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Thank You for 20 Years.

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After 20 years of teaching at Brookfield Central, I am saying goodbye. Although I spent the majority of that time in the physics classroom alongside my learners. That changed for my last 18 weeks. I ended up in a place similar to where I started, teaching chemistry and biology. So, rather than dealing with juniors and seniors at the end of their high school careers, I was in classrooms with freshmen and sophomores still trying to find their place. At the same time, I was learning and teaching a set curriculum I hadn't taught in over a decade. So, we were learning. But, of course, I already knew the content.  The point of this post is to take a step back, take in, and share the gratitude from the last students I had in my 20 years at Brookfield Central High School through the cards and notes they made for me on my last day with them.  I don't take many yay me moments. But after 20 years, I think I'll soak this one in.
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Student Paced Flashcard Factory for Distance Learning

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I was thrilled when I learned all about a distance learning hack for Pear Deck's Flashcard Factory from Stacey Roshan.

 If you're not sure what Flashcard Factory is, it is a free platform for students collaboratively to build digital flashcards that include text and visual representations. These flashcards can then be printed, saved as a pdf, or exported to the online quiz game Gimkit.
You can learn all about Flashcard Factory from the Pear Deck Website here.


As we are all involved in distanced learning right now, students can't work on Flashcard Factory in real time. This hack from Stacey will allow all learners in the class to work on creating a set of cards that can be used by the whole class. The main difference is that instead of students working in pairs, they are working on their own.


Be sure to set a firm deadline. After the deadline you can go in and approve or reject cards. Then, share the PDF with the class, or launch a Gimkit with them.

 Don't know what Gimkit is? Check out this post. 

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  1. Mrs. BorgioneMay 10, 2020 at 6:08 PM

    I do not see the hack from Stacey. Is there a link? Curious how to make Flashcard Factory not assign partners? Please advise. Thanks

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    1. Mike MohammadMay 10, 2020 at 6:18 PM

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    2. Mike MohammadMay 10, 2020 at 6:20 PM

      Hello, if you are unable to view the video in the post here is the direct link to the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMlhSzfjvM&feature=youtu.be

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    3. Mrs. BorgioneMay 11, 2020 at 4:32 AM

      Thanks, but I don't see where this video addresses Flashcard Factory in student-paced mode specifically, perhaps I'm missing something?

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    4. Mike MohammadMay 11, 2020 at 5:37 AM

      Hello, there is no true “student paced mode” for flashcard factory. These steps allow you to create a process in which students can complete their own card on their own asynchronously. Similar to Student paced mode in A Pear Deck slide presentation. You start the session, students join, they complete cards individually at their own pace. Then the teacher reviews and approves them at a scheduled end date.

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  2. Mrs. BorgioneMay 11, 2020 at 7:15 AM

    Thanks!

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