Valarie Sockriter

4th Grade Special Education Teacher

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@dawn9316 This sounds great, I will check it out to suggest to our 1st grade team. #WUEDT6020

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@HighHeeledMaven Great question. Assigning roles to sts. to make sure each st is participating in the assignment helps in my room #WUEDT6020

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@Greycroft1 Reflector - reflects Ipad screen onto smartboard, sts can show work or teacher presents from all around the room. #WUEDT6020

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@ms_a_glinka Flipped time. This is when my sts have to flip their Ipads upside down to listen to me. Everyone will be listening. #WUEDT6020

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@HighHeeledMaven I have become more of a facilitator than instructor. Now sts. seem more engaged in self-directed learning. #WUEDT6020

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@nickgrajewski What kind of applications do you use? What grade do you teach? Varying the types of apps keeps sts interested. #WUEDT6020

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@mrscurrymath I have heard about @Socrative but I need to look into it more. May be great for my 4th graders. TY for the idea! #WUEDT6020

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@GregTechEd88 I complete agree Greg! I know it takes some time to develop the docs and slides, but totally worth it. #WUEDT6020

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@Edtholly What a great idea! I have been successful using Google Docs with 4th graders. #WUEDT6020

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Comment on what grade you teach if possible. #WUEDT6020

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@HighHeeledMaven Love that idea! In 4th grade we can send home 40 mins of hw. So I have 10 mins on top of reading I can use. #WUEDT6020

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@HighHeeledMaven Both. Our school has 30 mins read only hw. Some parents wanted more hw to help their child be successful. #WUEDT6020

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@HighHeeledMaven If sts have options for hw & several days to complete it, then yes give hw. Helps parents feel connected. #WUEDT6020

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@dawn9316 You could have your sts create Mind Maps as a group using https://t.co/igN0uAZqFB to review what they have learned. #WUEDT6020

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@maggiemcarey I love the idea of Kidblog. My STEAM sts would be able to share their discoveries & projects with other schools. #WUEDT6020

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@HighHeeledMaven Great idea Charla! #WUEDT6020

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@bgarcia_AFE Do you think this would work well with elementary kids? Voxer is a program similar to this one - both seem great! #WUEDT6020

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I use Skype to connect to other elementary schools in our area to discuss our global issues project with other STEAM classes #WUEDT6020

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@ms_a_glinka I think at any age the use of digital tools will increase the engagement of all your students #WUEDT6020