Technology and Learning

 Once a month, the area technology integrationist/innovative people get together to discuss things in our district.  Whether it's distance learning, 1:1 devices, whatever the case, we always end with tech share.  Here were some of the ideas that were shared that I hadn't known about: 1. Blooket - this is very similar to Quizizz or Kahoot in where you create a question set for students to join the game and then answer.  The neat thing, however, is there are different options for the games you play.  A teacher here uses it quite a bit, and she mentioned it took a little while to get used to, but her kids love it. 2.  Tech Tools Resource - Exactly as it sounds.  A plethora of ideas for students and teachers to use if you are asking them to create a certain something, or if you want to find a website for a specific content area...there's a ton of great things here! 3. Challenger Center - This website has virtual missions to the moon,Mars and other space...

 One of our third grade teachers, Mr. Haj, did a distance learning lesson via Zoom with a park ranger from Glacier National Park.  He focused on bears, as his third graders have been learning about different kinds.  He spent about an hour on this, as in addition to the lesson, there was also a question and answer part at the end.  He said it was definitely worth the experience.  Here is the link and information regarding what he did.   Bears in Glacier I know that Zoom/Google Hangout is getting O  L  D for sure!  BUT what a great way to make a connection for kids and learn, since we can't actually BE there!   Have fun - stay safe and warm (it's a mere 24 below as I type this - UGH) Mrs. I:)