ouarTker2X7fXGZaXd0nP-ZPykzm-G8ANI7jHypZWyDHV1I9ZqNXOYVRFgV8pHrj11Z9Fr_AKVv54lVPhJG1nqkKw1zrUegMXnums4c4lCZBSfK7aWakKvbq7cAJMcD9RU8Ak0oFWK0gn5arCIdSDAoGK5tCdAxv8/s500/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="500" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2l3MwTgQD2lW6wM1Xtpp0W6ouarTker2X7fXGZaXd0nP-ZPykzm-G8ANI7jHypZWyDHV1I9ZqNXOYVRFgV8pHrj11Z9Fr_AKVv54lVPhJG1nqkKw1zrUegMXnums4c4lCZBSfK7aWakKvbq7cAJMcD9RU8Ak0oFWK0gn5arCIdSDAoGK5tCdAxv8/w640-h64/3.png" width="640" /></a></div>AKA- raise the price! Once you add a digital option to your resources, you've added an immense amount of value because teachers can now choose how they use it! They have options, and can most likely use it in different ways to differentiate with their students. This means you can increase the price! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSJpEpo1EsYx4Qf_1kpWEVVqDrsIznm3a5OXDO1q0SKX-f1LfSua9588FZPWvD3F_bhFFggn4aAduJAKbEt1o9y6AbaJcZ81oyKXWmSnUHTIXqNB9b-dvgyyhRyJBK5BFYFoqP6GbPjt8tXJiqPFKk0AimCsMUShi6VD-va4Jt5f7Hen-wXAbS7VU/s500/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="500" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSJpEpo1EsYx4Qf_1kpWEVVqDrsIznm3a5OXDO1q0SKX-f1LfSua9588FZPWvD3F_bhFFggn4aAduJAKbEt1o9y6AbaJcZ81oyKXWmSnUHTIXqNB9b-dvgyyhRyJBK5BFYFoqP6GbPjt8tXJiqPFKk0AimCsMUShi6VD-va4Jt5f7Hen-wXAbS7VU/w640-h64/4.png" width="640" /></a></div>In a recent poll on Instagram, <b>90% of teachers said they are more likely to buy a resource on Tpt with both print & digital options</b>. (9% said they <i><b>only</b></i> buy digital! And 0% said they only buy print!). Even after the pandemic, digital resources are still highly sought after because they are versatile, easy to use, save paper, allow students to really show what they know & take ownership of their learning, and the list goes on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbNX9pfbLu4srWtIHsMyxyL1ShSF-dSYsIyfvBR31qrz5NxKbb3ppJefYNk4zZ2LQtGPUWmINx6Xh41GYaC_qPb-SgWR_QWY66gWGIEWu0C1Ywil1XpfaqGmeQ4kzXAuzF8hOpF5hDtbK-YYijcnV7Qo1UmCY02NfH4VJ_VVt7-Q3dfiDxwzfiS8R/s500/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="500" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbNX9pfbLu4srWtIHsMyxyL1ShSF-dSYsIyfvBR31qrz5NxKbb3ppJefYNk4zZ2LQtGPUWmINx6Xh41GYaC_qPb-SgWR_QWY66gWGIEWu0C1Ywil1XpfaqGmeQ4kzXAuzF8hOpF5hDtbK-YYijcnV7Qo1UmCY02NfH4VJ_VVt7-Q3dfiDxwzfiS8R/w640-h64/5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Confidently know that your resources are meeting the needs of more teachers and students by adding a digital option. A digital option might include a Google Slides resource, and interactive self checking PDF, a Seesaw option, or even a video or form for students to complete! The possibilities are endless! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are SO many reasons to start adding digital components to your products and resources. What's stopping you!? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And if you're curious about how to get started, you can download the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/630fa52ec861f3e7c8c81b22" target="_blank">FREE step-by-step guide</a> to walk you through how to begin converting your print products to digital! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't wait to hear what you think! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1ShctRW1Bn_xI3RT-tbzJyRAvjEIDwutkB2ZjHWJUObVLLDJ4_0SnZaUQxIFi5ICRPx1WckV1wQxYOkj8423DrVgiBoDINLKRS1xWOVNn61tZF8CY3VsPRpgKUEjP8OcI3uxe6ms4D88Tz-bTK8qT0-7aQxP_uTfKjHGEnN9Khzu6jL69wZ9EzSD/s234/Signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="234" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1ShctRW1Bn_xI3RT-tbzJyRAvjEIDwutkB2ZjHWJUObVLLDJ4_0SnZaUQxIFi5ICRPx1WckV1wQxYOkj8423DrVgiBoDINLKRS1xWOVNn61tZF8CY3VsPRpgKUEjP8OcI3uxe6ms4D88Tz-bTK8qT0-7aQxP_uTfKjHGEnN9Khzu6jL69wZ9EzSD/s1600/Signature.png" width="234" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8uPEu7FyKJ890qgbTzXegWM1Uw5ZCsDfYF1K9RFHGx5ZbrUIKN9szAi0lcdCfmtO1v4BBE1sSQSb_e5AyyzeTUMEvsYNyZfx2ITPJneuptIUYRI_6Jlrb0tTETNAcaud0hlKZd0pkqw/s1600/SandySig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-27205519822477284622022-09-02T09:33:00.007-07:002022-09-28T13:49:28.566-07:00Ways To Increase Engagement and Buy-In on SeesawI lovvvveeeeee getting students started on Seesaw at the beginning of the year. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX-5n6L-NU4lBe2OI59APXgkBevTsIOOK1xDgnRiceY95PbyI2QA-cZsCfb7d5KTE1ausIX0TRrQnj80cHQJPcnu6bEy63G61KAa-KkUj9qpYZmmzSzA1kSEdzMOHBq8tNDmm0MF6nOSQyJJ0O6CXW3xEAKyMCokya_3wZH7t8iVfYUqAeFPwYatd/s4688/0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Customize student avatars in Seesaw" border="0" data-original-height="4688" data-original-width="3125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX-5n6L-NU4lBe2OI59APXgkBevTsIOOK1xDgnRiceY95PbyI2QA-cZsCfb7d5KTE1ausIX0TRrQnj80cHQJPcnu6bEy63G61KAa-KkUj9qpYZmmzSzA1kSEdzMOHBq8tNDmm0MF6nOSQyJJ0O6CXW3xEAKyMCokya_3wZH7t8iVfYUqAeFPwYatd/w267-h400/0001.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>There's something about that fresh portfolio and a fresh start with all the possibilities ahead. </div><div><br /></div><div>One of the first things I do to increase engagement and buy-in (not that students really need it because every student I've ever worked with has LOVED Seesaw right off the bat!) is allow my students to choose their icon or avatar in Seesaw. </div><div><br /></div><div>In Seesaw, there are three options for students - their initials, an emoji, or their photo. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the younger grades, one of the first things I would do is <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g6in9XL3Ty63P6EigfSlMOD4zKPlAVkx/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">print out all of the emoji options</a>. This alone was exciting for students. I would have them circle their favorite, then I would change their emoji to their favorite! This is a quick and easy way to get students EXCITED about showing their learning. They flip out when they see their emoji! Works every single time! </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are step-by-step directions to change student icons in Seesaw. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN5D5qI70WgVmcBuuqlWo48OfqD-o8jmGh3pclUoivyqNMyptMkEwKyWV6msvUYgxVPQPMfMBnXFF8JPRt4CG0eGPkb6r0wI4lZWcleJnNpwGR_iiikUg7vV8dRedJ5YyFiIeJI_35SCZMdlB5jA5bBEN7yprS1A252na1DKf5rNIKnufRfdnnCX7/s1080/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Change your Seesaw icon" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN5D5qI70WgVmcBuuqlWo48OfqD-o8jmGh3pclUoivyqNMyptMkEwKyWV6msvUYgxVPQPMfMBnXFF8JPRt4CG0eGPkb6r0wI4lZWcleJnNpwGR_iiikUg7vV8dRedJ5YyFiIeJI_35SCZMdlB5jA5bBEN7yprS1A252na1DKf5rNIKnufRfdnnCX7/w320-h320/4.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdIwlqZE9sadnzWE_F0DpK920JF_sur2KwD5QszeuCXzyyJ-V1WPIiCh7mTzlyrF5HK8CvUkdFrRk8YfwmfWyLvyGkBAUblmYnQPLzJ5n330zmGRaoGNTSdbRjjt8wh5Wt-7ERTvBlQ57-kLYnOytnq88rIffRCoPtOKlUxkB1i7F0XjMN9cOrJLT/s1080/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Change your Seesaw icon" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdIwlqZE9sadnzWE_F0DpK920JF_sur2KwD5QszeuCXzyyJ-V1WPIiCh7mTzlyrF5HK8CvUkdFrRk8YfwmfWyLvyGkBAUblmYnQPLzJ5n330zmGRaoGNTSdbRjjt8wh5Wt-7ERTvBlQ57-kLYnOytnq88rIffRCoPtOKlUxkB1i7F0XjMN9cOrJLT/w320-h320/5.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9N7JTKpEOGYdBHAu4DFSK0X8ypkpGAmAIEpETmtxjmfDxXCqxaycVtlFtJ3V6AUuvkNC9p3F06AtcVnKrNb_IiTmfMktUldIC-hzrXhVOQbGiZ8lyBzW1AwE3vKY0OjoFRqFPkWy3954Err_xXFNibzL1O7lmfgIiO2rqmifgwSdmgfw_qCQggxY/s1080/6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Change your Seesaw icon" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9N7JTKpEOGYdBHAu4DFSK0X8ypkpGAmAIEpETmtxjmfDxXCqxaycVtlFtJ3V6AUuvkNC9p3F06AtcVnKrNb_IiTmfMktUldIC-hzrXhVOQbGiZ8lyBzW1AwE3vKY0OjoFRqFPkWy3954Err_xXFNibzL1O7lmfgIiO2rqmifgwSdmgfw_qCQggxY/w320-h320/6.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmUxHg_Vvsx5yzhZddH5W3EVqyzONSRB6_5wL_yx6Hy_Ij6DLBk8LMmuCghj1z9aOxEFbMo0yH69Xe6oVeg0WYDshjP7ewhiU45DLYMTURURt5FrmR9sP9ocHGjd0hBPGwzSUCBaXWFDgxX_DXewn6tppWtNCak1ljiVwLhaHoJDolrp9dOYKijIV/s1080/7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Change your Seesaw icon" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmUxHg_Vvsx5yzhZddH5W3EVqyzONSRB6_5wL_yx6Hy_Ij6DLBk8LMmuCghj1z9aOxEFbMo0yH69Xe6oVeg0WYDshjP7ewhiU45DLYMTURURt5FrmR9sP9ocHGjd0hBPGwzSUCBaXWFDgxX_DXewn6tppWtNCak1ljiVwLhaHoJDolrp9dOYKijIV/w320-h320/7.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLrmlSDBl-_e6Sw0aqv6XRuOcL3jZPD_n0vXMyhYbyfm4neyV_zGF8VvmRGrEgiGVaXUVhZyx7uH4bb-dYPyBRM-z1K0a73mCLoelntKc2sK5l3UAdTzUAa4S8_-RtcdAkxJQPEJ1m3WPHmF-0PV9OTqcuwu0641I2k_30sYJ6Q4ELnucLi8JXJdd/s1080/8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Change your Seesaw icon" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLrmlSDBl-_e6Sw0aqv6XRuOcL3jZPD_n0vXMyhYbyfm4neyV_zGF8VvmRGrEgiGVaXUVhZyx7uH4bb-dYPyBRM-z1K0a73mCLoelntKc2sK5l3UAdTzUAa4S8_-RtcdAkxJQPEJ1m3WPHmF-0PV9OTqcuwu0641I2k_30sYJ6Q4ELnucLi8JXJdd/w320-h320/8.