Johnnie's Math Page

Johnnie’s Math Page

I recently came across Johnnie’s Math Page searching for math review sites.  This site has a lot to offer with tons of interactive games, searchable by Topic and Grade Level.  There are also short math videos on various concepts like multiplication, fractions, and counting with number lines.

SeeSaw HyperDoc

Check out this great SeeSaw HyperDoc created by Donna Wells.  If you are new to SeeSaw or just need some fresh ideas, this HyperDoc is what you need!  Thanks Donna for sharing!

SeeSaw HyperDoc K-5

Edpuzzle PD with CEUs

02/02/2018

EdPuzzle PD with CEUs

Most of you are familiar with EdPuzzle.  It’s a great site

for adding questions to full videos, segments, and short clips.  

It will also grade the questions for you.  

Recently, EdPuzzle has introduced online

professional development with 12 different modules.

 Each module is centered around a different

aspect of EdPuzzle.  Some examples are:  

EdPuzzle Coach, EdPuzzle Flipped, Planning,

Big Goals, and 20th Century Learning.  

Each module takes between 30-90 minutes

for completion.  After completing, you’ll receive

CEUs for that module.  This is a great way to earn

CEUs in Technology if you need them for certification.  

You can also learn at your own pace and work from home.  

Formative or GoFormative

Formative or GoFormative

Formative or GoFormative (name to search for in Google)
is a free assessment tool that lets you create questions
for students in the form of multiple choice, true/false,
short answer, and draw (show your work).  You can
add additional content to the questions in form of
images, texts, YouTube videos, and
whiteboard doodles.  From the teacher side,
you are able to see real-time
answers and leave real-time feedback as
comments or grades.  There are
2 options for delivering the assessment, you can
create a class and add
your students, or simply choose Guest Students
and it will create a code
for students to join by.  
Students enter the code here:  http://goformative.com/join  
There are step by step videos to help you create
basic to creative assessments
within the site.  The Free version gives 20
uploads per month of documents/PDFs which is
usually plenty, live student responses,
and it returns scores and gives feedback.  
The premium version is $12 per month for a teacher
and it offers unlimited uploads/exports,
advanced question type, student progress reporting,
and a few otherfeatures.  However, the free version
really works well for those wanting
another assessment option.

Here is a great article from “Ditch that TextBook”
on Formative with 20 creative ideas
for using it in your classroom:

20 Ways to Use Formative

#FlipGrid Fever!

FlipGrid                        

Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" of short discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Each grid is effectively a message board where teachers can pose a question and their students can post 90-second video responses that appear in a tiled "grid" display. Grids can be classes, sections, groups of students, research groups, faculty groups, or any collection of users interested in a common strand of questions. Each grid can hold an unlimited number of questions, and each question can hold an unlimited number of responses. Questions are short, text-based prompts (think Twitter) that can include basic formatting (such as bold, italic) and links to websites or documents.

Once logged in, you'll create a new grid, name it, then choose whether it will be password protected or not. Then you can begin adding questions to the grid one by one; each question can be 240 characters or less. After your list of questions is complete, you can activate them, then click the Share button to send the link to your students. They'll then follow instructions to film and upload their 90-second answers from home. If you like, Flipgrid will notify you when responses come in. There are extensive teacher tools available, from instructional videos to full walkthroughs for how to use the tool in a variety of subject areas (including STEAM,  creatively, and PE). Additionally, there are three pricing levels available: the free version gives you one grid with unlimited topics, and the two pricing levels for classrooms offer unlimited grids and far more features.

Check out this link for a ton of ideas to use Flipgrid:           FlipGrid Fever

EdPuzzle Has New Features!

EdPuzzle Has New Features!!

EdPuzzle has great new resources with full lesson videos already created.  You can search by grade and/or subject area.  Each subject area is broken down to Standards and/or sub-area.  For example, if you search 3rd grade math, you’ll see the following choices:

This is a work in progress with new videos being added all the time.  Don’t reinvent the wheel!  This is a wonderful new way to use #EdPuzzle.  

Quick & Easy CFUs- Checks for Understanding

ITF, Erin Wolfhope, created a simple Google Form to use to Check for Understanding. So easy!

Google Form

• One question - Green, Yellow, or Red
• Click on the link to make a copy of the form, and edit for your needs. https://goo.gl/AtZaHg
• Idea: Add a question to the form for students to make comments.

Plickers has been around for awhile but, there is a Facebook group you can join that has tons of ideas for using Plickers.  If you’re not familiar with Plickers, it is an easy, quick way to check for understanding during any lesson.  Link to Facebook Group:  Facebook Plickers   You request to join the group and you’ll hear back in just a day or two.  There are links to webinars, classroom ideas for implementing, and a great way to collaborate with other teachers.