I teach at a university that has moved classes to online only. The next 2 weeks were supposed to be group presentations. So I'm trying to figure out if it's at all feasible to have students record themselves and then send the recording to me.
I'll preface by saying I know there might be accessibility issues. I'm working on that. However, I know that the vast majority of my students do have a smart phone. So what I'd like to do, if possible, is set up folders in my Microsoft OneDrive account - one folder per group - and students can record themselves with their smart phone, put their individual videos into the group folder, along with their Powerpoint presentation. And then I'll watch the individual videos in order by following along with their Powerpoint, to try to get a sense of what the group presentation would have been.
The issue I'm running into is that I don't know of a non-clunky way for students to get their videos into my OneDrive.
I have an iPhone, and I figured out that I can make the video and then log into my iCloud account on my computer, create a link to the video and then put the link in my OneDrive. I, personally, don't believe that's too difficult, but would like to see if anyone has an idea that is simpler. Also, I don't know how non-iPhones work, if there's an equivalent to iCloud and an equivalent process that students could follow.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them! Thanks!
Move to Google...google drive can do this so easily.
I am going to tote the actively learn website again. It claims this is for 7-9 levels and you can assign them a section. If you have google classroom set up, you can link this site to their accounts directly. Also has some videos that have questions that stop the video for them to answer on making the constitution.
This is really cool! It seems totally free, too... Thank you!
Yes free!!! I use this weekly with my Social Studies classes and it works really well when you have the poll on some questions in the front of the room and can see each other’s answers. I really have enjoyed it.
Special ed teacher and mom to a 6 and 9 year old here...
I'd like to put this out there that you likely will have more buy-in from your kids, and likely more learning, if you consider project-based learning instead of worksheets or online lessons.
I told my kids to pick a topic that they want to do more research on. We will be reading books from online resources, both audio books and e-books. We will do internet resources for research. They will be creating a model,poster, written piece (essay, poem, play) - whatever they choose to represent their learning.
We will also be doing a lot of measuring things, calculating perimeter/area. There will be a ton of baking and dividing recipes in half, doubling recipes, etc.
If time, we'll study the coronavirus such as mapping out where there are outbreaks. What makes coronvirus different from colds, the flu, how this affects poverty vs. affluent citizens, etc.
My 6-year-old needs a little extra support on sight words. So I'll be spending NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES a day on an intervention from interventioncentral.org.
ETA: Thought of other ideas when studying coronavirus: economy (supply vs demand and price gauging), medical resources in USA vs. universal health care, difference in how different countries are handling outbreak (China vs. Italy)
Flocabulary - educational hip hop songs / videos. Free trial
Engage NY - complete standards - based FREE curriculum in ELA and Math. Some schools use only this as their currciculum
interventioncentral.org - Free; nearly all of the scientific - research based interventions that districts use to evaluate students for a learning disability are on this site. My favorites are word boxes, folding in, reading racetrack, repeated reading, cover copy compare, question answer relationship, semantic mapping (that's what I can think of right now but explore the site). All designed to drill a specific skill for 5-10 minutes a day. Please don't be scared off if you're not a teacher - you can figure it out with descriptions.
Post by firedancer10288 on Mar 14, 2020 11:53:24 GMT -5
I hope this is a good place to ask this...
Is anyone else closed for the next few weeks and told NOT to work? Our district pulled a (half-assed) packet together Thursday night when the governor announced schools would close. We sent every kid home with the same packet and a novel- anything the ILA department could pull off the shelves. There’s suggested activities for math, science, and social studies that include things like take a walk and note the signs of spring, track your heart rate and create a graph...just generic things.
I asked about posting videos and articles to my class website for students to use (not assigning anything) just extra resources. I was told no, we could only give the packet. An email from the district came later in the day stating we are not to be working/responding to emails during this time off. This basically means we will “owe” them 10 work days in the summer since they are “giving” us a vacation now.
Post by darthnbjenni on Mar 15, 2020 14:00:25 GMT -5
Teachers - how will you handle assessing major grades? I teach AP Human Geography to 9th graders and don't want to post my self written tests on Google Classroom to protect the questions from being online so I can use them next year. Even putting a test on a Chromebook in locked mode, kids would still be able to use phones to search for answers. Would you test on return? We tend to cover a unit every 10 days (block schedule).
Teachers - how will you handle assessing major grades? I teach AP Human Geography to 9th graders and don't want to post my self written tests on Google Classroom to protect the questions from being online so I can use them next year. Even putting a test on a Chromebook in locked mode, kids would still be able to use phones to search for answers. Would you test on return? We tend to cover a unit every 10 days (block schedule).
We are not allowed to grade or officially assign any work. I am going to ask my principal if I can suggest things kids can do other than the generic activities and websites we will be posting. I assume we will be off for longer than a week or two. I will try to finish up any remaining topics if we are back at school before the end of the year (we go until the end of June). I would not post your tests. I would create a study guide and test on return (if it happens). Are there old "regents" tests you could have them do as an alternative? (I am in NY and students take regents at the end of the year. Old tests are often used for review.)
Edit - My district does not have devices for elementary students to use at home. That's why we can't assign work. I think there's also a concern about students with IEP's. Other districts near me are having more official online school.
I teach at a university that has moved classes to online only. The next 2 weeks were supposed to be group presentations. So I'm trying to figure out if it's at all feasible to have students record themselves and then send the recording to me.
I'll preface by saying I know there might be accessibility issues. I'm working on that. However, I know that the vast majority of my students do have a smart phone. So what I'd like to do, if possible, is set up folders in my Microsoft OneDrive account - one folder per group - and students can record themselves with their smart phone, put their individual videos into the group folder, along with their Powerpoint presentation. And then I'll watch the individual videos in order by following along with their Powerpoint, to try to get a sense of what the group presentation would have been.
The issue I'm running into is that I don't know of a non-clunky way for students to get their videos into my OneDrive.
I have an iPhone, and I figured out that I can make the video and then log into my iCloud account on my computer, create a link to the video and then put the link in my OneDrive. I, personally, don't believe that's too difficult, but would like to see if anyone has an idea that is simpler. Also, I don't know how non-iPhones work, if there's an equivalent to iCloud and an equivalent process that students could follow.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them! Thanks!
I'm not sure about One Drive, but you could easily share a folder with them on Dropbox that they could upload to. In the past, I've had my students just upload it to YouTube with the course number in the description and email me a link. They found that the easiest.
Post by cinnamoncox0 on Mar 15, 2020 20:36:54 GMT -5
I’m a special ed class assistant and will be home for at least three weeks, I want to focus on math for one ela/ writing for both, and ideally some art.
I homeschooled a much older child but it’s been awhile And don’t have the same resources.
I’ve copied a lot from this thread but am open to any grade and subject appropriate lessons or sites. Thanks!
Teachers - how will you handle assessing major grades? I teach AP Human Geography to 9th graders and don't want to post my self written tests on Google Classroom to protect the questions from being online so I can use them next year. Even putting a test on a Chromebook in locked mode, kids would still be able to use phones to search for answers. Would you test on return? We tend to cover a unit every 10 days (block schedule).
I gave my AP chem students an exam over Google Classroom today. Not much else I can do at this point, especially if they are expected to take the exam on 5/7.
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this is so cool! I am getting work from my kids' teachers to keep them busy most mornings, but I really appreciate all the work Khan Academy has done these last two weeks.
My friend runs a business for team building and has an online store where you can order interactive games, and a lot are for the brain without requiring physical interaction.
She also has an online game database that's via subscription.