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the year goes on, I like to add a prize box option for students to be able to change their emoji in Seesaw and use it as an incentive. They love this and it's FREE and easy for me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUUoK6wHBZ3BdBT_uRqTzONrDl8EoWEkb7jjACulYJhFUAmMT0oOicKWkPK-PsA1pik6ZmT8fARlhWvLg5s0CkyO3rhv6H03FA1r3h9h65uManWcp_IjuuGN_zJ1i3losIop81tJWVvrrFrvUqnyimLv280fo2zljVQUebUw-xx8bW6Yo6qi2NkC5/s1080/10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUUoK6wHBZ3BdBT_uRqTzONrDl8EoWEkb7jjACulYJhFUAmMT0oOicKWkPK-PsA1pik6ZmT8fARlhWvLg5s0CkyO3rhv6H03FA1r3h9h65uManWcp_IjuuGN_zJ1i3losIop81tJWVvrrFrvUqnyimLv280fo2zljVQUebUw-xx8bW6Yo6qi2NkC5/s320/10.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Need more ideas to get started with Seesaw? Check out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Getting-Started-with-Seesaw-Challenges-For-Use-with-Seesaw-3658942" target="_blank">this Getting Started Seesaw resources</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-of-Year-Seesaw-Challenges-Distance-Learning-Ready-3839419" target="_blank">this Beginning of the Year Seesaw Challenges Activities</a>, and these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Selfie-Challenges-For-Use-with-Seesaw-3830511" target="_blank">Selfie Seesaw Activities</a> in my TPT store!</div><div><br /></div><div>I would love to hear how you get started with Seesaw in the beginning of the school year, and how you engage students with it! </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzN2QKB8ZX_eljfrIzv1l-EKxuPIWZ2MN_WHtmK46UnGkCp4_zxC62B7zRlR0boUK5CoZoehdiZA0VL6QQ6WZApj7tx43uuSDYT5n7FD2SnEnNr_Nqz9iGwhxc27mJXxT9slT0B9c4lKtXia58peJliGvPrMlAo7lLyqH5SFkuNh4vOa98Df-BPy4/s234/Signature.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="234" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzN2QKB8ZX_eljfrIzv1l-EKxuPIWZ2MN_WHtmK46UnGkCp4_zxC62B7zRlR0boUK5CoZoehdiZA0VL6QQ6WZApj7tx43uuSDYT5n7FD2SnEnNr_Nqz9iGwhxc27mJXxT9slT0B9c4lKtXia58peJliGvPrMlAo7lLyqH5SFkuNh4vOa98Df-BPy4/s1600/Signature.png" width="234" /></a></div><br /> </div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-53992284596786716452018-07-29T11:51:00.001-07:002018-07-29T11:53:30.876-07:00A New Twist on Scoot Activities Using SeesawWhile talking with some teacher friends this summer and discussing activities we'd like to incorporate in our classrooms this upcoming school year, scoots came up. Here's a different twist if you have access to devices and Seesaw. If you're interested in getting started with Seesaw, make sure to check out <a href="http://www.soaringsandy.com/2018/04/getting-started-with-seesaw.html">THIS POST</a>!<br />
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A quick note before I go into explaining how I use Seesaw for scoot activities in my classroom. The purpose of using Seesaw for Scoot activities is NOT to go paperless. Instead, it's to <b>make student thinking visible</b>. I can <b>see</b> student thinking when they are <i>talking</i> through their work using the Drawing tool in Seesaw. It may take a little longer, but I'd rather have one Seesaw upload where I can SEE what's going on in the student's head and where I can fill in gaps vs. having a worksheet with 25 answers on it that don't really show me student misconceptions. I am NOT using Seesaw to take a photo of the recording sheet, push it out to students, and have students record there answers on the digital recording sheet. (There's nothing wrong with this at all! I'm just going to explain a different way to use Seesaw and make student thinking visible here!)<br />
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I should also note, I also use a REGULAR recording sheet for scoot activities (I'll explain those below too!! It just depends on what we're working on and what I'd like my students to accomplish. So sometimes it's pencil/paper, sometimes it's Seesaw!<br />
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<b>Review</b> ANY content! Scoots can be used for <i>any</i> content area review.<br />
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Use a scoot activity as an <b>assessment</b> to see where students are. Scoots are always more fun that a boring old pencil/paper/at your desk/don't talk assessment. </div>
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Scoots can be <b>collaborative</b> if you'd like them to be. Students can work in partnerships, or even in groups on tasks.<br />
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Scoots can be easily <b>differentiated</b>. For example, I might have three groups of students, one at grade level, one approaching, and one below.<br />
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Scoots can be used as a <b>center activity</b>. The prep is relatively easy and once students know how to do them, you can switch out the content so they don't get bored.<br />
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And my all time favorite reason to use scoot activities- <b>MOVEMENT</b>! Scoots get kids up and moving which can be a game changer. It brings the content to life a little more, and gets kids engaged. Especially if you "hide" ;) the task cards! It almost adds the element of a scavenger hunt to the mix when we "hide" them!<br />
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And of course, if you're using Seesaw, it'll make <b>STUDENT THINKING VISIBLE</b>!<br />
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<b>Task cards</b>. These can be ANYTHING really! Math flash cards, word problems, pictures for vocabulary, or ANYTHING you are working on with your students! Label each card with a number to correspond to the recording sheet. You can find LOTS of these on Teachers Pay Teachers if you search for a skill + scoot. (ex. Addition Scoot)</div>
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<b>Recording sheet.</b> Students each need a recording sheet. This usually looks like a grid or table with numbers (one number for each task card.) When I'm not using Seesaw, I always have kids put these on a clipboard so they can easily walk around the classroom and record their thinking. If you're using Seesaw, Seesaw will actually be your recording "sheet" and you won't have to actually prep anything for students- just the task cards.<br />
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This recording sheet is from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Concepts-4-Teachers">Bright Concepts 4 Teachers</a> and the math problem is from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Soaring-Through-Second/Category/Seesaw-312487">Seesaw Pumpkin Challenges pack</a>. </div>
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Now you can do this in lots of different ways! That's the beauty of it! Do what works for you and your students! I'll explain two ways below! </div>
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<b>Option 1</b> (This is usually how I do it! I like this option because students can do it over time and there's no need to finish in a set amount of days or time. Students are also able to work on this independently or in groups!)<br />
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1. Hang your task cards up around the classroom. I always tell the kids I've "hidden" them (they're NOT hidden. At all. I just say that and it adds to the motivation and excitement!)<br />
2. Teach students how to walk around the classroom quietly and match the problem with the spot on the recording sheet. For example, if a student finds card #5, they would place their answer or response to card #5 in box #5 on the recording sheet.<br />
3. Students continue to walk around and complete activities or problems.<br />
4. If they finish early, I always tell them to see if any friends need help.<br />
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If you want to use Seesaw for this (instead of a regular pencil/paper Recording Sheet), students will:<br />
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1. Find a task card.<br />
2. Press the green plus sign in Seesaw.<br />
3. Choose the Drawing tool or Photo tool (depending on the task card. If it's a math problem, you'll probably want them to choose the Drawing tool to show their work. If it's a vocabulary card, you might want them to take a photo of the card then use Seesaw to explain the word and use it in a sentence.)<br />
4. Use the Text tool or the Pencil tool to add the number of the task card. *Make sure to explicitly state this!!!!<br />
5. Press Record and complete the problem or task.<br />
6. Upload your work with the green check mark.<br />
