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Volume 10, Issue 1

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Teachers need to stop

saying, “Hand it in,”

and start saying

“Publish It.”

~ Alan November

Fall 2015

For each unit of study, we start by using the instaFrame+ iPad App to col-laborate on vocabulary collages. Stu-dents work in small groups using iPads to define vocabulary terms and examples and put them together in instaFrame+. I compile the collages into a PowerPoint which I post in my Edline webpage and show as a slideshow throughout the Unit. This allows deep study of each word and makes the vocab available to all stu-dents. For info on the instaFrame+ app: https://goo.gl/UbqxtT

Submitted by:

Mary Morton, 6th Grade Science

Meadowlane Intermediate

Fresh PAINT is proud to present classroom technology stories shared by Brevard Public Schools teachers.

At one time or another, most folks wish they could enter their username and password into one place and be logged in every-where! It can be done! Brevard Schools now uses a platform called Launchpad to provide a simplified login for BPS teachers and students.

All Online Textbooks, Google Apps, Office 365, Discovery Streaming and many other online resources can all be ac-cessed in one place.

Watch this two and a half minute video to learn how to sign in! https://youtu.be/7OaA-QiRR1o

Click here for Written Directions: https://goo.gl/Omy1lz

NOTE: Be aware of one new step to completing your Launchpad profile! When you first access it, and each time you change your network password, you will be prompted to enter and confirm your password within Launchpad. This allows it to synchronize with all the other entities tied to your BPS account.

Mrs. Sadowski, girl's physical education teacher, and Mrs.

Woodbrey, Media Specialist, are working with students to

analyze a variety of physical skills (push-ups, static holds,

shooting a basketball, etc.) using the Coach's Eye app on

iPods. Students record each other performing these skills

using Coach's Eye, then use the "tools" (angle, line, timer) to

analyze and improve upon performance. The goal is to per-

fect technique and form within the physical task.

Submitted by: Ana Woodbrey, Media Specialist

Hoover Middle

My classroom practices blended learning where each student spends one

on one (1:1) time learning with the teacher. When my students are not getting 1:1 time they work inde-pendently on computers strengthening their skills using websites such as Mobymax, TenMarks, Lexia, Starfall, and Unique Learning Systems.

Submitted by: Kerri Guzzardo, 3-6 VE-Support

Longleaf Elementary

My students and I love using the free iPad app,

Classkick! It helps me give immediate feedback to my

students and they work at their own pace. I can see

every student’s work progressing as they use their

iPads, provide immediate feedback and privately

help those who struggle…all within the app itself.

To learn more about Classkick, visit their website:

http://www.classkick.com/

Submitted by:

Corey Kadlec, 1st Grade

Riviera Elementary

Computer teacher Amanda Minarik and I worked together with the students to teach them how to use Google Slides, Docs, and Classroom so they could work together in real time and receive feedback on a continuous basis. The stu-dents then worked on creating assignments and projects using Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, in-teractive Google Docs (with referencing), and Word tables and charts to complete UBD (Understanding By Design) lessons. All assignments and projects were submitted through Google Classroom. An example of a UBD lesson would be "Our Trip to Hawaii."

Submitted by:

Phillip Wachsler, 6th Grade

Riviera Elementary

Our students are loving our Makerspace program; an area of our media center where students can learn about program-ming, electronics, and more. Students are currently learning how to program our robots, Dot and Dash, using Blockly through the website code.org.

Submitted by: Samantha McGill, Media Specialist

Sea Park Elementary

My English Language Arts A 3 classes did a project about Edgar Allan Poe’s classic, “The Fall of the House of Usher”. We used the subscription site www.storyboardthat.com.

The students explained the different literary devices used in the story, explained the themes, and outlined the plot.

Submitted by: Brandy Cofer, Social Studies/ELA 8-12

Hospital/Homebound

Gerrymandering is a tough idea for 7th grade students to under-stand, but in playing a game with a purpose, students learn! Us-ing laptops, my 7th graders take on the role of consultant to help redraw districts for the House of Representatives with the Redis-tricting Game at: www.redistrictinggame.org/game/launchgame.php.

Submitted by:

Stephanie Moody, Civics, Grade 7

Hoover Middle

While reading Brian’s Winter, my 6th graders learned how Brian sur-vived a plane crash in the Canadian bush by using his own knowledge and re-sources from the wreck and the environment.

Each 6th grade class was assigned a different location for their “plane crash”. They researched different areas like woodlands, coastal areas, or mountains to discover what resources would be available to help them survive. In December, students will be completing scale designs and building the structures outside their class-rooms. They will then be taking photos to use in the creation of videos. Once movies are complete, students will upload them to their class blogs.

