After the conference, techies and media folks all around the county are working together. Tech and media teachers at Lake Myra ES have started this off by posting a short video on YouTube about Kahoot. Here is the email they shared with us today:
"Hey techies and media folks:
We've gotten jazzed up after Wonder Wake. In response to our teachers pleas for professional development, the tech facilitator and I are doing weekly flipped PD videos focusing on fast strategies while incorporating technology. It's Professional Development... pretty darn quick. Here is our first try on formative assessments with Kahoot. ... Our format is Leaders SOAR (Show, Options, Actions, Reach-out) as we want our staff to know what to expect each time and we will try to keep them under 5 minutes."
Kahoot is similar to the clickers that some of you use in your classrooms, but you create the questions and students answer on devices. ANY device. This can be done whole group, small groups, or as individuals. Check out the video and let me know what you think. If you need some help getting started or using Kahoot, let me know!
What do you think about this format, PD-PDQ? Is it something that you find valuable, would you like something similar for other tools at our school?
**Tip: Be sure that your students are looking at the screen where you are projecting the questions. Their device doesn't show the question, only colors/shapes for the answers.
Check out the video and let me know what you think. If you need some help getting started or using Kahoot, let me know! What do you think about this format, PD-PDQ? Is it something that you find valuable, would you like something similar for other tools at our school?
"Hey techies and media folks:
We've gotten jazzed up after Wonder Wake. In response to our teachers pleas for professional development, the tech facilitator and I are doing weekly flipped PD videos focusing on fast strategies while incorporating technology. It's Professional Development... pretty darn quick. Here is our first try on formative assessments with Kahoot. ... Our format is Leaders SOAR (Show, Options, Actions, Reach-out) as we want our staff to know what to expect each time and we will try to keep them under 5 minutes."
Kahoot is similar to the clickers that some of you use in your classrooms, but you create the questions and students answer on devices. ANY device. This can be done whole group, small groups, or as individuals. Check out the video and let me know what you think. If you need some help getting started or using Kahoot, let me know!
What do you think about this format, PD-PDQ? Is it something that you find valuable, would you like something similar for other tools at our school?
**Tip: Be sure that your students are looking at the screen where you are projecting the questions. Their device doesn't show the question, only colors/shapes for the answers.
Check out the video and let me know what you think. If you need some help getting started or using Kahoot, let me know! What do you think about this format, PD-PDQ? Is it something that you find valuable, would you like something similar for other tools at our school?