Category: Educational Technology Presentation

Virtual Field Trips

Being able to explore our world from inside the classroom! Giving kids the opportunity to see things they may never get the chance to see.

What a Kindergarten field trip could look like:

A trip to the zoo!

Please visit the John Ball Zoo to enjoy a virtual trip to see the animals.

John Ball Zoo

What a Grade 8 field trip could look like:

A trip to Mount St. Helens!

When creating a virtual field trip in your class it is important to stage the event and get into character to hype up the experience for the students.

After exploring, other online resources to help prepare the experience are: -Kai XR (digital makerspace) https://www.kaixr.com/makerspace-classroom -Canva (Create worksheets and passports) ://www.canva.com/ -Thinglink (create digital activities for kids) https://www.thinglink.com/ -Jamboard (digital interactive discussions) https://jamboard.google.com/ -Quizlet (create an online quiz or flashcards) https://quizlet.com/ -Kahoot (game based learning) https://kahoot.com/

To learn more about virtual field trips in the classroom, please enjoy the video my classmates created

Virtual Reality in the Classroom

What is it?

There are two different types of virtual head sets that can be worn.

Playstation VR

Click the link below to watch someone showing what Playstation VR looks like https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1591-CUSA10653_00-TITANICVRA151912

Meta Quest Z

Educational Applications: –Librarium https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/6291815170892714?ranking_trace=429020690806193_6291815170892714_SKYLINEWEB_3bcdef9b-479e-4f2a-94f4-6d6284c59d92&utm_source=www.google.com&utm_medium=oculusredirect –Hand Physics Lab https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3392175350802835/ –Nanome https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1873145426039242/ –Star Chart https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/877457905696954/?ranking_trace=429020690806193_877457905696954_SKYLINEWEB_10cb4455-85f8-4afb-87e6-56bb2a284112&utm_source=www.google.com&utm_medium=oculusredirec

In our presentation, my classmates and I researched “what makes a good classroom blog/website. During our first group meet-up, we all just browsed the internet and discovered what interested us. From there we each did individual research and then came back together to create our presentation.

Alannah was drawn to a website design and instantly started to create a classroom website on Jotform. These are some key points she made on the website.

Next, Kelly found interest in Google Sites and she also created a well organized and informative classroom website.

Kelly added an extra feature that I really liked and wanted to highlight it on my page. It’s called classroom screen and it has so many handy tools to use to help manage a classroom. From a timer to managing classroom noise level, this online resource can be very helpful. I hope you enjoy it as much I do!

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Cassidy and I went a different way and explored more private classroom websites that work well to explore the kids’ work and communicate with their families.

Finally I researched the class website Class Dojo. The cool characters are what drew me into the website because I know the kids would love creating their own avatars. Although this website is offered free, there is an option for a paid version which unlocks more features for the teacher, class, and families.

Please enjoy our slideshow and remember to click the links on each one to access the sites and listen to us explain everything to you 🙂

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y0o1-miYKxtSw5y-XB44FlaXyXijVkgh9GBJ6HFgt4g/edit?usp=sharing

How can we create a more inclusive classroom using technology?

Provides students with diverse abilities the chance to be included

Virtual Classrooms

Zoom, Teams, Blackboard, and Brightspace- students and instructors meet synchronously. They can be asynchronous by teachers posting assignments students look back at missed work

Immersive Reader

How does it make things inclusive?

Ability to adjust to suit all learning needs. All students can learn from IR. Helps students who may need the extra support without feeling like they are being judged.

Nearpod

Upload presentations or create your own. You can present live or student paced. White board easily accessed to use. Results are emailed to you when completed.

• https://www.canva.com/design/DAFQQQW72OY/30_TMyWElbvXFcf8-PpZxw/view?utm_content=DAFQQQW72OY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebuttonwww.nearpod.comhttps://mfillis.opened.ca/2022/11/08/how-to-make-a-more-inclusive-classroom-using-technology/ 

Group Two

Technology that supports diverse learners

Helps create an inclusive environment and helps prepares students with life skills

Seeing AI

Describes the people, text and objects, using your phones camera, the app says what it “sees” and it can describe a photo.

Eye Gaze Technology

Lets students who cannot communicate orally communicate

How it works: a switch, blink activation, or dwell

Immersive reader

Reads assignments out-loud for students, helps with editing, helps students with vision difficulty.

Can help students with Dyslexia people with autism.

Breath Think do with Sesame Street

• App on your phone
• Breathing techniques
• Problem solving
• Helps with behavioural students
• More proficient problem solvers

Wishes

•           More customizable  
•     Set up a schedule

For more information on this groups presentation, please enjoy their youtube video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI7eJxw4Ny0