Technology

Curricula
by Fatima Nicdao

Before we begin...

This class is for beginning to

intermediate edtech users.
Advanced users are invited to stay
and contribute their ideas or
experiences.
This class involves Chromebook,
Macbook, iPad or smartphone
usage.
The best way to understand an
app or program is to really just
DIVE IN and practice.

21st Century Education

Technology is a tool, not a

replacement for instruction.
SAMR Technology Standards
21st Century Education:
Collaboration, Creativity,
Critical thinking, and
Communication.
Do you know who your
students are?
Know your audience

SAMR Standards

Substitute
Augment
Modify
Redefine

Workshop Presentation
Learn how to integrate iPad and different technologies into your curriculum.

GET ORGANIZED

Chrome Apps
Pocket
Weebly

CREATE and ENGAGE

iMovie
Adobe Voice
WeVideo
Adobe Slate
QR Codes
Aurasma

ASSESSMENTS

Quizlet
Ed Puzzle
Google Forms/Flubaroo
Kahoot!

GET ORGANIZED

Chrome Apps
Pocket
Weebly

CHROME APPS

Download the Chrome Browser

What do you want to do?
Shortcuts
Explore.
Modify it according to your needs
Suggested Apps: Google Drive
shortcut, QR Code generator,
Pocket, Evernote, Screencastify,
Kami (annotation)

POCKET

Save articles to read for later and

tag them with #
Access from your devices later and
organize all in one spot
Keep PD themed articles
Great for research

WEEBLY

Create your own website with no coding

Free, easy, intuitive
Show off student work/Digital Portfolios
Create it with your personal account so
you can take the content with you even
beyond your school site.
Easier than Google Sites
My websites are done with Weebly:
fatimanicdao.weebly.com
nicdaoeducation.weebly.com

CREATE and ENGAGE

iMovie
Adobe Voice
WeVideo
Adobe Slate
QR Codes
Aurasma

iMovie Basics

World Language
iMovie Examples
Fiestas Project: Feria de las Flores
Fiestas Project: La Batalla de Vino
Fashion Blog Project: La Moda del Mundo
French Weather Broadcast (Ms. Rudolf-Dib)

Research and Digital Literacy Class

iMovie Examples

Adobe Voice
- IPad ONLY
- Best for:
- tutorials & short video projects
(promos, storytelling, practicing and
evaluating oral competency)

- 4 Components
-

Layout: image, words, both

Themes: color scheme/font
Music: background song
Voice: record line by line

Examples of Adobe Voice

Class or Club Introduction:
Class Video- Ms. Collins
Class Video- Ms. Nicdao
Projects:
Rutina Diaria- Emma Stone
Anuncios- Sequa
Tutorials:
Future Tense Tutorial

Tips & Tricks

Less room for creativity
-

professional-looking without intense

editing
cannot change themes
can upload music

Viewing videos
-

Google Chrome & Safari

less glitchy with fewer tabs open on
browser
More issues reported with Internet
Explorer & Firefox

Recording
-

hold record button for 3 short seconds

before and after speaking
- one line per slide (10 seconds of
content)
Best options for sharing content
-

Save to camera roll

Share by email
Public Adobe Cloud account
Students must be signed into that
account when they publish video

WeVideo (Laptop)
Popular for Chromebooks
Free up to 5 minutes
Subscriptions for schools
recommended
Upload content
Choose from some filters
Similar to iMovie layout

Movie Ideas
World Languages: newscasts, Cribs, variety show
Math: Create tutorials, Khan Academy videos
English: Re-enact scenes, skits, interpretations of scenes, parody,
vocabulary skits
Science: role playing, film dissections, dissection documentary
Fine Arts: plays, showcase of paintings, sculptures and art projects

Adobe Slate (iPad only)

Tell a story (any subject!)

Brochures
Signs
Create a flyer
Learn about design
Create props for a scene
Build tutorials
Design pamphlets for a play
Find out more!

Aurasma (Laptop and iPad)

5 ways to use Aurasma in the

classroom.
Yearbook (PMA won an award for this)
Scan and show how to do a math
problem.
Showcase music and talent
Have students recite a poem or speech
No longer than 1 minute per each
Aurasma
Make your own Aurasma account and
start!
Aura will only show with Aurasma App.
You MUST follow the Aurasma account
to see the Aura
Laptop creation is easier than in iPad.

QR Codes
-

Quick Response Code

Creating QR codes
-

Most useful for:

-

Static- content cannot be changed

surveys, stations/treasure hunts, interactive passive boards, going paperless

Readable
-

Smart Phones: QR Code Reader

Sushi a la mexicana?
1. Qu tipo de carne se usa en sushi
espaolizado?
2. Dnde est Taka Taka en los
Estados Unidos?
3. Qu tipo de fusin es?
4. Dnde est el hermano de Taka
Taka (el Moshi Moshi)?
5. Qu son los ingredientes del 13?

ASSESSMENTS

Quizlet
Ed Puzzle
Google Forms/Flubaroo
Kahoot!

Quizlet
Flashcard style, ideal for vocabulary
and key terms
Review words in an app
Play games: Scatter and Space Race
Students reported increase in
retaining word meanings.
Add pictures to the terms
Make your own or use others

Google Forms/Flubaroo

Make the assessment on

Google Forms
Take the assessment and
identify it as TEST KEY
Questions can be scrambled
You can stop the incoming of
answers by Stop Accepting
Answers
Run Flubaroo
You can email answers with or
without correct answers.
Add a note to email

Flubaroo
Take this quiz: PRACTICE QUIZ
Watch how I use Flubaroo to correct this
quiz and email the results back to you in
seconds.

Ed Puzzle

Assign meaningful video

assignments to students.
Have students watch a video and
answer questions within the video.
Make a class for students
Student cannot skip to the end
until he/she has answered the
questions.
Multiple Choice or Open Ended
Questions
Join my EdPuzzle: epkBZQ

Kahoot!

For Review purposes

Formative assessment
Participation
Engage students

Instructions
1) Sign up for Kahoot!
2) Create a Quiz
3) Get a pin
4) Have students go on kahoot.it and
enter the pin #

Contact
Fatima Nicdao: fnicdao@piusmatthias.org
Twitter: @FatimaNicdao
Website: fatimanicdao.weebly.org
Class website example: nicdaoeducation.weebly.org
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