EDpuzzle - Fossils

Reflection:

Creating this EDpuzzle was simple and intuitive. There are guides for each step of the process as well as information on why each tool is useful. There are four tools that EDpuzzle uses - Crop, Audio Track, Audio Notes, and Quizzes. Cropping allows you to shorten the video so that only the relevant content is covered. Audio Track allows you to insert your own audio over the video to give explanations or commentary. Audio Notes supplements this by allowing you to give written remarks or questions to the audio track. Quizzes gives you the ability to insert questions that correspond to the video and will pause the video to allow students to answer.

I really enjoyed this tool and feel it will be a great addition to my future classes. This specific project would be used to teach a class about fossils and give a general idea about how they are formed and how they help us understand dinosaurs. It would be assigned to the students and we would discuss the questions and answers as a class afterwards.

Standards:

UEN Standard

Grade 4 Standard 4

Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences.

Ed Tech Standard

Standard 8

Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities. 

Knowledge Constructor

I critically select, evaluate and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects my learning and builds my knowledge.

Pinterest - Static and Current Electricity

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Reflection:

Pinterest is a tool that I have used for a few years. What I like about it is that its very easy to curate information. What I don't like about it is that it is very easy to curate so much information that it becomes difficult to find the information that you really liked. That is however, the only thing that I have against Pinterest and it is fairly easily solved. As long as you are judicious in choosing which things to pin to your board, you won't have to sift through hundreds of different items to find the stuff you really want.

You can access the board that I created here.

I feel like this would be a good tool to have my students use so that they can collect ideas for a science project to place in the science fair. I have create a sample board using static and current electricity as my topic. I have compiled a few ideas on how to incorporate electricity into easy-to-accomplish experiments. I would encourage my students to do the same thing to help them to prepare an experiment for a science fair.

Standards:

UEN
5th grade, Standard 4
Students will understand features of static and current electricity.
ED Tech
Standard 6
Use telecommunications efficiently and effectively to access remote information and communicate with others in support of direct and independent learning and for pursuit of personal interests.
ISTE
Knowledge Constructor
I critically select, evaluate and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects my learning and builds my knowledge.

Tiki-Toki - Exploration and Colonization of North America

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Reflection:

Tiki-Toki was a new tool for me - I had never heard of it before this class. In trying to create my timeline, I was a little frustrated that I couldn't just select a year. I had to select a day in the year as well, even if my sources only listed a year. While I understand that it is good to be as specific as possible, it can be misleading to those that view the finished product if the sources are not able to provide a specific day within a year. Those viewing the timeline will be under the impression that a certain event happened on a particular day when I only entered what was easiest for me to enter to meet the demands of the Tiki-Toki.

You can see my timeline Here

Other than that, I feel like Tiki-Toki is a great tool to convey information to students in a chronological matter in an interactive way. It allows you to embed videos and images directly to the timeline which can provide a more immersive experience for the students. My idea for this particular project is to provide information for students that could help them learn key details about the colonization of North America that could help them prepare for a test. I imagine it being used similarly to a study guide.

Standards:

UEN 5th Grade, Social Studies

Standard 1

Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed human history.

Objective 1

Describe and explain the growth and development of the early American colonies

EdTech Standard

Standard 9
Determine when technology is useful and select the appropriate tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and problems
ISTE Standard

Knowledge Constructor
I critically select, evaluate, and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects my learning and builds my knowledge.