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Five Great Ideas From the Course 21Things4Teachers

Five Great Ideas From the Course 21Things4Teachers. By Laurie Iversen. There are many reasons we as teachers want to apply advanced digital learning to our classrooms. So that we can:. So that we can: Promote higher order thinking skills. So that we can:

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Five Great Ideas From the Course 21Things4Teachers

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  1. Five Great Ideas From the Course 21Things4Teachers By Laurie Iversen

  2. There are many reasons we as teachers want to apply advanced digital learning to our classrooms.

  3. So that we can:

  4. So that we can: • Promote higher order thinking skills

  5. So that we can: • Promote higher order thinking skills • Encourage students to work cooperatively even over long distances

  6. So that we can: • Promote higher order thinking skills • Encourage students to work cooperatively even over long distances • Allow students to be more actively involved in their own learning because they have more choices

  7. So that we can: • Promote higher order thinking skills • Encourage students to work cooperatively even over long distances • Allow students to be more actively involved in their own learning because they have more choices • Differentiate instruction more efficiently by providing a wider variety of avenues for learning

  8. The first idea I would like to highlight is a graphic organizer called Popplet. This tool helps students:

  9. The first idea I would like to highlight is a graphic organizer called Popplet. This tool helps students: • Find similarities and differences (CITW4, which:

  10. The first idea I would like to highlight is a graphic organizer called Popplet. This tool helps students: • Find similarities and differences (CITW4, which: • enhances students' understanding of and ability to use knowledge

  11. The first idea I would like to highlight is a graphic organizer called Popplet. This tool helps students: • Find similarities and differences (CITW4, which: • enhances students' understanding of and ability to use knowledge • allows students to understand and often solve complex problems by analyzing them in a more simple way

  12. Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which

  13. Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which • reaches students who learn primarily visually

  14. Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which • reaches students who learn primarily visually • and helps all students by presenting information in another way

  15. Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which • reaches students who learn primarily visually • and helps all students by presenting information in another way • Generate and test hypotheses (CITW9) by

  16. Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which • reaches students who learn primarily visually • and helps all students by presenting information in another way • Generate and test hypotheses (CITW9) by • Brainstorming ideas

  17. Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which • reaches students who learn primarily visually • and helps all students by presenting information in another way • Generate and test hypotheses (CITW9) by • Brainstorming ideas • Making predictions

  18. To begin go to http://popplet.com/ and sign up for a free account.

  19. The free account requires an email and only gives you five “Popplets” so it is not very practical for students.

  20. The free account requires an email and only gives you five “Popplets” so it is not very practical for students. However, school accounts are available (a paid service) and it is also an iPad app.

  21. Then you make a new “popplet,” choosing the name and the color of the background.

  22. Your storyboard appears:

  23. You double-click to put your first “popple” on the storyboard. You click inside it to type.

  24. You double-click to put your first “popple” on the storyboard. You click inside it to type. If you don’t want your name on every popple, you go to settings >view>hide nametags

  25. You can alter your “popple” in various ways: From basic black

  26. You can alter your “popple” in various ways: From basic black To various colors

  27. You can alter your “popple” in various ways: From basic black To various colors Insert a photo

  28. You can alter your “popple” in various ways: From basic black To various colors Insert a photo From various sources Your computer YouTube Vimeo Flickr

  29. You can also draw on your popple:

  30. You can make a new popple in any direction by selecting your first popple and then clicking on one of the gray circles.

  31. You can make a new popple in any direction by selecting your first popple and then clicking on one of the gray circles.

  32. You can make a new popple in any direction by selecting your first popple and then clicking on one of the gray circles.

  33. You can make a new popple in any direction by selecting your first popple and then clicking on one of the gray circles.

  34. You then make subordinate popples or new popples until your popplet is done.

  35. You can then print your popple:

  36. You can then print your popple:

  37. Or export your Popplet in a variety of forms: pdf

  38. Or export your Popplet in a variety of forms: pdf jpg

  39. Or export your Popplet in a variety of forms: pdf jpg png

  40. There is another great graphic organizer named Bubbl.us that has a lot more options in terms of bubble size, font size, color options, etc., but photos cannot be uploaded without a paid account.

  41. The second idea I would like to highlight is an online image editing program called FotoFlexer. This tool helps students:

  42. The second idea I would like to highlight is an online image editing program called FotoFlexer. This tool helps students: • Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which

  43. The second idea I would like to highlight is an online image editing program called FotoFlexer. This tool helps students: • Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which • reaches students who learn primarily visually

  44. The second idea I would like to highlight is an online image editing program called FotoFlexer. This tool helps students: • Represent ideas visually (CITW5), which • reaches students who learn primarily visually • and helps all students by presenting information in another way

  45. To start, go to www.fotoflexer.com. You are not required to create an account, login or download anything to use the software.

  46. First you upload a photo you want to edit. There are many options for where to upload from:

  47. First you upload a photo you want to edit. There are many options for where to upload from:

  48. First you upload a photo you want to edit. There are many options for where to upload from:

  49. Once you upload your photo you have many editing choices:

  50. Once you upload your photo you have many editing choices: Basic editing

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