{"id":90,"date":"2016-01-19T17:05:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinelovrics\/?p=90"},"modified":"2016-01-19T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:05:18","slug":"less-thinking-more-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinelovrics\/2016\/01\/19\/less-thinking-more-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Thinking, More Action (Plan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking\u00a0the time to sit down and write about my action plan has been a long time coming. I\u2019ve been trying to find a solution to my action plan question\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cHow might we promote organization and student ownership while relaying the importance of independence in a personalized framework?\u201d<\/p>\n

What I was looking to solve by asking this question was :<\/p>\n

\u201cIs there a tool that can help consolidate all of the materials for the personalized units (explained in my last blog post<\/a>) where students would only have to go to ONE place?\u201d<\/p>\n

I’m going to take you through some of my thought process, so bear with me. I promise I’ll get to my action plan!<\/p>\n

Some things that my action plan is aiming to fix:<\/p>\n

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  1. The organization \u2013 I want students to have to go to ONE place, not many to go to see and use the materials for the unit that is interactive.<\/li>\n
  2. I want to provide timely feedback, with less work from me. Can I leverage technology to help?<\/li>\n
  3. I want to make it at least seem like there are multiple entry points (less linear)<\/li>\n
  4. Is there a way to make tracking easier for the teacher?\"routechoice\"<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After some brainstorming at Cohort21 F2F #2, in my mind there were several routes to take:<\/p>\n

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    1. Create an iBook for the unit.<\/li>\n
    2. Create an iTunes U course for the unit.<\/li>\n
    3. Create a Google Site to house the information for the unit.<\/li>\n
    4. Create a Blackboard site using course sites.<\/li>\n
    5. Use Google Slides.<\/li>\n
    6. Someone at Cohort21 also suggested Hapara.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      So I did what any list-loving person does and created a Pros\/Cons list for each:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Tool<\/strong><\/td>\nPros<\/strong><\/td>\nCons<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      iBook<\/p>\n

      \"iBook-icon\"<\/a><\/td>\n

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      • very user friendly, visually appealing, interactive<\/li>\n
      • Can embed Geogebra Applets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

         <\/td>\n

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      • Students would have to re-download iBook if any changes were made<\/li>\n
      • May seem overwhelming for students to have such a large file with entire unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      iTunes U Course<\/p>\n

      \"ituneslogo\"<\/a><\/td>\n

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      • Students do not have to download iBooks attached, so I could attach many iBooks (possibly one for each topic)<\/li>\n
      • The private course seems like there is teacher tracking embedded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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      • Only public courses can be used with MacBooks (all of our grade 9 students use MacBooks)<\/li>\n
      • There may not be a quick way to make it public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Google Site<\/p>\n

      \"GoogleSites-logo-640x361\"<\/a><\/td>\n

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        \n
      • Can embed Edpuzzle, Geogebra applets, Google forms etc\u2026<\/li>\n
      • Could make visually appealing for students and have everything in one place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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      • May seem linear if only on webpage \u2013 would have to have many sub pages<\/li>\n
      • Not interactive (iBook has hover feature)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

         <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

      Blackboard<\/p>\n

      \"maxresdefault\"<\/a><\/td>\n

      		\n
        \n
      • Has a great way to create quizzes that self-mark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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      • \u00a0Seems like dated technology<\/li>\n
      • Not able to embed the things I would like to<\/li>\n
      • Not an immersive experience for students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Google Slides<\/p>\n

      \"Apps-Google-Drive-Slides-icon\"<\/a><\/td>\n

      		\n
        \n
      • Can link from one slide to another easily<\/li>\n
      • Does not have to be set up linearly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
      		\n
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      • Not interactive<\/li>\n
      • Does not seem as user friendly and immersive for students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Hapara<\/p>\n

      \"Screen<\/a><\/td>\n

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      • Great for Google docs\/spreadsheets etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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