Submitted by: Maria Clifford, 6th Grade

Students in Mrs. Lochner’s sixth grade classes at Lock-

mar Elementary School are using their Yoga Laptops to

participate in the 2015 Global Read Aloud by reading

a selected book and making as many global connec-

tions as possible. Students have created their own

personal blogs using Kidblog as part of their Daily 5

writing activities, making connections with other clas-

ses in North Carolina, Las Vegas, Ohio, and Canada by

posting their responses to

the book on their blogs

and responding to stu-

dents in other classes.

Submitted by:

Linn Lochner, ELA Grade 6

Lockmar Elementary

For my students, especially those with physical limitations, it has been a wonderful asset to allow choice where stu-dents can submit written work on Google Docs and Google Classroom rather than the traditional paper and pencil as-signment. We also use Google Slides to create vocabulary study slideshows; they’re great for review!

Submitted by:

Robin Shaver, Reading & ELA Grade 12

Eau Gallie High School

We have started using Google Classroom this year due

to the availability of computer carts in our ELA class-

rooms. It has been revolutionary to flip the classroom to

a student self-directed model, in which they receive in-

struction on a subject and then create fabulous projects

to turn into the Classroom...all without a single paper!

Submitted by:

Alexandra Stewart, ELA Grade 7 Johnson Middle

In the last month, 5th and 6th graders created digital projects through the collaborative effort of their teachers, district technology integrator Melissa Woods, and myself. Sixth grade students re-searched ancient laws through the use of Google Classroom and created iMovies about their find-ings. Similarly, fifth grade stu-dents were researched the effects

drought has on a civilization. Those findings were documented using an app called Explain Eve-rything.

Submitted by: Katrin Duna-Murrish, Media Specialist

Columbia Elementary

"When one teaches, two learn."

Fourth grade students at Sea Park Ele-mentary are creating quizzes on any subject they are currently learning. They create these quizzes with Google forms on their Chromebooks. They share them to their teacher, Mrs. Schneider, before they can quiz each other. They must use their textbook and notes to create these assess-ments. Students are engaged and ex-cited about what they are doing.

Submitted by: Rochelle Schneider

Sea Park Elementary

I’m trying to integrate the use of more computer-based technology, such as Google Forms, into my curriculum for differentiating and remediating. I’ve created Google Forms which “branch” to different questions based upon the answer the student last gave. If an answer is correct, students progress to the next question which is at a higher complexity level or addresses an-other topic. But, if an answer is incorrect, they are redirected to some other resource (movie clip, picture, etc.) to help remediate their misunderstanding.

Submitted by: Greg Stauffer, 7th Grade Science

Johnson Middle

Be inspired to embark on your own mission here: http://goo.gl/LfS2Ln

Your BPS Tech Integrator Team is well-versed in all

things Google; email us today to begin your mission!

See Page 5 for Integrator Contact

Information

Technology Integration Team

South Area Jo Freund ~ [email protected]

Melissa Woods ~ [email protected]

Central Area Jane Hoover ~ [email protected]

Tam Rutenber ~ [email protected]

North Area Marti Fortier ~ [email protected]

Anne Graham ~ [email protected]

ESF Pat Lewis ~ [email protected]

Pam Aulakh ~ [email protected]

Brevard Public Schools

Office of Educational Technology

2700 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Viera, Florida 32940

Phone: 321.633.1000

Fax: 321.633.3563

“How did you do that?” “What program is that?” “Can you teach me that, too?”

These are some of the questions asked after Christa McAuliffe Elementary combined technology and talent to Haunt the Library. Media Specialist Mrs. Maureen Tassone intro-duced PowerPoint, iMovie, Voki.com, and Tellagami Edu to the students while they took the tour. The next unit of study in the media center will include using all of these pro-grams!

Every 4 years since 1995, Mrs. Tassone has produced the “Haunted Library” with her 6th grade students. The students perform a tour of the media center “in a spooky way”, teaching the younger students about the library as live actors

This year, 800 students and adults took the tour on October 29th and 30th. The student guides led the groups through each area, encouraging them to “not get lost in a library.”

As participants walked into the “Biography Cemetery”, the student guide played the Voki George Washington video and taught the students about the Biography section. Sixth graders narrated the iMovie video about Destiny, the online catalog system that BPS students use to look up books in the media center. Another iMovie was created using the Tellagami Edu app to inform stu-dents about the Fiction, Nonfiction, and Reference Sections. PowerPoint Presentations played on a loop were used on 12 computers, lighting the eerie pathway. Using this tech-nology, and the talents of the 6th graders, the Haunted Library project was another huge success. Mrs. Tassone modeled these technologies to spark student interest. Beginning in November, she started to teach all of those programs with her students. So the questions, “How did you do that?”, “What program is that?”, and “Can you teach me that, too?” will all be answered very soon!

