My favorite session was #Edusnaps. Here is the slideshow if you are interested.
This presentation went beyond booksnaps, where students can take a picture of a book they are reading and annotate it (search #booksnaps on twitter). The presenter also talked about how these snaps could be relevant when explaining a lab in science, a movement in an art painting, explaining an algebra equation, etc. So instead of booksnaps, she called them edusnaps (which can also be searched on twitter, #edusnaps). I was so inspired by this presentation, that I did a couple of edusnaps myself. They were both booksnaps, but you have to start somewhere.
I'm not going to lie. I have a sSnapchat account, but I haven't been using this social media platform... at all. So my first booksnap took way longer than I anticipated, but the second was a little easier. Of course the presenter also said a snap can be done in Google slides, PicCollage or SeeSaw. Since I need more practice with Snapchat, I chose to use that platform.
Here are my results... which I also posted to Twitter and Instagram using #booksnaps.
I really think this is something I can bring back to my school in the fall and use in my reading program I am attempting to design. So I am going to practice this summer.
The other sessions I attended were also very good. They were ...
Driving into Digital Choice Boards - which is a choice board with different technology tasks for the students to do. Of course, back in the day, my choice boards when I taught first grader were all pencil/paper. LOL! Maybe I can incorporate some of these into my reading challenges next year.
Podcasts for Learning - this session gave me a really good list of podcasts I should be following. Once the presenter started talking about how to create a podcast, I lost interest. Not that it seemed complicated, but I was more interested in who to listen to and follow. I'm not sure I am ready to commit to making my own podcast. It seems a little daunting.
Ideas for Sketchnoting in the Classroom - which is a visual map of your notes. This is another concept that can be adapted to any subject. The tech piece was this cool tool called the Rocketbook which will send your sketches into the cloud after the initial set up. I guess it is a "smart notebook." Might just have to try one.
Overall, it was a very productive day. I enjoyed the sessions and hanging out with Karen. My next learning opportunity is coming up on June 20th at the Library EdCamp.
Every day is an adventure!
