Flipgrid

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Students love video…and they love to video themselves. The successful IPO for Snapchat last week certainly confirmed this fact.

I would like to introduce you to a great tool to bring the power of that video into your classroom using a tool called Flipgrid. From the Flipgrid website:

Social learning – Equal voice. – Every student benefits from each student’s perspective. Flipgrid draws the entire class into an open discussion of divergent experience, perspective, evaluation, and debate. In other words, bring the back row to the front.

I have created a demo of the system here – go ahead and share your response to this prompt.  – https://flipgrid.com/mo2dqhc

Flipgrid is free for a basic teacher account allowing you to host one grid(prompt) at a time so you can see how useful it might be in your classroom. I encourage you to check out the resources below to learn more. As always, let me know if you would like more information or my assistance in getting this set up for your classroom.

http://blog.flipgrid.com/

Flipgrid Global Connections – https://flipgrid.com/786c0c

Have a great day – Eric

Spring Workshops

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To sign up for any of these workshops, please use this RSVP link or  visit:  Spring 2017 Acad Tech Workshops

Extend Your Classroom with Canvas Conferences — NEW

Would you like to invite an off-site expert to “join” you in class? Are you teaching a course with remote and onsite students?  Join us to learn how to setup and use classroom audio-visual equipment with Canvas Conferences so that off-site participants are able to see and listen to same content and have a shared “real-time” conversation with campus-based students.        Instructors: Tom Majkut, Jane Tutein

Date: Thur, Feb 16                   Time: 2:00 – 3:00                    Location: Halle Library Room 119

Collaboration in the Classroom – Part 1 – Introduction

This session will focus on the What, When, and Why of collaboration with technology in the classroom. We will discuss the various tools available, best case scenarios and tips for success when you have students collaborate.  Instructor: Eric Chamberlin

Date: Mon, Feb 27                  Time: 3:00 – 4:00                     Location: Halle Library Room 119

Collaboration in the Classroom – Hands on Lab

A hands-on lab session which will include using collaboration tools, set up, delivery and follow through. We will focus on the Google Productivity Suite(Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides), but the methods and workflow can be applied to Microsoft and Apple products as well. Participants can bring their own device, or you may use the lab computers. Instructor: Eric Chamberlin

Date: Wed, March 1                Time: 3:00 – 4:00                    Location: Halle Library Room 119

Increase Student Engagement Using Classroom Assessment Tools — NEW

Engage students while assessing their learning using online polls, knowledge-check questions, exit tickets and quiz games. In this session, we will review free digital tools and apps, discuss practical uses in the classroom, and get hands-on experience with Socrative, Kahoot, Poll Everywhere and Google Forms. You may bring your own device (BYOD) or use the lab computers. Instructor: Jane Tutein

Date: Tue, March 7                 Time: 11:00 -12:00                 Location: Halle Library Room 119

Introduction to Yuja

This session will introduce users to YuJa, Endicott’s cloud-based media storage and distribution solution. We will cover the basics, including how to upload a video, use the auto captioning tool and make it available to your audience.  YuJa can be used by faculty to post videos for their students, as well as departments that have videos they want to make available to the Endicott community or the outside world. Participants are encouraged to bring a video they would like to add to YuJa. Instructor: Eric Chamberlin

Date: Wed, March 8               Time: 3:00 – 4:00                     Location: Halle Library Room 119

Date: Thur, April 6                   Time: 11-12 Or 2-3                 Location: Halle Library Room 119

iPad Pro Demo – “This is not your father’s iPad” — NEW

The Technology Enhancement Initiative at Endicott College includes the iPad Pro, Smartcover keyboard and Apple Pencil. This solution has proven to be incredibly powerful and has many uses both in the hands of the professor as well as the students. This is an opportunity to come hear about this program, the iPad Pro setup and to try it out for yourself. Instructor: Eric Chamberlin

Date: Wed, March 22             Time: 11-12 Or 2 – 3               Location: AC Conf Room 222

Date: Tue, March 28               Time: 2:00 – 3:00                    Location: LSB 349 Boardroom

Date: Wed, March 29              Time: 1- 2  Or 3-4                   Location: VPAC Spencer Gallery

