WEB TOOLS THAT

ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONMSA Raleigh 2015

Baltimore County, Maryland

Web Tools that Enhance Instruction

PRESENTERS:

LJ Foust, Journalism/Communications Program Coordinator

Shawn Norton, Social Studies Department Chair

Susannah Ray, Staff Development Teacher

Corri Roche, STEM Coordinator & Science Department Chair

Baltimore County, Maryland

Session Objectives

Become familiar with Chesapeake and our approach to STEM education.

Explore a variety of web tools that can be integrated across all magnet curriculum areas.

Learn about Chesapeake's ongoing professional development model to support STEM integration.

Arts, Multimedia &

CommunicationsAcademy

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Photography

Interactive Multimedia Production

Journalism/ Communications

Science, Engineering & Mathematics

Academy_____________

Project Lead The Way

Pre-Engineering

Environmental Science

Mathematics

Business & Information Technology Academy

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Information Technology

Business Management

Marketing

Leadership & Humanities

Academy

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Marine JROTC

Criminal Justice

Chesapeake STEM AcademyMagnet Pathways

How we achieve our vision:Empowering an Innovative Faculty and Student BodyProviding Unique Approaches to Professional DevelopmentPromoting a Culture of Support for Risk Taking

CHS VisionAll students will graduate as globally competitive, 21st Century learners.

CHS MissionTo provide rigorous, relevant, responsive and accessible academic and extra-curricular experiences through a STEM based culture that fosters 21st Century skills.

We are Chesapeake STEM Academy

Black or African

American, 55%

Asian, 2%Hispanic/

Latino, 6%

Two or More

Races, 3%

White, 34%

Enrollment by Race/EthnicityEnrollment: 998

48% Female, 52% Male

We are Chesapeake STEM Academy

We are Chesapeake STEM Academy

Program Percentage

Special Education 13%

504 Plans 5%

FARMS 67%

Mobility Rate 26%

Attendance Rate 92%

Teacher Qualifications

Percentage

Std. Prof. Cert. 51%

Adv. Prof. Cert. 46%

Conditional Cert. 3%

classes taught by highly qualified staff

87.5%

A social learning platform that is great for collaboration

Log into Edmodo or create an account Use group code 7dak2d to log into the

MSA Raleigh 2015 group. Access the presentation and establish

ongoing collaboration with your peers!

www.edmodo.com

www.padlet.com

http://padlet.com/croche1/MSA2015

A virtual wall that can be used for collaboration Access our “MSA 2015 Wall” now by typing the

url address below. Add your comment in response to this

question:

What is your favorite web tool and why?

PADLET

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STEM Side Note

Source: www.changetheequation.org

The tools are just the tools…so why integrate the tools….?

…..a more inquiry based, transdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that

prepares students for the global workforce.

The Foundation of Inquiry

Relevant questions, imagination, predictions, inferences, patterns, hunches, experimenting (trial/error) skepticism, thinking, memory, curiosity, minimize errors, sense-making, a quest for knowledge → STEM

www.101qs.com

http://www.101qs.com/3411-magnetic

Images and videos to use as prompts or question starters to get students “thinking around a topic” that you are about to teach

Specifically targets developing math questions, but can be used in any content area

• Padlet

• 101 Questions

• Graphing Stories

• Desmos

• Wikis

• Edmodo

• Prezi

Web Tools to be Explored:

• Skype

• Wixie

•BYOD

• Socrative

• Nearpod

• Kahoot

• …and a whole bunch more!

www.graphingstories.com

Raw videos to use to teach graphing Site provides a handout to give to students and

a selection of videos Students graph the stories

www.desmos.com

Online graphing calculator that instantly plots any equation

Uses data tables and sliders Very interactive https://www.desmos.com/art

“Beautiful, Free Math”

Online team collaboration Creation of a long term databases

http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.pbworks.com/

Cloud-based software used to create visually captivating presentations.

Can be used as an alternative to PowerPoint

www.prezi.com

Video conference with anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world

Great for establishing partnerships

www.skype.com

Dr. Christiane Kuschal, Geneticist, National Institute of Health

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STEM Side Note

Source: www.kellyocg.com

Baltimore County Public Schools:Lighthouse Schools Initiative

Click the picture to take you to the Lighthouse Schools website!

Website Designer

Baltimore County Public Schools:Lighthouse Schools Initiative

Baltimore County Public Schools:Lighthouse Schools Initiative

Baltimore County Public Schools:Lighthouse Schools Initiative

Baltimore County Public Schools:Lighthouse Schools Initiative

Academic Quarter

% Decrease

1 83%

2 89%

3 76%

Data Point: decreases in number of behavioral referrals for grade 1-3 for the 2015-15 school year.

Mobility Rate: 46%

School wide we saw a 76% decrease in the third quarter. We attribute this decrease to the shifts in teaching in learning, focus on achieving personal goals, and more engaging instruction K-5. I believe our extensive PD has been the key to the successful shift in teaching and learning.

