One of our options for discussion this week was to share what we learned at ISTE18. I am so happy that was able to attend all four days and present a playground session! I learned much more about some things I already knew of, new tools and methods, and many new people from around the country.
I think my biggest take-away is that using Twitter is just about essential if you want to stay current on trends, new releases and updates, and what other teachers and administrators are doing in their schools. I have used Twitter on and off for two years as a place to share our classroom with parents, but I started using Class Dojo for that more and now use Twitter as my “professional place”. Without Twitter, I would have been lost and would not have learned as much about ISTE and at ISTE18. I was also so excited to meet some people in person that I follow on Twitter and that follow me back – we both felt like celebrities! One of my favorite sessions was about genius hour. Andi McNair was the speaker; she shared many resources that we can use to get genius hour up and running smoothly. Here is a link to her website with some of those resources: http://www.andimcnair.com/genius-hour.html I really love the 6P’s that she discussed (link on her website). The possible steps of working through a genius hour project are all there with ideas on what tools students can use to make it happen. My other favorite session was by Michael Hernandez called From Analog to Digital: How to Write for an Online Audience. He was an engaging and entertaining speaker, and he shared so many ideas on how we can give our students authentic audiences to make their writing more meaningful. A big part of the discussion was using social media to teach reading and writing, both as a way to teach digital citizenship and as a way to build writing skills. Here is the link to Michael’s resources from the presentation: http://bit.ly/2MKhluv
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Daniel Szablewski
7/2/2018 07:59:28 pm
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