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The Tech Teacher

Stephanie BernierHead of ICT, Art, Design and

Technology, VISS

#SPARKevent #VISSTwitter: @steph_bernier01

What is a Teacher’s Digital Toolbox?

• The platforms, devices, software, websites and apps that are effective for teachers to use in their 21st century practice, with the awareness of E-Safety.

Digital Portfolio on Google Drive linked to an Edmodo Assignment

Progression of the Digital Portfolio

Commenting, Annotating a rubric and final mark in Edmodo

Annotated rubric

Awareness of Student Safety Online

• Use the school’s student numbers to sign up for various websites. This avoids the inevitable loss of account details and promotes safety online without listing a “real name”.

• Encourage students to use a variation of the password they use to log onto the school network ex:@Dev234@

• Always use the students school email account as a reset link.

Comment/Discuss in an Online Community like Scratch in Safety

Students can comment on each other’s games online.

• Others in the online community can make comments on students’ work

• It is very clear that they aren’t from our school community, no adherence to VISS’ naming conventions.

Classroom management of the ICT labs

• LanSchool - monitoring, assisting, collaborating and communicating software

• Meraki or Casper Suite for Apple Devices• Turn off screens• When not in use, close all laptops, place iPads

on a common table by the teacher’s desk, and collect mobile phones.

Flipped Classroom/Blended LearningSoftware Features Advantages

Explain Everything It is like a whiteboard: write, draw, record, explain, add photos, videos, shapes.

Now available on Android Devices, including PHONES.! Saves directly to Google Drive/Drop Box

Screencast-O-matic Recording Screens and Webcam

Also allows video via a webcam

Camstasia Screen recording, video, Green Screen Effect,

Saves to Google Drive or Youtube

Snagit (Chrome Extenstion)

Screenshots, screen capture, or screen video recording.

Saves files to Google Drive

iMovie Video, editing, transitions and choice of effects including sound built in

Easy set up with iPad, saves to camera roll for exporting

Keeping organized - Teacher’s Planner, Grade book and so much more!

• Lesson planner has two different views: Weekly and Daily

• Diary: Day/Week/Month/Timeline views of a single class

• Timetable and Seating plans• Resource manager keeps track of PDFs,

audio, files, links, images, etc.• Reports are configurable• Student data can be imported via a csv or

spreadsheet file• Idoceo’s spreadsheet engine will calculate

averages in real time as you input data.• No internet connection is required to use

it.• Full back-up and restore options are

available with various cloud storageAdvantage:

Only available as an App for iPad, easy to carry around with you!

ICT Evangelist’s (Mark Anderson) List of IPAD APPSTwitter: @ICTEvangelist

Developing PD/Learning Opportunities

• Twitter (follow people like ICT Evangelist)

• Edmodo Groups• Facebook Groups• Spark Events – check

the Archives• Khan Academy• You Tube• Pinterest

Summary of my suggestions for Teacher’s Digital Toolbox

• Google Drive, Edmodo, Software for Flipped/Blended learning

• Sign-up to online platforms by taking E-Safety considerations into account.

• Use software and techniques to help you manage the digital classroom

• Consider a digital planner, grade book etc. like Idoceo to keep organized.

• Professional Development Opportunities

Questions?bernier.stephanie@viss.ae

www.viss.ae