Classroom+Hacks+-+Boosting+Efficiency+with+Technology+-+2016

**Presenter:** Michael Lewis, ELANCO
 * Room:** 106 D
 * Audience: ** K-6
 * Description: ** Teacher schedules can get extremely busy. However, technology can be used to take everyday practices and make them more efficient. In this session, we will discuss easy parent contact with Remind, a program that allows you to text parents instantly without giving out your phone number. We will also look at the use of Google Forms as a quick and effective way for behavior management and check-in/check-out for restrooms and more. Google Forms can also be an alternative for quick quizzes and assessments. We will also take a quick overview of Google Classroom and how it can be used to put all documents and links you may need for your class as well as scheduling assignments.

**Efficient and Effective Parent Contact:**
Parent communication is a part of every teacher's job. However, it can become time consuming. **[|Remind]** is a website and app that allows teachers to send text messages and/or emails to each parent while keeping their cell phone numbers anonymous.

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 * What does it do?**
 * It allows teachers to text parents without giving away your cell #
 * Instant parent communication
 * Gives teachers the ability to send messages to the class and/or individual parents.


 * How does Remind create efficiency in the classroom?**
 * The ability to replace letters home
 * The ability to replace newsletters.
 * Can be combined with Twitter.
 * Instant feedback for misbehavior
 * Easy and quick to send positive messages home

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Formative and Summative Assessment Tools - Make it Quick, Make it Effective!
There are a few different tools that you can sue for quick formative and summative assessment. There are also some hacks to use with district assigned quizzes and tests that may make the data more efficiently gained and more effectively used.


 * [|Plickers]:** I have been an advocate of pickers for the last several years. To use this program you do need an internet ready android phone or apple phone/ipod.


 * What does it do?**
 * Using paper cards that your phone reads it allows students to answer multiple choice questions.
 * Logs student answers instantly.
 * Allows you to see the percentage of right and wrong answers.


 * How does Plickers create efficient formative assessment?**
 * Planned and unplanned questions
 * Instant feedback
 * Allows the teacher to change instruction on the fly

[|Google Forms] - Google forms have upped their game. It now has a self grading aspect that is awesome!


 * What does it do?**
 * Create self graded quizzes
 * Logs data
 * Easy to attach to Google Classroom


 * How does Google Forms create efficient formative assessment?**
 * Self grading assessment
 * Instant feedback
 * Ability to bring to a spread sheet
 * Ability to send link and use in conjunction with Google Classroom


 * Hack:** If your district has a mandated assessment that is copyrighted and cannot be put online you can use Google Forms to put the question number and just the letters a,b,c,d for multiple choice. This can make this data easy to use. [|Socrative] can also be used for this as well.

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Basic Classroom Forms - Don't Lose Papers Anymore!
The tool for basic forms will again be Google Forms. Google Forms is most effective with tools such as Google Classroom or Edmodo**.**


 * What does it do?**
 * Creates forms that can be filled
 * Logs data for permanent records.


 * How does this help?**
 * Bathroom passes
 * Behavior reflection forms


 * Hack:** Post these form links on either Google Classroom or Edmodo.