Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Kahoot fun

I was recently introduced to Kahoot during a professional development session.  It was a great engagement strategy. We knew we needed to pay attention to the Educator Effectiveness overview so we can keep our jobs, but more importantly because there were prizes at stake!



But seriously, it was fun and created some friendly competition. I used this engagement strategy with my third graders. I created a Kahoot to pre-assess their knowledge of the library resources and how they are organized. No prizes, but lots of fun and engagement. It was a win-win. The kids had fun taking a "quiz"/assessment and I received valuable data for the student learning objective (SLO). Kahoot allows you to download the student data into an excel spreadsheet.


We used both desktop computers and iPads.  Each student had his or her own device. I have also introduced our second graders to Kahoot. I tried with group of 4 and in pairs. The pairs worked better, especially with the iPads. Having 4 kids take turns with the iPad was just asking too much.  I will definitely be doing more Kahoots with the students!


 

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Day 28 - Relax and Reconnect with Nature

Sitting in the eagle's nest chair.  Comfy and a great view!

Day 25 - Grateful

Doing good by donating platelets to a matched patient.

Day 26 & 27 - End of Summer Fun

Fun with good friends in Northern Wisconsin.  The leaves are starting to change and the temp is in the 70's.  Beautiful weekend.