Becca Esplin

ICSD EdTech Coach, supporting our teachers in all things tech and K-5 computer science integration one byte at a time

[Becca Esplin @edtechbyte]

I'm signed up for #DitchSummit, a free online conference for teachers. You can, too, at ... https://t.co/3Vgc5NLQpP via @jmattmiller #uttln

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Love this! https://t.co/52Aot4xNIu Creativity is so important! @NewEdTechClass #UTTLN

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A1. I live and work in the aboriginal homelands of the Ute and Paiute. It's important to remember that others lived here before my ancestors arrived. #utedchat

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Sleepovers with grandkids are making this EdTech Coach for Iron County SD extremely happy. Even if it is during the work week. . . . . #utedchat t

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A5 I filled the spaces on crazy days with the current book I was reading out loud to my students. A just for fun, because I loved it book. #utedchat

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A4. I had two baskets in each student desk. One for all of their stuff, the other for their chromebooks. It helped tame the desk mess, while keeping chromebooks close at hand to use frequently throughout the day. #utedchat

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A3 WHITEBOARDS are my favorite low prep student engagement tool. I use them for everything. I can glean sooo much information from what a student is writing (or not) on a whiteboard. #utedchat

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@KBeddes @Utah_teacher @KBeddes agreed! The mindset shift is the hardest. Making intentional choices is the way to start making the shift. #utedchat

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@pamturley55 @TeacherWinters You have just blown my mind! I am always struggling to toggle between views in google calendar. #utedchat

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@anderbrooke @profbutcher How do you ensure that the students knowledge is deep with T/F questions? Intriguing idea, for sure! #utedchat

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@taylor4teach I am sooooo wanting to play with auto emails from google forms. I just need to sit down and do it! #utedchat

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@Utah_teacher I think it totally gets easier. It is the mindset shift that takes the longest to come to terms with. It totally makes sense. If we have standards we should be reporting on how students are doing on those standards, not on the activities that we have them do. #utedchat

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A2 My favorite time saving hack is to not enter every piece of work students completed into the gradebook. #utedchat

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@mryardley Bless all of you who herd cats. . . k and pre-k feel that way to me! #utedchat

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@livia_bailey3 A grading template would be super helpful. That is a great idea! #utedchat

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@pamturley55 @quizizz @Canvas_by_Inst Agreed, anything that self grades. Sometimes the front end time spent saves time and allows for timely feedback for students. They no longer have to wait days to see how they did on the assignment.

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@Utah_teacher Yeah, actual jigsaw puzzles. My family makes fun of me when I try to do one in real life, so I watch others put them together. . . . .

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#utedchat Becca Esplin, ICSD EdTech Coach, 16 years, watching people complete puzzles on YouTube.

[Kiera Beddes, M.A. T.Ed. @KBeddes]

A1: One of the fastest grading time saver is realizing that you don't need to grade EVERYTHING. Choose what is practice vs assessment. #utedchat

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A1. Once we got the assessments in, MasteryConnect is an awesome grading time saver. I love the data I could see once the kids finished their work. #utedchat