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Bea Leiderman Education 50 rész Tech Salad
Equal Learning Opportunities
0 perc 50. rész Bea Leiderman
As our 1:1 program has expanded upward from the elementary grades, our district has been proactive in creating an environment where digital tools and digital mindsets will  be commonplace when the expansion reaches the higher grades. To fill in the … Continue reading
Learning About Learning
0 perc 49. rész Bea Leiderman
I know I have not blogged in a while. We have been exceedingly busy deploying iPads to all our 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students. Tomorrow we get to visit our one cohort of 3rd graders at Goochland Elementary. … Continue reading
Accessing Your Archived Courses
1 perc 48. rész Bea Leiderman
Teachers are getting an early start and populating their Schoology courses with activities and resources for students. I’ve been getting questions about accessing last year’s classes. Here is a video showing where archived courses can be found. If you need … Continue reading
Understanding Our Students
0 perc 47. rész Bea Leiderman
This morning I learned some very interesting facts about cochlear implants, about what they do and what they don’t do, from a segment on NPR’s Morning Edition. We have students with cochlear implants in our schools, and I doubt too … Continue reading
Saving Materials For Next Year
2 perc 46. rész Bea Leiderman
Of course all your hard work will help you next year! If you have uploaded content to Schoology that you plan on using again next year, all you have to do is save it to your Resources folders. If you … Continue reading
Math IRL
0 perc 45. rész Bea Leiderman
“Why do we need to know this?” There it is. Every teacher’s favorite question right after “Will this be on the test?” It is always fun to find real-life applications of concepts for which I probably asked the same question. … Continue reading
The Civility and Civics Of Wikipedia
0 perc 44. rész Bea Leiderman
I love Wikipedia. I argue with anyone who says it is bad, and I’ve even created a document to help teachers use Wikipedia effectively with their students. There is something special about this giant collective work and the community that … Continue reading
Earth Day Extended Celebration
0 perc 43. rész Bea Leiderman
Last Friday and today, Ms. Kass and I took the students in her Science classes outside to do a little exploration of our environment. In a scavenger hunt type activity, we made a list of concepts the kids have studied … Continue reading
Stop Motion Cells
1 perc 42. rész Bea Leiderman
Mr. Summitt’s students have been learning about mitosis and they have put together really nice animations using their iPads. I have edited four of my favorite animations turned in through Schoology into a single movie. Watch these cells divide and … Continue reading
Purposeful PBL
0 perc 41. rész Bea Leiderman
Yesterday I walked into Mr. Rooke’s room to do something menial and simple. I walked away awed and inspired, and with a sense that we really are making a difference in our schools. Mr. Rooke, our very deserving Teacher Of … Continue reading
Learning On the James
0 perc 40. rész Bea Leiderman
This week we celebrate Earth Day, and our 6th grade students have spent the past few weeks learning about wildlife and water quality on the James River. Last Friday I joined the last group to participate in a field trip … Continue reading
Cows, Pigs, Blocks, and Learning
0 perc 39. rész Bea Leiderman
“What did you do today?” “My friends and I blew up pigs with TNT. We called it a barbecue.” “That’s not very nice…” “We also started building a gothic cathedral in our village. It has flying buttresses but we don’t … Continue reading
Photos For Class
0 perc 38. rész Bea Leiderman
Last week was Spring Break and on Tuesday I made a very conscious decision to disconnect and have a very slow dinner with my children. I knew I’d be missing a couple of Twitter chats, so I went looking through … Continue reading
Training Vs. Professional Development
0 perc 37. rész Bea Leiderman
I have a really fun job. I provide professional development and training to teachers, often embedded in the classroom teaching model lessons, co-teaching, or just stopping by to help everyone troubleshoot. I also help teachers in one-to-one appointments during the … Continue reading
Beyond the Book
0 perc 36. rész Bea Leiderman
Ms. Thomas’s students have been reading the play based on the Diary of Anne Frank. To better understand why the Frank family was hiding, students researched other events recognized as genocides. Each student taught the class the causes, events, and … Continue reading
Reading Is an Evolving Skill
0 perc 35. rész Bea Leiderman
I am always interested in research that gives me real information about opinions I have formed based on anecdotal evidence. For example, I read an article in The New Yorker yesterday about the nature of online reading. I had blogged … Continue reading
Fix Your Mail App
2 perc 34. rész Bea Leiderman
Many of our teachers have been reporting that they are unable to send messages using the Mail app in Snow Leopard. Here is a video showing what needs to be fixed. If you need any additional help, please let me … Continue reading
