#mysteryskype

[albertopm13]

Actividad de introspección sobre la competencia digital

Hoy en día la competencia digital ha tomado un papel muy importante en las escuelas. Parece que hay un abismo entre docentes asustados ante el creciente uso de las TIC y maestros que han conseguido integrar estos recursos por completo en sus clases, pero sin duda, el uso de la tecnología en el aula es algo inevitable y no debería retrasarse más ya que vivimos en un mundo cada vez más tecnológico. 

En mi caso, como he comentado en reflexiones anteriores, me considero un docente muy afortunado por haber trabajado en centros educativos internacionales que apuestan por las nuevas tecnologías y disponen de una cantidad elevada de recursos. 

Siguiendo la rúbrica de evaluación de competencias digitales de forma abreviada, destaco las siguientes conclusiones: 

Entiendo el significado multimedia, y soy capaz de comunicarme en contextos digitales con bastante facilidad. Además, participo diariamente en comunidades virtuales como Twitter que me ayudan a colaborar de forma global y a desarrollarme como profesional. 

Utilizo frecuentemente motores de búsqueda (Google, Yahoo) para seleccionar la información que necesito, así como recursos educativos, y almaceno todo el contenido que genero en la nuble (Google Drive, Dropbox).

Además de utilizar recursos de otros docentes, creo materiales digitales mediante el uso de herramientas digitales como Keynote, Google Slides, Flipgrid, iMovie, etc y los comparto o recomiendo a través de las redes sociales como Twitter o Facebook. De este modo, también colaboro con docentes e otros lugares del mundo. En este momento estamos trabajando en la creación de un noticiero mediante el uso de pantallas verdes en colaboración con un colegio de Málaga, así como un proyecto de video-pals a través de la aplicación flipgrid. 

Reconozco y utilizo los principios legales de creación y difusión de materiales. De hecho este es uno de los aspectos que mi centro escolar gestiona con más importancia mediante el uso de Common Sense Education. 

Hago uso de herramientas para mejorar mi trabajo y aportar creatividad, como por ejemplo el uso de carteles mediante canvas.  Además, gracias a las redes sociales comparto estos recursos y exploro otros nuevos cuando leo acerca de ellos. 

¿Cómo puedes mejorar tu competencia digital? Creo que sigo el camino correcto, haciendo uso de las redes sociales y apostando por nuevos recursos que otros docentes recomiendan o comparten. 

Los elementos de la competencia digital más necesarios para usar el aprendizaje basado en proyectos en mi clase es la colaboración global a través del uso de aplicaciones com flipgrid o Skype ya que es una manea sencilla e innovadora de conectar con docentes y alumnos de otros lugares del mundo al mismo tiempo que incorporamos la socialización rica en el proyecto. 

Como propuesta colectiva de formación para la mejora de la competencia digital propondría la creación de un banco de recursos o una lista de aplicaciones, junto co ideas y ejemplos de como utilizarlos en nuestros proyectos, accesible para el mayor número posible de docentes. 

[beyondborderslanguageclub-blog]

“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.”  – Ignacio Estrada #mysteryskype #learnenglish #newords #language #beyondborders #easylanguage #funenglish #английский #englishteacher #languageclub #учимязык #английскийдлявсех #английский_язык #английскийдлядетей #иностранныйдлявсех #иностранныйязык #иностранныйдлядетей #иностранныеязыки #businessenglish #бизнесанглийский #english #языковойклуб #языковойцентр #изучениеязыка #изучениеязыков #английскийбыстро #учианглийский #учиязык #английскийлегко

[hassandabbagh]

Big thanks to the always amazing @scoilAnclohain and St. Patrick's NS for today #lovemyjob #hspicaday #mysteryskype

[themedialiteracyworld-blog]

10 ways used Social media in class

http://www.teacherswithapps.com/10-great-ways-to-use-social-media-in-classroom/

10 Great Ways to Use Social Media in Classroom

When you try to think of the favorite activity of today’s students, you’ll most probably come up with the obvious answer: social media. It seems like students of all ages are obsessed by it. These social media channels have mesmerizing power, so they can often become great distractions in the classroom. What most teachers don’t realize is that they can use social media to their advantage. These platforms have the power to enhance the collaboration and healthy competitive spirit in the classroom.

