Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Screenshare with the ActivPanel

Hey There ActivPanel Teachers! 


Want to go wireless with your device?  

Want to have students project from their Chromebooks to share with the class their findings, and discoveries? 

With a recent update the panels have a new screenshare app that works with the Promethean Screen Share Chrome Extension. 


Anyone with a Chromebook can mirror their screen wirelessly to the ActivPanel.











Watch my video below to see how to:
  • find the Screen Share app on my panel
  • get the Chrome Extension
  • request to mirror my screen
  • accept the request on the panel



Want help with initial setup?   Need alternative options?

Be sure to post below how you already are using screen mirroring in your classroom!

Monday, November 9, 2020

SeeSaw Pin to Top


Pinning is super-popular in our tech world.  Pinterest, pinning tabs on our browser, and pinning posts on our Twitter feeds help to keep what is important in reach. 

Seesaw in September rolled out their version of a pinning feature which will keep a post at the top of the Journal or the Activiies tab. 



Some popular ideas for elementary pinning are: 

  • Bitmoji Classrooms
  • Frequently-Used Sites
  • Lesson Plans 
  • Today's Schedule / Specials 
  • General Announcements 
  • Lunch Menu 
  • Google Forms
    • Lunch Count
    • Social/Emotional Check 
  • Homework






What activities or posts do you "Pin to the Top"? 

Have any pro-tips? Post them in the comments!


Give me your best One-Liner: for Google Classroom Rubrics

Today we aren't talking about these one-liners... 

 

 I changed my password to "incorrect". So whenever I forget what it is the computer will say "Your password is incorrect".

My email password has been hacked. That's the third time I've had to rename the cat.

My mom said that if I don't get off my computer and do my homework she'll slam my head on the keyboard, but I think she's jokinfjreoiwjrtwe4to8rkljreun8f4ny84c8y4t58lym4wawt4mylt4amlathn...

CAPS LOCK – Preventing Login Since 1980.

Source onelinefun.com 

Instead, we are going to put a twist on a post from earlier this year, "I love Google Classroom Rubrics" .


As teachers we are fans of using rubrics for efficient grading and feedback. However, we can sometimes cringe at the thought of developing them.  

What if I told you that not every rubric had to be 5 columns by 5 rows? 

Google Classroom Rubrics can be one-liners! Quickly assess the "little" things while staying consistent with point values.   By adapting this one-liner rubric, you will save time "counting errors" and quickly communicate to the student if he/she is on the right track.  You will also have more time for the real-specific, personalized feedback that they need.


Check out this rubric I made for some quick "I can" checks in Google Classroom! 

It is 5 option multiple choice that quickly lets me assign the grade of  "0" "60" "B" "A" or "100%"



Make a copy of the one-liner rubric HERE.  Make your changes in Google Sheets, then add the rubric to a new or existsing Google Classroom Assignment. + Rubric > Import from Sheets


Have you heard about the single-column rubric
This is a great place to start for assignments that are multi-step or have several elements that need evaluated separately. Click HERE for a template that you can edit to get started. 


Or, for all of you go-getters, click HERE for a customizeable 5x5 rubric in Google Sheets.  Remember that your rows and columns do not have to have the same quantity of descriptors, nor do they have to have the same point values. (E.g. Content can be worth way more than design or spelling.) Simply delete cells that you aren't using.





This is now my 5th post to the TechSpot about rubrics.  If you don't see what you are looking for in this post, check out the archives.  Included in these posts is a link to roobrix, a tool to help you give numerical grade values to your rubrics.


Join the Google Classroom Rubric trend with others from our #GoDutch family!









Need help with your first one? - Send me your criteria and I will get you up and running to see if you like it! 

Keep it techie!

Jen