{"id":730,"date":"2018-03-09T16:16:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/?p=730"},"modified":"2018-03-09T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:17:14","slug":"learning-first-technology-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/2018\/03\/09\/learning-first-technology-second\/","title":{"rendered":"#Learning First, #Technology Second"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was such an exciting week in our classroom!\u00a0 I was able to tie in something I am passionate about, TECHNOLOGY, with instruction to maximize student engagement with what we are learning!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as always, one must examine the purpose behind incorporating technology into classroom instruction.\u00a0 While I haven&#8217;t read the book yet, I can&#8217;t wait to pick up <a href=\"https:\/\/thejournal.com\/articles\/2017\/06\/19\/liz-kolb-new-book.aspx\">Liz Kolb<\/a>&#8216;s book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learning-First-Technology-Second-Designing\/dp\/1564843890\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1520628562&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=learning+first+technology+second\"><em>Learning First, Technology Second<\/em><\/a>!\u00a0 I have a feeling that it will mirror closely my own philosophy on the use of technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>So, last Saturday, March 3rd, Ms. Pniewski and I attended the &#8220;K-12 Teaching with Technology Forum&#8221; at Oakland University.\u00a0 (Thank you to Mr. Martin for letting us know about this conference back in November!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/file-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-731 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/file-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"picture of teachers Pniewski &amp; Sabbagh\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/file-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/file-1-768x1022.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/file-1-769x1024.jpeg 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the topics\/sessions offered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"m_6164938689692289592m_2800903654866755567m_-5279334669833013751e2ma-p-div\">Formative Assessments with Technology at the Secondary Level<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"m_6164938689692289592m_2800903654866755567m_-5279334669833013751e2ma-p-div\">21st Century Information Literacy for Students and Teachers<\/div>\n<div class=\"m_6164938689692289592m_2800903654866755567m_-5279334669833013751e2ma-p-div\">App-Books and other Digital Tools to Support Early Literacy Development<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"m_6164938689692289592m_2800903654866755567m_-5279334669833013751e2ma-p-div\">Staying Abreast of Tech through Collaboration with Student Interns<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"m_6164938689692289592m_2800903654866755567m_-5279334669833013751e2ma-p-div\">New Digital Literacies and Learning Curriculum for Teacher Candidates<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/briarpatchmagazine.com\/images\/made\/varimages\/articles\/_resized\/mitchellweb_749_800_90.jpg\" width=\"183\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Armed with new knowledge, I set out to apply what I learned this past Saturday into my instruction during the school week!<\/p>\n<p>Featured Three:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/129830045\">Nearpod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/90376900\">EdPuzzle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1SOE2aQky2I\">Video Ant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nearpod.com<\/span>: This past week I used nearpod.com in two ways.\u00a0 First, with my honors language arts classes, I used this technology to share with students some background information on Harper Lee and the story behind how\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>\u00a0became published.\u00a0 One student wrote, &#8220;I loved what we did in class today!!\u00a0 What a fun way to learn about a topic that isn&#8217;t always super exciting to learn about.&#8221;\u00a0 Then, with my ELLs, I used nearpod.com to help with guided notes. The notes really helped students connect the elements of the hero&#8217;s journey (the 12 stages and the 7 archetypes) with our own stories.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/ELL-3B-Students-creating-Google-Slides-for-Notes-after-Jigsaw-Reading.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-734 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/ELL-3B-Students-creating-Google-Slides-for-Notes-after-Jigsaw-Reading-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"students working on chromebooks\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/ELL-3B-Students-creating-Google-Slides-for-Notes-after-Jigsaw-Reading-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/ELL-3B-Students-creating-Google-Slides-for-Notes-after-Jigsaw-Reading-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/ELL-3B-Students-creating-Google-Slides-for-Notes-after-Jigsaw-Reading-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/ELL-3B-Students-creating-Google-Slides-for-Notes-after-Jigsaw-Reading-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2018\/03\/ELL-3B-Students-creating-Google-Slides-for-Notes-after-Jigsaw-Reading.jpeg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EdPuzzle<\/span>:\u00a0 Also this week, I used EdPuzzle with my ELLs to work on listening skills.\u00a0 Students watched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/matthew_winkler_what_makes_a_hero?utm_campaign=tedspread&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=tedcomshare\">video <\/a>on the elements of a hero&#8217;s journey and were asked to <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B-HrtF5uWkCwb3VnN2hnV1ZkVU1LcGtULXppMS1nOTFkZ0F3\">respond<\/a> to quiz questions, polls, or short answer questions throughout the video. It was a really cool way to get students to engage with the new material, while working on a necessary skill, listening closely.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video Ant<\/span>: I just started playing around with this new technology.\u00a0 The premise behind Video Ant is that users can annotate videos.\u00a0 Shout-out to\u00a0 my students who allowed me to record their Civil Rights Mini-Research Projects so that I could play around with Video Ant!\u00a0 Here is one example of Video Ant in action.\u00a0 My goal is to have students record videos of themselves and then have their peers annotate their videos.\u00a0 Still a work-in-progress but I am excited!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ant.umn.edu\/embedded\/qppgxscsbl\" width=\"100%\" height=\"975px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/_\/focus\/photos\/public\/AIbEiAIAAABECM-J_cOT0rya-gEiC3ZjYXJkX3Bob3RvKihmYTE4NzVhZTJkNTRhMzFmNDE0ZjE1NTc0NDdlYTRkYmNiN2JkN2Q3MAFKMnMt6N2faVYFbUn_esWumh57Dg?sz=32\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specia<span style=\"text-align: center;\">l shout-out to Paul Morsink (Assistant Professor @ Oa<\/span><span style=\"text-align: center;\">kland\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: center;\">University,\u00a0Department of Reading and Language Arts) and the Technology Advisory Committee for the Forum.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to attend next year&#8217;s forum!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was such an exciting week in our classroom!\u00a0 I was able to tie in something I am passionate about, TECHNOLOGY, with instruction to maximize&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/2018\/03\/09\/learning-first-technology-second\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#Learning First, #Technology Second<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1798,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1798"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}