In the continuation, I’ll share 10 great ways to use social media in the educational processes.

1. Set an example

Students learn plenty of new things every single day. However, they rarely get precise instructions on how to use social media platforms. Thus, they rely on their intuition and the examples they see from other users, which don’t always lead them in the right direction. It’s time to set an example. Explain how social media can help them learn and establish a great online reputation. Be a great example for them and introduce them to the concept of responsible digital citizenship. This Pinterest Board can get you started, its called: Social media etiquette and netiquette lesson plan resources

2. Connect the entire classroom in a Facebook group

Create a private group and invite all students to join. Be careful before you take this step; you have to make sure that every single student in your class has access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer. There are underprivileged families that may not buy phones for their children. You should also talk to the parents since some of them might not approve their children to have Facebook profiles. If you have the green light, you can form the group and start posting discussion topics. If there is a particularly interesting discussion in the class and you want to continue it while it’s still hot, you can take it to Facebook.

3. Ask your students to blog

Blogging is a really fun activity for students of all ages. Explain what a blog is and ask them to pick a niche they are passionate about. It doesn’t have to be related to the curriculum. Then, tell them how to conduct research and develop plagiarism-free blog posts. You can discuss those blogs once a month in the classroom, and all students can post comments on each other’s posts.

4. Invite guest speakers

You can easily use social media platforms to present speeches by guest speakers in the classroom. Skype videoconferences are cool, but you can also connect through YouTube and Facebook. Thanks to technology, your students will have access to new resources for learning and inspiration.  MysterySkype is great option and it is easy to find other classes to connect with all over the globe using you PLN.

5. Tweet!

Twitter is an extremely fun network for students. If all students in your class have phones with Internet access, you can organize an active Twitter discussion during class. Think of a hashtag related to the discussion and ask them to conduct an online research and post a tweet with an interesting fact in 15 minutes.

6. Host a podcast or video channel

Use YouTube to publish your own educational videos or podcasts. If you don’t have enough time to maintain the channel, you can search YouTube for relevant content and play it during class. Then, you can all talk about it.

7. Start pinning

Pinterest is a great website that students and teachers can use for collecting educational resources. You can ask them to create separate boards for related topics, and ask them to follow each other’s collections. Then, you can choose the best resources and present them in class. For example, you can ask your students to pick the most inspiring traveling destinations, find different facts, and create Pinterest boards that they will present as projects for geography class.

8. Connect with other classrooms

This is how you’ll enforce the bond between the students in your class: you connect with other classrooms and you inspire a healthy competitive spirit. Have you seen the Physics of the Future project? It’s a great example of online collaboration. The students research different topics and share their findings with the community via Google Hangouts, podcasts, and other methods communication. Then, they engage in a collaborative learning process. The Global Classroom Project is another example you can learn from.

9. Create a Facebook profile as a class

You can create an official profile of the class and post updates that all students and parents can see. You can promote the achievements of your students, and post frequent updates on daily experiences.

10.

Start a Flickr photography project

Flickr is a great place where your students can find images for their projects, but have you considered making contributions to it? Organize a field trip and ask them to take photos with their phones. Assign random hashtags (#happiness, #architecture, #sunset, #nature, or anything else you can think of), which will motivate them to take certain types of photos. Then, you can choose the best ones and post them from your Flickr profile. This project will make your students aware that they can make meaningful contributions to the world of Internet.

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[tisinaction]

Getting Started with #MysterySkype

After having experienced the engagement and learning that can take place with just a few sessions of Mystery Skype, I’ve decided to write up a piece on what I did with Mr. Nixon and his class to help prepare for our very first session. Hopefully, this will help others see how we got started, and give them a jumping point to get started in their own classroom. There are many ways to get started with Mystery Skype, and there isn’t just one correct way to do it. Every teacher will find that it’s different in their own classroom, and so shouldn’t compare themselves to what they see online. Research what different classrooms do, and do what works best for YOUR classroom, not someone else’s.

