Meeting 1 – Polls and Birds

Welcome! I know it’s Monday I know it’s 10 days

until the kids leave Hoping to engage

you, just as you’re hoping to engage your students

We Want More Than Just Ok.More Than Just Ok. 85% are at least good. Why press on?

OUTSTANDINGGOOD

It’s About Small Tweaks

Jon from Ohio

The Rules of Technology in the Classroom It needs to fill a need that nothing else has

done yet It needs to be able to be utilized creatively If neither of these things are done, our

students will reject it

Technology Itself Is Not Enough No student ever got

switched on by your Excel spreadsheet

They know when technology is being used in an uninspired fashion

How Do You Use Technology? We have a mix 14 said they see their use of technology as a

weakness or challenge 3 said that they feel it is a strength This is where a poll would come in handy

◦ Polls are anonymous◦ Polls prevent the ability to cheat off your

neighbour Polling machines cost

◦ £1000 – Do we have £1000?

I Can Beat That Price Free Please get out your phones

Polls Everywhere Pollseverywhere.com 2 minutes to sign up, 1

minute to make a poll Polls can be integrated

into more recent versions of PPT

Have a variety of uses

Polls Everywhere Can be utilized for Phase 1, Phase

3, Phase 4 It’s anonymous, quick, and

updates in real time. There’s a payoff.

The first time you use it there will be confusion/distress, don’t give up

Students can respond via Text (standard rates apply), Tweet or iphone/android app

Phase 4 - Plenary

Phase 4 - Plenary

Polls Everywhere – Hinge Questions

Media Lesson We just went over 2

sophisticated theories◦ Mulver◦ Dyer

The Other Side of the Coin Twitter Don’t groan!

Easily the Most Versatile Technology We Have Why are we reluctant?

◦ Unknown technology◦ Intimidating?◦ What’s the point?

Remember what I said about being innovative?

◦ Protection of staff◦ Protection of students◦ Once something’s out

there, it’s out there for life

Twitter’s not going away

Uses for Twitter We’re Not Considering

Virtual staff room Homework Reminder System Announcement System Dramatic Roleplay* Organizing/Reporting on School

Trips/Clubs* Positive P.R. (School Herald/Crier) Announce Deadline Dates/Homework Follow subject-relative Twitter feeds

as a class Live tweet a Science

Experiment/Recipe as it occurs Communication with a virtual

keynote speaker Daily word/numeracy games? Inspirational/Motivating Messages Stay engaged with current events

Use a feed to document the creation of an art/engineering project over a prolonged amount of time

Synthesize information ◦ Study notes, creative writing,

translate information into student-speak, ranking of events by methodology of importance

Write reviews Take a poll Stay current Teach SMSC Collaborative work via Hashtags

with each other (other institutions?)

Assign homework

Example: Roleplay Homework You must tweet in your

character’s voice a minimum of 3 times per week

Please use the hashtag #RomeoJulietDMA (if you have the space)

Does That Really Work?

The Payoff? Did this 2 years ago Control group vs. Twitter group Control group

◦ Hated Shakespeare, did less than expected on assessment Twitter group

◦ Loved Shakespeare, did better than expected on assessment 1.5 sub-levels Why does it work?

◦ Collaborative & Social◦ Opportunities humour◦ Deepened the understanding of what we were doing in lessons

Subject Specific Twitter Feeds

We Learn By Doing I am going to ask you to sign up for a

Twitter account It can be one you already use or it can be a

new one◦ It may be easier if it’s a new one◦ I currently manage 10 Twitter Accounts on a

semi-regular basis Once you’re on it please follow @PedGooda

So What Will We Do? We meet again in about 10 days Commit/Discuss one technique you’re going

to try out/begin with either Polls Everywhere/Twitter over the next 10 days

Report using the form and put in the duotang #CanadianDialect for your own records but also let us know in the

We also have an e-mail group on the server at PedGroupTech on the school server

In The Future? Games as a revision tool Games as a silent starter Prezi Edumodo Wikispaces Podcasting Video hosting