PBL and Cross-Curricular Connections
6 perc 33. rész Bea Leiderman
A few weeks ago I interviewed Ms. Kass and Ms. Krickovic to highlight what was going on in their classrooms. Both teachers told me about projects that let students publish their work based on research using Schoology as a platform … Continue reading
About the Author
0 perc 32. rész Bea Leiderman
Ms. Kass and her students are making books about plant and animal cells on their iPads. They are using SketchBook and Book Creator to gather everything they are learning through labs and research. The books are going to be great … Continue reading
Archie and Veronica Explore the Internet
0 perc 31. rész Bea Leiderman
For the past few minutes, I have been flipping through a copy of Exploring the Internet published in 1999. Surprisingly, I have found the Amazon link. The book is a very interesting stroll down memory lane. Do you remember Archie … Continue reading
Parents in Schoology
0 perc 30. rész Bea Leiderman
For a few weeks now, I’ve been getting complaints about the Schoology logo on the GCPS homepage linking to the “wrong” Schoology website. The link is not wrong. We linked to the non-Goochland Schooloyg page on purpose. When parents log … Continue reading
Active, Engaged Math
0 perc 29. rész Bea Leiderman
“Well, of course you can do that in (fill any subject). Math is different.” “I can’t use that tool if it does not have a built-in equation editor.” “I don’t have time for that. My students need to practice solving … Continue reading
Teacher Dashboard Update
0 perc 28. rész Bea Leiderman
At the end of the month, Teacher Dashboard will transition to a new and improved version of itself. You can switch to the new version now, or wait until the change is automatic. Here are the most important changes to … Continue reading
As Captain Picard Might Say…
0 perc 27. rész Bea Leiderman
When I tweet, I feel like I’m talking to myself and my words will simply come back to me in perpetuity as Timehop entries. Yesterday, my name was mentioned in a tweet and I got notifications about it all afternoon. … Continue reading
Writing Navigator
3 perc 26. rész Bea Leiderman
When a tool just works the way it should and students see their growth, we should share the story. I’m very happy to see Ms. Bay and her students embracing better writing with good digital scaffolding.  
Protected: Casper Focus – 6th Grade Team
0 perc 25. rész Bea Leiderman
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Sharing Copies – Google Apps
0 perc 24. rész Bea Leiderman
In previous posts I have written about Teacher Dashboard, Google Apps, and how to share documents with students. Here is one more way that lets you share a link to a document in Schoology (or anywhere else) bypassing the Smart … Continue reading
Feedback: Google, TD, and Schoology as Puzzle Pieces
0 perc 23. rész Bea Leiderman
It is funny how sometimes we have to go far away to hear what people nearby are saying. While I was in Ireland last month, I was sitting in a presentation and the following quote was on a slide: Providing … Continue reading
Reflection
0 perc 22. rész Bea Leiderman
At the end of January I had the good fortune to attend the MiTE conference in Galway, Ireland. I’ve been trying to figure out how to synthesize everything I saw and heard into a coherent blog post. It is hard … Continue reading
Schoology-Shared Devices and Assignments
0 perc 21. rész Bea Leiderman
While we hope to be a 1:1 district in the future, at this point in time, we have lots of devices that are shared. When students create a video or audio file, the easiest way for teachers to collect these … Continue reading
Schoology – Messages
0 perc 20. rész Bea Leiderman
What do you do when high school students don’t check their email? Use Schoology messages instead. From any of your classes’ Members section, you can send a private message to your students. The students can send a message back, too, … Continue reading
Learning the Old-Fashioned Way
0 perc 19. rész Bea Leiderman
School learning is a relatively new development in the history of the world. For hundreds of thousands of years, nobody went to school, and the world did not end. Everything progressed slowly, but I’m sure they will say the same … Continue reading
Schoology–Differentiation and Group Work
1 perc 18. rész Bea Leiderman
Schoology makes it very easy for teachers to assign differentiated work to students in ways that don’t make anyone feel singled out. Students can be assigned to pre-determined groups, or materials can be made visible only to specified students within … Continue reading
Taking Risks
0 perc 17. rész Bea Leiderman
This morning I returned from VSTE and hit the ground running. When I stepped into Ms. Kass’s room to say hello, she showed me the projects the students were developing on their iPads. A few minutes later, I stopped by … Continue reading
Ideas Worth Sharing, iPad Edition
0 perc 16. rész Bea Leiderman
Yes, I’ve borrowed the TED tagline, sort of. Why not? When you have a good idea, share it. Apple has put together a small collection of books perfect for our teachers in the iPad 1:1 program who might be looking … Continue reading
Ready, Set, Research!
