Tech Scout Points

This is what I have for my Tech Scout PD Strand:


Created blog: 5 points




Collaborate to Innovate:
5 points fall (mystery Skype)
5 points spring (IMovie for Mother's Day)


Grow Your Toolbox:
Padlet: 2 points
IMovie: 4 points
Tagxedo: 1 point




Strut Your Stuff:
Lea and I pimpled a lesson together: 1 point




Hanging out in the Universe:
Connected with another class using Twitter: Global Read Aloud: 1 point
Mystery Skype (blogged about this): 2 points




Out and About:
Attended GaETC: 3 points




Take a Walk:
Lego Kits in Idea lab: 3 points






App Smashing:
Global Read Aloud (blogged about this): 1 (or 2?) points
100th Day of School (aging app with chatterpix app): 1 point

Lego Kits

During our unit on Simple Machines I brought the class to the Idea Lab to use the Lego Kits.  They first drew a simple machine on the wall and labeled it.  Then they worked in groups to create a simple machine using the Lego Kits.  They did a great job working in teams and creating their simple machines!!

Tagxedo

I taught my class how to use the Tagxedo website to create a Tagxedo about Spring.  They are working on this on their menu this week and are enjoying changing the shape, color, font, and inserting words about Spring.  Can't wait to hang up their finished products!

Mother's Day Video

Thank you Stacy Brown for helping me take my Mother's Day video to the next level! I recorded interviews with the kids using the Green Scree App which I have used before. I then added fun background pictures for each kid.  Then I imported the videos into IMovie.  I have used IMovie before, but have never inserted text to show up on the screen.  With Stacy's help, I was able to insert the Mom's answer to the questions as their child was saying what they thought the answer was.  It was a huge hit and funny too!  The mom's loved the video! I then uploaded it to YouTube and share the link with my class!

Pimp My Lesson

Mrs. Artzi and I met together to Pimp a Lesson for each other!  My class was studying habitats and I knew I wanted to integrate more technology into an otherwise basic lesson of reading information about the habitat and then taking notes on a graphic organizer.  Mrs. Artzi suggested a great idea that I ended up first modeling to the class and then letting them try on their own for centers.  Using the worldwildlife.org website, my students worked in small groups to research one of the habitats.  They were able to look at pictures, learn facts, and see different plans and animals.  Then, they used the Tellagami App to create a Gami to share their facts.  Mrs. Artzi definitely helped me pimp my lesson to the next level and make otherwise basic facts come more to life with the use of technology.  Thanks again, Mrs. Artzi!