11 Teacher Practices to Prepare You for a Successful School Year
GotTechED the Podcast
Episode #90: 11 Teacher Practices to Prepare You for a Successful School Year
Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode #90 called “11 Teacher Practices to Prepare You for a Successful School Year”. In this episode we’ll talk about an edtech checklist that you can use when deciding what edtech tools to invest time and possible money into. We’ll also share 11 practices that you can think about over the summer that will set you up for a successful school year. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.
Segment 1: Summer Update
Segment 2: The Edtech Checklist
How do you know what edtech tools to invest your time into? How to know that the edtech tool is good?
- Website
- Social Media (following, hashtag, activity)
- Affordability
- Compatibility-devices, school code, FERPA COPPA
- Audience- usage/class accomodations
- Learning Curve / Intuitive Use
- Meets the needs of your students and content
- Customization (can i add my own questions, etc)
- Resources and PD
- Support
Segment 3: Things to Think About Over the Summer
- Choice Boards
- Choice Pyramid
- GotTechED’s Choice Pyramid
- Stephanie Howell’s Choice Pyramid
- Learning Menus
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Organization/Curation
- Wakelet (Curating Resources)
- Google Folders
- Class Handbook
- EduProtocols.com/free-templates
- Sketch and tell
- Book a kucha
- Exit Tickets
- Personal Reflection
- Slip and Go
- Do Now
- Phenomena first - https://www.ngssphenomena.com/
- Think Inquiry
- Question of the Day (Ring)
- Student created class openers
- Gamification
- Puzzle Friday
- Graph a Day
- Classroom Social Media
- Set up for Parent and Student communication
- Embed social media feed onto your website
- Branding?
- Creating Graphic Organizers/Posters for classroom
- Canva for Education
- Adobe Spark
- Visme
- Ideas for an Interactive and Engaging Classroom
- QR codes posted around the room (rotate them out so Ss check often)
- Flexible seating
- Various activity spaces
- Lighting
- Assessment (formative and summative)
- Gimkit
- Blooket
- Quizizz
- Quizalize
- Quizlet
- Audio recordings
- Websites
- Slide show and tell
- e-portfolios
- Feedback
- Mote
- Rubrics
- Small Group Meetings
- Peer feedback
- Edjinotes
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- 1:1 Chromebook Integration
- EdTech Throwdown
- TargetED Learning
- Gamification (Badge Systems)
- Game-Based Learning (Escape Rooms, Amazing Race, and more)
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- Digital content creation
- Student Podcasting
- Screencasting
- Flipped Classroom
- Student-Centered Learning
