So not directly related to Schoology, however I did place a password protected pdf into Schoology instead of using a USB drive.
I was so excited to try the Breakout Edu boxes. We did the "Fortune's Fool" game for Romeo and Juliet. I simplified it by one lock since we would not have a full 45 minutes to complete it. Positives- By creating buy in (which isn't hard when there is a mysterious box with locks on it placed in front of students) a lot of students were excited about working on the breakout and were engaged in trying to do so. By placing the crossword puzzle with the literary terms that they needs to review in front of them as one of the first clues, most of them learned something and did accomplish the goal of reviewing for the test. I even had a couple of students come after school to work through the rest of the clues. Negatives- They did not get a single lock off! I was so disappointed. Clues that seemed very basic to me took them 15 minutes to figure out. Perhaps with a general class a bit more guidance to begin with would have been helpful. This guidance could have included things like for what they should be looking. I did tell them they could use two computers, but very few noticed the url highlighted in red on the first clue. Maybe I could clarify that they WILL NEED their computers to solve the clues. Perhaps I could have also stated more explicitly that there will be clues IN THE PLAY. Many students that arrived at the second set of clues noticed that the list of numbers were acts, scenes and lines but did not look up those lines! The biggest thing is that they did not read the instructions carefully. Though we have had this discussion before, it is worth repeating that they need to pay attention to EVERYTHING ON THE CLUES. Some of them went randomly around the room when I told them there may be items in the room they would need. I tried to redirect them to the clues I had given them, but some just kept roaming. Overall, it was a great experience. I think if we do another they may be more prepared. I am excited to try the complete game with my honors classes.
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I recently made an iBook. Something interesting you may not have known is that if you place a video as intro media it will begin to play automatically upon opening the iBook and will automatically move to Chapter 1 when the video is finished. If you would like to go back to the intro media you can find it in the table of contents.
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Universal design is about setting things up so that little or no modification is needed later. It's like buildings that are built with ramps, elevators, and accessible utilities so those things don't need to be added or changed later. It is about planning ahead and structuring things so that as many people as possible can use something, no matter what their needs. We are not perfect in our planning, but hopefully we can find ways to set things up so that any necessary changes along the way will be simple.
When it comes to the classroom, it is about incorporating materials for the needs of a variety of students. I thought about this because I wanted one platform for all of my school materials and because I have students with a variety of needs, ranging from advanced honors students to brand new ELL students. Schoology provides that platform where all of my resources can be housed. While I am no expert on everything that can be done in Schoology, I continue to learn, grow, and explore. Below are some of my tips and tricks and I will continue to add more as I learn more! |
AuthorMy name's Mr. Walsh. I am an English teacher at Carson High School and am working on making Schoology a universal platform for my classroom. ArchivesCategories |