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Here's a quick video on how to use the Drawing tool to complete a task during a scoot.<br />
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3. Start the timer. Students begin working on their problem at their desk.</div>
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4. When the timer goes off, students "scoot" clockwise (or counterclockwise- whatever you want. Just make sure to teach students how to do this first!) to the next task card and begin working on that one.</div>
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2. Decide on a set amount of time for each problem (anywhere between 30 seconds to 2 or 3 minutes depending on the task and how much time students might need to complete it).</div>
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3. Students begin a new upload in Seesaw (green plus sign, and either Photo tool or Drawing tool). Explicity teach students how to add the number of the task card to the upload using the Drawing tool or Text Label tool.</div>
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4. When the timer goes off, students upload their work (green check mark), and "scoot" clockwise (or counterclockwise- whatever you want. Just make sure to teach students how to do this first!) to the next task card and begin working on that one. (Start back at #3.)</div>
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5. Make sure to explicitly teach and remind students to add the number of the task card onto the Seesaw upload using the Drawing tool or Text Label tool.<br />
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I love the idea of <a href="https://www.erintegration.com/2016/12/07/digital-scoot-frequently-asked-questions/">Digital Scoot activities from Erin at Erintegration</a>! If you have access to devices, these might be for you! Make sure to check out her blog post about them!<br />
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Assessment time in the classroom. Every teacher's favorite. JK. We became teachers to TEACH, right? Not assess! But it's something we have to do, and many districts mandate specific assessments at certain times of the year. Not to mention, it's good to have something tangible and some legit data to share with parents and while doing report cards. </div>
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This is where Seesaw comes in, and can be a serious game changer for administering, reading, and document student assessments in the classroom. </div>
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Seesaw is a Digital Learning Portfolio for students. I feel funny typing that, because it's truly SO much more, and has the ability to help you flip your classroom, to create a student centered classroom, to break down the walls of your classroom to connect with other classes around the world, to allow your students to connect with each other and their families which gives them an authentic audience, to turn your students into bloggers, and SO. Much. More! You'll see samples throughout this post!<br />
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I guess this should be titled WHY NOT!? If you have access to any number of devices in your classroom, EVEN if you're not 1:1, Seesaw can still be a game changer when it comes to administering, evaluating, and grading assessments.<br />
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By allowing students to work through assessments in Seesaw, it saves me the time of having to pull students one on one, and sucking up a ton of teaching time. I can assign an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aquh5IQ9Ok&t=24s">Activity</a> in Seesaw, or have students move through a center in which one of the centers is an assessment challenge. By using Seesaw, it captures that specific moment in time. Now I don't have to sit one-on-one with every single student, because I can have them working simultaneously on assessment challenges, then I can revisit them at a later time! This is a game changer for sure. </div>
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I can easily differentiate assessments in Seesaw too. I can assign students the same task in Seesaw, but I can differentiate the problems and content depending on my students and their needs. Below is an example I've used in math. I needed to know if students understood how to add with regrouping. I had three groups of students- one below grade level (Group 1), one at grade level (Group 2), and one above grade level (Group 3). Each student was assigned a group, and knew which assessment Challenge to complete to show their understanding of the concept. The great thing about this is after I reviewed the work, if I noticed a student who did really well on their challenge, I may have him/her try the next problem. Same concept, just differentiated with different problems. </div>
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The samples that students produce in Seesaw make student thinking VISIBLE! That moment in time and whatever that students knows is captured in Seesaw. And I can revisit it ANYTIME. Even from the comfort of my couch at home!</div>
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Seesaw can also be a HUGE help during parent-teacher conferences. Instead of saying, "Yes, little Billy is doing great!" and smiling, I have EVIDENCE of little Billy's thinking to share with parents through Seesaw. And vice versa... I know I've <i>never</i> been in meetings with parents where they say, "Joey is so good at reading at home. I don't know why he acts like he can't read with you..." #yeahright With Seesaw, I have evidence of the thinking and learning happening in the classroom.<br />
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I decide on the content I place in each Challenge, and they can be used over and over, across content areas.<br />
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<li>Have a parent volunteer work with students on these. </li>
<li>If your students take devices home, they could work on them at home.</li>
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If you only have a few devices and your students are <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JstzCOU9H4&t=0m51s">sharing</a> devices, using Seesaw to give assessments will still work! Seesaw makes it so easy to move between students (the iPad is signed in to the class one time, and anytime a student clicks the upload button (green plus sign), it will have the student choose his or her name from a list). The devices and assessment activities can be placed at a center, where students work through them in small groups. You might place the assessment Challenges at the teacher table and work with students through them together (or independently while you're sitting there with them). If you have access to a parent volunteer, this might be another option! Have the parent volunteer call students over one at a time to complete the assessment challenge. Having the parent there can be helpful because the volunteer can keep students on task, read directions, and help students troubleshoot and answer questions. </div>
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-10367241997826787142018-04-10T16:44:00.000-07:002018-04-10T16:44:19.263-07:00Inspirational Quote ProjectThis is always a favorite project to do with students (both for teachers and students!) because it lends itself perfectly to creativity and there are lots of different ways you could go with it. The possibilities for writing, evaluating, forming an opinion, and learning more about your students are truly endless with this project. And administrators- this would even be a fun project to completed with your staff! Check it out!<br />
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Projects like these allow our students to be creative. It gives them choice in their learning (in the quote they choose, and the actual creation of their project) and students feel a sense of pride in their work. No projects will turn out exactly alike, even if students choose the same quote.<br />
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The critical thinking component is apparent when we ask students to evaluate the quote they've chosen and to dig a little deeper into it's meaning. We can also ask students to make connections to the quote, and write a narrative about how the quote impacts them and why they chose it. The possibilities with this project are truly endless.<br />
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Scan the <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oVAdhKBTutLLQcP1T38hdBjb_1VBIT4K">QR codes</a> to explore inspirational quotes. Find one that really stands out to you and speaks to you. Write your quote down. Make sure to cite where the quote came from, and take note of who said the quote. (Teachers- this is a great lesson on citation!)<br />