0 perc 15. rész Bea Leiderman
Today and tomorrow I am working with Ms. Thomas and Ms. Samuel, 8th grade Language Arts teachers, helping them kick off their research unit. We are using Schoology, Google, and Wikipedia. Yes, yes, I know. Google is making us stupid … Continue reading
The Minecraft Revolution
0 perc 14. rész Bea Leiderman
Last year around this time, I worked with Ms. Kass on a project in which students used Google SketchUp to create a zoo enclosure for an endangered species. The enclosure had to incorporate elements involving basic needs, comfort, health, and … Continue reading
The Magic Moment
0 perc 13. rész Bea Leiderman
I watched a really amazing video over the weekend. Peter Dahmen is a paper engineer who makes incredibly complex pop-up cards. The first time I watched, I was not listening to what Mr. Dahmen was saying. I was too distracted … Continue reading
Schoology – Student Completion Requirements
4 perc 12. rész Bea Leiderman
True or false: When I give my students work, they all finish at the same time. Yes, keeping kids on task is one of the most difficult issues faced by teachers. Schoology has a tool that can help. When you … Continue reading
A Student Perspective
0 perc 11. rész Bea Leiderman
If I go back to the classroom as a teacher, I know there are lots of things I would do differently today than eight years ago. Yes, technology has changed, and I have learned quite a bit about instructional design. … Continue reading
Open Letter to Goochland Elementary School
0 perc 10. rész Bea Leiderman
Dear students, teachers, and staff, Thank you so much for inviting me to speak at your school. I had a super fun time talking about bugs and other tiny things with all of you. You were all so attentive and … Continue reading
Submitting iWork Documents – Schoology
1 perc 9. rész Bea Leiderman
If your students are using iPads, the easiest way for them to submit work is through Schoology. In a previous post, I shared a video on how to turn in Google Drive documents through Schoology. In this video, I share … Continue reading
Who’s Using Schoology?
4 perc 8. rész Bea Leiderman
Today I helped Mr. Hecker with a bit of a computer glitch. He started telling me how much he likes Schoology, so I decided to make it a formal chat. Here’s the video.  
Tech Snacks
0 perc 7. rész Bea Leiderman
This year we are trying a new way to meet our teachers’ needs. In the past, all teachers were expected to attend at least one two-hour technology class after school, or a longer class over the summer. But, two hours … Continue reading
Deeper Learning Has Legs
0 perc 6. rész Bea Leiderman
It is easy for educators to sit in a faculty meeting or professional development session seemingly paying attention and nodding along to what they hear while secretly vowing to wait until this new fad passes by. Deeper Learning, however, deserves … Continue reading
Let’s Give Them Something To Write About
0 perc 5. rész Bea Leiderman
I don’t have much time to comb through Twitter to find good stuff these days, but a tweet by @intrepidteacher caught my eye while I stood by the microwave at lunch.   @mywriteabout is a twitter account full of really … Continue reading
Schoology – Calendar Colors
0 perc 4. rész Bea Leiderman
How can you tell who added a calendar event in Schoology? You can change the color of each calendar for each of your classes to make them easier to tell apart. Watch this video to learn how.  
Schoology and Google Drive Integration
1 perc 3. rész Bea Leiderman
Here is another tutorial for teachers and students using Schoology and Google Drive. When teachers create an assignment, students can turn in Google Drive documents very easily. Watch the video that includes all steps. But, why use Schoology if we … Continue reading
Schoology – A Cultural Shift for GCPS
0 perc 2. rész Bea Leiderman
Whenever I walk into a classroom where students are using computers during the first few minutes of class, I can bet my stash of good chocolate that at least a handful of kids will be logged into PowerSchool. This is … Continue reading
Schoology – Allowing Student Posts
1 perc 1. rész Bea Leiderman
Schoology courses are very flexible. Teachers can change settings to fit their needs. Sometimes teachers will want students to post updates, and sometimes they won’t. Here’s a video showing you how to make that happen.  
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