Looking Back at 10 years of EdCamps Oh how the time flies, EdCamp Madison is turning 10 this year! It will be held Saturday, February 3rd at Sun Prairie West High School. Which can be found at 2850 Ironwood Drive in Sun Prairie Wisconsin from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Get more information and register here: https://sites.google.com/sunprairieschools.org/edcampmadwi/home I will always remember sitting in my first EdCamp opening session at the very first EdCamp Madison and having no clue what I was in for. So, I’d like to take this space to go over some of the basic rules of EdCamp. No One Will Pitch It for You EdCamps are unconferences. By this I mean that they have a blank slate of sessions for the day. There may be a few predetermined sessions, but ultimately the session topics are determined by attendees during the pitch & plan session that opens the day. If an idea gets pitched there will be a session on it. If a topic doesn’t get pitched, there won’t be a session on it. So, it i
As we come to the close of term 2 in the block, my current students are ending their time with me. Although I like to get feedback through the entire course, the end of the course provides a great time for reflection.
The first piece of reflection I’m having my students do this week is related to technology.
As more teachers in our district use Canvas LMS, it's important that we get advice on how to best use it from experts. Students use Canvas in my course virtually everyday so I consider them experts. So why not listen to advice from those who use it the most and whose opinion matters most.
Summarizing the advice
1) Model how Canvas will be used in your classroom.
2) Use the calendar to help students keep track of assignments and test dates.
3) Upload worksheets and answer keys.
4) Keep all your uploaded files organized.
5) Consider using online document submission.
6) If you're going to use a Canvas feature, find a way to use it regularly
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