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Take a selfie or have a friend take a picture for you.<br />
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Make sure to pay attention to the background (plain, solid backgrounds work the best for this project) and leave some space, somewhere for your quote. (You don't want your quote to be covering your face!)<br />
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Launch an app that allows you to layer Photos and Text. Pic Collage, Seesaw, Google Slides, or Phonto are some on my favorites.<br />
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Add your quote to your photo. Have fun stylizing and editing. Just make sure your quote is easy to read for others (you can always go back and make a fancy hard-to-read one if you want later)!<br />
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Don't forget to save your quote project to your device.<br />
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Here's a quick video on how to do this with <a href="https://pic-collage.com/">PicCollage</a> EDU. (Teachers- the difference between PicCollage and PicCollage EDU is that EDU has no social sharing options, there are no ads, and no accounts are required. Read more <a href="https://blog.piccollage.com/2017/04/27/piccollage-pickids-whats-the-difference/">here</a>.)<br />
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Feel free to share this video with your students as well- it's a step by step video.<br />
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Now that students have created these beautiful inspirational quote projects, the big question to ask is- What will you do with them now? Print them out? Hang them on your wall? It surely would make a nice bulletin board! Turn them in to Google Classroom? But then what? </div>
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Seesaw is a Digital Learning Portfolio for students. I feel funny typing that, because it's truly SO much more, and has the ability to help you flip your classroom, to create a student centered classroom, to break down the walls of your classroom to connect with other classes around the world, to allow your students to connect with each other and their families which gives them an audience, to turn your students into bloggers, and SO. Much. More!<br />
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First, you'll want to decide on the Settings for your class in Seesaw. Check out this video to get started.<br />
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If you're ready to get started, first you'll download the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Getting-Started-with-Seesaw-Challenges-For-Use-with-Seesaw-3658942">Getting Started Challenges</a> for your students here. These Challenges are designed to get you and your students familiar with the upload tools in Seesaw. This is how the students upload their awesome work to their learning journal! Once you're familiar with these, the possibilities for you and your students are truly endless!<br />
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You can also stop by my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_iPfCVtyNG4xoojrchg4g?view_as=subscriber">YouTube page</a> where I upload the Seesaw videos as well!<br />
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I just started reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ditch-That-Homework-Practical-Strategies/dp/1946444391/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521831588&sr=8-1&keywords=ditch+that+homework">Ditch that Homework</a> by Matt Miller and Alice Keeler and I cannot agree more with their points about getting rid of homework. They bring up points about equity for all students (since not all of our students have the same resources and help available at home), stress and family fighting (because homework can be a huge cause of this- have you experienced it with your own kids???), academic benefits being minimal, cheating (have you ever had a student turn in a homework assignment completed in a parent's handwriting...???), homework being difficult to truly differentiate, and finally how it can reduce the love of learning.<br />
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The idea behind the FlipGrid Family Book Club is to STOP assigning pointless homework (I'm guilty of this too if we're being totally honest!) and to get students and families (near and far!) READING together!<br />
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How wonderful would it to be actually have students reading awesome books, involve families (even if they live hundreds of miles away) in the reading, and have an authentic conversation about the text!?!?<br />
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Have you used FlipGrid before!?!?! It's a website that allows teachers to create "grids" of short discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Each grid is basically a message board where teachers can pose a question and students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display like this:<br />
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(Click to see this first grade class' responses! They used <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatterpix-kids-by-duck-duck-moose/id734046126?mt=8">ChatterPix</a> to share the author's purpose after reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ill-Wait-Panda-Steve-Antony/dp/1338028367/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521842110&sr=8-1&keywords=wait+mr+panda">I'll Wait, Mr. Panda</a>.)<br />
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Here's how to set this project up!<br />
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Choose a book and make sure all of your students have access to the book. It can be any book. Chapter books will work best, but for younger students it could be picture books. You could even do an author study throughout the month. For example, "In April our author study will be in Peter Reynolds. Week 1 we'll be reading The Dot. Week 2 we'll be reading Ish. Etc."<br />
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We are so incredibly lucky to have sets of <a href="http://ozobot.com/stem-education" target="_blank">Ozobots</a> to take out to classrooms to work with students with. Ozobots are small, one inch robots that students can program using block code or markers. The Ozobots can move in different directions, light up different colors, and do fun moves like zig zag, spin, and skate.<br />
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Of course, the Ozobots are fun and all and students are completely engaged anytime we pull them out... However, how are we tying this "fun" to the curriculum to make sure students are learning and that the coding is tied to the curriculum?<br />
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Regardless of which type of robot you're using, this question always sticks with me as I work with teachers to plan lessons and units.<br />
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In Mrs. King's fourth grade class, the students were learning about the California Gold Rush as well as working on their geography skills.<br />
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Initially, the students were going to create a giant map of California and include major cities, bodies of water, and of course, Sutter's Fort. (Because of time constraints, the maps didn't quite get finished so we used smaller maps and it worked perfectly!)<br />
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Using these student created California maps, we created a challenge for the students using the Ozobots! The challenge: Your Ozobot is going on a road trip! Your Ozobot must start at Mission San Diego de Alcala, stop at three three major cities throughout California, stop to get a drink of water at a body of water, and end at Sutter's Fort.<br />
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Three + years later, our district is now 1:1 with iPads in 2nd-8th grade, and our 4th-8th graders take home their district iPads. Being a part of the rollout of this massive undertaking was enlightening. We found out early on that if we didn't set clear expectations and rules regarding the iPads, well, it wasn't pretty (especially with older kids!). They had a tendency to think that the devices were "theirs" and could do what they wanted on them. Over the past few years, and working with so many amazing teachers, our iPad rules have evolved and changed and I think we've finally found a set of rules that works for us.<br />