Submitted By: Maureen Tassone, Media Specialist

Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Thursday, May 26, 2016

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My TK 1 students used iPads and both the Tellagami and Explain Everything apps to create “All About Me” videos.

My students are also using Yogas to learn about the First Thanksgiving through sites like Scholastic so they can compare and contrast the lives of Pilgrim children to children today.

Submitted by:

Tonya Bandy, TK1 Teacher

Andersen Elementary

Date Time

Topic ProGOE2 Section

Location Points Description

Online Classes

Online Class November 9, 2015 ­ January 4, 2016

VE & EBD Technology in the

Classroom ProGOE2Section:

391737

Online

8.0 ESE/ESN Inservice Credits

Audience: BPS Teachers Grades K­12 In this series of 4 modules, teachers will examine the use of Windows 8.1, Launchpad (Classlink), and a variety of Web 2.0/CPALMS tools to use with intermediate students in the VE/EBD classroom. Upon completion of these 4 modules, teachers will earn 8 ESE/ESN inservice credits. A Required Activity will be listed for each module and must be completed to earn inservice points. The Required Activity may be found at the end of each module.

Module 1: Describes the outline and course objectives for this course Module 2: Provides information for navigating Windows Operating

System 8.1 Module 3: Information about using Launchpad for students and

teachers to access textbooks and other resource websites will be provided through documents and videos

Module 4: Access to variety of Web 2.0 tools are available in this module

Instructor: Pat Lewis

Online Class January 5, 2016 ­ February 29, 2016

VE & EBD Technology in the

Classroom ProGOE2Section:

391738

Online

8.0 ESE/ESN Inservice Credits

Audience: BPS Teachers Grades K­12 In this series of 4 modules, teachers will examine the use of Windows 8.1, Launchpad (Classlink), and a variety of Web 2.0/CPALMS tools to use with intermediate students in the VE/EBD classroom. Upon completion of these 4 modules, teachers will earn 8 ESF/ESN inservice credits. A Required Activity will be listed for each module and must be completed to earn inservice points. The Required Activity may be found at the end of each module.

Module 1: Describes the outline and course objectives for this course Module 2: Provides information for navigating Windows Operating

System 8.1 Module 3: Information about using Launchpad for students and

teachers to access textbooks and other resource websites will be provided through documents and videos

Module 4: Access to variety of Web 2.0 tools are available in this module

Instructor: Pat Lewis

Date Time

Topic ProGOE2 Section

Location Points Description

Face 2 Face Classes

December 8, 2015 8:30 ­ 11:30

Excel Basics 390803

ESF 914 Computer Lab 3.0

Audience: All BPS Employees Topics for this class include, but not limited to: Navigation of an Excel workbook and worksheet (spreadsheet); Simple formulas (Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide); Copying and extending data across columns and rows. Manipulating text as well as numbers ­ A first look at functions. Instructors: Pam Aulakh & Pat Lewis

December 8, 2015 12:30 ­ 3:30

Excel Advanced 390804

ESF 914 Computer Lab 3.0

Audience: All BPS Employees Topics for this class include, but not limited to: Conditional formatting, graphs, pivot table and more. We will also take a look at some of the more advanced formulas, such as VLookup and Concatenating. Instructors: Pam Aulakh & Pat Lewis

December 9, 2015 8:30 ­ 3:30

iPads: iMovie & YouTube

ESF 914 Computer Lab 6.0

Audience: All BPS Employees iMovie: Learn the basics of how to use iMovie on iPads, as well as tricks for making your videos more professional and compelling. By the end of the workshop, you will have a completed video to upload to YouTube. YouTube: Learn the basics of YouTube, including creating your own channel and playlists, privacy settings, upload and edit videos in the YouTube Editor. NOTE: This is NOT a beginning "how to use an iPad" workshop. Participants must be comfortable with using iPads. Participants attending this workshop must bring their own iPad. iPad must be updated to the latest iOS. iMovie must be installed and updated to the latest version. Workshop is 6 hours with 1 hour for lunch Instructor: Tam Rutenber

Date Time

Topic ProGOE2 Section

Location Points Description

December 14, 2015 8:30 ­ 12:30

Blackboard Learn for Classroom and

Resource Teachers

ESF 914 Computer Lab 4.0

Audience: BPS Teachers of Grades 5­12 & Resource Teachers Workshop for teachers or resource teachers interested in using Blackboard Learn as a "flipped" or "blended" classroom or as an online ongoing professional development environment. The very basics of Blackboard Learn. After attending this workshop, you will know how to create basic course components, discussion boards, and assessments. You will be familiar with enrollment options, using the grade center, and other basic features. Instructor: Tam Rutenber