Save Time and Improve Results using Online Peer Review Tools — NEW

Do you have students assess written work, projects, and presentations of peers during class time and outside of class time? Are you looking for tools to streamline peer review workflow? In this hands-on session, we will explore Canvas tools (peer review and rubrics) and Google Forms to help you integrate, automate and improve peer assessment in your course. Instructor: Jane Tutein

Date: Thur, March 30             Time: 12:30 – 1:30                 Location: Halle Library Room 119

Snowdays

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As I write this, the North Shore is bracing for its real snowstorm of the academic year. In this golden age of technology that we live in, there are many ways to “hold class” even though school may be canceled due to weather. This allows you and your students to keep moving forward through your syllabus. Please refer to this video to see some of the ideas for possible snowdays.

BaiBoard 3

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BaiBoard 3 – I would like to introduce a new App for white boarding/note taking/ collaboration and more. I am amazed that an App with all the functionality such as this is free!

– import and annotate PDF’s, photos, text, web clippings and more.

– collaborate with others on the same document

– add in the ability to add voice capability to talk to others while collaborating via the app

– Use it to journal about a project, share group notes, discuss designs, etc.

To learn more – Watch this review of BaiBoard on Yuja.

Yuja Auto Captioning

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YUJA – Endicott College has transitioned from MediaCore to Yuja as it’s Media Server. Yuja can be used to host videos and integrates very well into Canvas. Another helpful tool within Yuja is the ability to have it Auto Caption media you upload. It does a better than average job with the auto-caption and you have the ability to easily edit and update any auto caption errors. Yuja can be found under the QuickLinks menu within myEndicott or you can go to the site here: https://endicott.yuja.com/

Login in with same username and password as myEndicott. Watch this video to learn more about the process.screen-shot-2016-10-26-at-9-01-23-am

Fall Workshops

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With the Fall semester underway, we wanted to pass along news about upcoming Academic Technology  workshops.  See the schedule below or access the workshop schedule from Endicott’s website.         

Collaboration in the Classroom – Introduction

This session will focus on the What, When, and Why of collaboration with technology in the classroom. We will discuss the various tools available, best case scenarios and tips for success when you have students collaborate. 

Date: Wednesday, October 19     Time: 3:15 – 4:30 pm    Location: Halle Library Lab 105

Collaboration in the Classroom – Hands on Lab

A hands on lab session which will include using collaboration tools, set up, delivery and follow through. We will focus on the Google Productivity Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides), but the methods and workflow can be applied to Microsoft and Apple products as well. Participants can bring their own device, or you may use the lab computers.

Date: Thursday, October 20      Time: 3:15 – 4:30 pm     Location: Halle Library Lab 105

Exploring Tools for Formative Assessment

Implementing classroom assessment strategies using interactive presentations, online polls and knowledge-check questions, and quiz games is easier than ever with free digital tools and apps. We will review the various tools, discuss and share practical uses in the classroom, and get hands-on experience with four tools: Socrative, Kahoot, Poll Everywhere, and Nearpod.

Date: Tuesday, October 25     Time: 3:15 – 4:30 pm      Location: Halle Library Lab 105

Creating Interactive Images with ThingLink

Interested in learning about ThingLInk, an interactive image platform for students and teachers to create interactive digital content based on images and adding rich media elements? In this session, you will learn how your colleagues are using Thinglink for student assignments and get hands-on experience building your own Thinglink to tell a story, explain a concept, or teach a lesson.

Date: Thursday, November 10     Time:  3:15 – 4:30 pm      Location: Halle Library Lab 105

Introduction to S.A.M.R. Model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition)

The S.A.M.R. model guides educators in designing technology-integrated units to transform the learning environment. It is also a reflective tool for teachers to fine-tune their practices and pedagogy that involve technology. We will review the S.A.M.R. model and look at several examples of how this model can be applied to projects in your classroom.

Date: Monday, Nov 14   Time: 3:15 – 4:15 pm   Location: Spencer Presentation Gallery, VPAC 116

To sign-up for any of these workshops, please use this  RSVP form

We hope to see you there!
Eric Chamberlin and Jane Tutein