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These rules are shared even before the students touch the devices. Teachers I have worked with will sometimes make their students act out the rules, play charades with the rules (always a fun game for the beginning of the school year), draw or sketchnote the rules, or even create songs and chants about the device rules to recite each morning. One teacher I work with even has her students go through iPad "Bootcamp" before they can even look at their devices! They earn a star for each iPad rule they can memorize, demonstrate, and teach others. Some teachers work with their classes to come up with device rules together, while others just introduce them to the students. You can see a video of me introducing our iPad rules and chant to my second grade class <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CduKM_twXOg">here</a>.<br />
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You can <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/iPads-Rule-Posters-for-Older-Kids-For-iPads-Other-Devices-3289506">download these posters here</a> if you might be able to use them with your students too!<br />
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If you're looking for editable posters for older kids, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-iPad-Rule-Posters-For-iPads-Other-Devices-3262125">you can find them here</a> and editable posters for younger students <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-iPad-Rule-Posters-423306">can be found here</a>.<br />
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Now once students know the rules, the question becomes, how do we hold them accountable???<br />
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We encourage teachers to do random iPad Check Ins with students throughout the week or day using this iPad Check In Rubric that aligns with the rules above. Some teachers use this rubric monthly with all of their students and go through it whole group. Other teachers pick three or four random students each week and sit with those students to go through their iPads and fill out the rubrics together. Other teachers use that awkward five minutes before recess or lunch throughout the day to check in with students and use this rubric as a guide. No matter where, when, or how you do it, we've found students MUST be held accountable for the learning happening on their iPads, and how they treat them!<br />
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You can download this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7yNGw4NlZDbVBZYUk/view?usp=sharing">iPad Check In Rubric here</a>.<br />
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If you set a solid foundation for student success, with technology AND anything else in the classroom, it leads to less headaches later on (trust me!)<br />
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How do you introduce iPads to your younger students? Older students? And how to do hold them accountable!? I'd LOVE more of your ideas!<br />
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-28915448520680770702017-07-30T08:00:00.000-07:002017-07-30T13:22:24.966-07:00What's a Digital Resource & How Do I Share Them With my Students???Have you heard of digital resources? So are you wondering what a digital resource is? Want to know what you need to do in order to use them? And how to share them with your students? I'm here to help!<br />
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Digital resources can also include PowerPoint activities, SMART Board or Promethean Board activities, Nearpod lessons, and <i>so</i> much more! For this blog post, I am just focusing on using the G Suite apps with students. This typically and commonly includes Google Docs, Google Slides, and of course, Google Drive. (Google Drive is like the house that holds all of your digital resources! Docs and Slides both live inside Drive!) All of the resources are meant to be used on devices, and not to be printed! This means minimal prep, saved paper, and less printing! It also eliminates the "Do you have an extra???" headache! </div>
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There are a few things you'll need to think about before getting started using digital resources in your classroom. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7ybUpUeWlsX0tzYWs/view?usp=sharing">Download the checklist</a> below to help you get organized. (This is for teachers using the G Suite apps! If you don't have access to the G Suite, don't worry! Scroll down for other ideas on how to share digital resources with your students!) <br />
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Now that you've purchased and downloaded a digital file, one of two things will probably happen. You'll either be forced to make a copy of the file to place in your Google Drive, or you'll need to manually do it yourself (if you have a "View Only" version of the digital resource). Take a look...</div>
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This is also an option for teachers who do not have access to Google Classroom. In this video, I'll show you how to grab the link you need to share the resource from Google Drive, force your students to make a copy of it (if that's what you'd like to do!), and shorten the link so it's easier for students to type the URL into their web browser. </div>
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Like I said, there are many different ways to share digital resources with your students; these are just a few. I hope you've found this helpful, and if you haven't already, I hope you'll consider starting to use digital resources with your students! Digital resources can definitely be a game changer, especially when the tasks we start asking students to do with them leads to higher level thinking, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, and so much more! (More blog posts coming soon! ;) </div>
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Ready to get started!??! <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Selfie-Scoot-A-Digital-Back-to-School-Activity-3294688">Download the Selfie Scoot activity</a> you saw in these tutorials and get started with your students! You won't regret it! And if you aren't 1:1... it's okay! This activity can be done with partners or groups (and sometimes the collaboration that comes from students sharing devices is even more powerful than if students were working 1:1!) </div>
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-17031436000030022572017-07-23T09:00:00.000-07:002017-07-23T09:00:39.316-07:00Organizing Your Classroom Library Check-Out System Using Google Forms & Sheets {A Video Tutorial} Tired of losing books from your classroom library? Have a checkout system for students that's just not working? Wish you had a quick and easy way to figure out who checked out which book and when?<br />
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Here's a great way to think about your classroom library check-out system for the upcoming school year!<br />
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This will automatically generate a nice, pretty, organized Google Sheet where you'll have all of the information you need- the title of the book, who checked it in or out, and the date. AND you can sort the sheet however you want!<br />
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You can have one student be in charge of checking in/out books as a classroom job, or can have each student complete the form when they want to check in/out a book! </div>
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-16547109865021649482017-03-18T09:00:00.000-07:002017-03-18T15:29:38.814-07:00Using Google Forms & Sheets to Organize Groups Recently I've met with teachers to discuss the easiest way to organize groups. HA! I know that's a totally loaded topic, and there are about a million ways to organize groups in your classroom.... But here's one way to use Google Forms and Google Sheets to organize students quickly and not waste any extra unnecessary time! This is especially useful when you're working with other teachers, and students are moving in and out of your classroom! Check it out!<br />
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Check out how to create a Google Form to grab the assessment data and organize it quickly using Google Spreadsheets! This is a HUGE time saver!!!!!!!!<br />
