Our district has made a strong push to getting Chromebooks into the hands of our students this year by combining local, federal and grant funds to purchase a little over 1000 devices for 3,400 students. We have one school, Wakefield Hills Elementary, that is a 1:1 school and several 1:1 pilot programs in each of our four other schools. +Christopher Allen and I have been discussing how we could use the tools available for our students to help them with their student led conferences. Chris wants his students to be able to show what they know, and are able to do. It's important that his students are reflective about their learning. This blog showcases three applications, and how to use them to help students provide evidence of their learning. We're using gScholar ( +Ryan Schwartz from Promevo), ScreenCastify and Video Not.es to help us and our students meet our goals for Student Led Conferences (SLC). We're using reading fluency in the example videos posted below, but this process could be in any classroom or discipline. We would love to hear how you've decided to use these very tools to help your students reflect on their own learning using their performance as evidence.
Once the file is sent to the student's individual Google Drive they are prompted to read the document, and record their performance using ScreenCastify. ScreenCastify allows the student to record whatever they're doing in their Chrome browser, or on their Chromebook. In this instance we want our students to read the passage, and record their reading of the passage. Again there are many ways in which students can use this tool to show what they know, and are able to do. I will use a future post to share the many ideas and ways educators can use this tool with their students to record their performance.
I'm excited to see what our students and teachers will do with these tools in their classroom. The use of these tools will allow our teachers and students the opportunity to become self-directed learners. In my next blog post I'll show how a teacher can use our management information system, Aspen, to keep track of each student's growth using the standards-based grade book.
Step 1: Using gScholar to Copy the File
Each tool helps with the management and execution of the SLC. gScholar is the first tool that Chris and I used to help get the process started. gScholar from Promevo allows us to easily and quickly copy or share items in our Google Drive with our students. In the video clip below Chris and I share a PDF file that several students will use to record their own fluency rate. This is the first step in the process, and gScholar allows Chris to copy the file in just a few clicks.Once the file is sent to the student's individual Google Drive they are prompted to read the document, and record their performance using ScreenCastify. ScreenCastify allows the student to record whatever they're doing in their Chrome browser, or on their Chromebook. In this instance we want our students to read the passage, and record their reading of the passage. Again there are many ways in which students can use this tool to show what they know, and are able to do. I will use a future post to share the many ideas and ways educators can use this tool with their students to record their performance.
Step 2: Using ScreenCastify to Record the Student Performance
Essentially the student needs to record their performance using ScreenCastify. In the video example below the student simply recorded themselves reading the passage. In the example cited the student is displaying their fluency rate. My mind is racing with the variety of ways that this tool could be used across the curriculum. In the example below I'm simulating a student reading the passage. In the future Chris and I will display how his students are using this tool as a mechanism to record their performance.Step 3: Using Video Not.es to Reflect on the Performance
The last step in the process is for the students to use Video Not.es to reflect on their own performance. This step in the process allows the teacher and the other members of the learning community access into what the student was thinking regarding their performance. The student can record their notes about their performance as well as record goals for future improvement. This reflection on their own learning has the potential to assist our students in becoming self-directed learners. We can't wait to see how this unfolds in the classroom. The video below illustrates how we used Video Not.es to reflect on the fluency rate of the reader.I'm excited to see what our students and teachers will do with these tools in their classroom. The use of these tools will allow our teachers and students the opportunity to become self-directed learners. In my next blog post I'll show how a teacher can use our management information system, Aspen, to keep track of each student's growth using the standards-based grade book.
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