- Yvonne Barhight, Principal 

Baltimore County Public Schools:Lighthouse Schools Initiative

Click the picture to take you to this website!

Website Designer

Creative, Free Applications

Sumopaint: web browser application similar to PhotoShop

Fotor: edit pictures and create picture collages

Canva: easy to use design application for web or print

Piktochart: theme based infographic, report, or presentation design application

Creative, Free Applications

Animoto: create video slideshows from photos and music

uJam: create and manipulate music

Powtoon: create animated videos and presentations

General Applications

Remind: text messaging application for students and parents

FutureMe: write a letter to the future

PaintFont: easy to use design application for web or print

PrintWhatYouLike

…that are really cool!

TRANSFORMING TEACHING & LEARNING WITH… B Y O D

@ CHS

• Focus on the use of personal devices to drive/improve/impact instruction

• Promote college and career readiness• Ongoing PD throughout the year

• Highlight teachers and how they are using various BYOD technologies/strategies

B Y O D

CHS School-wide Policy for Use of Personal Devices in the

Classroom Red/Green signs to communicate appropriate

times for use of personal devices in the classroom at the teacher’s discretion

• Go to: www.socrative.com on your device

Room number: 66325

• Briefly Respond to the following:

What are your thoughts or experiences on using BYOD in the classroom?

Create and customize interactive mobile presentations

Check it out now by going to www.nearpod.com and joining my session

Or click here for an overview PPT of our comprehensive PD model!

Authoring ToolsMyDdutu: www.myudutu.comRaptivity: www.raptivity.comWeebly: www.weebly.com

BlogsEdublogs: www.edublogs.comGoogle Blogger: www.blogger.comKidblog: www.kidblog.org

Communication/Collaboration TodaysMeet: www.todaysmeet.comGoogle Talk: www.google.com/talkSkype: www.skype.comYammer: www.yammer.comGroupiful: www.groupiful.com

Virtual LearningBlackboard: www.blackboard.comDrupal: www.drupal.orgEdmodo: www.edmodo.comMoodle: www.moodle.orgSchoology: www.schoology.com Late Nite Labs: www.latenitelabs.comBlendspace: www.blendspace.com

Resources Web Tools by Category

NetworkingLinkedIn: www.linkedin.comNing: www.ning.com

PresentationsPhotoPeach: www.photopeach.comPrezi: www.prezi.comVoiceThread: www.voicethread.comScreenr: www.screenr.com

Publishing/Productivity Diigo: www.diigo.comGoogle Docs: www.docs.google.comNewsMaker: www.aboutnewsmaker.comToonDoo: www.toondoo.com

Quizzes/Quiz MakersBrainPop: www.brainpop.comExamview: www.einstruction.comQuizStar: www.quizstar.4teachers.orgKahoot: www.getkahoot.com

Resources Web Tools by Category

Classroom ManagementClass Dojo: www.classdojo.com

#1 – Padlet#2 - Self-grading Quizzes#3 - Bitstrips for Schools#4 - Classtools.net#5 - Edmodo#6 - DoInk#7 - Kerpoof#8 - Glogster#9 - ToonDoo#10 - Wordle#11 - Skype

#12 - Animoto#13 - VoiceThreads#14 - PhotoFiltre#15 - Livebinders#16 - WeeBehave#17 - DropBox#18 - Jing#19 - Audacity#20 - LearnBoost#21 - Wetoku

Resources More FREE Web Tools for Educators

MIT App Inventor (appinventor.mit.edu)

Light-Bot (light-bot.com)

Coding and Puzzle Solving

GameMaker (yoyogames.com)Traditional Game Engine

Unity3D (unity3d.com)3D Game Engine

Adventure Maker (adventuremaker.com)Point and Click Adventure Game Software

Blender (blender.org)3D Modeling Software

Gimp (www.gimp.org) Photo Editing Software

Spriter’s Resource (http://spriters-resource.com/)

Resources Game Development/Programming

IMP @ Chesapeake Student produced games and apps.

• 20 BYOD Resources for 21st Century Schools

• BYOD is Shaping Education in the 21st Century

• The Next Revolution in School Tech: Bring Your Own Device

•10 Do’s and Don’ts of BYOD on School Wireless Networks

• Should Schools Embrace Bring Your Own Device?

• How to make BYOD work for your schools

• BYOD Apps for Education

• APPS and B.Y.O.D in Education…and so many more! Do your own search!

Resources B Y O D

www.getkahoot.com

Fun and interactive game-based student response system

Can be used for surveys, quizzes, or discussion You will an informal session evaluation now!

Go to kahoot.it on your device and enter the game pin to join.

Choose an appropriate nickname ;)

http://chesapeakehs.bcps.org/

LJ Foust lfoust@bcps.org

Shawn Norton snorton@bcps.org

Susannah Ray sray@bcps.org

Corri Roche croche@bcps.org