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-67188397231736578322017-01-15T07:46:00.003-08:002018-01-17T14:08:01.348-08:00I {HEART} Valentine's Day <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Valentine's Day is right around the corner! I love Valentine's Day and it's one of my favorite holidays to celebrate at school! Last year I rounded up a few of my favorite Valentine's Day resources for the classroom! Enjoy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out {</span><a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2013/05/adorable-mothers-or-fathers-day-project.html" target="_blank">THIS</a><span style="font-size: large;">} blog post to see this adorable project! Parents & families will absolutely LOVE this! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Print out the pictures and you're good to go! You could attach them to the front of a card, put them in a frame from the Dollar Store and have kids decorate the frame, or even just send them home; Parents LOVE these! (I know I would!) If you don't have iPads to use, you can always have students write on a small chalkboard or white board too!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Download the 'I Love You Because' letters {<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7yamR1OFlydmhRZk0/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is sneaky because the kids will be having so much fun they won't even know they're learning. You can send them around to stations- all the stations include candy hearts!- and call it a party! They'll love it! You can read about this fun candy heart celebration by hoping over to {</span><a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2014/02/valentine-party-pack-common-core.html" target="_blank">THIS</a><span style="font-size: large;">} blog post. And EVERY activity is Common Core aligned! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">February can be a tough month. Let's face it- as teachers, we're just tired! There's no better way to combat the January/February blues by spreading a little love and organizing a secret pal exchange! </span><span style="font-size: large;">It's simple and fun and is sure to put a smile on everyone's faces (including the staff)! </span></div>
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848847152725733433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297810400935419777.post-39361959774285865372017-01-07T14:10:00.000-08:002017-01-07T14:10:13.455-08:00Punctuation Practice {With a FREEBIE} My writing block was always, never fail, my favorite time of the day. I am all for teaching grammar and punctuation during that authentic writing time, where I'm modeling writing and students are helping/participating. We always started our block with a writing warm up, then I would model a small chunk of whatever we were working on, then students would WRITE, and I would pull my small guided writing groups or skill groups. During my model lesson, I was always able to include a punctuation "lesson" in there quickly and discreetly so students could see when and how to use punctuation in an authentic writing setting. Everyday, I would think aloud while writing, deciding which type of punctuation was appropriate and why so students could get a glimpse into what happens in a writers brain while writing.<br />
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However... Most students need even more practice with these skills, because let's face it, even some of my second graders didn't truly know the difference between an exclamation mark and a question mark.<br />
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These four activities are meant to be just that- a little extra *fun* practice for students who need a bit more time and exposure to identifying and using punctuation (periods, exclamation marks, and question marks) correctly. They're great for writing centers, as early finisher activities, to use with classroom volunteers, morning warm ups, small groups, or even for whole group review. Check them out:<br />
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Students match the correct type of punctuation to various sentences. </div>
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Students decide whether the punctuation at the end of the sentence is correct or incorrect. </div>
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This is a fun game for two or more students- Students take turns picking cards out of a hat and determining the correct type of punctuation that goes at the end of each sentence. If they're correct- they keep the card. Incorrect, place it back in the pile. If they pick a 'Punctuation Pow' card they have to place <i>all</i> of the cards they've earned back into the pile. My students begged to play this game all the time! </div>
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Students spin using a paper clip and pencil, and write a sentence using that type of punctuation. This is great to send home with students for extra practice at home! </div>
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Feel free to download the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7yYzU2YVJHQUFzLW8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Spin a Sentence</a> activity by clicking the picture above. You can find the rest of the activities in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Punctuation-Practice-Pack-2936499" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy 2017! This is sure to be a wonderful year! Just dropping by to revisit a post from last year with a freebie to help you ring in the New Year with your students when you return back to school, all while reviewing and getting back into the swing of things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your students are SURE to enjoy this fun Cotton Ball Popper game that involves minimal prep on your end and they'll be begging you to play! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This activity was adapted from <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/family/kids-parenting/toys-you-can-make/mini-marshmallow-popper" target="_blank">Real Simple</a> and it would be a great math early-finisher activity, a free-choice Friday activity, or a small group center! All you need to do is create a few cotton ball poppers (cups, balloons, rubber bands, and cotton balls can all be purchased at the Dollar Store!) and let the kids go at it! Here's how to create the poppers (easy cheesy!)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">***Edit -- You could just as easily set this up outside and use chalk to create the targets! You can increase/decrease/change the point value depending on your students and their needs! You could even place sight words inside the targets that students have to read or create a sentence with when they land on it!***</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you even wanted to introduce your little learners to QR codes, but you're not sure how? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year, we're working on creating introductory lesson plans for all of our go-to apps, and Qrafter happens to be one of them! QR codes are wonderful for students because they get kids up and out of their seats, are a quick and easy way to get information to students, and the novelty of QR codes never really wears off! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the perfect lesson to introduce primary students (1st and 2nd are ideal- this would work with 3rd and 4th as well though! Kinders may be too little to do the reading; but you could DEFINITELY make it work with big buddies or parent volunteers!) to QR codes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first set includes QR codes with a kid-friendly and silly joke. When students scan the QR code, they'll find the answer to the joke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second set includes QR codes to review rules & procedures (perfect for the beginning of the school year.... OR anytime of the year! ;). Students scan a QR code and a question about your classroom rules or procedures will pop up. Students answer the question on the recording sheet! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find complete teacher lesson plans, directions, helpful rescues, teacher tips, the QR codes, and recordings sheet {<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7yYnZDRFIwZnYxMXc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>}!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A loooooong time ago I wrote a blog post and shared the Acceptable Use Policy forms I used in my classroom to teach students rules and expectations for using our class iPads. You can read the post {<a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2012/07/acceptable-use-policies-for-kids.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>}!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Needless to say, the forms were in need of a little makeover. {<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3vt_db5_r7yYzR2RzNkcXJWdW8" target="_blank">HERE</a>} are new posters with updated fonts and graphics! Click the picture to download for free! