The purpose of this survey is to determine KES technology program areas of strength, and areas of need. Remember there are no right or wrong answers, just answer as accurately as possible. With the goal of utilizing student devices to support learning, we will use the manaʻo gathered in this survey to inform next steps for our differentiated professional development plan.
Aloha, if you are unable to access the survey within the blog, you can access the survey link here, or in the blogroll on the right.
Here are some examples of how nā haumāna and nā kumu are using digital tools at KS Maui Middle School.
Haleakalā:
Kumu Miki Kapisi, 7th grade science teacher, incorporated the design-thinking process into her science curriculum to solve some of the problems facing Haleakalā National Park.
Human Rights:
Kumu Peggy Kono, 6th grade social studies teacher, wanted to make the concept of human rights more applicable and understand their personal kuleana in preserving these rights.
Professional Development:
As a part of leadership visits to New Zealand and Australia, we utilized “old school” VoiceThread to capture reflections about our learning.
Options:
Create an instructional video
Provide a quick reflection
Tell a story
Interview someone
Provide a quick analysis
Snapshot of the day/field trip/project/etc.
Mahalo nui for attending this session! While you are waiting for this session to begin please navigate to my blog at http://blogs.ksbe.edu/vabland.
Next, please join our discussion at TodaysMeet. I would appreciate it if you could add your name, position, school, and twitter handle (or email if you prefer) so that session participants can stay connected beyond today.
Feedback & Formative Assessment
Kahoot! Go to Kahoot.it and enter pin you see on screen.
Challenge #1: Form a group of two or three people. Discuss how you might use Todayʻs Meet and Kahoot in your classroom for three minutes. At the end of three minutes, add your thoughts to our TodaysMeet backchannel.
Challenge #2: Think about an existing lesson or unit of yours. Please go to our session Padlet and share how you might use either Padlet or Thinglink to strengthen that lesson/unit.
Communicating Information
Remind
Class Messenger
PowToon video demonstrating Class Messenger sign up
Challenge #3: Turn and talk to a neighbor (or two) and discuss which of these web tools you may use in your classroom, and how youʻre planning on using the tool(s).
