tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64927025587288424842024-03-13T09:01:43.286-07:00#teamJXN#TeamJXNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16417112884953691998noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-533008684220862722017-08-11T11:59:00.000-07:002017-08-11T11:59:01.814-07:00Playlist Embed<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLa3aj1MOu0Nr1IlJEHq2ARZMUxdunyqoA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-23281007599916747712016-09-14T06:32:00.000-07:002016-09-14T06:40:10.709-07:00What We're Excited About September 2016: Green ScreenI remember when I first was asked to come into a classroom to help with Green Screen.<br />
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I knew what it was, but had never used it before.<br />
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Thankfully, before I was scheduled to go into that classroom, our team had been asked to lead a session on Green Screen at the 4th Grade Mattawan Tech Day. Basically, we helped 5 groups of 30 4th graders get going with Green Screen. It was a crash course for me, but by the end of the first session, I felt like an old pro.<br />
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<b>What is Green Screen?</b><br />
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I love this picture of 3rd graders using Green Screen for the first time. I see Green Screen as a simple opportunity to spice up almost any existing project, report, or writing assignment. Your kiddos record a video while changing the background to any image or video that can be saved to the camera roll. It's as simple as that! The possibilities for your classroom are virtually endless!<br />
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We've seen Green Screen used with excellent results at all grade levels.<br />
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Most classrooms we have been in use Green Screen with iPads and the <a href="https://youtu.be/QlH3h19ablI">DoInk App</a> ($2.99 on the App Store).<br />
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Ann put together an amazing <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18CHWQn3tpdSGsYCL1dyuBSqaCXIpQ-sWNi4s-5fFgag/edit?usp=sharing">Green Screen Tutorial</a>. Use it yourself or with your students as you're getting started!<br />
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<b>What Can My Students Do with Green Screen?</b><br />
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<i>Here are just a few exciting ideas that I've seen in classrooms or talked about with teachers in our area!</i><br />
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<u>Book Talks</u>: One of my favorite projects I've seen over the past year was a simple introduction to both Green Screen and Book Talks. A third grade teacher introduced her students to the elements of a Book Talk.<br />
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The Green Screen portion is very simple. The students used an image of the book for the background and held a copy while reading their prepared Book Talk.<br />
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<u>Virtual Field Trips</u>: Have students place an image of a place they've visited or will visit in the background and give a summary of what makes that place special.</div>
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<u>Project or Performance Evaluation</u>: Use a student's art project or musical performance as the background and ask students to give a reflection on that performance or explain why they chose a particular technique, piece, etc.</div>
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<u>Become the Character</u>: Have students become a character in a story or a famous person in history. Use background images/videos that reflect when and where that person lived.</div>
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<u>Video Story Problems</u>: Students can create their own story problem for their classmates to solve. Use the backgrounds to illustrate elements of the problem, like the 4 sheep the farmer starts with or the train traveling at 35 miles per hour.</div>
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<b>How Do I Get Started?</b></div>
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To get started, you'll need at least one device with the Green Screen by DoInk app loaded (or other app you've chosen) and a large green sheet or shower curtain. We at #teamJXN have 4 iPads with Green Screen and 3 large green sheets if you'd like us to bring them in your classroom! Just email us to arrange a time for us to bring them in.</div>
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You'll also need to think about what you'd like your students to DO. For younger students, you might want to consider something small and open-ended to begin, like answering the question"What was the BEST thing you did this summer/weekend?". Consider using only 1 background image the first time around.</div>
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As students start to get the hang of the app, they can begin to play around with using multiple background images and perform more complex tasks. </div>
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<b>How About YOU?</b></div>
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Do you have some ideas for using Green Screen in your classroom? Or have you already been using Green Screen with success? Please share your ideas and insights below.</div>
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If you're interested in getting started, please reach out to #teamJXN. We love seeing the power of Green Screen in the classroom!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">BreakoutEDU <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #363636;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">games "teach critical thinking, teamwork, complex problem solving, and can be used in all content areas." Since last spring we have been introducing BreakoutEDU to teachers and classrooms around Jackson County. Teachers and students have been very excited about kits and the possibilities they hold for the classroom. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #363636;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">To learn more about BreakoutEDU visit the website: </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #363636; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><a href="http://www.breakoutedu.com/">http://www.breakoutedu.com/</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #363636; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Join the Facebook Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/breakoutedu/">https://www.facebook.com/breakoutedu/</a></span><br />