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can use them with your students, send them home for students to go over with parents, and use them as a tool to help teach iPad (or device) rules and hold students accountable... Because we all know that without clear expectations = free for all cluster on the iPads- especially with the littles ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're looking for editable AUPs or need them to say something else, you can find the editable set of updated AUP forms {<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Acceptable-Use-Policies-for-iPads-Other-Devices-2698249" target="_blank">HERE</a>} in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Soaring-Through-Second" target="_blank">TpT Store</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you'd like me to do the work for you and create a customized AUP just for you and your class, you can find that listing {<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Customized-Acceptable-Use-Policy-for-iPads-Classroom-Devices-2698316" target="_blank">HERE</a>}! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part of my job is to do professional development with teachers this year! I always learn so much on these days from the amazing teachers I work with. And this idea came from a Google PD we did a few weeks ago! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For all of the little tattles, that students just <strike>love</strike> have to share with you, because to a seven year old, when Billy accidentally sneezes on you, it's pretty much the end of the world.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It gives the students a chance to feel heard and validated, and it also gives you a pretty spiffy record. A record of who's doing all or most or lots of tattling, AND who is being tattled on. This can be helpful when meeting with parents, or deciding what steps to take next, as you have a written record of the tattling! #winwin</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see who's doing all the tattling:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see who the tattlees are: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And what your class needs to work on: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm so excited about St. Patrick's Day this year! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe it's because I have this little leprechaun to hang out with...</span><br />
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(This was a year ago already!!!!!! Eeeeek!) </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After he was born, we started calling him Lucky because we were so lucky to have him.... and the nickname just stuck. Anytime something good happens (like an awesome parting spot, finding five dollars in the washing machine.... We say it's Cade Luck.) Everyone we know calls him Cade Luck... And we're so lucky to have him ;-) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On to a few fun, hands on and engaging activities you can do with your students! (OR kids at home!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kaboom is such a fun game that students always love, and can be played to practice any subject area- math facts, sights words, etc.! All you need are popsicle sticks! Just write your sight words or math fats (or whatever you'd like your students to practice!) on the popsicle sticks and place them in a cup. On a few sticks, write "Kaboom". To play, students choose a stick and read or answer the question on the stick. If they answer correctly, they get to keep the stick. If they answer incorrectly, they place it back in the cup. If a student chooses a "Kaboom" stick, he/she must place ALL of their sticks back into the cup! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you add gold coins to the popsicle sticks, or write directly on the coins, it turns it into a festive fun activity! Write "Unlucky Day" instead of Kaboom to make it even more festive! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gold Coin Toss is also a fun game that involves gold coins.... Just label bins, hula hoops, baskets, (whatever you have!) with point values, and let kids toss their coins into the pots. They'll practice adding their sums and have a blast playing this carnival-like game. You can allow them to toss however many coins you'd like, and can change the point values depending on your students. It's always a good idea to use coin values so kiddos can practice adding the sum of coins! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For St. Patrick's Day, you can use Skittles, Rolos, even Trix cereal!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This activity always leads to more learning that I expect- since students can count by 5s, 10s, even 100s to add up the amount together. Students can even practice creating arrays to make piles of 5 or 10 to count them! Then they can find the difference between their estimate and the actual amount. Hello Number Talk! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can play Make 100 with any deck of cards (just use a Sharpie to write numbers on the cards, or add zeros), but the leprechaun cards make it a little more festive and fun! This is a memory match game, and students flip cards to make the desired sum (whether it's 10, 20, or 100....or anything else you want!) Find a sum of 100, keep the cards. The person with the most cards at the end of the game wins! This is great for building number sense! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What kid doesn't love the challenge of creating a leprechaun trap! This gives students the chance to be creative, to use their hands, and to work together (if you choose!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This stuff is SO. MUCH. FUN! And all you need is 1 part water, 1 part white glue, and 1 part liquid starch! (Recipe found at <a href="http://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/st-patricks-day-slime-recipe-holiday-sensory-play/" target="_blank">Little Bins for Little Hands</a> and it's the best (and easiest!!!!) recipe I've seen!) The possibilities with this are endless... Students can predict what will happen when you add more/less of an ingredient. Students can write or draw the directions in the correct order. Students can write a story about the leprechaun.........</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are needing recording sheets and student directions to use in your classroom for these activities, feel free to </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Centers-for-the-Month-of-March-St-Patricks-Day-Themed-Centers-2425710" target="_blank">hop on over to my TpT store to check them out</a>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I will give the entire pack (80 pages of St. Patrick's Day center resources!- Student directions, teacher directions, station signs, back & white recording sheets, AND parent volunteer forms) to FIFTEEN people who pin any picture from this blog post. Just leave your email with a link to your pin. :) </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Raise your hand if you've spent hours upon hours trying to put together the perfect end of the year video for your students..... Picking out the perfect pictures, making sure all the students are included equally, hunting down parents for pictures from field trips, searching external hard drives for those pictures you *knew* you took at the Christmas party in December, finding the perfect music, cutting the music, waiting for 35 DVDs to burn.... All the night before the last day of school.....? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a quick, easy, unique alternative that is incredibly touching and different. And it'll only take a second (or two) everyday... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's one second from everyday of your and your student's classroom life. The cafeteria. P.E. Recess. Parties. Guided reading groups. The Pledge of Allegiance. Morning meeting. Number talks. Assemblies. The playground. All those simple moments that make up the magic of what we do everyday. But only one second. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This app allows you to pull video from that day into your camera roll, choose the one second you want, and will mash it altogether in chronological order to create one video. The date even automatically shows up in the corner for you- no editing by you needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This app makes it incredibly easy. It's so easy, your students could even be involved in this (or at least reminding you each day to take the 1 second video!). Another idea... if you're 1:1 and your students have their own devices, you would be able to get your students making THEIR OWN 1 Second Everyday videos to show what's important to them....!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's an example from a teacher on YouTube! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even things that don't seem exciting are important. These tiny moments make up the magic that is your classroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget! If you forget to take video from a day, it won't let you add video from the next day- the video has to be taken on that date. (This could even be a class job...? To take the video OR remind you to!