U5 Instructional Technology Tips Feb 26th

 

It's the end of February already and at least where we are, the weather has been beautiful.  Normally February is a month that drags on because it is usually rainy, or there are several inches of snow on the ground, but this year it has been great.  I hope this doesn't mean we are in for a terrible March.  Spring Break is 4 weeks away; so close, but so far away. 

Take a look at the U5 Instructional Tech Tuesday for the last two weeks.  

• Last week we had Institute Day on Tuesday February 20th and we presented a District AI presentation. It went really well and we got a lot of great feedback. 
• If you have not tried Class Companion, take a look, it is SOPPA Approved.
• Practice Sets in Google Classroom, what a great way to get some great formative feedback on instruction.  These can be created from PDF's as well.  Take a look at the short video. 
• Learning for Justice Website.  This is being used in many of our classes, it has many different topics to explore.  
• Teachflix is a great classroom video option.  The videos are already categorized by elementary, middle and high school.   You can browse by content area or by selecting the grade level.  There are also premade activities for you to download for your students.  Take a look, you may find something you can use right away. 
• Most Likely Machine - AI Simulator - Teaches students about algorithms and how they can make mistakes.
• First Chapter Friday -This resource allows you to listen to the Author read their first chapter of their book.  What a great way to provide many opportunities for books for students.  You can even filter these by your level on the left sidebar, elementary, middle, high. 

As always, use what you can and pass along so anyone else who can use it as well.  Here's to the 2nd month of 2024 being over in a flash! 

February U5 Instructional Technology Tips

Well February has been quite nice.  The sun finally decided to show itself and when the sun is shining regardless of how cold it is, my mood changes for the better.  I am looking forward to longer days and more sunshine and maybe even thinking about spring break.   

February is Black History Month and each week I will be linking out many resources for you to take a look at and see if and how they could be integrated into your curriculum. 

In this issue of the U5 Instructional Technology Tips

• Vocab Game for a Cause, called Free Rice.  
• AI Tool Goblin -  Link to a blog post and video.  This is one you can use without logging in.  Check it out! 
• 10 Black Scientists that Science Teachers should know about. PBS Resource
• Tax Season is coming up and do your students know how to do their taxes?  This is a great resource which walks them through the process.  Everfi is FREE for Teachers to use and yes it is SOPPA approved! 
• How James Brown Invented Funk - I thought this was a fun article with a video.  
• LASTLY  Our own April Schermann was interviewed on the ROE17 Podcast.  She talked about STEM and The Growth Mindset.  Take a listen, it was only 15minutes long!  

Hope you find something you can use this week.  Enjoy that sunshine, it will be in the 50's the rest of the week!