Materials:

-          Skype account

-          Decent webcam

-          Laminated US or world maps (optional)

-          Dry erase markers (optional)

-          iPad or other device for students (optional)

If teachers are going for the bare minimum, then all one needs is a webcam and Skype account to get started. Anything else is extra. Skype accounts are free, and the Skype program is as well. A teacher will need to download the program to get started, and then follow the steps to install it to the computer. As for a webcam, it’s best to get one with HD quality video so that your students will be easily seen by the other class, and quick movement won’t create too much of a blur. We used the Logitech HD Pro C920 Webcam that I had on me for my TIS work. I love this particular webcam, and I also have the same webcam at home. It’s good quality, and picks up sound with its microphone fantastically.

Even though this is considered optional, I certainly wouldn’t forgo having a laminated map and markers for any Mystery Skype session! For our project, I found a copy of the map of the United States online that at least showed capitals. I also found another map that listed rivers in the country. Flipping these back to back, I then laminated them for repeated use. The same can be done with a world map if one chooses to connect globally. Students were then able to use dry erase markers to cross off guesses. All but one of the classes we worked with guessed down to state so it was a great way for students to visually see which states were definitely NOT the answer.

The last optional material would be an iPad, other tablet, or laptop for students to use. Our school has multiple iPad carts, so we just made sure to Skype during a time that this class had the cart. They used the iPad to search via Google maps, find possible questions to ask, and locate information based on the other class’s answers. It does make things easier.

Now that we have all of our materials, it’s time to move on to…

Preparation:

The first Mystery Skype session can seem rather daunting, especially when a teacher doesn’t know how their class will react, or how the entire experience will go. It’s even more daunting when the first Skype session is with a class that is very familiar with the process and has been doing sessions all year long.

Before scheduling any Skype sessions, teachers need to prepare their class to complete Mystery Skype. The preparation period will take more than just a day, so plan accordingly. There will be kinks and other issues to work out, and the preparation period is a good time to work through all issues.

First, introduce students to the concept of Mystery Skype. Explain what it is, how it works, and who is involved. Next, show students a few videos of Mystery Skype sessions in action. A quick search on YouTube will reveal many options to choose from. Once students have seen a few videos, or parts of ones, hold a class discussion and ask students to make observations about what they saw happening in each of the videos. Write down student answers. Ask students to locate things that seemed to go right or wrong.

Once students know what Mystery Skype is, and have made their own observations about the videos, determine how the classroom should be set up. This can be done with students if they are older, but for younger students, it may be best for the teacher to determine the layout. In the case of the class that I worked with, we had two chairs in front of the camera for whomever would be speaking, and then the rest of the class was grouped behind.

After a layout has been determined, teachers can have students begin preparing the material that they will share with the other class. Many classrooms make signs to use during the chat. Signs are great because if the other class can’t hear, or your class needs to pause, these can be held up to the camera. Here are some possible samples:

-          Yes

-          No

-          Can you please repeat that?

-          We’re thinking…

Students should also prepare the materials to share at the end of the game. Teachers can have pairs of students work together on this, or if students are too young, work together to create the cards. A card will need to be prepared with information about the state, information about the area in which students live, and information about the school itself. This doesn’t mean that students should give exact information about the name of their school. Good state information to share might be a picture of the state flag, facts on when it was founded, and state symbols. Good information about the area in which students live to share might talk about what type of area (rural, city, suburb), what the area is known for (farming? Sports?), and interesting events that may take place. Good information about the school to share might be the grade levels attending, how many students, and special activities done in the classroom.

Many classrooms choose to also assign jobs to the students. Some classes have a lot of jobs, while others have just a few. In the case of Mr. Nixon’s class, the following jobs were assigned:

-          Greeters: Two students would sit in the chairs at the beginning and introduce themselves and their class, usually telling the teacher’s name and grade level only.

-          Questioners: These students asked the questions given to them, and held up the cards if need be.

-          Researchers: This was the job of most of the class. Based on the answers to the questions, they would research to determine a possible location, and come up with new questions to ask.

-          Question Runners: These students would gather up the questions that their nearby tablemates posed, and then meet in one area of the room with Mr. Nixon. They would choose one question and run it to the Questioners at the front. Mr. Nixon made sure they all got to take turns doing this.

-          Closers: These students read the cards on the state, area, and school. Only 3 students are needed, but teachers can pair up students for each card if they so choose.