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am creating one with my almost two year old and I wish I had've done this sooner. What an amazing keepsake to look back on! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the school year, you'll have a 180 second video of those precious moments that you shared with your students. The kids will love it too, because those seconds spark so many memories in a unique way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not sure what to do with all of them!? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few ideas on ways you can use them in your classroom during math time! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can you believe it's almost Valentine's Day!? I've rounded up a few of my favorite Valentine's Day resources for the classroom! Enjoy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out {<a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2013/05/adorable-mothers-or-fathers-day-project.html" target="_blank">THIS</a>} blog post to see this adorable project! Parents & families will absolutely LOVE this! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is sneaky because the kids will be having so much fun they won't even know they're learning. You can send them around to stations- all the stations include candy hearts!- and call it a party! They'll love it! You can read about this fun candy heart celebration by hoping over to {<a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2014/02/valentine-party-pack-common-core.html" target="_blank">THIS</a>} blog post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Feel free to download the Graphing with Hearts freebie {<a href="http://bit.ly/GraphingWithHearts" target="_blank">HERE</a>}. </span></div>
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This is an oldie but a goodie! If you have devices to scan QR codes, make sure you read the blog post about this engaging activity <a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2014/02/presidents-day-fun-with-qr-codes-freebie.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</div>
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And download the updated activity <a href="http://bit.ly/PresidentsDayQRCodes" target="_blank">HERE</a>! </div>
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Chinese New Year is right around the corner (February 8th!). Here are a few ideas to celebrate and learn with your class! </div>
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You can do this with <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097?mt=8" target="_blank">Google Earth</a>, or Google's new app, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-street-view/id904418768?mt=8" target="_blank">Streetview</a> on a device. Both of these apps will allow you and your students to take a virtual field trip to walk the streets of China and explore without ever having to leave your classroom. Bonus if you have <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0189OATQS?keywords=google%20cardboard&psc=1&qid=1453903704&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1-spons" target="_blank">Cardboard</a>! </div>
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Check out <a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2013/01/chinese-new-year-lantern-project.html" target="_blank">THIS blog post</a> for a quick How-To to make these beautiful and festive <a href="http://www.soaringthroughsecond.com/2013/01/chinese-new-year-lantern-project.html" target="_blank">lanterns</a> that will add a pop of color to your classroom and bring you good luck! </div>
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These are available in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chinese-New-Year-Literacy-Activities-494740" target="_blank">TpT store</a> and add a little bit of festive fun to your literacy stations! It's on sale for $2.00! </div>
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You can download the ABC order center <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7yNmxlRFh2VWkwWjQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a> from this pack <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7yNmxlRFh2VWkwWjQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>! </div>
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This is a wonderful book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal all about two chopsticks that are best friends. You'll love this book and the illustrations, and so will your students! You can find it on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423107969?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=nav_timeline_asin" target="_blank">HERE</a>! </div>
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<a href="http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-you-eat-with-chopsticks" target="_blank">HERE'S</a> a great video from <a href="http://wonderopolis.org/" target="_blank">Wonderopolis</a> to help get you started! We used our chopsticks to practice picking up uncooked noodles. Then we incorporated them into our word work stations to pick up letters to make words. Then we took them to lunch and tried to eat our lunches with them. (Note: Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches are not easy to eat with chopsticks.) </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a digital learning coach this year, we get lots of requests to help come into classrooms and help get kids started researching. The internet can be a big scary place, for both teachers and students, and sometimes it's hard to decide where to even start students when they want to use the internet to learn about something. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are a few resources I've compiled along the way, and a few tips to help get your students started on researching. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A great website to have students start at anytime they want to search something online is <a href="http://kidrex.org/">KidRex</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a quick description of KidRex: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've found that this is GREAT website for students to begin their research. I've never come across anything here that is not kid-appropriate. This is <u>always</u> where we start! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next stop is usually pictures. Students love adding photos to their multimedia projects and this is perfectly fine! However, the first place students will usually go is Google Images. Unfortunately, not all of the images on Google are copyright OR kid friendly, so we've found a few other rescues for students to check out that ARE copyright and kid friendly! </span></div>
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<a href="http://pics4learning.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Pics 4 Learning</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://search.creativecommons.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Creative Commons</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.photosforclass.com/" target="_blank">Photos for Class</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Photos for Class even CITES the source AUTOMATICALLY for students! #winning</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If students are looking for music for their projects, <a href="http://www.bensound.com/" target="_blank">Ben Sound</a> is a great spot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To quickly and easily direct students to these websites, I've created <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7ycXJmWjN3WTlxV0k/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">QR codes</a> to each site that you can download below! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not sure what to start with? Animals are usually an engaging and safe topic! Here's a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3vt_db5_r7yQXpGbVFWWVZYbzQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">graphic organizer</a> to guide students, and so students know what to look for! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are in need of more <u>quick</u> and easy digital citizenship resources, feel free to check out the videos below. <a href="http://lsusdtech.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My amazing colleague, Kay,</a> and I created these to be used with K-5 students. They're short and sweet and were created to prompt discussions in classrooms about Internet Safety, Internet Etiquette, Time Management, and Copyright. </span><br />
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