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Sharing is caring! If you want to or have to share your calendar with someone, follow the steps in the video.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12961295980589335176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-45296439087056344352016-07-01T08:14:00.000-07:002016-07-01T08:14:09.280-07:00Google Tip of the Day: Label your email<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12961295980589335176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-81301107684758095062016-06-30T08:10:00.000-07:002016-06-30T08:10:00.876-07:00Google Tip of the Day: Google ClassroomAre you planning over the summer and interested in setting up Google Classroom? Get started with these videos! http://edtech.jcisd.org/classroom.html<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12961295980589335176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-80928491323803472232016-06-29T08:02:00.000-07:002016-06-29T08:02:01.231-07:00Google Tip of the Day: I can't log in to Google! Uh Oh! Did you just return from vacation and you can no longer access your email? You've tried logging in to Google and it's not working! No worries, try <a href="https://drive.google.com/a/jcisd.org/file/d/0B-BCNL6PfVwYcl9qT2VUcUljdm8/view" target="_blank">these steps</a> to reset your password on a network PC and then try again.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12961295980589335176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-18125580669022812452016-06-28T08:14:00.003-07:002016-06-28T08:32:16.426-07:00Google Tip of the Day: Creating a Signature in Gmail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, you finally got logged into your Google account. Yay! Watch this video to set up your signature.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12961295980589335176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-35549615053752190162016-06-27T15:52:00.004-07:002016-06-28T08:32:33.895-07:00Google Tip of the Day: 3 New Updates to Google Education!Google released 3 amazing new updates today that we at #teamJXN are super pumped to share with you! You can read more at the Google Blog<a href="https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/technology-help-teachers.html"> here</a>.<br />
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1) Google Expeditions in now available to all! With Google Expeditions, your students can take a virtual reality field trip. All you have to do it download the free app to get started (it's available on Android devices today, and is coming to iPhones and iPads very soon).<br />
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2) Chrome Cast allows teachers and students to easily share their screens from anywhere in the classroom! It's a Chrome app and it even integrates with Google Classroom!<br />
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3) Quizzes in Google Forms will allow teachers to grade multiple choice or checkbox questions! There is even an option to give feedback to students who miss questions in the form of text, pictures, or video!<br />
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Check out these cool new updates and be sure to let us know how YOU plan to use them in your classrooms! :)<br />
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#TeamJXNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16417112884953691998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-55105689234555941632016-06-17T08:22:00.000-07:002016-06-17T08:22:01.440-07:00Google Tip of the Day: Google PhotosAre photos and videos taking up precious storage on your phone or iPad?<br />
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One of my most favorite Google tools in my new Google Apps for Education Account is Google Photos. You can get to it on the web at <a href="http://photos.google.com/">photos.google.com</a>. Perhaps more importantly, it's an app on your phone that can automatically take the pictures from your camera roll and back them up to your Google account. You can see the app below.<br />
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Once you log in to either the app or the web version of Google Photos, you will be given the option to have your photos backed up from your camera roll to Google Photos. Once you give this permission, photos don't have to be stored on your phone because they will automagically uploaded to your Google account. Now the magic happens.<br />
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The "albums" icon is my favorite. If you tap on this, you get a screen that looks something like this:<br />
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Google photos can now sort your photos with a single click by a variety of factors. It even has facial recognition software, so that if you click on "People", your photos will be sorted by who is in them. As an example, I clicked on the picture of my little guy, Hobbes, and it bring up every picture I've taken that has his face in it:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">(Can you imagine using this to take the pictures of your students you've taken throughout the year and quickly creating an album of pictures of that student to share with parents?)</span></td></tr>
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From here, you can easily create movies (even on the app), albums, and collages -- all of which can be shared with anyone you want in typical Google fashion.<br />
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I would highly, highly recommend getting logged in and starting to play around with this super cool tool.<br />
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Have fun!#TeamJXNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16417112884953691998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492702558728842484.post-36623318102026578092016-06-16T07:10:00.000-07:002016-06-16T07:10:29.217-07:00Google Tip of the Day: Searching Your EmailWe've all done it: that important email you swore you'd keep and organize somehow got misplaced.<br />
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With your new Google Mail account, it's easy to search and find emails.<br />
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Here's a video that will show you how!<br />
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Here's a video describing that process:<br />
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