After all of the materials have been prepared and jobs assigned, it’s time to practice for the Skype session. There are two ways that Mr. Nixon’s class practiced, and we found it did help. The first way involved pairing up students. Each student would pick a state and try to guess the other student’s state. Students were only able to ask questions that had yes or no answers. Over time, their favorite questions to ask were “Are you landlocked?” and “Are you east (or west, depending) of the Mississippi River?” Their teacher always tried to make them think about cutting the area in half each time they asked a question. Sometimes, instead of partnering up the students, he would pit himself against the class and see how they did.

The other way to practice was to set up a trial run Skype session. In this scenario, Mr. Nixon pretended to be the other class. His students were set up to complete the session just as they would be if it were real. Each class would introduce themselves, and then determine who would ask the first question. Usually this was done via rock, paper, scissors. The students would run through the session, asking their questions, until one side had determined the location of the other. The winner would then let the other side keep guessing until they figured out the location as well. After the locations were figured out, his class would share their information cards on the state, area, and school. Then Mr. Nixon would have his class point out the things that went well, and the things that needed changed for the next time.

Connecting with Another Class

Once practice seems to be going well, and all materials are prepared, it’s time to find another class to Mystery Skype with. There are two ways to do this. Skype’s website has a page where teachers can sign up and then communicate with other teachers on the site to set up a Mystery Skype session. I’m not sure how long it would take with this method because we never used it. The other way is by using Twitter and the hashtag #mysteryskype. This method is a very quick way to connect with other classes. You’ll need to set up a Twitter account of course! A sample tweet might be:

“5th grade class in WV (EST) looking to #mysteryskype with another US class on 5/15-17. Mornings are best!”

The tweet itself can vary, but should include the hashtag, the location, and possible dates. This makes it easier to set up dates/times later on. Make sure that you get the other teacher’s Skype username, and give them your own as well.

Do keep in mind that when scheduling a Skype session, each one will take about 30-45 minutes to complete, depending on how quickly the guessing is completed. Make sure that you schedule enough time for the session, and don’t schedule it around other activities, such as PE or recess. Your kids will immediately lose focus when they realize they are supposed to be somewhere else!

It’s Time: Your First Mystery Skype!

Now that everything has been prepared, it’s time to Skype with the other class. There are a few things to keep in mind before doing the actual session. First, make sure that you have connected with the other teacher on Skype. Second, make sure your equipment is up and running properly. Some teachers even do a test run with the other teacher just to make sure. One thing to keep in mind is that when you are Skyping with another class, make sure you have turned off your location and time display in your profile. Otherwise, this will appear to the other class, and can definitely ruin the fun!

As the session gets started, make sure to take notes on what is going well and what could be changed for the next time. Do not expect it to go 100% smoothly the very first time! It takes a few sessions to get things rolling. Make sure to take some pictures for later.

Once the session has ended, host a discussion with the class on what they’ve learned about the other class. You may want to have them write down their findings, do more research on the state, or even help contribute to a class book. After they’ve discussed their learnings, have them help contribute to how the session could be better the next time. Chances are, some of them noticed the same things that you did.

Wrap-Up

That’s all there is to it! After a few sessions, your class will be seasoned pros. Make sure to keep connecting with other classrooms and setting up Mystery Skypes throughout the year. By the end of the year, you’ll see a difference in your students’ geography skills and what they know. It’s a great way to get some geography lessons in without the same old boring routine. Are you ready to Mystery Skype?

[coffeechug]

So impressed w/ @kleinerin students today for #mysteryskype they were amazing! #mieexpert (at Bettendorf Middle School - and So It Starts, R)

[barbinnebraska]

Getting ready for our #MysterySkype #CoolCatholicSchool

[coolcatteacher]

If you have older kids and want to Mystery Skype - I'd like to start setting some up - tweet me through this Skype profile or via Twitter. I have students at a variety of times -- 5 classes. ;-) Join in and find others!!!! This is for you. Set a goal of how many mystery skype's you'd like to do in your classes. I'd like to do once a month eventually but for now, if I can just get for each class, I'm going to take it from there.

[beyondborderslanguageclub-blog]

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[beyondborderslanguageclub-blog]

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[beyondborderslanguageclub-blog]

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